THE BURR PTO PRESENTS 


🍕 Last Day to Order Pizza🍕


Burr’s Back-to-School Pizza Picnic

 




Kick off the new school year with friends, classmates, and the Burr community! Bring your blanket, grab your dinner, and enjoy an evening together on the playground.

Thursday, September 17
5:00–7:00 PM
Burr Playground
171 Pine Street, Auburndale

🍕 Order Pizza in Advance
Bring your own dinner or order pizza through the Burr PTO for $16 per pie. 80% of proceeds cover food costs, and 20% support our Burr Wolf Fund.


Please note: Pizza orders must be placed by 1:00 PM on September 14. There will be no pizza sales at the event.

🙋 Volunteers Needed!
We’re also looking for volunteers to help make the picnic a success. We just need 20 minutes of your time!


We can’t wait to kick off the school year with you! 🐺🍕

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Picture Day - Volunteers Needed!



The photo day is scheduled for Monday, September 28! 

Parent volunteers are needed for the Picture Day. Volunteers will assist photographers, organize class flow, and have lots of fun helping kids and teachers smile for their photos. Sign up here!

**You must have your CORI submitted and cleared to volunteer for this event.  To complete a CORI/SORI check, please visit any Newton school at least 48 hours prior to your scheduled school visit. For more information, please visit this website. 


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Auction Season Is Here - We Need You!




It's auction season! We're looking for volunteers, and the good news is the asks are small.
A few easy ways to help, sign up HERE, search "Fall Auction"
  • Share our launch post on Instagram or Facebook (2 minutes, from your couch)
  • Text 5 friends about the auction, we'll give you the wording (5 minutes)
  • Reach out to 5 local businesses for a donation, template included (30 minutes)
  • Help distribute winning items once the auction closes (30 minutes, in person)
Have an item to donate (professional sports tickets very welcome), a business connection, or an idea, including how to spread the word beyond Burr families? Skip the sign-up and email us directly: Hannah@burrpto.org 
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Final Call for Room Parents!




Thank you to everyone who has signed up to be a Room Parent this year! We’re still looking for Room Parents for Ms. Tice’s 4th grade class.

Interested? Please sign up here.

Room Parents work with teachers to coordinate classroom activities and special events while helping build a fun, welcoming classroom community. For more information, check out the Room Parent Guide here.

Have questions? Please reach out to kiki@burrpto.org.

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Volunteer Opportunities 2026–2027



There are many ways to get involved and support the Burr community this school year! We’re looking for volunteers for a variety of PTO roles, including:
  • Events Co-Chairs
  • Kindergarten CAS Coordinator
  • BooFest Committee Members (date: Saturday, 10/24/2026)
  • Garden Team Co-Chairs
  • Teacher Appreciation Co-Chairs
  • Auction Volunteers
Whether you have a little time or a lot, your involvement makes a difference! Please sign up here to volunteer and help make this a wonderful school year for our students, teachers, and families.




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Sign up for Halloween Window Painting! 🎃👻🧡


Calling all Newton students in grades 3-8:

Registration for Halloween Window Painting 2026 is now open! The event takes place on Saturday October 24 (raindate Sunday October 25). This year's event is a contest—winning painters will be chosen in each of our seven participating villages, but we celebrate every painter's work! Sign up for your spot today. Click here for more information and to register.

Paint your window, then join the party!

Once your window is complete, head to Newton Highlands for Newton’s Halloween Party, from 2–8 p.m.Come in costume and enjoy live music, dancing, circus fun, trick-or-treating and lots more Halloween spirit!  

We hope to see all of our window painters at the party!  Click here for party details.


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Important Upcoming Dates


September 17 - Back To School Picnic from 5-7pm
September 21 - Yom Kippur - No school
September 23 - Curriculum Night 
September 28 - Picture Day 
September 29 - Special Early Release - 12:35pm
October 12 - Indigenous Peoples' Day -  No school 
October 24 - Boo Fest (Volunteers Needed) 
October 27 - Special Early Release - 12:35pm
December 3 - Special Early Release - 12:35pm
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 THE BURR PTO PRESENTS 


☕ Principal’s Community Chat & Coffee 



Join Dr. Kotraba for her first Principal’s Community Chat & Coffee of the school year!

Hear what’s ahead for Burr this year, learn more about upcoming plans and priorities, and have an opportunity to ask questions and connect with other members of our school community.

📅 Wednesday, September 9
⏰ 8:15 AM
📍 Burr Cafeteria

Coffee will be served!

We hope to see you there.
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Some Classes Still Need Room Parents!




We’re still looking for parent volunteers to serve as Room Parents in the following classrooms:

Russo — Kindergarten
Golden — Grade 1
MacNeill — Grade 3
Tice — Grade 4

 

In addition, a few classrooms are still looking for a second parent volunteer. Please check the sign up through the link here and consider volunteering if you’re interested!

As a Room Parent, you’ll work closely with your child’s teacher, help coordinate classroom activities and special events, and strengthen the connection between home and school. It’s a wonderful way to be more involved in your child’s school experience while helping create a fun, welcoming, and supportive classroom community.

Interested in learning more? Check out the Room Parent Guide here for additional information.

Have questions? Please reach out to kiki@burrpto.org.

Thank you for helping make our classrooms such wonderful communities! 

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