THE BURR PTO PRESENTS 

✏️ Teacher Appreciation Week Is Coming! 

(May 4-8, 2026) 🍎 

We’re celebrating Teacher Appreciation next week and would love your help in making it extra special! Our teachers do so much every day, and this is a great opportunity to show our gratitude.

 

If you’re able, please consider signing up to drop off goodies like breakfast items, snacks, desserts, and more. You can find all the details on what’s needed and how to contribute at this LINK. Every contribution—big or small—makes a meaningful difference.

Here’s what we have planned for a fun, appreciation-filled week:

Sunday: Chalk the Walk (2–3:30pm) – stop by to decorate the Burr sidewalks with messages of gratitude

Monday: Breakfast Bar to kick off the week

Tuesday: Share a compliment or high-five with a teacher or staff member

Wednesday: Grab-and-Go Snacks to keep everyone energized

Thursday: Luncheon celebrating our wonderful teachers and staff

Friday: Wrap up the week with a handwritten note or drawing to show your appreciation

Thank you for helping us recognize and support our amazing teachers!

Join Us at Mayfair!

Burr Elementary School PTO invites families to our Annual Spring Celebration, Mayfair 2026, on Saturday, May 9, 2026, from 2:00–5:00 PM at Burr Playground. This fun community event will feature a bouncy house and games, arts and crafts, face painting, Mismatch Band (5th Grade), raffles, prizes, food and treats, a bake sale, cake decorating competition, and more. To buy tickets, volunteer, donate, or join our cake competition, please visit https://linktr.ee/burr_mayfair. 

Cake Decorating Competition:

Grades K–2 theme: Animals

Grades 3–5 theme: Sports

Cakes should be brought to the playground by 2:30 PM for the competition.

There will be one prize per cake, and each cake may be presented by a sibling.

Bake Sale:

Baked goods should be individually wrapped.

Items may be store-bought or homemade.

Please bring baked goods to the playground starting at 12:00 PM so we can set up the baked goods table.

Ticket sales are open online now, and tickets will also be available  on the day of the event. Don’t forget to sign up to volunteer and help make Mayfair a success!

Wings Up Close: 

A Live Birds of Prey Experience for 1st Graders

Wingmasters will bring our 1st graders up close with live birds of prey, offering an exciting look at how these powerful raptors use sharp talons, hooked beaks, and remarkable senses to hunt and thrive at the top of the food web. Students will explore their unique adaptations, their important role in nature, and the challenges many species face in a rapidly changing world.

The program will take place on Wednesday, April 29 in the cafeteria. Parents are welcome to attend (please no younger siblings).

A big thank you to the Burr PTO and Wolf Fund for making this enriching experience possible! To donate, visit https://givebutter.com/burr25-26

Stay Tuned for Garden Days!

Garden Days are coming (even if the snow on Tuesday made the growing season feel far, far away). This year, we haven't asked for seedling donations, but once we get dates in the books, we'll be asking for volunteers to help prepare the garden, to donate plants and/or garden equipment, and to help students plant seeds/seedlings on Garden Day!!

Dates and times are TBD. Stay tuned!

Sincerely,

The Garden Team (Erin Fichot & Katharine Braun-Levine)

P.S. Do you have ideas for the garden? Do you want to be added to the Burr Garden e-mail list? Let us know by filling out this quick form. 

The Pack Brings Learning to Life

Earlier this year, Wolf Fund donations are bringing hands-on learning directly to Burr classrooms through Creative Arts & Sciences programs across multiple grades, from Drumlin Farm visits with Grade 4, to Force & Magnetism experiments at the Discovery Museum for Grade 3, to a Historical Women program for Grades 4 and 5.

These experiences go beyond textbooks, sparking curiosity and helping lessons truly stick. If you’re able, please consider donating to support these programs and future enrichment for all Burr students.  

👉Donate here: https://givebutter.com/burr25-26

Important Upcoming Dates

May 2 - Chalk the Walk from 2-3:30pm

May 4-8 - Teacher Appreciation Week (Donations due on May 3)

May 7 - Special Early Release 

May 9 - May Fair from 2-5 PM

May 19 - Book Swap Donation Deadline

May 20 - Book Swap

May 27 - Memorial Day - No School 

June 19 - Juneteenth  - No School

 THE BURR PTO PRESENTS 

Join Us at Mayfair

Burr Elementary School PTO invites families to our Annual Spring Celebration, Mayfair 2026, on Saturday, May 9, 2026, from 2:00–5:00 PM at Burr Playground. This fun community event will feature a bouncy house and games, arts and crafts, face painting, Mismatch Band (5th Grade), raffles, prizes, food and treats, a bake sale, cake decorating competition, and more. To buy tickets, volunteer, donate, or join our cake competition, please visit https://linktr.ee/burr_mayfair. 

Cake Decorating Competition:

Grades K–2 theme: Animals

Grades 3–5 theme: Sports

Cakes should be brought to the playground by 2:30 PM for the competition.

There will be one prize per cake, and each cake may be presented by a sibling.

Bake Sale:

Baked goods should be individually wrapped.

Items may be store-bought or homemade.

Please bring baked goods to the playground starting at 12:00 PM so we can set up the baked goods table.

Ticket sales are open online now, and tickets will also be available  on the day of the event. Don’t forget to sign up to volunteer and help make Mayfair a success!

🔊 Sound Waves Are Coming to Burr! 

The Discovery Museum brings “Sound Waves” to our 4th-grade classrooms for an exciting, hands-on science experience! Students will explore how sound travels through fun, interactive activities designed to spark curiosity and deepen understanding. The program will take place on Friday, April 17 in the library, with sessions scheduled throughout the day. Parents are welcome to attend (please no younger siblings). 

A big thank you to the Burr PTO and Wolf Fund for making this enriching experience possible!

Garden City Kindergarten Soccer

Garden City Kindergarten Soccer is a non-profit program that offers co-ed soccer programs in the Spring and Fall for PreK and kindergarten kiddos at **PEIRCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL**.  Proceeds go to Newton Public School PTOs of the participants.Our Kindergarten League is for children enrolled in kindergarten during the current school year (fall and spring). Our Pre-K League is ideal for children between the ages of 4 and 5 years old who will enter kindergarten next fall. Register here.  Registration will close on 4/18.