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The Buzz at Burr!
October 14, 2018
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Well it seems the weather is finally during to Fall. Time for pumpkin patch visits and apple picking!
Another long Buzz below (sorry), but we have a lot of exciting events and programs going on, but first a few housekeeping reminders:
Parking at Pick-Up
- Park in designated parking spots
- DO NOT park in (or near) the bus lane
- If you must park in an undesignated parking spot, be mindful of cars and buses that need to pass by -- do not interfere with the flow of traffic in and out of school.
Opps Cart
- Please just drop & go at the Opps Cart. Our wonderful front office staff checks the cart on a regular basis and will bring get forgotten items to your child.
Lost & Found
- The Lost & Found is starting to fill up. Please have you child check it (or check it yourself) for any missing items.
Thank you's
- A big thank you to Suzanne and Michael LaBella for organizing a fun day at the Jet's game.
Best,
Charlotte Vinci
PTA President
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October
15 Roots & Shoots Slime-A-thon
17 Author Visit -- Susan Hood
17 2nd Grade Parent Night Out
18 Early Dismissal -- Conferences
23 Early Dismissal -- Professional Development
23 Hands on Pottery ATB
24 Third Grade Parent Night Out
26 Halloween Spooktacular
A-F Schedule
Monday 10/15 - F
Tuesday 10/16 - A
Wednesday 10/17 - B
Thursday 10/18 - C
Friday 10/19 - D
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We are still short of achieving 100% participation for our #1 fundraiser! Please consider supporting the PTA and the many programs, initiatives and events that we provide to the students and staff at our school. This will be the last reminder...I promise!
We aren't the only school taking this sort of approach. Check out this article that ran on Fox News Channel about an Alabama school that offered an
"Opt-Out" letter.
Donations can be made
online or via check.
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Events, Activities & Sign Ups
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Roots & Shoots Slime-a-thon
-- Monday, October 15th, join Roots & Shoots members after school for a fangtastic event! We will be having a Slime-athon and sale to benefit the Simply Smiles Children's Home in Oaxaca, Mexico (<
http://www.simplysmiles.org
>
https://www.simplysmiles.org/childrens-home-oaxaca/
). From 3:30 to 4:30, meet us in the gym and in the hallway just outside of the gym for activities and sales. Make creepy crawly slime with plastic bugs. Buy boo-tiful Halloween and bracelets, pins, and stress balls. Purchase some delicious Halloween baked goods and buy a raffle ticket for a spooktacular basket filled with Halloween tricks and treats. All funds will go towards supporting Simply Smiles. Any leftover items will be on sale outside of 3U in the morning before school until October 22nd. Watch this PSA for more info:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVe571c4hGw.
Questions? Contact Mrs. Uliasz.
Hands on Pottery ATB -- Tuesday, October 23rd (early dismissal day) -- Looking for something for the kids to do after school on the final early dismissal day of the month? Burr Elementary School PTA is bringing Hands on Pottery to school for a day of painting. The class will run from 1:40-2:50. Cost is $21/student. Space is limited and volunteers are needed for the program to run.
Click here to or visit the Burr PTA Facebook page. Questions, contact
Jenn Wingate .
The Halloween Spooktacular
is Friday, October 26
th
. Pre-registration is required.
Online registration is available
via the
Burr PTA website
. For more information contact
Allison Perkins
.
- Calling all Burr Alumni – Volunteers are needed on Friday, October 26th to help make the Burr Spooktacular a fun and successful event. There are two opportunities for you to help: 5:30 - 7:00pm or 7:30 - 9:00pm. Burr families and alumni can sign up here. For more information contact Jeff Keener.
- The Bake Sale and Cake Walk -- WE NEED MANY MORE BAKERS (or Baked Good Buyers) for – The Halloween Spooktacular wouldn’t be the same without a Cake Walk (a very sweet version of musical chairs with cakes as grand prizes) and Bake Sale. We need 50 cakes and other baked goods for prizes and purchase. Please email Nicole Miranda at nicg24@msn.com to pledge your donation of home-made or store bought goodies. Drop off will be at your convenience on Friday, October 26th in the small conference room in the main office (next to Mr. Bluestein’s office). If you choose to make a cake, 8” round cake domes with clear lids will be available for you any time the week prior. Please note that cakes may contain nuts, but must clearly be marked so. Goodies for bake sale MUST BE NUT FREE, as they can be consumed during the event. If you are buying, please check the label to make sure the item was not made in a facility with nuts. Thank you and happy baking (or buying)!!!
Girl Scouts 1st Grade Troop
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The first meeting for the First Grade Daisy Troop will be held after school on
October 25th from 330-430
. If you are interested and have not yet signed up, please contact Laura Horne (
lnovelli22@yahoo.com
) and Kerry Sweeney (
kerrysweeney721@gmail.com
).
Evening parent/teacher conference child watch
- Have an evening parent/teacher conference? No need to get a sitter. Warde High school students will be hosting a child watch in the gym from 4:45-8:15 on Oct 18th. Games, coloring, and child friendly movies will be provided. A $3 donation per child suggested. Proceeds to be donated to United Cerebral Palsey Foundation.
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Socktober at Burr
The Burr students have a goal of collecting 1,010 socks to donate to local organizations and families in need. Pre-K to 2nd Grade students are asked to donate NEW socks sized for babies and/or children. Students in Grades 3 to 5 are asked to donate NEW socks sized for adults. The deadline for donating socks is Wednesday October 31st.
Coat Drive
--
The National Charity League, a mother-daughter philanthropic
organization in Fairfield, will be collecting gently-used coats from October 15th to November 2nd. All coats will be donated to the Bridgeport Rescue Mission as a part of their Great Thanksgiving Project. Collection boxes will be located by the front office. For more information
click here
.
Brownie Troop #32250's Crayon Initiative
: Bring your used, broken, unwanted, old, crayons to school now through November 1st and drop them at the collection box at the main office. Crayons will be melted down and remolded into new crayons to bring art into Children’s Hospitals nationwide. Making art puts kids in control and eases anxiety about being hospitalized! Thank you for your support! Brownie Troop #32250.
See flyer
.
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Genevieve fundraiser
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The popular Burr PTA Genevieve fundraiser has been extended one more week to 10/19. Burr PTA earns 40% per order. Just in time for the holidays order wrapping paper, houseware, kitchen tools, gourmet treats, jewelry and more. This is on online only fundraiser and items are shipped directly to your home. Go to www.genevieves.com and click on Shop Now. Burr's Seller ID is: 1190287 Email michelle_moore@me.com with any questions.
Box Tops for Education -
Does your family like Cheerios, Go-Gurt, or Annie’s products? Do you use Ziploc or Hefty bags? Look for the pink Box Tops on hundreds of products, cut them out, and send them to school. Our first Box Tops submission is due November 1.
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Candidate Forum
-- The Fairfield PTA Council is co-sponsoring a candidate forum focused on educational issues, to be held
Wednesday, October 17th, from 6-7
in the RLMS Auditorium. Education funding, regulations, and policies are mostly set at the State Level. Candidates for state Senate and House who will represent Fairfield have been invited to attend. Please see the attached flyer for more information. This event is open to the public.
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