Peer-Reading

Today Ms. Varrell's second grade students visited Mrs. Visocchi's fourth grade students. The fourth graders read to the second graders.

Poetry Caroling

Today students in Ms. Smith's first grade classroom went around the building doing poetry caroling.

The Polar Express

Today, I joined the kindergarten students in wearing my pajamas and reading them The Polar Express. The kindergartners and I greatly enjoyed the book.

Art Class

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to join Ms. Smith's first graders during art class and along with the students made a snowflake. I was reminded during this experience of how much fun art class is for students and that Ms. Fallon is an amazing art teacher.

Lost and Found

Please make sure to check Lost and Found. Items still in Lost and Found will be donated to the charity Cradles for Crayons before we leave for the Holiday Break.

Fire Drills and Code Blue Drills

Fire Drills and Code Blue practice drills are held periodically during the school year. The purpose of these drills is to prepare children for emergency situations. Fire and Code Blue drills are conducted in conjunction with the Town of Burlington Fire and Police Departments. During the drill, police cars might have their sirens on when arriving at the school.   We will be conducting a Code Blue drill this week.

A Code Blue procedure will be used when an intruder or dangerous scenario impacts the safety of the students. During a Code Blue drill teachers have students go to a designated section of the room on the floor and lock classroom doors, and take attendance. Teachers and staff look to make sure all students are away from doors and windows.

First, Second and Third Grade Winter Concert 2013

The following pictures are from the First, Second and Third Grade Winter Concert.

Winter Wonderland 2013

The following picture is from the first grade's Winter Wonderland.

The Nutcracker

Today I went with the kindergarten students to see the Nutcracker. I was very impressed with all the student's knowledge of the ballet.

Winter Holiday Concert 2013

The following pictures are from the Winter Holiday Concert. Congratulations to all the fourth and fifth graders on such a great performance!

3D Printing

The following pictures are of the new 3D Printer in the Pine Glen Library & Technology Center. A 3D printer allows us a means of making a three-dimensional solid object out of a two dimensional digital shape. We are very excited to have this technology at Pine Glen Elementary School. This tool will provide great opportunities for students to learn.

MEFA’s Early College Planning Seminar for Parents

Learn about planning, saving and paying for college.

Seminar Topics Include:

• How can I best support my student to make good 

choices in middle school and high school?

• What is important to understand about admissions 

and financial aid now?

• How much should we save for college and when is 

a good time to start saving?

• Will savings affect financial aid?

• If we can’t save enough, should we bother saving

at all?

Details:

Date: Thursday, March 27, 2014

Time: 6:30 p.m.

Location: Burlington High School, 123 Cambridge 

Street, Burlington, MA 01803MEFA’s Early College Planning Seminar for Parents

Learn about planning, saving and paying for college.

Burlington Public Schools Early Childhood Information Series

REMINDER

The next Burlington Public Schools Early Childhood Information Series is tomorrow, December 12, 2013.  This session will take place from 6:30pm-7:30pm in the High School Library.   The topic for this session is ‘Morning and Night Time Routines’.  This particular session will be split with half of the time being used to run through information, and half will be used as a question and answer portion to target questions that people may have.  Just a gentle reminder that due to the content and format of these sessions, they are held for adults only.  We look forward to seeing you on Thursday night!

Sincerely,

Tiffany D’Abbraccio, M.S.Ed.

Naomi O’Brien, M.Ed., BCBA

May the Force Be With You

Mr. Musselman and Ms. Pavlicek, from the Burlington Science Center, put on a presentation for Pine Glen Elementary School last Friday. The title of the performance was "May the Force Be With You." Students had a lot of fun learning about the different forces and laws of motion.

Note From the Burlington Education Foundation

Share the Spirit!

During the month of December, the Burlington Education Foundation has partnered with Burtons Grill for their Charitini Fundraiser! For every Charitini sold, Burtons Grill will donate $5 to the BEF. Make sure to stop by sometime this month while shopping for the holidays! Keep in mind, their gift cards are fantastic presents! This month, Burton’s Grill are also partnering with Toys for Tots. Receive a complimentary Pan Fried Crab Cake for every unwrapped toy you donate!

The Burlington Education Foundation (BEF) is a non-profit organization that promotes community support for education excellence in the Burlington Public Schools. 

Toys For Tots

Pine Glen Elementary school is a toy drop location for Toys For Tots.  The mission of the U. S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots Program is to collect new, unwrapped toys during October, November and December each year, and distribute those toys as Christmas gifts to less fortunate children in the community in which the campaign is conducted.  The deadline for contributing to the drop location for Toys For Tots at Pine Glen Elementary School is December 11th.  

Thanksgiving 2013

In this picture kindergarten students are celebrating their Thanksgiving Feast.

Grade 1

First grade students in Mrs. Hayes classroom in this picture are entering the Star Lab to learn about the stars with Mr. Musselman from the Burlington Science Center. The students are also celebrating a pajama day.

Turkey Trot November 26, 2013

The following are pictures from the Turkey Trot.  Congratulations to all the runners!  In the spirit of helping others on Thanksgiving, all students (runners and non runners) kindly brought in an item for the Burlington Food Pantry.

iPod and Centers

Today during my daily walkthroughs I saw fourth graders in Mrs. Finn's classroom at a listening center during English Language Arts. The iPod allows us a lot more clarity and time saving logistics then a tape player for this center.

The Keeping Quilt

Today during my daily walkthroughs I saw fourth grade students in Mrs. Visocchi's classroom working on keeping quilts. Students are using the Patricia Polacco book The Keeping Quilt and this higher order thinking project in their study of immigration.

Grade 5

Today during my daily walkthroughs I saw fifth grade students in Ms. Marcus classroom doing underwater archeology. Students were looking at artifacts in their study of explorers and the new world.