AAC 2025 Fundraiser Announcement

Adopt a Class 2025 

Fundraising Event 

at Laser Craze 

(Woburn location)

Wednesday 11.9.16 

(**no school Thursday 11.10.16**)

3 Laser Tag sessions 

6:15pm 

7:15pm 

and 

8:15pm 

and 

Adrenaline zone!!

Reservations strongly recommended….

call Laser Craze 

781.729.9300

Up to 45% of Laser Tag and Adrenaline Zone sales will be donated to

Adopt a Class 2025!!!

PTO Halloween Dance & Haunted House 2016

Thank you very much to the PTO and all the volunteers who made the Halloween Dance and Haunted House possible. It is my understanding that Thor was in attendance instead of Mr. Lyons.

Pine Glen Online

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Kindergarten and Written Expression

This morning during my walk-through I saw Mrs. Hoyt working with kindergarten students at a writing center. The students were writing personal narratives and were extremely proud of their work.

Students of the Week

Students of the Week: Sophie Bergin-Smith, Brennan Skelly, Eleeza Mian, Kalash Manandhar, Sydney Baker, Michael Alonge, Owen MacKinnon, and Braelyn Sales

Congratulations to Sophie Bergin-Smith, Brennan Skelly, Eleeza Mian, Kalash Manandhar, Sydney Baker, Michael Alonge, Owen MacKinnon, and Braelyn Sales for being our Students of the Week. Sophie, Brennan, Eleeza, Kalash, Sydney, Michael, Owen, and Braelyn have done great work showing appropriate, safe and kind behavior (ASK). Thank you for being role models!

Grade 1

This year we purchased new chairs for all four first grade classrooms. In the following pictures you can see students in some of the new chairs using iPads practicing phonics with a program called Lexia. The last picture shows some more of the new chairs and Ms. Mills teaching a guided reading lesson.

Read Aloud

Mrs. Horton is a retired Pine Glen Teacher. We are very fortunate to have her work part time as a RTI tutor with kindergarten. After completing her time as an RTI tutor today, she was a guest reader for a read aloud with a kindergarten class.

We have staff at Pine Glen who had Mrs. Horton as their teacher when they attended Pine Glen as students.

Grade 2 Math

Today during my walk through I saw second grade teachers all introducing the math concept of compensation to their students. Compensation involves changing one addend to a multiple of ten and adjusting the other addend to keep the balance. This math concept sets a foundation for algebra and chemistry in future years.

Mrs. Beaulieu in the following picture can be seen talking to her second graders about this concept. Seeing this lesson reminded me of how much I greatly enjoyed teaching compensation when I taught second grade.

Kelly Boswell and Grade 5

Kelly Boswell, author and educational consultant, collaborated and worked with the fifth grade teachers today on teaching the writing process. In addition, Kelly also modeled a lesson with fifth graders. Students, staff and I greatly enjoyed our time with Kelly.

​Bus Monitors Needed!

​Bus Monitors are needed to ride bus to and from school for in-district routes.   
M​ornings​ (7:30-9:00 a.m.) or​ afternoons ​(approx 2:00-3:30 p.m. depending on route) 

Responsibilities include:
monitor students behavior on bus as directed
morning and afternoon routes

Compensation:
​$10.00 per hour 
Permanent & substitute positions available.
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For more information, please call the Special ​​Education office at 781-270-1822

Veterans Day Ceremony

Students of the Week

Students of the Week: Ellalan Ramesh, Jason Bergeron, and George Lambros

Congratulations to Ellalan Ramesh, Jason Bergeron, and George Lambros for being our Students of the Week. Ellalan, Jason, and George have done great work showing appropriate, safe and kind behavior (ASK). Thank you for being role models!

Letter to Parents Washing Hands

Dear Parents,

In the past two weeks we have had students with the stomach virus, strep throat, and Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease.  Mrs. Ferrick, our school nurse, and I are writing to request your assistance in reminding everyone the importance of careful handwashing.   The Center for Disease Control recommends that hands are lathered for 20 seconds and rinsed with warm water. Some students like to sing “Happy Birthday” while they wash to make sure they have spent enough time.  Also, with winter weather not too far away, please encourage students not to share hats.   If you have any questions or concerns please call or email Mrs. Ferrick (ferrick@bpsk12.org).


With Warmest Regards,


John Lyons, M.S. Ed.
Principal


Joanne Ferrick
School Nurse

Safety Practice and Drills

This morning at Pine Glen Elementary School we had the Burlington Police come and review bus safety with the students. We then had the Burlington Fire Department come and do a fire drill.

All of the students did a fantastic job practicing the safety drills and were Appropriate, Safe, and Kind (ASK). All the students earned a "Hoot Card."

Dyslexia Awareness Day This Friday!

Dyslexia Awareness Day - This Friday - Wear RED

Students are asked to wear RED to support this cause. 

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 Dyslexia Awareness Flier - Student Council

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Check out this BrainPop video!
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Password: pineglenschool

Students of the Week

Students of the Week: Arianna Heusen, Hannah Murray, Jeziah Concepcian, and Sebastian Kenk

Congratulations to Arianna Heusen, Hannah Murray, Jeziah Concepcian, and Sebastian Kenk for being our Students of the Week. Arianna, Hannah, Jeziah, and Sebastian have done great work showing appropriate, safe and kind behavior (ASK). Thank you for being role models!

Cafeteria sub posting

Substitute Cafeteria Workers are needed!  Must be available on an as-needed basis to work in all Burlington schools. Hours are generally 10 a.m.-1p.m. but can vary depending on school. Must be reliable, flexible, and able to work in a team environment.

Pay is $11.00 per hour.  

Apply online at https://goo.gl/DNUCo3.

BEF's Fall Raffle

Purchase tickets here! 

BEF's Fall Fundraiser is a Halloween Costume Party

The BEF's 

Fall Fundraiser is a 

Halloween Costume Party (for adults) 

with live music on 

October 22nd

Purchase tickets here!

Congratulations!

Congratulations to Rowan Gilligan for coming in second place in the Burlington Science Center Tomato Contest. Rowan grew a tomato that weighed 1lb. and 10.3 oz.

Grade 4

During my walk through in Ms. Merlino's room today, I saw her teaching a whole class lesson to fourth graders on increasing their vocabulary. An expanded vocabulary is one of the key ingredients to improving reading comprehension.

Grade 2

During my walk through today, I saw Ms. Anderson teaching a guided reading lesson to some of the second graders. The students were working on strategies to increase their vocabulary while reading.

Students of the Week

Students of the Week: Vivianna Pelayo, Mattea Herman, Ashlee Hannigan, and Caleb Holland

Congratulations to Vivianna Pelayo, Mattea Herman, Ashlee Hannigan, and Caleb Holland for being our Students of the Week. Vivianna, Mattea, Ashlee, and Caleb have done great work showing appropriate, safe and kind behavior (ASK). Thank you for being role models!

Science Night 2016

Thank you very much to the PTO, volunteers, Mr. Mussleman, Ms. Pavlicek and Mr. Papadonis (retired) from the Burlington Science Center for a terrific Science Night. It was great to see so many families attend this event.

ADOPT A CLASS 2021 INDOOR YARD SALE

ADOPT A CLASS 2021 INDOOR YARD SALE

Saturday, November 5th 

9AM-1PM 

Marshall Simonds Middle School

114 Winn Street, Burlington.

Would you like to rid your home of items that you no longer need or use anymore and make some extra $$ for yourself?  Of course you would!  Reserve your table today (5'-30" for $25) by contacting Michelle Tigges at tigges@bpsk12.org.  Space is limited and goes quickly, so contact her today!

Pine Glen Science Night is TOMORROW night!!!

Pine Glen families are welcome to join 

the Pine Glen PTO & 

Burlington Science Center 

for an out of this world school community event!

October 6th

6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Come experience:

Nocturnal Animal Show
Straw Rockets
StarLab Tours
Mysterious Matter

Come as a Pine Glen family! Event is FREE for kids and

adults. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Progress Monitoring

One of the ways we monitor progress for reading is a running-record. This simple, informal tool provides great insight into decoding and reading fluency. During my walk through today, I saw Mrs. Dowling de Salvador, our reading specialist, doing a running record with a first grade student.

Pine Glen Parent Survey 2016

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