Rocket Day 2016

Ms. Pavlicek and Mr. Mussleman from the Burlington Science Center worked with the fourth grade students and teachers yesterday on Rocket Day. All the students had a "Blast." The students greatly enjoyed launching their rockets and learning about scientific concepts such as gravity, thrust and force.

Rocket Day 2016

Yesterday some students thought Gigi the penguin from ST Math was visiting the school. It turned out to be Ms. Pavlicek, director of the Burlington Science Center, in a penguin costume riding a rocket cart. She was using the cart to help demonstrate and show the scientific principals of thrust and force.

Song Birds

Yesterday morning I thought I saw song birds in the Scholar's Garden. Upon closer examination, I realized it was Mrs. Agati and Ms. Fallon.

First Grade Fall Festival

Attached are pictures form the Fall Festival in first grade yesterday. Thank you to all the volunteers for helping! The first graders had a great time.

Stage and Screen

We are very excited to have a new multi-media sound system being installed on the stage at Pine Glen Elementary School. This new system will allow us to enhance our amazing concerts put on by the students.

Below are some pictures of the original system which is over 50 years old. The original system had vacuum fuses and a turntable. The technicians installing the new system told me this was state of the art technology in the early 1960's.

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

Check out what's happening at Pine Glen by clicking "Pine Glen Online" on the tab above.

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!
Username: pineglenschool
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.