PTA News and Newsletters

Congratulations to the Week 1 Fundraising Raffle Winner...Hiroyuki Kobayashi! Thank you to all of the amazing families who donated for the first week of the Burbank PTA's big fundraising push to reach our goal of $25,000. And congratulations to the winner of our Week 1 raffle for a $50 gift card to Number 1 Taste - Hiroyuki Kobayashi!  We raised just shy of $2,000 last week from generous donations, bringing our total raised this year to $2,770.  That means we have reached 11% of our goal, so we still have quite a ways to go!  

As a reminder, the Burbank PTA exists to support our teachers and classroom, where and when the school budget doesn't allow for the additional funding to provide enrichments, teacher reimbursements and staff grants, field trips, Moving On Ceremonies, community events (Fall Social, Lights The Way) and much more.  The Burbank PTA is volunteer run, so every hour of time and dollar donated is all given back to our beloved school.  

The PTA estimates that we spend between $75 to $150 per child each calendar year, so the more we are able to raise, the more we are able to give back!  We hope that you will consider making a donation this year to continue all of the valuable PTA contributions make for current and future Burbank students to come.  Every gift, no matter the size, is greatly appreciated!

 

Week 2 Fundraising Raffle (11/6-11/11): Donate $25+ and be entered to win a $50 Gift Card to Trinktisch!Every week for the next 6 weeks, the PTA will be raffling off a gift card to a local Belmont business to any family who donates $25 or more.  The weekly raffle will close each week on Saturday at 6pm, and the winner will be announced on Monday in the PTA Newsletter! 

From 11/6 - 11/11, any donations of $25+ will be entered to win a $50 gift card to fan favorite and only German Beer Hall in the area, Trinktisch!  While I'm sure we have all heard the sad news that they will be closing their doors for good on 12/31, there's still 8 weeks to get in there to get your fix of pretzels and schnitzel!  Entries for this week's raffle close at 6pm on 11/11 so don't delay and donate now for your chance to win!

Ways to Donate:

• Visit the online store here
• Drop off a personal check or cash to the Burbank school office during school hours or send the donation in with your child via their classroom folder and your child's teacher will make sure to pass it along to the PTA.
• Mail a personal check directly to the school: Burbank Elementary School, Attn: Burbank PTA, 266 School St, Belmont, MA 02478
• Please make your check payable to the Burbank Elementary School PTA and indicate PTA Donation and your child's name in the memo section.
• Does your company have a corporate matching program? Please ask, your gift could be doubled!
• If there are any questions, please contact the PTA at maryleeburbankpta@gmail.com.

 

Last Chance to sign up for Family Photoshoots from epli Photography!There are still a few slots remaining for Professional Mini-Photoshoots by epli Photography at Rock Meadow in Belmont on November 11 with time slots from 12 - 4 pm.  Burbank PTA received a portion of the proceeds from these sessions, so take advantage to get some great photos for the holidays while giving back to our community!

Purchase of $125 includes; session fee, 10 professionally edited digital images. Group photos of the whole family and/or Individual portraits of children. Photo sessions are 10 minutes long.  Sign-up here: Mini Photoshoot

 

Sign-Up to Show Our Teachers Appreciation Throughout the Year!Sign-up to show appreciation for our teachers by bringing snacks for the Burbank Staff Meetings!  Each volunteer should buy enough snacks for 20 (we'll have two volunteers per meeting so we can cover the entire staff).  Example snacks include fresh fruit, pretzels, trail mix, popcorn, granola bars, cookies, nuts, etc.  Snacks can be dropped off in the front office on the morning of the meeting. Click here to sign up and thanks for showing our teachers some love!

 

Volunteer During Your Child's Library Time!Sign up to volunteer to help out in the library when your child's class visits each week!  Your child spends between 15-30 minutes in the library each week and you can be there to help their class check books out, shelving returned books or even reading a book to the class (K and 1st grade classes).  The extra set of hands is greatly appreciated by our Library Aide, Ms. Watson and allows you to be a part of showing your child the wonderful world of children’s literature!  Please use the link HERE to sign up for an upcoming slot for your child's classroom using the tabs along the top to navigate to your child's grade.

 

Thank You to Belmont Against Racism!The Burbank PTA would like to thank and acknowledge BAR (Belmont Against Racism) for its contribution to the Burbank community. The mission of Belmont Against Racism is to foster dialogue, awareness, and understanding of institutional racism, address the problems of injustice however manifested, and promote equity and inclusion. If you are interested in learning more about BAR, please visit their website Belmont Against Racism or email burbankptadei@gmail.com.

 

Make Your Voice Heard, Learn More About the Upcoming Select Board Budget DecisionsThe Belmont, MA Select Board is currently deliberating the size of the tax override that residents will vote on in April. They repeatedly hear from a small number of residents at public budget forums, but don't hear from the majority of residents. Let's make sure our Burbank community is represented in this important decision!  Please visit this link to ensure the Select Board has all the input and feedback needed to ensure all of our Belmont community values are upheld.  

If you are not familiar with the upcoming election and what this could mean for Burbank, don't fret!  It can be overwhelming.  We have many friendly and knowledgable Burbank families who would be happy to help educate and share more information to better understand what's going on and what the implications might be.  Please feel free to email the Burbank PTA at maryleeburbankpta@gmail.com and we can get you in touch with someone to chat with!

 

Baking for a Great Cause - Help The Belmont Youth Community Bakers (BYCB) Club at BHS!Belmont High School is excited to share a baking and community service opportunity that the Belmont Youth Community Bakers (BYCB) Club has launched for this year and would love some of our elementary families to participate as well! While our K-4 children cannot join the High School club officially, Burbank students are welcome to bake and donate with grown-up help as BYCB would love to have as many bakers as possible in order to continue donating the home baked goods to Beech Street Center and a couple other senior centers in the community.  Please see this link which give information about this activity. 

The baking is done at home and BYCB accept the bakes which are packaged as described in the sign-up sheet. Click here to view the sign up sheet, where the drop off location, days and times are provided.