Address: Burbank Elementary School 266 School Street, Belmont, MA 02478
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Get a sneak peek of the Winter 2023 session of PTA extracurricular classes now! Visit https://burbank.schooltwist.org/ to check out the offerings for this next 8 week session. Registration will open this Wednesday, January 10th at 7am and classes will start the week of January 22nd. Registration will only be open for 2 weeks, so make sure to grab your spot early and help support the PTA by enrolling in these after-school enrichment classes. A portion of the enrollment cost benefits the Burbank PTA!
If you were not able to attend the 12/18 PTA Community Meeting or would like to see the presentation that was shared, you can view it online here. Stay tuned for the announcement of the dates for the remaining Community Meetings for the 2023-2024 school year so you can mark it in your calendars! The PTA is working on guest speakers for these meetings, which may include School Committee members or Select Board candidates in the upcoming and very important April town election.
There have been some recent changes to our PTA Board and there are a few positions that we need to fill as soon as possible so the PTA can continue supporting our Burbank teachers, staff and planning engaging events to bring our community together. The Burbank PTA runs solely on a volunteer engine, so please consider joining the PTA Board and getting involved in helping to make Burbank the special place that it is. Please visit the PTA Board & Committees page here for more information on the open positions and reach out to the Burbank PTA via email (maryleeburbankpta@gmail.com) for more information on any of the roles. We'd love to see involvement from more families, esp. representing all of our grades, to ensure the PTA can continue it's rich history of giving back to Burbank!
In order to remain compliant with the MA and National PTA and to maintain our 501(c) non-profit status, the Burbank PTA needs to have a nominating committee of 3-5 individuals that will nominate at least one eligible person for each office to be filled and report its nominees at the PTA general community meeting in May/June, at which time additional nominations may be made from the the community as well. If you have an interest in joining the nominating committee and helping to find rockstar individuals to keep the PTA running strong, please reach out to the PTA via email (maryleeburbankpta@gmail.com).
Chenery PTO is hosting a Principal Coffee this week, followed by a PTO Principal Lunch next week after the holiday weekend. These events are your chance to talk with Principal O’Brien about what’s happening around Chenery and ask your questions and Burbank families are welcome to join, esp. if you have students who will be moving up to the CUE this fall. The Chenery PTO has also shared the March dates in the event that you are unable to attend the scheduled sessions this month.
Be sure to mark your calendar for January 10 (8am, Large Community Room @ Chenery), January 17 (noon, Zoom), March 6 (8am Large Community Room @ Chenery), May 15 (8am Large Community Room @ Chenery).
Sign up to volunteer to help out in the library during your child's weekly class visit or at drop off to re-shelve and tidy shelves. The library needs volunteers interested in checking in and checking out books, re-shelving books and tidying shelves. It is a nice opportunity to see a class engaged in a school activity. Please use the link HERE to learn more about volunteering and to sign up for an upcoming slot. A few notes: navigate to your child's classroom using the grade level tabs along the top of the sign-up; slots open up at the last minute so check the sign-up if you find you are suddenly available; and, please cancel if you are sick, or appear sick, or younger child childcare falls through. See you in the library!
If you are unable to come into the library during your student’s class time but want to make a contribution there are now slots available through the above sign-up link to come shelve books right after drop off. Come in for 5-25 minutes and help shelve books and see all that is new in the Burbank Library!
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!
While the fall fundraising push has wrapped up, we still have a ways to go in this school year to reach out fundraising goal which will allow the PTA to continue providing many valuable classroom enrichments, teacher support and community building events and activities. We encourage all families to consider donating if they have not already, to ensure we can provide the much needed support to our educators and our beloved school. Donations can be made online through the PTA store, or checks can still be sent in with your child's classroom folder or dropped off at the school office. Checks can be made payable to Burbank PTA.
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. Every gift, no matter the size, is greatly appreciated!
Burbank PTA Group