Address: Burbank Elementary School 266 School Street, Belmont, MA 02478
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The PTA is bringing back Multicultural Night this Spring! This beloved event was on hiatus for the last few years but has always been a family favorite and is a great way to showcase and share the many cultures represented by our community. Planning is about to kick off in collaboration with some super dedicated Burbank staff members and teachers, so if you'd like to be part of planning this amazing event, please email maryleeburbankpta@gmail.com to let us know you are interested. As always, all of our PTA community events are 100% volunteer powered so help us make Multicultural Night a hit for all families to enjoy.
BREAKING NEWS: The Burbank Family Dance has been set for March 22! More information about this fun event with DJ Carlo and DJ Paul will be in next week’s newsletter; stay tuned.
Thursday, February 29th 6-7pm and Thursday, May 9th 6-7pm will be the final two community meetings this school year. Amy Zuccarello from the school committee will be speaking at the 2/29 meeting! A full agenda will be provided in the coming weeks. Please make time to attend these important meetings.
Belmont Orthodontics made a donation to the Burbank PTA as part of their Halloween Buyback Program last fall. For every pound of candy donated, Dr. Melita paid the children $2 and pledged a donation to the school the children attend. We appreciate the support from this amazing local business to our Burbank PTA!
Please consider volunteering to assist with 3rd and 4th grade Moving On Events. Donations can be made to specific store items in our online PTA Store or via check made out to Burbank PTA in your child's school folder or dropped off at the school office. Email maryleeburbankpta@gmail.com for more information about volunteer needs and donation questions.
The School Committee has voted on the official start and end dates for the 2024-25 school year. The start date for next school year is 9/4/24 and end date is 6/24/25 including five snow days. Once the full calendar is available and approved by the School Committee, we will be sure to share that out with the community!
Registration for PTA extracurricular classes have closed for the winter session. We have 46 students taking our classes! We will have another 8-week session of classes beginning in the spring. Every dollar that the PTA earns through these classes goes right back to our wonderful Burbank School. Thank you for the support!
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 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).
The Burbank PTA runs 100% on a volunteer engine, and we have many committees where you may be able to combine an interest/passion with giving back to Burbank, all at the same time! When there are many volunteers, the distribution of work is more spread out and we can accomplish more without the daunting task of doing it all falling on just a few families! Please consider getting involved in helping to make Burbank the special place that it is by joining or leading one of our Committees focused on specific tasks, such as fundraising, website/social media communications, BOKS (Build Our Kids Success) fitness program, Green Team (focused on recycling/sustainability at Burbank), Social Action/Community Giving and much more! Think there's something important we should focus on but don't have a committee for it yet? Let us know and we can look to add it! 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 or committees. We'd love to see involvement from more families, esp. representing all of our grades, to ensure the PTA can continue its rich history of giving back to Burbank!
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! There is one slot left for May 29th. Click here to sign up and thanks for showing our teachers some love! 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.
We still have aways to go in this school year to reach our 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!
Belmont Rec is hosting a Sweetheart Dance on February 9th from 6-7:30pm. K-3rd children and their adults are invited to a fun night of snacks, music, and games. Cost is $20 per child. Sweetheart Dance
Visit the new BYS Website for all details about age divisions, time commitments, practice/game locations, registration fees, softball gear discounts, etc. The season begins the week before April vacation and ends mid/late June (no weekend!). New and returning players are welcome, and offerings are open to all kids starting in Kindergarten! Softball is a fun team sport to learn the game and build skills. No previous experience required! Contact Belmont Youth Softball via email if you have any questions.
To register please visit https://belmontyouthlacrosse.sportngin.com/register/form/612118935. If you have any questions or need help with equipment, please email Clay Siegert (Girls) or Alex Faroni (Boys).
Burbank PTA Group