Address: Burbank Elementary School 266 School Street, Belmont, MA 02478
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The teacher appreciation committee of the Burbank PTA is putting together a montage video telling our Burbank teachers and staff WHY our kids are so lucky to be Burbank students. Feel free to have your child wear green or St. Patrick's Day apparel if they want, and name something specific if possible, ex: "I'm so lucky to pick out amazing books at the Burbank library" or "I'm so lucky to get to do cool science experiments at Burbank!" etc. Thanks for helping us show some appreciation this March. Our teachers are gold - let's celebrate them!
Link to upload a video: https://app.memento.com/were-so-lucky-to-be-at-burbank/XX6Kz6yrh6/record
Deadline to participate: March 7
Questions? Contact Kylia at kyliab@gmail.com
Please join us this Thursday, February 29th from 6-7:30pm in the Burbank Cafeteria for this important PTA Community Meeting! Superintendent Jill Geiser, Asst. Superintendent Lucia Sullivan, & Amy Zuccarello (School Committee Liaison) will be joining us to speak. Join the conversation with the Superintendent to talk about where we are in the budget process and what is on the horizon this spring. Included will be themes that came out of the Superintendent's Report of Entry Findings as related to the FY25 budget. With an important election coming up this April, we hope this meeting can help families with questions and concerns stay informed. This is an in-person event only and will not have a virtual option. For questions, please email maryleeburbankpta@gmail.com.
Meeting Agenda: 1) Executive Board Updates & Introductions; 2) Upcoming PTA Events (Dance, Geo Challenge, STEM, Multicultural Night); 3) Budget Updates; 4) Spring Fundraising Raffle; 5) Next Community Meeting 5/9 PTA Exec Board Elections; 6) Guest Speakers: Amy Z., Jill Geiser, Lucia Sullivan
School spirit day is Friday, 3/8! Grab your Burbank T-Shirts and show your support!
Kids Shirts and Adult Shirts available at our Burbank PTA Store now!
The PTA will be selling shirts at drop-off and pickup this week and next; stay tuned for those dates. Cash or check (made to Burbank PTA) are accepted. $15 Kids Shirts/$20 Adult Shirts
The Dr. Feinberg Geography Challenge has been set for Thursday, 3/28. For new families, the challenge is a fun and non-competitive display of student's knowledge that takes place during the school day. Teams are comprised of 3-4 students. Teams must be registered by March 8th! Please see our PTA News Geography Challenge Post for all the details about team registration and to download Study Guides!
Enjoy a night at Comella's with the Burbank Community on Thursday, 3/14 from 5-8pm! The PTA Board will be available to answer any questions and provide information on upcoming events and how you can get involved to support Burbank. 10% of all Comella's proceeds during this 3-hour window will go to the Burbank PTA!
Mark your calendar, the Burbank Family Dance returns on Friday, 3/22 from 6-8pm. For returning families who know how much fun this evening is, we've brought back DJ Carlo and DJ Paul for more great music and activities to heat up the Burbank gym! For our new Burbank families, join us at this amazing event to get some energy out and spend time together as a community. We need volunteers to help make this a success; visit our Family Dance Signup to see how you can help. More details to come!
Due to overwhelming demand, STEM Night is back! Burbank PTA will be hosting this beloved event on Thursday 4/11 at 6-8pm, and we want to showcase all facets of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math! Please consider signing up to host a station to exhibit an activity, demonstration, or just knowledge sharing! We will have participation from BHS Clubs, external businesses such as Russian School of Math, and hopefully strong participation from our Burbank families!
STEM Night SignUp
Don't want to host a station but want to help in another way? Volunteer for a shift to help us put on a seamless and fun activity! Kids LOVE this night; help us make it an enormous success!
Save the Date in your calendars! Multicultural Night is returning to Burbank on Thursday, 5/2 at 6pm. This is an incredible event that the PTA is very excited to bring back to families, and we want to showcase the diverse array of countries and cultures that make up our amazing community. Activities can range from cooking, interactive games or crafts, educational information, dancing, singing - the choice is yours! Check out more information and Signup to host a station by 3/15. We hope the Burbank community will join us in making it an amazing night.
The PTA directory is printing now and will be distributed soon. We will be providing one directory per family; if you have more than one student at Burbank, your child in the younger grade can expect to receive a copy.
Mark Your Calendars and Create Your Teams! FBE Spelling Bee 2024
Spread A Little Sunshine throughout Belmont! Surprise someone with beautiful pots of daffodils, which FBE volunteers will hand-deliver anywhere in Belmont. It’s a wonderful chance to spread some cheer and let a special person, family, school, or business know that you are thinking of them. Not only do you brighten up someone’s day, but you also support FBE grants, which support our students and educators. Orders open March 6th.
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).
Sign up to volunteer in the library during your child's weekly class visit or at drop off to re-shelve books and tidy shelves! The library needs volunteers interested in checking in/out books, re-shelving, and tidying. It is a special opportunity to see your child and their classmates engaged in a school activity. 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 younger child childcare falls through. See you in the library!
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 to help and enjoy all that is new in the Burbank Library!
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 available to share your skills and passions while giving back to Burbank and our wonderful students! When there are many volunteers, the distribution of work is spread out, and we can accomplish more. Please consider continuing 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), and much more! We'd love to hear your thoughts and ideas! Please visit the PTA Board & Committees for more information on the open positions and reach out to the Burbank PTA via email maryleeburbankpta@gmail.com for more information. 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!
We are a long way from reaching our fundraising goal this year 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 to ensure we can provide these much-needed supports to our educators and our beloved school. Donations can be made online through the PTA store, or checks can be sent in 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