Burlington Toddler In Need Of Life-Saving Transplant
Volunteers are raising funds for COTA in honor of transplant patient Mariella Desjardin.
Mariella is the daughter of Burlington's New North End residents Kyle and Tonya Desjardin and sister of Haylee Desjardin, who is a kindergarten student at Flynn School. Born on October 16, 2011, Mariella was diagnosed With Chronic Kidney Disease.
The doctors at Boston Children's Hospital in Massachusetts have recommended a life-saving kidney transplant. An estimated $75,000 is being raised by Burlington volunteers.
The first fundraiser will be a benefit spaghetti dinner and bake sale held on Thursday February 21,
2013 at JJ. Flynn School at 6:00 pm. Seats are limited!
Adult tickets $6.00
Children tickets $4.00
To purchase tickets please Contact the Community Coordinators:
Laurie Carey-Ploesser 318-7742 or Melissa Sweetser (802) 324-4079
JJ Flynn Elementary Bottle Drop - Start Saving Bottles and Cans!
Saturday, March 9th from 9am to 5pm (The Saturday of Daylight Savings Weekend.)
At Merola’s Market, 1563 North Avenue (the corner of Tracy Drive and North Avenue) Help support the Flynn PTO and clean out those bottles from your garage. Drive down the right side of the building to the drive-up bottle drop off and say you are donating the cans and bottles to the Flynn PTO. Merola’s will donate 10% in addition to what is collected to the school. Tell your friends and neighbors as well! Can’t make it that day? Questions? Contact Mary Mitchell and you can drop them at the school or her house. (863.8983 or Maryellemo1@hotmail.com)
Save those bottles and cans! This is a quick and easy way to help support our school. Over $100 was raised in the fall for the Flynn PTO!!! Thank you!
Duct Tape Parenting Book Tour coming to JJ Flynn. The PTO and Family School Partnership invite you to join parenting expert, Vicki Hoefle, on Wednesday March 6th from 6:30-8pm. Vickie will be offering parenting tips, promoting her new book and inspiring families in raising respectful, responsible and resilient kids. (must tell you that I took a parenting class from her ~5 years ago and her ideas and insight really helped me develop some solid parenting skills - I am a huge fan!) There will be free childcare, light snacks and books on sale at the talk. This is a great opportunity that you should not miss- we all have a lot to learn! Space is limited, so please sign up in advance by clicking this link: www.vickihoefle.com/jjflynn Questions? Contact the PTO at flynnschoolpto@gmail.com
Frankenstein Update We're in full swing now... There are daily practices during the lunch hour, chorus starts practicing this week, the set committee met and made a plan for setting the stage, the costume group is up and running and parents recently received letters detailing what items they will need to provide for their child's costume. Thank you to parents who have sent in needed costume pieces - this all works when we work together!
Speaking of working together, this production is a BIG deal at Flynn and your help is critical to the success of the play. If your child is in the play, please consider how you can be involved - helping during production week at afterschool practices, sending in some money to help buy snacks for afterschool practice, helping in the green room or with the chorus on show nights, helping kids with hair and makeup, working at the concession area, set/up and breakdown of stage gym chairs...
Mark your calendar for the Frankenstein set building day on Saturday, March 16th from 9am - ??? This is really a fun day where the magic of the stage starts to come alive. Helpers paint, build out the stage, construct set pieces and much more. There are plenty of jobs to go around. Come for 2 hours or stay the entire day - we will have food and drinks to keep you going and lots of very nice people to hang out with. Kids grades 3 and above are welcome to come with parents. Wear old clothes, bring a cordless drill if you have one and old paintbrushes if you can. The more the merrier - your participation means we get the job done quicker!
Some Costume Needs: contact flynnschoolpto@gmail.com if you have stuff to share
Kid size suits or suit jackets
Black tophat
Black felt type hat /Fedora- shaped with brim - kinda old fashioned looking
Striped or polka dot tights - the crazier the better!
oversize magnifying glass
Brown turtleneck
Oversize sunglasses
Sound Board Helper Needed - We are in great need of a helper to run the soundboards and help mic the kids. If you have any experience with this, we need you! Important days will be 3/17,21, 22, 23
Please contact Sarah Smith at Sarah@esptrans.com to inquire
New North End Jazzercize offering a FREE week for all BSD families. Click on the link below for a schedule of classes.
https://docs.google.com/file/d/1vDNM0UhrQUrP-snRaD4k536eUBsXsAqzAOeC4jJOwhR-ak9glm2ifyonkRup/edit?usp=sharing
Greetings Everyone,
With the unexpected loss of Dan Balón, Director of Diversity Education and Engagement, some have asked if the path we have set on to eliminate racism and inequities in our district is in danger. The answer is no, we will continue to move forward to work to create a district that is welcoming and accepting of all members and their differences.
Dan’s work will continue to impact us. He introduced us to Courageous Conversations and taught us to speak our truth and accept non-closure. His work this fall—bringing hundreds of staff and students through the Race Exhibit—will continue to resonate in our work. The first annual Equity Inclusion Report that he co-led with Paul Irish will be released at the March Board Meeting.
When one leg falls off a table, you prop it up until it can be restored. It is time for us to prop up our table. The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Community Partnership (DECP) continues to be led by Henri Sparks, Nikki Fuller, Linda Walsleben and myself. We will continue to work with Washington Consulting Group and invite others to join us in this journey of self discovery. Our commitment does not waver. To work and attend school in Burlington means to be committed to an equitable learning environment and to challenge racism and all other inequities.
This spring, Sparks will be working with the Equity Council and will help the members continue to increase their capacity to guide school-based conversations with the leadership and support of the principals. We are determining what resources are available within our community (and are reaching out to several) to help us finish out the school year. Later this spring, as we assess progress on the plan Diversity: Our Gift and Our Future, we will determine what the DECP Office needs for our next steps on this journey.
I end with a final thought: do not doubt that we can make a positive difference in the world of many students, as well as adults, in our community. We have the power to address racism, inequities and bullying and harassment. Please join me in continuing this pledge.
Jeanné
February 18 - Chess Club in Library from 2:45-3:45 - All abilities welcome!
February 19 - PTO Pizza pick-up, 4:30- 6
February 20- Knit 2gether, drop in knitting bee, 6:30-8, Library
February 23-March 5 - February Break
March 6 - Vickie Hoefle Duct Tape Parenting Book Tour Comes to Flynn! 6:30pm, library, childcare avail - please register (see above)
March 7 - Frankenstein Production Meeting - 6pm, Teacher's Lounge
March 7 - March PTO Meeting 6:30pm
March 9 - Bottle Drive at Merola's
March 13 - Knit 2gether, drop in knitting bee, 6:30-8, Library
March 16 - Frankenstein Set Building Day, 9-???
March 21-23 - Frankenstein!!! (Th @ 12:30, F @ 7pm, Sat @ 4pm)
March 28, 29 - Parent Teacher Conferences
Spotlight: Superintendent's Column 2/13/13
Greetings Everyone,
With the unexpected loss of Dan Balón, Director of Diversity Education and Engagement, some have asked if the path we have set on to eliminate racism and inequities in our district is in danger. The answer is no, we will continue to move forward to work to create a district that is welcoming and accepting of all members and their differences.
Dan’s work will continue to impact us. He introduced us to Courageous Conversations and taught us to speak our truth and accept non-closure. His work this fall—bringing hundreds of staff and students through the Race Exhibit—will continue to resonate in our work. The first annual Equity Inclusion Report that he co-led with Paul Irish will be released at the March Board Meeting.
When one leg falls off a table, you prop it up until it can be restored. It is time for us to prop up our table. The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Community Partnership (DECP) continues to be led by Henri Sparks, Nikki Fuller, Linda Walsleben and myself. We will continue to work with Washington Consulting Group and invite others to join us in this journey of self discovery. Our commitment does not waver. To work and attend school in Burlington means to be committed to an equitable learning environment and to challenge racism and all other inequities.
This spring, Sparks will be working with the Equity Council and will help the members continue to increase their capacity to guide school-based conversations with the leadership and support of the principals. We are determining what resources are available within our community (and are reaching out to several) to help us finish out the school year. Later this spring, as we assess progress on the plan Diversity: Our Gift and Our Future, we will determine what the DECP Office needs for our next steps on this journey.
I end with a final thought: do not doubt that we can make a positive difference in the world of many students, as well as adults, in our community. We have the power to address racism, inequities and bullying and harassment. Please join me in continuing this pledge.
Jeanné
February 18 - Chess Club in Library from 2:45-3:45 - All abilities welcome!
February 19 - PTO Pizza pick-up, 4:30- 6
February 20- Knit 2gether, drop in knitting bee, 6:30-8, Library
February 23-March 5 - February Break
March 6 - Vickie Hoefle Duct Tape Parenting Book Tour Comes to Flynn! 6:30pm, library, childcare avail - please register (see above)
March 7 - Frankenstein Production Meeting - 6pm, Teacher's Lounge
March 7 - March PTO Meeting 6:30pm
March 9 - Bottle Drive at Merola's
March 13 - Knit 2gether, drop in knitting bee, 6:30-8, Library
March 16 - Frankenstein Set Building Day, 9-???
March 21-23 - Frankenstein!!! (Th @ 12:30, F @ 7pm, Sat @ 4pm)
March 28, 29 - Parent Teacher Conferences
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