Same News With a New Look
Welcome to the 2015-2016 school year, and to our new PTO Bulletin! We may have a new look, but we'll still provide the dates, events, community news, and classifieds you've relied upon in past years at Driscoll reading the Blue Sheet.
A big
THANK YOU to Lori Papakostas who has been the Blue Sheet editor and is passing the baton this school year. We appreciate your dedication over the past years to keeping us so well informed!
Have news or events to share? Email us at
driscollbulletin@gmail.com by Thursday at 5pm to submit.
Driscoll Events
PTO Teacher Luncheon: The week before school starts, kids and their families are enjoying the last days of summer, while Driscoll teachers are hard at work preparing to engage our kids in learning. To welcome both new and returning staff, the PTO provides lunch to the Driscoll staff the day before school begins. This year Sunny Boy with Marla Gilbert (first grade parent) will be providing a scrumptious spread.
Community News
New Website: The Driscoll PTO has been hard at work this summer creating a new website. Please visit it, and check back often:
driscollpto.digitalpto.com.
In addition to the web presence, we have a new Facebook page, and Twitter handle. Please "
like" us, and "
follow" us for important updates and information.
Driscoll Parent Handbook: Everything you need to know about the 2015-2016 school year is located in the Driscoll School Handbook (linked below).
From first day of school tips, to who to contact, and all things PTO–it’s all in there. Have a look! Driscoll Parent Handbook.
Pack 6 Cub Scouts Kickoff Meeting: 9/9/2015 @ 6:30 at the Main Library
It's been a great summer for scouting and we hope there will be a whole new level of enthusiasm for scouting in Brookline! Come join with scouts and adult leaders to usher in the 2015-2016 scouting season.
All questions will be answered to the best of our ability at our kickoff meeting on September 9th at 6:30 in Hunneman Hall at the Main Library:
Bring your kids and your enthusiasm! or call with any questions
Matt Amory, Cubmaster
Pack 6 Brookline Cub Scouts
(& Driscoll & BHS dad)
FREELANCE PLAYERS RETURNS TO DRISCOLL!
Calling all young actors-experienced or not! Come join the fun! The Driscoll Freelance Troupe and the Freelance Players are returning to Driscoll, starting the week of September 9th. Both Freelance companies rehearse and produce an original musical each season.
The Driscoll Freelance Troupe is for students in 3rd through 6th grades and rehearses on Fridays, 3:30-5:45pm. The Players is for students 7th grade and up and rehearses on Wednesdays, 4:00-6:30pm. Tuition is $510 and some financial assistance is available. For more information call Kippy Dewey:
617-274-6065 or go to
http://www.freelanceplayers.org
Classifieds
PIANO INSTRUCTION: 3 blocks from Driscoll. Learn Jazz/Blues/Classical, theory, sightreading from a Berklee & New England Conservatory graduate with 30+ years teaching experience. Build a high quality musical foundation with a patient, upbeat, and caring instructor. Beginners especially welcome. Have a positive and successful learning experience. Gloria Jasinski, phone:
617.566.9704, email:
piano566@comcast.net
JDRF Networking Coffee: Meet Other Families Living With Type 1 Diabetes (T1D)
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 6-8pm
at Jake’s Falafel Corner 740A Beacon Street Newton Center
781-431-0700
BE THE PARENT YOU WANT TO BE! A New Way of Understanding and Parenting Kids
Do you ever feel frustrated with your child? Find yourself shouting often and imposing punishments or rewards in reaction to challenging behavior? Do you wish you had a more effective parenting approach that also helps to build a better relationship between you and your child? Think:Kids Collaborative Problem Solving approach, based in MGH's Department of Psychiatry, provides parents with concrete tools to better understand and parent their kids in the face of day-to-day challenges – e.g., getting to school, homework, bedtime – and more serious challenges. It’s based on the understanding that many kids lack the skill, not the will, to behave well – specifically skills related to problem solving, flexibility and frustration tolerance. Parents who attend the training learn to:
- Shift their thinking and approach to foster positive relationships with their child
- Reduce their child’s challenging behavior
- Solve problems collaboratively and proactively
- Help their child develop skills related to self-regulation, communication and problem-solving
For more information and to register for the September or October training in Brookline, please visit:
http://www.betheparentyouwanttobe.weebly.com
