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Important This Week:
TODAY: Growing Up Brave: expert strategies for overcoming fear, stress and anxiety on
Monday, Nov 7th at 7 pm at Upper Devotion School Auditorium. Brookline Talks presents an evening with Dr. Donna Pincus. To reserve your free ticket, go to:
brooklinetalks.eventbrite.com Co-sponsored by Driscoll PTO.
ELECTION DAY BAKE SALE AT DRISCOLL PLAYGROUND 8th grade fundraiser. Bring the whole family to the playground for baked treats, healthy snacks. Serving breakfast and lunch items all day! Blacktop @ playground 7:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Come one, come all and help support our Driscoll graduating class!
DRISCOLL PTO DIRECTORY: If you signed up for this year's directory look out for an email today with instructions on how to access the directory online and via app. If you didn't sign up for the directory, and want to, please email driscollpto@gmail.com for more information.
Driscoll News:
FAMILY GIVING CAMPAIGN: We are officially HALF WAY through this year's PTO fundraiser, and we have raised just over $35,000 from 205 families. Our goal is 100% participation from Driscoll Families. A couple of our classes are about to hit 100% participation!! Please give now at driscollpto.org (or via the link at the right of this bulletin) or by sending a check into the main office in any amount.
Calling All Scientist Parents! Can You Volunteer One Morning for Driscoll? This year, Science Solstice is on Friday, December 16th. We are seeking two presenters to lead 45-minute science demonstrations: one parent in 2nd grade and one in 5th grade classrooms. We can help you define a topic! If you are interested in exploring this idea, please email Shannon Hedrick and Sara Stoutland at
driscollsciencesolstice@gmail.com
Hypothesis: parents will raise their hand to help. Results: Inspired and excited learners. THANK YOU!
EARLY RELEASE MOVIE REGISTRATION: ends Wednesday, 11/09. Movie line up, and details can be found here:
http://bit.ly/2f2ylfA. Sign up early as space is limited. Volunteer for one move and get all 4 for free!!! Please choose the volunteer option when registering. For any questions, please contact PTO Movie Chair, Nadine Hartman
driscollptomovies@gmail.com.
Book Fair: December 5th-9th, Monday - Friday: The Book Fair is coming to the Driscoll Library next month! Once again, students are invited to design their own poster for the Book Fair! This year’s theme is: Giving – what does reading or a book “give” you? Good ideas? Does it conjure up some happy memories? A sense of adventure? Introduce you to exciting characters or locations? Submit posters to the Main Office or Library by Tuesday, Nov. 22. The winning design will be THE poster to publicize the Book Fair, and the winner will get a $25 gift card to use at the fair! We need LOTS of volunteers to help make the Book Fair a success. If you could spare an hour (or more) with library set-up, helping on the sales floor, working the cash registers, restocking shelves or packing up at the end of the week, please sign up here: http://bit.ly/2f877Wf The Book Fair will be open before and after school, and you can even come when your child's class visits the library. Please contact Amy, acrgrayson@gmail.com, Grace, gfjohnston71@gmail.com or Meg, mbrackley88@hotmail.com, with any questions.
Community News:
The School Committee will be
meeting on Thursday, November 10, 2016 at
6:00 PM in the Walsh
School Committee Room, 5th Floor, Town Hall.
The Brookline School Committee, through its Subcommittee on Policy Review, regularly reviews and, when necessary, revises or creates written policies governing the Public Schools of
Brookline (
PSB). In an effort to improve public feedback on policy revisions, the proposed draft of any policy under review is posted on the Public Schools website when it is approved for a
First Reading by the full School Committee.
The
Brookline School Committee currently has three policies under review and welcomes your feedback:
1) Proposed
PSB Meal Charge Policy
2) Proposed
PSB Policy on
Naloxone (also known as
Narcan) Use in the Public Schools of
Brookline
3) Proposed
PSB Prohibition of Hazing Policy
Additional information and copies of the proposed policies can be found on the School Website.
http://www.brookline.k12.ma.us//site/Default.aspx?PageID=971
Public Schools of Brookline (PSB) Kindergarten Registration Family Information Sessions Designed for families who will have children registering for kindergarten in the 2017-2018 school year. This is an opportunity to learn about the kindergarten registration process: timeline, forms, questions. Please feel free to attend the information session most convenient for you: Tuesday, November 15 11:00 am to 12:00pm Brookline Public Library, 361 Washington Street Hunneman Hall (2nd floor). Thursday, November 17 6:30pm-7:30pm Brookline Town Hall, 333 Washington Street School Committee Room (5th floor) For more information, please contact the PSB Office of Student Affairs at
studentaffairs@psbma.org or
617-264-6492.
The Brookline Parent Education Network, in conjunction with Wayside Youth and Family Support Networks, is hosting a Mental Health First Aid Training to teach how to follow an action plan to help a young person that may be experiencing a mental health issue or substance abuse problem. The training will take place at the Brookline Public Health Department on December 5th and 7th. For more information or to register for the training, please visit:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-2-day-youth-mental-health-first-aid-training-tickets-28764247639
ELL Community Resource Fair will take place on Monday, November 7 at the Pierce School Auditorium between 5:00 pm and 8:00 pm. Representatives from various organizations will be available to provide ELL families with information and resources. Organizations include Brookline Adult & Community Education, Brookline REC, Brookline Mental Health, Office of Diversity, Inclusion & Community, Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Boston, Asian American Civic Association, etc. Families may stop by the Fair any time between 5 pm and 8 pm. For More Information: Visit:
http://BrooklineELL.tistory.com Email:
sejin_choi@psbma.org Call:
617-264-6404 This free event is sponsored by Brookline's English Language Learners' Program
The Brookline Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Chamber After Hours event:
Gobble at "The Goose" at Wild Goose Chase in Coolidge Corner, on
Thursday, November 17th from
5:30 - 7:30pm. Meet local artists, mix and mingle, and get a jump on your holiday shopping. Enter to win one of two $50 gift cards to the gallery. Wine and light fare will be served. $10 Brookline Chamber Members; $20 General Public. Visit
www.tinyurl.com/gobbleatthegoose to preregister. Wild Goose Chase: 1355 Beacon Street,
www.wildgoosechasebrookline.com. Questions? Call The Chamber
at
617-739-1330 or email
elizabeth@brooklinechamber.com
Join us at Hogwarts at the Library, our after hours event 6:00-9:00pm Sunday November 13th. We're transforming our Brookline Village location in to Harry Potter's Hogwarts. Pick up your wand, compete for house points, and much more. Open to all ages, registration free but required. Details at
brkhogwarts.eventbrite.com.
PTO Spotlight with Driscoll School Secretary, Kim Longmoore!
Q: How long have you been at Driscoll? Tell us what you did before coming to Driscoll.
A: I have been at Driscoll 6 years and the town of Brookline for 10 years.
Before that I worked at Plimoth Plantation, as everything from a Pilgrim, the basket maker, and the Education Programs Manager.
Q: Give us an idea of the scope of your daily responsibilities.
A: I do everything from attendance, communications between the teachers, parents, and children.
Also,I do staff payroll, ordering all the supplies, keeping track of everyone’s records etc.
Anything anyone needs, they can come to me, and I’ll find a way to help them.
Q: What is your favorite part of the day? What is most important to you as you spend your days with children, teachers, parents and administrators?
A: Number one are the kids, I love when a child comes to see me just to say hello, or give me a hug, or to tell me how their day is going. That is the best!
Q: Fun Fact! What's something we should know about you that we don't?
A: I have been the recipient of two travelling fellowships from Harvard University, where I studied and documented the last living apprentices and their lives and arts in England, Scotland and Wales.
Classifieds:
FREE LACROSSE CLINICS SPONSORED BY BROOKLINE YOUTH LACROSSE!
Join us on Sunday(s) November 6 and 13th at Downes Field for an afternoon of free lacrosse clinics! No experience OR equipment necessary. Just come on down, and learn from some pros as to how scoop, throw, catch, and SCORE!
Please contact Dara Kelly, Director Brookline Youth Lacrosse, for more info at
daracell2@yahoo.com
for a creative day of fun! Register and learn more at our website:
http://brooklineartscenter.com/classes/vacationday
The Brookline Tutor Mentor Program (BTMP) is a student-run community organization that connects middle school students to high school students for tutoring and mentorship. From academically struggling to advanced, middle school students can receive the academic assistance or extra work that they need to succeed. Tutors become more than just a teacher, instead being a role model and close friend to their student. Learn more at our website:
https://brooklinetm.org/
