Birch Meadow Newsflash

*Holiday Help in the Birch Meadow Community!

If your family is experiencing a hardship this holiday season, be it financial, health-related, etc., please consider reaching out to me. And, if you would like to support Birch families who can use a little help making magic for their children this holiday season, please reach out to PTO volunteer Julie Wall - you may Venmo her (@Julie-Wall-28) and she'll pick up gifts and other treats for these families, or email Julie (wall.julie516@gmail.com) if you'd like to purchase a gift on your own. Thank you for your consideration and for supporting fellow Birch families this season!

*A brief reminder that, for a variety of reasons, dogs are not permitted on school property. While I personally love seeing and saying hello to your four legged family members, please refrain from walking them up onto school property.

KINDERGARTEN BREAKFAST

FIRST GRADE BREAKFAST

-Dr. B

Thank you to Holly Gallant and the wonderful Student Council kids for coming up with such a fun theme and for creating and organizing the ornaments and gifts!

If you're sending out holiday cards this year, please consider using Minted.

Enjoy 20% off Minted cards & gift orders throughout the year, and Minted will donate 15% back to Birch PTO.

Use code: FUNDRAISEBIRCHMEADOW

We definitely needed rain, but not on Turkey Trot day 😞 The reschedule date is being discussed between Dr. Burnham and Mr. McCraken. We will be sure to let everyone know what is decided. In the meantime, FUNDRAISING IS STILL GOING ON - we are at $22k of our goal - AMAZING!

Make sure your student's fundraising page is set up on Fund Hub.

ONLINE https://getmovinfundhub.com/login

SCHOOL IDENTIFIER: 631b6ea3be89a

All School Goals & Prizes (🏆 = prize achieved!)

$1,000 - Silly Sock Day 🏆

$2,500 - Board Game Day 🏆

$5,000 - Dance Party 🏆

$7,500 - Movie Day 🏆

$10,000 - Pajama Day 🏆

$15,000 - Extra Recess 🏆

$20,000 - Principal Pie in Face 🏆

$25,000 - Field Day T-shirts

Top Student Fundraisers - (1st place gets to choose, then 2nd place)

Principal for the Day

Ride in police car to school

Ride in fire truck to school

Top Classroom Fundraiser

New in 2024! Turkey Trot Trophy - with Teacher/Grade/Year engraved - to be displayed at Birch Meadow with space for future engraving!

Top Grade Fundraiser

Visit from Officer Rusty across the classrooms for a day

Thank you for those who purchased Celtics tickets! Once we send in our final payment to the Celtics, they will issue us virtual tickets which we will then transfer to those who purchased tickets.

As a reminder of the game info:

• Game: Boston Celtics vs. New Orleans Pelicans
• When: Sunday, January 12, 2025 - 6:00pm
• Location: TD Garden, Sections 323, 324

Questions? Email Lindsay Leete at lindsayb25@gmail.com.

Ongoing - Turkey Trot Fundraising IS LIVE- SET UP YOUR CHILDS PAGE

SCHOOL IDENTIFIER: 631b6ea3be89a

Dec. 18 - SEPAC Business Mtg. Click to register for the SEPAC Business Meeting.

Dec. 23 - Jan. 1 - WINTER BREAK. Back to school Thurs. 1/2

Jan. 20 - MLK Jr. Day - NO SCHOOL

Feb. 17 - 21 - Presidents Day/February Vacation. NO SCHOOL

• We have a Birch Meadow storefront and will post items and fundraisers throughout the year. We also welcome direct donations and company match: https://birch-meadow-elementary-school-pto.square.site/

• Drop off your donations of clothing and textiles to the two large bins to the far right of the main entrance on Arthur B. Lord Drive. Birch Meadow earns funds through Helpsy, a for-profit company that offers local non-profits like our PTO this easy, no-cost fundraising program!

• Wed, Dec 18, 7pm (Online; Registration is required)

Please join us virtually for our next SEPAC Business Meeting. We will be going over the following:

• SEPAC intro & updates

• Student Services updates

• Reading Coalition for prevention and support presentation

• LEAD program review

Click here to register for the SEPAC Business Meeting.

Registration required to receive the zoom link for the business meeting.

Recorded events available on the Reading SEPAC Website:

• The Right to Read Panel Discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qw_oIuqkUt0
• The New IEP Presentation
• MCAS & Students with Disabilities Presentation
• Multi Tiered System of Support (MTSS) Presentation

• Review tiered system of supports and provide examples

• Outline effective communication channels with your team and school

***Should you wish to reach out to Reading SEPAC anonymously, please use this form

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