Runkle News – April 13, 2009
Editor of the Runkle News
The architects are coming back to Runkle, this time in the morning, and with drawings of 4 possibilities in hand. Come and take a look, ask your questions and give your feedback.
April Menu 2009
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We are very excited to announce that 199 Runkle families–a record 57% of the community–donated to the Annual Fund this year bringing in a total of $65,019. A huge THANK YOU to all of you who contributed to the Annual Fund. Your donations enrich the academic experience for our children and provide needed resources to [...]
Tags: Annual Fund, Runkle News
Drop off gently used cleats or shin guards in boxes in the Runkle main lobby on Monday, April 6, and Tuesday, April 7, between 7:45 and 8 am and 2:10 and 2:30 pm. A parent volunteer will give you a receipt for each pair of cleats or shin guards.
For those with receipts: Select an exchange [...]
Tags: Runkle News
BHS Acappellafest
Friday March 27 at 7:30 pm, and Saturday March 28 at 6:00 and 7:30 pm,
BHS Black Box Theater
For this lively evening of music ranging from classical to pop radio hits, the school-based A Cappella Choir under the direction of Mike Driscoll is joined by three dynamite student-run ensembles — Note-a-fy, Testostatones, and Perfect Pitch. [...]
Did you know that the grades 6-8 Brookline Learning Expectations for Mathematics have been revised?
What NEW curriculum materials will be used to support the revised Learning Expectations? How will the curriculum materials be selected? What is the process?
For answers to the above questions and more, please attend the parent forum on Monday, March 23, from [...]
Please note: The Runkle News and PTO have not researched and are not responsible for the services, products, and/or requests made in these ads.
Tickets for last Celts game:
Wed., 4/8 v. NJ. I obtained additional seats for $55 each. Playoff games to follow. Email Mark from RED @ mark_beshansky@brookline.k12.ma.us
Thank you Jason and Zachary Altshuler for wonderful performances last week!
If you would like to sign up for a slot on April 1st, please contact Mini Kolluri (minikolluri@yahoo.com).
Tags: concert, music, music in the morning
The Runkle School Building Committee will hold a public meeting regarding the proposed Runkle School renovation and addition project on Monday, March 23, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in the school library. Committee members, including school and building department staff, will share the anticipated timeline for the project with attendees.
In the three short days Dr. Connelly has been at Runkle he has met briefly with staff, visited a sampling of classrooms, and attended the Teacher/Faculty basketball game, Runkle Reads, and the K-2 Assembly. He has done all of this while preparing to settle into all of the behind the scenes (and not so behind [...]
Dear Runkle Families,
We wanted to take this opportunity to thank the community for the outpouring of support following David Summergrad’s unexpected departure. We are aware of the varied emotions people are experiencing at this point. To this end, we have been talking with students in their classrooms, speaking with teachers, and making ourselves available. [...]
The BHS PTO has volunteer opportunities for parents of incoming BHS students
Newsletter Editor: Assemble and prepare material for monthly BHS newsletter.
Recording Secretary: Record and distribute minutes at monthly BHS PTO executive board meetings.
If interested, please contact the BHS PTO or Karen Hirsch jkhirsch@rcn.com or Adelaide Ketchum adelaidelk@yahoo.com.
Tags: 8th grade, BHS, high school
The first Brookline Town-Wide Cleat Exchange (led by Runkle Parent Tanya Gregoire, and Peggy Ueda) is planned for the week of April 6, 2009.
Conveniently based at each elementary school in Brookline, the Cleat Exchange will provide families the opportunity to donate used soccer cleats, exchange used cleats for new (used) cleats, or buy donated cleats [...]
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Do you have artwork, or a story, poem or essay you would like to share?
The Runkle Writer, a new literary magazine run by Runkle students, is accepting submissions of original art and literature that might be featured in the magazine’s upcoming edition!
Tags: artwork, call for submissions, magazine, poetry, stories
Thanks to a generous grant from the Runkle PTO and the gracious hospitality of our librarian, Ms. Gallo-Toth
This past Friday morning, March 20th, all three first grade classes experienced the awesome beauty of the night sky from within the Runkle Library thanks to a visit from Boston’s Museum of Science Portable Star Lab. Mike A., an [...]
Here is the cafeteria menu for March 2009:
Cafeteria Menu – March 2009
Tags: lunch menu
Come together as a community of readers to discuss a favorite book. Based upon grade level, parents and children in the Runkle School will choose a book to read together.
K-1: If You Decide to Go to the Moon by Faith McNulty
2-3: Galileo’s Journal by Jean Pettenati
4-5: George’s Secret Key to the Universe by Lucy & [...]
ScienceFest 2009 will be held at Runkle on Sat., Mar. 28, from 10 am-2 pm. ScienceFest is an annual townwide celebration of science, sponsored by the Brookline Education Foundation, and open to the public.
We still need additional volunteers (adults) to lead several activities.
* Pop Fly
Congratulations to Susanna Stern, George Sopel and Jennifer Shapiro on their election to the three vacant seats on the School Council. Susanna and George will serve for a two year term; Jennifer for a one year term.
Over the past few weeks, children have been weighed and measured at Runkle School. This is a mandate from the state in an attempt to deal with the problem of childhood obesity. Research supports that lower rates of obesity occur in children who are identified to be at risk when they receive early intervention.
2L’s Community Effort for MSPCA
Ms. Leonard’s second-grade class has started a community effort to visit the MSPCA (Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) with supplies. They have already dropped off the first round of items collected in the last few weeks (thank you!), and are still collecting donations of paper towels, [...]
Congratulations Hallee Wong, Jacob Bogdanov, Dulguun Otgonjargal and Kausalya Mahadevan!
In February, the Runkle Math team led by Mr. Cabezas, competed in the Boston Metro Chapter of the MathCounts National Competition.
Runkle finished in a respectable 12th place with a combined score of 48.50 of 66. Of the 6 Brookline schools that entered, Runkle was 2nd only to the Baker [...]
Feburary 27th is Bingo Night, a fun family event with games, prizes, pizza and desserts.
In addition to the large number of parent volunteers we need the night of the event, we also need a co-chair to help with planning.
It’s your chance to trade in your gently used children’s books for similar books donated by other Runkle families.
Drop off your books in marked boxes in the upper and lower lobbies starting Fri., Jan. 9. Be sure to place them inside a bag labeled with your family name and the number of books.
We’ll provide [...]
Promenade your family into the cafeteria on Friday, January 30th at 6:00pm for Runkle’s second Square Dance Party! Bow to your partner, curtesy to your corner, and do-si-do to the instructions of Square Dance Caller Cammy Kaynor and the vibrant music of his dynamic Square Dance Band. Dancing for all ages.
Greater Participation in Any Amount May Help Avoid Cuts in Programming and Support
Currently, 48% of Runkle families (168) have donated a total of $49,890 to the Annual Fund campaign. Although this is a great accomplishment during these challenging times, it only puts us at 76% of our goal of $65,000.
Last month we had our annual “evacuation” drill, which was orderly and successful. We practice these things so that if there were a real emergency we will all know what to do, and so that everyone can be safe. This month we will have our annual “Lockdown” practice. This involves children staying quietly in classrooms, until the “all-clear” signal [...]