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The Runkle News
Newsletter published weekly by the Runkle PTO
Submissions by Wednesday, 12:00 p.m. to runklenews@brookline.k12.ma.us
School main phone number: (617) 879-4650
Absence line: (617) 879-4249
Website: www.runkle.org
Newsletter Editors: Amy Bacon, Nafeeza Hafeez, Michele Petryk
Issue: #10-15
November 2, 2014
PTO MESSAGE: Tues: Support the 8th grade trip at the Bake Sale; Wed: Music in the morning; Thurs: K2 Morning
Meeting & Poetry Night; Fri: Kindergarten Feedback session; Sat 3rd Grade Potluck
From the PTO
Dear Runkle Community,
This Week's Events
We hope you all had a fun Halloween.
Bake Sale-Support 8th Grade
Tues Nov 4
Before and after school
This Wednesday is our first Music in the Morning session. Please stop by
the main lobby, beginning at 7:40 a.m., to hear fellow Runkle students and
two Runkle teachers perform!
The annual teacher/parent/alumni Poetry night is this Thursday, November
5, at 7:00 p.m in the library.
Please remember that this Wednesday, November 5, is the deadline for
the Fall 2014 PTO Grants. All parents and teachers are welcome to apply!
See below for details.
Have a great week!
Sincerely,
Trish Blais, 617-232-2502, trishblais@comcast.net
Catherine Burke, 617-738-8844, cfburke@rcn.com
Runkle PTO co-chairs
A SALON (of sorts) FOR OUR ADULT
COMMUNITY
An evening of poetry by and for
members of our Runkle community.
Thurs Nov 6 at 7 pm
All are welcome to attend the November 6 evening event.
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Music in the Morning
Wed Nov 5
7:40-8:00 am
Main Lobby
Co-Ed Volleyball
Wed Nov 5
3:15pm - 4:15pm
Runkle at Baker
K2 Morning Meeting
Thur Nov 6
8:05 - 9:05 am
Multipurpose Room
Poetry Night:Parent/Teacher/Alumni
Thur Nov 6
7:00 - 8:30 pm
Library
Kindergarten Friday Feedback
with Dr.Beauchaine
Fri Nov 7
8:05 - 9:00am
Cafeteria
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Come to our Martin Sleeper Library to read or share poetry (your own or
another poet whom you enjoy).
We'll meet from 7:00 to 8:30 pm to read and be with each other.
If you want to read, let Geri Belle know by contacting her
at geri_belle@brookline.k12.ma.us
Please pass this along to present and past members of our community.
3rd Grade Potluck
Sat Nov 8
Home of Shannon and George Tolis
Friday Feedback
Sessions with
Dr. Beauchaine
8:05 - 9:00 am
Runkle Cafeteria
Kindergarten: Fri Nov 7
8th Grade Bake Sale
November 4 - Main Lobby
Before and After School
DON'T MISS THIS CALL FOR
FALL 2014 RUNKLE PTO GRANTS!
In the last few years, the Runkle PTO Grants Committee has funded a
variety of interesting ideas across all grades, including microphones &
power supplies for the Multipurpose (7-8th Grades), Math Collaboration
(5th Grade), Art equipment (K-5), trampoline (7/8 RISE) and iPod Touches
(K-2 listening centers).
How do I get my idea funded?
Fill out the one-page form online at www.runkle.org/pto/grant-request or
print it and fill out by hand. Ask if you need help! All applications are due
by Wednesday, November 5, 2014 in the Runkle PTO mailbox in the main
office; or email them to PTO Grant
Committee Chair, Shalini Kasida at skasida@hotmail.com
Who can apply?
Any faculty member, parent, or group at Runkle.
Are there guidelines?
Request should be for an amount between $100 and $2,000.
Request must fund/seed new ideas that are unlikely to be paid for
by the town and are not already covered by the Runkle PTO.
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The 8th Grade class is planning a bake
sale on Election Day, Tuesday,
November 4, in the Main Lobby, before
and after school.
There will be something for everyone including coffee in the morning and
gluten-free baked items!
All proceeds going towards the Runkle
8th Grade Fund for their class trip to
NYC and graduation activities.
Come join us and support our
8th graders!
Runkle 8th Grade
Drama Club Presents:
PETER PAN
Based on the novel by JM Barrie
Adapted by Craig Sodaro
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Request must be for programs, events, or materials that directly
benefit a group of Runkle students.
Request may be used for teacher training or education only after
consultation with school principal.
Math Collaboration
6th Grade Students
December 3
PLEASE NOTE THE DATE CHANGE
The PTO is excited to sponsor a math enrichment opportunity for 6th
grade students. On DECEMBER 3, sixth graders will have the opportunity
to participate in a Math Collaboration. A Math Collaboration is a special
math event that is designed to be mathematically intense, fully
collaborative, empowering, leadership-building, communicationdeveloping, friendship-inducing and FUN. Students will work together to
solve a group puzzle. If the students are successful, they all win a prize.
Since December 3 is an early release day, the event will start at 12:50pm
and end at 3pm. The event will be limited to 20 girls and 20 boys. The
deadline to sign up is November 21. You can sign your child up
here: http://goo.gl/jqNTXX. If you have questions or need more
information, please contact Eugene Shih at eugene.shih@gmail.com.
"All children, except one, grow up."
Support Runkle's 8th grade thespians and
journey back in time to the mischievous
and magical world of Peter Pan, the boy
who never grew up...
Thursday November 20th at 7:00pm
Saturday November 22nd at 7:00pm
Sunday November 23rd at 3:00pm
Tickets available in advance & at the door:
$5.00 students/seniors and $8.00 adults
SAVE THE DATE!
Candy House
Decorating
Friday December 12th 1:50PM
This free, PTO-sponsored art activity is open to students of all ages. Children in
K-2 must be accompanied by a caregiver!
Half-Gallon Milk & Juice Cartons
We need loads of double-rinsed (with soap!), half-gallon milk and juice cartons
(no plastic please) as we prepare for this seasonal after-school art project. You
may send the rinsed cartons to school with your children, or deliver them
yourselves. All cartons should go in the marked boxes in the upstairs lobby or the
school cafeteria, starting on Monday November 3rd.
Volunteers
If you'd like to help make icing glue for the Candy House decorating activity or if
you can come to school early the day of the activity to help setup, please sign up
to volunteer at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d45aead2ba31-candy3.
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Support the 8th Grade by purchasing bake
sale items before the show and during
intermission
Peter Pan artistic rendition by
Taylor Szeto
SAVE THE DATE!
Enrichment and Challenge
Support (ECS) Information Coffee
Tues Nov 25
8:15 - 9:15 am
The Enrichment and Challenge Support
Program (ECS), is a K-8 system-wide
program that supports teachers in providing
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Sign-ups
Sign-ups for this popular event begin in a few weeks, so stay tuned!
Questions? Please contact Kate Leness at kleness@gmail.com or Renae Puppo at
renaepuppo@gmail.com.
Grade Level Potlucks:
A Back-to-School Tradition for
Parents!
1st Grade: November 15 at Nancy Rhei-Gorer & Jason Gorer
3rd Grade: November 8 at Shannon & George Tolis
6th Grade: November 22 at Susan Gold
7th Grade: November 15 at Michele & Adam Petryk
Thank you to all our hosts!
From the Principal
Dear Families,
challenging curriculum and extension
opportunities for class lessons, as well as for
students who show a capacity for high levels
of academic, intellectual, and creative
achievement.
Your child probably already knows our ECS
program resource teacher, Ms. Debbie
Mercer, but you may not (especially if you
are new at the school)!
Please join us for a coffee meeting with Dr.
Beauchaine, Ms. Mies Boet (the town-wide
ECS program coordinator), Ms. Mercer, and
the ECS Runkle parent representatives. This
is a chance to get to know the program and
the people involved in it.
Please contact Runkle's ECS reps George
Sopel, georgesopel@hotmail.com or Paul
Seidel, seidel@math.mit.edu for more
information.
Election Day is Drawing Near...
As we enter the month of November, we begin with Election Day on
Tuesday, November 4th. Each year around this time, there are Runkle
Student Council elections as well. Earlier this fall, students who were
interested in serving as a representative 6th, 7th, or 8th grader wrote an
essay and submitted it to the Student Council Advisors. When there are
more nominations than available seats, we also hold an election. Essays
are shared with the students of that particular grade level and the students
read the essays (without the students' names) and select their choice based
upon the essays. This year, we will also have an added public-speaking
component. Stay tuned to find out who this year's representatives will be!
Election Day Bake Sale...
Our eighth grade students and their families are also running a bake sale
during election day and all proceeds go towards defraying the cost of the
8th grade trip at the end of the year. There will be goodies of all kinds and
there will also be coffee served in the morning as well. A perfect treat
while voters are waiting in line!
Poetry Salon - November 6th
Salons were first made popular during the Enlightenment era when
prestigious poets and authors would gather and share their works. This
week, we will be having Runkle's Poetry Salon this Thursday, November
6 th beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the Martin Sleeper Library. Our very own
Geri Belle, Grade 6 ELA and Social Studies teacher, will be hosting the
event. Whether you are interested in reading an old favorite or sharing an
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Town Meetings:
School Committee
Tues Nov 4
School Committee Room
Town Hall, 5th Floor
Click here for more information
Click here for all town meetings.
Unless others posted the public is welcome
to attend all meetings.
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original, we would love to have you join us! Please contact Geri at
geri_belle@brookline.k12.ma.us to be added to the "reader" list or simply
come and enjoy!
Sincerely,
Vanessa C. Beauchaine, Ed.D.
Principal
From the Vice Principal
Money was found on Clinton Road this past Thursday afternoon and
turned in to the office. Please contact Mr. Stoddard at
jim_stoddard@brookline.k12.ma.us if you believe it belonged to you.
From the Classroom
Grades 7 & 8 Math Problem of the Week:
Sticker Jar
Mrs. Cook has a jar of stickers in her classroom. She hands out stickers as a
reward to students who do well on exams. The jar is getting low, and she will need
to buy more stickers. There are only 5 star stickers and 4 smiley face stickers left
in the jar. If Mrs. Cook wants to have at least 60 smiley face stickers in the jar, how
many more of each sticker will she have to buy to maintain the current ratio of
smiley face stickers to star stickers?
Last Week's Problem and Solution
Old Books
A mathematics teacher collects old books. One day, a student asked him how
many old math books he has. He replied, "If I divide the books into two unequal
whole numbers, then 64 times the difference between the two numbers equals the
difference between the squares of the two numbers." How many old math books
does the teacher have?
Solution
64. Let a and b represent the two unequal whole numbers.
Then 64(a-b) = a2 - b2.
Factoring the right side yields 64(a-b) = (a-b)(a+b).
Since a and b are not equal, (a-b) does not equal zero.
Therefore, you can divide both sides by (a-b),
which yields 64 =a+b. To solve the problem, you do not have to know the values
of a and b, just the sum of a and b, which is 64, the total number of books.
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Babysitter
Experienced, reliable, and friendly babysitter
available. High school junior, Natasha
Leipziger Mundis, former Runkle student
857-225-6616 or
email natasha.mundis@gmail.com
Available most days after school and
weekends
Nanny Available
Nanny looking for full or part-time position.
Excellent references provided. Please
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Chemistry-Tutor
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licensed Massachusetts chemistry teacher.
have a Master's degree in organic chemistry
with more than 10 years of teaching
experience--references available. Please
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Helping Kids Communicate!
Speech-language services in your home
Meryl Heller Schram, MS,
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home setting. Services are available
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See www.lassmath.com for more problems from Mr. Lass.
From the Community
Shakespeare: "Love's Labour's Lost"
Nov 5 at 3:30 pm; November 6, 7, 8, 7:30 pm
Roberts/Dubbs Auditorium
Our production of this lively Shakespeare comedy is set in 1929 at the
prestigious, all-male University of the Nine Worthies. Ferdinand, Prince of
Navarre, and his friends swear resistance to women-but are challenged
with the arrival of The Princess of France and her retinue. The wooing
atmosphere is heightened by love -- requited and not. Will the men end up
with the women? Will the women end up with the women? Come see the
show to find out! No charge for elementary school
students. www.fopabhs.org
disorders, autism spectrum disorders,
and apraxia. Treatment programs
are tailored to the youngsters' specific
needs and parent involvement is
encouraged, resulting in
measurableprogress. All services are
self-pay. For more information or to make an
appointment, contact:Meryl Heller Schram,
M.S., CCC-SLP,
617-733-1995, mhschram@comcast.net
10th Annual Dress for Success Winter Coat & Clothing Drive
Sponsored by The Brookline Commission for Women
Donation times and location
Fri Nov 7, 8 am - 7 pm and Sat Nov 8, 8 am - 11 am
350 Washington St, Brookline Public Safety HQ, Community Room
Dress for Success is a not-for-profit organization that offers services to
help disadvantaged women enter the workforce and stay employed. Each
Dress for Success client receives one suit when she has a job interview
and a week's worth of separates when she gets the job.
Please limit your donations to winter coats, business suits, blouses, and
separates, as well as gloves, jewelry, scarves, shoes, handbags, and
briefcases, etc. This is NOT a general clothing drive. All donations should
be appropriate for the workplace and clean/ready to wear. Cash donations
for the Dress for Success program will also be accepted.
We are also looking for help in sorting and delivering items, please us us
know if you are interested in helping! Questions? Please contact Casey
Hatchett at casey.hatchett@gmail.com or event coordinator Cheryl Snyder
at BCW@brooklinema.gov
Open House - Corner Co-op Nursery School
Sat Nov 8, 10 am - Noon
1773 Beacon Street, Brookline
(Corner of Beacon and Dean Rd, entrance on Dean Rd)
Ages 2 years 9 months to 5 years
Corner Co-op is an exciting and safe place for children to initiate
and choose, be free and responsible, experiment and discover, play and
make friends. Contact us for more information at 617-738-4631 or visit us
online www.cornercoop.org
Boston Jewish Film Festival
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Special Boston Jewish Film Festival Family Film: Havana Curveball
Sunday Nov. 9, 2:15pm
Coolidge Corner Theater.
Thirteen-year-old Mica takes to heart his Rabbi's dictate to help 'heal the
world,' and launches a grand plan to send baseballs to Cuba. The
filmmakers, also Mica's proud parents, know a curveball is coming. Mica
and his parents will be there in person!
ASA Hoops Veterans Day Basketball Clinic
ASA Hoops is hosting a Veterans Day Basketball Clinic 11/11 at the
Mackenzie Center in Newton 1337, Centre St, Newton. Clinic is from
9:00AM - 1:00PM and is for boys and girls ages 8-15. For more
information visit: www.asahoops.com or contact Coachb@asahoops.com
Advanced Beginner Modern/Jazz Dance Classes
Lynn Modell, former Brookline High School dance teacher, will hold an
Open House for adult modern dance classes at on Wednesday, November
12 at 7pm. She will teach a free 30 minute class. There will be a brief
showing by some of her students following the class.
Drop in classes. No registration required.
Monday & Wednesday: 10:15-11:30am, Wednesdays: 6:30-7:45pm
United Parish in Brookline 210 Harvard Street
lemodell@gmail.com 617-678-6068
Empow Nanocamp
For kids in 2nd - 8th grades. $95
We've taken the Empow Summer Camp and SHRUNK IT into a single
DAY! Empow NanoCamp offers our most popular project types:
-Video Game Design -Animation and -LEGO Robotics
Each day of NanoCamp, kids create a project from start to finish. Our
talented staff work with NanoCampers to develop their video game levels,
script short animation films, or build and program interactive robots! Of
course, breaks, snacks, and physical activities are part of each day too.
(Kids bring their own lunch and snacks.) NanoCamps run on most school
holidays. Register online at: http://empow.me/classes/veteransday-nanocamp-gr-2-8-lexington-studio/2014-11-11/
Save the Date!
K.I.D.S. Fair 2015
Sunday, January 11th, 2015
11a.m. - 3p.m.
Join Steps to Success at our annual Kids Involved
During Summer (K.I.D.S.) Fair and find the perfect
summer camp for your child!
This year's camps provide fun and enriching
experiences for a variety of interests, including:
Academics, Arts, Computers and Technology, Outdoor Activities,
Sports...and more!
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StepstoSuccessBrookline.org (under "Support") Or email our K.I.D.S. Fair
Coordinator, Samantha Kurtz-Seif, at kidsfaircoordinator@gmail.com
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