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The Runkle NewsNewsletter published weekly by the Runkle PTOSubmissions by Wednesday, 12:00 pm to [email protected] main phone number: (617) 879-4650 Absence line: (617) 879-4249 Website: www.runkle.orgNewsletter Editors: Amy Bacon, Nafeeza Hafeez, Michele Petryk

Issue: #6-15 October 5, 2014

PTO MESSAGE OF THE WEEK: Car Free Day is Wednesday! K Snuggle and Read and Gr 3/4 FeedbackSession are Friday morning. See below for grade specific open houses, drop-‐ins and coffees

From the PTO Dear Runkle Community, Thank you to Patricia Bachiller, Amy Bacon, Cina Doctoroff, Kaori Eguchi, NurHayriye, Melissa Lyons, Renae Puppo, Spring Salvin, Margaret Schwarzer andJulie Soukas for their help during Picture Day last week.

There are 2 important town meetings this week. Tuesday, Oct 7th at 7:45p.m. Bill Lupini will appear before the Board of Selectmen to discuss theimplications of the Override Study Committee (OSC)recommendations. Thursday Oct 9th, at 7:00 p.m. is the first PublicHearing by the Board of Selectmen on the Override Study Committee's recommendations. This is an opportunity for residents of Brookline tooffer their opinions to the Board that will ultimately decide what overrideproposal is placed on the ballot in the spring. More information onboth meetings below. You can see the OSC's final report, recommendations and otherinformation here. Have a great week. Sincerely,Trish Blais, 617-232-2502, [email protected] Catherine Burke,617-738-8844, [email protected] Runkle PTO co-chairs

Grade Level Potlucks - A Back to SchoolTradition for Parents!

Kindergarten: October 25 at Robert & Spring Salvin1st Grade: November 15 at Nancy Rhei-Gorer & Jason Gorer3rd grade: November 8 at Shannon & George Tolis4th Grade: October 18 at Andrea Bleichmar 7th Grade: November 15 at Michele & Adam Petryk8th Grade: November 1 at Jennifer Meader & Mark Lowenstein

Thank you to all our hosts!

It's Car Free Day at RunkleWednesday, Oct. 8

Join us Wednesday as we walk, bike,scooter, or take the T to school.

Help out if you can! Volunteers welcome from 7:40 a.m. - 8:10a.m.

This Week's Events

8th Grade Coffee (details below)Mon., Oct. 68:15 a.m.351 Clinton Road

5th Grade Open HouseTues., Oct. 77:45 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.Classroom

Car Free DayWed., Oct. 8Walk or Bike to School

Runkle School CouncilMeetingWed., Oct. 84:30 p.m.Runkle Library

6th Grade Coffee (details below)Thurs., Oct. 98:00 a.m.57 Beaconsfield Rd

Kindergarten Snuggle & ReadFri., Oct. 108:05 a.m. - 8:20Classroom

2nd Grade Drop inFri., Oct. 108:00 a.m. - 8:15 a.m.Classroom

3rd/4th Grade FridayFeedback with Dr.BeauchaineFri., Oct. 108:05 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.Cafeteria

Friday Feedback Sessionswith Dr.Beauchaine

8:05 - 9:00 a.m.

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Please contact Spring Salvin at [email protected] or KatjaVinha at [email protected]

Runkle's Food On Wheels

with Brookline Food Pantry

Wed., Oct 1 - Oct 17thDonate to Brookline Food Pantry

Donation bins will be located in the Main andLower Lobbies

Food Pantry Needs -- especially soup, canned tomato products, pasta, oatmeal,and toiletries. In July and August, the Pantry serviced over 1,100 households, thehighest number on record!

Sun., Oct. 19, 1 p.m.Parade to Brookline Food Pantry

Runkle families will meet at Emmerson Park (Davis Ave) to walk all the donateditems to the Brookline Food Pantry. All families are welcome to join.

For more information on the Brookline Food Pantry, please click here. For more information, contact Josie Petersen [email protected] or Amy Bacon at [email protected].

This effort is one of the Community Service actions organized by the Runkle PTO.

2014 RunkleHalloween Fair

SAVE THE DATE!!

Friday, October 24th from 5:30 - 8:00 p.m.

rain or shine!Please join us for a spooktacular evening filled with food,prizes,games and so much more!! Please click Here forvolunteer opportunities.

From the Principal Dear Families, "Response to Intervention" or RtI...What is it?The term "Response to Intervention" refers to the process by which we as aschool team assess where students are, identify areas that students may bestruggling with and develop a plan to assist the students in gaining specificskills and strategies that will help them be successful in reaching grade levelstandards. There are three distinct parts of this process including universal screeningor the assessment (or review of data) for every student at a grade level,progress monitoring, and research-based instruction. Though the RtI models vary from district to district, it is usually defined as athree-tier approach where "Tier 1" corresponds to the high-qualityinstruction that happens in the classroom that will meet the needs for80-85% of the students in the classroom. "Tier 2" refers to the need for asmall percentage of students whose assessments indicate a lag in conceptsor skills. This 10-15% of the students in a given classroom may requireadditional targeted instruction for a short period of time to learn thoseconcepts and skills and can then once again be on a positive tracktowards meeting grade level expectations. Within "Tier 2", students may beworking with a math specialist or literacy specialist to receive the short-terminterventions. This instruction is in addition to classroom instruction, not asubstitution for classroom instruction. "Tier 3" addresses the needs of approximately 5% of students whose assessments indicate that there are

Runkle Cafeteria

Gr 3/4 Fri., Oct 10Gr 1/2 Fri., Oct 24Kindergarten Fri., Oct 31

6th Grade Fall Coffee Thurs., Oct 9 8:00 a.m.57 Beaconsfield Rd,Home of Gabriella and JohnStrecker (Joseph Bullock) Come share your stories ofSummer and Preteen-ness! Join us for a 6th Grade Back-to-School Coffee.

Please contact GabriellaStrecker for more information at [email protected]

8th Grade Parents MeetingMon., Oct 6 8:15 a.m.351 Clinton RdHome of George Sopel and SarahGagan

Help us plan for the very specialevents that will take place this yearfor our soon-to-be Runkle graduatesincluding:

- Class trip to New York City - Graduation ceremonies - Appreciation lunch for Runkle teachers and staff - Graduating class gift to the school- And more to be announced!

We will hold a kickoff meeting for all8th grade parents who would like tohelp organize and plan for theseactivities. At this meeting, we willbe forming planning groups for theevents, as well as brainstormingideas to help make themsuccessful.

Hopefully, each of you will find thetime to get involved to help with atleast one event this year.

Please let us know if you canattend.

8th Grade Room Parent ContactInformation:Katherine Cohen (Ben's mom) [email protected] Ring (Caroline's mom) [email protected] Sopel (Madeleine's dad) [email protected]

Runkle Cross CountryGrades 5-8

Practices:


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greater lapses in progress or skill development ( a grade level or more) andmore intensive interventions are employed. Early in the fall, there are literacy and math assessments that areadministered in order for us to gather important data about students'current level of performance and to determine what interventions might benecessary. You may recall that teachers use the Benchmark AssessmentSystem (BAS) to assess reading. For Math, students take the "Beginning ofthe Year" (BOYA) assessment in the elementary grades and this year, Runkleis also piloting iReady, an online screening tool, in grades 4 and 6 to getadditional information about students' strengths and relative weaknesses. These results along with additional assessment data are then used to makedecisions about which students will require short-term interventions to assistthem in gaining the specific concepts and skills they need to continue toprogress. For reading, we use the Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI) and forMath, we are using Marilyn Burns "Do the Math" modules in addition to otherresearch-based programs and approaches as needed. As a school, we are continually assessing student progress (either formally orinformally), identifying where interventions are needed, monitor and trackstudent progress over time and are continually reflecting about what isworking for our students. Upcoming Events... First Meeting of the Runkle School Council

This Wednesday, October 8th at 4:00 p.m. we will hold the first meeting ofthe year with the Runkle School Council. This meeting is open to the publicand will be held in the Library. The agendas are posted at least 48 hours inadvance on the Town Calendar and are posted in the Town Clerk's officeas well as being listed on our website. CAR-FREE Day! October 8th!Join us in celebration of the International Walk to School Day! Leave yourcar at home and walk, take the T, ride a bike or scooter, or even jog or skipto school that morning! IPR - Interim Progress Reports (Grades 6-8)This Friday, students will be bringing home their IPRs. Please be looking forthem as it marks how your child is progressing at the mid-point of the firstterm. If you do not receive it on Friday, please follow up with Jim Stoddardor myself and we will print another copy for you. For IPRs, parents will seewhether their student is making "satisfactory" or "unsatisfactory" progress sofar. In addition to marking the academic progress, effort and behavior aremarked on a four-point scale that indicates that students are meetingteachers' expectations:1 = Consistently 2 = Usually3 = Sometimes4 = RarelyHaving conversations with your child now about how they are doing inclass and developing some short-term goals together will go a long way tohelping your child be successful this year. Sincerely, Vanessa C. Beauchaine, Ed.D.Principal

From the ClassroomThe Runkle School Music Program has a Website!

Ms. Gardner created a website with generalcurriculum information, concert dates, fun linksto explore at home, and more! It is still a workin progress and will be updated throughout theyear. You can access the websitehere: http://runklemusic.weebly.com

Tuesdays & Wednesdays2:35 p.m. - 3:15 p.m

Tues., Oct 7 & Wed., Oct 8Tues., Oct 14 & Wed., Oct 15 The cross country meet will takeplace Thurs., Oct 16 at LarzAnderson Park.

Runkle Parent/Staff Pick-up Basketball Mondays7:30 p.m. -8:30 p.m.Runkle Gym

Members of the Runklecommunity are invited to playbasketball at the Runkle Gym onMondays, starting in October.

All abilities welcome. Casualpick-up games. Meet otherparents! Winter exercise!Awesome gym! Sorry, adultsonly.

Please contact John Chuang(parent of Henry in 5th and Olivia in6th) if interestedat [email protected].

OctoberLunch Menu!

Click here

B-PEN (Brookline ParentEducation Network) Visit B-PEN's web site here formore information on

-Back to School Transitions canbe stressful. Check out thewealth of information, includingsetting appropriate limits andparent-ti-parent tips, on B-PEN'snew Transitions page. -October is Domestic ViolenceAwareness Month, click here fortips, information and resourceson "Healthy Relationships andSexuality"

Town Meetings:

Board of SelectmenTues., Oct 7@ 6:00 p.m.Selectmen's Hearing RoomTown Hall, 6th FloorClick here for agenda.


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7th and 8th Grade Math Problem of the Week: New OperationImagine that a new mathematical operation is being used. Its symbol is #.See the following equations.

1 # 1 = 2 3 # 5 = 34 6 # 9 = 177 10 # 14 = 296

Find the value of 15 # 19, and explain your reasoning.

Last Week's Problem and Solution Digging a HoleIf it takes two workers 4 hours and 35 minutes to dig a hole 3 meters long,3 meters wide, and 3 meters deep, how long would it take five workers todig a hole 6 meters long, 6 meters wide, and 6 meters deep if they workedat the same rate? SolutionAbout 880 minutes or 14.7 hours. The first hole has a volume of 3 x 3 x 3= 27 cubic units. The new hole has a volume of 6 x 6 x 6 = 216 cubicunits; 216/27 shows that 8 smaller holes would fit into the larger hole. Inother words, the new hole is twice as wide, twice as long, and twice asdeep as the original, so it would take 2 x 2 x 2 = 8 times as long. Thesmaller hole took two workers 4 hours and 35 minutes or 275 minutes, soit would take two workers 2,200 minutes to dig the larger hole. With 5workers, it would take 2/5 * 2200 minutes or 880 minutes to dig the largerhole. Look for the answer in the next issue of the Runkle News! See www.lassmath.com for more problems from Mr. Lass.

From the Superintendent's OfficeDear Parents and Guardians:

In August, the Override Study Committee (OSC) presented their final report to theBoard of Selectmen. With this submission, the Board has initiated theirconsideration of potential ballot questions, including both capital and operatingelements, for possible inclusion on the May, 2015 election ballot. The OSC reportis available at the following link: http://www.brooklinema.gov/DocumentCenter/View/5638.

On Tuesday, October 7th, I will appear before the Board at 7:45 p.m. to discussimplications of the options included in the OSC report. This presentation willinclude enrollment projections, staffing and program considerations, and capitalneeds. We are looking forward to this important discussion regarding the future ofThe Public Schools of Brookline.

In addition, the Board will hold two (2) public hearings on the Override StudyCommittee's findings and recommendations. These hearings will be held onThursday, October 9th at 7:00 p.m. and on Monday, October 20th at 9:00 a.m. Each of these meetings will be held on the 6th Floor of Town Hall.

I hope that each of you will stay informed on this important topic and, if possible,attend my presentation and/or one of the public hearings.

Sincerely,

Bill Lupini

Superintendent of Schools

From the CommunityBrookline Interactive Group (BIG) presents "BIG Talks" Oct., 9, 6 - 8 p.m., BIG (formerly BATV) 46 Tappan Street studios

Board of Selectmen PublicHearing on Override StudyCommittee ReportThurs., Oct 97:00p.m.- 10:00 p.m.Selectmen's Hearing RoomTown Hall, 6th Floorclick here for more info Click here for all town meetings.

Unless otherwise posted the publicis welcome to attend all meetings.

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BIG (formerly BATV), as part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month,presents an evening of conversation focuses on recognizing andpromoting healthy relationships and features youth and adult panelistsfrom Casa Myrna Vazquez, Inc., Love Life Now, MEDIAGIRLS, Steps toSuccess, and others. For more information, go towww.brooklineinteractive.org/bigtalks Father Daughter DanceSun., Oct. 126:30 p.m.- 9:00 p.m.Brookline Teen CenterDancing with the Brookline Stars invites you to join a Father DaughterDance at the Brookline Teen Center for 8th graders and younger. You willshare a fun filled evening with your little girl which includes a DJ, games,food, photographs & more! Semi-formal attire requested.Purchase ticketsonline at www.brooklineteencenter.org. Ticket prices are $50 per coupleand $10 for each additional child. Proceeds benefit the Brookline TeenCenter. Open House - Corner Co-op Nursery School Wed., Oct., 15, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.or Sat., Nov., 8, 10 a.m. - Noon1773 Beacon Street, Brookline (Corner of Beacon and Dean Rd, entranceon Dean Rd)Ages 2 years 9 months to 5 yearsCorner Co-op is an exciting and safe place for children to initiateand choose, be free and responsible, experiment and discover, play andmake friends. Contact us for more information at 617-738-4631 or visit usonline www.cornercoop.org

Open House - Brookline Asian American Family Network (BAAFN) Oct., 19, 2 p.m - 4 p.m.at Teresa Cheng and Ira Chan's home, 55 Welland Rd. (near BrooklineHigh School). BAAFN was formed to support the needs of Asian/Asian Americanstudents and their families in the Brookline school system. For informationor to RSVP, email [email protected]. Check out BAAFN atwww.facebook.com/groups/BAAFN and www.baafn.weebly.com. 2014 Pumpkinfest Celebrate fall-and support Brookline's Lincoln School PTOSun., Oct. 19, 2 - 4 p.m.William H. Lincoln School, 19 Kennard Road, Brookline, MA 02445. Hope Schroy announced as New Family Resource AdvocateThrough the generosity of a one-year pilot project grant from the BrooklineCommunity Fund, the town of Brookline's Department of Health andHuman Resources now has a part-time Family Resource Advocateavailable to Brookline families with children in grades 6-12. Hope Schroy,LICSW, who has extensive experience and a thorough knowledge of thewealth of programs and services available to Brookline youth, can connectBrookline families with services ranging from recreational resources topromote wellness and healthy alternatives to risky behaviors, to areamental health and substance abuse treatment programs. She also will beavailable to advise Parent Networks and facilitate school-based meetingson particular youth-related issues. For more information, contact Hope [email protected] or via the Prevention/Interventiondepartment at 617.713.5155. Scholarships for BHS Seniors The Brookline Community Foundation (BCF), the Town of Brookline andBrookline High School (BHS) have joined together on a much-neededeffort to increase the scholarship dollars available to graduating seniors.Thanks to generous Brookline donors, about $150,000 is awarded eachyear to BHS seniors. This is a collaborative effort to grow that amount andgive more financial support to BHS graduates pursuing two- or four-yearhigher education or postsecondary training programs. For moreinformation contact


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Jenny Amory, [email protected] or 617.566.4442, x1 Voices BostonVoices Boston (formerly PALS Children's Chorus) is currently holdingauditions for its 25th season! We welcome students in grades K-12 toaudition for the chorus, which offers vocal training and music literacy in astrong and caring community of peers and teachers. Every member of thechorus also performs in our annual opera production. more informationand to sign up for an audition, please visit our websiteat http://www.voicesboston.org.

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