Burlington School District

Important Dates

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9/5- Picture Day

9/5-PTO Meeting/6:30 in the Flynn Library or by Google Meet,

New meeting link: https://meet.google.com/srx-jqeb-eoq

9/10-Free Back-to-School Celebration with The Flynn – Join us on September 10th for The Playing Fields Project at Hunt Middle School, a free back-to-school celebration presented by The Flynn and Burlington School District. This year attendees will enjoy Cirque Kikasse’s spectacular circus performance from their extraordinary food truck, and dance to the vibrant sounds of the West Philadelphia Orchestra, blending Balkan and New Orleans brass. Don’t miss out—everyone is invited! Save the date, time TBD as we work to follow VDH guidance!

9/19-Open House and Back to School BBQ

BBQ 5–6

Open House 6-7

9/26– 11:30 Early Release Day

Flynn Cookbook and Food Shelf

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Don’t forget to grab your copy of our Flynn Community Cookbook! Cookbooks are on sale for $10 each. 100% of proceeds from the sale of each cookbook will go towards keeping our Flynn food shelf stocked!” Call Ms Priebe to place your order!

In case you missed it! The Flynn Food Shelf has relocated to a locked cabinet in the front entrance to keep sticky little student fingers away! The Food Shelf will have its doors open on Friday’s from 8:00am-3:00pm. Swing by to grab what you need or leave what you can! If you need access to the Food Shelf outside of the 8:00am-3:00pm hours on Friday’s, please reach out to Karen Priebe or Emily Russen for access! They would be more than happy to let you browse!

Current items stocked include: Rice (so much!), Beans (tons!), Lentils, Soup, Canned Veggies, Peanut Butter, Dry Milk, Pasta, Mac n Cheese, Tooth paste, and mor

Fifth Grade News Beat

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Every fall the Flynn School Open House provides dinner and community camaraderie to the families of the New North End and beyond. This year this event also offered a small but brave crew of Flynn fifth graders their first opportunity to try out what it means to be a newspaper reporter. The six fledgling reporters collected their clipboards and “Press Passes,” briefly moaned that the photos were from 4th grade, and headed out into the impressive crowd to find out why it was that so many people had decided to spend their evening in this way.

Corinne bravely approached some parents, many of whom shared Yuris Mora’s feeling that “We love being a part of the Flynn community.” “It’s such a great opportunity to meet other parents and teachers,” Renee Lauber added. Colin, meanwhile, focused on polling his buddies and found out that more time on the playground and dinner interested a few of them, but that their main motivator was the chance to hang out with friends. 

When Abby asked people what their favorite thing about Open House was, “friends” was also a frequent response. Some reference to food, however, was the most common theme. Simone found a guest who mentioned the homemade bruschetta as a highlight. The fact that Lottie’s notes included a drizzle of tomato juice, evidence of one of the main bruschetta ingredients grown right on the premises in the Flynn School Garden, suggests that even the reporters got to sample this delicious treat. “I’m here for the cookies,” Medina admitted. When Camilla checked in with third grade teacher and grill master Mr. Abbey, his reason for being at Open House was simple. He was there to “feed the teachers.” It is, after all, very hungry work spending your days with students!

Compiled by Amy Cudney, Librarian 

from the notes of 5th grade reporters

Corinne M., Colin G., Abby C., Simone F., Lottie M., and Camilla F.

Volunteer Procedures

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Welcome! Thank you for your interest in volunteering with Burlington School District (BSD). BSD recognizes the value volunteers contribute to student (and staff!) success, and we are committed to reducing barriers for this to happen. We look forward to partnering with you to provide the best possible experiences for our community’s children


There are four levels of volunteers in BSD. Depending on the level for which you hope to volunteer, there may be somerestrictions on the roles you may serve, and/or you may be required to complete additional screenings.


The Superintendent or his/her designee has sole discretion to accept or not accept specific individuals as volunteers (subject to the background check results as outlined below), to limit a volunteer’s service with the District, and in all decisions related to the continuation of a volunteer’s service. The decision of the Superintendent on these matters is
considered final.


The screening process and required paperwork must be completed prior to volunteering. Reach out to Human Resources via email/phone to start the process. Human Resources can be reached via phone or email at (802) 864-2159 and HR_Inbox@bsdvt.org.

More information regarding expectations and volunteer levels can be found HERE

Counselor’s Corner

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A note from Jill Everett:

It has been a great few months since I started as the K-2 School Counselor at Flynn School. I have enjoyed working with students K-2 and getting to know the whole K-5 Community as a whole. Please see below for some updates for classes and how the school counseling program works.

K-2 Wellness Class

I am currently teaching Wellness Class year round and on a rotation basis for Grades 1 and 2 while Emily is on leave. These past few weeks I have been engaging in learning with the kindergarten and first grade students talking about emotion management skills and regulation skills. We have read a few SEL books and completed activities on mindfulness, patience and coping skills. Please click the following link to learn about what we have been talking about in class: calm down strategies and an activity on managing worries.

Here’s a short list of some of the books we have been reading this year in Wellness Class.

Services, FAQ’s, and More…

What is a “Lunch Bunch”?

A lunch bunch is when a student(s) can stop by to have lunch with their school counselor. The frequency of lunch bunches can vary and there is not a formal referral process (most often students seek us out and ask for a lunch bunch to switch up their lunch routine!). If students need more regular and structured support, a teacher or school counselor may reach out to you to explore helpful options.

Can my student just stop by a counselor’s office to check in?

Absolutely! Students can stop by without a referral to check in to see the school counselor. If we are not in our office, students are encouraged to leave a note (or have a teacher reach out) and we will check in with them as soon as possible. If we think it would be beneficial to meet with students on a regular basis, we would check in with you at home first to discuss what this may look like and gain your consent to provide ongoing, regular support.

What is a “social cognition” group?

A social cognition group is designed through a referral process (most often initiated by teachers and caregivers) and consists of a small group of students. The focus of the group is to learn various skills such as communication, friendship, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and so much more! Groups usually run once a week for about 6 weeks. Caregiver consent is required.

PTO Corner

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Interested in the Flynn PTO? If you are an adult in the life of a Flynn student, you are already a

member! We invite you to participate in the PTO in a way that works for you!

Here is the link to our meeting minutes from our meetings this year:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1k6WbpEDxIqqodGc3S8gLqxHVymVG2aZI?usp=sharing

Our next meeting is Thursday, January 5th at 6:30 pm. Meetings are held in-person in the Flynn

library or via Google Meet (https://meet.google.com/fuj-omkp-bnv). Childcare is provided by

the wonderful Ms. Wanda!!

Want a way to give back to the staff at Flynn? Check out the beautiful wish board in the front

lobby. If you can, take a tag and purchase the item your staff member wished for, such as

colorful sharpies, duct tape, etc. Thank you Joanna Elliott for displaying these wishes so

beautifully!

Outerwear Swap—The outerwear swap is still going and has lots of great items! If you have

gently used winter gear, please consider donating to our winter outerwear swap. High need

items are winter boots, snow pants, and waterproof mittens and gloves. ANYONE can take ANY

ITEM!! There is a rack of clothing in the front lobby so please take a look any time the school is

open. You can add what you have or see if there’s something you need. Donations can also be

dropped off at New Duds in Colchester (382 Hercules Drive, Suite 4 near Costco). Winter is

here!!

Family Traditions Night is back this year and will be held on January 20th . Stay tuned for more

info!

Other ways to get involved...

Choose J.J. Flynn as your AmazonSmile beneficiary. When you shop on Amazon, a percentage of

what you spend gets donated to the PTO at NO cost to you!

How to use AmazonSmile on a web browser:

your chosen charity.

Tip: Add a bookmark to make it easier to shop at smile.amazon.com.

How to use AmazonSmile using the Amazon app on your mobile phone:

  • Open the Amazon Shopping app
  • Navigate to the main menu (≡)
  • Tap on Settings and then select “AmazonSmile”
  • Select your charity and then follow the on-screen instructions to turn ON AmazonSmile

in the mobile app.

Once AmazonSmile has been activated in your app, future eligible app purchases will generate a

donation for the charity you have selected.

Note: The tablet app is not yet supported. Please visit smile.amazon.com/onthego to learn

more.

Contact Info

J.J. Flynn Elementary School
1645 North Avenue
Burlington, VT 05408

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Tel: (802) 864-8478
Fax: (802) 864-2145

Important Links

Important Contact Info

  • Main Office
    (802) 864-8478
  • School Nurse
    (802) 864-8478 x51003
  • Guidance Office
    (802) 864-8478
    Grades 3-5, ex. 51227
    Grades K-2, ex. 51005
  • Afterschool Program
    (802) 540-0285 x 71251
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