Burnham School earns spotlight as 'Cool School'

Published 5:25 pm, Wednesday, May 7, 2014

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  Burnham School in Bridgewater has been selected as one of the state's "cool schools" by WFSB Channel 3's Mark Dixon. May 2014 Courtesy of WFSB Photo: Contributed Photo

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If there were ever any doubt, WFSB Channel 3 will confirm Friday, May 9 that Burnham School in Bridgewater is, in fact, a "Cool School."

The television station's Mark Dixon visited Burnham April 30 and filmed a Cool School segment for WFSB's morning news.

That two-hour segment will be aired Friday morning from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m.

"They filmed four segments focusing on Bridgewater's community involvement with the school," said Burnham Principal Cathy Colella.

Filmed was the Welcome, a school day meeting that focuses on the school's Buddy Bench, kindergarten to 2nd grade students being read to in the library and the junior garden club members planting with Bridgewater Garden Club members.

"The Buddy Bench is a bench we have by the playground that children sit on if they have no one to play with," Colella explained. "If you see someone sitting on the Buddy Bench, you go over and invite them to join in a game or activity."

Also featured was Jen Iannucci talking about recycling with the students and Burnham's part in Bridgewater's organics composting program via the Housatonic Resource Recovery Authority.

-- Susan Tuz