The Bigelow Library is a vibrant place. Students come regularly searching for a good book to read.  Making sure that the library maintains a collection that is of interest for the students will continue to help build a community of readers here at Bigelow.  The Buy a Book Fund Drive helps the library maintain its vibrancy and meet the demand for high interest fiction.

This year through the winter book drive the library was able to purchase the popular Divergent Series by Veronica Roth.  Funds were also used to purchase high interest fiction books to support the eighth grade “Northbound” section of the library.  Titles written by popular authors such as Jennifer Brown and John Green have been circulating regularly. 

 Thanks you if you have donated already.  This fund drive is a wonderful way to honor a teacher, coach, staff member at Bigelow, or your graduating eighth grader. Your generosity is deeply appreciated.  Please consider making another small donation again at the end of the year to honor your graduating child or a staff member. 

For a $15 donation (via check or paypal), the Bigelow librarian will purchase a book and attach a plate with the honoree’s name into the book. We will send letters to the honorees informing them who donated in their honor. For questions contact: Eva Schmitt at 617-699-9185 or evaschmitt@hotmail.com

To make a donation click here:

http://bigelowpto.org/buy-a-book-library-fund-2/

4th Annual Plant Swap on Saturday, May 18, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.  27 George Street (near Centre and Cabot intersection). Bring a Plant/Take a Plant: Ferns creeping out of bounds? Hostas growing like weeds? Lily of the Valley taking over your yard? Now is the time to thin your garden. Don’t put those Iris divisions into the compost bin. Trade them in! Use flower pots, milk cartons, coffee cans, yogurt tubs, even plastic bags to pot up your cast-offs. Labels would be nice. Early drop-offs are fine.

 Exchanges are free, but please consider the donation box marked “Newton METCO Scholarship Fund.”

An annual project started by a Bigelow Middle School student, now at NNHS, to benefit his METCO classmates through ‘recycling at its best!’

Questions? bhoward617@aol.com.

The Bigelow Teacher Appreciation Tea is this Tueaday May 7th.

Please help us create a delightful tea to show our appreciation to our wonderful teachers and staff!

We need food donations such as Fruit, quiches, finger sandwiches, salads, scones, dessert.

Use this link to sign up:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AmjL1SXOZR6LdEg5NHpielR6ZXAyb0ZIbW5qTXhpb2c&usp=sharing

We also need set up help at 12:30 pm, or clean up help at 3:30 pm.

We are also accepting gift cards to area businesses or restaurants to be used in a raffle for the teachers at the event.

For more information email the PTO at Bigelowbulldog@gmail.com

Beautiful baking reaps rewards!

Thank you to the many volunteers and bakers who helped with the Bigelow bake sale! Nearly $600 was raised for the Cyndi Dailey Smith Scholarship Fund (http://bigelowpto.org/the-cyndi-dailey-smith-and-howard-b-smith-scholarship-fund/).

Special thanks to Rachel Boloyan, Lauri Perry, Beth Coomber,  Miriam Alandydy, Mary Kathryn Fallon, Becky Manley, Liz Haas, Marla Libraty, Lisa Porter,  Leah Arteaga, Carena Cremin, Lori Seuch, Chris Kjellson, Kim Buckton, Leslie Williams,  Linda Hammer, Joanne Gatnik, Wendy Kritzer, Marian McDonagh, and Vicki Ritterband (and all others whose children dropped off items) for baking and/or volunteering at the bake sale table.

Thanks also to the Bigelow students who helped buy (and even sell!) goodies!

And a special thank you to bake sale coordinators, Julie Bourgoin and Sally Brickell!!

Save the Date!

Bigelow Teacher Appreciation Tea

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Please help us create a delightful tea to show our appreciation to our wonderful teachers and staff!

Please consider donating food:

Fruit, quiches, finger sandwiches, salads, scones, dessert

Use this link to sign up:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AmjL1SXOZR6LdEg5NHpielR6ZXAyb0ZIbW5qTXhpb2c&usp=sharing

We also need set up help at 12:30 pm, or clean up help at 3:30 pm.

We are also accepting gift cards to area businesses or restaurants to be used in a raffle for the teachers at the event.

For more information email the PTO at Bigelowbulldog@gmail.com

Thank you for your support!!