Thank you to all the incredible volunteers who have helped make this spring’s many PTO events possible. Your contributions have truly made a difference.

And there is more to come! May is full of opportunities to connect, learn, celebrate, and support our Bigelow community. Mark your calendars and join us!

• Thursday, May 1st, 9 am Principal Coffee on Tech and Social Media
• Sunday, May 4th, 10 am – 2 pm Newton Serves: Bigelow Grounds Beautification
• Monday, May 5th – Friday, May 9th Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week Luncheons
  • We still need volunteers. Follow link above to sign up and contribute!
• Wednesday, May 7th Walk & Roll First Wednesday!
• Wednesday, May 7th, 7 pm FORJ Film Discussion: Codeswitching: Race and Identity in the Suburban Schoolhouse
• Thursday, May 8th, 8:20 am Superintendent Nolin and School Committee Representative visit Bigelow
• Friday, May 16th, 7:15 pm Bigelow Parent Social at the Social
• Tuesday, May 20th, 7 pm Final PTO Meeting of the 2024-25 school year
  • We still need volunteers for the 2025-26 school year! Please see this form for more information and to express interest in volunteer opportunities.

Wishing everyone an amazing April Break!

Join us TONIGHT, Thursday, April 17th at 7 pm at City Hall!

Your voice matters! Let’s pack the room and show strong community support for the NPS budget!

Please see this link for more information.

In honor of National Teacher Appreciation Week (May 5th – 9th), the Bigelow PTO will host three luncheons for our dedicated teachers and staff.  Each lunch will be catered by families from each grade:

• Monday, May 5th: 6th Grade Families Sign-Up
• Wednesday, May 7th: 7th Grade Families Sign-Up
• Friday, May 9th: 8th Grade Families Sign-Up

Please review sign-up links for each grade above, and deliver your donated item to Bigelow the morning of your grade’s luncheon. 

We are also accepting monetary donations to fund luncheon items. If you would prefer to donate money, the steps are:

1. Venmo @BigelowPTONewton and add note “[Grade] Teacher Appreciation Lunch”.
2. Sign up for an item in the grade-specific SignUpGenius link above. In the comments include “Venmo to Bigelow PTO [$ amount]”.
3. A PTO volunteer will cover that item for you the day of the luncheon. 

This will be our final teacher appreciation event of the year.  Let’s give our Bigelow staff a big thanks for all that they do!

If you have any questions, please contact:

• 6th grade: Mandy Carozza at MandyCarozza112@yahoo.com or Elizabeth Jenkins at elizabethjj@hotmail.com
• 7th grade: Laura Goldworm at lauramandell@yahoo.com
• 8th grade: Margaret Silva at battatm@gmail.com or Cindy Chan at cindy_chan@msn.com

Every first Wednesday, we encourage students to walk, bike, carpool or take the bus to school with our Walk and Roll days. They get more exercise – great for learning – and it is better for the environment. Does your child have trouble getting up in the morning and need a ride to get to school on time? Drive them partway and have them walk the rest, or drive them in the morning and ask them to walk home. If your route is too dangerous, arrange to carpool with neighbors, friends, or family. The fewer cars idling, the better! 

Volunteer for Bigelow SERVES
Sunday, May 4th 10 am to 2 pm

Please join us Sunday, May 4th to help reinvigorate the green areas around Bigelow for NewtonSERVES 2025. The event will run from 10 am to 2 pm and volunteers are welcome to drop in for any amount of time. Every minute of your time helps!

Volunteers are encouraged to preregister HERE.

Please wear work clothes and bring a refillable water bottle. We also request the following items if you have them:

• work/gardening gloves
• yard tools (shovels, rakes, trowels, etc)
• wheelbarrow
• watering can

**Please label any tools you bring so we can be sure they are reunited with you at the end of the event.**

NewtonSERVES is an annual city-wide day of building community through service. NewtonSERVES projects focus on cleaning and improving our parks, school grounds, open space areas, and conservation lands. Please join us, Sunday, May 4th, to build our Bigelow Community while reinvigorating the green areas around the school!

All Bigelow families, friends, and neighbors are welcome!

Please join us Thursday, May 8th at 8:20 am for a PTO meeting at Bigelow with Newton Public Schools Superintendent, Dr. Anna Nolin, and members of the School Committee.

This is an important opportunity to learn about district initiatives and priorities for the future of NPS and for Bigelow. We look forward to a meaningful discussion with NPS leaders. Spread the word & bring a friend!

Calling all Bigelow Parents and Caregivers!

Let’s get social at the Social! Join us to for small bites and an evening to connect.

Bigelow Social at the Social

• Friday, May 16th @7:15pm
• Social Restaurant and Bar 320 Washington Street, Newton, MA
• Light snacks provided
• Drinks and food available for purchase
• This is an adult only event.

Please Save the Date, Tuesday, May 20th at 7 pm for our final PTO meeting of the 2024-25 school year. We will review the PTO budget, elect officers, and start planning for the 2025-26 school year.

As a reminder, Bigelow PTO needs more volunteers for the 2025-26 school year! Please see this form for more information and to express interest in volunteer opportunities.

Please Support our 2024-2025 Yearbook!

To order your copy of our yearbook, CLICK HERE or go to https://ybpay.lifetouch.com and enter our yearbook ID code 1945925.  Then enter your name and grade. Click next and follow the online prompts to complete your order.  Enter your payment directly on the website with a credit card.

All personalized yearbook copies and hardcover upgrades must be placed by Sunday, May 11, 2025.  After this date, our final yearbook order has been placed and the number of available copies left online will be limited to a first-come first serve basis.  Thank you!