School supply lists for each grade and for world language classes are posted on the Bigelow website.

It is not necessary to purchase all new materials — the school and the PTO encourage you to re-use quality materials from the past. Here are a few tips on how to clean and reuse school materials.

Newton Public Schools continue to encourage students to “lighten their load” by reducing their backpack weight. Please see the attached letter from the School Council on this topic. In Bigelow’s ongoing effort to minimize the weight that students carry daily, the number of binders that students need in 2018 was reduced, and all students will be trained to store their backpacks in their lockers during the school day.