Category Archives: From the PTO

Newton Neighbors is looking for volunteers

Want to help your neighbors but unable to commit to long term programs? Come and help out with some of the programs run by Newton Neighbors. Sign up for a day a month or multiple days a week, whatever fits your schedule! Involve your kids too!

Call for Volunteers: Food Pantry Delivery

We are looking for volunteers who can help deliver groceries from our local food pantries to our neighbors who are unable to get to the pantries on their own.
We especially need drivers for our TUESDAY deliveries from Centre Street Food Pantry.

Our schedule is:

  • Tuesdays from Centre Street Food Pantry. Pickup at either 12 or 12:15 before the pantry opens to the public.
  • Wednesdays from Newton Food Pantry. Scheduled pickups between 12:15 – 2:45.

It usually takes about an hour of your time and makes a big difference to so many in our community!

Sign up here for January.

Call for Volunteers: Newton Community Freedge 

Newton Neighbors continues to support the FreedgeNewton Food Pantry’s community refrigerator and pantry initiative. Located in the parking lot of Central Cleaners at 420 Watertown Street in Nonantum, the Freedge is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and offers free food and personal-care items to anyone in need. 

Newton Neighbors oversees volunteers on Thursdays and has volunteer opportunities throughout the day. Activities include picking up food from business partners and bringing it to the Freedge, shopping for items, and cleaning and maintaining the Freedge.

Our link for January signups is here.

TONIGHT! Join Bigelow PoPS! Thursday 1/11, 7-8:30 pm

Are you interested in supporting music and drama at Bigelow? Bigelow PoPS (Parents of Performing Arts Students) is for you!

Please join us for our next meeting (and first in-person meeting in a long time!) on Thursday, January 11th from 7-8:30 pm.

Bigelow PoPS January Meeting

  • Thursday, January 11th
  • 7-8:30 pm
  • 115 Waban Street (near Lincoln-Eliot Elementary)
  • Dessert and Refreshments will be served.

Please RSVP HERE so we know how many people to expect.

About Bigelow PoPS: The Bigelow PoPS (Parents of Performing Students) is a community of dedicated parents that supports the performing arts through advocacy, fundraising, coordination, and volunteering. Any parent or guardian who has a student in Orchestra, Chorus, Band, A Capella, or Drama is welcome and encouraged to participate in the PoPS and support our students and performing arts faculty.

Save the Date! PTO Meeting with NPS Superintendent Nolin: Tuesday, January 23rd, 10-11 am

Please save the date Tuesday, January 23rd at 10 am to join us for a PTO meeting at Bigelow with Newton Public Schools Superintendent, Dr. Anna Nolin and members of the School Committee.

This is a great opportunity to learn about district initiatives and ask questions of our new superintendent and members of the school committee in a small group setting.

Calling All 8th Grade Families!

The 8th Grade Year-end/Graduation Committee will be meeting at the beginning of January 2024 to start planning year-end 8th grade celebratory activities in conjunction with the 8th grade teachers and the Bigelow leadership. If you are interested in volunteering and having a voice, please email: Linda Gillespie at linda_bentley@yahoo.com directly to be added to our planning meetings.

Thank you!
8th Grade Year-end/Graduation Committee

Happy Holidays!

Dear Bigelow Community,

We wish great health & happiness to all our students, families, faculty, and staff this holiday season and into the New Year! Sending gratitude and appreciation to everyone for helping make Bigelow a place for all our children to learn and grow.

Sincerely,

Bigelow PTO

Bigelow School Council 2023-24

Thank you to all who participated in the nomination process for the Bigelow School Council. Congratulations to the parent/guardian Bigelow School Council members for 2023-24:

  • Laura Goldworm (Grade 6)
  • Kristin Golden (Grade 7)
  • Rocio Calvo (Grade 7)

Learn more about School Councils here.