This week, our Bigelow PTO Board hosted the final PTO Meeting of the year. With a few 6th and 7th grade parents in the library and a last-minute online link addition, the gathered group passed next year’s proposed PTO Board leadership and the planned 2026-2027 PTO Budget, which aligns very closely with this year’s budget. 

The group recapped the events of the year and talked about some opportunities for an incoming 6^th grade or 7^th grade parent/guardian to join the Board as Co-President for the year and learn the ropes from our continuing PTO Board President Margaret Battat.

Big thanks to Jillian Feinberg for her excellent service to compose and distribute the weekly PTO Newsletter and for whipping the website into shape. Jillian will continue next year as the PTO Secretary. Thanks, Lanni Isenberg, for being this year’s PTO Board secretary and for leading the Bigelow Global Diversity Night the last few years! We wish you luck with your kids at Newton North next year!

Thank you to Rachanee Nelson for serving as Treasurer for 2 1/2 years and all-the-time recruiter for school events and activities. Thank you to Amy Davis for stepping into the Treasurer role this spring and continuing next year! 

More thanks go to the many great Bigelow families for supporting the dances, Warrior Arena skate night fundraisers, Teacher Appreciation events, CAS (Creative Arts & Science) experiences and thanks to our teacher partners!

We’d also like to thank Principal Green and main office super-star Kersten Raso for their partnership and for rooting for us all year! Check out all our PTO Board and Volunteer Opportunities for the 2026-2027 school year and join us!

The Black Heritage Trail Tour is coming up this Saturday! RSVP to Hai at ms_haily@yahoo.com by this FRIDAY at 5pm. We look forward to seeing you there.

Calling all parents for the Class of 2030! 

At Newton North, each class has 3-6 Class Liaisons who serve as parent representatives for the grade.

Class Liaisons communicate with parents/guardians, class advisors, the class dean and class officers about class-specific events and they manage the Facebook page and Instagram for the parents and guardians of the class. Class liaisons work with PTSO Co-President, Class Advisors and the Class Dean to support class-specific events and assist in finding volunteers for class-specific events.

The Class Liaisons‘ first duty is to help plan the 9th Grade Class Welcome event that happens in September. This is generally a 4 year commitment, from September to June, one hour every two weeks.

Please email co-presidents@northptso.org if you are interested or have any questions.

Thank you, Bigelow Parent Alexander Lee and Green Team Leaders Crista Cavicchio (special education teacher) and Chris LeGare (art teacher) for keeping food waste to a minimum at Bigelow and in Newton!

Every week this academic year, the teachers coordinated the collection of whole fruits not consumed during lunchtime, and Alexander picked up the bounty to drop off to a Newton North High School student, Cindy Q., and her family to redistribute to Newton families in need. An Underwood Elementary School representative dropped off additional fruit items by Wednesday morning for Alexander to carry along as well! The last pick-up was this week. 

And, reliable sources say that the collection will continue next school year, too!

The School Committee’s next public meeting is June 15th, @7pm.

Click here for a full calendar of School Committee events.

“The School Committee in each city and town and each regional school district shall have the power to select and to terminate the Superintendent; shall review and approve budgets for public education in the district, and shall establish educational goals and policies for the schools in the district, consistent with the requirements of law and state-wide goals and standards established by the Board of Education.”

Please join us, Tuesday, June 2nd at 7 pm in the *Bigelow Library for our final PTO meeting of the 2025-26 school year. We will review the PTO budget, elect officers, and start planning for the 2026-27 school year.

This is a great opportunity to get involved, stay connected with our Bigelow community, get to know teachers, staff and families from other schools. Parents and guardians from all grades may join! We especially welcome incoming 6th grades to participate and actively learn more about middle school.

Please RSVP by Thursday, May 28th so we can plan for refreshments.

We have several PTO Board roles open for next year and we would love to have representation from all our feeder schools.

Check out ALL the positions HERE to sign up or find out more about something new!

*This meeting will be held in person in the Bigelow library and via Zoom; a link will be shared before the meeting with those who RSVP.

Click here to get involved

Bigelow’s Creative Arts & Sciences (CAS) committee brings several programs to the school each year.  Many of them are teacher favorites that are requested every year, others are new and different. 

CAS programs, funded solely by the PTO, are made possible through PTO fundraising. To learn more about the CAS program, visit the NPS website.

This is a great opportunity to get involved, stay connected with our Bigelow community, get to know teachers, staff and families from other schools. Parents and guardians from all grades may join! We especially welcome incoming 6th grades to participate and actively learn more about middle school.

Please throw your hat in the ring by Friday, May 22nd so we can prepare for our end-of-year PTO meeting (June 2nd).

We have several PTO Board roles open for next year and we would love to have representation from all our feeder schools. Click here for more open roles.

Check out ALL the positions HERE to sign up or find out more about something new!

Yes, I want to get involved

Please click here for the flyer of 8th grade end-of-year activities, Permission Forms, Payment Link and Dietary Restriction Form.

Our 8th graders continue to participate in transition activities that prepare them for Newton North High School.

Please see this message for a comprehensive list of transition events and feel free to reach out to 8th grade counselor, Molly Morrow, with any questions you might have.

All orders must be placed by Friday, May 22, 2026.  

Please support our 2025-26 Yearbook: To order your copy of our yearbook, CLICK HERE or go to https://ybpay.lifetouch.com, and enter our yearbook ID code, which is 1945926. Enter the student’s 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.  

Yearbooks will cost $32 each. 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.  

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

Thank you to all families who donated their time, food and cash to show our teachers how much we appreciate all that they do all year long!

Special thanks to Laura Goldworm for spearheading the Teacher Appreciation efforts all year! And to Jenny Rosenthal & Heather Hanson, Tara Raposa, and Nisa Dailey for leading the coordination of their grades.