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.
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!
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.
Break out your Bigelow colors and walking shoes––it’s parade time!
Students and families are invited to join all the Newton Public Schools in marching in Newton’s Salute to Service Parade on May 17th from 3-5pm. We are excited to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and include additional features, floats, and new traditions. This year, the parade date was moved a week ahead of Memorial Day to Armed Services Weekend.
Show your school spirit by walking together as a community, then celebrate at the finish with a well-earned ice cream treat from Cabot’s.Please RSVP here, so there is enough ice cream for everyone. Our very own Bigelow Bulldog mascot will ride along the route!
Parents/caregivers, please sign up to walk alongside our students. There is a lot more than just a parade happening. See all the events planned here. We hope to see you on May 17th!
Unfortunately, not enough people signed up to attend the Ten Tables fundraiser scheduled for May 16th, so the event is cancelled. Thank you to the families who signed up to host the appetizers and mystery dinner. We hope to find more optimal timing for families to attend in the future!
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.
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.
On the agenda for the June 15th meeting: First round of School Committee approval for Support Organization (SO) donations; the second approval will be scheduled for September, exact date TBC. The School Committee purview is to approve our PTO’s donations to the district.
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.”
Tickets are now on sale for Bigelow’s Ten Tables annual progressive dinner fundraising event, happening on Saturday, May 16th! Seats are limited so RSVP by Sunday, May 10.
Ten Tables is a festive adult evening of food, fun, and conversation. It has been a beloved fundraising event at Bigelow for over a decade – a great way to support our school and our children while enjoying the lively company and culinary expertise of Bigelow families! If you are new to the Bigelow community, or feel like you don’t know very many people, it is a great way to connect with other parents.
Ten Tables is a progressive dinner held at several homes in succession on one night. At the first home everyone gathers for appetizers and cocktails. There you find out who you are going to have dinner with and receive your dinner host’s address. Then you go to dinner in groups of 8-12. All adults in the Bigelow community are welcome to participate.
Saturday, May 16th 6:30pm-10pm
Appetizers 6:30-8pm Hosted by Rachanee and Sean Nelson
Dinners 8-10pm Assorted Host Residences. Our gracious hosts have an array of cuisines planned so far, including Aromatic Asian, Mediterranean Feast, Moroccan-inspired flavors, and an evening in Italy!
Please contact BigelowBulldog@gmail.com if you have any questions or would like to be added as a dinner host!
**If we do not have enough tickets sold by Sunday, May 10th to run Ten Tables, we will cancel and refund tickets. If you cannot attend the full Ten Tables evening but would be interested in a Cocktails and Global Appetizers only party instead on the same night, please indicate that interest on the RSVP form and we will be in touch!
