Free trial karate class for girls and boys, entry ages first thru fifth grades. Saturday, Novemeber 5, 10:00-11:00 a.m. Cost for a seven-week session is $79. Offering five 7-week sessions per school year. Renting beautiful space at Trinity High School in Newton since 2002. For more information, please leave message at (617) 527-8052 or see visit online at kids-karate.org
Monthly Archives: October 2011
Angier Elementary School Celebrates 90 Years!
On November 18, the Albert Angier Elementary School is having a 90th Birthday Celebration at the Windsor Club, 1608 Beacon Street, at 7:30pm~ “Angier Through the Decades.” All adults are invited!
The Angier Celebrates 90th Committee is looking for Angier alumni. We hope you will attend the celebration and share your memories of being a student at Angier. We welcome class photos, too. Send your memories and photos, as well as RSVP to the celebration to angiercelebrates90@gmail.com. The donation for this event is $25 per person. The proceeds from this event will benefit the preservation of Angier’s historical documents and well as a Time Capsule for the next generation of students and neighbors.
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Next Level Up home tutoring & academic coaching
Next Level Up in-home tutoring and academic coaching welcomes questions and calls from families with students needing any kind of academic assistance. We offer services that aim to not only tutor specific subjects ranging from math to writing to Latin, but also to help with organizational skills and creating positive study habits. Our mission is to help local communities one student at a time. Call us at (781) 540-1123 or email us at info@nextleveluptutoring.com for a quick response.
Televised Candidate Forums for City Elections, Oct. 23
The League of Women Voters of Newton and NewTV are co-sponsoring candidate forums for all contested municipal races on Sunday, October 23, at NewTV Studios, 23 Easy Street, Newton Highlands. The public is welcome to attend, but seating for a studio audience is limited. If you wish to ask the candidates questions, please arrive 15 minutes before the forum to submit your question in writing. For more information, call the League at 617-383-4598 or NewTV at 617-965-7200, or visit the League’s website at www.lwvnewton.org.
Schedule of Municipal Candidates Forums at NewTV Studios:
10:00 AM School Committee, Ward 4
11:00 AM Alderman-at-Large, Ward 1
12:00 PM Alderman-at-Large, Ward 6
1:00 PM Alderman-at-Large, Ward 8
2:00 PM School Committee, Ward 2
3:45 PM School Committee, Ward 5
Experienced babysitter seeks part-time work
Experienced babysitter with many years experience caring for children from newborn through teens seeks part-time position (8-12 hours/week), preferably mornings. Caring and energetic person who understands what it takes to run a house and care for children. Good driver with her own car, who prefers home without dogs or cats and would like to make long-term commitment to the right family. Excellent references, non-smoker, and fluent English speaker. Contact by phone 781-647-9246 or via email at gtcarneiro@gmail.com.
“Reading is Amazing” home-based reading tutor
“Reading is Amazing!,” a home-based reading tutoring business, supports students from kindergarten through grade five. Services include remedial reading help for struggling readers in phonemic awareness, phonics or decoding skills, vocabulary and reading comprehension; reading enrichment for children who love to read and want to read as much as possible; homework help; and personal book shopping for your child. Harriet Yoffee, veteran Literacy Specialist with more than 23 years experience working within MA public schools, can be reached at 617 734 6718 or harriet@literacycoach.net
Moliere’s classic comedy, “Tartuffe,” at Newton North
Newton North’s award-winning performing arts program, Theatre Ink, opens its 2011/12 season with Moliere’s “Tartuffe” a hilarious and outrageous classic comedy, directed by Dan Fabrizio.
Tartuffe, a roguish imposter, worms his way into the orderly household of prosperous yet naive merchant Orgon. He sets out to marry the daughter, seduce the wife, imprison Orgon and get his hands on the family fortune. With thwarted lovers, eavesdropping and the famous ‘under the table scene’, one of the funniest comic set pieces ever written for the stage. Tartuffe is performed with a relevance that will delight modern-day audiences.
Performances are on November 3, 4 and 5th at 7:30PM in the Performing Arts Center main auditorium at NNHS 457 Walnut Street, Newtonville. Tickets are $7 for General Admission at www.theatreink.net or 617 559 6406
Out of District Statement
Out-of-Assigned District Statement
for School Publications
The Newton Public Schools considers applications for students to transfer to schools outside of their home district. It is the goal of the school system to grant to the degree possible requests for out-of-assigned district placements. Impact on enrollment, staffing and space availability now and in the future are key considerations. Out-of-assigned district placements for students who wish to attend a school in Newton other than his/her district school are limited. Such placements will be made on a space available basis only. In addition to Newton residents, members of NTA Units A, B, C, D, E, NESA, or the Custodial union may also apply for placement of their children in a Newton Public School. Continue reading
Newton Inspires: An Evening of Ideas and Community—Oct. 27
Don’t miss out! An Olympic medalist and a NASA award-winning astrophysicist are among the speakers at Newton Inspires: An Evening of Ideas and Community, hosted by the Newton Schools Foundation. Join prominent Newtonians in small group sessions as they discuss their passions, share their insights, and inspire participants with their stories.
This FREE event will take place Thursday October 27 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Newton North High School.
More than two dozen speakers representing an array of fields and interest areas will address topics ranging from education, business, government and economics to sports, arts, entertainment and life. Participants choose three 20-minute sessions to attend. At the end of the evening, participants and speakers will gather together to debrief and reconnect over coffee and dessert.
The event is open to the public but space is limited, so register now. To see a list of speakers or to reserve a spot, go to www.newtonschoolsfoundation.org.
Brookline Music School presents “An Evening of Piano Trios”
Brookline Music School presents “An Evening of Piano Trios”
Saturday, October 22, 2011, 7:30 at Brookline Music School – FREE!
Brookline Music School (BMS) presents An Evening of Piano Trios with Susan Jensen on violin, Darry Dolezal on cello and Paul Jacobs on piano. The concert will perform Beethovan’s Allegretto Wo0 39, Brahms’ Piano Trio No. 1, and Martin Boykan’s Piano Trio No. 3 “Rites of Passage” inspired by artwork of Susan Schwalb.
An Evening of Piano Trios is one of Brookline Music School’s yearly faculty concerts, performed and presented by BMS piano faculty Paul Jacobs. BMS’ renowned faculty offers an array of unique and educational concerts throughout the year at the Kennard House and at numerous community locations. The superb quality of educational offerings at BMS is made possible by the high level of arts education, musicianship and pedagogical experience of the faculty, with over half of its internationally trained faculty members holding a Masters degree or higher.