Kindergarten Soccer is a fun and non-competitive soccer program for all Newton boys and girls of kindergarten age and has been a program of the Zervas Elementary PTO since 1993. Games are held on Saturday mornings at Richardson Field in Waban. Join us and meet other Kindergarten families in your neighborhood. Late Registrations are accepted on a space available basis.
Register by March 1st for the Spring Season!
Newton Girls Softball registration is underway for the 2012 spring season. This is a recreational league for over 500 Newton girls in grades 1-10. Players of all skill levels will have a fun and rewarding experience. Visit our website www.NewtonGirlsSoftball.org for more details, access to our on-line registration, and winter indoor clinic information. Register before January 31, 2012 to avoid a late fee. February 29, 2012 is the last date you can register with guaranteed placement.
Fun, learning-oriented soccer is stressed. Girls who have not played soccer are always welcome to join.
The intra-mural season for kindergarten to grade 8 is from April 7 to June 9.
Kindergartners and 1st graders play games once per week. Grade 2-8 teams practise once per week and have weekly games.
Sign up through the link at Newton Girls Soccer
SUPPORT our LIBRARY !
Please support your school’s library. For each $15 donation, the librarian will select a book and attach a bookplate with the names of the honoree and the donor. We will send a note to honorees informing them that a book was donated in their name.
Buy a book for Bigelow library, and recognize someone special to you!
A book donation is a great way to:
Thank you for your generosity! Any questions? Contact Eva Schmitt at 617-699-9185 or evaschmitt@hotmail.com
________________________________________________________________
Please enclose a check payable to “Bigelow Middle School PTO” and mail to:
Bigelow-Buy-A-Book, c/o Eva Schmitt, 88 Madison Ave, Newtonville, MA 02460-1905
Please also proiode the following information to make your donation.
-Name of Honoree(s) (as it should appear on bookplate)
-Address of Honoree(s) (Bigelow Middle School or another)
-Please indicate “in honor of” OR “in memory of”
(We will send a note to the person being recognized. If the gift is in memory of someone, please include the name and address of the person who should receive the acknowledgement.)
-Donor’s name(s) (as it should appear on bookplate)
-Donor’s address
-Donor’s phone
Brookline Music School’s Term II (Spring) programs run January 31-June 17, offering a variety of classes and private instruction for all ages and abilities. Programs offered include early childhood music and movement and dance classes, Suzuki instruction, group classes including Beginning Piano, Group Voice, Music Technology, Garage Band, iPad Band, and Jazz Theory, as well as Jazz/Rock/Pop, Chamber and Flute Choir ensembles for kids, teens and adults. For detailed information visit www.bmsmusic.org.
Newton’s Community Preservation Program asks you to take an 8-question survey at www.surveymonkey.com/s/NYFZCDH. And if you have an item for the agenda of the February 28 CPA meeting, please contact Alice E. Ingerson, Community Preservation Program Manager, at 617.796.1144 or aingerson@newtonma.gov.
Moody Street Circus in Waltham, MA is accepting pro-rated registration for their Winter 2012 Circus Arts programs for kids as well as their 1/2 day summer program. Kids aged 7 and up can run away with the circus without actually having to leave “home”! Circus stars (and Newton Public School parents) Sacha and Melinda Pavlata are hosting after-school and 1/2 day summer programs in their Waltham, MA circus headquarters. Visit www.moodystreetcircus.com for more info or call 781 209 0950.
Starting February 1, Newton teens will have a new “home away from home” at the West Suburban YMCA. The drop-in teen center will provide a safe and enjoyable place for teens to spend time with their peers, participate in substance-free activities, and to be part of a meaningful, welcoming community supervised by caring adults who provide resources, encouragement, and inspiration. The new teen center builds on the successful Chestnut Street Teen Center, established as a collaboration of The Newton Partnership and Newton Community Service Center in 2009. Approximately 200 teens a year participate at the Chestnut Street site.
According to the Director of The Newton Partnership, Susan Linn, “Our nonprofit community has been working together for more than a year to take the Chestnut Street model from great to even better. The Y’s location and newly renovated space are ideally suited to be the next chapter of the teen center.”
Chanda Gunn directs the Teen Center. At a recent meeting with teens who attend the Chestnut Street Center, Susan Linn asked, “What do you find helpful about this place?” According to Susan, “the kids practically began chanting Chanda’s name.” “And it’s easy to see why,” adds Mary Kern, Vice President of Operations at the Y: “Chanda brings exceptional energy and skills to connecting with kids and creating an engaging and dynamic program for teens.”
For additional information about the Teen Center or to schedule a visit, contact Chanda Gunn, Program Director for the Y’s Teen Center, at 617-244-6050 or chandag@westsuburbanymca.org.
Newton South High School will once again host the annual Teen Summer Program Expo, for the eighth year in a row. The Expo will be held Monday, February 6, 5:30 PM to 8:00PM, in the cafeteria located at NSHS, 140 Brandeis Road, Newton. Admission is free, open to the public and handicapped accessible. Find the perfect summer experience for your teenager. Meet directors of more than 80 of the best summer programs in the U.S. & abroad. Programs for every budget and include academic, adventure, travel, community service, internships, sport instruction, language immersion, arts/theatre/music, college prep and Gap year programs. Efficiently cut through the overwhelming amount of information online and make informed decisions about programming, safety, & supervision. For more information contact Laura@CampSourceNetwork.com or call 617-244-3316. Snow date will be Tuesday, February 7.
The Newton Family Singers invite singers of all ages and abilities to a Community SingAlong. Come sing with us, and enjoy a cozy afternoon of favorite songs with friends, family and neighbors, on Sunday January 22, from 4:30 to 5:45 pm at the Waban Library. For lyrics, we’ll use the folk song collection Rise Up Singing, so bring a copy if you can. Acoustic instruments are welcome. Many thanks to the Waban Library Center, located at 1608 Beacon Street, for hosting this event. Suggested donation: $10 per family or $5 for individuals. For more information email newfamilysingers@gmail.com, visit us at www.newtonfamilysingers.org, or find us on Facebook!