Our Big Night Hoedown is on March 28, 2020, and the evening will include line dancing and a silent auction.

In preparation, we are actively seeking donations for the auction. Your support and help is critical to making this event successful. We need 60 items and we are asking that each grade donate 20 items. More information here.

Download individual donation form here.

• Can you donate a gift certificate to your favorite restaurant, workout site, movie theatre?
• Or would you be willing to ask a local business for a donation?
• Do you have tickets to a sporting event or concert?
• Can you cook and host a meal, football game, or cocktail party?
• Do you have a vacation house getaway you can donate?
• Would you like to donate a wine basket, an Italian Dinner basket, Lottery Card Wreath, Car Detail Basket, Moscow Mule Basket, Olive Oil Basket, Game Night Basket? Just to name a few ideas!

Download an individual donation form if you want to donate an item OR help us by soliciting local businesses for a donation – download and print a business solicitation letter and form here.

Please drop off auction items along with the forms at our drop off site:
Alexia Giannakopoulos
81 Montrose Avenue
Newton, MA 02458

Please contact committee chairs, Cheryl Abramson (cherylzabramson@gmail.com) and Alexia Giannakopoulos (alexiag5@yahoo.com), if you have any questions.

Thank you to everyone that donated to Bigelow’s 2019-2020 Annual Appeal. The Bigelow Community is amazing!

Due to your generosity, we have raised over $6,000 for our Annual Appeal campaign so far and are almost at our goal of $7,000. If you haven’t already, please donate today to help us reach our goal so that we can fully fund all our initiatives!!

To make your gift online by credit card go to www.bigelowpto.org or send a check to: Bigelow PTO at 42 Vernon Street   Newton, MA 02458

THANK YOU!!!!!

The Bigelow Teacher and Staff Appreciation Luncheon will be this Thursday, February 6th, in the Library.

It is a great way to take a moment to thank the amazing teachers and staff at Bigelow for all they do for our children. Bigelow families provide the food, beverages, plastic serving utensils and flowers for this event. Please, consider making a contribution to the luncheon, or help with set up and clean up.

We still need some volunteers and donations for this appreciation event.

To donate or volunteer please sign up HERE.

• Please send in your favorite lunch food! Salads, sandwiches, entrees – whatever you think our wonderful teachers and staff will enjoy.
• It is most helpful if items are brought in recyclable containers.
• All items may be dropped off on the morning of the luncheon in the teacher’s lunchroom (in the library) or put in the refrigerator there.
• Please drop off all items no later than 10:30 AM on Thursday. Note: if you intend to bring a hot item, you will need to bring it already heated and ready to serve as we do not have the ability to reheat at the school. In that case, you should bring the item closer to 11:15.
• Items can also be dropped off at Susan St. Pierre’s home, 28 Ballard St., Newton, until 10 PM on the evening of February 5th.

Sign up here

For more information or if you have any questions, please contact the Teacher Appreciation Chairs, Susan St. Pierre at sestpierre@gmail.com, Karen Yee (karenmdonahue@gmail.com), or Charlene Gillespie (chargillespie@gmail.com).

Thank you again for helping us show our appreciation for our teachers and staff.

This is a message from the Bigelow Green Team:

“Anti-idling signs are now posted around the school.  It is against the law to sit in a parked car with a running engine and it pollutes our air. Kids – tell your parents to turn their engines off while they wait for you!”

The Bigelow Green Team ordered anti-idling signs from the MassDEP Green Team in December and the signs were installed by the City on January 28th.

What is idling? It is when a driver leaves a vehicle running while parked. (And all the unhealthy fumes pollute the surrounding air).

More on idling at Newton Safe Routes to School.

More on car pollution and health:
BBC: VIDEO: How do you breathe less pollution on school run?
I Turn It Off: VIDEO: Vehicle Idling at Schools