You and your family are invited to take part in building the Cabot School Mural!

WHO: The Cabot School Community – Cabot Families, Cabot Alumni, Cabot Staff & Faculty, and Cabot Neighbors! (Please note that this is not a drop-off event – all children must be accompanied by an adult.)

WHAT: Help us build a 100-square foot glass-tile mosaic mural (under the supervision of muralist David Fichter) that will be installed in the main lobby of the new Cabot School when it opens next fall!

WHERE: Cabot @ Carr School – 225 Nevada St, Newton, MA 02460 – in the Art Room. Please enter from the doors nearest the staff parking lot on the front of the school (off of Nevada Street).

WHEN: Saturday, February 2nd and Sunday, February 10th from 10am-3pm.

HOW: Please sign-up for a time slot below, and indicate how many people will be in your group. (There is a maximum of 15 people per timeslot.)

CLICK HERE to learn more about the mural project.

Questions? Send them to cabotmural@gmail.com

This is going to be a musical week at Bigelow. Please come watch our students in two concerts in the Bigelow Auditorium. Both performances start at 7 pm.

• Wednesday,  January 23rd – Chorus
• Thursday, January 24th – Band & Symphonic Band

Please join us this Tuesday, January 22nd, at 7pm in the Bigelow library for our PTO meeting with Superintendent David Fleishman and members of the School Committee.  They will talk briefly about district initiatives and then spend the majority of time answering your questions.

We hope to see you there!

Please save the date for the Bigelow PTO’S biggest fundraiser of the year, Bigelow Big Night, held this year on March 30, 2019, 7:30-10:30 p.m.

Once again, we will be celebrating at the Cambridge Boat Club in Cambridge, where we will enjoy great food, an open bar and music provided by a DJ!

Last year, Bigelow-on-the-Charles raised over $20,000, which went to supporting many programs that benefit our students. Whether it is scholarships for field trips or classroom supplies, these funds are critical as so many costs are not covered by the Newton Public School budget.

Our goal is to surpass the money we raised last year through ticket sales and the silent auction. Here’s where we ask for your help!

We need 60 items for the Silent Auction. We are asking that each grade donate 20 items. Please see more details 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 here a donation form and an informational letter. 

You can also help by soliciting local businesses for an auction donation. Or you might want to sponsor a portion of the evening?

Please contact committee chairperson, Karen Markson at  kmarkson@gmail.com  if you have any questions.

Thank you in advance for your support of this event.

Harry Potter – Thursdays, 3pm -3:45pm, Ms. Hajjar (room G03) – Informational meeting January 24th at 3pm.

Anime Club –Thursdays, Mr. Waldman (G10)

Magic/Dungeons and Dragons/Pokemon –Wednedays, Mr. Burtch (Room 201)

The ’19-’20 school year calendar is finalized and ready for download. Find it here: http://bit.ly/newton19-20

Bigelow alumni, currently members of the Women of Science team at Newton North High School, will be offering an exciting new camp for girls in grades 5-8 on April break.  The three instructors are deeply involved with the STEM classes and clubs at NNHS, including AP Science and Math classes, and after-school teams and coding clubs. Their experiences as females in traditionally male-dominated classes have shown them the importance of female involvement in these fields, and they are passionate about sharing their experiences with younger girls to get them excited about their futures in STEM.

“Girls, would you like to develop new technologies, find a cure for cancer, or explore outer space? Well it all starts here. In this hands-on class, you’ll explore a variety of science concepts—from chemistry to computer science—all in a supportive setting with fellow future scientists. We’ll throw a few chemicals in a bag to determine the DNA in a strawberry, engineer protective covering for an egg to survive a long fall, observe plant biology, make ice cream with liquid nitrogen, and more. Join us to learn real science concepts and how they apply to our everyday lives.”

Registrations are open at Newton Community Education. 

The winter version of “Laps at Lunch” is “Steps at Lunch”. Parents and guardians in the Bigelow community are invited to help out, giving our students the opportunity to get outside in front of the school in the cooler months, whenever it’s a nice day.  If interested please contact Mary Fitzgerald (physical education teacher) at: Mary_Fitzgerald@newton.k12.ma.us. More about the program here.