**Very Important Information**

Please check to make sure you received your email regarding your ticket order. All tickets were e-mailed from the Celtics on December 3rd. If your child was one of the 25 chosen for the halftime tunnel experience, you will have received an additional e-mail on December 3rd from Erin Lewis from the Celtics. Follow the instructions provided, you need to do this a few days before the event. Please open, read and follow all of the instructions before the event. Thank you!

The Newton Public Schools has implemented an emergency text messaging system. In the event of an emergency, NPS will alert you via text on your cell phone. Please note that this system will ONLY be used for emergencies, including weather-related school closings or delays. It will not be used to share information about regular school events or operations.
To receive emergency text messages, you MUST opt-in to receive text messages. You can do this by logging into Aspen and selecting “yes” in the drop-down box below your cell phone number in the contact information section.

Great fun was had by skaters and families in the beautiful Bruins skating arena. Even some 9th graders came back for Bigelow night. Kudos to all the first timers on the ice! Thank you to Principal Harrison and brave teachers for joining us!

Dear Bigelow Community,

We are looking for a volunteer to help the PTO with our annual tax filings. If you are an accountant or lawyer specializing in taxes, we would greatly appreciate your assistance. 
Thank you!

Bigelow PTO Board

Our first planning meeting will be this Tuesday, December 11th, 7:30pm, at at Una Simmons’ house: 12 Willard Street, Newton 02458. (Hunnewell Neighborhood). We thank Karen Markson for chairing the event this year!!!

Big Night is Bigelow PTO’s biggest social and fundraising event of the year. Come help us make it a big success! We will be discussing ways parents can help with silent auction items, food donations, decorating and giving a hand the day of the party.

Please contact us @ bigelowbulldog@gmail.com if you would like to be involved. Thank you!

Please find all the forms and link to register to the 8th Grade NYC Trip (June 10-12, 2019) on the Bigelow website homepage (HERE). Forms are due December 21st. 

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.  If interested please contact Mary Fitzgerald (physical education teacher) at: Mary_Fitzgerald@newton.k12.ma.us. More about the program here.

Note from the project team:

Food traditions are often featured in family and cultural celebrations.  On December 21, 2018, each Advisory will host a Winter Break Celebration. Bigelow students and staff are encouraged to bring in foods to share that have meaning in their families and/or cultures.  

To help continue building our Bigelow community, we would like to start a public collection of the recipes that represent our diverse backgrounds.  We anticipate making this collection open to all families and staff. If you would like to include your family recipe on our public site, please email a member of the Bigelow International Food Network Project Team (addresses below) with the following information:

• Student Name / Family Name
• Recipe Title
• Country / Culture of Origin
• Ingredients & Quantities
• Steps
• Story: Tell us why this food is important to you. What is the connection / significance to your family and/or culture?
• Optional: Photos or Videos of your food or its preparation

Bon appétit!  Buen provecho!  B’tayavon! Buon appetito!  Bom apetite! Sahtein!

Bigelow International Food Network Project Team

deanna_hoffman@newton.k12.ma.us
christine_langlois@newton.k12.ma.us
jordanna_lesperance@newton.k12.ma.us
carolina_verdaguer@newton.k12.ma.us