Did you know families can read the students morning announcements daily? They are available online on a Google Doc maintained by M. Swan, 8th Grade Social Studies teacher. A link to it is in the Bigelow PTO website, under Bigelow Links, on the right side bar.

To find out what announcements your student is hearing each morning during home base,  click here.

Note from M. Swan

Hello PTO! I am the 8th grade teacher who facilitates the AM announcements — making sure we have student announcers, proofreading announcements beforehand, and otherwise maintaining the GoogleDoc they read from.

This is a link to that GoogleDoc: Morning Announcements. Only specific Bigelow staff have editing access, but it can be viewed by anybody. You might include this in future PTO newsletters so parents can see what their children should be hearing about upcoming clubs.

Best wishes,
Andrew Swan

Please share your food service experience so that the NPS food service department can improve service, address any issues of concern, and make changes that create a more positive experience for students and families.

The survey should take no more than 5 minutes and gives very important feedback!

Parent Survey: https://www.sodexosurveys.com/f/102256/699f/

Student Survey (middle/high school only): https://www.sodexosurveys.com/f/102282/1611/

You are invited to a fun evening with Bigelow families!

Registration is now open! Please reserve your seats here. 

The Supper Stroll is a progressive dinner and is held at several homes in succession on one night. A single course is served at each home. At the first home everyone gathers for appetizers, you then go to a second home for dinner with 8-12 people, then everyone meets again to finish the night with desserts at a third house. The Supper Stroll has been an enjoyable fundraiser for many, many years. Adults in the Bigelow Community are welcome to participate.

Come! We hope to see you!

A Big thank you to all the families who have generously opened their homes to host a dinner for our evening. We still need a few dinner hosts – please consider hosting and contributing to this great event!

If you have any questions, please contact Una Simmons at una@ethannet.com or BigelowBulldog@gmail.com

More information here

Our first PTO Meeting of the year is this Wednesday, October 18, at 7pm.  Please join us in the Library and find out what is planned for the PTO this year.

The following items are on the agenda:

1. Welcome and Introduction;
2. Principal’s Welcome and Update;
3. Supper Stroll Update;
4. The Upcoming Candle Fundraiser;
5. Nominating Committee Needs and Volunteers.
6. Creative Arts and Sciences 2017-2018 Schedule;
7. Open for Questions and Comments. 

We hope to see you there!!  

Please contact us at bigelowbulldog@gmail.com with any questions.

The Computer Aided Design Club will be starting soon.To learn what the club has to offer, students should attend the information meeting next Monday, October 16th, from 3:00 – 3:30 in the tech room: 113

The Woodworking Club will ALSO start soon. Students who have not participated before should plan to attend the information meeting next Wednesday, October 18th, from 3:00 – 3:30 in room 113.

Students who can’t attend these meetings should see Mr. Whitman or visit the Engineering Technology Web Site for more information.

The Fuel program provides local students with a weekend’s worth of easy-to-prepare, healthy meals.

If this supplemental food program could help your family, please contact Sue Schy, Bigelow school nurse, or your guidance counselor. Try it. It’s Free!

A partnership between Bigelow Middle School and the Centre Street Food Pantry

The Supper Stroll is one of the most enjoyable fundraising events for the Bigelow community. The success of this event depends on your willingness to open your home to a small group of parents/guardians, teachers and staff on Saturday, November 4th and enjoy a lovely meal while supporting all the great programs and activities at Bigelow.

This year several families volunteered to host dinners and appetizers – THANK YOU!. But we still need 4  more dinner hosts and a family willing to open their house for dessert. Please consider hosting or cohosting with another family.

If you are new to the Bigelow community, or feel like you don’t know very many people, take a chance – it will be fun! If you have any questions, concerns, misgivings, just feel like you don’t quite understand what this is about and how it will work, please email us. More information  here.

All sixth graders are invited to attend a Grade 6 Social on Friday afternoon, October 13, 3-5 pm. This a students only event promoted by the school.

There will be games, ping pong, music, and basketball. Students will be able to purchase pizza, drinks and snacks at the school store.

Tickets are $6 and sold during lunch in the cafeteria beginning October 10. This is an opportunity for 6th graders to have fun with new and old friends.

Mark your calendars for the Bigelow performing arts presentations.

Fall Play – “Peter and the Starcatcher” – November 16, 17, 18, 2017@ 7 pm
Jazz Band Concert – November 28, 2017 @ 7 pm
Chorus Concert – January 18, 2018 @ 7 pm
Orchestra Concert  – January 30, 2018 @ 7 pm
Concert and Symphonic Bands – February 5, 2018 @ 7 pm
All School Musical – March 15, 16, 17, 2018@ 7 pm, March 17@ 12 pm
Spring Play – April 26, 2018@ 7 pm
Concert and Symphonic Bands – May 23, 2018 @ 7 pm
Orchestra Concert –  June 5, 2018 @ 7 pm
Chorus Concert – June 5, 2018 @ 8 pm
Bigelow Beats Concert – June 12, 2018 @ 7 pm
Jazz Band Concert – June 13, 2018 @ 7 pm

More at Ms Alberts’ Website and Mr Livingston’s Website.