Mark your calendars now for Bigelow’s Big Night Luau 2017, our BIG festive evening of food and friends! This year’s event will be held on the evening of Saturday, May 20th at 7pm at the Commander’s Mansion at the Arsenal in Watertown.

We hope you will be able to join us at Bigelow Middle School’s annual fundraiser. Money raised from this event support many curriculum-enriching programs such as the Creative Arts and Sciences Program, scholarships for students to attend field trips and special events, classroom supplies, advanced training programs for teachers, the purchase of gym, performing arts and technology items.

If you would like to help make the Big Night a success, we are looking for donations for our silent auction. Tickets to sporting events, gift cards for services, restaurant gift certificates, vacation getaways, jewelry, artwork, a dinner or cocktail party, memberships etc. are all appreciated. Or you might want to sponsor a portion of the evening?   Click here to donate to the online auction or become a sponsor.

You can also help by soliciting local businesses for an auction donation.  Click here for a printable business solicitation letter and donation form. 

If you have any questions or can volunteer please contact Beth Panella at beth.panella@comcast.net. Our next committee meeting is on March 27^th at Beth Panella’s house, 5 Channing Road in Newton Center.

Art by Betsy Donnellan

Bigelow’s Family Event at Boston Bowl

When: Sunday, April 2nd, from 4pm to 6pm
Where: 820 Morrissey Blvd, Boston
$14/person includes: 1 hour bowling, shoe rental, 5 tokens, pizza & soda
R.S.V.P. by Monday, March 26

Print the attached form and fill out the information with the number of people attending the event and the amount of money. Checks should be made payable to Bigelow Middle School. Return the right side of the form and payment to your counselor. Keep the left portion for your information.

Bigelow Bowls Form

AII 7th and 8th Grader boys who are interested in playing lacrosse this season, experienced or not, should come to the meeting!

MONDAY, March 20th
Right after school
ln the GYM

lf you can’t make the meeting, or have any other questions see Mr. Muller or email him at mullerd@newton.k12.ma.us

TRACK & FIELD registration is open to all grade levels and abilities at Bigelow. There are no cuts and all participants compete in all meets. Students who were not able to make the informational meeting must see Ms. Rice or Mr. Trunk ASAP.  

The DEADLINE for registration, forms, and fees is March 29, 2017.  There is a strict adherence to this deadline.  Students who are unable to meet the deadline will not be able to participate.  Click here details about registration.  

Practices begin as follows:

Monday 4/3 – 7^th & 8^th graders only
Wednesday 4/5 – 6^th graders only
Thursday 4/6 – All grade

Practices are Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from 3:00-4:15 pm (give or take 15 minutes). Competitions will occur once a week and the schedule will be handed out the first week of practice.

Link to the Bigelow Track & Field page.

The Big Night committee meeting will be held tonight, March 15th at 7pm at the Commander’s Mansion in Watertown. 

We need additional volunteers to make it a success!

Please email beth.panella@comcast.net if you can attend the meeting or would like to volunteer.

Thank you!

TRACK & FIELD (spring sport) is open to all grade levels and abilities at Bigelow. There are no cuts and all participants compete in all meets.

Information meetings:

7th and 8th Grades: Wed. March 15th

6th Grade: Thurs. March 16th

The information meetings will take place after school at 2:50, Room TBD
Speak to Ms. Rice or Mr. Trunk if you miss the meeting.

Interested in being a part of the cast or crew for the Spring One Act Play?

Information meeting: Wednesday March 15th, from 2:45 to 3:30
You will find out everything you need to know for auditions, tech crew, and more about the show and the Festival.

Auditions: Thursday March 16th from 3:00-5:00.
Please prepare a monologue of your choice.

To sign up, write your name on the list posted on the whiteboard outside the auditorium.

Bigelow Drama will participate in the Spring METG Festival, on Saturday April 29th

What is this, you might wonder?

“A bunch of Middle Schools from all over Massachussets come together and perform a one act play . It must be under 40 minutes. We then go to a day long festival, perform our play and watch many others. It’s a wonderful time filled with fun, theater, games, and friends.”

More information about the Massachusetts Middle School Drama Festival here.

March Madness is a basketball tournament for all interested boys and girls, where we compete to see who will take home the trophy! Games will take place next week in the Gym starting Monday.

The tournament will run on:

Monday 3/13
Wednesday 3/15
Thursday 3/16
Friday 3/17

and into the following week on:

Monday 3/21
Wednesday 3/23 (if needed)

6th graders will be combining homebases and competing against other homebases to earn the title of March Madness Championship!

A reminder from the principal:

“Dear Parents,

Just a quick reminder that this Thursday, March 9, is an early release day. All students will be dismissed at 11:30am. There are no late buses, and students should leave the building promptly at 11:30am. This is the last early release day of the year for the whole school. (Sixth graders only have an early release day on Step-up Day, June 9.)

Think spring!

Todd”