June newsletter- reminders

CAR WASH!  BAKE SALE!  RAFFLE!  Friday, June 5th

Is your car getting a little dirty?  Let the 8th grade Bigelow class get it cleaned up for you before summer vacation!

Friday, June 5, 3 – 5 pm, in the Bigelow Parking Lot.  Cost: $10.   And if you are a little hungry, there will also be a bake sale.  And get some raffle tickets for a chance at lots of great prizes!

All proceeds go towards 8th grade graduation activities and field trip expenses.

If you love fighting long lines shopping for your student’s school supplies and not being able to find that esoteric notebook that is a must-have for science, stop reading now.

If you’re tired of back-to-school supplies shopping, keep reading and let the PTO take over the chore.  SchoolKidz is a one-stop shopping solution to all your school supply woes. Order your supplies here, then wait for the email in late summer to pick up your student’s supplies at school. It’s as easy as that.

New this year:  All binders have been upgraded to heavy duty and will be replaced (1) time per student per binder within the kit if they do not last the school year.

Please note that (2) combination locks and a calculator are included in the 6th grade supply kit.  If your student needs new locks or a calculator in 7th or 8th grade those can be ordered separately.

To order please go to www.shopttkits.com and enter account #32972

Click here for a flyer with more program information

Email bigelowbulldog@gmail.com with any questions

Tea for two and two for tea.

Actually, change that to 72.

This year’s annual staff appreciation event— a tea— will take place at Bigelow on Tuesday, June 2 at 2 pm.

We are looking for volunteers to provide finger sandwiches, cakes, pastries, fruit salad and any other delectables that go well with tea.

We also need volunteers to help set up and clean up. Set up is at 12:45 and clean up is at 3:30.

All items may be dropped off the morning of the tea in the teacher’s lunchroom or put in the refrigerator there. Please drop off items no later than 12:30pm. It is most helpful if items are brought in a disposable container.

To donate or volunteer please sign up here.

For more information or if you have any questions, please contact the Teacher Appreciation Chairs, Stacy Schwartz at staschwartz@gmail.com or Magda Duchnowska at  froggiemagda@hotmail.com .

Please join us for a reception honoring Mrs. Abramovitz, our Social Worker, who is retiring this year.  Family members and students are encouraged to stop by to pass along their well wishes and sign a memory book for her.

Our teachers and other staff members do so much for our kids throughout the year. They teach them invaluable skills, instill them with knowledge and a love of learning, and serve as intellectual role models.

So let’s say a proper thank you with a proper English tea — Bigelow-style. This year’s annual staff appreciation tea takes place on Tuesday, June 2 at 2:00 pm.

We are looking for volunteers to provide finger sandwiches, cakes, pastries, crumpets (whatever they are), fruit salad and any other delectables that go well with tea.

We also need volunteers to help set up and clean up. Set up is at 12:45 and clean up is at 3:30.

All items may be dropped off the morning of the tea in the teacher’s lunchroom or put in the refrigerator there. Please drop off items no later than 12:30pm. It is most helpful if items are brought in a disposable container.

To donate or volunteer please sign up here.

For more information or if you have any questions, please contact the Teacher Appreciation Chairs, Stacy Schwartz at staschwartz@gmail.com or Magda Duchnowska at  froggiemagda@hotmail.com .

Share a message of appreciation for a Bigelow Teacher through Target’s Thanks a Billion website.   When a guest submits a note of gratitude, Target will donate $25 to the teacher’s school with the opportunity for each school to receive up to $25,000.

¡ Ay dios mio! What a night it was! Saturday evening’s Hot Night in Havana was maravillosa. More than 130 parents, guardians, friends, Bigelow teachers and staff ate delectable Latin food, sipped mojitos, danced the salsa, bid on great items and most importantly, reconnected with old friends and met new ones. The event raised mucho dinero — close to $15,000— which will go towards curriculum-enriching programs such as the Creative Arts and Sciences, student scholarships, school grounds upkeep, classroom supplies, as well as gym and technology items not covered by the regular school budget.

Take a peak at the magical evening by clicking here: http://zaza.smugmug.com/Events/Big-Night-in-Havana/n-jhtcFg/

Muchas gracias to all who attended and to the people and businesses who donated goods, services as well as their time and talents to make our Hot Night one of the best ever.

Specifically, thank you to:

• Our tireless co-chairs Tammy McKenna and Beth Panella who worked long hours to bring a great concept to fruition. Special thanks to Tammy, the head honcho at the Commander’s Mansion, for getting so many of her vendors to contribute to the evening.
• Una Simmons for turning a white tent into a colorful Havana hot spot.
• The other Hot Night Committee members for time and energy to make the whole night come together. They are: Leah Arteaga, Sally Brickell, Laurie Halloran, Alison Leary, Vicki Ritterband, Jen Siegelman, solicitor extraordinaire Joanne Tsao, and the kids and significant others who helped with set up and break down.
• The volunteers who helped make the evening flawless and the solicitors who populated our auction tables: Stuart Arbuckle, Gary Bagnall, Carena Cremin, Heather Mehra, Claire Marre, Sami O’Reilly, Agi Sardi, Stacy Schwartz, Vicki Spetter, and Lex Van der Ploeg.
• Our superb entertainers, salsa teacher Monica Schauweker, crooner Manuel “Coco” Torres and The Bigelow Bulldog Jazz Band led by the terrific Greg Livingston.
• The wonderful Bigelow staff who donated one-of -a-kind items to the auction:  Jaime Alberts, Christopher Campbell, Joe Eckstrom, Todd Harrison, Greg Livingston, Meghan Martin, Kyra Mercado, Lora Papazian, Michele Parker, Danielle Pargoli, Bill Prendergast, Sue Schy, Patty Summa and Mike Whitman.
• The local companies who donated or gave us discounts on delectable food, thirst-quenching beverages and various other things: BG Events and Catering, Hector Arredondo, Boston Beer Company – Sam Adams, El Pelon Taqueria, Murray’s Liquors, Blooms of Hope, Gordon’s Fine Wines and Liquors, Home Depot of Watertown, AA Rental Center of Watertown and Gray’s Daily Grind. Please frequent these businesses and use their services!
• Our sponsors, Anonymous, Village Bank, All that Jazz Dance Studio and the Whitehouse/DeDominicis family
• The evening’s photographer, mom Isabel Roeder, http://zaza.smugmug.com .
• The many businesses and organizations who donated items to our silent auction. For a complete list, click here: http://bigelowpto.org/big-night-2015-donors/ Please support them!
• To anyone else who contributed to the evening who we forgot to list. Our apologies!