The School Committee will hold a special meeting on Monday, 10/31/11, 8:00 a.m., Education Center, 100 Walnut St., Newtonville, Frazier Room (#210), for the purpose of discussing and voting on the NTA contract.
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Last chance DESTINATION IMAGINATION information meeting
What: Newton’s newest academic extracurricular activity
When: Wednesday November 2nd, 2011 @ 5:00PM
Where: Burr Elementary School Library
Destination ImagiNation (DI) is an educational program in which student teams solve open-ended challenges and present their solutions at tournaments.
DI is run by Newton parents for Newton students, Season runs from November through March.
Teams choose challenges that are focused in either robotics, performing arts, engineering and/or design.
There is also a non-competitive Rising Stars! Challenge designed for students in pre-school through 2nd grade that introduces students to teamwork and creative thinking.
If you have questions or cannot attend the meeting, please email Matthew Miller at newtondestinationimagination@gmail.com
Musical Production – The Hobbit
Dragons, treasures, and an exciting quest await Bilbo, the dwarves, and the many others they meet along the way in The Hobbit. This musical production features a cast of 1st through 5th graders, including Newton’s own Carly LeBlanc, Sara Manning, Julia Miller, Lauren Miller, Riley Raker, Amelia Singer, Chloe Singer, Anna Weylman-Farwell, Nicholas Weylman-Farwell, Amelia Whitehouse, and Abigail DeVoe Wright, directed by Jessica Harms. Performances are November 18, 7 pm, November 19, 2 pm and 7 pm, and November 20, 2 pm, in the Charles Mosesian Theater at the Arsenal Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal Street, Watertown. Tickets are $12 and will be available beginning October 25th through WCT’s website at www.watertownchildrenstheatre.org or at 1-800-838-3006. For more information, visit WCT’s website or call 617-926-ARTS.
Rolie Polie Guacamole
Family Concert: Rolie Polie Guacamole
Sunday, November 6, 2:00pm
Bakalar Recital Hall, 25 Kennard Rd. Brookline
Tickets: $5/each
Brooklyn-based trio Rolie Polie Guacamole is a children’s jam band. Their songs are original and parents like the positive influence their songs have about healthy eating and staying active.
Brooklyn-based trio Rolie Polie Guacamole is a children’s jam band who love to sing about nutritious foods like hummus, guacamole, apples and acaí berries. Their songs are original and parents like the positive influence their songs have about healthy eating and staying active. Songs like “Wake Up Shake Up,” “Red Light Green Light” and “Swim Like the Dolphin” have kids dancing and following along to movement instructions during the show. Not all their songs are about food, some are just silly, fun and inspirational songs that remind children to “Always Brush Your Teeth.”
Newton South Little League parents
Reminder to all Newton South Little League parents:
The Newton South Little League annual member meeting is coming up. It is scheduled for Tuesday, November 1st at 7 pm at the Angier School library (1697 Beacon St).This meeting is open to all league parents as well as to all people interested in contributing to the league by volunteering.
Please come to support your little league.
Classes start at the New Art Center
Late-Fall Classes for All Ages, at the New Art Center, 61 Washington Park, Newtonville. All Late-Fall classes begin November 1. Classes for adults, teens and children, and for all levels from beginner to advanced. Classes in Painting, Drawing, Mixed Media, Ceramics, Portfolio, Crafts, and more! Register today at www.newartcenter.org, or call 617-964-3424.
Support the New Art Center
Support the New Art Center and its programming by enjoying a fun night out!
Jimmy Tingle for President! Live at the New Art Center, 61 Washington Park, Newtonville, on November 3, 7:30pm. The funniest campaign in history! Drawing on 25 years of comedic insight, outrage and commentary, nationally-known comedian Jimmy Tingle presents his topical, timeless, thought-provoking and political reflections on life. Jimmy has the rare distinction of winning the prestigious “Best of Boston” award as both a performer in the Stand Up Comedy category (2001) and as a producer for Jimmy Tingle’s OFF BROADWAY Theater (2007). $28 in advance, $35 at the door. Register today at www.newartcenter.org, 617-964-3424.
IEP Goals and the Student: How Can We Determine Effective Progress?
IEP Goals and the Student: How Can We Determine Effective Progress? – November 3 at 7:30pm
Special education program and placement decisions hinge on whether or not a child is making “effective progress.” The state regulations further define effective progress, but how does the definition operate in the real world? How can we determine what is or is not effective progress? How do we document the presence or absence of effective progress for an individual student? When there is disagreement about effective progress, what are appropriate ways to resolve the disagreement, and what should we avoid?
Newton parent of a child with special needs, attorney Dan Heffernan from Kotin, Crabtree, & Strong joins us to consider this perennial question and offer suggestions for parents on this issue.
The presentation will be held in Room 210 at 100 Walnut Street. Light refreshments and networking begin at 7:15 PM. The presentation will begin at 7:30 and end at 9:00 PM.
Visit www.newtonpac.org for more information about NewtonPAC for Special Education.
Newton Inspires: An Evening of Ideas and Community.
Don’t miss out–sessions are filling up fast!
Boston College Associate Director of Admissions Howard Singer has joined the roster of locally and nationally renowned leaders at Newton Inspires: An Evening of Ideas and Community. The Newton Schools Foundation is sponsoring this free community event, which will take place Thursday October 27, 7-9 p.m. at Newton North High School.
More than two dozen prominent Newtonians representing an array of fields and interest areas ranging from education, business, government and economics to sports, arts, entertainment and life, will speak in small group sessions. Participants choose three 20-minute sessions to attend. At the end of the evening, participants and speakers will gather together to debrief and reconnect over coffee and dessert.
For a complete list of speakers or to reserve a spot, go to Newton Schools Foundation – News and Events.html. Space is limited so register now.
Making Your Life “Work”: Practical Tips from an Allergist and Mother of a Child with Food Allergies
Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011
Speaker: Allergist Karen Hsu Blatman, MD
7:00 p.m. at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. Free.
For info, call the Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America – New England Chapter at (781)444-7778.
Allergist Karen Hsu Blatman knows what it is like to live with food allergies in the family, and will offer practical tips for parents and others on Tuesday, Nov. 8 at 7:00 p.m. at the Metro-Boston Allergy and Asthma Educational Support Group, which meets at 7:00 p.m. at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. The program is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, New England Chapter.
Dr. Blatman has a child with food allergies, and will be sharing her unique perspective and personal approaches about how to make daily life “work” with food allergies in the family. She practices in the Department of Allergy & Immunology at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Chestnut Hill.
“This will be a great opportunity to share strategies for staying safe and sane and get some good ideas about how to juggle the food allergy concerns of different members of your family,” said Sharon Schumack, Director of Education for AAFA New England.
AAFA New England organizes educational support group programs throughout the region, publishes a newsletter, and runs a telephone resource and referral line for people coping with allergies and asthma. For more information, or a free copy of “Eating Out with Food Allergies” or checklists for managing food allergies in school and child care, call (781)444-7778 or see www.asthmaandallergies.org.