Please support our 2025-26 Yearbook: To order your copy of our yearbook, CLICK HERE or go to https://ybpay.lifetouch.com, and enter our yearbook ID code, which is 1945926. Enter the student’s name and grade. Click next and follow the online prompts to complete your order. Enter your payment directly on the website with a credit card. All orders must be placed by Friday, May 22, 2026.
Yearbooks will cost $32 each. After this date, our final yearbook order has been placed and the number of available copies left online will be limited to a first-come first serve basis.
Break out your Bigelow colors and walking shoes––it’s parade time!
Students and families are invited to join all the Newton Public Schools in marching in the 250th Anniversary Salute to Service Parade on May 17th from 3-5pm. We are excited to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and include additional features, floats, and new traditions. This year, the parade date was moved a week ahead of Memorial Day to Armed Services Weekend.
Show your school spirit by walking together as a community, then celebrate at the finish with a well-earned ice cream treat from Cabot’s. Please RSVP here, so there is enough ice cream for everyone. *If you are interested in wearing Bigelow’s mascot costume and riding a float with other mascots, please email our PTO at bigelowbulldog@gmail.com to let them know!
Parents/caregivers, please sign up to walk alongside our students! Sign up hereand we hope to see you on May 17th!
The small but mighty team of Bigelow Bulldogs raised money for Project Bread, learned about food insecurity and about the many organizations helping the community this past Sunday at the Walk For Hunger!
As you may know, each year, parents, guardians, and students are able to nominate NPS and Out of District teachers and staff for a Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) Award. A SEPAC Award recognizes exceptional NPS and Out of District teachers, aides, behavior therapists, psychologists, bus drivers, crossing guards, administrators, and other staff for the role they played in a student’s special education journey this past academic year. Interested in nominating an exceptional NPS or Out of District teacher and/or staff member? The deadline for nominations is Friday, May 22nd. Here’s how the process works:
An email with the kind words you wrote about them and a short slideshow of anonymized nominations lifting up the good work taking place across the district.
A printed SEPAC Award certificate delivered to their school.
Each principal will receive a list of nominees from their school.
Do you need to nominate everyone from your student’s team? Please only nominate the teachers and staff members who you feel have been exceptional!
Questions? Reach out to: newtonspecialeducationawards@gmail.com
Thank you so much for your participation recognizing the exceptional NPS and Out of District teachers and staff who work so hard to support special education students. Please help us share this message as widely as possible so the SEPAC Awards can reach all corners of our community!
Bigelow Families Organizing for Racial Justice (FORJ) is a committee focused on advancing racial justice through education, action, and community building.
Tickets are now on sale for Bigelow’s Ten Tables annual progressive dinner fundraising event! Seats are limited and this event sold out last year so reserve your spot today!
Saturday, May 16th 6:30–8pm Appetizers and Cocktail Party **Address will be sent to those attending prior to the event**
7:45pm Dinner locations will be distributed at 7:45 pm.
Bigelow families are invited to walk together in this year’s Walk for Hunger, a meaningful Boston tradition supporting food access across Massachusetts.
When you register, choose “Join a Team” and select the BIGELOW BULLDOGS team from the registration page.
We’ll gather as a Bigelow group at 8:45 am by the EMBRACE statue in the Boston Common). If you’re able, wear purple so we can easily find one another!
All are welcome – students, families, and friends. It’s a great way to come together, get outside, and support an important cause! Please consider donating to Project Bread.
In honor of National Teacher Appreciation Week (May 5th – 9th), the Bigelow PTO will host three luncheons for our dedicated teachers and staff. Each lunch will be catered by families from each grade:
The PTO echoes Dr. Green’s thanks to Dr. Jordanna L’Esperance (Dr. J) for her April 15th presentation on middle school mental health and development. Dr. Green shared Dr. J’s slides – click here – if you were unable to attend this virtual meeting.
As Dr. Green mentioned, based on the significant interest in this topic we will hold a similar session for Bigelow parents in the Fall of 2026.
