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Super Cupcake Tuesday: Please volunteer to sell or bake!

Come vote then volunteer at the bake sale table.

We are expecting large crowds coming to vote! Money raised will go towards offsetting end of the year activities for all 8th Graders. 8th Grade Students are encouraged to help before and after school.

Date: Tuesday, 03/03/2020
Time: 7:00am – 10:00am  AND 4:00pm – 7:00pm
Location: Bigelow Gym Entrance

Sign up here to volunteer and/or bake!

Please bring your items to the Bigelow Gym on 03/03 as early in the morning as you can – thanks!
OR items can be dropped off at the Markson residence on Monday – leave on front porch of 150 Hunnewell Ave. If you have any questions, please contact Una Simmons at una@ethannet.com.

Your help is very much appreciated by all the 8th Graders!

Guidelines for baked items: individually wrapped, no nuts, ingredient lists included (we can place cards on the tables, you do not need to include a list wrapped with each item).

Big Night 2020: Auction Items Still Needed!

We need 60 items for the Big Night 2020 silent auction. We are asking every grade to donate 20 items.

Do you have something you would like to DONATE to our auction at the Big Night??  Tickets to sporting events, gift cards for services,  restaurant gift certificates, vacation get aways,  jewelry, artwork, a dinner or cocktail party, memberships etc are all appreciated.  Click here to donate.  Please submit your donation items by March 10th.

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

Go to bigelowpto.org/big-night-2020-auction-items-request for more information. Please contact Chairpersons, Cheryl Abramson (cherylzabramson@gmail.com) or Alexia Giannakopoulos (alexiag5@yahoo.com) if you have any questions.

Tickets are on sale! Get yours today and consider sponsoring the event!

Register as a Bidder

 

All School CAS presentation: Women in World Jazz

Women in World Jazz: A Tribute to Composers Around the World

Thursday, March 5
8:30 AM – 8th grade
9:30 AM – 7th grade
10:30 AM – 6th grade

Women In World Jazz is an international ensemble of professional musicians featuring music from around the world. “A Tribute to Composers Around the World” highlights music composed by women artists, past and present. Through their engaging compositions, students learn about a diverse group of pioneering women and their unique cultures. Styles range from Jazz to World/Ethnic. Music from Cuba, Cape Verde, Brazil, Japan, and the Middle East are included.

Thank you to our PTO’s Creative Arts and Sciences (CAS) Committee for bringing this program to our school. This CAS programming is funded by your generous contributions to the PTO. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

Save the Date: Bigelow Civics Day 2020

Our 8th grade students invite you to join us for Bigelow Civics Day 2020. See how these young changemakers are addressing community issues!

Since late-January, our 8th graders have been exploring strategies for effective advocacy of real community issues to apply their knowledge of government, citizenship, and the lawmaking process. Topics range from drug use to recycling programs to mental health. At this event, students aim to share their work and their plans with city leaders and parent constituents. They need to lobby for your support, hear your suggestions, and then revise and implement their tactics. Your attendance will greatly aid their efforts, their engagement, and their impact!

  • Wednesday March 18th
  • Bigelow Middle School, 42 Vernon Street
  • 8:30-8:40 Welcome Message in the library
    8:45-10:00 Interactive Student Presentations

Please RSVP and/or send questions to 8E teacher Jean Singers: singersj@newton.k12.ma.us

Yard Sign Contest: “Distracted Driving”

Given Governor Baker’s recent signing of the Hands-Free Driving Bill , the Safe Routes to School Yard Sign Contest theme will be “Distracted Driving.” The contest opened on February 25, 2020, and the deadline for all submissions is March 27, 2020. Click here for complete contest information as well as entry submission.

The Massachusetts Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Program’s Yard Sign Design Contest is a way for students to use their creativity to help promote safe roads for cyclists and pedestrians in their communities. Students create and submit a design for a yard sign that brings awareness to distracted driving, focus their designs on eliminating distracted driving, especially in and around school zones.

Monday, March 9: Conversation with District Superintendent

The PTO invites all Bigelow caregivers for a conversation with Superintendent Dr. David A. Fleishman and members of the School Committee about what is happening in the District, including future enrollment news.

The PTO will be raffling off two tickets to Big Night and parents can bring in auction items for collection.

Monday, March 9th, 7pm @ the Bigelow Library.

Big Night Tickets on Sale

You are invited to our Bigelow Hoedown!

Big Night is our biggest social and fundraising event of the year will be a hee haw great time! Tickets on sale! Get your tickets today. Sponsorship options are also available.

Register as a Bidder

There will be a DJ, food, cash bar, games, dancing, silent and live auctions, which will feature wonderful donations from local businesses and the Newton community. Check out the one of a kind items such as “Coffee with Mayor Fuller,” “Surfing Lesson with Mr. Harrison,” and “Priority Reserved Seats for the 8th Grade Graduation”.

Come out with your friends on Saturday, March 28th, from 7pm to 11pm! This event is expected to sell out, so get your tickets now.

We look forward to seeing you!

Bigelow Hoedown
When: Saturday, March 28, 2020 ~ 7-11pm
Where: Hibernian Hall, 151 Watertown St, Watertown, MA 02472

Auction Items Still Needed!

20 auction donations are needed from each grade for the auction!
Please donate an item for this worthy cause!
Go to www.bigelowpto.org for more information on donating items.

Auditorium Renovation: Stage Lights

The School Committee approved a donation from the Bigelow PTO to our auditorium! This donation – thanks to families’ contributions in the last few years and the advocacy from the PoPS and the PTO – will pay for auditorium improvements including new ceiling mounted stage lights and a light bar over the stage. These fixtures will illuminate performances on stage with new long-lasting LED bulbs that are color-changeable by remote computer. The total cost of these lights, including shipping and installation, is $21,201.

The Bigelow community is grateful to the NPS and the Operations Department for their ongoing upgrades to the school’s auditorium. These improvements have included, since January 2019, new house lights, new stage curtains, painting of walls and ceilings, a storage container for stage sets, and soon to be installed new carpet. See here and here.

We are hoping to see the carpet and the new lights at our upcoming spring musical, Twelfth Night, which will open on March 12.

Thank you again for all your support of our school and our children!

Bigelow CAS Needs a Chair

Are you looking for a fun way to contribute to the Bigelow community? Please consider becoming part of ​Creative Arts and Sciences (CAS)​. If you’ve been part of CAS at the elementary school level, you know that it’s a great program. If you’ve never been part of CAS, this is the perfect opportunity to participate on a highly revered PTO funded program. CAS brings enrichment programming to students in K-8, all funded by the PTO. Check out the city-wide CAS website to learn more about CAS happenings in all of the schools.

About CAS at Bigelow:

In a typical school year, CAS at Bigelow brings 8-9 enrichment programs. All the systems are in place and ready to pass on. The administration is highly supportive as are teachers. In the past Bigelow has brought in programming from Tanglewood Marionettes, New England Aquarium and Theatre Espresso. This year Bigelow has brought in authors Sheela Chari and Gregory Mone, and is looking forward to a visit from NASA astronaut, Susan Kirlan in the spring.

Have questions before committing or are you ready to sign up? Please contact: Alexandra Cohen, current Bigelow CAS Chair, ​acohen415@gmail.com

* If you have a friend that’s interested, you can both participate – co-chairing is always welcome!

All School CAS presentation: Women in World Jazz

Women in World Jazz: A Tribute to Composers Around the World

Thursday, March 5
8:30 AM – 8th grade
9:30 AM – 7th grade
10:30 AM – 6th grade

Women In World Jazz is an international ensemble of professional musicians featuring music from around the world. “A Tribute to Composers Around the World” highlights music composed by women artists, past and present. Through their engaging compositions, students learn about a diverse group of pioneering women and their unique cultures. Styles range from Jazz to World/Ethnic. Music from Cuba, Cape Verde, Brazil, Japan, and the Middle East are included.

Thank you to our PTO’s Creative Arts and Sciences (CAS) Committee for bringing this program to our school. This CAS programming is funded by your generous contributions to the PTO. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!