Newton dad, Randy Friedman, of Seven Travel has planned another great line-up of skiing and riding for 2020. Come join other Newton families and friends and head to the great resorts of New England including Sunday River, Smugglers Notch, and Jay Peak. Skiers and non-skiers alike will have a blast meeting other Newton families on the slopes.
Click www.seventravel.org and go to Trips.
Y Empower – Free program for girls in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade on Tuesdays from 2:30-4:00 pm
The Y Empower program provides a small learning community for young girls to explore their health holistically and be prepared to manage the stress that adolescence often brings. The program meets for eight weeks, with half of the time spent in a classroom setting with expert speakers about topics such as nutrition, social media safety, and self-care. The second half of the time is spent trying specific fitness activities such as yoga, Zumba, and swimming. All activities are designed to give girls mechanisms to cope with and prevent stressors, feel agency over their lives, and practice activities that focus on a mind-body connection. Participants must register for this program. Contact Jane Carroll at janec@wsymca.org for more information.
Late Fall Program Session – Begins October 28th
Register for the West Suburban YMCA’s Late Fall program session. Explore program offerings from the Y’s Sports, Fitness & Wellness, Creative Arts, and Aquatics Departments. The Y has programs for all ages and interests, including basketball classes, swim lessons, art and design, small group fitness classes, toddler tumbling and music classes, community choir, and more.
Kids Night Out on November 1st, 6:00 – 10:00 pm
Parents, drop off your kids for a fun Friday night with the Y’s staff. Go out for the night and take advantage of this low-cost alternative to hiring a babysitter. They’ll have pizza for dinner and keep the children entertained with games, swimming, movies and sports. Open to children in grades K-5. Cost is $25.00 per child for Y members and $30.00 per child for the community. A 20% discount is offered per child for those with two or more children attending. Kids Night Out occurs on the first Friday of every month October through June.
Family Fun Night on November 12th, 6:00 – 7:00 pm
Bring the whole family to the Y for some family fun time. The Y sets up games, crafts, and a bouncy house for all to enjoy. Light snacks are provided. Free and open to all. Family Fun Nights occur on the second Tuesday of every month.
YBA (Youth Basketball Association) League – Season starts November 16th
YBA League is a fun coed league for ages 4-12 to learn and play basketball. The league runs on Saturdays/Sundays, November 16th – February 8th, and is separated into four age groups: Mini (ages 4-5), Biddy (ages 6-7), Rookie (ages 8-9) and Collegiate (ages 10-12). Parent volunteer coaches encouraged. Register early to ensure friend and team requests can be accommodated. For more information and to register, visit www.wsymca.org or call 617-244-6050.
Financial Assistance is always available for Y Memberships and Programs
The West Suburban YMCA is a non-profit charitable organization and whose mission is to never turn anyone away due to their inability to pay. Please contact the Membership Department at 617-244-6050 ext. 3653 for financial assistance with membership or program participation.
The John M. Barry Boys & Girls Club of Newton has been selected as a 2020 Boston Marathon® Official Charity Partner of the BAA!
Join the team of 15 charity runners and receive professional coaching and fundraising support. Check this off your “bucket list” while supporting more than 700 Newton children and teens at the same time.
For details visit www.newtonbgc.com/marathoncharityrunners.
#TeamNewtonBGC
BAT will be running basketball training sessions for all ages and levels including 3 Saturday clinics intended for beginners. Those sessions run for 2 hours and are open to all kids ages 7-14. Also offered are small group sessions on Fridays and Sundays for athletes with 2+ years of experience playing basketball.
$75.00 per session (25% off for multi-athlete enrollment!) Registration available here https://bostonathletictraining.com/current-basketball-programs/ and for more information, please contact Chaim Andler at chaim@bostonathletictraining.com
November clinic times are Fridays, 4:00 – 6:00 pm, Saturdays, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm, and Sundays, 10:30 am – 1:30 pm
Fridays at Dearborn Academy, Saturdays & Sundays at The Hyde Center
Harvard Student Agencies Tutoring, a completely Harvard-student-run non-profit established in 2007, is offering Newton high school students an in-depth review of all sections of the exam, as well as review of test taking strategies.
This course is taught and developed by current Harvard students who scored well on the exam and can help you do the same. This course runs for five weeks with one four hour session per week. For $495.00, you’ll get all 20 hours of their proprietary curriculum, a free prep book, as well as the opportunity to develop a productive relationship with a Harvard student. Use promo code NEWTON15 to get 15% off!
Sign up for the November group course before the November 1st registration deadline and prepare for your SATs! For more information and to register visit https://hsatutoring.com/newtonsouth. For more information, please call 617-496-1506 or email tutoring@hsa.net.
You may have noticed the new Blue Zone signs at your school with the red “No Idling Per State Law” addition. Vehicle idling is when a driver leaves a vehicle running while it is parked. Idling increases the amount of harmful emissions a vehicle produces. Vehicle emissions are more concentrated at ground level where kids are standing—and breathing.
Children breathe more air per pound of body weight than do adults. For this reason, they take in proportionately higher “doses” of any pollutants, which enter their lungs and, in some cases, bloodstream. Children are more biologically vulnerable to pollution from idling vehicles and the child with the highest exposure to pollutants may be your own; in a line of idling vehicles, pollutant levels may also be elevated inside your vehicle as well as outside.
What can you do to protect your child’s health? For parents and caregivers at arrival and dismissal, it’s simple. If you will be waiting for more than 10 seconds, turn off the engine.
Remind other drivers to do the same.
Check out the flyer No Idling.
Brought to you by Newton Safe Routes to School
For more information, email newtonsaferoutes@gmail.com or visit https://www.facebook.com/NewtonSafeRoutes/
Have you ever wondered what the Club has to offer for kids of all ages? Well, now is your chance to discover the many programs and services they provide. Join to tour the facility, learn about the programs / activities they offer, and meet program staff. Plus, it’s not too late to register (either online https://www.newtonbgc.com/club-membership-form or at the Open House) for this year’s school year program.
Arts * STEM * Athletics * Basket Ball for all ages * Coding * Robotics * All Girl Programs * Homework Help and more. Visit the website at https://www.newtonbgc.com/
Open House is October. 21st, 5:00 – 7:00 pm
675 Watertown Street
Candidates running for Newton School Committee will be sharing their perspective on
questions related to special education in Newton. There will also be time for parents to
meet with the candidates.
Elections for School Committee are city-wide, so Newton voters elect School Committee members in all wards, not just their own.
A moderator will ask candidates questions that have been submitted by SEPAC
members, and there will be an opportunity for parents and caregivers to speak
informally with the candidates. Note, the presentation date was changed to October 24th to accommodate scheduling conflicts.
Please email your questions for the candidates to parlikar@yahoo.com by October 22nd.
October 24th, 7:30-9:30 pm
Ed Center Room 304, 100 Walnut Street
Please come to an information session to learn how we can rebuild the Auburndale Community Association. Many years ago, the Auburndale Community Association (ACA) enriched the community by organizing a variety of activities, such as one of the first Newton Village Days. They currently support Rove the Cove, an annual road race.
Several residents are interested in reviving the ACA, and possibly merging it with the Lasell Neighborhood Association, the organization behind the annual Auburndale progressive dinner. Join the meeting to hear about plans to revive this community focused organization! Come to listen, or bring your ideas and suggestions for community events.
October 24th, 8:00 pm
Auburndale Community Library, 375 Auburn Street
For any questions, or if would like to be updated on plans, please contact Susan Katcher at sgkatcher@gmail.com or Joel Shames at joelsshames@gmail.com.
To celebrate Massachusetts STEM Week, middle- and high-school students are invited to Think Big!, a free event at the the Newton Free Library on Saturday, October 26, 2PM-4PM, to meet 16 local STEM professionals and talk informally (over ice cream from Cabots!) about challenges, satisfactions, and career paths in the wide range of STEM fields. These mentors represent a wide range of STEM: Microbiology, running-shoe design, software development, computational biology, ecology, chemistry, drug design, solar entrepreneurship, 3D animation, manufacturing science, applied physics, genomics, and more. It’s free and space is limited, so register now. It’s sponsored by the Newton Free Library, NewtonSTEM, and the John M. Barry Boys & Girls Club, with help from the Newton LigerBots. You can see what earlier Think Big! events were like in November 2015, March 2018, and October 2018. For more information, email info@newtonstem.org.
