Top Shelf by Jody, a former Newton Public School student. organizes your home and life. From facilitating and unpacking a move, organizing a cluttered closet or room, to planning a small event you’re hosting, Top Shelf by Jody does it all.
My personal organizing and lifestyle management services give busy parents the order they need to feel less stressed in their home and life everyday.
Contact Jody Goodman for a free consultation by email or 617.699.3407.
Help your child reach his or her peak potential when you use a tutor from Next Level Up Tutoring.
Providing the academic support, fundamentals, organizational skills, and perspective that can propel your student forward.
Supporting students from K-12, and can help in all subject areas, including some foreign languages.
Sessions take place in your home. Next Level Up has been working with Newton students since 2009. Please call,781-540-1123, or email for a quick response.
The Etiquette Academy of New England will be offering winter etiquette classes for grades 2-12 in Newton Upper Falls at Chungdahm ReadWrite, 1254 Chestnut Street. Classes meet on Saturdays from Jan. 10 – March 14.
Improving social and communication skills, projecting confidence, combating shyness, strengthening self-esteem and leadership skills, navigating friendships, resolving conflict, understanding social cues, basic manners and table manners, and more.
Mind Your Manners : Beyond Please and Thank You
{Grades 2-4}
10:00am to 11:00am
Etiquette for Middle Schoolers : Peer Pressure and Beyond
{Grades 5-8}
11:30am to 1:00pm
Etiquette for Young Adults : Social Skills for the Real World
{Grades 9-12}
4:00pm to 5:30pm
For more information call 617.608.3920 or email
The JCC is hosting an open house for three of its summer camps: Grossman (day camp), Kingswood (overnight), and Kaleidoscope Creative Arts & Science Camp
Sunday, Nov. 16
2:00 – 4:00pm
Leventhal-Sidman JCC, 333 Nahanton Street, Newton
Meet the camp directors and staff and learn details about these three summer opportunities for your children. Register at the Open House for significant savings on tuition.
Open house is free. All are welcome.
Learn more about the camps:
JCC Camp Grossman: click for website or call 617-244-5124
JCC Camp Kingswood, including Zohar Special Needs Inclusion Program (ages 10-17) and Zohar Special Needs Vocational Program (ages 17-21): click for website or call 617-558-6531
JCC Kaleidoscope Creative Arts & Science Camp: click for website or call 617-558-6523
ASA Hoops is hosting a Veterans Day Basketball Clinic on November 11th for boys and girls ages 8-15. For more information visit: www.asahoops.com or contact Coachb@asahoops.com
Mackenzie Center, 1337, Centre St, Newton
9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Try a FREE class. You don’t need to know how to box or do yoga! For more details including a video, click here: http://ilovenewton.com/yogabox/
Tuesdays, 9:00 am to 10:15 am
Nonantum Boxing Club
75 Adams Street (cross street Watertown Street; near the Dunkin’ Donuts)
Join Watertown Children’s Theatre as they delve into the classic musical, West Side Story. . Based on a Conception of JEROME ROBBINS, Book by ARTHUR LAURENTS, Music by LEONARD BERNSTEIN, Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM.
A cast of 6th-12th graders including Newton’s own Ariel Bavly, Leila Geller, Tessa Haining, Abigail Matthews, Myles Murphy, Eva Pearlman, Laila Plaster, Jacob Resnick, and Liam Walsh will sing, dance and perform their way through the struggles and triumphs of the Jets and the Sharks.
This production contains mature themes and staged violence that may not be suitable for younger children. Tickets are $15.00 and are on sale October 21st through WCT’s website at watertownchildrenstheatre.org or by calling Brown Paper Tickets 1-800-838-3006. For more information, visit WCT’s website or call 617-926-ARTS.
November 14th at 7:00 pm, November 15th at 2:00 and 7:00 pm*, November 16th at 2:00 pm. Charles Mosesian Theater, Arsenal Center for the Arts, Watertown.
*Saturday, 7:00 pm performance ONLY – come in your favorite West Side Story inspired costume and be entered to win two tickets to the winter musical!
About Watertown Children’s Theatre: In its more than 30 years of service to Watertown and surrounding communities, Watertown Children’s Theatre’s award-winning programs have enriched the lives of thousands of children and families. WCT offers year round theatre education programs, including musical and non-musical productions, voice/acting lessons, vacation programs, dance, and performing arts workshops for children in kindergarten through high school. Combining values of artistic excellence with inclusiveness, reflected in its affordable fee structure, its open audition policy and its involvement of entire families, WCT has continuously ensured its place as a highly valued member of this flourishing artistic community. The Arsenal Center for the Arts formally merged with the Watertown Children’s Theatre as of July 1, 2013. While the Arsenal Center for the Arts has become a vital arts center in the Greater Boston area since September 2005, Watertown Children’s Theatre has forged deep roots in the community, recognized as a beloved institution, educating and inspiring young singers and performers since 1983.
The Pine Manor College Child Study Center invites you to an Open House. For children ages 2.9 to 5 years, this NAEYC accredited program offers part time and full time enrollment options. They offer a high quality and rich curriculum in a warm, caring environment at their location just minutes off of Route 9 in Chestnut Hill.
For more information, please contact Lynne Love, Director at llove@pmc.edu or call 617-731-7039 or visit the website at www.pmc.edu/csc.
November 8th, 9:30 – 11:30 am, refreshments will be served
Pine Manor College Child Study Center
400 Heath Street, Chestnut Hill
For five years, the Newton Family Singers has brought together family, community and music to entertain and delight audiences in the Greater Boston area. For this special anniversary show, they have chosen their favorite numbers from past seasons by artists such as Pete Seeger, Cat Stevens, Carole King, The Eagles, Sweet Honey in the Rock and others from the American folk tradition. You’ll hear the most crowd-pleasing, and heartfelt songs that will get you clapping, singing, dancing in the aisles, and will remind you of the joy of community singing, and our powerful musical history. For information and tickets, please visit www.newtonfamilysingers.org.
November 16th, 4:00 pm
Seasholes Auditorium at Newton South
140 Brandeis Road
Where are you needing more clarity in your life? Coaching is a thoughtful and fun process to help empower you to work toward your personal and professional goals. Deb Elbaum is a certified coach who works with motivated professionals in person or over the phone. Contact Deb for a complimentary coaching session at Deb@DebElbaum.com or 617-213-0858.