- Did you know that The John M. Barry Boys & Girls Club is open to all members on Columbus Day free of charge? Open from 9 AM until 6:00 PM on Monday and no reservation is required.
- The League of Women Voters in Newton is offering a speakers series on education topics that will take place at the Boys & Girls Club throughout the school year. The first session is on Wednesday, October 16th from 7:00 – 8:45 pm and admission is free. Presenters include Amy O’Leary who is the director of Early Education for All and Beverly Mobilia of Community Partnerships for Children and Families.
- The Club is offering Free Community Open Gym periods on Thursday evenings from 7:00 – 9:00 pm. All Newton teens in grades 6 and up are invited and you need not join the Club to attend. A wide variety of the Club’s athletic equipment will be available for free play and guided activity. Funding is provided by The Newton Partnership and a Carol M. White Physical Education Grant (PEP) – a three year $1.6 million grant from the US Department of Education that provides health and wellness programs to Newton youth during out-of-school time.
- Check out the Give Kids A Smile Event on Saturday October 26th from 8:00 am – 4:00 pm at Mt. Ida College Dental Education Center. This free dental clinic provides dental treatment to toddlers through 8th grade in a fun filled atmosphere with prizes and entertainment. Email lberardinelli@mountida.edu for more information.
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Girls Leading, Learning, Succeeding
Are you a parent with a daughter in 5th grade who is thinking about private Middle School? If so, please join other parents for a neighborhood coffee to learn more about Dana Hall.
Dana Hall is a private all girls school for grades 6-12, located in Wellesley. This gathering is an opportunity to learn about a terrific option for your daughter’s education. Several Dana Hall parents and staff members will share information and answer questions.
Date: November 6th
Time: 8:45 – 9:45 AM
Location: 34 Bradford Road, Newton
RSVP If You Plan To Attend: lisaspersonalemail@gmail.com
Boston Tutoring Services test prep & academic support
Boston Tutoring Services, LLC is offering intensive test preparation (ISEE/SSAT, SAT) and academic support programs (Grades K-12, all subject areas).
They can customize a personalized intensive program to challenge and guide your child.
One-on-one, in your home or local library.
Contact Boston Tutoring Services at (781) 248-4558 or BostonTutoringServices <at> gmail <dot> com
Haunted House
The Mason Rice 5th graders will be presenting a Haunted House on October 26th from 5:30-8:30 at Mason Rice Elementary School. This is a fundraiser for the 5th grade class and will feature the 5th graders as monsters, ghouls, zombies, and mad scientists. Please come see their efforts and have a frightful tour of their Haunted House!
The cost is $5.00 per person.
Newton Community Weekend at Historic Newton
BRING YOUR FAMILY THIS WEEKEND! October 5th and 6th, noon-5:00 p.m. Newton residents are invited to enjoy free admission to the museum. Join the family-friendly outdoor festival at the Jackson Homestead. Try weaving wool into cloth, making your own butter, pressing cider, dipping candles, and more! Learn through hands-on activities how Newton families lived in the 1800s. Rain date Sunday October 6.
Other events include:
Saturday, October 5th, 8:30 am-3:30 pm
A GUIDED TOUR OF STAINED GLASS BY CHARLES J. CONNICK
Prominent stained glass artist Charles J. Connick made Newton his home for much of his life, and his work can be found in numerous locations in our city and the Boston area. On the 100th anniversary of the founding of his studio, and in anticipation of our new exhibition at the Jackson Homestead, join Peter Cormack, author of the forthcoming book Arts & Crafts Stained Glass, for a guided tour of local sites that feature work from Connick’s early career. Bus transport will be provided between sites. Take the tour both Saturday and Sunday or just one day. Saturday’s tour will feature multiple Newton sites: the Chapel at Newton Country Day School, the Greek Evangelical Church, Trinity Church, and Second Congregational Church as well as All Saints’ Church in Brookline. Cost is $45 per person Saturday, $25 per person Sunday, $55 for both days. Call 617-244-2659 to register. Organized by the Connick Foundation. Meet at St John’s Church, 297 Lowell Ave, Newtonville.
Sunday, October 6th, 12:30 pm -5:00 pm
A GUIDED TOUR OF STAINED GLASS BY CHARLES J. CONNICK
Prominent stained glass artist Charles J. Connick made Newton his home for much of his life, and his work can be found in numerous locations in our city and the Boston area. On the 100th anniversary of the founding of his studio, and in anticipation of our new exhibition at the Jackson Homestead, join Peter Cormack, author of the forthcoming book Arts & Crafts Stained Glass, for a guided tour of local sites that feature work from Connick’s early career. Bus transport will be provided between sites. Take the tour both Saturday and Sunday or just one day. Sunday’s tour will visit First Church in Brookline, Emmanuel Church in West Roxbury, and the new exhibition at the Jackson Homestead. Cost is $45 per person Saturday, $25 per person Sunday, $55 for both days. Click here or call 617-244-2659 to register. Organized by the Connick Foundation. Meet at St John’s Church, 297 Lowell Ave, Newtonville.
Kids, Teen and Family Yoga
Down Under Yoga provides an environment in which children learn to exercise their minds as they move their bodies. Class offerings include yoga for ages 3-6, 5-7, 8-11, families, tweens and teens. Young yogis are taught practices to calm and strengthen their bodies, balance stress, and respect the needs of themselves and others. These are skills to last a lifetime which can be applied to any aspect of their daily lives.
Series classes offered throughout the year. Drop-ins are welcome! For more information see the website: downunderyoga.com, or call 617-244-9642.
Tutoring
Are you looking for a compassionate professional to come to your home and give your student what he is lacking in his academics? Since 2009, Next Level Up Tutoring has been providing Newton families and their students the guidance, foundations, organizational skills, and perspective that has been missing from their school lives.
Their tutors can work with any school age student in all subject areas, including some foreign languages. Each student is unique, so each tutoring plan is individualized. Contact them for a quick response or to set up a free consultation. Call 781- 540-1123 or email info@nextleveluptutoring.com.
Next Level Up Tutoring – Helping students reach their peak potential.
NEW Information Technology Class
Top Banana is offering a new class for 7th and 8th graders: Information Technology and Computer Science. The course is designed to give children the opportunity to learn the principals and ideas behind the computers and gadgets they use every day. The instructions are rigorous but age appropriate and fun! The classes will include theory and lab practice.
Students will learn about computer components, their roles and how they function, what an operating system is and why different ones exist. They’ll learn about network topology and the various resources available on the Internet such as domain names and DNS, routers, firewalls and wireless. Students will also learn about computer security and viruses, and how to stay on alert to prevent break ins.
For the Computer Science part of the course, they’ll begin with the basics – algorithms and programming structures such as conditions, loops and procedures. Next they will proceed to discover the basic data structures such as lists, stacks and hashes. Some more advanced topics will include pattern recognition and regular expressions.
One of the things middle schoolers are expected to use in the course of their studies but don’t really get an opportunity to learn and master are the spreadsheet programs such as Microsoft Excel. In this course, instructors will delve into how to use spreadsheets to organize scientific and financial data and manipulate it using formulas. Through building some simple but practical spreadsheet applications, students will acquire some basic financial literacy skills such balancing a checkbook and calculating a loan payment.
To receive more information about the curriculum and schedule, please email Ashley(azinchuk@topbananaeducation.org), call 617-795-1557 or visit the website www.topbananaeducation.org
Learn to play the flute and saxophone
Learn to play Classical, Jazz, and world music with a patient and dedicated teacher in a unique and creative environment. A professional musician (New England Conservatory faculty) and Oak Hill parent teaches all levels and ages at his studio in Newton.
For a free trial lesson please contact: Amir Milstein
phone: 617-795-5923
email: amirmilstein@gmail.com
When kids push our buttons
Join Cindy Kaplan, MA, Parent Coach, and Newton parent in a four-week workshop to explore what pushes your buttons and why they are pushed, as well as to gain skills that will help defuse them. Learn to set limits and maintain authorty through connecting with your child and end the power struggles so that you can parent the way you intended and your child can thrive.
Wednesday evenings Oct 16, 23, 30 and Nov 6 from 7:15-9:15 pm in Newtonville. Pre-registration is required. For more information, e-mail Cindy at cindy@cindykcoaching.com or call 617-869-3305 or click here.