Native Arabic speaker with over 10 years’ teaching experience offers Arabic and French language classes in Newton. Beginner, intermediate and advanced students welcome. Lessons are dynamic and hours can be arranged to fit your schedule.
For more information, please email ilham.shammo@gmail.com.
Please bring ANY pair of shoes that would hold a foot on dirt roads in a tropical climate to donate to this effort. Shoes will be provided to kids in Haiti whose feet need protection from parasites and help them feel like they BELONG with their classmates at school. Many poor parents do not send their kids to school, embarrassed that they lack shoes. Every. Little. Bit. Counts. Thanks!
There is a box in the lobby of Brown Middle School for shoes. You can also drop shoes on the porch of 135 Lincoln St. in Newton Highlands. Please bring donations! If you have any questions, please call or email Skye Tausig at 617-243-0363 or htausig@aol.com.
The next “Newton Leads: Ideas and Action” Village meet-up is scheduled for this Thursday. Newton Leads will be partnering with the Chestnut Hill Association for the Chestnut Hill meet-up. City Department Heads and Mayor Warren will be available to answer questions and listen to feedback and ideas in a casual, drop-in format.
They will also host a virtual meet-up online beginning at 7:30 pm for anyone who is unable to attend the meet-up. Residents will be able to stream the webcast from their computers and participate by asking questions and sharing ideas online. If you would like to submit a question or idea, you can do so by clicking here, any time before or during the virtual meet-up. Join the conversation on Thursday at 7:30 pm by clicking here.
November 13th, 6:30 pm
Church of the Redeemer
379 Hammond Street
Chestnut Hill
The Arsenal Center for the Arts & Watertown Children’s Theatre offers free drop-in art and theatre workshops for families on Saturday, Nov. 15, from 10AM – Noon.
Experiment with paint, paper, collage, performance, and movement. Use your imagination to express yourself, make your own special masterpiece, and explore theatre games. Children can also explore the creative world of theatre games with the talented staff of Watertown Children’s Theatre.
“I think I’m getting smart!” ” Math can be FUN!” Become a Newton School Volunteer and hear these words from a student.
*Tutor a 2nd – 5th grade child in basic mathematics concepts once a week for 30-45 minutes.
*Select your preferred school, grade, day, and time.
*Play special math games that reinforce skills and help students gain confidence and competence.
*Training, Everyday Math books and learning materials, and ongoing support are provided.
*No teaching experience is needed.
For more information, please contact Ellen Bender at 617-559-6131 or at ellen_bender@newton.k12.ma.us
The NewtonPAC will host a presentation on Assistive Technologies on from 7:30-9:00 pm. Kayla McAllister, the Assistive Technologies specialist for the Newton Public Schools, will present on available technologies, particularly related to executive function, and will discuss the difference between an assistive technology evaluation and a consult. In the second half of the evening, Ms. McAlister will lead an iPad workshop, showcasing applications that are helpful to a range of special needs for the iPad. Participants are invited to bring their iPad to the meeting.
Education Center, 100 Walnut Street, Room 210
November 18th
Light refreshments and networking at 7:15, presentation at 7:30 pm.
Please RSVP to pac.at.nov18@gmail.com
Upcoming presentation: How parents can help their kids with writing assignments
Do you find it challenging to help your children with writing assignments? You can do it without conflict or tears! Jane Hirschhorn, a professional writing tutor, will offer 10 ways parents can help their children with writing assignments.
The talk will be held on Wednesday, November 5th at 7:00 pm at the Newton Free Library and is free. Please click the link below for more information.
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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
Newton’s combined high school FIRST Robotics Team, the Ligerbots, will hold a meeting for parents. At the meeting students and coaches on the team will present what the team is, how the team functions, and how the year will progress. They especially invite parents of new team members, as well as parents who think their children might be interested in robotics, business, and design; parents of returning students are also encouraged to attend, meet the coaches, and learn more about the team’s plans for the upcoming year.
October 29th, from 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Newton North High School Film lecture hall (the room is located to the left of the Tiger Drive entrance of Newton North, right under the staircase)
Success Under Stress
October 27th, 7:00-8:30 pm
Join this discussion about how our perceptions of stress affect our health. We’ll also discuss the topic of stress in The Beginning of Everything. Open to teens and adults. Cosponsored by Newton Youth Services and Newton Free Library. www.newtonma.gov/youth or http://www.newtonfreelibrary.net/
Newton Reads Book Discussion
October 30th, 7:00 pm
Please join in an intergenerational discussion of the Newton Reads book, The Beginning of Everything by Robyn Schneider. Star athlete and prom king Ezra Faulkner’s life is irreparably transformed by a tragic accident and the arrival of eccentric new girl Cassidy Thorpe. Community connection, shared information, and discussion are the keys to promoting good mental health. Join us in this cooperative dialogue to be led by Newton teens.
College Athletics Recruitment Process
November 3rd, 7:00 pm
Take control of the college athletic recruitment process. Learn about when to start looking at colleges, how to contact coaches and what to ask them, the recruitment process, and more. This session will be led by Kate Hurd, a former two-year softball captain at Colby College and member of the NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete team, and coach at Newton North High School and Kim Penney, a two-time Boston Globe and Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association Coach of the Year, served as varsity girls’ basketball coach at Reading Memorial High School for fifteen years.
School Assignments: How Parents Can Help
November 5th, 7:00 pm
Learn how to avoid some common pitfalls when helping your kids with writing assignments. Professional writing tutor, Jane Hirschhorn will be demonstrating how to help in a way that is productive, respectful, and allows students ownership of their work. Jane tutored writing at the Mount Ida College Writing Center. She holds a Master of Arts in Teaching from Tufts University. Her children attend Newton public schools.
QPR for Teens and Young Adults
November 6th, 4:00 to 6:00 pm
Our community has been affected by suicide. Newton Cares: Coalition for Suicide Prevention and Mental Health is working diligently to train as many people as possible in the suicide prevention technique called QPR – Question, Persuade, Refer. The more people who know how to act, the more lives may be saved. Please consider being trained.
Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) teaches ordinary citizens how to recognize a mental health emergency and how to get a person at risk the help they need. Participants will learn how to: Recognize the warning signs of suicide, offer hope, and get help & refer.
This upcoming training is specifically being held for teens and young adults. Please check the website for other upcoming training dates. Cosponsored by Newton Youth Services and Newton Free Library. www.newtonma.gov/youth or http://www.newtonfreelibrary.net/
Please register at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/QPRNov6
Teen Depression Workshop
November 12th, 7:00 – 8:15 pm
Learn how to recognize depression in teens and how to help by attending the Teen Depression Workshop from Families for Depression Awareness. The training covers what teen depression is, what are behaviors of concern, how to talk to teens about depression, what are treatment options, where to get help, and what to do if a teen refuses help. This event is cosponsored by Newton Cares: Coalition for Suicide Prevention & Mental Health. Sponsored by Newton Cares: Coalition for Suicide Prevention and Mental Health, Newton Youth Services and Newton Free Library. www.newtonma.gov/newtoncares or www.newtonma.gov/youth or http://www.newtonfreelibrary.net/
Programs held in the Druker Auditorium, Newton Free Library
