Category Archives: Events

Fabulous deals at the Zervas online auction

Get fabulous deals (up to 90 percent off!) from your favorite places or try something new for a bargain price at www.biddingforgood.com/zervas! Zervas’ online auction includes many new and exciting items available at great prices for everyone in your family, including your favorite restaurants and specialty foods, popular kids activities and birthday party venues, day and sleepaway camps, fitness classes and memberships, beauty services, sports and entertainment tickets, and much more.

Online bidding is open for one week only from March 28th through April 3rd so don’t miss out! If viewing on a mobile device, click on “View standard version of site” for a more user-friendly browsing experience. All items available for pick-up on Sunday, April 10th from 12-3 pm at 1601 Beacon Street in Waban or email pto@zervaspto.org to make an alternative arrangement. A five percent processing fee will be added to purchases.

NewtonPAC meeting March 29th

The topic of the NewtonPAC’s next meeting will be Restraint, Seclusion and Time-Outs, and the use of quiet rooms. Dan Almeida, District Supervisor of ABA Services, will be presenting in the new State regulations and Newton’s policy changes.

If your child ever has (or might have) time out of class for the purpose of calming, these changes affect you. The NewtonPAC worked hard on the policy changes with NPS to insure parental notification and involvement in the use of these procedures. Please try to attend if you can.

Please rsvp to newtonpacmeetingrsvp@gmail.com (so that they book the right sized room for the meeting). Contact Eileen Sandberg at Eileen.sandberg.newtonpac@gmail.com with any questions.

March 29th, 7:00 pm – Please note that the time is 1/2 an hour earlier than usual.
Room 210 of the Education Center, 100 Walnut Street.

QPR Training

Newton Cares invites you to learn a suicide prevention training called QPR, Question, Persuade, Refer. It’s an an evidence based, simple technique that offers everyone strategies and approaches to responding to someone experiencing distress and information about how to get the expert help required. There are 2 upcoming community trainings:

March 31st, 8:00 – 10:00 am (breakfast included)
Location: Family Access of Newton, 492 Waltham Street, West Newton
Registration is required/ Space is limited. Click here to register for March 31st

April 15th, 12:00 – 2:00 pm (light lunch included)
Location: Andover Newton Theological School, 210 Herrick Road, Newton Centre
The training will be held in Noyes Hall.
Registration is required/ Space is limited. Click here to register for April 15th

Or visit www.newtonma.gov/newtoncares to register for upcoming trainings.

GELF Dinner is April 2nd

Help fund student scholarships, come to the GELF Dinner.

GELF will hold its annual not-to-be-missed community event, featuring an amazing 5-course gourmet meal (cooked from scratch on-site!!), paired fine beers & wines (featuring Sam Adams beer pairings, a major hit last year!), dancing (with a great live band featuring our own Katani Sumner), 150 like-minded community members, table service by Newton administrators, and a live auction.

You may pay online here: http://www.newton.k12.ma.us/Page/2289 (scroll down to the bottom for the PayPal button) or send a $150/person check (made payable to Newton Schools Foundation with GELF in the memo line) to Newton Schools Foundation, ATTN: Diane Greer, P.O. Box 590020, Newton Centre, MA 02459.

Whether you are coming or not, please consider donating to Support a Teacher to attend the event ($100/person) or making a tax-deductible donation, all possible here: http://www.newton.k12.ma.us/Page/2289. Thank you for your support.

Community Contras and Square Dance

“All join hands and circle left!” Traditional American square and contra dances are fun and easy, with music that gets everyone up and onto the dance floor. Join Sue Rosen, caller; Ed Rosen on piano and guitar, along with fiddler Julie Metcalf for a family-friendly community dance event for ages 10 and up. Sue Rosen has been calling dances for the past twenty years and is an active member of the American, English country Dance, Contras and Squares and Morris and Sword Dancing communities.

Acoustic Newton Coffeehouse was created by Barbara Cassidy and Eric Chasalow to showcase the talents of acoustic musicians that call Newton their home. Tickets: $10.00 ($5.00 for students and seniors) at www.newtoncommunitypride.org

Acoustic Newton Coffeehouse
April 2nd, 7:00 pm
Newton Cultural Center at City Hall

STEAM Summer Program for kids ages 6-12

Tech/Arts/Design: From puzzles and games to programming and painting, there is something for every student! The Studio of Engaging Math’s summer program offers kids the chance to experience just how fun science, math and engineering can be. Our hands on activities focus on the most engaging and exciting STEAM topics: science, technology, engineering, art & math.

Learn about geometry by drawing tessellations and making beautiful origami. Study structure support by building bridges. Play strategy games to strengthen critical thinking and reasoning. Build a house of your dreams with a 3D modeling program. Learn how to program by making your own video games and animations. Have fun and learn at the same time! For more information, please visit www.engagingmath.com or https://www.facebook.com/events/1696907617214015/

Open House on April 3rd, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Studio of Engaging Math
320 Washington Street, Suite 301, Brighton
617-903-3168

Au Pairs for special needs children information session

Come and learn about PROaupair’s professional au pairs. Their au pairs have degrees in pediatric nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, early childhood education, special needs education and more. They have experience working with children with a variety of special needs including autism spectrum disorder, ADD/ADHD, Down syndrome, diabetes, epilepsy and seizures, extreme/undiagnosed disabilities, and other physical and mental delays.

In addition to meeting some current au pairs and families, learn how you can use your state PCA funds to cover an au pair’s weekly stipend! Please RSVP to Marie-Laure Frere at 530- 545-2869 or marielaure@proaupair.com

April 3rd, 4:00 pm
58 Erie Avenue, Newton

CAS Global Music Concert and Reception

Newton’s Creative Arts & Sciences presents an evening with Crocodile River Music. Come celebrate the global music experience that students in our NPS enjoyed this fall. Crocodile River Music brings the music of Mali, Brazil, Spain and Trinidad, and the instruments and dances that celebrate these cultures, to Newton. Join musicians from Mali to Boston for an evening of world class entertainment in your own backyard. Complimentary wine, beer, and light fare round out what is certain to be a fabulous event for a 21+ audience.

Vinodivino is supporting CAS efforts by providing a wine and beer tasting at the event. For every order taken on April 8th, and through to the end of the month, Vinodivino will donate 10% of sales to CAS.

In addition, Issa Coulibaly, is offering a one-hour drumming lesson for 10 – valued at $150 – in your home. Raffle tickets are $10 each or $25 for 3 tickets. Plan a cocktail party with drumming on the side, or a drumming party with cocktails on the side or a drumming party and wine tasting with the wine purchased at Vinodivino!

Click here to purchase tickets to the event and raffle tickets.

April 8th, 7:00 pm
Newton South High School

Think Peace Benefit: “Preventing Teen Dating Violence”

Lasell College will host a benefit for the Lauren Dunne Astley Memorial Fund with guest speaker Attorney General Maura Healey. The afternoon will also feature youth dance troupe Phunk Phenomenon, Lincoln Sudbury and Euphonic a capella group from Newton South, refreshments, and a resource tables.

This event is free and open to the public but seating is limited so registration is required: www.lasellalumni.org/ThinkPeaceBenefit.

April 10th,  3:00 pm
DeWitt Hall, 80 Maple Street, Newton

3rd Community Forum on High School Start Time

3rd Community Forum on High School Start Time: Especially for Middle and Elementary Parents

Join the Brown and Oak Hill PTOs and the Newton South School Council to explore the research on teen sleep and starting high school later. We hope to continue the community conversation around the the impact of inadequate sleep on our teens and welcome middle and elementary parents to the discussion.

The featured speaker will be Dr. Christopher Landrigan, Director of the Sleep and Patient Safety Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Research Director of Inpatient Pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital. Dr. Landrigan is also a Brown and South parent; he was the featured speaker at January’s High School Start Time Forum at Newton North. Catch up on the research and join the conversation—we look forward to seeing you there.

More information and resources on adolescent sleep and later start time on South School Council webpage.

April 6th, 7:00-8:30 pm
Brown Middle School Auditorium