Category Archives: Events

Summer ideas for Middle and High Schoolers

Newton South High School will host the 12th Annual Teen Summer Program Expo. The event is FREE, open to the public and will be held in the cafeteria. Find the perfect summer experience for middle and high school students. Meet directors of enriching summer programs in the U.S. & abroad. Programs for every budget and include academic, adventure, travel, community service, internships, sport instruction, language immersion, arts/theatre/music, college prep and gap year programs. Efficiently cut through the overwhelming amount of information online and make informed decisions about programming, safety, & supervision. For more information contact laura@campsourcenetwork.com or at 617-244-3316.

February 8th, 5:30 – 8:00 pm
Newton South High School, 140 Brandeis Road
Snow date: February 9th

Newton Families and Friends Jay Peak Spring Ski Trip

Jay Peak is renowned for the most snow in the east. But skiing is only part of the fun as they have a host of off-site facilities including an indoor ice rink and an INDOOR, always 80 degrees, waterpark. Not just for kids, there is surfing, boogie boarding, slides, and the only aqua-loop slide in the states. Spring at Jay is as good as it gets with warm days, soft snow, and hot fun. There are condos slope-side, with full kitchens, ski in ski out and walk to everything else! Come join the Newton Families and Friends Ski Trip!

Trip Includes:
* 2 night’s Slopeside Condos (2 bedroom units, sleep up to 8)
* 3-day lift pass (includes Friday if you can get there)
* 3-day waterpark pass (includes Friday if you can get there)
* Saturday night private Cabanas at waterpark
* Saturday night pizza dinner party in waterpark

COST: $899 for family of 4 (2 adults, 2 children 4-14 years old) *

*Add $100 per additional child 4-14 above 4 people
*Add $150 per additional adult above 4 people
*Add $50 if child is over 14 (they are considered adult)

SIGN UP BY FEBRUARY 22nd!

Condos are 2 bedroom, 1 bath, with full kitchen. They are privately owned and bedding is different in each unit. A typical unit may be queen bed in one room and two twins or a bunk bed in the other bedroom and a queen sleeper sofa, to sleep up to 6. Some units may have a twin over double bunk to sleep up to 7 or 2 bunks beds to sleep up to 8. Email Randy Friedman at randyhfriedman@gmail.com or call 617-970-3079 for details or questions.

Trip dates: April 8-10th
Jay Peak, VT
Trip presented by 7 Travel LLC

Important NewtonPAC meeting on January 20th

The Newton Parent Advisory Council for Special Education (NewtonPAC) will host a meeting on High School Programs and Transition from middle school on January 20th.

The meeting agenda will be:

6:30 pm Welcome and Announcements
6:35-6:45 pm High School Administrators: What to expect from your Transition Team meeting
6:45- 7:30 pm High School Programs and Q&A
7:30-8:00 pm Transition Issues Panel: High School Administrators and parents including:

  • Academic expectations and how to prepare children for high school
  • Social and emotional issues in transition
  • Common challenges and solutions

All NewtonPAC meetings are free and open to everyone. Please check www.newtonpac.org for weather updates and cancellations. If you have any questions, please email Eileen Sandberg at Eileen.sandberg.newtonpac@gmail.com.

January 20th, 6:30 – 8:00 pm (An hour earlier than usual)
Education Center
100 Walnut Street, Room 304 (subject to change)

Story Slam in Newton

The Nomad Story Slam, loosely based on the Moth Radio Hour will be held next on January 16th. Come and listen to fabulous stories from your neighbors or throw you own name in the hat to tell a 5 minute true story on the topic “not what I had in mind”.

For more information, storytelling tips, to buy tickets, or to see videos of stories from previous Nomad Story Slams go to NewtonNomadicTheater.org

January 16th, 7:30 pm
Gregorian Rugs in Lower Falls

Teen Making Smart Choices

Middle School and High School students, parents, and guardians are invited to a fun, free EXPO. Teens and adults are encouraged to come to the Just Think: Teens Making Smart Choices expo for participative, informative exhibits; live musical performances; free refreshments; and fun.

Meet 30 community exhibitors who help teens navigate life’s pressures in order to stay safe and healthy. Get information about everything from driving and pedestrian safety to healthy eating and positive body image to stress reduction and mental health support.

Highlights:

• Community resources for teens
• FREE and fun!
• Treat bags for first 50 students who come with a parent/guardian
• Giveaways and refreshments
• Prize drawing: Beats headphones
• “American Ninja Warrior” live demo!

Newton North High School
January 21st,  5:00 to 7:30 pm

QPR Training: Three steps anyone can learn to help prevent suicide

Join Mayor Setti D. Warren at The Street, Chestnut Hill for a FREE workshop on Suicide Prevention called QPR: Question, Persuade, and Refer. People trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade, and refer someone to help. The training is appropriate for everyone.

Nanci Ginty Butler, LICSW, of the Riverside Trauma Center and also the parent of an Angier student will be giving the presentation. There is no fee, however registration is required and space is limited. Register at www.newtonma.gov/newtoncares. Questions? Please call 617-796-1420.

January 13th
5:00 pm, reception at DelFrisco’s Grill at The Street, 33 Boylston Street
6:00 – 8:00 pm, training will follow at the nearby WS Development Offices

Free Camp Fair

Don’t miss this free event if you have a child attending camp this summer! For the first time ever, the Underwood PTO has organized a FREE public event: the New England Camp Fair.

The Camp Fair is open to ALL local families.  Over 30 camps from Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine and Connecticut will be participating. Attending camps serve kids ages 6-14 and represent a mix of day and overnight camps. Participating camps run the gamut from traditional style camps to sports, computer, arts and other specialty themed camps. Come to the fair with your prospective camper and meet in person with Camp Directors and staff from the premier camps in New England. www.newenglandcampfair.org

February 3rd, 5:30-8 pm
Bigelow Middle School

Forum on High School start time on January 26th

Save the date! Join the Newton South PTSO and Newton North’s School Council to continue the community conversation around the impact of inadequate sleep on our teens and to explore the research on and impacts of starting high school later.

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—who is also a South parent! If you missed last April’s forum at South, this is an important way to catch up on the research and join the conversation—with a new keynote speaker and updated information.

January 26th, 7:00 pm
Newton North cafeteria

Save the date for a Fun Free EXPO

Middle School and High School students, parents, and guardians are invited to a fun, free EXPO. Teens and adults are encouraged to come to the Just Think: Teens Making Smart Choices expo for participative, informative exhibits; live musical performances; free refreshments; and fun.

Meet 30 community exhibitors who help teens navigate life’s pressures in order to stay safe and healthy. Get information about everything from driving and pedestrian safety to healthy eating and positive body image to stress reduction and mental health support.

Highlights:

• Community resources for teens
• FREE and fun!
• Treat bags for first 50 students who come with a parent/guardian
• Giveaways and refreshments
• Prize drawing: Beats headphones
• “American Ninja Warrior” live demo!

Newton North High School
January 21st,  5:00 to 7:30 pm

Community Preservation Committee meeting on January 14th

Agenda: City Archives and $3 Million Affordable Housing Pre-proposal (West Newton)
The agenda for the Community Preservation Committee meeting includes the final report on the CPA-funded City Archives Strategic Plan and a new pre-proposal for affordable housing on Cherry Street (West Newton, $3 million potential request). Full information is online from www.newtonma.gov/cpa 

For assistance, contact Program Manager Alice Ingerson at 617-796-1144 or aingerson@newtonma.gov.

January 14th, 7:00 pm
City Hall, Room 204