There will be food, drinks, NNHS Jubillee singers, silent auction, African craft market and much more! Please join in and help SEGA girls school graduates pursue their continuing education. SEGA operates a quality secondary boarding school for over 250 vulnerable Tanzanian girls.
Tickets are $50 and $60 at the door. Please go to www.tiny.cc/NM2017 for more information.
November 18th, 7:00 -10:00 pm
The Bryant-Sadick Residence, 16 Fairview Avenue, Newton
Please save the date for a special superintendent’s forum entitled: “Living in a Smartphone World: What does it mean for students, families, and educators?”
Inspired by the Atlantic Monthly piece entitled “Have smartphones destroyed a generation?”, the forum will provide information and resources on the impact of technology and social media, as well as the opportunity to discuss the role of educators and families in navigating this space.
The panel discussion will be hosted by Boston Globe writer Beth Teitell and include both Newton educators and experts from outside the district. Please RSVP here: bit.ly/newtonforum
December 6th, 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Newton South Auditorium
Newton Youth Services invites you to join Dan Levine and Melissa Wilson of Engaging Minds, an after school learning center with locations in Newton and Wayland, for a workshop designed specifically for parents and students together.
In this workshop participants will learn strategies to help your student better manage their nightly homework, planning and time management strategies for both short-term and long-term assignments – and for life, strategies to help your student get “unstuck” when they have trouble initiating tasks, organizational strategies to help your student keep track of their papers, assignments, and belongings, and more! This workshop is free and open to the public.
The Middle School families’ session will be on November 13th, 6:30 – 8:00 pm, and the High School families’ on December 7th, 6:30 – 8:00 pm. Both events take place in Druker Auditorium in the Newton Free Library.
Questions? Email Quinn Etchie, Youth Services Director at qetchie@newtonma.gov.
Join a forum on Cultural Diversity and Inclusion in the Newton Schools. School Committee candidates will participate in a moderated discussion on:
• Recognizing and valuing differences
• Teaching and learning about differences
• Embracing cultural diversity
• Inclusion
Organized by the Affirmative Action and Outreach Committee of the Newton Democratic City Committee. This event is free and open to the public.
October 26th, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Newton Senior Center, 345 Walnut Street, Newton
The Magic of Math
– Play Math Hunt and win prizes!
– Solve challenging and unusual problems and riddles, play logical and strategy games, 3D modeling and engineering.
– For kids 4 – 14
– Meet the directors and teachers and learn about the engaging curriculum.
– more information at https://www.facebook.com/events/1737587396544073/ 617-903-3168 or www.engagingmath.com
October 29th, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Studio of Engaging Math
320 Washington St, Brighton
Family Access of Newton will be honoring longtime Rotarian Tony Bibbo as he receives their Lifetime Achievement Award. For more information please see the flyer: Tony Bibbo. Open to all, for tickets click HERE.
Co-sponsored by the Rotary Club of Newton and The Village Bank!
November 5th, 11:00 am
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Newton
Please join the 12th annual Bill’s 5K. This fun, family event benefits the Travis Roy Foundation. TRF provides equipment to people with spinal cord injuries to support their independence.
The 5K is on October 30th, 9:00 am at Mason Rice Elementary School following the Free spooky sprint for little kids at 8:30 am.
Halloween costumes welcome! Register at bills5k.com or on day of the run.
Registration for the 4th annual Newton Turkey Trot on Saturday, November 18th is open!
Only 1 week left for early bird registration. Prices will increase after October 26th for the 4th annual Newton Turkey Trot! Sign up today at www.newtonturkeytrot.com to secure your spot and be guaranteed an awesome T-shirt.
This event kicks off at 8:30 am with a kids’ 1 mile fun run followed by the 5K race at 9:00 am. Not a runner? Join in the fun as a volunteer! Details are in the volunteer section of our website.
New this year – bring a nonperishable food item to bib pick up and our partners at Whole Foods Market will donate too; doubling the donation to the Newton Food Pantry!
Sign up soon, this race will sell out! All proceeds from the race go to the Newton Food Panty.
Don’t forget…the Newton Health and Human Services Department is hosting a FREE Preschool Fair.
For more information, please click here: Preschool.
Newton girls 13-18 are invited to a LigerBots hands-on workshop. Find out what happens when YOU pick up a screwdriver! Join in the excitement of solving engineering problems along with other girls, in a low-pressure environment! Please wear closed toed shoes.
Registration and more info at https://ligerbots.org/2017/10/05/girls-who-build-event/
Sponsored by the LigerBots (Newton North & South FIRST Robotics Team)
October 17th, 6:30-8:30 pm
Newton South High School Wood Shop, room 9271
* Ligerbots changed the event name as they recently learned about Girls Who Build, which offers creative, hands-on, and applied engineering curricula for girls and educators. While not affiliated, they encourage you to check out Girls Who Build workshops.
