Please come to the Newton South and Newton North Boys Varsity Hockey Scrimmage to benefit the Travis Roy Foundation. Cheer on your teams and support those affected by spinal cord injury and paralysis. All proceeds collected at the game will benefit the Travis Roy Foundation
DONATE NOW: Newton North and Newton South Boys Varsity Scrimmage – to benefit the Travis Roy Foundation
December 7th, 8:00 pm
John A. Ryan Arena, Watertown
This Is Real: Raising Teens in Today’s Hookup Culture
What does current research say about how to talk with your teens about sex? How can we have these important conversations in an honest and nurturing way?
Over the course of the evening, the group will share information, clarify our own values and share the concerns and hopes we have for our teens around sex and sexuality. Using Jewish wisdom as the foundation, we hope you will leave feeling more supported in guiding your child toward a healthy and happy young adulthood.
For more information and to register, please go to: movingtraditions.org/bostonevent http://movingtraditions.org/bostonevent. Presented by Moving Traditions in partnership with Temple Emanuel, Newton.
December 7th, 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Temple Emanuel, Ward Street, Newton
Typewriter Poetry, November 21st, 7:00 pm, second floor Teen Area:
Get creative with the monthly Typewriter Poetry group. You’ll be getting together to use old-school typewriters and write poems for library patrons on the spot! The group will meet in the Library on the third Monday of every month. Grades 7-12.
Books & Brownies, November 30th, 7:00 pm, second floor Teen Area: Join the parent/guardian and teen book club and enjoy brownies! The group will discuss We Were Liars by e. lockhart. Grades 9-12 and their adult.
School Assignments: How Parents Can Help, December 8th, 7:00 pm, Druker Auditorium: Professional writers have editors who read their words before their work is shared. Student writers should have the same opportunity before submitting their work to teachers. Jane Hirschhorn will facilitate a program designed to help parents learn how to help their high school student with writing assignments in a way that is productive, respects the child’s ownership of his or her work and avoids some common pitfalls. Ms. Hirschhorn, a professional writing tutor with more than two decades of experience working with Boston-area students in both classroom and one-on-one settings, tutored writing at the Mount Ida College Writing Center where she was also a supervisor. She holds a Master of Arts in Teaching from Tufts University. This program is for parents of high schoolers.
3D Printing Workshop, December 15th, 4:00 pm, second floor Computer Center: Come design something to print on the library’s new LulzBot Mini 3D printer! Grades 7-12. Registration begins November 24th.
On November 5th, the West Suburban YMCA hosted its annual gala at the Y, raising nearly $70,000 towards the Y’s Annual Campaign.
Proceeds will allow adult cancer survivors to participate in a 12-week LIVESTRONG at the YMCA program free of charge, local families to send their children to summer camp and community members to participate in swimming lessons, keeping them safe around the water.
Trumpet and trombone teacher looking for more students. Lessons take place at St. John’s Episcopal church across from NNHS. Contact Michael if interested at mprentky@gmail.com or to learn more, visit www.michaelprentky.com.
Parent Workshop at the Waban Library Center
Come join an interactive workshop designed to help you better understand your child as she or he enters adolescence. Learn and practice skills that will help you communicate with your child through their tween and teen years.
Fee: $20.00, half of which goes to benefit the Waban Library Center. To RSVP and get the signup sheet: Please email Amy at amy@amybehrens.com or follow this link: http://www.wabanlibrarycenter.org/parent-coaching-sessions-at-wlc/
November 15th, 7:30-9:30 pm
About the Instructor: Amy Behrens, M.Ed. is a certified parent coach and educator who has been working with children, adults, and families, domestically and internationally, for over 20 years. She has three children of her own and loves helping parents find ways of turning challenges into opportunities for growth, love, and connection. To learn more about her work, visit www.amybehrens.com.
The Yale Whiffenpoofs a cappella group are performing during the week of the Harvard-Yale Game in a few locations, with the first concert on November 17th in Chestnut Hill. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit https://whiffenpoofs.ticketbud.com/the-yale-whiffenpoofs-in-chestnut-hill.
The final count down to the Newton Turkey Trot is finally here! Join your friends and neighbors for the for the 3rd annual Newton 5K Turkey Trot for the Newton Food Pantry! The 5K is this Saturday, November 19th at 9:00 am. Kids 1 mile fun run at 8:30 am.
Details, registration and volunteer info at www.newtonturkeytrot.com. Sign up before the race sells out, or consider volunteering to help out!
David Polansky’s Time for Partners music classes and his original music about ‘dinosaurs that thump’ have delighted a generation of Newton families. Time for Partners alumni, and anyone else who likes music and fun can join in! Tickets: $10.00 adults/$5.00 kids & alumni/$25.00 family. Purchase at www.newtoncommunitypride.org
November 20th, 10:30 am
Newton Cultural Center at City Hall
1000 Commonwealth Avenue
The Newton North PTSO and The Newton Parent Advisory Council for Special Education are sponsoring a free viewing of the movie. Bring your teens for an exploration of social media, video games, academics, and internet addiction.
A panel discussion will follow with Principal Henry Turner, Joani Geltman, MSW, child development and parenting expert, and high school students.
November 29th, 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Newton North High School Auditorium