Category Archives: Community Notes

Affordable SAT Prep

Let Newton Community Education help you prepare for fall SAT test dates with affordable SAT prep classes. This fall, SAT Math and Verbal review classes will be held at both Newton North and Newton South High Schools. These classes will help you tackle the SAT test with confidence.

You’ll review questions from The Official SAT Study Guide, published by the College Board. You’ll also learn about the structure of the exam, discuss test-taking strategies, and practice under timed conditions to build your skills and self-assurance.

Each class is $215. For more information visit newtoncommunityed.org or call 617-559- 6999.

SAT I Math Review

• September 21st – October 26th, Wednesdays, 3:30 – 5:30 pm @ Newton South

• October 17th – November 21st, Mondays, 7:00 – 9:00 pm @ Newton North

SAT I Verbal Review

• September 22nd – October 27th, Thursdays, 3:30 – 5:30 pm @ Newton South

• October 19th – Novmeber 16th, Wednesdays 7:00 – 9:00 pm @ Newton North

Unique youth rock band

Plugged In provides a nurturing and supportive community to which young musicians feel a sense of belonging, an opportunity to express and be acknowledged for their musical interests and a chance to use their music to help others around the world. For all youth ages 6-19 who could benefit from participating in Plugged In, a unique nonprofit youth rock band program in Needham where young musicians of all levels and needs are welcome.

Fall session band classes begin the week of September 19th. More information and online registration can be found at www.pluggedinband.org.

Be the parent you want to be!

An Introduction to Think:Kids’ Collaborative Problem Solving Approach
Do you ever feel frustrated with your child? Find yourself shouting often and imposing punishments or rewards in reaction to challenging behavior? Do you wish you had a more effective parenting approach that also helps to build a better relationship between you and your child?

Think:Kids Collaborative Problem Solving approach, based in MGH’s Department of Psychiatry, provides parents with concrete tools to better understand and parent their kids in the face of day-to-day challenges – e.g., getting to school, homework, screen time, sibling relationships – and more serious challenges. It’s based on the understanding that many kids lack the skill, not the will, to behave well – specifically skills related to problem solving, flexibility and frustration tolerance.

The Think:Kids Collaborative Problem Solving Approach helps parents to:

  • Shift their thinking and approach to foster positive relationships with their child
  • Reduce their child’s challenging behavior
  • Solve problems collaboratively and proactively
  • Build their child’s skills in self-regulation, communication and problem-solving

For more information and to register for the September or October CPS overview group in Needham Heights or Brookline, please visit: BeTheParentYouWantToBe.weebly.com

Nurturing Minds presents Security Mom

Nurturing Minds invites you to hear from Security Mom – Juliette Kayyem, who will explain who a Security Mom is, how to talk to your kids about violence, if a smart home can be a safe home, and more! Juliette served as Homeland Security Advisor for Massachusetts and Assistant Secretary at the Department of Homeland Security. An author, Harvard faculty, and CNN national security analyst, she also is the Founder of Kayyem Solutions, a strategic security advising firm. Thanks to Juliette’s generosity, all proceeds go to support Nurturing Minds and the SEGA Girls School, an all-girls secondary boarding school providing education to over 200 vulnerable Tanzanian girls, many of whom are orphans and who would otherwise not get the chance to attend school.

Learn more and Purchase Tickets: http://tiny.cc/JulietteKayyem. For more information on Nurturing Minds and the SEGA Girls School: www.nurturingmindsinafrica.org

September 27th, 7:00 pm
The Arsenal Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal Street, Watertown
Tickets: $30.00 in advance / $40.00 at the door

Discounted massage

Back to the grind… let Dionysia help you unwind !! Teachers, Students and Parents of the Newton community receive $25.00 dollars off any one hour massage from September 1st to October 1st at Dionysia’s Massage Studio.  To book an appointment, please call 617-888-1780 or email dionysiamt@gmail.com.

15 Cypress Street (Lower Level of Vaiani & Clarke Salon)

Time for Partners

The popular art & music class for children ages 18 months to 4 years with an adult is thriving at the Newton Cultural Center at City Hall. A terrific way to learn, have fun and make friends – and that’s not just for the kids! Parents, nannies and grandparents enjoy this long-running program also. Children make creative and enriching art projects and enjoy singing and fun with beloved performer David Polansky. The Fall classes fill up very quickly, so don’t wait!

Classes are Monday through Friday, 9:30 am – 11:15 am, September 19th -January 25th. Visit www.newtonma.gov/culture or call 617-796-1540 for more information.

Musical Theater Program for Youth Now Enrolling in Newton!

Freelance Players, a Musical Theater Program for youth is now enrolling in Newton!

Hey kids – Would you love a big moment on stage?! Come join the fun and get that chance! The Freelance Players, Inc., a musical theater company for youth, is now enrolling for its fall season in Newton.

The Newton Freelance Troupe will meet after school on Mondays at the Parish of St. Paul, 1135 Walnut Street. Children ages 8-12 with little or no acting experience are encouraged to join. The Newton Freelance Troupe produces one original musical each season. The fall session starts on September 19th, with Theatre games and low-key auditions for their show.

Physical and vocal techniques, drama improvisation, dance, auditioning, and singing are part of the rehearsal process. Theater professionals staff the company. The programs are tuition based and some financial assistance is available. For more information or to schedule a first meeting, call 617-274-6065 or visit www.freelanceplayers.org.

Save the Date for No Regrets: Newton and the Opioid Epidemic

Mayor Setti D. Warren and Rep. Kay Khan invite you to Save the Date for our fall program: No Regrets: Newton and the Opioid Epidemic

Featuring If Only, a short film by James Wahlberg and interactive panel discussion with special guest Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and others affected by this epidemic.

For all teens and adults. More information about the event and Newton PATH (the host organization)  at http://www.newtonma.gov/gov/health/humansvcs/opioid.asp.

Thursday, October 6th, 7:00 – 9:00 pm., Newton North High School