Category Archives: Community Notes

Singing Group for Grades 2 – 5 & Week-long Summer Program for Aged 8 – 18

Do you know a child in grade 2 – 5 who loves to sing?  Join Youth pro Musica’s new Training Chorus!  Youth pro Musica: The Greater Boston Youth Chorus has trained generations of young people in musicianship and choral singing since has appeared with the finest orchestras and choruses in the Boston area and beyond.  The Training Chorus offers younger singers a positive introduction to music and singing, focusing on ear training, voice production, working well within a group, and developing confidence as a performer.  Later in the spring, the Training Chorus will perform alongside YpM’s older singers at the Annual Spring Concert.  The Training Chorus is directed by Brian Hagar-McKee, a gifted musician and educator who currently teaches music in the Wellesley public school system.  To learn more, please call (617) 666-6087 or e-mail auditions@youthpromusica.org.  Visit YpM online at www.youthpromusica.org.

Registration is now open for Youth pro Musica’s Summer Week: August 20-24, 2012, 9am-3pm M-F, Concert: Fri., 7pm; Held at Second Church in Newton, 60 Highland St., West Newton.  Register by March 1 and pay $225.  Afterwards, the fee is $250.  To register or learn more, please call (617) 666-6087 or e-mail auditions@youthpromusica.org.  Visit YpM online at www.youthpromusica.org
Program Description: After camp is over and before school starts up again, don’t stay home being bored.  Kids aged 8 to 18 who like to sing are invited to attend Youth pro Musica’s Summer Week!  Absent distractions or the pressure of the academic year. young people are free to focus on singing and making new friends.  Singers work with an outstanding staff comprised of professional musicians and educators, led by YpM Artistic Director Robert Barney.  Classes/ensembles focus on vocal technique, ear training and sight-singing, small and large ensemble singing and performance.  (Classes/ensembles are assigned based on age and prior musical experience.)  The week culminates with a Friday evening concert featuring all of Summer Week’s singers.

School of Rock Show Team Show on 2/11

Rock music lovers of all ages are invited down to the All Asia, 334 Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge, MA, on Saturday, 2/11 from 2-6 PM to witness School of Rock Boston’s Show Team cranking out some classic and alternative rock hits. The Show Team is comprised of students ages 10-16 and will be sharing the stage with a School of Rock spinoff band, Mudface, and industrial rock outfit [ZeroNegative]. Tickets are $5 at the door or $10 for a family 4-pk by emailing boston@schoolofrock.com

February School Vacation with Newton Parks & Recreation

Family Movie Day and Night at the West Newton Cinema  Feb 21 & 22, 2012
For Children in Grades K – 6 at the Newton Centre Hut  Feb 21 – 24, 2012
For Children in Grades K – 3 at Burr Park  Feb 21 – 24, 2012
For Children in Grades 3 – 6 at the Lower Falls Community Center Feb 21 – 24, 2012
Thundercat Sports Clinic for Children Ages 7 – 12  Feb 21 – 24, 2012


Family Movie Day and Night at the West Newton Cinema  Feb 21 & 22, 2012

Special $6.00 price includes a MOVIE, POPCORN, and SODA.  See The Muppets or Alvin & the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked.  Tickets will be sold on the day of the event at the West Newton Cinema at 1296 Washington St. This is a very popular event and tickets may sell out.  Ticket sales will begin at 10:00 AM for the Movie Day on Tuesday and Wednesday with movies starting at 11:00 AM.  Ticket sales will begin at 4:15 PM for the Movie Night on Tuesday with movies starting at 6:15 PM. 

For Children in Grades K – 6 at the Newton Centre Hut  Feb 21 – 24, 2012

It’s like summer camp in the winter.  Participate in sports, arts and crafts, inside games and more.  Each day features a special event including a Movie Day, Sports Party, Dance Party and Portable Planetarium. Sign up by day or for all 4 days. Standard Day 8:30–3:30 PM, extended day 8:15-5:30 PM. $45.00 per day or $160.00 for all 4 days (add $12.50/day for extended day)

For Children in Grades K – 3 at Burr Park  Feb 21 – 24, 2012

Enjoy an exciting field trip each day including Cosmic Bowling, Chuck E Cheese, CoCo Key, and Plaster Fun Time.  Sports, arts and crafts, and inside games are offered before or after the field trips.  Sign up by day or for all 4 days.  Standard Day 8:30 AM–3:30 PM  $45.00* per day or $175.00 for all 4 days *Thursdays cost is $60.00

For Children in Grades 3 – 6 at the Lower Falls Community Center Feb 21 – 24, 2012

Enjoy an exciting field trip each day including Chunky’s Cinema, Glow Golf, Amesbury Sports Park and Chuck E Cheese.  Sports, arts and crafts, and inside games are offered before or after the field trips.  Sign up by day or for all 4 days.  Standard Day 8:30 – 3:30, extended day 8:15 – 5:30. $45.00* per day or $175.00 for all 4 days (add $12.50/day for extended day) *Thursday is $60.00

Thundercat Sports Clinic for Children Ages 7 – 12  Feb 21 – 24, 2012

Play a variety of sports including basketball, floor hockey, soccer and more all in a relaxed, fun atmosphere.  Located at Pelligrini Park.  Be sure to bring a snack and lunch.   $45.00 per day

Half Day program for ages 5 – 7         9:00 – 12:00noon $120.00 ($130.00 non residents)Full Day program for ages 7 – 12        9:00 AM – 3:00 PM $162.00 ($170.00 non residents) 

Contact Newton Parks and Recreation at 617-796-1500 or go to our website at www.newtonma.gov/parks for more information.  Register online at www.activityreg.com

Boston Symphony Orchestra’s Days in the Arts Summer 2012

The BSO’s popular overnight summer camp is now open for pre-application. For more than four decades, the BSO has provided thousands of children throughout Massachusetts with an opportunity to participate in this multi-arts/creative writing overnight camp in the beautiful Berkshires. In the summer of 2012, Newton students in grades 5, 6, & 7 are eligible to participate in Week 6, JUL 30 – AUG 3. Only 15 students from Newton will be selected by lottery to participate. Pre-applications with details about the program are available from the music teacher in your school. Pre-applications must be returned no later than 4:00PM on Thursday, March 1 to the Fine Arts Department, Newton Public Schools, 100 Walnut Street, Newton, MA 02460.

A-Cappalooza — benefit concert, March 3, 7:30pm

A-Cappalooza is a fabulous a cappella concert held at Newton South auditorium on March 3 at 7:30pm, featuring Newton South’s “Newtones,” Newton North’s “Forte,” and two professional groups: Berklee College of Music’s “Pitch Slapped” and “Redline,” a Boston-based all-male group. All proceeds go to the Countryside Elementary School PTO. Tickets can be purchased at www.seatyourself.biz/countrysidepto.  This show sells out every year, so act quickly.

Sign up for Newton East Little League Spring Baseball

REGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR MOST LEAGUES ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 31!

On-line registration for the 2012 Spring baseball season is open for boys and girls ages 4 to 12. These programs run from April through the middle of June:

  • T-BALL – kindergarten or entering Kindergarten in the fall of 2012;
  • Farm Division – 1st and 2nd grade;
  • College Division – 3rd-6th grade: This division is a developmental league;
  •  Cooperstown Division – 3th through 6th grade: This division is a more advanced league. Players who wish to play in the Cooperstown Division must attend the tryout. Little League age 12 players may play in this division by waiver only;
  •  Major League Division – 4th through 7th grade: Open to players who are aged 10 to 12. To be placed on a Major League team you must try out.

For more information, tryout dates and to register, visit NELL’s website: www.newtoneastll.org

LatinSummer Boston summer program, July 23-Aug. 3

Introducing “LatinSummer Boston,” a two-week summer enrichment program that provides students in grades 1-7 a chance to learn about Latin and the classical world. This summer, let’s carpe diem and do as the Romans did!

Creative and enthusiastic instructors provide an array of exciting and hands-on activities that introduce students to many varied aspects of classical and conversational Latin, Greco-Roman mythology, and Roman culture and daily life. No prior knowledge of Latin or Classics is required.  

LatinSummer Boston will run from 9:00 am – 12:30 pm on weekdays from July 23 – August 3 at The Roxbury Latin School. LatinSummer is sponsored by the nonprofit Ascanius: The Classics Youth Institute and The Roxbury Latin School. Registration fees range from $65-$250 per student depending on financial need. Registrations are accepted by mail or online through May 15. For more information and to register, please visit www.ascaniusyci.org/boston

“Simplicity Parenting” lecture, Monday, Feb. 6, 7-9pm

Use the extraordinary power of less to raise calmer, happier, and more secure kids.
At this lecture by educator and consultant Kim John Payne, you will learn ways to simplify your child’s toys & books, clothes, meals & bedtimes, and schedules, as well as how to filter out the adult world and feel more connected to your children and family life.  Parents who implement Simplicity Parenting strategies find that their children:

  •     Are calmer and happier
  •     Do better socially and emotionally
  •     Are more focused at school
  •     Find it easier to comply with family rules

 

Monday, February 6, 2012 from 7 – 9pm at Mason-Rice Elementary School. This FREE event is hosted by Angier, Mason-Rice and Zervas Elementary School PTO’s.

Kim John Payne will present an antidote for children who are over-scheduled and overwhelmed by too much information and a fast-paced consumer culture that threatens the pace and playful essence of childhood. To see a short preview clip of Kim’s presentation and learn more about him, visit http://www.simplicityparenting.com/

Newton South Little League: Registration end Sunday, Feb. 12

Middle school students living in the Angier, Countryside, and Zervas school districts who will be 12 years or younger on April 30, 2012, are invited to play in Newton South Little League!

Easy, convenient online registration is open at www.eteamz.com/NewtonSouthLL  Be sure to tell your friends in private schools about playing baseball, too!  Families with little ones – age 4-6 – can enroll in the delightful T-Ball program.