Category Archives: Community Notes

STEMentors NNHS

Dear NPS Elementary/Middle School Teachers and Principals,

We, Peter Dukakis and Rachel Kimball, are the leaders/founders of STEMentors, a program at Newton North, whose purpose is to bring engaging STEM lessons to K-8 students in Newton, through trips to schools, expos, libraries, and virtual 1:1 mentoring. Our main objective is to spark curiosity and inspire students!

We are hosting six guest speakers this summer, all who are very inspiring and have incredible insight! These sessions will include the following topics: Software Engineering, Computational Chemistry & Drug Discovery, Physical Medicine/Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Synthetic Biology, and Airborne and Space-based Sensor Engineering.

Every session is virtual and free of charge. There will be a Q and A session for kids to submit their questions. More information and the sign-up form is on our website: https://sites.google.com/view/stementors/stem-speakers. Sessions are geared towards students entering grades 3-8; however, kids of all ages (and parents) are more than welcome to join!

Would you be interested in spreading the word to your students’ families? We would greatly appreciate it if you could forward this email to families!

Thanks so much!
Peter and Rachel

Virtual Summer Camp from the LigerBots

The LigerBots, Newton’s award-winning FIRST high school robotics team, is starting a virtual summer camp for elementary students! Classes will include dance, computer programming, art, creative writing, and so much more! The camp will be running on Zoom from 9:00-12:30 every weekday for two-week sessions starting on July 6th. The camp is completely free and materials will be provided. If interested, please visit https://tinyurl.com/AMPSCParent. Email cso@ligerbots.com with any questions!

Want to help your Newton neighbors put food on their table? 

Join the Newton Food Pantry Ride for Food team! Bike, swim, walk, run or hike for hunger. This event is virtual between 5/19 and 10/4. Teens ages 14-18 years old may join with an adult.

Please contact team captain Ron Joseph (treasurer@newtonfoodpantry.org) if you are interested in joining our team. For more information please visit, https://ride.threesquaresne.org/team/290205

Bike Safety for kids grades 3-6 (and family members!)

Have you heard of the ABCs? Not those ABCs, but the ones that have to do with bicycling? Join our friends from the Massachusetts Safe Routes to School for a virtual bike session. You will learn some tips to make sure you and your bike are ready for a full summer of biking in your neighborhood. Our program is geared towards children in grades 3-6, but since it’s virtual, invite your family members of all ages to join in! Bring your helmet.

Bike Safety for Kids
Newton Free Library, Zoom: Register HERE
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
4:30-5:15pm

Brought to you by Massachusetts Safe Routes to School in partnership with Newton Safe Routes to School, especially for the 4th/5th graders whose bike safety training was canceled this spring due to COVID-19.

Pre-registration is necessary for this event. One registration per zoom account. The day before the program you will receive a reminder email with the zoom link along with any further instructions. Register HERE.