Two rising high school sophomores on the Cross Country and Track teams at Newton South High School are eager to share their knowledge and love for the sport, and help provide guidance and support for the next generation of young … Continue reading
Category Archives: Community Notes
Inclusive Online Summer Music camp and Band class programs
Virtual Band Class: Students will be grouped in bands by age, skill level and preferred music genre. Each session will offer two 1.5 hour rock band classes per week Virtual Summer Camp: Students will be grouped in bands by age, … Continue reading
Online Kids & Artemis Girls Summer Camps
Online Kids Yoga Camp with Tracy Affonso for Grades K – 4 Each day of camp will begin with breathing/mindfulness exercises designed to help children focus on the present moment. Following the warm-up, they’ll have a fun-filled, active yoga class … Continue reading
Tutoring available
Would your rising senior benefit from help with their college essays this summer? Jane Hirschhorn and her expert team at JBH Tutoring have more than 50 years of combined experience working with students on college essays, academic and creative writing. … Continue reading
Tutoring available
Maria Koutsouris, a Newton Public Schools and NNHS Alumni,is entering her PhD program at Boston University where she’ll be student teaching. COVID-19 has brought a tremendous amount of change and uncertainty to children’s education. Maria is reaching out to offer private … Continue reading
Creative writing program
Educator and journalist Dale Norman is offering “Journeys in Writing”, a creative writing program which will explore a range of places on our planet using Google Earth as its GPS and the world as its map. Dale privately tutors students … Continue reading
Update from the School Committee
Dear Friends, This update covers the 6/8/2020 Newton School Committee meeting. Before we present the information about our meeting, we wanted to draw your attention to news regarding Unit C staffing for next year. While most NPS staff are permanent and … Continue reading
Online Environmental Science class
Does your student enjoy the great outdoors? Do they love exploring the environment? Then, this is the summer class for them.
The Summer Science Academy is offering an online Environmental Science class for middle school students. This interactive class will include online videos, guided outdoor activities and daily online “meet ups” with the instructor and other participants. We hope you will join us!
Dates: July 6 – 10, 2020
Time: Video assignments and activities must be completed each day, prior to the 2:00 PM daily “meet up.”
Grades: For students entering grades 6 – 8 in the fall of 2020
Location: Your home, online and the great outdoors
Fee: The non-refundable program fee of $40 is due at the time of registration.
Registration Deadline: June 19, 2020
Additional information can be found on our website: https://microsites.bridgew.edu/case/summer-science-programs
City-wide FORJ Meeting: “Taking Action in Times of Covid-19 and Racism”
Wednesday, June 10th 7:30pm -8:30pm
**Zoom password required, please RSVP here.
Taking Action in Times of Covid-19 and Racism, with special NPS Panel
Optional small-group breakout discussions from 8:30pm -9pm
In the wake of COVID-19 and our nation’s persistent virus of racism, how can we help the Newton community to take steps toward addressing — and preventing — racist attacks?
This City-Wide Meeting will be highlighting how Newton schools are moving thru these times, providing us with insights on we can best support our families and partner with school administrators and teachers.
Our panel of special guests will feature:
Principal Diana Guzzi from Bowen Elementary
Principal Jackie Mann from Day Middle School
Principal Henry Turner from Newton North High School
METCO Engagement Specialist and Teacher, Katani Sumner
NPS Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Kathy Lopes (newly appointed)
and Superintendent David Fleishman
This is an evening you will not want to miss!
Finally, we invite you to review suggested meeting guidelines prior to tomorrow night.
Homework help over the summer from K-8
My name is Maya (class of 2021). I went to Bigelow and I currently go to a small, project-based independent school in Boston.
My summer job recently fell through due to COVID-19, and because of this, I am offering tutoring/homework help via Zoom over the summer (and possibly in person if it becomes safe later in the summer).
During the school year, I worked at a library in Boston as part of the homework help program for kids grades K-8. I helped kids with mostly math, Spanish, science, and writing. We also worked on study habits and organizational skills. Sometimes, I would help keep them from getting distracted.
If you would like homework help over the summer, I will be charging $15 an hour and you can email me at
Lssbmediator@gmail.com
Thanks!
Maya