Dear NPS Families,
The superintendent search has entered its “engagement” phase in which the search committee is soliciting feedback and input from the Newton community to help identify and select the next superintendent for our district. Your feedback will assist the School Committee in understanding your perspective as candidates are recruited, screened, and interviewed for the position.The survey linked below is designed to solicit perceptions of the district and its services to students, staff, and families. Based upon these perceptions, you will also be asked for input on what you consider to be the most effective characteristics for the district’s next superintendent. Newton Superintendent Search SurveyThe survey will be open from November 7 – 21, 2022.Please also watch your email for upcoming opportunities to provide feedback via in-person and virtual focus groups. As always, detailed information can be found on the search committee webpage on the district website.
Category Archives: Elementary Schools
Students performing with the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra’s opening concert on November 20
Tickets are just $10 each with code FRIENDS!
Support students at Newton South who are performing in the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra’s opening concert on Sunday, November 20, at 3 PM at Symphony Hall in Boston. Maestro Benjamin Zander conducts Strauss’s Ein Heldenleben (The Hero’s Life) and Beethoven’s most famous symphony, No. 5.
Join us in person or access the live stream to watch from the comfort of your own home. Tickets and info available here: https://www.bostonphil.org/concerts/2022-2023/bpyo1-strauss-beethoven
Use promotional code FRIENDS to receive the $10 tickets (available in sections B and C). Please redeem by Friday, November 18 at 12:00 (noon).
Newton Neighbors Gift Card Drive for Thanksgiving
As we approach the holiday season, Newton Neighbors is looking to support our neighbors struggling to put food on the table. Last year, through the support of our community, Newton Neighbors provided 150 families throughout Newton, Brockton, and Waltham with $50 supermarket Gift Cards! With increasing food costs, the goal is to give out $75 gift cards this holiday season through partner agencies to families in Newton, Waltham, and Brockton. The Thanksgiving Gift Card Drive will run from November 1 – 19.
Child Tax Credit, Stimulus and Other Federal Money
There’s still time to get your Child Tax Credit, stimulus & other federal money!
Apply even if you have no income or low income and don’t usually file taxes!
What could I get?
● Up to $3,600 per child with the 2021 Child Tax Credit,
● Any missed stimulus payments for you and your
children/dependents – up to $1,400 per person
● Other payments if you had earnings last year
Click here to learn more and apply.GetCTC.org/can-do
Questions? Contact CAN-DO
Josephine McNeil
617-527-5071
¡Aún hay tiempo para obtener su Crédito Tributario
por Hijos, estímulo y otro dinero federal!
¡Solicítelo aún si no tiene ingresos o tiene bajos ingresos y no
suele presentar impuestos!
¿Qué sucede si soy inmigrante?
Incluso si NO tiene un Número de Seguro Social, puede recibir pagos por sus hijos que tienen Números de
Seguro Social. Según la ley actual, recibir el Crédito Tributario por Hijos u otros créditos tributarios no afectará
su estatus migratorio, su capacidad para obtener una Tarjeta Verde o sus planes de inmigración futuros.
¿Qué podría obtener?
● Hasta $3,600 por hijo con el Crédito Tributario por
Hijos de 2021
● Cualquier Pago Estímulo perdido para usted y sus
hijos/dependientes – hasta $1,400 por persona
● Otros pagos si tuvo ingresos el año pasado
Regístrese antes del 15 de noviembre con un simple formulario en:
New England Camp Fair
Our 5th annual free camp fair is this Saturday, November 5th from 11am-2pm, and I was hoping you could share this with your school communities.
In addition to meeting 25+ camps in person, attendees can enter our raffle for over $7,500 in camp gift certificates from camps like HipStitch, Summer @ BB&N, Empow, Camp Cody, and more! Every attendee gets three free raffle tickets!
The Camp Fair is in the Underwood School gym (101 Vernon Street, Newton, MA 02458) from 11am-2pm and there will be free coffee and donuts.
Please let me know if you have any questions! I have attached our flyers here, and you can learn more at https://www.newenglandcampfair.org.
Thank you for your support!
—
Shannon Abram
Director, New England Camp Fair and NPS mom of a 1st Grader and a 2nd Grader
Green Newton School Connections (GNSC) meeting
We hope you can join us at our next Green Newton School Connections (GNSC) meeting, which will be on Thursday, November 17th from 4:30 to 5:30 pm on Zoom. (Note the change in date for November.) Liora Silkes, Newton’s Energy Coach, will join us to talk about how schools and Green Teams can partner with her to combat climate change in Newton. She will walk us through an activity that she does with students!
Best,
Deanna & Crista
Newton-Needham PMC Kids Ride
PMC Kids Rides are back in person and we have joined forces with Needham to create a Newton-Needham PMC Kids Ride!
We hope that you will join us as we raise money for cancer research and treatment at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
Schedule of Events
- 8 – 9 am – Rider and volunteer check-in, bike tune up
- 8:45 am – Opening Ceremonies
- 9 – 10 am – RIDE!
- 9:45 – 11 am – Post ride celebration with music, entertainment, raffles and more!
TO LEARN MORE: Please visit https://kids.pmc.org/newton-needham
Newton’s Earth Day Festival – April 24th
Celebrate Earth Day with a festival on Sunday, April 24 from 1-4pm outside of City Hall! With electric vehicles and entertaining performances, bike rides and bees, ice cream and info on home energy improvements, we’ll have something for everyone to mark the day.
See a full list of activities at GreenNewton.org/EarthDay.
Event will take place rain or shine. Newton’s Earth Day Festival is hosted by Green Newton, the City’s Climate Team, and Newton’s EV Task Force.
Bike Rodeo event on May 1st
Hello Newton School Families,
Celebrate safe biking in Newton at the Bike Rodeo hosted by Newton Parks and Recreation. MA Safe Routes to Schools instructors will teach and review bike riding skills. Volunteers from Bike Newton will help teach fun stations including knowing signs and hand signals, how to care for your bike, and more.
The Bike Rodeo event will be on Sunday May 1st at Newton South High School and space is currently available for children in grades 2 – 6. The Bike Rodeo is for children who live in Newton or attend Newton Public Schools, have their own bike, and are comfortable riding independently. Helmets must be worn and an adult must attend.
Please check out the registration website at https://newtonma.myrec.com/info/activities/program_details.aspx?ProgramID=30165 for more information and to register.
For questions, please contact Channon Ames at cames@newtonma.gov
When responding, please be aware that the Massachusetts Secretary of State has determined that most email is public record and therefore cannot be kept confidential.
Pickleball Clinic
I’m a Physical Education teacher at F. A. Day Middle School and I would like to get the word out about an exciting 2 day clinic I’m offering during April vacation. It’s for grades 4-8 on April 21 and 22 from 9:00-12:00 at Day Middle School.
Pickleball is a combination of ping-pong, badminton and tennis and it’s the fastest growing sport in America with 4.5 million people playing it. It is easy to learn and multi-generational. Many older people play and now it’s moving to the youth population!
Thank you,
Amanda Church
F.A Day Middle School
