Don’t throw markers in the trash – recycle them! The Bigelow Green Team recently mailed 650 dry markers to Crayola for recycling. Join our Green team, and help us make Bigelow a more environmentally friendly school! Our next meeting is on Monday from 3-4 in room G08.
Category Archives: From the PTO
From the Nurse’s office – Flu Clinic 2019: November 6
Note from the Nurse’s Office:
The Bigelow flu clinic will be on Wednesday, November 6, 2019. Each student to be vaccinated must have a parent/guardian complete two forms :
- Consent/Screening form
- Vaccine administration record/Insurance form.
Forms are available in the school nurse’s office, or may be downloaded at www.newtonma.gov/flu. You may electronically complete the form, print, sign and return. Forms are due to the School Nurse by Monday, November 4, 2019.
Only the flu shot (no nasal spray) will be offered at school this year. The Vaccine Information Statement about the flu shot, and additional information for families including tips on preparing kids for a shot is available at www.newtonma.gov/flu or in the school nurse’s office. There is no cost to receive the vaccine, but insurance information is requested. All students, regardless of insurance status, are invited to receive vaccine with parent permission.
Students are not required to receive flu vaccine, however the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends flu vaccine for all people age 6 months and up. There are many places to get a flu vaccine including at school, your primary health care provider or community clinics. For additional clinic dates for the whole family, visit www.newtonma.gov/flu.
In addition to vaccination, it is important to practice good hand hygiene and cough etiquette by washing hands often; covering coughs and sneezes with a tissue or the arm; and staying home when sick. For more flu prevention tips, talk to the school nurse or check out these websites: www.newtonma.gov/flu and www.cdc.gov/flu
Ten Tables 2019: Join Us on Saturday, Nov 2nd
You are invited to a fun evening with Bigelow families and staff!
Registration is now open! Please reserve your seats here.
Come! We hope to see you!
TEN Tables is a progressive dinner held at several homes in succession on one night. A single course is served at each home. At the first home everyone gathers for appetizers. Guests then go to a second home for dinner with 8-16 people. After that, everyone meets again to finish the night with desserts at a third house. TEN Tables, formerly known as Supper Stroll, has been an enjoyable fundraiser for many, many years. Adults in the Bigelow Community are welcome to participate.
Saturday, November 2nd 6:30pm-11:30pm
- Appetizers 6:30-8pm
Co-Hosted by
Alessandra Di Bacco & Tomasz Grzegorczyk
and Shana & Daniel Smythe - Dinners 8-10pm* – Assorted Residences
- Dessert 10-11:30pm* – TBA
*Guests will be given their dinner host addresses & the dessert location at the Appetizer home.
Buy Your Tickets Now!
A Big thank you to all the families who will generously open their homes to host a dinner for our evening. We still need a host for dessert – please consider contributing to this great event!
If you have any questions, please contact Una Simmons at una@ethannet.com or BigelowBulldog@gmail.com
Would you like to hear from the PTO in your language?
Please contact us if you need help translating information from the PTO into Chinese, French, Polish, Italian, Russian, Portuguese, Spanish…
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Prosze się skontaktować z Bigelow PTO jeśli potrzebujesz pomocy w tłumaczeniu jakichkolwiek informacji na język polski.
Per poter avere le informazioni divulgate dal PTO di Bigelow tradotte in lingua italiana, potete contattare il PTO in qualsiasi momento. Grazie.
Пожалуйста, свяжитесь с нами, если вам нужна помощь с переводом любой информации из PTO на русский язык.
Entre em contato conosco caso precise de tradução das informarções da PTO (associação de pais e mestres) em português.
Favor de ponerse en contacto con nosotros si necesita ayuda con traducir cualquier información en el sitio del PTO en español.
Open House and Parent Coffee 2019
Classrooms in each grade will be open one morning for parents to visit during this week. Wednesday, October 16, is open house for Grade 6 classes. The day begins at 8 am with coffee in the library for sixth grade parents, and then parents are welcome to visit seventh grade classes until 11:00 am. Thursday, October 17, is open house for Grade 7 parents. Coffee will be served for seventh grade parents at 8 am in the library, and then seventh grade classrooms are open until 10:52 am for parents to visit. The Grade 8 open house is on Friday, October 18. Again, coffee will be served at 8 am in the library, and then parents may attend eight grade classes in the morning until 10:52 am. Please bring a copy of your child’s schedule so that you know which classrooms to visit, and please attend only the classrooms of the grade open on each designated day.
Save the Date for the Bigelow Fall Play!
“The Miraculous Journey
of Edward Tulane”
adapted by Dwayne Hartford from the book by Kate DiCamillo
Performance dates: November 14, 15, & 16 at 7 pm!
Poster designed by the Drama Student Producers. They also created the design for sweatshirts.
More information about the fall play at the Bigelow Drama website.
Volunteer at “Laps at Lunch” so our students can get some fresh air
Laps at Lunch is a Bigelow program to help our students get some fresh air in the middle of the day. At Laps at Lunch students walk laps around the inside perimeter of Burr Park once they’re done with their lunches in the cafeteria. As a parent, you help them cross the street and monitor their walk. It’s a fun way to be around the kids and see how much they get from this opportunity. If interested, please contact Mary Fitzgerald (physical education teacher) at: Mary_Fitzgerald@newton.k12.ma.us. More about the program here.
Attention Cooks & Party People! TEN Tables is coming up!
Saturday, November 2, 2019, is the Bigelow PTO TEN Tables progressive dinner!
We need Hosts! One Host for Appetizers, One Host for Dessert and a few hosts for dinner.
Please consider opening your home to host the evening appetizer kick off, the dessert party or host a dinner. This event has been an enjoyable PTO fundraiser for many years at Bigelow, a great way for Bigelow caregivers to get together and raise money for our school and our children.
This event needs your help to be successful
Appetizer and Dessert Hosts
- You can co-host with another family.
- Appetizer house would need to host ~100 people for 1.5 hours (from 6:30pm to 8pm)
- Dessert house would need to host ~ 60 people for 1.5 hours (from 10pm to 11:30pm)
I would like to host
Tips for the TEN Tables Dinners
1. Cook what you love! OR Order out and serve from your favorite restaurant!
2. Join together: one household cooks while the other hosts the dinner.
3. Choose recipes that can be made ahead and kept warm until guests arrive.
4. Buffet style works for dinners as does sit-down.
5. If your family is new to Bigelow, this is a great time to get to know more people!
6. The PTO can help you if you need guidance or advice. Don’t hesitate to contact us!
TEN Tables is a progressive dinner and is held at several homes in succession on one night. A single course is served at each home. Everyone meets from 6:30-8pm at one house for drinks & light appetizers – perhaps cheese and crackers. There you receive your dinner hosts address. You then leave and go to dinner (with 6-12 other guests) from 8-10pm at your dinner hosts’ house. At 10pm everyone meets at the dessert house for to end the evening.
Please contact Una Simmons at una@ethannet.com or BigelowBulldog@gmail.com if you would like to host part of this fun evening or if you have any questions. Thank you!!!
Family Directory: Did you get yours?
Bigelow PTO Family Directories were distributed on Thursday, Oct 3rd, at Back to School Night. If you didn’t get your pre-ordered copy, please ask for your copy at the School Front Office.
New Menu App
Check out the new interactive menu app for school lunches. Write “Bigelow” or another Newton school on the research field and explore:
- Find out about allergens and dietary restrictions and preferences
- Check nutrition information, by clicking on the item name to view the ingredient statement
- Print full weekly menus
- Download the mobile app
Food Allergy: School cafeterias will maintain an allergen “right to know” station on every serving line, which includes a detailed listing of all of food products separated by allergen food categories. In addition, detailed ingredient information is available for freshly prepared menu items, as well as manufacturer labels for every pre-packaged item (i.e., snacks) through the foodservice director on site.