Category Archives: From the PTO

Save the Date! Bigelow’s Ten Tables Progressive Dinner Returns on April 5th!

We are restarting an old Bigelow tradition of the Ten Tables progressive dinner on Saturday, April 5th!

Ten Tables is a progressive mystery dinner and fundraiser. Everyone first gathers together for an opening appetizers party at the home of a Bigelow family. There you receive your dinner destination. After appetizers, everyone splits up into smaller groups for dinner hosted at a number of other families’ homes.

This promises to be a wonderful night of community-building, and a great way to raise money to support our PTO. If you are interested in hosting either the appetizers gathering or one of the dinners, please send an email to the PTO at bigelowbulldog@gmail.com or contact Kathy Shields at kburdetteshields@yahoo.com.

Bigelow Global Diversity Night: Tuesday, March 4th

Mark your calendars for the Bigelow Global Diversity Night to celebrate our school’s diversity through delicious foods and diverse displays. Save the date for Tuesday, March 4th in the gym from 6:30-8:00pm.

We are recruiting volunteers from all countries to host a table. If your family would like to be part of this year’s celebration, please email Lanni, lanni_harris@yahoo.com, and we will include you as we plan for the event.

This is our first year to host this event, so we are looking forward to starting a new school tradition with food, interactive demonstrations, displays of textiles, art, music, musical instruments or whatever makes the night meaningful to you, our community!

Happy New Year!

Dear Bigelow Community,

Welcome back after what we hope was a refreshing Winter Break! We are excited for many PTO events in 2025. Up first, don’t misss the Warrior Ice Skate Night Fundraiser next Friday, January 10th. And be sure to keep an eye out for more details regarding Creative Arts & Science programming for our students, our first-ever Bigelow Global Diversity Night on Tuesday, March 4th, the return of the popular Ten Tables Progressive Dinner this Spring (tentative date: Saturday, April 5th), and much more!

Thank you, as always, for your support!
2024-2025 Bigelow PTO Board

Happy Holidays!

Dear Bigelow Community,

We wish great health & happiness to all our students, families, faculty, and staff this holiday season and into the New Year! As we near the end of the year, we would like to share our gratitude and appreciation to everyone for helping make Bigelow a place for all our children to learn and grow.

We have a lot to look forward to at Bigelow in the New Year! Creative Arts & Science programming will kick off in January with the first of several events planned for our students. Stay tuned for more details! And be sure to mark your calendar for our first Warrior Ice Skate Night Fundraiser of the year on Friday, January 10th. We are looking forward to celebrating the many cultures and backgrounds of our community at the first-ever Bigelow Global Diversity Night on Tuesday, March 4th. Plans are also underway for the return of the popular Ten Tables Progressive Dinner this Spring (tentative date: Saturday, April 5th)!

Keep an eye out for more details for these events and much more in 2025!

Thank you, as always, for your support!
2024-2025 Bigelow PTO Board

Final days for year-end contributions to Annual Fund

Are you planning to make tax deductions for charitable contributions in 2024? Please consider supporting the Bigelow PTO before the end of year! Bigelow Middle School PTO is a 501(c)(3) non-profit and 100% of your donation is tax deductible to the extent of the law.

A gift of any size will help us continue to support many programs and services that benefit our students!

There are many ways to donate:

  • via Venmo @BigelowPTONewton
  • write a check and mail to Bigelow Middle School c/o PTO
  • via the website at bigelowpto.org/donate/

Matching gifts are a great way to maximize your donation! Please consider adding Bigelow PTO to your company’s annual donation matching program, if applicable. Bigelow Middle School PTO is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization. Tax ID #20-0348453.