Category Archives: From the PTO

Ten Tables: Registration is Open!

You are invited to a fun evening with Bigelow families and staff!

Registration is now open! Please reserve your seats here. 

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. At the first home everyone gathers for appetizers, you then go to a second home for dinner with 8-12 people, then 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.

Come! We hope to see you!

Saturday, November 3rd, 6:30pm-11:30pm

Appetizers 6:30-8pm – The O’Rourke Residence
Dinners 8-10pm* – Assorted Residences
Dessert 10-11:30pm* – The Kelley Residence

*Guests will be given their dinner & the dessert address locations at the O’Rourke’s.

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A Big thank you to all the families who have generously opened their homes to host a dinner for our evening. We still need a few dinner hosts – please consider hosting and contributing to this great event!

If you have any questions, please contact Una Simmons at una@ethannet.com or BigelowBulldog@gmail.com

More information here

Open House and Parent Coffees

Classrooms in each grade will be open one morning for parents to visit during this week.   Wednesday, October 10, is open house for grade 7 classes. The day begins at 8 am with coffee in the library for seventh grade parents, and then parents are welcome to visit seventh grade classes until 11:00 am.  Thursday, October 11, is open house for eighth grade parents.  Coffee will be served for eighth grade parents at 8 am in the library, and then eighth grade classrooms are open until 10:52 am for parents to visit.  The sixth grade open house is on Friday, October 12.  Again, coffee will be served at 8 am in the library, and then parents may attend sixth 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.

Big Thank You to the 8th grade volunteers and the Bigelow Community

Thanks to everyone who came out to support the 8th Grade Car Wash and Bake Sale on Monday, despite of the rainy weather! Lots of cars got washed and lots of treats were eaten. Fun was had by all and we raised very close to $600 for eighth grade activities and scholarships. Special thanks to all the eighth grade volunteers, as well as parents and guardians that helped out.

Also a huge thanks to the Bigelow community for supporting our efforts – with a special shout out to Mr. Harrison and Mr. Mogensen, who were spotted washing cars, and Mrs. Morrow who organized our 8th graders to help out. Many thanks to the 8th Grade Committee co-chairs, Miriam Alandydy, Jessica Gilmartin, Jennifer Weber, as well as Heather Pozen, for organizing the car wash and the bake sale.

Bigelow Flu Clinic on October 24

The BIGELOW  flu vaccination clinic will be on Wednesday, October 24, 2018. Each student to be vaccinated must have a parent/guardian complete two forms:
1. Consent/Screening form
2. Vaccine administration record/Insurance form.

Forms are available in the school nurse’s office (if needed in a different language, please ask your school nurse). They may also 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, October 22, 2018. More information here.

8th Grade Car Wash – Postponed to Monday 10/01

Does your car need the “Bigelow shine”? Let the 8th Grade Bigelow Class 2019 get it cleaned up for you! And if you are a little hungry, there will also be a bake sale.

New date: 

Monday, October 1st, 3pm – 4:30pm, in the Bigelow Parking Lot.  Cost: $10.  

All proceeds benefit the 8th grade end-of-year events. Stop by to clean your car, get a bite to eat and be entertained!

For 8th Grade Parents:  If you would like to donate items for the bake sale or help supervise the car wash, please sign up here:  Car Wash / Bake Sale Sign up

TEN Tables – consider hosting a dinner party

Saturday, November 3, 2017, is the Bigelow PTO TEN Tables progressive dinner!

We need Dinner Hosts and a Host for Appetizers!

Please consider opening your home to host the evening appetizer kick off or host a dinner. This event has been an enjoyable PTO fundraiser for many years at Bigelow. TEN Tables, formerly the Supper Stroll, 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 Sandra and Kevin Kelley’s house for the dessert portion of the evening.

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!

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!!!

Bigelow Directories are ready!

Please come pick up your pre-ordered copy of the Bigelow Family Directory at Back to School Night, Thursday, October 4th, from 6:30pm to 7pm, near the front door.

If you have not ordered one, a limited number of copies will be available to be purchased with cash, for $20.00. Come early to get yours!

All parents, guardians and faculty at Bigelow have access to the Online Directory at all times.

It’s time to be outside: parents volunteers welcome

Laps at Lunch will start October 1st and parents are welcome to be a part of it. This is a great program designed by Bigelow to give students a daily opportunity to get outside for movement and fresh air. It allows students to walk laps around the inside perimeter of Burr Park once they’re done with their lunches in the cafeteria. Would you like to help? If interested please contact Mary Fitzgerald (physical education teacher) at: Mary_Fitzgerald@newton.k12.ma.us. More about the program here.

All invited to FORJ 2018-19 kick-off meeting on October 2

The first FORJ meeting of the year will be on Tuesday, October 2, 7:30-9:00 p.m., at the Angier Elementary School, 1697 Beacon St, Waban, MA 02468.  FORJ, a parent-led group in Newton, has been working for the last two years with Newton Public Schools as part of the district’s commitment to creating welcoming, supportive, and safe communities for all. Last year the work was focused in our elementary schools and this year will expand to our middle and high schools.