Please join us for an evening of cocktails, dinner, and games to support the Bigelow PTO!

BIGELOW PARENTS GAME NIGHT
Saturday, November 4th at 7 pm
at the home of
Shana and Dan Smythe
86 Stuart Road

Don’t miss this fun night out with new and old friends! Game Night will be the held instead of the Ten Tables Progressive Dinner as this Fall’s Bigelow Parent event.

Please RSVP by Wednesday, November 1st
Donation of $50 per person suggested, but not required
Donations (please designate “game night” in the note) can be made via:

• check payable to Bigelow PTO
• Venmo @BigelowPTONewton
• cash on the evening of the event

All donations go directly to support your student’s PTO.

Questions? Please feel free to contact Charlene chargillespie@gmail.com or Shana shana.smythe@gmail.com

On Wednesday October 25th, Bigelow students had their first Creative Arts & Science (CAS) event of the year with Crocodile River Music’s interactive performance, Dakar-Bamako Express.

This program and other CAS events are made possible through your donations to the Bigelow PTO. Thank you!

Crocodile River Music’s (CRM) mission is to connect audiences with African artists and cultures through performance and education. CRM is a diverse group of people committed to presenting African art, music, and dance to audiences of all ages, backgrounds, and capabilities. CRM strives to provide experiences that encourage all program participants to gain awareness of the intrinsic value of African arts, cultures, and histories as worthy of study in their own right, while encouraging participants to further their education about African arts and the lives, cultures, and values of African people. Check it out for yourself here!

Registration for the Newton Girls Basketball Association closes October 31st. For information and to register, visit newtongirlsbball.com.

The Bigelow PoPS (Parents of Performing Students) is a community of dedicated parents that supports the performing arts through advocacy, fundraising, coordination, and volunteering. Any parent or guardian who has a student in Orchestra, Chorus, Band, A Capella, or Drama is welcome and encouraged to participate in the PoPS and support our students and performing arts faculty.

Please join us TONIGHT at our first virtual meeting, Thursday, Oct. 19th from 7:30-8:30 pm. We look forward to getting to know you!

Zoom link: Click here to join Zoom meeting

Thank you to those who volunteered at Beautify Bigelow last Saturday! We weeded, mulched, and planted perennials to enjoy this Fall and over 100 bulbs to look forward to this Spring. Volunteers also picked up trash throughout the school grounds.

Don’t forget to join us in the Spring for Newton Serves on May 5, 2024!

Looking for a night out? The Newton North Field Hockey program is hosting a “Parents Night Out” FUNdraiser! On October 21st from 6:00-8:00 pm, parents can drop off their kids at Newton North to be babysat by the field hockey program! There will be sports, tag games, arts and crafts and other activities.

For more information, please complete this form for October 21st:  https://forms.gle/YimDozJYMcHzEa1i8

Please spread the word and reach out if you have any questions (baugherl@newton.k12.ma.us).

Thank you for your support. Go Tigers!

Thank you to all who attended our first PTO meeting of the 2023-24 school year Tuesday evening! It was great to see both new and familiar faces and discuss ideas to support our school and build community.

There are many ways to be involved in the PTO. Keep an eye out for upcoming community events, programs for our students, donations for teacher & staff appreciation, and fundraisers.

We are also actively recruiting additional volunteers to help with our Spring Auction. Please email bigelowbulldog@gmail.com if you are interested in this or any of the other PTO committees.

We hope to see many of you the two community-building events this weekend:

• Beautify Bigelow: Saturday, October 14, 10 am – 1 pm
• Franklin Park Family Fun Day: Sunday, October 15, 1:30 – 3:30 pm (Please RSVP)

Bring your gardening gear and tools and join the Bigelow PTO Saturday, October 14th from 10 am to 1 pm for Beautify Bigelow Day. The entire Bigelow Community is welcome. We will plant, clean, weed, and mulch in the front entrance beginning at 10 am.

All volunteers are welcome to drop in for any amount of time. Every contribution counts!

Please join Principal Coston, the Newton METCO program, Bigelow PTO, Bigelow FORJ, and our Boston and Newton families this Sunday, October 15th at the Shattuck Picnic Grove in Franklin Park from 1:30-3:30 pm for fall fun and connections as we start the 2023 school year!

Please RSVP to let us know you are coming

A citywide collaborative group of parents and educators have joined forces over the past three years to advocate for our schools. Currently their focus has been on supporting the Newton Teachers’ Association (NTA) in obtaining a fair contract. If you would like to find ways to support our teachers, please consider signing up for newsletters from the Parent Educator Collaborative (PEC). If you would like to learn more about the PEC, check out this OP-ED from Fig City News.

As you know, the T in PTO stands for teacher. This is a chance to hear more from our educators’ perspective.