From the Underwood PTO

Hello Friends, Neighbors and Underwood Alumni,

During the weekend of October 13th-15th, Underwood School will be getting a new playground and we need your help!  No building experience is necessary, just the desire to hang out with great people and build a space that all can enjoy.  Please click on the link below to sign up for a slot(s).

To volunteer, please go to www.underwoodschoolpto.org/playground

Thanks and have a wonderful day!

Underwood PTO

Join the Celebration on October 4!

Join students and families on October 4 to celebrate the benefits of walking to school during International Walk to School Day – iWalk.

iWalk is promoted by the Massachusetts Safe Routes to School (SRTS), which works with schools, communities, students, and families to increase biking and walking among elementary and middle school students in the Commonwealth.

The SRTS program helps to reduce air pollution, and traffic congestion near schools, while increasing the health, safety, and physical activity of elementary and middle school students.

Bigelow does not have yet a representative to work with SRTS and help implement the program in our community. But we are looking for volunteers! Let us know if you would be interested.

iWalk 2017 poster

MORNING

The Jazz Band will begin this week on Tuesdays and Thursdays before school and is open to students who are already enrolled in Band and Orchestra.  Rehearsals are held on these mornings beginning at 7:30am.  Interested students should sign up on the whiteboard outside the auditorium or see Mr. Livingston.

Morning fitness club and before school basketball meets every morning at 7:30am in the gym.  These activities are open to all grades, every morning.

AFTERNOON

The BAC (Bigelow Academic Center) is up and running in the library after school on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The library is now open on these afternoons, 2:45-4:30pm, for students to read or work on homework.  Students can stop by the circulation desk in the library and pick up a permission form at any time in order to attend.

Cooking club will begin meeting on Wednesday, October 18th, after school.  

Meets will be on Wednesdays, 3:05-4:05 in the teacher’s room (next to Ms. Martin’s room).

Sign up sheet outside of Dr. J’s office — must sign up by Tuesday, October 17th.

Mark your calendars for all the Secondary School Afternoon Release 2017-2018

SEPTEMBER 27
11:30 Dismissal

NOVEMBER 2
11:30 Dismissal

NOVEMBER 22
12:00 Dismissal (Thanksgiving)

DECEMBER 7
11:30 Dismissal

FEBRUARY 7
11:30 Dismissal

MARCH 8
11:30 Dismissal

Does your car need the “Bigelow shine”?

The eighth grade is running a car wash in the Bigelow parking lot after school on Friday, September 29.

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

Thank you to all the families who ordered one copy. Your contribution to the PTO help us support programs for our children such as:

• Creative Arts and Sciences (CASC)
• One School, One Book Program

Directories will be ready at Back to School Night, 10/05.

Saturday, November 4, 2017, is the Bigelow PTO Supper Stroll

Please Consider Hosting. We need Dinner Hosts and a Host for Dessert!

We have a host for the appetizer portion of this event. Please consider opening your home to host a dinner or host the dessert gathering. This adult only event has been an enjoyable PTO fundraiser for many years at Bigelow.

The Supper Stroll is a progressive dinner and is held at several homes in succession on one night. A single course served at each home. Everyone meets at one house for drinks & light appetizers where you receive your dinner hosts address, then you go to dinner in groups of 6+ at another then everyone meets at final house for dessert.

Tips for the Supper Stroll Dinners

1. Cook what you love!
2. Pick a theme if you want “Hot Night in Santorini”, “Gluten Free”, “BBQ or Bust”…
3. Join together – one household cooks while the other hosts the dinner.
4. Choose recipes that can be made ahead and kept warm until guests arrive.
5. Buffet Style works for dinners as does sit-down.

Contact Una Simmons if you have any questions – una@ethannet.com or BigelowBulldog@gmail.com

Students, parents and the whole school community can now get up-to-the-minute updates on clubs, sports, and other events by following @BulldogWoofs on Twitter.

You can read the Twitterfeed on the Bigelow website, or click on the blue button to “Follow Us” on Twitter. By following us, families can get timely notifications sent right to their cellphones, tablets and computers!

This is a great way to keep informed of meetings for new clubs, changes in sports practices and contests, upcoming events, and much much more.

Go Bulldogs! Woof Woof!

Dear 6th Grade Parents and Guardian,

You are invited to a potluck!

This is a wonderful, low-key, no-stress opportunity to meet with other 6th grade parents and build a community for the next 3 years of middle school!

*September 22, 2017 @ 7:00*
Simmons Residence
12 Willard Street
Newton Corner
Please RSVP to Una Simmons – una@ethannet.com

Please bring your own beverage(s) and if your child’s last name begins with:

A – E      Please bring a dessert
F – L      Please bring a main dish
M – R    Please bring a side dish or salad
S – Z      Please bring an appetizer

Please note: This is an adult only evening.

If you have any questions or concerns please send an email to bigelowbulldog@gmail.com.