A reminder from the principal:
“Dear Parents,
Just a quick reminder that this Thursday, March 9, is an early release day. All students will be dismissed at 11:30am. There are no late buses, and students should leave the building promptly at 11:30am. This is the last early release day of the year for the whole school. (Sixth graders only have an early release day on Step-up Day, June 9.)
Think spring!
Todd”
The New England Camp Fair will hold its 2nd annual event on Sunday, March 5, 2017 at Bigelow (42 Vernon St, Newton). The Camp Fair is FREE and open to the public and brings together camps serving kids ages 5-14.
Meet staff from 35 premier day and sleepaway camps from Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, and Connecticut. Participating camps run the gamut from traditional day and overnight camps, sports camps, theater camps, computer camps, fencing camps, arts camps, as well as many other themed camps.
Be sure to bring your prospective camper(s).
Event Organizer/Sponsor: Underwood School PTO
When: Sunday, March 5, 2017, 11am to 2pm
Where: Bigelow Middle School, 42 Vernon St, Newton, MA
Cost: FREE
More information: New England Camp Fair Website
From the Underwood PTO:
This is the second year the Underwood PTO is organizing a FREE public camp fair, which raises over $7000 through fees paid by participating camps. If at all possible, we are asking families to try to stop by for any portion of the fair and perhaps check out a few tables (if of interest, of course!). Remember: Without the support of the community, the PTO will not be able to continue organizing this fair, which raises over $7,000 for our children!
Thank you!! Hope to see you there!
Help keep the Bigelow Library independent reading collection relevant, interesting, educational, and fun for all our students by purchasing a book today.
Participate in the Bigelow “Love Your Library” Valentine’s Day Book Drive
When you buy a book through this website (Bound to Stay Bound Books), your donation pays for a book specially bound in a way to increase the lifespan of the book, and a donor name plate will be included for the person you are honoring with the purchase. Your continued support is deeply appreciated.
Thank you,
Patty Summa
Bigelow Librarian
Link to Book Drive Website: http://www.btsb.com/sosl/bigelowmiddleschool1
Please consider joining the planning committee. You can make this as large or small a time commitment as you would like. There are many tasks – ranging from sending a few emails to setting up an entire auction online and decorating the venue on the day of the event. All help is vital and greatly appreciated!
Please email Beth if you can attend the meeting and/or are interested in volunteering for the Big Night.
See some of the pictures from last year’s Big Night below – the theme was “Bigelow Speakeasy” and everyone had a fantastic time while raising more than $15,000 for the school!
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The current PTO members who have been most active in planning and organizing the Big Night will be leaving Bigelow this year, so we need new 6th and 7th grade parents to join the planning committee and become familiar with how the event is run so that it can continue to be a success in the coming years.
The teachers and staff at Bigelow enjoyed the wonderful lunch last week.
A warm thank you to all that contributed your time and delectable food to the Teacher Appreciation Lunch.
A special thank you to Stacy Schwartz and Magda Duchnowska for leading this effort for us, as well as Miriam Alandidy for all the help at the clean up!!
And to all of you:
Allison Lee, Ana Kales, Andrea Hemment, Ann Sharon, Anna Olivella, Anne Reenstierna, Aoife O’Dwyer, Autumn Sarzana, Beth Secinaro, Carol Ann Delmonico, Carol Pelon, Deb Gilpin, Debbie Fredberg, Diana Kurland, Ellen Waldorf, Heidi Gardner, Janet Rickershauser, Jenn Goldberg, Jessie Gilmartin, Joana Canedo, jordana alford, Judy Kelly, Karen Manning, Karen Stevens, Klee Miller , Krista Corr, Kritzer, Laura Gainsboro, Lena Goodwin, Magda Duchnowska, Marcia Heron, Maria Howell, Marianna Lenskaya, Mary Lee, Meridith Welch, Michele Baxter, Miriam Alandydy, Monika Sawicka, Roberta Laredo, Sami O’Reilly, Sarah Lee, Shana Smythe, Terri Bancroft, Tracey Brenner, Tripti Thomas, Valerie Pontiff, Winnie Liu, Xujiang Wang, Yuri Eidus
Dishes, utensils, bags etc can be picked up from the kitchenette off of the library.
The Underwood PTO’s NEW ENGLAND CAMP FAIR is canceled due to the Nor’easter closing in on the Boston Metro area on Thursday. We expect 7-10+ inches falling heavily from 7am-7pm, which means Newton schools will almost surely be closed (and therefore, Bigelow Middle School would be closed). Moreover, we feel it would be unsafe to encourage families to venture out.
Please note our NEW DATE & TIME:
Sunday, March 5th, 2017 from 11-2pm
in the Bigelow Middle School gymnasium
We hope you will try to attend with your children and support our school. As you know, the Camp Fair is free and open to all.
We are sorry for the inconvenience.
One of our Bigelow families needs help finding a watch:
Students are invited to the informational meeting
Wed, Feb. 8 in Mrs. Morrow’s office!
THERE WILL BE COOKIES!
Club Information:
* Club meets every Wednesday from 2:45 to 4:00
* Meet in Mrs. Morrow’s Office – Rm. 109
* We will share and discuss recipes
* All the baking is done at home
* Write Recipe Reviews
* Make your own recipe based on a favorite
This first-ever after school ice cream social event for 7th graders will take place in the gym and cafeteria on Wednesday, February 15, 3-5pm.
In addition to ice cream sundaes, there will be ping pong, board games, their favorite playlist of music, basketball in the gym, and pizza and cotton candy for sale in the cafeteria. Admission is $5 (sundaes included!), and tickets are on sale during all lunch periods.
It has been initiated by a group of seventh graders, just for Bigelow’s seventh grade, as an alternative to evening dances, which have attracted less interest in the past year.
It will be a fun afternoon and will build community spirit. Most importantly, we want the students to have a successful experience in organizing their own event.
Please encourage your seventh grade child to attend.
Please remember to drop off all items either at Stacy Schwartz’s home, 15 Park Ave. Newton, until 10 PM this evening or at the teacher’s lunchroom at Bigelow no later than 10:30 AM tomorrow (perishables can be placed in the refrigerator there).
YOU CAN STILL SIGN UP to donate or volunteer by clicking HERE.
For more information or if you have any questions, please contact the Teacher Appreciation Chairs, Stacy Schwartz at staschwartz@gmail.com or Magda Duchnowska at froggiemagda@hotmail.com.
Thank you again for helping us show our appreciation for our teachers and staff.