The Cross Country Sign Up Meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 7 after school in the Bigelow Library. Cross Country is a sport open to all students and it is the only sport that sixth graders are allowed to join at the middle school level. No experience is required and there are no cuts. All students are eligible to participate, but must attend the meeting in order to receive important information for joining. For more information, please check the Bigelow Cross Country Website.

From Ms. Patty Summa
Head Coach Cross Country

Endorsed by the Office of the Superintendent.

Registration is now open. Read more and register at: NewtonDI

Thank you to everyone who picked up their school supply kits today. If you did not get a chance to get them today, please instruct your students to get their kits from the hallway facing the courtyard on the first day of school. The large kits are color-coded by grade level (6th – red, 7th – orange, 8th – yellow) and alphabetized by student’s last name. If a language kit was ordered it has now been placed with the larger general kit in the hallway. Several language kits were left behind today and those are simply organized in alphabetical order.

The beginning of the school year is less than a week away! The  school was full of happy energy this morning as the teachers were busy readying their classrooms for Tuesday, September 6th! 

Please mark your calendars for the All School Picnic on Wednesday, September 14th, 5:30 PM – 7 PM at Burr Park (in case of inclement weather we will move to the cafeteria and the gym). There will be food trucks, ice cream, and lots of fun as we come together as a school community to reconnect with old friends and make new ones.

8th Grade Parents: Please consider volunteering at the car wash/bake sale on September 23rd.

6th Grade Parents: We need a family to host the Parent Potluck on September 30th.

Please email us at bigelowbulldog@gmail.com if you can help.

Please pick up your “SchoolKidz” (pre-ordered school supplies) packages between 10:30 and noon on Tuesday, August 30th from the hallway facing the courtyard. If you are not sure whether or not you ordered a kit, feel free to email bigelowbulldog@gmail.com and we will gladly check the list.

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All 6th grade students and families are invited to the Ice Cream Social on Tuesday, August 30th from 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM.

Dear Bigelow Families,

Welcome to the new academic year! Following is a list of events and important dates for the beginning of the school year.

6th Grade Ice Cream Social and Open House – Tuesday, August 30th, 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM

SchoolKidz (Pre-ordered School Supplies) Pick-up – Tuesday, August 30th, 10:00 AM – noon (in the corridor along courtyard)

First Day of School – Tuesday, September 6th

All School Picnic – Wednesday, September 14th, 5:30 PM – 7 PM at Burr Park (in case of inclement weather we will move to the cafeteria and the gym)

6th Grade Parent Breakfast – Wednesday, September 21st

8th Grade Car Wash – Friday,  September 23rd, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM at the Bigelow Parking Lot  (We need 8th grade parents to run this, please email us at bigelowbulldog@gmail.com if interested)

6th Grade Parent Potluck – Friday, September 30th, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM, location TBD  (We need a 6th grade family to host this event, please email us at bigelowbulldog@gmail.com if interested )

We will continue sending updates and reminders every week  and a comprehensive school calendar can be found on the school website.

We look forward to seeing you around Bigelow!

Wishing you a happy end of summer vacation,
Your PTO Co-Presidents ~ Marcia Heron, Anush Sahakian, Valerie Pontiff, Limor Graham

If you enjoy standing in the long lines at Staples the day before school starts buying school supplies, then the SchoolKidz program is not for you!  But if you like having all your kid’s school supplies conveniently delivered to the school then order you student’s SchoolKidz today.  Kits will be available for pick up the week before school starts.

To order please go to www.shopttkits.com and enter account #32972

DEADLINE to ORDER IS THIS FRIDAY JUNE 17th.  Unfortunately, NO orders can be taken after this deadline.

The Bigelow School Council has been working with the faculty regarding the safe weight of backpacks.  Please click here to see a letter with information on selecting a backpack for your student.

Please Note:  All binders have been upgraded to heavy duty.  (2) combination locks and a calculator are included in the 6th grade supply kit.  If your student needs new locks or a calculator in 7th or 8th grade those can be ordered separately on the website.

The SchoolKidz program:  

• Will save you time,
• Make “back-to-school time” less hectic
• Offers competitive pricing
• Avoid those impulse buys and long lines
• And Bigelow Middle School PTO receives a portion of the sales which will help fund programs like the Creative Arts and Sciences.

Email bigelowbulldog@gmail.com with any questions

It is a tradition at Bigelow for 7th grade parents / guardians (6th grade parents are welcome as well) to chaperone the 8th grade year end dance on June 22.  The dance is from 7-10 in the Bigelow Cafeteria.

We have two shifts available (7-8:30 pm and 8:30-10 pm) and need four people per shift.  If you are interested in volunteering please sign up here

Honor your student or a Bigelow teacher / staff member and support the library at the same time.  A nameplate honoring the student/teacher, and recognizing the donor, will be placed inside a new book.  HELP us reach our goal of $500 in donations to support the library.  To date we have raised over $350 for new books!!

Click here to find a list of book’s specifically selected for the Bigelow Library.  Chose the book(s) you would like to donate and pay by credit card. Your generosity is deeply appreciated.

DONATIONS ARE STILL NEEDED!!  Our teachers and staff members do so much for our kids throughout the year. They teach them invaluable skills, instill them with knowledge and a love of learning, and serve as intellectual role models.

So let’s say a proper thank you with a proper English tea — Bigelow-style. This year’s annual staff appreciation tea takes place on Tuesday, June 14 at 2:00 pm.

We are looking for volunteers to provide finger sandwiches, cakes, pastries, crumpets (whatever they are), fruit salad and any other delectables that go well with tea. We also need volunteers to help set up and clean up. Set up is at 12:45 and clean up is at 3:00.

All items may be dropped off the morning of the tea in the teacher’s lunchroom or put in the refrigerator there. Please drop off items no later than 12:30pm. It is most helpful if items are brought in a disposable container.

To donate or volunteer please sign up here.

SOME APPRECIATION FROM THE TEACHERS FOR LAST YEAR’S TEA (Your contribution does make a difference!!)

• Please know how much your effort goes noticed and appreciated when you host our tea party.  The lovely touches, such as the flowers and colorful paper products, bring so much joy!
• You outdid yourselves yet again!  Thank you so much for the delicious treats – they do make us feel appreciated!
• YOU ARE AMAZING!  Thank you so much for always “treating” us so well with such yummy “treats” and beautiful flowers!  We appreciate it so much.
• Thank you for the delicious and abundant spread of treats.  We are always grateful for your support and consideration.
• Thank you for the tea time desserts and treats.  They were lovely and made us fee very appreciated.
• The food was all so delicious!  The perfect motivation for the end of the year.  Thank you so much for always thinking of us!
• Thank you for remembering us and showing us your appreciation!
• Just a note of thanks for the PTO support for Bigelow teachers.  The PTO is such an essential group for the parent community.  I appreciate your presence.

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 .