Click here to see the meeting minutes from the 10/8 PTO meeting.

Please vote for Newton Schools Foundation  and support students enrolled in The Calculus Project. NSF is partnering with the Newton Public Schools to provide funding for this exciting initiative designed to increase the number of low-income, African American, and Hispanic American students who start in middle school and successfully complete Calculus in high school. Belmont Savings Bank Foundation is awarding grants to charitable organizations receiving the most votes from the community.  A $10,000 grant from the Belmont Savings Bank Foundation would support as many as 62 students who participate in the summer enrichment program!   

VOTE HERE for NSF and the Calculus Project.  The link to vote is http://www.belmontsavingsfoundation.com/221-2

On September 15^th an email was sent from the Bigelow PTO asking families to confirm data for the Bigelow student directory. Although the directory can include numerous emails per family, the confirmation can only go to the email listed as the primary one for the family.  Please be sure to click on the link in the email and confirm your entry.  The process takes less than five minutes! 

If your family did not receive a confirmation email or you have any questions, please email the PTO at bigelowbulldog@gmail.com so we can be sure your family is listed.

PLEASE NOTE:  The PTO Directory system is different than the one used by the Newton School System in Parent Connect so be sure to confirm your data in both!  

Confirming Your PTO Email Information:  The PTO email list is a separate system front the student directory.  The start of school is a great time to be sure your PTO email settings are correct.  Many emails go to the entire list, but some are grade specific.  Please click the Update Your profile link at the bottom of this (or any) PTO email.  Verify that the correct grades are checked for the 2015-16 school year.  

If you no longer have children at Bigelow, please click Unsubscribe at the bottom of this email if you would like to be removed from this list.

A thank you to the administration, staff and faculty at Bigelow Middle School, the Newton Police Department, and Newton Public Schools for responding to the events of last Friday in a prompt manner and for keeping our student’s safety your number one priority.

What do these things have in common? They are all part of the upcoming events at Bigelow.

• The school will be holding Open House events starting at 8:00 AM on October 13th, 14th and 15th for parents of Grades 6, 7 and 8, respectively. Come for coffee and stay for a tour.

• The students in 6th grade will get a special treat on Friday, October 16th starting at 3:00 PM at the 6th Grade Ice Cream Social.  Click here for more information.

• Parents of 6th graders will have a special day too – the 6th Grade Parent Orientation is scheduled for Wednesday, October 28th starting at 7:00 PM. (Sorry, no ice cream…)

• The first All-School Dance of 2015-2016 is planned for Friday, October 30th, starting at 6:30 PM.

• Finally, as part of the Bigelow Beautification Project, there will be a Fall Clean-up and Bulb Planting extravaganza on Sunday, November 1st, from 10 AM to 2 PM. Please CLICK HERE to sign up and bring the whole family for a couple of hours or more. It will be wonderful for every child to see the fruits of her or his family’s labor every day when they come to school and especially when the flowers start blossoming next spring.

Our first PTO Meeting of the year is this Thursday, October 8 from 8:30-9:45am.  Please join us in the Learning Commons and find out what is planned for the PTO this year.

AGENDA

We hope to see you there!!  Please contact us at bigelowbulldog@gmail.com with any questions.

We are still looking for a few more supper hosts, so if you have been thinking about it, please contact us today!!  The more the merrier!  

Thank you to the wonderful Bigelow family for volunteering to host the Appetizer Party to kick off our evening.  

The SUPER Supper Stroll (yes it has a new name and soup is optional) is a great way to get to know other Bigelow Parents while supporting programs that enhance our children’s education.

This super evening Stroll begins with the Appetizer Party. At this party, you will find out where and with whom you will share Supper. After Supper, our Stroll continues on to a surprise location for the Dessert Party.

You decide the Supper menu-can even be a theme (we can help if you need ideas) and the number of guests you can accommodate.

If you don’t want to cook but would like to Host, we have Chefs at the ready that will come to you!

Please contact Carolyn Judge at 617 794-6436~carolyncjudge@yahoo.com or Jessie Gilmartin at 617-281-4535~jessiekgilmartin@gmail.com for more information or to sign up to host.

For those who cannot Host…Make sure to SAVE THE DATE & line up a sitter so you can participate as a Guest!  Sign up to attend to follow later in October.

The SUPER Supper Stroll (yes it has a new name!!) is a great way to get to know other Bigelow Parents while supporting programs that enhance our children’s education.

Don’t Miss out on your Opportunity to HOST
The Appetizer Party, The Dessert Party or a Supper
at the 2015 Super Supper Stroll
** New this year…The Soup is Optional **

This Super evening Stroll begins with the Appetizer Party at a Bigelow family’s home. At this party, you will find out where and with whom you will share Supper. After Supper, our Stroll continues on to a surprise location for the Dessert Party.

You decide the Supper menu-can even be a theme (we can help if you need ideas) and the number of guests you can accommodate.

If you don’t want to cook but would like to Host, we have Chefs at the ready that will come to you!

Please contact Carolyn Judge at 617 794-6436~carolyncjudge@yahoo.com or Jessie Gilmartin at 617-281-4535~jessiekgilmartin@gmail.com for more information or to sign up to host.

For those who cannot Host…Make sure to SAVE THE DATE & line up a sitter so you can participate as a Guest!  Sign up to attend to follow later in October.

Tomorrow Monday 10/5 is Picture Day.

Thursday 10/8 is an Early Release Day.

Your PTO Board for the 2015 / 2016 school year is:

Co-Presidents – Jacquie Arbuckle, Marcia Heron, Carolyn Judge and Anush Sahakian

Vice-Presidents – Jennifer Hrycyszyn, Beth Panella and Lex Van der Ploeg

Co-Treasurers – Beth Hicks and Magda Duchnowska

Co-Secretaries – Melissa Holt and Vicki Spetter

Please feel free to contact any board member if you have any questions or comments.  All board members can be reached at the following email  BigelowBulldog@gmail.com