Dear Stroll Hosts and Guests,

We hope you found yourselves in great company and enjoyed a lovely dinner yesterday! We thank each of you for your generosity, graciousness and support. The Stroll is one of the most important fundraising events of the year and your contributions will ensure that great programs and initiatives in and out of the classroom at Bigelow will never be hampered by a lack of funding!

This evening could not have happened without the incredible hospitality of our hosts: Ellen Waldorf, Roberta and Marc Laredo, Dinora and Ian Justice, Lex Van der Ploeg and Mary Lee Gwo-Shu, Krista and Bart Corr, Joana Canedo and Jason Dyett, Nicole von Rekowsky, Claire and Christof Marre, OC Manos and Sharon Eilon! And we are especially grateful to James Bryant and Stuart Sadick for opening their home to such a large group of people (who are no longer strangers, we hope).

With gratitude and best wishes,
Jessie Gilmartin and Anush Sahakian (and on behalf of your PTO Board)

If you have not attended a Super Supper Stroll at Bigelow yet, you are in for an amazing treat!!! Don’t miss your opportunity to enjoy fabulous dinner and community building while supporting our children and their school!

If you have enjoyed the Super Supper Stroll in years past, do not miss your chance this year – the deadline to RSVP is upon us.

Please click here and RSVP by MIDNIGHT TONIGHT, November 1st!

If you are reading this after the deadline has passed, and wish to join the “Stroll,” please email the coordinator, Jessica Gilmartin, directly at jessiekgilmartin@gmail.com.

Questions?  Please email bigelowbulldog@gmail.com.

Please note, classes will finish at 11:30 AM for all grades.

We are one week away from the biggest bake sale of the year! Thanks to everyone who has already signed up to help, but we need more bakers and more volunteers to sell.

We also need several amazing PTO members (if you are reading this, you are an amazing PTO member!) to coordinate the effort. In years past, eighth-grade parents have usually taken on the bake sales, and after the fantastic job the 8th-grade parents did for the car wash and bake sale in September we are hopeful that they will tackle this one and make it eclipse all others, but we welcome parents of all grades to consider stepping up to help.

If you can volunteer on the day of the sale and/or are able to donate baked goods, please follow this link to sign up.

If you are interested in  organizing/coordinating the effort (communicating with the food donors regarding packaging and drop-off, coordinating with the school about setting up tables, please email bigelowbulldog@gmail.com.

• Anyone interested in a free throw contest? The Newton Elks is hosting their national contest this Saturday, November 5th, at the John M Barry Boys and Girls Club in Newton. It is free and starts at 2:00 PM. You cannot be older than 13 years old on April 1, 2017 to enter. See Mr. P if you have any questions.

• Reminder to all students. All Physical Education classes will be going outside until Thanksgiving. The fall weather is finally here so please make sure you are dressed accordingly. Sweatshirts and sweatpants are highly recommended. PLEASE wear and old pair of sneakers if you can.

Thanks,
Mr. P and Ms. Fitz

The CAD/CAM Club meets on Mondays from 2:45 to 3:45 PM in Room 113.

The Woodworking Club meets on Wednesdays from 2:45 to 3:45 PM in Room 113.

Please see the flyer for more information.

The One School, One Book Committee needs rolls.  The kind of rolls that are left after you finish using all your paper towels, wrapping paper, aluminum foil, plastic wrap and so on (see below). Please remember to set aside your rolls at home when they are finished and drop them off when you can at the library.  You can also send them in with your child to Ms. Summa in the library.  The committee needs the rolls for a school-wide activity on November 3.

Thanks for your help!

Bigelow’s 8th Annual Super Supper Stroll

Saturday, November 5th, 2016   

6:00 PM – 10:30 PM

The Super Supper Stroll is a great way to support our school and children while enjoying the festive company and culinary expertise of Bigelow families!

Here is how it works: On the evening of Saturday, November 5th at 6:00pm everyone attending the event gets together for one big hors d’oeuvres party.  There you will receive your assignment as to where you will go for your delicious supper at a smaller gathering.

The appetizer party will be at the home of: James Bryant and Stuart Sadick

Please cilck here and RSVP by November 1st.

Questions?  Please email bigelowbulldog@gmail.com.

Please come to the first PTO meeting of the year on Tuesday, October 18th at 7:00 PM at the Bigelow Library.

The following items are on the agenda:
– PTO Board introduction
– Annual budget review
– Planned activities for the year
– Information about volunteer opportunities
– Presentation of proposed high school start time changes and discussion

The Super Supper Stroll is one of the most enjoyable fundraising events for the Bigelow community. The success of this event depends on your willingness to open your home to a small group of parents/guardians, teachers and staff on Saturday, November 5th and enjoy a lovely meal while supporting all the great programs and activities at Bigelow.

Follow this link to sign up online or email the PTO at bigelowbulldog@gmail.com.

If you are new to the Bigelow community, or feel like you don’t know very many people, take a chance – it will be fun! If you have any questions, concerns, misgivings, just feel like you don’t quite understand what this is about and how it will work, please email us at bigelowbulldog@gmail.com.