We still need volunteers to bake some treats and/or help at the car wash/sale.

When: Friday, September 23rd from 2:30 to 5 PM (car wash 3-4:30)

Where: Bigelow parking lot

Please follow this link to sign up.

Grab some blankets, your favorite frisbee and ball, and join the fun at Burr Park on Wednesday, September 14th starting at 5:30 PM. There will be old friends to see, new friends to make  and summer stories to swap! And you don’t need to worry about packing a picnic basket – we will have ice cream and food trucks available (food for purchase).

Come join the fun!

The 8th Grade Car Wash and Bake Sale is planned for Friday, September 23rd, to raise funds for 8th grade activities.

Parents/guardians of 8th graders: Please consider volunteering either on the day of the car wash or by sending in baked goods to be sold at the bake sale. Follow this link to sign up.

All Bigelow community members: Please bring your cars and your sweet teeth and encourage your friends and neighbors to stop by to get their cars cleaned and drive away with delicious baked goods!

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