Coming up this week are two important events at Bigelow.

Thursday, October 2 from 7-9pm is Back to School Night at Bigelow.  Meet your child’s teachers and find out what your student will be learning this year.  The PTO will have tables set up with information about upcoming events and volunteering at the entrances.  PTO Board members will also be there, so please stop by, say hi and find out about your PTO.

Friday, October 3 from 8:30-9:45am is the First PTO Meeting of the year.  Please join us in the new Learning Commons (formerly known as the Library) and find out what is planned for the PTO this year.  We hope to see you there!!

Please contact us at bigelowbulldog@gmail.com with any questions.

Please consider hosting  a dinner at our 6th Annual Soup and Supper Stroll – Saturday, November 1.  Have a specialty dish?  Share it with other Bigelow parents / guardians and teachers.  We are looking for people to serve Soup and Supper to groups of 6 or more adults in their homes.  This evening is a really great way to meet other Bigelow parents.

The evening starts with appetizers at a Bigelow family’s home with everyone attending the “Stroll”.  Here you will find out the name and address of your Soup and Supper host and learn who the other guests are at your supper venue.  After supper, we will reconvene at a surprise location for coffee and dessert.

More information on sign-up will follow in October.

Interested in hosting?

– want to host but don’t want to cook?  – want to cook but not at your house?

All this is possible – please contact us and we will help you make it happen!  Dinner hosts just need to provide soup and a supper dish – no need to make appetizers and desserts.  Thank you!!!!

Contact: Jacquie Arbuckle at 805 558 3265, jacquieca1052@gmail.com or Carolyn Judge at 617 794 6436, carolyncjudge@yahoo.com

Please register your Stop and Shop card and earn $$ for Bigelow while you shop.

Please go to www.stopandshop.com/aplus and select CUSTOMER REGISTRATION to register online using your Stop and Shop Card.  OR you can email Stacey Horsik at horsiks@rcn.com with your last name and 13 digit ID Stop & Shop card number.

Click Here for more information.

Your family, neighbors and friends can register their cards as well.  

The Bigelow ID# is Bigelow Middle School ID#08615 

Last year we raised close to $400.  Thank you to the Bigelow Community for your support.

Click here for the September Newsletter.

There will be a flu clinic at Bigelow Middle School on 11/5.  Click here for more information.

A THANK YOU to everyone who came out to get their cars washed on Friday afternoon.  Over $1,100 was raised to go towards 8th grade year end activities and field trip scholarships.

Thank you to Mr. Harrison and Ms. Holman for supervising the kids and making sure the cars were nice and shiny.

Many thanks to Marian McDonagh, Fiona McMurtrie and Joanne Thornley for organizing the car wash and the bake sale.

Thank you to all the parents who sent in goodies for the Bake Sale and helped out at the car wash.

And finally, thank you to all the 8th graders who braved the somewhat chilly weather and worked hard to get our cars clean.

The Creativity and Crafts Club  (formerly Bricolage) will be meeting for the first time this Wednesday September 24th in G05.  This Club will meet Wednesdays from 3-4:30 pm.

The Club will not meet on the following dates: October 8, Nov 5, Feb 25, April 1, May 13 and June 17.

Please contact Donna Pentaleri at donna_pentaleri@newton.k12.ma.us with any questions

Is your car getting a little dirty?  Let the 8th grade Bigelow class get it cleaned up for you.  Friday, September 19, 3 – 5 pm, in the Bigelow Parking Lot.  Cost: $10   And if you are a little hungry, there will also be a bake sale.

All proceeds go towards 8th grade graduation activity and field trip expenses.

For 8th grade parents:  If you would like to help at the car wash / bake sale, please see below.

Bigelow Car Wash Sign-Up Sheet –https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Lic2Z3CJSBJFtE2KIrfJBOShKonm5Jo6oApqfvBftSQ/edit?usp=sharing

Bigelow Bake Sale Sign-Up Sheet –https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LTqZvFREBEljWkOYHaucjmRziT2wScE-A9-qBxQ4Yw4/edit?usp=sharing

Friday, September 19th ─ 6th Grade Potluck Dinner at 7pm, at the home of Mary Gwo-Shu Lee and Lex Van der Ploeg, 101 Hammond Street, Newton.

This is a great way to meet other 6th grade parents.

Please RSVP to Mary at Gwo-Shu_Lee@DFCI.HARVARD.EDU

Please bring your own beverage and then if your child’s last name begins with:

• A – E    Please bring a dessert
• F – L     Please bring a main dish
• M – R   Please bring a side dish or salad
• S – Z    Please bring an appetizer

We hope to see you there!!

Please note:  This is an adult only evening.

We are still looking for one or two people to lead the Bigelow student directory advertising effort.  This effort needs to get done soon so we can get the printed directories out on schedule.  The past few years we have sold advertising space to local organizations and businesses to support the Bigelow PTO and programs for the school.  This project lasts for approximately one month, 4-5 hours per week and can be done during off hours and primarily through email.  If you are interested or have questions, please email us at bigelowbulldog@gmail.com  PLEASE CONSIDER VOLUNTEERING TO HELP WITH THIS.

We are working hard to get the Student Directory out to everyone, but we need your help! You should have received an email in August asking you to confirm your directory entry. If you have yet to confirm your entry, please do so as quickly as possible!  Our directory is an opt-out system so information will be printed as we have it unless you specify otherwise.

If you didn’t receive a confirmation email, then please email the PTO at  BigelowBulldog@gmail.com (be sure to include your child/children’s first and last name).