Category Archives: From the PTO

Reminder – Tuesday is “Dining for Dollars” Night at Bertucci’s

April 29th is Dining for Dollars Night at Bertucci’s to support the Bigelow 8th grade field trips.  Bring the attached  flyer to the Newton Corner Bertucci’s at 275 Centre Street and Bigelow will recive 15% of any purchase on April 29th.  Join friends and family to eat, socialize and support scholarships for Bigelow Students. Dine-in, take-out, or order delivery.  Please forward the attached flyer to local friends, colleagues and family, and post it on social media.

Mabel’s Labels to support 8th grade field trips

A message from Bigelow Middle School:

Support Our Fundraiser!

Bigelow is fundraising with Mabel’s Labels, the leading provider of durable personalized labels that are as tough as they are cute.  Get prepared for the summer camp season and help us eliminate our lost and found pile!

Sticky Labels, Peel and Stick Clothing Labels, Bag Tags, Allergy Alert labels & more… there’s a label for everything your kiddo brings for the day.  Personalize your labels with names, initials, phone numbers – whatever you choose. Unique ‘tween’ themed labels are perfect for your middle-schooler!  Great for water bottles and athletic gear too! Dishwasher, microwave, laundry safe and kid tested!  Easy, online ordering gets your labels dispatched within one business day to your door.

Visit www.bigelowms.mabelslabels.com to place your order while helping us raise much-needed funds.  Bigelow will receive 20% of each order!

Please contact Meghan Martin at meghan_martin@newton.k12.ma.us if you have any questions.

 

Two Ways to Support the 8th Grade

April 29th is Dining for Dollars Night at Bertucci’s to support the Bigelow 8th grade field trips.  Bring the attached flyer to the Newton Corner Bertucci’s at 275 Centre Street and Bigelow will recive 15% of any purchase on April 29th.  Join friends and family to eat, socialize and support scholarships for Bigelow Students. Dine-in, take-out, or order delivery.  Please forward the attached flyer to local friends, colleagues and family, and post it on social media.

Bigelow Middle School Used Book Sale needs your donations!  Students, families and teachers, please leave your gently-used young adult books in one of the boxes in the office.  A used book sale will be held during lunch periods in April and May.  Hardcover books will cost $1, paperbacks, 2 for $1.  Please bring only books appropriate for 6th-8th graders, in good condition, no adult or younger children’s books.  This is a great way to clean out your bookshelves and support the 8th grade field trips!  Donations will be accepted between April 9th and May 5th.

Please contact Deana Lew at deana_l@yahoo.com with any questions regarding Dining for Dollars or the Book Sale.

Raffle ticket sales end Monday 4/14 – Get yours today!!

From the 8th Grade – Help fund the NYC and Quebec trips

Don’t miss out on your chance to win in the 8th Grade Raffle! Prizes include a tour for four at KISS 108 with Matty in the Morning, 2 tickets Sox vs Rays on May 1, or a Galaxy Tablet.

All students can purchase tickets at $5 for one ticket or 5 tickets for $20. Purchase your raffle tickets by April 14 to win! Prizes will be drawn on April 17.

8th graders have received a packet of raffle tickets to sell outside of school to family and friends. Funds raised help pay for the New York and Quebec Trips so all can attend.

Five top sellers will win $25 iTunes gift cards. Two runners up will win Starbuck gift cards. Panera Bread is donating gift cards to reward more sellers.

Dining for Dollars Night at Bertucci’s

April 29th is Dining for Dollars Night at Bertucci’s to support the Bigelow 8th grade field trips.  Bring the attached flyer to the Newton Corner Bertucci’s at 275 Centre Street and Bigelow will recive 15% of any purchase on April 29th.  Join friends and family to eat, socialize and support scholarships for Bigelow Students. Dine-in, take-out, or order delivery.  Please forward the attached flyer to local friends, colleagues and family, and post it on social media.  Please contact Deana Lew at deana_l@yahoo.com with any questions.

The Bigelow Used Book Sale needs your donations!

Bigelow Middle School Used Book Sale needs your donations!  Students, families and teachers, please leave your gently-used young adult books in one of the boxes in the office.  A used book sale will be held during lunch periods in April and May.  Hardcover books will cost $1, paperbacks, 2 for $1.  Please bring only books appropriate for 6th-8th graders, in good condition, no adult or younger children’s books.  This is a great way to clean out your bookshelves and support the 8th grade field trips!  Donations will be accepted between April 9th and May 5th.  Please contact Deana Lew at deana_l@yahoo.com with any questions.

April School Health Newsletter

April 2014 School Health Newsletter
        Newton’s school nurses are a part of the Health & Human Services Department, and during National Public Health Week, April 7 to 13, we would like to share a few stay healthy tips.
1. Healthy Eating- Choose plenty of fruits and veggies, whole grains, and low fat dairy.  Select lean meats (poultry, fish) and beans for protein.  Be sure to watch serving sizes! Eating together as a family when possible is a great way to develop good habits together. Ideas for fun, healthy, kid-friendly recipes can be found at www.chopchopmag.org.
2.  Exercise- Exercising as a family can be fun for parents and kids.  Jumping rope, playing soccer, swimming, and dancing are ways you can enjoy physical activity together.  Exercising can help strengthen bones, reduce blood pressure, reduce stress and anxiety, increase self-esteem, and help with weight management. And remember, it doesn’t have to be scheduled, a spontaneous dance party in the living room does wonders for the body!
3.   Hand washing- Germs can get on to your hands from almost everything you touch.  Teach children to wash their hands after using the toilet, before and after eating and any other time during the day when they look or feel dirty. Modeling this behavior yourself is a great way for children to learn and keep the whole family healthy.
4.  Be prepared- Emergencies can happen any day at any time.  Keep your family prepared with an emergency supply kit in your home with enough of “the basics” that will last you at least three days. And make sure you and your children have a paper list of important phone numbers and addresses in your backpack, purse or wallet so everyone can get in touch easily. For more information, visit www.ready.gov.
Join the Social Media Scavenger Hunt to celebrate Public Health Week!
Follow us on Twitter (@NewtonHealth) or check us out on Facebook (Newton Health and Human Services) to follow the scavenger hunt.  To participate, respond to clues provided by various Newton organizations via Twitter or on the HHS Facebook page. The scavenger hunt will run from Monday, April 7th to Friday, April 11th and all participants will be entered into a raffle to win one of two great prizes, yoga classes or a massage.

Stay Healthy,

Sue

QPR Training

QPR suicide prevention training will be held in Newton on April  2nd , 7th ~and 15th. QPR stands for question, persuade, refer and is an educational program that teaches ordinary citizens to recognize the warning signs of suicide, offer hope and get help for those in need. To register visit www.newtonma.gov/newtoncares.

 

Big Night Thank you

On behalf of the Bigelow PTO Board, we would like to thank Liz Haas and Laurie Halloran for chairing this year’s Big Night.  Your dedication and leadership lead to a great night and raised close to $10,000 for our children.

With great appreciation, Julie Bourgoin and Carolyn Judge, PTO Co-Presidents

and now a THANK YOU FROM OUR BIG NIGHT CO CHAIRS:

Thanks to everyone who joined us for this year’s BIG NIGHT at the Big Easy PTO Event this past weekend.  It was a wonderful evening thanks to a devoted Big Night committee: Una Simmons, Leah Arteaga, Vicki Ritterband, Michelle Sparks, Stu Schecter, Heather Mehra, Sally Weylman, Sally Brickell, Jen Siegelman, Carena Cremin, Alexis Giannakopoulos, Janet Shapiro and Carolyn Judge.

As well, we thank the additional volunteers who helped us with the set up on Saturday and to  ensure that the event ran smoothly:  Lisbeth Ceriani, Lilian Godoy, Michele Baxter, Becky Manley, Marian McDonagh, Alison Leary, Tiana Celesia, Vicki Spector, Jacquie Arbuckle and Liz Natale

We thank Bigelow parents, Scott Gorikov and Rozz Ozer, for their generosity in sponsoring the rental of the New Art Center and to Leslie Williams and Jack Goldsmith for sponsoring the music for the evening.  We also thank Village Bank for underwriting a portion of the event.  And a huge thank you to all Bigelow families who donated to our auction, we so appreciate your support.

Thanks so much to our Principal Todd Harrison for all his support, and shout out to all the teachers and staff who joined us in celebrating together while we raised essential funds for the PTO.

We are so grateful to the many local businesses who donated food, beverage, or auction items that helped our evening to be special.  We thank Murray’s Liquors for their contributions towards our delicious libations. We thank El Pelon Taqueria for the quesadilla bar, Russo’s for the beautiful cut vegetable platters, Antoine’s Bakery for their cookie assortments, and Buff’s Pub for amazing wings. We also thank Daryll’s Corner Bar and Kitchen for the delicious Southern food.  Please show your support of these businesses.

We also want to thank the New Art Center for hosting us and to the student Jazz Band B-Block Be-Bop who played for the first hour of the evening and got our toes tapping.  And a special thanks to Take 4 from Berklee School of Music who entertained for the rest of the evening with bluesy-jazzy-swingy music.

All around the evening was a huge success!  Thank you to all,

Liz Haas and Laurie Halloran, 2014 Big Night Co-Chairs