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
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:
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).
Please join us for an all school BACK TO SCHOOL PICNIC, Tuesday, September 9th, 5:30 – 7:30, in Burr Park. It is a great way to catch up with old friends and meet new ones. Bring the whole family. Looks like the weather should be great for us.
Don’t want to cook?? We have two food trucks coming!! Renula’s Greek Kitchen will be available for you to purchase dinner and beverages. We will also have VeeBop’s Ice Cream and More providing dessert.
We hope to see you there!!!
Would you like your son or daughter to learn a game that, studies have shown, will improve their academic performance? And is also enjoyed by just about everyone who has learned the game?
If you answered “yes”, then talk to your son or daughter about joining the Bigelow Bridge Club. This fall, Bigelow parent Jeff Lehman will be teaching participating students how to play the card game of bridge. Math teacher extraordinaire Sue Mortimer will be the faculty advisor.
The first club meeting is Monday, September 8 from 2:50 pm to 3:50 pm. Club meetings will continue each Monday that school is in session, for the duration of the school year.
Bridge is a game full of strategy and tactics. It is part science, part math, part reason. Bridge embodies cooperation, logic and problem-solving. Bridge can be played in social or tournament settings, and also online. In the past couple of years, youth bridge players representing Bigelow and other schools in New England have competed against each other at tournament venues in eastern Massachusetts and in New Hampshire. This fall, youth bridge activities are scheduled for a national bridge tournament to be held in Providence, RI.
Oh, about that impact of learning bridge on academic performance? Well, one study showed that young bridge players outscored their non-playing counterparts on standardized test scores by 39.31% in Science, 24.22% in Math, and 22.74% in Social Science.
The Bigelow Bridge Club lesson plans are designed just for youth. No more than ten minutes of each club meeting will be spent on formal instruction. The rest of the time will be spent doing what your children want most to do, play. Although bridge is a game of infinite nuance and sophistication, it is also a game of very few rules. As a result, your children will be playing bridge by the end of the first class!
Will your child enjoy learning bridge? Well, listen to this video and you will hear how much fun other youth have learning to play bridge, even traveling to tournaments and winning scholarships. http://www.youth4bridge.org/about/why_play_bridge_video.php
Please contact Jeff Lehman by phone at 617-332-2134 or by e-mail at Jeffrey.Lehman.MA@verizon.net with any questions.
Dear Bigelow Families,
The Bigelow PTO would like to welcome you all to Bigelow and the new school year. Below are a few dates to get on your calendars to start the school year.
Grade 6 Orientation and Ice Cream Social – Tues. August 26 from 9am – 10:30am
SchoolKidz (Pre ordered School Supplies) Pick up – Tues. August 26 from 10:30am – noon (corridor along courtyard)
All School Picnic – Tues. September 9, 5:30pm – 7:30pm at Burr Park. This year we will have two food trucks, so you do not have to worry about bringing food that evening. If the weather does not cooperate, we will move the Picnic indoors to the cafeteria and the gym.
Grade 6 Parent Breakfast – Wed. September 17, 8am – 8:45am
Grade 8 Car Wash and Bake Sale – Fri. September 19 from 3pm – 5pm Bigelow Parking Lot
Grade 6 Parent Potluck – Fri. September 19 – Final time and location to follow
NO SCHOOL – Rosh Hashanah, Thur. Sept 25
Back to School Night – Thur. October 2 from 6:50pm – 9:00pm
First PTO Meeting – Fri. October 3 from 8:30am – 9:45am in the Library
Please note that a comprehensive school calendar can be found on both the Bigelow PTO’s and the Bigelow School’s web sites.
If you have any questions regarding the above events or any other items, please contact us at bigelowbulldog@gmail.com . We look forward to seeing you around Bigelow and enjoy this last week of summer vacation. ~ Your PTO Co Presidents, Jacquie Arbuckle and Carolyn Judge
If you ordered a SchoolKidz (school supplies) for your student through the Bigelow PTO this past spring, they can be picked up this coming Tuesday, August 26 from 10:30 – noon at Bigelow in the corridor adjacent to the courtyard. They can also be picked up on the first day of school. If you ordered a language kit, that is in a separate box (except for Latin).
If you did not order your school supplies through SchoolKidz, class supply lists can be found on the Bigelow Middle School homepage at http://bigelow.newton.k12.ma.us Please contact us at bigelowbulldog@gmail.com if you have any questions regarding your SchoolKidz order.