Category Archives: From the PTO

Annual Faculty/Student Basketball Game – Donations Needed

It’s almost here!!!  The Annual Faculty/Student Basketball Game will be held after school next Friday, March 21.  Any donations for our refreshment table would be greatly appreciated. 
 We are looking for food (individually wrapped snack items – no nuts/peanuts please) and drink donations for our refreshment table.  All proceeds of this fundraiser will help offset the cost of 8th grade year-end activities.
We will be collecting donations the week of March 17.  Please contact JoAnn Speidel (617-997-8622, joannspeidel@aol.com) or Shannon Lynch (617-633-4743, shannon.mlynch@rocketmail.com) to schedule a pick-up or drop-off.

PTO meeting this Tuesday 7pm – Parent Workshop

Please join us for our PTO meeting on March 11, 7pm in the Bigelow school library.  Newton Youth Services, in conjunction with the Bigelow PTO, is proud to present:

Creating Successful Students: Understanding Executive Function and Tips for Strengthening These Vital Skills at Home
In a workshop designed specifically for parents, Dan Levine and Laura Moy of Engaging Minds will:
1.   Demystify the term “executive function” and explain which skills it encompasses
2.   Explain why executive function skills are such an increasingly important aspect of every child’s education, especially in today’s ever-changing world
3.   Offer tips and strategies that parents can begin to employ at home to better support their children in strengthening these vital skills

 

Reminder Teacher Appreciation Luncheon – Thurs Mar 13

A reminder that the Teacher Appreciation Luncheon is this Thursday March 13.

Please click here to donate and / or volunteer or to see what you have already signed up to bring / do.

  • Cold / Room temperature items may be dropped off the morning of the luncheon in the teacher’s lunchroom or put in the refrigerator there no later than 10:30am.  
  • You may also drop off items the evening of March 12th at Stacy Schwartz’s house at 15 Park Ave.  
  • Hot items can be dropped off around 11 the day of.

It is most helpful if items are brought in a recyclable container. Please send in your favorite lunch food!  Salads, sandwiches, entrees; whatever you think our wonderful teachers and staff will enjoy.

Thank you in advance for helping us show our appreciation for our teachers and staff.

For more information or if you have any questions, please contact the Teacher Appreciation Chairs, Maria Sullivan at mariasullivan47@gmail.com or Stacy Schwartz at staschwartz@gmail.com .

Cookie Dough Drive – New Information

NEW:  Want to support the Cyndi Daley-Smith and Howard B. Smith scholarship fund, but you do not the temptation of sweets??  Donate your cookie dough to Bigelow for election bake sales and the Bigelow drama / music department performances.  Or, to Newton Food Pantry.  Write on the sales form which entity your purchases are to be donated (or keep them for personal use and bake sales in your freezer/refrigerator).  If you choose to donate the “dough” to the Newton Food Pantry or Bigelow, we will make sure it gets to the right place.

Last day to purchase cookie dough is Friday, March 7.  Order forms are in the office and orders should be turned into the box marked “cookie dough” in the office.  Please see attached flyer for more details. 

Questions?  Contact:  Lauri Perry (laurisperry@hotmail.com).

PoPS invites you to “Be Chair-itable” and contribute to our TAKE A SEAT Campaign!

PARENTS of PERFORMING ARTS STUDENTS AT BIGELOW! PoPS invites you to “Be Chair-itable” and contribute to our TAKE A SEAT Campaign!

WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST ENDEAVOR HELPING ENRICH THE PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCES OF OUR CHILDREN & THEIR AUDIENCES, & MANY MORE AFTER THEM!

Two years ago, the inaugural year of PoPS, we helped raise the funds to install the sound system in the theater at Bigelow. This year, we are committed to replacing the folding chairs with better seats which interlock, and stack, making setting up & storage much simpler.

As a special fundraiser initiative, 
we invite you to make a donation to 
“TAKE A SEAT” 
and secure a ticket to Man of La Mancha (On March 13, 14 and 15)
at the same time. 

The musical typically sells out, so this idea makes sense!

Everyone who makes a donation will be thanked in the program. Even if you donate one dollar, it will all go towards a much needed addition to the school, not just for plays or concerts but for any assembly or school wide event that uses the auditorium.  

AND, as a special incentive!:

  • THE FIRST 50 PEOPLE to pledge a donation of $20-99 will receive one free ticket to one performance.
  • THE FIRST 14 pledges of $100 or more will receive two free tickets AND WILL HAVE TWO SEATS RESERVED FOR THEM WITH THEIR NAME ON THEM IN THE 2ND OR 3RD ROW OF THE FRONT SECTION OF SEATS IN THE THEATER!  ** These seats will be allocated on a first come, first served basis **

So, 14 pairs of seats will be available on Thursday, and on Friday, and on Saturday to be reserved by the first 14 participants who wish to pledge $100.  Please note: in order to give as many people the opportunity to have seats reserved, only one pair of reserved seats will be allocated per donor so specify the night you prefer. 

Tickets will be available as usual to all, whether or not they take part or not in this fundraiser. 

We are sending this information out to all of the cast, crew and band members first; in another week, it will be posted to the general Bigelow community on the PTO newsletter.  DEADLINE FOR ALL TAKE-A-SEAT PLEDGES WILL BE MONDAY, MARCH 10th, in order for donors names to be put in the theater program.  

To make your pledge, email me back in the first instance so that I can allocate your ticket and make sure your name will appear in the program. Once all pledges are in, I will be able to email you if you are one of the lucky recipients of the name-tagged reserved seating! We will then tell you how you can pay.
Best wishes to you all as we head into the home stretch of rehearsals, and many thanks in advance for your participation in this new PoPS endeavor.
Nancy Gair on behalf of PoPS nrgair@gmail.com

 

LAST CALL for Big Night Auction Items

If you have been thinking about donating to the Big Night Auction but have not had a chance, please consider donating today!!!!

Tickets to sporting events, gift cards for services, restaurant gift certificates, vacation get aways,  jewelry, artwork, a dinner or cocktail party, memberships etc are all appreciated.  Click here  to donate to the auction on line.  Thank you to all of you who have already donated to the auction.

Bigelow Middle School PTO is a tax exempt 501(c)(3) organization.  Tax ID #20-0348453. All donations are tax deductible to the extent of the law.

Thank you, your event co chairs – Liz Haas and Laurie Halloran