The Bigelow Teacher Appreciation Tea is this Tuesday May 6th.

Please help us show our support for our wonderful teachers and staff!  We need food donations such as fruit, quiches, finger sandwiches, salads, scones or dessert items as well as set up and clean up help.  Click here to sign up.

Items may be dropped off the morning / early afternoon of the tea in the teacher’s lunchroom no later than 12:30 pm.  You may also drop off items the evening of May 5th at Stacy Schwartz’s house at 15 Park Ave.

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

Please join us for our final PTO meeting of the year.  We will be bringing the QPR suicide prevention training to Bigelow. 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. For more information on this program please go to www.newtonma.gov/newtoncares.

The Bigelow Teacher Appreciation Tea is Tuesday May 6th.

Please help us prepare a much appreciated tea to show our support for our wonderful teachers and staff!  We need food donations such as fruit, quiches, finger sandwiches, salads, scones or dessert as well as set up and clean up help.  Click here to sign up.

Donations of gift cards to area businesses or restaurants to be used in a raffle for the teachers at the event are also another way to support this event.

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

Looking for something fun to do Saturday night May 3?  Tickets are available for Newton School Foundation’s  Celebration of Excellence  Saturday, May 3 at Newton North High School, thanks to a generous donation from PTO Council. So grab your friends and join other Newton parents, community members, faculty and alumni for this great event that benefits NSF.  The benefit gala will feature  comedian Jimmy Tingle, the music of Loose Change, and food from some of Newton’s finest eateries.  Click here for more details http://www.newtonschoolsfoundation.org .  If you’d like tickets to the Celebration of Excellence courtesy of PTO Council, please contact Diane Greer at diane.greer@newtonschoolsfoundation.org.  First come, first served.

Donate your change to help preserve the Newton Civil War Monument!

The Soldiers’ Monument to Newton’s fallen sons stands in Newton Cemetery and turns 150 years old this year.  A coin drive by Newton’s school children in 1863 helped fund construction of the monument, which was dedicated in July 1864 before the war was over.  The Monument was restored last fall and paid for with Community Preservation Act (CPA) funds.  A coin drive this year will start a maintenance fund for the upkeep of the Memorial.

We need YOU to adopt a coin bucket for your school!  Please contact Katy Hax Holmes at(617) 796-1143 or kholmes@newtonma.gov and we can get you started.  This coin drive would start May 5^th and last about one week.

Please join us on May 18, 2014 at 1:00 pm in Newton Cemetery to honor Newton’s Civil War sons, husbands, brothers, and friends.  And see how far spare change can go when we work together to remember the youth of Newton who gave “the last full measure of their devotion.”

Guinea Pig For Adoption.  We have a sweet-natured almost 2 year-old male guinea pig that needs a new home.  Our kids have allergies which mean they cannot give the guinea pig the love and attention he needs.  We will include all the gear you need: a large cage, food bowl, water bottle, house, nail clipper, etc.  We would really like this little guy to go to a good home.  Please contact me at: aliciamatos17@gmail.com

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.

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.

Please sign up to help with NEWTON SERVES!!  This year we will be repainting the corridor along the courtyard at Bigelow.  If you would like to volunteer for this effort please click here to sign up.  Refreshments will be provided!!

Please contact Jacquie Arbuckle at jacquieca1052@gmail.com with any questions.