Category Archives: From the PTO

Teacher Appreciation Luncheon NEW DATE March 13th

Our annual teacher appreciation luncheon will now take place on Thursday, March 13th.  We need parents to provide a luncheon item, dessert or drinks. We also need volunteers to help set up and clean up. Set up is at 10:30am and clean up is at 3:15pm.

Please sign up here to donate and / or volunteer (or confirm what you had previously signed up to bring / volunteer.)

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 Mar 12th at Stacy Schwartz’s house at 15 Park Ave.

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 .

Next PTO meeting March 11, 7pm – Parent Workshop

Please save the date for our next 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

Background on this program:

The Newton Health and Human Services Department was recently awarded a mental health and well-being grant by the West Suburban Community Health Newtork. The project focuses on raising awareness about youth stress in Newton, the negative impacts, and resources available for managing stress in healthy ways. This grant was written as a direct result of Youth Risk Behavior Survey quantitive data and two recent Newton Youth Summit’s qualitative results.

As one piece of the project, Newton Youth Services has partnered with Engaging Minds, a learning center located in Newton focused on teaching executive function skills. These skills include organization, prioritization, initiationof tasks, time management, goal-setting, planning, etc., and are useful in reducing students’ stress. The partnership is focused on bringing programs about executive function to parents, students, and school staff.

 

BIG NIGHT – Auction Items Needed

imagesThe Big Night, Big Easy, the Bigelow PTO’s biggest event of the year.  This year it is a Mardi Gras themed event, at the New Art Center in Newtonville on Sat. March 22 from 7pm – 11pm.

Do you have something you would like to DONATE to our auction??  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.

Would you like to underwrite a portion of the evening??  We have a number of opportunities available.  Click here    We would like to thank Leslie Williams and Jack Goldsmith for underwriting the costs of the Music for the evening!!

You can also help by soliciting a local business for an auction donation.  Click here for a printable business solicitation letter and donation form.

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.

Tickets for the night will be available soon.  Save the date.  We hope you can join us for the super fun night.  If you have any questions please contact Liz Hass at haas.joffe@gmail.com

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

Important Information for 8th Grade Parents / Guardians

Please click here to see important information and a timeline of events regarding transition / registration for 8th grade students.

There will be an important parent / student night at Newton North on Thur Mar 6.  Click here for detailed schedule information.

Additionally, there will be a coffee with Newton North Principal Jen Price at Bigelow on Mar 12 from 8:30 – 9:30am in the Library.

Student / Faculty Basketball Game – Mar 21

March Madness at Bigelow!!  Even though the Bigelow basketball season has ended, there is one event that will keep the energy going.  The Annual Student / Faculty Basketball Game is an exciting fundraiser that will be held after school on Friday, March 21.
We are looking for food (individually wrapped snack items (no nuts / peanuts please) and drink donations for our refreshment table.  Please remember that the 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.

Cookie Dough Drive

The cookie dough drive is back this year.  It will run Feb 25 thru Mar 7.  Students will be receiving more information during lunch on Feb 25.  Proceeds from this fundraiser will support the Cyndi Dailey-Smith and Howard B. Smith   Scholarship Fund and other PTO programs.

Questions? Please contact:  Lauri Perry at laurisperry@hotmail.com

The BIG NIGHT Update

imagesPlanning is well underway for The Big Night, Big Easy, the Bigelow PTO’s biggest event of the year.  This year it is a Mardi Gras themed event, at the New Art Center in Newtonville on Sat. March 22 from 7pm – 11pm.

Do you have something you would like to DONATE to our auction??  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.

Would you like to underwrite a portion of the evening??  We have a number of opportunities available.  Click here    We would like to thank Scott Gortikov and Ross Ozer for underwriting the costs of the New Art Center for the evening!!

You can also help by soliciting a local business for an auction donation.  Click here for a printable business solicitation letter and donation form.

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.

Tickets for the night will be available soon.images

Save the date.  We hope you can join us for the super fun night.  If you have any questions please contact Liz Hass at haas.joffe@gmail.com

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

Last Call for Teacher Appreciation Luncheon Donations

Our annual teacher appreciation luncheon is this Wednesday, February 5th.  We need parents to provide a luncheon item, dessert or drinks. We also need volunteers to help clean up at 3:15.

Please sign up here to donate and / or volunteer.  (We are especially in need of additional donations of drinks and desserts.)

  • 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 Feb 4th 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 .