Bigelow Counseling Department is back with another family learning opportunity. This time, we hope to educate you all about our English Language Learner population, and how we can best support them as members of our school community.
Please join us for this family educational event on Wednesday, April 12th at 8:15 am at Bigelow; you may RSVP here or via the button below.
Bigelow Civics Day is back! 8E and 8F students will host community members on Thursday, April 13th at 8:30 am. Please email 8E teacher Jean Singers with questions or to RSVP at singersj@newton.k12.ma.us
On March 29th, Interim Newton Public School (NPS) Superintendent Kathy Smith presented the initial budget presentation for the 2023-24 school year (FY24), including disctrict-wide reductions due to a $4.9 million budget shortfall.
You can view the presentation as well as additional information regarding the FY24 NPS budget on the FY24 Budget Documents Webpage.
The meeting timeline for the FY24 budget can be found below or by following this link.
Information on Public Hearing for FY24 School Budget: Wednesday April 12th @6:30 pm
The Newton School Committee will hold a hybrid Public Hearing
Instructions for the public to listen to, or participate in virtual school committee meetings:
Public Comment
All members of the public will be allowed to speak on this topic only for up to 2 minutes.
To sign up in advance of the hearing, please copy and paste this link: Sign Up Google form to access the form.
You may also sign up in “live-time” during the meeting by using the “raise your hand” feature on Zoom. Speakers will be called in the order in which they signed up – first come – first speak.
The School Committee will convene a HYBRID Regular Meeting in open session immediately following the Public Hearing.
Save the Date for NewtonServes at Bigelow Grounds: Sunday May 7, 2023
9 am – 4 pm Rain or Shine
Learn more: https://www.newtonma.gov/government/parks-recreation-culture/newton-serves
Green Newton School Connections (GNSC) is a collaborative group of Newton Public School (NPS) students, families, educators and community members who aim to build a just, healthy, sustainable, and climate-resilient community. School Connections aspires to help our schools educate students and empower them to be climate advocates and sustainability leaders.
The group meets on the second Thursday of every month from 4:30-5:30pm.
For more information on School Connections, email: schoolconnections@greennewton.org
Information on 8th Grade End-of-Year activities can be found following this link: https://bigelowpto.org/bigelow-8th-grade-end-of-year-activities/
Do you have a new item sitting around at home that you do not plan to use?
Do you have tickets to a local event that you do not plan to use?
Do you own a local business that would like to donate?
Do you have a favorite local shop you would like to share with the community? Perhaps during your next visit to this shop, you can ask the proprietor if they can donate an item/service to our Community Online Auction? Not only would they help Bigelow PTO programing, but their donation would also advertise their business to the community.
The Bigelow PTO will be hosting our Annual Online Auction in May, however we are light on auction items. Would you consider donating or asking your favorite local business to donate on our behalf?
The Bigelow PTO is a parent-teacher volunteer organization and can only fund our support of performing arts, technology, cultural events, and other activities for Bigelow Middle School students via the generous donations from our community and fundraising activities such as the Annual Online Auction.
The Bigelow PTO Annual Online Auction is our biggest fundraising event of the year. It will only be successful if each member of the community can contribute or solicit a small donation to include in the auction. We need your help!
Please reach out to bigelowbulldog@gmail.com to volunteer.
Bigelow is recruiting a parent/guardian volunteer to serve as a Volleyball Coach this Spring.
Interested? Contact Bigelow Athletics Manager Stefanie Dalfior at dalfiors@newton.k12.ma.us
At Newton Cultural Development, we believe we have talented shining stars among our youth in Newton and have created this project to give them an opportunity to SHINE.
All Newton students in grades 6-12 are invited to apply to participate in SHINE, a temporary art installation that will last from May through October 2023. It will consist of six 4’x8’ horizontal murals painted onto plywood and grouped in small clusters in a few parks and playgrounds throughout the city.
Proposals and accompanying materials should be submitted by 5:00 PM on March 28, 2023. Artists who are selected will receive a stipend of $250 per mural, which will cover the cost of supplies and an artist honorarium. For a detailed explanation of the project and information on how to apply click here.
Questions can be sent to culture@newtonma.
Parents and Guardians of 8th-grade students receiving special education services
SEPAC Newton South High School Liaisons Kim Gallaugher and Karina Simonian and Newton North High School Liaison Lori Melchionno invite all 8th-grade parents and guardians of students with special needs to a Q&A Zoom about the transition to high school.
Since parents will be asking personal questions, it will not be recorded. As always, you can reach out to us or your current school’s liaison through NewtonSEPACLiaisons@gmail.com
SEPAC Transition to High School Q&A: March 20, 2023 @ 7:30 pm
Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7967420402