November is National Diabetes Awareness Month.  The combined efforts of the Jordan Bennett Weiss Fund and the City of Newton Health and Human Services Department are working to educate the community about the warning signs of diabetes.

Knowledge of the warning signs is the greatest weapon against this disease.  Sometimes the symptoms may be obvious and sometimes they are not.  Symptoms which might appear to be unrelated, when viewed in the context of the list of warning signs, may suggest intervention.  Please familiarize yourself with the warning signs/symptoms of diabetes. Continue reading →

The Bigelow Middle School clinic will be on Wednesday, November 6, 2013. Each student to be vaccinated must have a parent/guardian complete two forms: a consent/screening form and a vaccine administration record/insurance form. Forms are available in the school nurse’s office, or may be downloaded at www.newtonma.gov/flu. Forms are due to the School Nurse Monday, November 4, 2013

For more information see Bigelow Flu Clinic information on the PTO website.

Funtastic Bricolage is a new club at Bigelow whose title comes from a French word meaning to create from what is at hand.  In this club we will explore the meaning of Bricolage through a variety of multi-media projects.

It meets every Wednesday from 3:00 to 4:30 in room G-10.  The first informational meeting will be on October 30.

Ms. Pentaleri is the teacher that leads this club.

Here you will able to express your creativity through mural painting, singing, dancing, arts and crafts, drama, and writing.

Ms. Pentaleri is also looking for donations for collage making, mural painting,  sculpture making, etc.  Please contact her at donna_pentaleri@newton.k12.ma.us if you might have found objects, material scraps etc.

So come on down to Bricolage where your creativity will take flight.

When:  Thursday October 24, 7-8 pm

Where:  35 Hunnewell Ave – nibbles and drinks provided!

Please join us as we begin to plan for our biggest fundraiser of the year!  We have big and small tasks so please come meet with us to learn more about being involved.

This year’s Big Night on March 22 will be at a new venue; the New Art Center.  It promises to be a fabulous, jazzy affair; full of good food, good art, and great company!

Please come to learn more and to be a part of the planning for this event–we need lots of volunteers to help make it a success!

We look forward to meeting you!

Liz Haas and Laurie Halloran, Big Night Co-Chairs

If you are unable to attend this meeting but are interested in volunteering in any capacity for the Big Night, please email Liz or Laurie at: haas.joffe@gmail.com

Dear Bigelow 8^th Grade Parents,

 We’d like to thank all the parents who donated to the Halloween Dance- your gift cards, toilet paper and  goodies for our gift baskets really helped make the event special for the 8^th graders. They raised $267 from raffle sales.

Alicia Matos and I would like to invite you to attend a Volunteer Meeting for our 8^th Grade Fundraising Committee on Tuesday, Nov 5^th from 6:30-8:00.  Meeting will be held at Alicia Matos’ home, 619 Washington Street. Drinks and Snacks will be served.

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Please register (or re register) your Stop and Shop card and earn $ for Bigelow while you shop.  You need to re register your card even if you registered last year.  Go to www.stopandshop.com/aplus to register.  Get you family and friends to register their cards as well. 

The Bigelow ID# is Bigelow Middle School ID#08615

Last year we made over $400.  Thank you to the Bigelow Community.

For more information click on Stop & Shop A+

We need 4-5 more hosts for the Soup and Supper Stroll on Saturday, November 16.  We need your help to make this evening a success.

We also are looking for someone to host the appetizer portion of the evening.

Please consider hosting today!!  You do not need to be a gourmet cook.  Thank you to all of you who have already volunteered to host.

Interested in hosting?

– want to host but don’t want to cook?

– want to cook but not at your house?

All this is possible – please contact us and we will help you make it happen!  Dinner hosts just need to provide soup and a supper dish – no need to make appetizers and desserts.  Thank you!!!!

Contact: Jacquie Arbuckle at 805 558 3265, jacquieca1052@gmail.com or Carolyn Judge at 617 794 6436, carolyncjudge@yahoo.com

Please join us for a school wide, free screening of the movie, “Flipped”.  “Flipped” is the novel read for the One Book / One School project this past summer.

Wednesday, November 6 at 7:00pm in the Newton North Auditorium.  This event is open all members of the Bigelow Community;  parents / guardians, students and siblings.

More information to follow.

Friday, October 25th ─ 6th Grade Potluck Dinner at 7pm, at the home of Laura Davis and Tyler Jacks, 20 Ruthven Road, Newton.

This is a great way to meet other 6th grade parents.

RSVP to Laura at laurajacks@comcast.net

Please bring your own beverage (BYOB) and then if your child’s last name begins with:

• A – E     Please bring a dessert
• F – L     Please bring a main dish
• M – R    Please bring a side dish or salad
• S – Z      Please bring an appetizer

We hope to see you there!!

Please note:  This is an adult only evening.