Our annual teacher appreciation luncheon will take place on Wednesday, February 6th. We are still looking for additional parents to provide a luncheon item, dessert or a drink.

All items may be dropped off the morning of the luncheon in the teacher’s lunchroom or put in the refridgerator there. Please drop off all items no later than 10:30am. It is most helpful if items are brought in a recyclable container. The theme for the luncheon is “ITALIAN DINING”, all Italian food welcomed. Thank you in advance for helping us appreciate our teachers and support staff.

To donate or volunteer please sign up HERE.

Thanks to everyone who participated in the override survey that was sent last week.  Based on your responses over 80% were in favor of the override.  As such the PTO Board has decided to officially endorse the override. 

As mentioned in earlier emails, for more information on the override you can go to the Building Newton’s Future website at http://buildingnewtonsfuture.org/.

In addition, because the Newton Public Schools has received a number of questions about the state of the elementary school facilities. Dr. Fleishman’s office has posted a video on the District News section that offers a virtual tour of the Angier, Cabot and Zervas Elementary Schools and hope it will provide helpful information to our community members.  It can be found at:  http://www3.newton.k12.ma.us/news/facilitiestour

The Bigelow liaison to the school committee on override issues is Marina Kvitnistsky.  If anyone is interested in becoming more involved in supporting the override either by having a sign at your house, hosting an informational coffee, or even if you just want more information please contact her at mkvitnitsky@yahoo.com.

Did you hear about the Tanglewood Marionettes and their production of Perseus and Medusa?

The  7th grade students had the opportunity to see this fantastic production on Monday, January 28th, 2013.  Ask them about it.

Another great Creative Arts & Sciences program brought to you by your PTO.

Our annual teacher appreciation luncheon will take place on Wednesday, February 6th. We are looking for parents to provide a luncheon item, dessert or a drink. We are also in need of volunteers to help us set up and clean up. Set up is at 10:30am and Clean up is at 3:15pm.

All items may be dropped off the morning of the luncheon in the teacher’s lunchroom or put in the refridgerator there. Please drop off all items no later than 10:30am. It is most helpful if items are brought in a recyclable container. The theme for the luncheon is “ITALIAN DINING”, all Italian food welcomed. Thank you in advance for helping us appreciate our teachers and support staff.

To donate or volunteer please sign up HERE.

You are invited to attend:

Saturday, February 9, 2013 7:00 PM until Sunday, February 10, 2013 12:00 AM

Ticket are $40.00-Get Your Tickets Early-Event SOLD OUT last year

And Help Us SURPASS our goal of $10,000.00 to purchse computers for our library!

Come enjoy passsed Hors D’oeuvres, fire roasted vegetable antipasto, creamy mashed potato bar, slow roasted steamship round carving station, while enjoying music by the band $3 Shirt a band that plays cover tunes from the 60’s through to current top hits as well as original music and features current and former Bigelow Parents as members.

Mayor Setti Warren will hold Town Hall meetings throughout the city to speak to residents about the proposed override package, which Newton residents will vote on March 12. The Mayor, accompanied by municipal staff and Schools Superintendent David Fleishman will share details about the override proposal and answer your questions.   Here’s the schedule

• Sun. Jan 27 at 1 p.m., Hawthorn Playground/Pellegrini Park Rec. Center, Nonantum
• Thur.  Jan. 31 at 7 p.m.,  Scandanavian Living Center, W. Newton
• Sun. Feb. 10 at 1 p.m.,  Ward Elementary School gym, Newton Centre
• Sun. Feb. 10 at 3:30 p.m., Oak Hill Middle School, Newton Centre
• Tue. Feb. 19 at 1:30 p.m., Scandanavian Living Center, Seniors Town Hall with Newton at Home
• Sun.   Feb. 24 at 1 p.m., Lower Falls Community Center, Lower Falls
• Tue.   Feb. 26 at 7 p.m., Greater Boston Interfaith Organization Town Hall, Temple Shalom, W. Newton
• Thur. Mar. 7 at 7 p.m., Mason Rice Elementary School, Newton Centre

For more information on the override go to http://buildingnewtonsfuture.org/

A big THANK YOU to all Bigelow students, parents, families, and friends, who participated in the Bigelow Magazine Fundraiser in November and December 2012.

We raised over $4,700 for the school!

For those who are waiting for subscriptions to arrive – just a reminder – it takes 10 – 14 weeks for delivery.

To track your orders, just go to www.gaotrak.com, enter delivery address, or name, or phone no., and you will immediately see the estimated arrival time of your order. You can also call Great American Customer Service at 1-877-289-6247.

Subscriptions can be renewed or new orders can be placed throughout the year at gaschoolstore.com. Log in with school id #2637080, and Bigelow Middle School will get 40 % of your order.

Should you have any further questions regarding this fundraiser, please contact Berit Ramseier, bramseier@gmail.com, or Marian McDonagh, mcdonaghfive@verizon.net. 

The mayor plans to visit every village in the city in the coming weeks to answer questions on the March override, to explain the differences between overrides and debt exclusions, and to tell you why he thinks you should support the override vote on March 12th.

We encourage every citizen of Newton to attend and learn more about this plan, and ask any questions you may have.

Anyone, can attend a meeting held in any ward.

Town Hall Dates: Note that Ward 1 (Bigelow) is up first. 

• Sunday Jan 27  1:00 pm Hawthorne/Pellegrini, Ward 1
• Thursday Jan 31  7:00 pm Scandanavian Living Center, Ward 3
• Sunday Feb 10 1:00 pm  Ward School gym, Ward 7
• Sunday Feb 10  3:30 pm Location TBD Ward 8
• Tuesday Feb 19  1:30 pm Scandanavian Living Center, Seniors Town Hall
• Sunday Feb 24  1:00 pm Lower Falls Community Ctr, Ward 4
• Tuesday Feb 26  7:00 pm GBIO Town Hall, Temple Shalom
• Thursday Mar 7    7:00 pm  Location TBD Ward 6