The Green Team is an ever-growing group of parents and school staff who are interested in starting Green activities in Newton schools.  They have representatives from most schools involved and would like soemone from Bigelow as well.

They meet during the school year in members’ homes to share successful green projects and best practice ideas. They support one another in person and online to create change in our school communities by leading and through student empowerment.

The next Green Decade School Outreach meeting on December 4th at 7:30pm at Sunwoo Kahng’s home at 60 Garland Road.  

if you would like to learn more, please contact Eric Bobby ericpbobby@hotmail.com or Emily Gelbert emily@bestshine.com.

We are taking 3 trips to Wachusett Mountain this year on Friday, January 11th, Friday, February 8th and Friday, March 1st from 2:45-10:00pm.  Students can come to an information session on Wednesday, December 5th at 2:45pm in Room 213.  Please see Ms. Calabria in Room 213 or Ms. Hall in the computer lab if you cannot make it to the meeting.

New York City parent information session on Thursday, November 29th at 8am in the Bigelow Library

Quebec parent information session on Thursday, November 29th at 8am in Room G02

Please look for information packets and forms going home with students and sent over email on Monday, November 26th

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Bigelow Middle School Annual Magazine Drive Kick Off was this past Friday, November 16, 2012. Please check with your student for that packet they received with all relevant information in it. You can order any time at www.gaschoolstore.com. Just log in with Bigelow’s code 2637080.

With the holidays approaching fast, look no further for a great gift for a loved one;  order that magazine that you’ve always wanted; or renew your current subscriptions. Bigelow receives 40% of the sale!  Proceeds support field trips, creative arts, classroom supplies and more. Almost 700 magazines to choose from, at extremely competitive prices – you can save up to 90% off the newsstand price.

Thanks for your support in making this magazine drive a success for the school!

Here is a quick overview of the  turn-in days for your student to receive prizes:

Tuesday, November 20, 2012: Turn in the postcard booklet (addresses will only be used for a one-time-mailing) outside the cafeteria during lunch time and get your Rock Star Duck.

Thursday, November 29, 2012: First Turn In Day for Orders. For double prize credit order by this date. Order online by 8 am that morning and stop by or bring your paper orders with payment to the table outside the cafeteria during lunch.  You will get your magnetic Locker Buddy right then (5 different ones to choose from).

Thursday, December 6, 2012: Final Turn In Day for Orders to receive prize credit. Order online by midnight that day, or turn paper orders into the office by 3 pm.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012: Prize Day: All prizes will be distributed that day.

For more information consult the white prize sheet included in the package.

Questions? Contact Berit Ramseier at 617-795-0866/bramseier@gmail.com, or Marian McDonagh at (617) 332-5504/mcdonaghfive@verizon.net.

It’s that time for our yearly, traditional Turkey Bowl flag football game!!! 

Thursday, November 15, 2012, 3 pm at Burr Park

Show your colors that day – wear PURPLE  – be creative – come with your friends and cheer for the 8th grade teams!! 

If it is chilly, bring a warm jacket and gloves! 

Pizza, hot chocolate, sodas, cookies/baked goods, will be available to buy! Students of all grades, bring your $$$!

Proceeds go towards 8th Grade Graduation expenses.

For bake sale donations, contact: Marian McDonagh at mcdonaghfive@verizon.net.

 Let’s have fun! Can’t wait to see you there

The Bigelow Magazine Drive, one of the important fundraisers for our school supporting field trips, creative arts, classroom equipment, etc., will kick off on Friday, November 16, 2012. A package with all necessary information to participate will be coming home with your student that day. 

 For those who are getting renewal requests for current magazine subscriptions in the mail, please note the following:

 Bigelow Middle School will not get any funds, when you use these renewal mailers. Only when renewing as follows will Bigelow get the 40 % of your subscription price paid:

1. Either online via www.gaschoolstore.com (new website of Great American Opportunities, which QSP is now part of), school/organization online ID 2637080, check the box “renewal”, (payment by credit card),

2. or through your student from the catalog with the paper order forms coming home on November 16, 2012, check the box “renewal” (cash, or checks made out to Bigelow PTO).

 If you would like to convert a regular magazine subscription to a digital magazine subscription (there are 53 magazines available in a digital format), you will be ordering them as a new subscription in one of the two ways outlined above.

Thank you for your support!!

Should you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Berit Ramseier at 617-795-0866 / bramseier@gmail.com, or Marian McDonagh at (617) 332-5504 / mcdonaghfive@verizon.net.

Volunteers needed for Bigelow’s Election Day bake sale on Tuesday, November 6!

100 bakers needed! Presidential elections have a huge turnout so we need lots of items to sell.

When: Tuesday, November 6, from 6 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (or as long as the baked goods last!)

Where: hallway outside Bigelow Gym
 


Here are three ways you can support this important fundraiser for the Bigelow PTO.
1. Bake and package delicious home-baked items to sell
2. Staff the bake sale
3. Buy baked goods

To bake, email Sally Brickell at brickland6@rcn.com . She will send you instructions.

To staff, email Mary Kathryn Fallon at marykathf@aol.com  your first three choices for time slots (two-hour slots preferred) from 6 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

To buy, come by anytime. Students may purchase baked goods BEFORE and AFTER school.

Can’t bake? We can also sell store-bought individually wrapped snacks and Halloween candy, bottled water, bananas, and apples.

We would like to thank everyone who participated in this year’s soup stroll! It was a fabulous evening and an enormous success. The money raised will go towards our creative arts and sciences programs as well as technology. A big thank you to the hosts who generously volunteered their homes and who took great care and time to prepare special meals.  Thanks to all of you who participated – for your generous donations and for your terrific community spirit.  As much as the Soup Stroll is a fundraiser, it is a wonderful opportunity for families to connect, meet one another and form new friendships. 
 
A special thank you to all of those who provided a dining experience…

Interested in hosting NEXT YEAR? It’s not too early to be put on the host list…let me know.
 
Happy Fall!
 
Becky Manley and Anna LeBlanc, Event Chairs