The next ski and snowboard trip to Wachusett Mountain is Friday February 10th from 3:00 – 10:00.  All forms are due to Ms. Martin or Ms. Calabria by Friday February 3rd.   Forms can be picked up by students in room G02 or by parents in the main office.

Support the Big Night Raffle Spectacular
Check your child’s backpack for tickets and instructions. Send you ticket stubs and payment to school.
Attn: Big Night Raffle c/o PTO Box by February 6^th!

PICK THE PRIZE YOU WANT TO WIN!
$5 for 1 ticket or a book of 5 tickets for $20

Prize: A                Hotel Indigo overnight stay for two with breakfast $189 value
Prize B                  Chef’s Dinner for two at Lumiere $ 130 value
Prize C                  Kindle Fire, valued at $199
Prize D                 JP Licks, 10 person sundae party, valued at $80
Prize E                  One day Canoeing or Kayaking from Charles River Canoe and Kayak $80 value

Drawing on Feb 11, 2012 ^h at the Big Night Event. Winner need not be present.

Dear Newton Community Members:

The events this week have probably been among the most upsetting and trying that the system has experienced in quite a while.  Many of us have had trouble processing the allegations, because they are so far beyond our comprehension.  We also need to recognize that this event has had an impact throughout the City.  

Next Tuesday night, January 24^th, we will hold a community meeting at Newton North at for members of the broader Newton community.  The meeting will provide an opportunity to ask questions and hear from both law enforcement authorities and mental health experts.  Representatives from each of our school buildings will be present at the meeting.  

We will continue to provide information to you as we work together for our children and for each other during this very difficult time.

Community meeting: Working with children and families following an unforeseen and upsetting event.

January 24, 2012

7:00 pm

Newton North High School Auditorium

Make sure to remind your sons and daughters to buy tickets for the all school dance on Friday January 27th.  This is no ordinary dance there, of course, will be the fabulous Mr. Labrache with music and dancing in the gym but there will also be games and fun in the cafeteria including a cotton candy machine and the awesome student-band Levity will be playing in the auditorium with space to dance in front of the stage.  This is a night they won’t want to miss!

Tickets are $7 and are on sale in the cafeteria during all 3 lunches.  There are Levity T-shirts too that will go on sale for $12 starting Monday in the cafeteria.

The dance will run from 6:30-9:30pm in the gym.  The games and snacks in the cafeteria will also run from 6:30 – 9:30.  The band Levity (a current 8^th grader and three former Bigelow students, now 10^th graders) will perform for about an hour and a half starting at 8pm in the auditorium.  

This event is a fundraiser for the 8th grade trips to NYC and Quebec.  The more students who attend the event the more scholarship money we will be able to raise.

SUPPORT our LIBRARY !

Please support your school’s library.  For each $15 donation, the librarian will select a book and attach a bookplate with the names of the honoree and the donor.  We will send a note to honorees informing them that a book was donated in their name.

Buy a book for Bigelow library, and recognize someone special to you! 

A book donation is a great way to:

• Honor a child
• Show appreciation of a teacher
• Celebrate an event (birthday, confirmation, bar/bat mitzvah)
• Acknowledge a job well done

Thank you for your generosity!  Any questions?  Contact Eva Schmitt at 617-699-9185 or evaschmitt@hotmail.com

Bigelow-Buy-A-Book, c/o Eva Schmitt, 88 Madison Ave, Newtonville, MA 02460-1905

Please also proiode the following information to make your donation. 

-Name of Honoree(s) (as it should appear on bookplate)
-Address of Honoree(s) (Bigelow Middle School or another)
-Please indicate “in honor of”  OR “in memory of”

(We will send a note to the person being recognized.  If the gift is in memory of someone, please include the name and address of the person who should receive the acknowledgement.)

-Donor’s name(s) (as it should appear on bookplate)
-Donor’s address
-Donor’s phone

PLEASE HELP US CREATE A DELICIOUS ITALIAN FEAST…
to show our appreciation to our
BIGELOW TEACHERS AND STAFF
Thursday, January 26^th
11:30 AM
Library

Here are two ways to help:
Donate Food:
Italian-themed appetizers/entrees/desserts
or
Donate Time:
Set up, serve OR cleanup (1 hour shifts)

Please let us know how you will help at BigelowBulldog@gmail.com 

Grazie!

The information for the ski/snowboard trips is:

Where:  Wachusett Mountain

Time:      Leave Bigelow 3pm-Return to Bigelow 10pm

Dates:    January 13

              February 10

              March 2

Forms-   Pickup in Rm G02        

              Return to rm. 213 or G02

More information see Ms. Martin in rm G02 or emailmeghan_martin@newton.k12.ma.us

Join us for Big Night Out, Feb 11th

 This annual event is a fundraiser for the Bigelow Middle School.
It’s an evening out for parents and staff to
meet and socialize while supporting the auction and raffle.

Proceeds will benefit the Bigelow Middle School.
Don’t miss it!

Click on the Big Night Out Page for more information and to buy tickets!

8th Grade Trip Fundraiser
Electronic Recycling Campaign coming in January

Do you have electronic gadgets sitting in your home that you want to avoid ending up in a landfill?  In January and February you can bring your working and non-working electronics to Bigelow during our Electronic Recycle campaign.  Bigelow will earn $ on these devices and you can be assured these items will be swept clean of data and be “upcycled” – sold, repaired and/or used for parts.  No item ends up in a landfill.  Our goal is to collect 250 items to earn $ to support the spring 8th Grade trip to NYC.

We will focus on collecting the most valuable items (working items have more value than non-working, but both are accepted):

-laptop computers
-game consoles (Wii; Playstation 3; Xbox360)
-handheld devices (Nintendo; PSP; Game Boy)
-GPS
-Kindles
-digital cameras/camcorders/picture frames
-iPad/iTouch/Notebooks/Tablets
-all smart phones
-most Apple products
-DVDs (in original cases)

There are also items that cannot be accepted, such as:

-flip phones
-TVs
-Fax machines
-Desktop computers
-Computer monitors
-Printers
-Ink Cartridges

Details will be available the first week of January.  Thank you for helping the 8th Graders and for participating in responsible electronics recycling.

After School Video Program
Brought to you by NewTV

Offered Thursdays from 3-5pm. Starting Jan 12, 2012, continuing Jan 19, (no class Jan 26) and ending on Feb 2, 2012. Open to all Middle School Students.

Free for all students. Curriculum includes learning to use a video camera, proper shot composition and names, storyboarding, PSA making, Music Video exercise, and editing. All students will receive a DVD of their projects and will be featured on NewTV’s Education Channel.

This program will be held at Bigelow Middle School. Parents, please make arrangements to pick up your child directly from the designated classroom or indicate on the registration form if your child will be taking the late bus. Sign up now because enrollment is limited. To sign up or ask questions, please email Melinda Garfield- Melindag@newtv.org