Dear Bigelow Community,
We wish great health, happiness, and love this holiday season and into the New Year to all our students, families, faculty, and staff! Sending gratitude and appreciation this holiday season to everyone for helping make Bigelow a place for all our children to learn and grow.
Sincerely,
Bigelow PTO
The last day of the Bigelow PTO Annual Appeal is Saturday, December 31st. Please consider donating before the end of the year to help us reach our goal and continue to support many programs and services that benefit our students.
A gift of any size will help! There are many ways to donate:
Thanks to the generosity of a fellow Bigelow family we are also able to offer an exciting Annual Fund matching opportunity!
Starting Tuesday December 20th, the first 4 people to donate $500 to the Annual Fund before December 25th will receive a $500 gift certificate from Asher Nichols & Craftsmen, LLC. Additionally, Asher Nichols & Craftsman will match these donations, doubling your gift to Bigelow! Annual fund donations can be made via Venmo @BigelowPTONewton or at bigelowpto.org/donate/
Many thanks to Bigelow parent Asher Nichols for this generous offer!
On Wednesday, Bigelow teachers and staff were treated to a “Winter Warm-Up” lunch of a variety of soups, salads, and breads.
Special thanks to Ron Farrar and Suriya Ziblatt for organizing this special lunch to help show our appreciation for Bigelow’s incredible teachers and staff!
Wednesday’s lunch was made possible with your PTO donations as well as contributions from many parents who brought salad, rolls, and cornbread to complete the meal and lent crockpots to keep the soup warm.
Many thanks to Alexandra Chakalis, Elizabeth Gagnon, David Hurvitz, Lisa Kirby, Kerry Lavin, Sonya Marquez, Sirimon Parker, Heather Pozen, Rebecca Schmidt, Joanne Wang, Ron Farrar, Elizabeth Gagnon, Erika Holmberg, Lisa Kirby, Heather Pozen, Jenny Rosenthal, Suriya Ziblatt, Nora Zizlsperger, Angela Brooks, Anisha Varma-Wilson, Sara Wantman, and Karen Hite. It was a team effort!
Thank you to all who donated and made the Holiday Gift Card Drive a huge success!
With your generous contrbutions we raised $2,565 to help support 11 Bigelow students and their families this holiday season.
The PTO is hosting a Winter Warm-Up lunch for Bigelow staff on Wednesday December 21st to show our appreciation for all their efforts this year.
Soups will be purchased for the event, but we need help with salad and crackers, rolls, or cornbread. We are also looking to borrow several crockpots to keep the soup warm.
Please sign-up to help via this link by Monday December 19th and drop off any item(s) at school on the morning of Wednesday, December 21st.
Please email ronfarrar@gmail.com and suriya59@hotmail.com with any questions.
Thank you for your support!!
We are halfway to our PTO Annual Fund fundraising goal of $15,000. A BIG THANK YOU to all who have contributed and brought us this far!
Please help us raise the remaining $7,500 to reach our fundraising goal so we can continue to support many programs and services that benefit our students.
A gift of any size will help! There are many ways to donate:
Are you planning to make tax deductions for charitable contributions in 2022? Please consider supporting the Bigelow PTO before the end of year! Bigelow Middle School PTO is a 501(c)(3) non-profit and 100% of your donation is tax deductible to the extent of the law
Together with Bigelow Counselors, the PTO is running a Gift Card Drive to support 5 Bigelow families in need this holiday season.
We are collecting gift cards to Market Basket, Marshalls, and Amazon in denominations of $25, $50, $75, and $100. Gift cards can be dropped off at the school office in an envelope addressed “to: Erin, Jessica, and Molly (Bigelow School Counselors)”
We are also accepting electronic gift cards. Please email electronic gift cards for Market Basket, Marshalls, or Amazon to bigelowbulldog@gmail.com and we will print them for distribution.
Monetary donations can also be made via Venmo and the PTO will buy gift cards. Please write “Gift Card Drive” in the note field. Venmo: @BigelowPTONewton (last 4 digits of phone are 5953).
Please drop off or email any gift card donations by Tuesday, December 20th so they can be distributed to families ahead of winter break.
Thank you for your help supporting our community!
Please save the date Tuesday, January 10th at 7 pm to join us for a PTO meeting at Bigelow with Newton Public Schools Interim Superintendent, Dr. Kathleen Smith, and representatives from the School Committee.
This is a great opportunity to learn about district initiatives and ask questions of our school district leaders.
Check out the official Bigelow Bulldog Gear Shop sponsored by the Bigelow Middle School Student Council.
Orders can be placed via the website and shipped directly to your home.
Visit the ShopBe sure to use Amazon Smile when shopping on Amazon on your computer and phone! Please update your Amazon settings and earn money for Bigelow when you do your regular shopping. Choose Bigelow Middle School Parent- Teacher Organization Inc.