Thank you to all who came out and made last Saturday’s Game Night a great success!
Special thank you to Charlene Gillespie & Shana Smythe for organizing this fun and festive evening and to Shana & Dan Smythe for welcoming everyone into their home.
Thanks to your efforts, we raised $2,000 to support Bigelow and our students!
Newton has added 21 new Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFBs) this year. Locations were selected to improve safety on routes to schools, village centers and public transit and factored in crash history. Locations near Bigelow include Centre Street at Newtonville, Tremont Street at Hibbard, Waverly Ave at Lorna, and an existing RRFB on Waverly Ave at Arlington.
PLEASE let your student know to ALWAYS push the button to activate the yellow flashing lights and to WAIT until drivers stop before stepping out into the crosswalk.
Newton’s Department of Public Works has developed a multi-factor prioritization system to evaluate the dozens of RRFB requests that come in from residents and City Councilors concerned about safe pedestrian crossings. RRFBs allow people using a crosswalk to press a button which turns on solar-powered flashing yellow lights to help drivers see people in the crosswalks sooner, thereby making crossing streets safer. The Bigelow PTO can pass requests along to the city based on your input – email us if you have suggestions or comments.
Visit http://newtonsaferoutes.org/rrfb for a list of the new RRFB locations.
Support Our Children’s Teachers
We LOVE our educators. We NEED our educators. We want them to have a fair contract. Together with the other Newton PTOs, we are planning a Stand-Out in support of our teachers on Friday, November 3rd starting at 7:40 am, at the Bigelow Middle School front entrance.
How you can participate!
A citywide collaborative group of parents and educators have joined forces over the past three years to advocate for our schools. Currently their focus has been on supporting the Newton Teachers’ Association (NTA) in obtaining a fair contract. To learn more about the NTA’s priorities and ways to support our teachers visit the Parent Educator Collaborative (PEC). If you would like to learn more about the PEC, check out this OP-ED from Fig City News.
As you know, the T in PTO stands for teacher. This is a chance to hear more from our educators’ perspective.
Bigelow Parents Game Night is this Saturday! We are looking forward to a fun evening of cocktails, dinner, and games.
The deadline to RSVP for has been extended to Friday 11/3. RSVP now to join the fun!
BIGELOW PARENTS GAME NIGHT
Saturday, November 4th at 7 pm
at the home of
Shana and Dan Smythe
86 Stuart Road
Don’t miss this fun night out with new and old friends! Game Night will be the held instead of the Ten Tables Progressive Dinner as this Fall’s Bigelow Parent event.
Please RSVP by Friday, November 3
Donation of $50 per person suggested, but not required
Donations (please designate “game night” in the note) can be made via:
All donations go directly to support your student’s PTO.
Questions? Please feel free to contact Charlene chargillespie@gmail.com or Shana shana.smythe@gmail.com
Calling All 8th Grade Parents & Students!
Please help out with the 8th Grade Election Day Bake Sale! Drop off baked goods in advance or help staff the table on Election Day in the Bigelow gym when the polls are open (Tuesday, November 7th). Both home baked and store bought treats are welcome.
All proceeds go to support 8th grade end of year graduation related activities.
Please click here to volunteer to bake or help sell:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0545A4AE23A6FD0-45559277-8thgrade
Questions: please contact Shana Smythe: shana.smythe@gmail.com
We were very proud to see Bigelow featured on CBS-WBZ for the social-emotional work with the Sown to Grow program! Click HERE to watch or read the story.
Please join us for an evening of cocktails, dinner, and games to support the Bigelow PTO!
BIGELOW PARENTS GAME NIGHT
Saturday, November 4th at 7 pm
at the home of
Shana and Dan Smythe
86 Stuart Road
Don’t miss this fun night out with new and old friends! Game Night will be the held instead of the Ten Tables Progressive Dinner as this Fall’s Bigelow Parent event.
Please RSVP by Wednesday, November 1st
Donation of $50 per person suggested, but not required
Donations (please designate “game night” in the note) can be made via:
All donations go directly to support your student’s PTO.
Questions? Please feel free to contact Charlene chargillespie@gmail.com or Shana shana.smythe@gmail.com
On Wednesday October 25th, Bigelow students had their first Creative Arts & Science (CAS) event of the year with Crocodile River Music’s interactive performance, Dakar-Bamako Express.
This program and other CAS events are made possible through your donations to the Bigelow PTO. Thank you!
Crocodile River Music’s (CRM) mission is to connect audiences with African artists and cultures through performance and education. CRM is a diverse group of people committed to presenting African art, music, and dance to audiences of all ages, backgrounds, and capabilities. CRM strives to provide experiences that encourage all program participants to gain awareness of the intrinsic value of African arts, cultures, and histories as worthy of study in their own right, while encouraging participants to further their education about African arts and the lives, cultures, and values of African people. Check it out for yourself here!