We have come to learn that an integral member of the Bigelow staff is going through a very tragic situation.
Tim Curry, our Bigelow head custodian for the last 7 years and an employee of the Newton Schools for the last 39 years, lost his daughter after a motor vehicle accident. Tim’s daughter Cheryl Leanne Curry passed away on February 1, 2022 at the age of 29. She was a devoted mother to her two sons, Colton and Morgan.
The PTO is raising funds for the “Todd Harrison Cares Fund” to help Tim and his 2 little grandchildren get through this hard time.
CAS AuthorFest is returning to Newton elementary and middle schools, bringing a wide variety of authors and illustrators to engage students in the writing and illustrating process.
Bigelow is excited to welcome Nathan Hale and Mitali Perkins for in-person presentations on April 11 & 12.
Nathan Hale – Monday, April 116th Grade Presentation at 8:30 am
Nathan Hale is the author and illustrator of the Eisner-nominated, New York Times bestselling graphic novel series on American history Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales. He also created the sci-fi horror comics ONE TRICK PONY and APOCALYPSE TACO. He is the illustrator of the graphic novel RAPUNZEL’S REVENGE and its sequel, CALAMITY JACK. He also illustrated Frankenstein: A Monstrous Parody, The Dinosaurs’ Night Before Christmas, and many others. Nathan lives in Utah.
Mitali Perkins – Tuesday, April 127th Grade Presentation at 9 am 8th Grade Presentation at 9:55 am
Mitali Perkins has written 14 books for young readers. She has been nominated for a National Book Award, honored as a “Most Engaging Author” by independent booksellers, selected as a “Literary Light for Children” by the Associates of the Boston Public Library, and was invited to serve as a judge for the National Book Award and the Kirkus Prize. Mitali was born in Kolkata, India before immigrating to the United States. She has lived in Bangladesh, India, England, Thailand, Mexico, Cameroon, and Ghana, studied at Stanford and U.C. Berkeley, and currently resides in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Join all participating authors and illustrators for a meet and greet, book sale, and signing event at Cabot Elementary School on April 12, 2022 from 3:15pm to 5:00pm. CAS has partnered with Newtonville Books to make a selection of books available for sale at the event. Books can also be ordered in advance through March 21. Go to:www.newtonvillebooks.com/npsauthorfest to place an order. No purchase is necessary to attend. Vaccine and mask restrictions apply per NPS mandates.
CAS AuthorFest is made possible by generous grants from the Newton Schools Foundation, The Village Bank, Harmony Foundation and your donations to the PTO.
All are invited this Tuesday 3/22 at 7:00pm, either virtually or in the Bigelow Auditorium, to our rising 6th Grade Family & Caregivers Night!
We are excited to meet our new parents & guardians, and provide helpful information in preparation for your child’s next 3 years at Bigelow. Come hear from our amazing student panel, meet some of our skilled teachers and staff, and ask any questions you may have.
Prior to the event, we will also share a video virtual school tour via e-mail; be sure to RSVP via the flyer to provide your e-mail address. Masks are welcomed, but not required. We hope to see you there!
The Bigelow PTO meeting with Superintendent David Fleishman and School committee members (Rajeev Parlikar and Paul Levy) will take place via Zoom on Wednesday March 23 at 9am. Open to all Bigelow parents/guardians.
Interpretation: If a family needs Interpretation for this meeting, please complete this Google form at least 3 days before the meeting: https://forms.gle/daA8qQjm61BJDocD7.
From the props and set crew of Alice in Wonderland:
Greetings from the production crew of Alice In Wonderland! We’re in the middle of finding props for our show, and appear to be short on some of these items. We have checked all throughout the past play/musical items and don’t currently have any of the following:
A vase (Could be any color or size)
Cardboard (We would like to have plain cardboard with minimal to no details on it)
Saucers, tea cups, teapots, etc— any pieces of a tea set, especially very colorful and/or plastic sets
Croquet set and extra mallets
A small sofa OR a rocking chair
A pocket watch
If you happen to have any of these things on hand and they are not too precious to you, we could really use them in order to keep costs down. Bringing these items in for the production would be a really big help to the cast and crew of Alice In Wonderland. For some of the items, we may want or need to alter them, so if it’s something you are okay with us keeping we’d be thrilled, but if it’s something you need back, please let us know so we can keep it in the condition you gave it to us in.
If you are interested in helping, the deadline to bring these items in would be in two weeks from now on the 22nd of March. These items will be returned back to you the 16th of May unless you are okay with us keeping them. (If you do permanently donate an item, you will get to see it on stage for years and years to come.)
