A great time was had by students, parents, teachers, and family members at the Bigelow Franklin Park picnic last Sunday! There was plenty of sunshine and pizza and highlights included kickball, karaoke, dancing, meeting new friends and catching up with old friends, and Ms. Coston’s kickball fielding skills! Thank you to all who attended and a special thank you to Kyra Mercado, Michelle Reddick, Kelly Qian, Margo Michaels, Chassity Coston and Jeanne Choe-Arrieta who put this event together.
Thank you to all who helped with “Bigelow Beautification Day” on Saturday!
We weeded, mulched, planted mums for fall, and 90 bulbs for the spring.
We can’t wait for the children to see their updated front entrance and beautiful outdoor space Monday morning!
You can preorder your photos online (https://my.lifetouch.com/mylifetouch/#/ – Picture Day ID EVTSQBBDG).
Bring your gardening gear and tools and join us the Bigelow PTO on Saturday October 16 from 9-3 for Beautify Bigelow Day, Sunday Oct 24 is the bad weather backup day. The entire Bigelow Community is welcome. We will clean, weed, mulch, and plant new bulbs for the spring in front of Bigelow beginning at 9 am. All volunteers are welcome to drop in for any amount of time. Every contribution counts! Please RSVP via the link below.
Please remind your child to finish reading “From the Desk of Zoe Washington” before October 14th.
Students need to read the book and think about this: “When Marcus tells Zoe he is innocent, and her grandmother agrees, Zoe begins to learn about inequality in the criminal justice system, and she sets out to find the alibi witness who can prove his innocence.” Does everyone lie? Is there ever a good time to lie? Think of the worst lie you have told… Was it “worth it”?
Learn more about One School, One Book at Bigelow here.
We’d like to hear from you!
The PTO spends approximately $120 per student per year. In 2020, thanks to our community’s fundraising efforts, the PTO was also able to support the Auditorium Improvements ($19,500) & the purchase of Chromebooks ($15,000).
Please let us know if you have any suggestions for fundraising activities and what projects you’d like to volunteer for!
Suggest Fundraising Activities & Volunteer
We are currently looking to fill the following positions:
Please email bigelowbulldog@gmail.com or fill the form above to express interest.
The Parents & Caregivers Program is part of The Resilience Project, an innovative community health initiative based out of Newton-Wellesley Hospital. They offer a range of FREE or low-fee educational resources for parents and caregivers with a particular focus on supporting our local communities, including Natick, Needham, Newton, Waltham, Wellesley, and Weston. Philanthropic support has made it possible to expand its reach to include free services for middle and high schools in our catchment areas, and this includes Bigelow.
The Resilience Project’s Parents & Caregivers Program offers parenting workshops, talks, and webinars throughout the year. Their programming includes:
To learn more, please contact NWHResilienceProject@partners.
If you didn’t order a yearbook last year but you still want one, your student can bring $25 dollars cash or check* to Ms. Rice in room 210. Students can pick up a copy before school, after school, or during 4th block.
* make checks payable to “Bigelow Middle School”
PoPS (Parents of Performing Students) meeting will take place by Zoom on Mon Oct 4, 2021 7pm – 7:45pm.
Please email nicholemace@gmail.com to get the Zoom details.
