We hope ALL 8th graders and families will join the celebrations for the Class of 2021!!! They sure deserve it!

• Step Up Day: Wednesday, June 16. More information here
• Class of 2021 “moving on” ceremony: Monday, June 21, outdoors in Burr Park.The tentative time of the ceremony is 9:00-10:15am. More information here.
• Afternoon Activities: Monday, June 21,  12:30-2:50pm. An afternoon of indoor and outdoor activities, such as yearbook signing, an 8E vs 8F “Turkey Bowl” flag football game, ping pong on the new tables purchased as a class gift by the PTO, and more.
• Cruise Celebration for Students: Monday, June 21 Boston Harbor on the Odyssey, from 6-9 pm. The PTO is organizing a special outing for 8th graders on a Boston Harbor cruise boat to cap off this special day. Dinner will be served and a DJ will provide music. Transportation to and from the wharf is parents’ responsibility; carpools are encouraged. 
  Here is all the information you need:  https://bigelowpto.org/2021/05/8th-grade-end-of-year-activities/
• 8th grade gift to the school: Class of 2021 gave 2 ping pong tables, along with balls and paddles, which will be used in the gym. They arrived at school this week. Photos to come!

Our goal is to make this a very memorable celebration for the class of 2021 and we look forward to seeing you soon! 

If you have last minute questions or concerns, please email Gabriela Kroszynski, 8th Grade Activities Chair.

Free meals are available to all Newton families through the summer. Pick up times and locations are as follows:

Locations: Newton North High School and Newton South High School

Days: Mondays and Wednesdays

Times: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

*Please note that summer holidays may impact service delivery.

USA Track and Field and Coach Tranchita from Newton North plan to hold open house clinics Friday nights at Newton North High School in July.  They will cover the basic events and give the athletes a chance to try the events. Download Flyer

Registration HERE: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf8da5WQpQL4GELPAjsC_kI9bzlyA_6tyS5tEgQj5MepKjeug/viewform

We are pleased to announce the PTO Board members for the 2021-2022 school year, voted at the Bigelow PTO Meeting, on Thursday, June 10th.

President – Gabriela Kroszynski
Vice President – May Chen
Treasurer – Linda Gillespie
Secretary – Sukanya Ghosh

Terms become effective September 1, 2021.

We still have open positions to fill!! If you would like to become more involved in the strategic aspect of the Bigelow PTO, helping direct and manage the overall program for 2021/22, you are encouraged to join the board or one of the committees. Open positions: http://bigelowpto.org/pto-board-and-committees/

We are very grateful for our outgoing Board members who have worked tirelessly during this challenging year.

Still accepting cash or checks. To order:

• Price: $25
• Label envelope: Yearbook, Student’s First & Last Name, Grade
• Check payable to: Bigelow Middle School
• Check memo: Student’s First & Last Name, Grade

Note: Yearbooks will arrive over the summer. More information about distribution of books to follow.

Fifth graders will be stepping up to Bigelow and eighth graders will be stepping up to NNHS on Wednesday, June 16. 

• All 6th and 7th graders will be dismissed at 11:00am to make the building and teachers available to greet fifth graders

• Eighth graders will eat lunch at 11:00am at Bigelow and then board buses for NNHS beginning at approximately 11:15am. 

• Eight graders will visit NNHS for an orientation program and then be dismissed from NNHS at 1:40. Step Up Day is designed to ease transition to high school by introducing students to the school building and to some of the people who teach and work there.  
  This year we are assigning groups of 12 students to a classroom where they will be greeted by Newton North faculty and student leaders who are prepared to welcome 8th graders to the high school and to answer any questions you might have. 
  

• Bus riders will board their usual buses (DD, QQ, BB, Boston) at NNHS.  There will also be one bus returning to Bigelow for students and staff who need to come back to the building by 2pm.   

   

Newton Summer Science Program is a free, virtual camp where qualified members of the Newton South Science Team teach middle school students. This year’s classes include the topics computer science, genetics, epidemiology, chemistry, physics, environmental science, and engineering. We hope to provide students with a stepping stone into the complicated and innovative world of STEM and give them a wonderful summer experience!

This year, they hope to bring this program to middle school students inside and outside of the city of Newton with one week sessions July 5 to August 6.

NSSP Sign-Up: https://forms.gle/RmFDHoFXKERDkDsf8

NSSP Schedule:

Question? southscienceteam@gmail.com

Would your child like to join other students to explore different careers this summer? Families Organizing for Racial Justice (FORJ)  along with METCO, Newton Public Schools, and the Boston Business Initiative are leading a unique Mentorship program led by NPS high schoolers to help our middle schoolers explore college and career paths. Meetings are weekly during the month of July. This is a great opportunity for our kids to learn and grow alongside Boston middle schoolers.

The STEM Project will organize a STEM Camp for late elementary and middle school students (5th to 8th grade). Over the 4 weeks, students will learn about topics like Gene Editing, followed by Artificial Intelligence, Alternative Energy, and Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI’s). While learning these technologies, students will also develop useful skills such as presentational skills, communication skills, and writing elaborative articles.

The STEM Project hosted a previous camp in April Break and got amazing feedback. Here are some of the projects that students did:

• Nanotechnology Presentation Project

• Nanotechnology – Oil Spills

• One-Pager on Protein Cure (quantum computing company)

• Quantum-Computing-Project

Program Dates: 4 weeks from Monday7/12 to Friday 8/6

Location: All Virtual – Zoom

Cost: $250

Register here

Please join us this Thursday, June 10 at 7pm on a Zoom meeting to celebrate this extraordinary year and get prepared for next! We encourage families from all grades to attend, including incoming 6th grade families.

Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84125947614?pwd=aXdhN05yNnFndERlVlhmaHhaTmVydz09

Meeting ID: 841 2594 7614
Passcode: 810928

We will present the 2021/22 budget and show how the PTO uses all the money raised by our community. The incoming leadership will be brought forward for a vote of Bigelow parents, guardians, teachers and staff. Review the proposed slate here.

We still have open positions to fill!! If you would like to become more involved in the strategic aspect of the Bigelow PTO, helping direct and manage the overall program for 2021/22, you are encouraged to join the board or one of the committees. Open positions: http://bigelowpto.org/pto-board-and-committees/