Do you have clothes lying around that you haven’t used? You know they are in good condition, but just don’t know what to do with them. Donate them! Ambassadors from the non-profit service organization, Project 351 and Cradles 2 Crayons have teamed up and created a clothing drive!

Please drop off your clothes between May 10th and May 21st at Bigelow Middle School. Sizes 0-12 (infant to youth-large) are accepted, but must be clean and in good condition. Undergarments can be donated only if they are new and unused. Shoes and swimsuits are not accepted. All clothing donations should be put in the drop-off bins at the main (Vernon St.), side, or gym entrances. Please contact rlesposisters10@gmail.com or meera16@icloud.com . Thank you for your donations!

The Bigelow Yearbook Club will be taking photos of students having fun at school, so each day will have a different theme.  It would be great to have all students participate in Spirit Week so that everyone will be included in the 2020-2021 yearbook.

From Todd Harrison, Bigelow principal

Our student testing participation level in COVID Pooled Testing is hovering around 50% at Bigelow and about 40% in all schools. We really need to increase participation to 70-80% for testing to be effective.

We NEED YOUR participation to make this work. The more students who participate, the better data we have on infection rates in our community. This means we can:

• Quickly identify infection

• Reduce the risk of in school transmission

• Limit quarantines

• Keep our schools, athletics and other important activities open for the rest of the year

Please note: Testing is now MANDATORY for all high school students participating in athletics or extracurricular activities.

Here’s how to enroll and a few details on the testing:

• Complete the opt-in in Aspen (here’s the link!)

• High school students then create an account at JCM (do it here!) for access to a QR code they use to check in their sample. (Pre-K – 8th grade students will receive their QR code from school staff.)

• This is NOT the “touch your brain” swab! This is a sample taken from the front of your nose with a Q-tip like swab. It’s super-fast and painless.

• Testing is FREE to all families!

Please REMIND your students to turn in their sample when they arrive at school!

For more information, please contact Ms Rice: rices@newton.k12.ma.us 

“We are so excited to be welcoming students back! If you happen to live close enough to school to be able to walk or ride your bike or scooter we’d love to have you to give it a try!

Walking or riding to school is a fun way to get some fresh air and exercise and be ready for learning. It’s also an environmentally friendly way to get to school and decreases the number of cars that are out on our roads.”

Ms. Fitzgerald, Bigelow PE Teacher

Watch Bigelow Walking and Biking to School Video here

Please take a look at the Bigelow SRTS page for more information about: Bike Routes, Bike Parking, Walking to school, Riding the bus, Drop-Off/Pick-Up locations,  Traffic and Parking Regulations

Please remember, the Bus Zone moved to Arlington St. Yellow buses will drop off and pick up students on Arlington St. Please AVOID driving on Arlington as cars cannot pass the buses. See map here.