We are pleased to share with you a resource guide about Black Lives Matter made by members of the Bigelow World Issues and Politics Club. Check it out – it is loaded with ways for students and adults to make a difference. The World Issues and Politics Club is a student led group dedicated to educating youth on important current and past events in this nation and around the world. Formed two years ago the club meets weekly to have in-depth discussions and work to make a difference in the Bigelow and Newton community. The club members that created this resource guide are Anna S., Alexis V.B., Eliza K., Maya M., and Rhiannon E. We encourage all students and families to review this document and to get involved.

The Resilience Project is an innovative school-and community-based initiative designed to promote the mental health and well-being of adolescents. It provides support to students, parents, educators, counselors and communities through collaboration with school personnel, customized educational programming and improved access to treatment resources.

Their Special Edition: Caring for the Caregivers is a trove of information to help parents, educators, healthcare professionals, counselors, social workers, first responders, and all those caring for their families and communities deal with uncertainty, stress, exhaustion and burnout.

Last Tuesday, January 12, the PTO sponsored a meeting with Superintendent David Fleishman and School Committee members Margaret Albright and Kathy Shields. If you missed it, you can watch the recording here. Passcode: ni%h43WA

Watch the Meeting

Join us on Tuesday, January 12, 7pm for our PTO meeting with Superintendent David Fleishman and School Committee members Margaret Albright and Kathy Shields.  They will talk briefly about district initiatives and then spend the majority of time answering your questions. We hope to see you there!

Zoom link HERE.

We are pleased to share with you a resource guide about Black Lives Matter made by members of the Bigelow World Issues and Politics Club. Check it out–it is loaded with ways for students and adults to make a difference.

The World Issues and Politics Club is a student led club dedicated to educating youth on important current and past events in this nation and around the world. Formed two years ago, the club meets weekly to have in-depth discussions and work to make a difference in the Bigelow and Newton community.

The club members that created this resource guide are Anna S., Alexis V.B., Eliza K., Maya M., and Rhiannon E. We encourage all students and families to review this document and to get involved.

Dear Newton Public Schools Families,

Earlier today, a group of over 50 physicians and scientists, all Newton residents and many with directly relevant specialties including infectious disease, pediatrics, pulmonology, emergency medicine, pediatric psychiatry and occupational medicine sent a letter to City Councilors, the School Committee, HHS Commissioner Youngblood, and Mayor Fuller urging the city to create a COVID / school reopening taskforce. We, along with these physicians and scientists, see this as the most viable path forward to resolving the issues that are halting a safe return of Newton students to their classrooms. Please click here to read for a copy of this letter.

In addition, Deborah Youngblood, HHS Commissioner, gave a public health update specifically related to schools at the City Council’s most recent Program and Services Meeting (Jan 6th). Commissioner Youngblood’s comments begin at the 1:15 mark. Click here for the NewTV broadcasts of that meeting.

As always if you find our updates helpful, we encourage you to forward to neighbors and friends. To be added to our mailing list, please email nps elementary families@gmail.com

Thank you for your support of NPS students!