Take some time for yourself, expand your interests and connect with community. Check out virtual classes and workshops offered by JCC Greater Boston. Topics include babies and parenting, the benefits of Cannabis and CBD, cooking and baking, upcycling crochet, helping … Continue reading
What’s Happening at the West Suburban YMCA
Participate in the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service This year, the Y’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service is going virtual. The West Suburban YMCA is putting together care packages of succulents, a handmade card or bookmark, … Continue reading
Virtual Study Buddies
Tackle remote learning head on in 2021 with Virtual Study Buddies. Virtual Study Buddies offers expert instructors to support your child through their remote school assignments on a schedule that works for your family! Through parent collaboration and regular updates … Continue reading
A New Year, A New Start
As a special educator for over 25-years, Joanna Moran is a coach/tutor/advocate available for all types of learners. For the past 20 years she taught in the Brookline school system until opening up her own educational coaching, tutoring and advocacy … Continue reading
Tutor available
Anna Laytham is a Boston College student in the Newton area with teaching and childcare experience available to tutor. She can tutor all ages in Math, Science, Mandarin, English. She is available to help with homework or to help supervise … Continue reading
Food Service News – 2020-21 School Year
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is funding free lunches for all students for the 2020-21 school year. This means that any student in the Newton Public Schools is eligible for free lunch (and free breakfast where available.)
Students who are in school buildings through lunch (including K-2 who will now stay through lunch) can simply ask for the meal on the menu for that day and the meal will be provided to them free of charge.
Students in the Distance Learning Academy, or remote learners at the middle and high schools, can access free meals here:
Location: Newton North High School (theater entrance) and Newton South High School
Time: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Days: Monday, Wednesday, Friday
We encourage you to take advantage of this free meal service in our schools.
Thank you and welcome back to school!
Sincerely,
Newton Public Schools Food Service
The Newton Food Pantry TAP team is looking for your help!
The Newton Food Pantry TAP (Teen Ambassador Program) team is gearing up for their first Winter Gear Drive. Please support this initiative that will benefit NFP’s youth clients. See the flyer here for important details. They’ll be collecting items January … Continue reading
Bigelow Virtual Team Trivia Night on January 29, 2021!
All Bigelow families are invited to join us on Zoom for Bigelow Virtual Team Trivia Night on Friday, January 29, 2021!
Emceed by trivia host James Marohn (gameswithjames.net), you’ll be challenged with dozens of questions in a variety of general knowledge categories (including The Office, of course). Lots of visual clues and audio clips. You’ll be put on a team with other families, and compete against other teams for the title of “Bigelow Trivia Champs”! Save the date and plan to be part of this night of friendly competition with your classmates and neighbors!
And please get your take out from Blue Ribbon BBQ that night and mention you are a Bigelow family. 20% of all proceeds will be donated to the PTO so it will be a finger licking good night all around!
Stay tuned for more details.
PTO Annual Appeal ends January 10, 2021
Please consider donating if you haven’t already! And many thanks to those who have. We are able to support so many wonderful programs and services thanks to your generosity!
You can still donate online, or send a check to: Bigelow PTO at 42 Vernon Street, Newton, MA 02458. All donations – large or small – are greatly appreciated and will help us achieve all that we set out to do.
$10 | $20 | $50 | $100 | $250 | $500 | $1,000
THANK YOU!
Reminder if you travelled out of MA during the break
Students and Staff are expected to abide by the MA Travel Advisory.
- If you traveled out of Massachusetts (any states except Hawaii and/or abroad), you need to quarantine for 10 days or produce a negative COVID-19 test result that has been administered up to 72-hours prior to your arrival in Massachusetts.
- If your COVID-19 test result has not been received prior to arrival, visitors, and residents must quarantine until they receive a negative test result.
If you have questions about the quarantine or testing requirements in the Travel Advisory, please contact the City of Newton Health and Human Services Department.