We want to thank the 7th grade families who donated the money from the cancelled raft trip to our scholarship fund.
The Cyndi Dailey-Smith and Howard B. Smith Scholarship Fund provides support for Bigelow students who might not be able to otherwise participate in cultural and curricular enrichment learning opportunities, such as field trips and the NYC trip for eighth graders.
Newton North High School uses the same online directory that we use here at Bigelow (Membership Toolkit). We will be authorizing them to automatically import graduating students from our account so that no student is overlooked. This would be a great time to log in and make sure your information and share settings are up to date. Just visit: https://bigelowpto.org/directory/
If you still have children at Bigelow next year, you will be able to select which school to view upon logging in. If your child is not moving on to Newton North, please be sure to let the Newton North directory administration know so they can have the PTSO remove your child from the directory. Let us know if you have any other questions about this.
Incoming 6th graders from Underwood, Lincoln-Eliot and Ward, will be automatically added to Bigelow’s Directory in August. Mason Rice and out of the district families will need to enter their information manually when the system is ready to accept new families at the end of summer.
Access to the online directory is free and it can be used by all Bigelow families at all times. In the summer, online access will be paused for a month in July while we update information. Thanks for your understanding. If you have any questions, please contact our Directory chair, Megan Flynn at maflynn59@gmail.com
If you could not retrieve your student’s belongings, please contact the school main office to arrange a specific time to have your bag brought to the front door for pick-up.
For those of you who ordered yearbooks, they are being printed this summer, and we will arrange distribution of them in September.
Please contact: Heather MacDonald
Phone: 617-559-6800
Email: macdonaldh@newton.k12.ma.us
The LigerBots, Newton’s award-winning FIRST high school robotics team, is starting a virtual summer camp for elementary students! Classes will include dance, computer programming, art, creative writing, and so much more! The camp will be running on Zoom from 9:00-12:30 every weekday for two-week sessions starting on July 6th. The camp is completely free and materials will be provided. If interested, please visit https://tinyurl.com/AMPSCParent. Email cso@ligerbots.com with any questions!
Join the Newton Food Pantry Ride for Food team! Bike, swim, walk, run or hike for hunger. This event is virtual between 5/19 and 10/4. Teens ages 14-18 years old may join with an adult.
Please contact team captain Ron Joseph (treasurer@newtonfoodpantry.org) if you are interested in joining our team. For more information please visit, https://ride.threesquaresne.org/team/290205
Kim Gallaugher, SEPAC (Special Education Parent Advisory Council) Liaison for Brown Middle School, is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting! She and three other parents whose children are receiving special education services at Brown Middle School will informally share … Continue reading
Have you heard of the ABCs? Not those ABCs, but the ones that have to do with bicycling? Join our friends from the Massachusetts Safe Routes to School for a virtual bike session. You will learn some tips to make sure you and your bike are ready for a full summer of biking in your neighborhood. Our program is geared towards children in grades 3-6, but since it’s virtual, invite your family members of all ages to join in! Bring your helmet.
Bike Safety for Kids
Newton Free Library, Zoom: Register HERE
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
4:30-5:15pm
Brought to you by Massachusetts Safe Routes to School in partnership with Newton Safe Routes to School, especially for the 4th/5th graders whose bike safety training was canceled this spring due to COVID-19.
Pre-registration is necessary for this event. One registration per zoom account. The day before the program you will receive a reminder email with the zoom link along with any further instructions. Register HERE.
From the Bigelow Student Council (Jason Leone advisor) and PE department –
As we near the end of this challenging year the Bigelow Student Council and Physical Education Department would like to invite all students (and families) to finish up school with a VIRTUAL FIELD DAY!
The Bigelow Field Day website has all of the information you will need to participate in the events that were part of the National Field Day: sites.google.com/newton.k12.ma.us/bigelowfieldday2020
Follow the links and videos on the website to pick your events, submit your scores, and upload your awesome videos/pictures! Start getting ready now. The events open on Monday, June 15, and close on Wednesday, June 17, 6pm.
We are almost there! Let’s close out the year with a ton of Bulldog Pride!
1. Volunteer in July and August to distribute senior groceries at Newton Housing Authority. Interested individuals (between the ages of 18-60) will need to commit to every Wednesday in July and August from 9:45 – 11:45 and have their own … Continue reading
Have you heard of the ABCs? Not those ABCs, but the ones that have to do with bicycling? Join our friends from the Massachusetts Safe Routes to School for a virtual bike session. You will learn some tips to make … Continue reading