Girls Basketball registration is now open

Registration for the NGBA 2017-2018 season is now open. Please register here: NGBA.

NGBA is a recreational league for Newton girls with fun for beginners and experienced players alike! Games are played on Saturdays for all grades, starting December 1st and continuing into mid-March.

Grades 3-8 practices for 1-hour on one evening during the week (Mon-Thurs). There are no weekday practices for Grade 2. The Grade 2 program is focused on a fun, learning environment.

To obtain additional details and to find out more about the league, visit the NGBA website at http://www.newtongirlsbball.com/.

*Registration Fees and Deadlines:

Grade 2: $145  registration deadline November 14th
Grades 3-8: $175 registration deadline November 14th

Please email registrar@newtongirlsbball.com with any questions.

What’s Happening at the Y

Please come to a “Night Under the Big Top” featuring cocktails, live & silent auctions, dinner, dancing, circus games and entertainment and hosted by the fabulous Jenny Johnson of NESN’s “Dining Playbook”. The Y’s Annual Gala supports local families in need by providing financial assistance for:

  • Child Care – Keeping children from Preschool to High School safe and engaged
  • Youth & Adult Sports – Instructional classes and sports leagues that reinforce skills and encourage teamwork
  • Programs for Seniors – Fitness classes, wellness programs and social outings

For more information, contact Andrea Newman at 617-244-6050 x3097

November 11th
276 Church Street, Newton

8th Annual Nurturing Minds African Evening

There will be food, drinks, NNHS Jubillee singers, silent auction, African craft market and much more! Please join in and help SEGA girls school graduates pursue their continuing education. SEGA operates a quality secondary boarding school for over 250 vulnerable Tanzanian girls.

Tickets are $50 and $60 at the door. Please go to www.tiny.cc/NM2017 for more information.

November 18th, 7:00 -10:00 pm
The Bryant-Sadick Residence, 16 Fairview Avenue, Newton

You’re invited

Please save the date for a special superintendent’s forum entitled: “Living in a Smartphone World: What does it mean for students, families, and educators?”

Inspired by the Atlantic Monthly piece entitled “Have smartphones destroyed a generation?”, the forum will provide information and resources on the impact of technology and social media, as well as the opportunity to discuss the role of educators and families in navigating this space.

The panel discussion will be hosted by Boston Globe writer Beth Teitell and include both Newton educators and experts from outside the district. Please RSVP here: bit.ly/newtonforum

December 6th, 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Newton South Auditorium

Free Executive Function Workshop

Newton Youth Services invites you to join Dan Levine and Melissa Wilson of Engaging Minds, an after school learning center with locations in Newton and Wayland, for a workshop designed specifically for parents and students together.

In this workshop participants will learn strategies to help your student better manage their nightly homework, planning and time management strategies for both short-term and long-term assignments – and for life, strategies to help your student get “unstuck” when they have trouble initiating tasks, organizational strategies to help your student keep track of their papers, assignments, and belongings, and more! This workshop is free and open to the public.

The Middle School families’ session will be on November 13th, 6:30 – 8:00 pm, and the High School families’ on December 7th, 6:30 – 8:00 pm. Both events take place in Druker Auditorium in the Newton Free Library.

Questions? Email Quinn Etchie, Youth Services Director at qetchie@newtonma.gov.

Tutor availaible

Duer McLanahan, a NSHS parent of a sophomore, is a native English language speaking teacher-translator offering his clearly-spoken fluency in both English and Mandarin Chinese: listening comprehension, speaking, reading, writing.

This instruction includes guidance in writing and revising academic papers and report and thesis writing, revising and translation alchemy. Mandarin to English; English to Mandarin.

Kindergarten through High School students of all nationalities in Newton are welcome to improve their English and/or Mandarin level(s) in listening comprehension, speaking, reading, writing fluency.

Please contact at duermclanahan@gmail.com or call/text 617-817-3440. Business card available here: Tutor

Affordable Tutoring with Mindfulness Tutoring

  • Supporting individuals as they meet challenges and discover their strengths
  • Specializing in SAT/ACT prep
  • Writing and Homework support

For local references and rates, contact Susan Alves PhD at 617-515-5285 or susan@mindfulnesstutoring.com. For additional information, visit www.mindfulnesstutoring.com.

Letter from the Superintendent

October 23, 2017

Dear NPS Community,

Please save the date for a special superintendent’s forum entitled: “Living in a Smartphone World: What does it mean for students, families, and educators?”

Inspired by the Atlantic Monthly piece entitled “Have smartphones destroyed a generation?” the forum will provide information and resources on the impact of technology and social media, as well as the opportunity to discuss the role of educators and families in navigating this space.

Forum details are as follows:

When: Wednesday, December 6th
Time: 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Where: Newton South Auditorium
The panel discussion will be hosted by Boston Globe writer Beth Teitell and include both Newton educators and experts from outside the district.

Please RSVP here: Community Forum.

I hope to see you there.

Sincerely,

David Fleishman
Superintendent