TeenLife Media — Digital Guide to 2019 Summer Programs

Need summer program ideas? Look no further. Click here to check out TeenLife Media’s brand-new guide to 2019 Summer Programs. Featuring 50+ program listings, student testimonials, and advice from summer program professionals, it’s the ultimate resource for families trying to make the most of the off-school months.
https://guides.teenlife.com/overnight-summer-programs

Big Night is coming up!

Auction Catalog

Get Your Tickets Before They Sell Out!

Online Silent Auction Catalog for All Items
Come Join the Adult Fun!
Lots of Food – Open Bar – DJ!

*We have sold many tickets so please buy yours before this event sells out!*

We are still accepting donations, please get them in as soon as possible.

We look forward to seeing you and celebrating on Saturday, March 30th from 7:30 to 10:30 pm. at the Cambridge Boat Club! For more information go to bigelowpto.org, bigelowbulldog@gmail.com or kmarkson@gmail.com


Buy Your Tickets Now!

Literacy Specialist/ELL Teacher Available for Private Summer Tutoring

Newton mom and former Newton literacy specialist, presently working as an ELL teacher in Needham Public Schools is available for Summer tutoring. Lani Verges-Radack, the parent of two kids with complex learning and emotional needs,  has over 15 years experience in education.

With experience in a variety of methods, she can assess your child to design the best plan for progress. Lani works on ALL areas of literacy – decoding, fluency, comprehension, vocabulary, writing, oral language and phonics/spelling – depending upon the needs of your child.

State certified in ESL, Reading, Early Childhood, English. Experienced with all ages. Rates available upon request. Please contact Lradack@gmail.com.

Can you give us a hand?

The Big Night Committee needs your help!

We are fortunate that we have a number of volunteers who have generously offered their time to help on the night of the event. However, we are still in need of a few folks to help out that night: setting up, selling raffle tickets and breaking down. Please find below the link for the sign up sheet; we hope that we can fill this need which will help make Big Night successful! 

Please sign up here. Thank you very much for your support!


Happy Spring! Our kids can enjoy some fresh air

At Bigelow, students have the opportunity to get outside, enjoy the sun and see the first signs of spring at lunch time thanks to “Steps at Lunch”, a great program designed by school teachers. Parents and guardians in the Bigelow community can help out! Just volunteer for one hour to supervise students as they walk in front of the school. It is a pleasure to see all the smiling faces happy to be outside as they get ready for another round of classes! If interested please contact Mary Fitzgerald (physical education teacher) at: Mary_Fitzgerald@newton.k12.ma.us. More about the program here.

International Food Network Site

From the Bigelow International Food Network Team

In the fall, we requested that families share their international food traditions. Our goal was to make more connections among the Bigelow community as well as recognize cultural and culinary diversity.  We hope you will explore the International Food Network Site that we created, and we’d like to invite more families to contribute.  You can do so by completing the form that is available on our site.
https://sites.google.com/newton.k12.ma.us/bigfoodnetworksite/home

Superintendent’s Forum on Vaping: The Growing Youth Health Epidemic

On Tuesday, April 2, 2019 Superintendent David Fleishman will host a forum on the vaping epidemic among youth. The evening will include a panel of speakers providing health, wellness, and prevention education on the topic of vaping. Attorney General Maura Healey will provide the keynote for the event. Medical experts and NPS educators will provide information, insight, and education for families and community members.
We do hope you will mark your calendar and join us for this very important event. To RSVP, please follow this link:
https://goo.gl/forms/bvNsftl4K2RVAlGc2
Event details are below:
When:            Tuesday, April 2nd
Time:              7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Location:        Newton South High School Auditorium (140 Brandeis Rd.)

Food Services at Newton Schools

On March 28, the the working group who is in charge of hiring the new food services management company for Newton schools will be interviewing representatives from Sodexo and Whitsons (the two companies that sent proposals) in order to determine which vendor we will be moving forward with once the current contract with Sodexo expires later this year.

While the interview is not open to the public, Matthew Miller, from the School Committee, feels that the parent/student/community voice needs to be heard. As such, they have assembled a form to collect questions.  

Please send your questions here: https://goo.gl/forms/4Fq3vABGNG6zJwrq2

More information at:  http://bigelowpto.org/2019/03/food-service-request-for-proposal/