Tickets for Big Night are on sale!

Join us for our BIG NIGHT 2019, Bigelow-on-the-Charles

This is Bigelow PTO’s biggest social and fundraising event of the year! Come out with your friends on Saturday, March 30th, from 7:30pm to 10:30pm! This event is expected to sell out, so get your tickets now.

All food, drinks and entertainment are provided for your enjoyment at the beautiful venue on the Charles River, the Cambridge Boat Club. You can sit, mingle or dance away at your leisure.

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Big Night 2019 – Bigelow-on-the-Charles
When: March 30th, from 7:30pm to 10:30pm
Where: Cambridge Boat Club
                2 Gerrys Landing Rd
                Cambridge, MA 02138
Tickets: on sale now
Why: Money raised from this event supports our students, and it’s a lot of fun!

Please consider a sponsorship when purchasing tickets! There are three levels – Head Coach, Coxswain and Crew Member. Each level will include two tickets to the event and your name will be listed in the auction booklet as a donor. This is a generous and much appreciated way to support Big Night!

NEW THIS YEAR: You can use LYFT Discount Bigelow19 and not worry about parking. 

Big Night is for the Bigelow adult community – guests don’t have to be parents, but they need to be over twenty-one years of age. There will be a DJ, food, open bar, dancing, and a silent auction which will feature wonderful donations from local businesses and the Newton community. Check out the one of a kind items such as “Coffee with Mayor Fuller,” “Surfing Lesson with Mr. Harrison,” and “Priority Reserved Seats for the 8th Grade Graduation.” The latest listing of auction items is available here. We are adding auction items all the time so please check back frequently to see what’s new!

 There is still time to donate for the auction so please get your items in!

We look forward to seeing you! 

March Book Madness

Bigelow Library is running a March Book Madness (MBM) Bracket in the month of March for Bigelow students.  

MBM was started by two classroom teachers in 2015. They have built incredible enthusiasm for reading among middle schools students throughout the country over a short period of time. By having Bigelow students participate in this “madness” means they will be reading more books, talking about their favorite ones with others at school, and voting with students all over the country to choose a champion book!

Checkout the MBM page on the Bigelow Library’s website. Since the MBM books became available for circulation, there have been 78 student check outs of these books.

This program is sponsored by the PTO, thanks to the continuos support of the Bigelow community!

Newton PorchFest 2019: Signups are now open

Signups for Newton PorchFest 2019, scheduled for June 1st (raindate June 2nd) are now open.

PorchFest is an afternoon of free music performed outside of people’s homes. Last year’s inaugural event included 60+ bands. You can participate by signing up to play (all musicians of all types are welcome), host (residents of Auburndale, Lower Falls or Waban), or volunteer.

For more information and to signup, see https://newton.porchfest.info/

Newton SEPAC presents Mental Health in Children and Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities

Join Newton’s SEPAC to hear from a leading expert in psychiatry about the prevalence of mental health disorders among children and young adults with developmental disabilities and autism. Dr. Kerim Munir will provide data and recommendations to parents based on his research and experience in this field.

Dr. Munir, MD, MPH, DSc is the Director of Psychiatry at the University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, which is a Division of Developmental Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital. He is also an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School.

March 12th, 7:15 pm Networking, 7:30 pm presentation begins

Education Center
100 Walnut Street
Room 217

Newton Kindergarten Soccer registration is open!

For 25 years, Kindergarten Soccer has been introducing children to soccer in a fun and non-competitive environment where they develop friendships, learn teamwork and gain confidence. Games are Saturday mornings at Oak Hill Middle School, April 27th – June 15th.

Pre-K League for Newton children who will enter kindergarten in Fall 2019
Kindergarten League for current Newton kindergartners (2018-2019)

Join in and meet other families in your neighborhood! Kindergarten Soccer is a program of the Zervas Elementary PTO since 1993. For more information and for online registration, please visit www.KindergartenSoccer.org.

Senior Youth baseball program

The Newton Senior Youth Baseball League, founded in 1980 to serve Newton’s middle school aged children as a baseball league devoted to introducing players to the larger baseball diamond after Little League, is now open for spring registration.

The Newton Senior Youth Baseball League is a City of Newton program sponsored by the Newton Parks and Recreation Department. Player evaluations are held on March 24th, and a schedule of between 12 and 14 games will begin after April vacation. For more information, or to request a registration form, please either call Terry Sack at 617-964-7477 or email him at sack.terry@gmail.com.

Chem tutor available

Improve your grade in your Chemistry course. Prepare yourself for SAT2 Chemistry exam. Lida Famili, a retired Milton Academy Chemistry teacher, is offering tutoring in Chemistry courses and SAT2 Chemistry test. Lida has taught Chemistry for 25 years and has dozens of references. Walking distance to Newton South high school. Please call or text at 617-780-5461. Email lidafamili@gmail.com.

Schools Out. Rock Out.

From 4 year old air guitarists to 14 year-old Fender shredders, these music camps will have your cool kids rockin’ the summer away! Weekly Sessions start in June and run through August!

Kidzrock Camp for ages 4-7, Half-Day Camp. Kidzrock is a nationally recognized “jam-focused” program that has young kids living out their rock‘n’roll fantasy and playing together quickly! Band members rotate on drums, electric guitar, and keyboards, and each camp week culminates with a concert by the bands!

Jr Rockerz Camp for ages 8-11, Full-Day Camp.  Jr. Rockerz Camp is all about rockin’ out, writing songs, and playing tons of musical games! Instruments offered are: guitar, keyboards, bass, drums, and vocals. Each week long session ends with a concert performance for your friends and family!

Teen Bandz Camp for ages 12-16, Full-Day Camp. Teenbandz Camp is where teens come to play, meet others, join a band, write a song, and get comfortable making music in a group. A great respite from a busy summer or sleep-away camps. Now offering DJ/production classes, and uke groups too! Each band also gets to perform at a concert at the end of their session!

EARLY BIRD SPECIAL until March 15th – Sign Up

Learn More http://www.inhomejams.com/summercamps/ or call 857-234-1935.

Camp Kaleidoscope Open House

Come meet senior staff, take a tour of the brand new facilities and take advantage of the Open House discount! With art, music, dance, theater, science and nature activities, campers of all ages have opportunities to spread their creative wings. Their talented staff of artists, performers and educators inspire campers to try new things in a pluralistic Jewish setting that embraces campers of all backgrounds, faiths, and beliefs. Learn more at bostonjcc.org/kaleidoscope.

March 10th, 2:00 – 4:00 pm
JCC Greater Boston