Drop off a dish to help

Drop off a dish to help feed the Boston homeless on Thanksgiving.

Gobble Gobble Give is a national effort of volunteers who prepare and assemble individual containers of Thanksgiving meals to deliver to homeless people in 16 major cities throughout the country.

Boston is just starting out, and they were able to deliver 100 meals last year.  This year their goal is 500.  Let’s help them exceed their goal!  You can drop off a warm dish on Thanksgiving morning or stay and help!  If you would like to help but will not be around on Thursday,  please email wrwoodruff@yahoo.com to arrange to drop off a donation on Tuesday or Wednesday  (something like cookies, pumpkin bread, corn muffins, pie as long as it does not need to be refrigerated).

For more information, go to gobblegobblegive.org.  Check the Facebook Gobble Gobble Give Boston page this week for more details about the drop-off location.  The drop-off location will be in or near Newton.

Annual Holiday Gift Drive

The City of Newton Health and Human Services Dept. and The Village Bank are teaming up again for the annual Holiday Gift Drive. Please help by donating gifts for children ages newborn to 10 years:

  • New, unwrapped toys
  • Gift cards from local Newton merchants

Donations will be accepted from November 12th – December 10th. Your gift will benefit deserving Newton families this holiday season. You can drop off donations at the following Village Bank locations:

Auburndale – 307 Auburn Street
Newton Highlands – 56 Winchester Street
Newtonville – 332 Walnut Street
Nonantum – 411 Watertown Street
Waban –  89 Wyman Street
West Newton – 1369 Washington Street

Tutor Available

Duer McLanahan is a tutor, teacher, children’s songs and guitar teacher offering tutoring/teaching in reading comprehension, speech and vocabulary, syntax, sentence and paragraph structure, expository essay, prose, poetry, creative writing.

In addition, he can tutor Mandarin Chinese speaking, listening, reading, and writing.

Certifications and professional development

  • Mandarin Proficiency Level Exam (汉语水平考试) Peoples Republic of China Intermediate, Grade 6 (10 points below Grade 7)
  • American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (A.C.T.F.L.) Mandarin proficiency level: Intermediate-High

Licensing

  • Massachusetts Department of Education: Academic Educator Licenses
  • Elementary Grades 1-6; Special Education Moderate Disabilities Grades Pre-K—8

Technical skills

  • Proficient in Microsoft WORD and Apple PAGES. Basic knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint.

Contact Duer McLanahan by email duermclanahan@gmail.com or call/text 617-817-3440.

Voice Lessons

Get the Best from Your Voice!

Is your teen participating in choir or theater? Is she interested strengthening her voice and performance skills? With a focus on healthy singing and versatility, lessons with Jacqueline Novikov improve pitch, range, coordination and confidence.

Sunday afternoon lesson availability, two performances per semester, and flexible scheduling for busy students and families. Contact Jacqueline Novikov at jn@forma-music.com and learn more at jacquelinenovikov.com.

Writing Tutor Available

Does your student become frustrated or intimidated by writing assignments? Jane Hirschhorn can help them become a more successful writer. In her more than 25 years of tutoring experience, Jane has worked with students of differing abilities from middle school through graduate school. Jane tailors her approach to make the best use of each student’s strengths to help them move through the writing process with calm and confidence. Jane is also available for help with college essays.

For more information, please contact Jane at jane@jbhtutoring.com or at 617- 957-7208. You can learn more about Jane at her website jbhtutoring.com.

Get your game on for the Bigelow Celtics night

Tickets will be on sale only until Wednesday, November 21st!

Join the Bigelow Middle School Community  to cheer on the Boston Celtics as they battle the Minnesota Timberwolves! January 2, 2019 @ 8:00pm at the TD Garden.

*25 Lucky Bigelow Students going to the game will be picked for an exciting Pre-Game Courtside Activity*

Please follow all the instructions: register online, make a payment AND fill out, sign, print and return to the PTO the printed Celtics form.

Register Here

Download form, print, sign and return to the PTO.

More information here: www.bigelowpto.org/bigelow-celtics-night-2019

Pre-Thanksgiving Japanese dinner with Bigelow families

Before you head out of town or start cooking for the holiday, have dinner from New Ginza to support Bigelow PTO. The kind folks at New Ginza will donate 20% of your meal’s price back to Bigelow Middle School PTO. This is for dine in, take out or delivery.  You just need to print this coupon and hand it in when you pay. Please invite friends and family! 

New Ginza Dinner
Print Coupon here
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
4:00pm-9:00pm
RSVP here		 65 Galen Street
Watertown, MA
617-923-2100
www.newginzaboston.com

 

Turkey Bowl 2018

Next Wednesday morning, November 21, 9:30-11:00am, the 8th grade will hold its annual Turkey Bowl.

This is a spirit-filled flag-football game. Cluster 8E competes versus Cluster 8F for the coveted Turkey Bowl trophy led by coaches Michael “Bear” Burtch and Andrew “Belichek” Swan. Parents are invited to come cheer on their children. This is a great way to kick-off the holiday weekend.

Following the football game, pizza and dessert will be served in the cafeteria. The cost is $4. Please pre-pay the homebase teacher next week. Cash only, no lunch accounts are acceptable for this special lunch.

Transition to High School informational Meeting (Special Education)

Thinking about high school, and how your child’s special education services will translate? Please come to Bigelow on Thursday, November 29, from 9-11 am. Kate McCarthy, Special Education Department Chair for Newton North HS, and Katie Stahl, Assistant Department Chair, will be here until 10am to review the grade 8-9 transition process and answer your questions about services and course work. This informal talk will take place in the Bigelow Computer Lab, off of the main lobby.

Immediately following our high school presentation, join us for a conversation on the importance of transition planning as youth with disabilities plan for adulthood! NPS Transition staff will be here from 10-11 am, to provide a brief presentation then focus on answering questions about the transition planning process. Topics will include:

  • An overview of the transition planning process
  • School and Community resources
  • Family involvement