Summer is a great time for rising high school seniors to begin work on their college essay. Jane Hirschhorn, an expert writing coach with more than 20 years of experience, will offer tips for students to get started on this critical part of the college application.
Her talk will take place at the Newton Free Library, 330 Homer Street, on June 29th at 7:30 pm. All are welcome. For more information or to sign up in advance, contact jane@jbhtutoring.com.
Summer is the perfect time to prepare for the college application process. Sign up now for our affordable summer ACT, SAT, and College Essay classes:
Write Successful Essays for Your College Application: 4 Wednesdays, June 28th – July 26th, 7:00 – 8:30 pm at Newton South OR 4 Thursdays, June 29th – July 27th, 7:00 – 8:30 pm at Newton North
ACT Prep: July 31st – August 1st (Mon, Wed, Fri only), 9:00 am – 12:00 pm at Newton North
SAT Math Review: August 21st – 24th (Monday – Thursday), 10:00 am – 12:00 pm at Newton South
SAT Verbal Review: August 21st – 24th (Monday-Thursday), 12:30 – 2:30 pm at Newton South
For more information, or to register, visit newtoncommunityed.org or call 617-559-6999
Writing tutor for students of all ages: college essays, summer reading and enrichment. Summer is the perfect time to relax and write! If your son or daughter could benefit from some structured writing hours over the summer to work on college essays, summer assignments or the writing process, please contact Susan Gedrick. She loves working with student writers of all ages and has over fifteen years of experience as a professional writer, teacher and tutor.
Contact Susan Gedrick at 617-460-6619 or sgedrick@gmail.com. For more information, see https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-gedrick-610180b7.
Tutoring and math enrichment provided by a proven leader in math education, with over 20 years of elementary and middle school experience, multiple certifications to
support all learners, and master’s degrees in both math and education. Support for any student from K – 8. Contact Steve at sdayer17@comcast.net or 617- 407-4484.
Could your child benefit from a writing or math coach over the summer months? Absolutely!
Next Level Up Academic Coaching has been working directly with Newton families since 2009. Since there is no pressure of tests, quizzes, and grades, summer is an excellent time to focus on building and enhancing writing skills and keeping up with math skills and knowledge. In addition, the momentum that your student gains will carry through into the beginning of the new school year. They will hit the ground running that first week.
Contact 781-540-1123 or info@nextleveluptutoring.com to learn more. Visit www.nextleveluptutoring.com
Tutor available for summer catch-up or advancement!
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Contact Libby Sands at libby@libbysands.com or 617- 256-4780
Your source for expert support for the College Admission Essays. The ActiveMinds Tutoring June workshop is now sold out! July 18th still has room for a few more rising seniors. By referring a friend who also signs up you get $25.00 off. This price INCLUDES a one-hour private session! For additional details and to sign up please visit www.activemindstutoring.com.
It is a tradition at Bigelow for 7th grade parents and guardians (6th grade parents are welcome as well) to chaperone the 8th grade year-end dance.
This year the dance will be on Thursday, June 22nd, from 7-10 in the Bigelow Cafeteria.
We have two shifts available (7-8:30 pm and 8:30-10 pm) and need four people per shift. If you are interested in volunteering please sign up here or email Magda Duchnowska at froggiemagda@hotmail.com.
We have a couple folks already signed up but need more!
Thank you.
Next week we will all gather to watch our 8th graders move on from Bigelow and on to high school, and later that evening, the students will gather for the 8th grade dance.
In order to make the day celebratory, we have planned the traditional refreshments after the ceremony, and also there will be refreshments and decorations for the dance.
In the hopes of simplifying this process among the 8th grade families, instead of asking many people to each purchase a small amount, this week the committee has done all of the purchasing of snacks and decorations to make the day festive and fun for the kids. Instead of bringing anything on Thursday, we hope you will consider making a donation for these efforts so that we may share the cost of these activities among the community.
We welcome gifts of all sizes, from $5 and up. Please click here to make a donation, and when you make your gift, please make a note it is for 8th grade graduation.
Also, in preparation for the dance we are soliciting volunteer-parents that can help at 10 pm on June 22th, after the dance has closed, with the clean-up of the Bigelow Gym. Main activities will include removing decorations and getting the Gym ready for regular daily activities (assume less than 1 hour of clean-up needed). Please forward your availability to lex.vanderploeg@gmail.com.
With many thanks for helping out! As always, our kids need us! So please sign up for this and/or other activities that will occur around graduation!
Thank you so much for considering a donation! If we don’t see you on Thursday, have a wonderful summer.
Best,
8th Grade Graduation Committee
ps – If you have any questions, please e-mail Jessica Gilmartin at jessiekgilmartin@gmail.com.
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