Does your child need more support in the areas of reading and writing? An experienced reading specialist with a background in English and ELL who teaches on the north side of Newton can provide your son or daughter with support in completing essays or enhancing his/her reading abilities.
Feel free to contact Amy McMahon at 617-777-3531 or amymcm@rcn.com. References available.
Fall is finally here, which means it’s time to start planning for next summer! Are you looking for an amazing and different experience for your artistic and imaginative 9 to 16-year- old? A nurturing and creative summer camp where they can combine all the fun of a traditional sleepaway camp with high quality instruction across multiple arts disciplines and activities? A camp that provides access to outstanding facilities in a beautiful college campus setting?
Maine Arts Camp is a small, inclusive camp community led by experienced professional instructors and mature dorm counselors, with a 3:1 camper/staff ratio. Its stunning Colby College location provides access to several art studios, a theater, two dance studios, a full commercial kitchen for cooking programs, Johnson Pond, tennis courts, a photography/film studio, and much more. Your child can enjoy an individualized schedule of activities chosen from a huge range covering visual arts, theater, music, dance, culinary arts, individual sports, film making, photography, and creative writing.
Choose from 2 or 4 week sessions in July. The maximum enrollment for each session is 100 campers, so early application is recommended. For more information, visit www.maineartscamp.com, or contact Rick Mades, Camp Director, at 561-865-4330, or maineartscamprick@gmail.com. Better still, come and meet Rick and some current
campers at the Newton Harvest Fair on Sunday, October 16th. Look for the Maine Arts Camp table, or follow the sound of the ukulele!
Click here to download a flyer.
You can help your PTO raise money for great programs that enrich your children’s academic experiences if…
… you like to eat!
… you like to cook!
… you have a home with a flat surface on which food can be served!
It’s easy… follow this link to sign up to host and/or cook dinner for The 8th Annual Bigelow Super Supper Stroll!
Ticket sales information will be be available soon, please mark your calendars in the meantime.
If you have any questions, concerns, misgivings, just feel like you don’t quite understand what this is about and how it will work, please email us at bigelowbulldog@gmail.com.
Please consider volunteering to support the purpose/mission of your PTO. There are myriad opportunities and lots of flexibility – whether you are able to come to an event or send off a few emails during a break in your busy day, every bit of effort helps and any amount of time you can contribute to support our children and their school is invaluable!
The following list will grow as the year progresses, please check back frequently using the link in the top menu.
METCO parents/guardians will meet at 6 PM. All others will start at 7 PM.
We look forward to seeing you at the PTO information table.
It has been a great hit for the past 7 years. Let’s make this 8th Annual Super Supper Stroll the most spectacular one yet. We need hosts for November 5th!
Please consider opening your home to enjoy a lovely meal with a small group of other parents/guardians, teachers, staff on Saturday, November 5th. Help raise funds for our students while you have fun in the company of great old friends and wonderful new acquaintances.
Follow this link to sign up online or email the PTO at bigelowbulldog@gmail.com.
If you are new to the Bigelow community, or feel like you don’t know very many people, take a chance – it will be fun! If you have any questions, concerns, misgivings, just feel like you don’t quite understand what this is about and how it will work, please email us at bigelowbulldog@gmail.com.
The school district has been considering changing school start times for high school students. All Bigelow parents, and especially those who have current 8th graders, are encourage to review the information provided by NPS on this website and to give feedback.
METCO parents/guardians will meet at 6 PM. All others will start at 7 PM.
We look forward to seeing you at the PTO information table.
Wishing all the Jewish members of the Bigelow community a very happy Rosh Hashanah!
Newton’s One-to-One Program, our very own “Big Brother/Sister Program” has been matching wonderful high schoolers with children in grades one through five for over 30 years.
If you think your elementary aged child would benefit from a mentor in their life and you can you commit 2.5 hours each week to have your child meet with a high school mentor from November to May – you should consider the One-to-One.
To get more information, please contact Rebecca Young, Program Coordinator, at rebecca_young@newton.k12.ma.us or 617-315-8733, For flyer, please click here: One-to-One.