Wellesley Theatre Project Summer Season

Join WTP for some great camps this summer!

From Page to Stage! (4 years- 1st grade), 9:00 am – noon, $250.00
July 18th -22nd , Session I
August 8th – 12th, Session II
Using well loved children’s stories to teach acting basics and beginning theatre.

Happily Ever After…? (2nd- 5th Grade), 9:00 am – 3:00 pm, $475.00
August 8th – 12th
With a concentration on fairytales and folklore, students will work creatively to compose their own stories complete with puppets, props and scenery.

Playwriting (4th-8th Grade), 9:00 am – 3:00 pm, $475.00
July 18th – 22nd
Students will not only learn the basic structures and dramatic elements of creating original one-act plays, but also the different aspects and roles of a production team.

“All the World’s a Stage!” (6th-12th Grade) 9: am – 3:00 pm, $475.00
July 11th – 15th
Focusing on specific Shakespearean scenes, students will learn to interpret, deliver and perform selections along with movement and character development.

“Improvarama!” (2nd-8th Grade) 9:00 am – 3:00 pm, $475.00
August 1st – 5th
Students will learn the essentials of improvisation, create characters and scenes through games and exercise designed to build confidence, self-reliance and develop teamwork.

Production Camps

Alice in Wonderland, Jr. (2nd-8th Grade), June 27th – July 9th
Performances: July 8th & 9th
Tuition for 2 Weeks: $1,100 ($550 Per Week)
This delightful adaption of the Disney film brings Lewis Carroll’s famous inquisitive heroine to life. Join Alice as she chases the White Rabbit, races the Dodo Bird, gets tied up with Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum, raps with a bubble-blowing Caterpillar, and beats the Queen of Hearts at her own game!

Annie (2nd-12th Grade), July 11th – July 30th
Performances: July 29th & 30th
Tuition for 3 Weeks: $1,650 ($550 Per Week)
Join the troupe for this tony winning show based on the popular comic strip by Harold Gray. Follow little orphan Annie as she charms everyone’s hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. She is determined to find her parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City Orphanage run by the cruel, embittered Miss Hannigan. With the help of the other girls in the Orphanage, Annie escapes to the wondrous world of NYC. In adventure after fun-filled adventure she finds a new home and family in billionaire Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt named Sandy.

In the Heights (8th-12th Grade), August 1st – 20th
Performances: August 19th & 20th
Tuition for 3 Weeks: $1,650 ($550 Per Week)
Join in for this Tony Award winning universal story of a vibrant community in New York’s Washington Heights neighborhood – a place where the coffee from the corner bodega is light and sweet, the windows are always open and the breeze carries the rhythm of three generations of music. It’s a community on the brink of change, full of hopes, dreams and pressures, where the biggest struggles can be deciding which traditions you take with you, and which ones you leave behind.

For more information and to register, visit the website at http://www.wellesleytheatreproject.org/

The Bigelow Musical BAND GEEKS is this week

BandGeeksTicket sales for the musical “Band Geeks” will be held in the cafeteria starting on Monday, May 7th!  There are four performances this year!  Tickets are $8 for students and $10 for adults and are available for the following dates and times:

Thursday, 3/10 at 7 p.m.

Friday, 3/11 at 7 p.m.

Saturday, 3/12 at noon

Saturday, 3/12 at 7 p.m.

The musical usually sells out, so be sure to get your tickets before the night/day of the performance.

Help fund student scholarships, come to the GELF Dinner

Please extend your support for the Jennifer Price Global Education Leadership Fund (GELF)’s annual benefit dinner. For those of you who don’t know about the GELF, it’s a fantastic scholarship program that supports Newton students in taking advantage of international opportunities. Most of these students come from low-income families and wouldn’t otherwise be able to take advantage of the many extraordinary global learning programs offered through Newton North and South.

Students who return from abroad speak often about the pivotal role these experiences have played in their personal and academic lives. Please help GELF continue to convince our students that no one should tune out when international learning opportunities are announced!

On Saturday, April 2nd, GELF will hold its annual dinner/fundraiser from 6:30 – 10:30 pm at Newton North High School. The evening is a not-to-be-missed community event, featuring an amazing 5-course gourmet meal (cooked from scratch on-site!!), paired fine beers & wines (featuring Sam Adams beer pairings, a major hit last year!), dancing (with a great live band featuring our own Katani Sumner), 150 like-minded community members, table service by Newton administrators, and a live auction.

This year alone they have funded:
nearly $38,000 in grants to
20 students for
8 different international trips

You may pay online here: http://www.newton.k12.ma.us/Page/2289 (scroll down to the bottom for the PayPal button) or send a $150/person check (made payable to Newton Schools Foundation with GELF in the memo line) to Newton Schools Foundation, ATTN: Diane Greer, P.O. Box 590020, Newton Centre, MA 02459.

Whether you are coming or not, please consider donating to Support a Teacher to attend the event ($100/person) or making a tax-deductible donation, all possible here: http://www.newton.k12.ma.us/Page/2289. Thank you for your support.

Charter Commission Public Hearing on School Committee and Executive Branch

Please join the Newton Charter Commission for a Public Hearing. Newton residents are encouraged to attend this hearing to provide input to members of the commission regarding the executive branch and the School Committee provisions of the Newton Charter. The hearing is expected to broadcast on NewTV.

Information about the work of the Charter Commission is available at newtonma.gov/charter,  facebook.com/newtonchartercommission, or https://twitter.com/Newtonmacharter.

March 9th, 7:00 pm
City Hall, the City Council Chambers

Williams Elementary Spring Auction begins on March 12th!

The Williams Elementary School has been busy soliciting all your favorite businesses for donations to their spring auction. The event is online through Bidding for Good from March 12th through 20th. There are restaurants, gyms, spa items, travel, entertainment tickets, and so much more. There are over 120 items to suit every taste and budget.

Your bids help fund enrichment activities for all the students at Williams including Creative Arts & Science programs, field trips, library books, technology, and more. Please have a look today at https://www.biddingforgood.com/williamspto/spring2016

Spring and Summer program at Newton Community Farm

Registration is now open for both spring and summer education programs.

Spring Education Programs – Farm Sprouts, a program for preschool age children with their caregiver, Plant and Grow, an early release special, and an evening with Philip Warburg author of Harness the Sun: America’s Quest for a Solar-Powered Future are just some of our offerings this spring season.

Kids at the Farm: Summer 2016 – Register now for one of their summer programs for kids preschool age – 8th Grade

For more information, visit www.newtoncommunityfarm.org/education

Follow and support the Ligerbots

February has been a busy month for the LigerBots! The 2016 build season ended on February 23rd when they bagged and tagged the robot but the team is still working on the second robot and updating the code. To watch the robot testing look at the videos on  YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgNgdmtDs7d58dVR-80DCGA .

Upcoing competitions are March 11th – March 13th at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and April 1st – April 3rd at Boston University. The matches will be live at theblueallience.com and for ongoing information about the Ligerbots you can check the website at ligerbots.org.

Summer Internships available!

Gain valuable career/major-related experience before applying for college.

Information Session on March 8th at the Needham Public Library from 7:00 – 8:oo pm. Free and open to all students and their parents/guardians.

Application Deadline April 15th – APPLY TODAY! Spaces are limited.
Openings in: Animal Rescue; Arts; Business; Communications; Computer Science; Engineering; Finance; Government; Graphic Design; History; Journalism; Law; Marketing; Medical research; Medicine (Audiology, speech); Music production; Nutrition; Physical Therapy; Psychology; Radio; Science (geology/seismology); Special Education; Special education – nursing; TV; Veterinary medicine.

For more information, please visit The Education Cooperative (TEC)
Internship Program at:
http://www.tec-coop.org/student-programs/internships/student-internships

When Multiple Kids Equals Multiple Needs

Strong Roots Counseling is now offering a four-part series: When Multiple Kids Equals Multiple Needs.

Every parent of multiple children knows that each child enters the world with their own
temperament and needs. When one of those children’s needs falls outside the box of “typical”, balancing your needs as a parent, as well as the needs of your children can be a challenge.

Join other parents of multiple children who have at least one child with more complex needs than the others in a four-week series. Gain support and learn tools and strategies to find a place within of greater confidence and calm to carry you throughout your parenting journey.

This series is facilitated by Cindy Kaplan, MA, PCI Certified Parent Coach who has been
working with parents and families since 1995. She has a private parent coaching practice, leads a variety of parenting workshops, and is an expert on parenting children with special needs. Cindy is a mother of three, ages 17, 14, and 8, two of whom have special needs.

This series is $300 per person and $500 per couple, and will be held at Strong Roots
Counseling. For more details or to register, please call 857-304-4025 or email us at
care@strongrootscounseling.com to register today. Space is limited! Please see
website www.strongrootscounseling.com  for group cancellation policy.

March 22th, 29th and April 5th, 12th from 6:45 – 8:45 pm
124 Watertown Street 3G, Watertown