Open House, Instrument Petting Zoo & Performances During Pumpkinfest, Brookline – Oct 16

Open House & Instrument Petting Zoo, Student and Faculty Performances
During Pumpkinfest at the Lincoln School
Sunday, October 16, 2011

Brookline Music School hosts an Open House & Instrument Petting Zoo on Sunday, October 16, 2011 from 1:00 to 3:00pm. Join BMS for this interactive and fun day of sampling several different instruments and enjoying live music by a world-renown faculty and outstanding students at the Lincoln School Pumpkinfest noon to 4:00pm.

Does your child want to play a musical instrument, but is unsure which one? We have the answer! At our Instrument Petting Zoos, children and adults are given the opportunity to listen to and play a wide range of instruments, including woodwinds, brass, strings, guitar, piano, drums and music technology. Children puff their cheeks in anticipation of playing the wind instruments, while others try their hands at the strings or hammer on the drums and piano. Several instruments are often larger than the children, which dos not dissuade their curiosity or ability!

Pumpkinfest is on Sunday, Oct 16 from noon to 4:00pm. It’s an autumn festival on the Lincoln School grounds with games and amusements, a silent auction, food, pumpkins, and this year, entertainment courtesy of the Brookline Music School! Pumpkinfest is the Lincoln School’s biggest fundraiser, making a host of programs and services for the Lincoln community possible.

Shop Whole Foods October 4 and Support Newton Schools

On Tuesday October 4, Whole Foods Markets at 647 Washington Street in Newtonville and 916 Beacon Street at Four Corners will donate 5 percent of the day’s net sales to the Newton Schools Foundation. Do your grocery shopping for the week, prepare for the Yom Kippur break-fast, or get your fall pie ingredients on that day to help NSF support the Newton Public Schools’ efforts to integrate technology throughout the learning and teaching environment.

Renovated 3 Bedroom/ 2 1/2 Bath House in Auburndale- FOR SALE BY OWNER

3 bed, 2 1/2 bath, 1700 sq ft. house in Peirce or Williams District for sale by owner. 

Total renovation – gutted to studs – new electrical, plumbing, HVAC (2 zone Hydro air system with tankless water heater and AC), landscaping and more.
For private showing, please email tailee100@verizon.net

Child Assault Prevention (CAP) program looking for advocates

The Child Assault Prevention (CAP) program in Newton is looking for committed and dedicated child advocates to present its personal safety curriculum in local elementary schools.

Join up with current and experienced volunteer Prevention Specialists to teach children to recognize and respond to verbal, physical and sexual assault and abuse. Potential volunteers are community members who believe that children have the right to information, skills and the support of adults. We offer a flexible schedule to volunteers who enjoy teamwork and can make a yearlong commitment of three or four mornings a month.

To make it easier for people with busy schedules to train we have decided to offer 4 short morning sessions, 9 am to noon on W and F in Oct. The dates are 12, 14, 19 and 21. We are reserving the option to extend each session by an hour each day depending on the demographics of the trainees.

Part 1 of the training will prepare trainees to present one of the three facilitations and participate in all of the role plays. Part 2, on Review Time will be scheduled for late November, early December, based on the trainees’ availability.

For information or to set up an interview call Gail Sommer, 617-969-5906, x143 or email, gsommer@ncscweb.org. Newton CAP is a program of Newton Community Service Center. Visit our webpage at www.ncscweb.org for a description of the program and of the volunteer Prevention Specialist position.

Does Your Child Need Private Occupational Therapy or Academic Tutoring?

Winnie Ebb, MS, OTR/L is expanding her private practice in Newton Center and has openings for new students. She brings 30 years of experience to her private work with children. Services provided include Occupational Therapy, Homework Support, Organizational Strategies and Academic Tutoring in all subject areas. If interested please contact Winnie Ebb at fourebb@comcast.net or 617-965-3870.

Welcome to our new Community Notes

The Bigelow PTO posts Community Notes on the Local Notes page of our website and emails them to PTO members on Sunday evenings. These are separate from our PTO Announcements.

If you don’t want to receive Community Notes, please use the update your profile link at the bottom of any PTO email. (This will keep you subscribed to PTO Announcements, which go to everyone on the PTO list.)

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Destination ImagiNation introductory meeting, Oct. 4

Is your child interested in robotics, theater, design or art? If so, Destination Imagination (DI) is the perfect creative outlet.  DI is an extraordinary non-profit organization that provides an educational program for K-12 students to learn and experience creativity, teamwork and problem solving. Every year, DI reaches 100,000 students across the U.S. and in more than 30 countries. Destination ImagiNation, is an exhilarating after-school activity in which students work in teams to solve mind-bending Challenges and present their solutions at Tournaments. Destination ImagiNation, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with more than 1.3 million alumni and a global network of 35,000 volunteers. Please join us for an informational session and find out more about how to get involved: Tuesday, October 4th at 7PM at Memorial Spaulding Elementary, 250 Brookline Street. RSVP and questions: newtondestinationimagination@gmail.com