Are you considering overnight summer camp for your child? Northcountry Camps, family owned for ~100 years, located in the Adirondacks is holding an open house. Come meet the directors of Lincoln and Whippoorwhill and watch their slide show presentation.
For more details, please visit www.northcountrycamps.com or contact Phoebe Olhava at polhava@gmail.com
November 8th, 3:00 pm
A local freelance writer with an MFA in creative nonfiction and five years of writing and editing experience at Harvard University hopes to provide high school students help with polishing their college essays. Please contact Megan at meganmargulies@gmail.com for more information.
Food Allergies: What You Need to Know Now
Life-threatening food allergies now affect an estimated 4% of teens and adults and up to 8% of young children. Allergist Curtis Moody, MD, will discuss the evolving understanding of food allergies and how to prevent and handle severe allergic reactions at the Metro-Boston Allergy and Asthma Educational Support Group, which meets at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. The program is free and open to the public. Pre-registration is not required.
November 10th, 7:00 pm
Newton-Wellesley Hospital. Free.
For info, call the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, New England Chapter at 781-444-7778 or visit www.asthmaandallergies.org
Dr. Moody will explain how to prevent, recognize, and treat anaphylaxis (the medical term for severe allergic reactions), and how to decide when to use epinephrine, the life-saving medication that comes in auto- injector devices. In addition to foods, the same symptoms and responses apply to allergies to stinging insects, medications, and latex. Dr. Moody will also discuss the newly-published guidelines for infant feeding strategies to prevent food allergy. He is a Board-certified allergist with offices in Brookline and Concord, and serves as Medical Advisor to the support group.
Trainer devices and discount coupons to reduce or eliminate the co-pay for epinephrine injectors will be available at the meeting.
AAFA New England organizes educational programs throughout the region, publishes a newsletter, and runs a telephone resource and referral line for people coping with allergies and asthma. For more information, to receive e-mail announcements about future programs, or a free copy of “Eating Out with Food Allergies” or “Allergy Basics,” call 781-444-7778 or visit www.asthmaandallergies.org.
Adorable nine week old kitten ready for adoption. A Newton family that occasionally fosters kittens for shelters has one very sweet, playful and healthy kitten ready to be adopted. They have formed a strong connection with him and were hoping to find a local home instead of returning him to the shelter for adoption. He has been neutered and vaccinated.
If you’re interested, would like to see him, please contact Marsha at mhgklein@gmail.com.
A flu clinic will be held at Bigelow on November 4th. See the attached Flu Letter for more information. Required forms can be downloaded here Student Flu Forms 2015 (1)
This Sunday, November 1st is Bigelow’s Big Fall Clean up. We will be planting 500 bulbs at the main entry and the island as well as pruning and trimming of the grounds. All are welcome and lunch will be served. Many hands make light work!!
The project will be from 10am – 2pm and you can sign up to work the whole time or part of it. CLICK HERE to sign up.
Please contact us at bigelowbulldog@gmail.com with any questions. We hope to see you there!!
Dear Bigelow Families,
This year’s Bigelow musical is Band Geeks! Just released by MTI and originally developed by Goodspeed Musicals (the folks who developed Man of La Mancha and Annie), we are super excited to bring this brand new show to Newton audiences.
Band Geeks is the story of a misfit marching band. To get students into that marching band spirit, we are offering a pre-audition field trip! On Nov. 14, students interested in participating in the musical are invited to join the Brown University Band for field rehearsal, a march, and the Brown vs. Dartmouth football game (spoiler alert: the Band always wins.)
We will depart Bigelow at 8 AM and return roughly at 5. A bus will be provided, as will lunch, for $25 per child.
If interested, please fill out this form by Nov. 4.
Sincerely,
Ms Alberts and Ms M’Sadoques
The League of Women Voters Voters’ Guide, a resource on the candidates who are running for all the municipal offices on November 3rd, is available here.
Read short biographies of all the Aldermen, School Committee and Charter Commission candidates, as well as their answers to questions about issues concerning our community. Print copies will be available at Newton City Hall, the Newton Free Library, the Senior Center in Newtonville, and other locations around Newton. Click here for more information.
Verify your ward/precinct: http://apps.newtonma.gov/apps/WPInternet/index.asp
Check your voter registration status: http://www.sec.state.ma.us/VoterRegistrationSearch/MyVoterRegStatus.aspx
Please register your Stop and Shop card and earn $$ for Bigelow while you shop.
Please go to www.stopandshop.com/aplus and select CUSTOMER REGISTRATION to register online using your Stop and Shop Card. OR you can email Stacey Horsik at horsiks@rcn.com with your last name and 13 digit ID Stop & Shop card number. Your family, neighbors and friends can register their cards as well.
The Bigelow ID# is Bigelow Middle School ID#08615
Last year we raised close to $400. Thank you to the Bigelow Community for your support.
‘Big Dream’ — Free STEM Inspiration Event for Girls, Grades 6-12
Middle and high school girls are invited to a free STEM event on Saturday, November 14, 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm, in Newton Free Library’s Druker Auditorium. Meet with over a dozen women scientists and engineers in a wide range of fields and careers. View an inspiring documentary, “Big Dream”, which tells the stories of seven young women as they face challenges pursuing STEM careers. Discuss the issues the film raises. Ask questions. Get answers and new ideas.
Space is limited and registration is required. Register at http://bit.ly/BigDream-Nov14.
This Envision the Future event is sponsored by the John M. Barry Boys & Girls Club, the Newton Free Library, and NewtonSTEM. Ice cream provided by the generosity of Cabot’s. For more information, visit NewtonSTEM.org or contact Liz Rowland at 617-796-1380 or teens@newtonfreelibrary.net.