Join Newton Parks and Recreation and Newton Public Schools for their Camp Fair on January 25th from 12:00 – 4:00 pm in the cafeteria at the Newton North High School. Come see what is being offered in Newton for the summer of 2015!
Newton Parks and Recreation – www.newtonma.gov/gov/parks
Space Camp – www3.newton.k12.ma.us/spacecamp
Community Education – www.newtoncommunityed.org
Garden City Sports – http://www.FamilyID.com
The Maestro Musicians Academy is now taking students for the second half of the school year! Expert lessons in piano, violin, viola, cello, trumpet, flute, and voice. Locations at the Young Israel of Brookline in Coolidge Corner and the Greater Boston Chinese Cultural Association in West Newton.
Perfect for children ages 4 and up. Stellar faculty with emphasis on developing the potential of every unique student. Parent tested, Child approved! Contact Artistic Director Daniel Broniatowski, D.M.A. at 857-756-5230 or http://www.maestromusiciansacademy.com
The Greater Boston Chinese Cultural Association in West Newton offers summer Chinese school and after school programs.
Are you looking for a new, positive and exciting activity for your child this year? Did you know that martial arts training helps develop a child to be respectful, goal oriented, well disciplined, and academically successful?
See for yourself how training in the martial arts can benefit your family by calling owner and 7th Degree Black Belt, Steve Giroux, for a free introductory lesson at 617-641-2992. For more information you can also visit www.GirouxBros.com.
NewTV, Newton’s Local Public Access Television Station, will be running a free program for Bigelow students at Bigelow on Thursday February 5th, 12th, and 26th from 3 – 4:30pm in Room 208.
Students will learn how to storyboard, write scripts and use video cameras to create music videos and public service announcements, which will then be aired on NewTV’s Education Channel after the class is completed. Enrollment will be capped at 12 students and will be on a first come, first serve basis. To sign up, please contact joeg@newtv.org.
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Mark your calendars now for Bigelow’s Big Night, our BIG festive evening of food and friends. This year the Big Night is going to be held the evening of May 9th at the Commander’s Mansion in Watertown. We hope you will be able to join us.
We will have lots of ways to help make the evening a success. Information regarding joining the Big Night planning committee will be sent out soon. Thank you to Tammy McKenna and Beth Panella for co chairing this event. Please email us bigelowbulldog@gmail.com if you have any questions.
Stay tuned for more information!
The LigerBots, Newton’s award-winning, competitive, high school FIRST® robotics team, will be having a fundraiser during the entire month of January at Whole Foods on Walnut Street at Four Corners. Team members will be present during after-school hours to talk about the team. The goal is to raise $1000 during the month of January. Your donation will help the team buy parts to build its 2015 robot and will help defray the high costs of entering and traveling to competitions. Please support the LigerBots by purchasing a donation coupon at the register to help them reach their goal for this fundraiser.
For more information on the fundraiser and the team please visit www.ligerbots.org.
Travel Basketball Program
The Travel Basketball Programs will be starting this month. Stop by the Boys & Girls Club and show your support! Newton teams will be playing other Boys & Girls Clubs from all over Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
Community Open Gyms
Did you know that thanks to a grant from The Newton Partnership and funding from the Carol M. White Physical Education Program the Club’s gym is open to the general public twice per week? Anyone ages 6 to 18 is welcome to join in and make use of the Club’s gym equipment. Come on down for flexible, supervised, organized activity.
Tuesdays, 5:00-6:00 pm
Thursdays, 7:00-8:30 pm
Free Tennis Clinics
Starting February 24th, the John M. Barry Boys & Girls Club will be teaming up with Lapides Tennis Academy to offer Members an opportunity to learn how to play Tennis! The first 25 members to enroll will work with coach Lapides and his team during a 5 week program that meets every Tuesday, from 3:00-4:30 pm. Contact Mike in the Gym to Sign up for this great opportunity!!! www.lapidestennis.com
Free Basketball Clinics: 3 Dates Set!!!
On January 8th, January 22nd and February 5th, Beaver Country Days Basketball Program will visit the John M. Barry Boys and Girls Club. The teams will provide a free hour-long clinic from 4:00-5:00 pm for the members. Contact Mike in the gym for more details. http://bcdschool.org/athletics/
More To Come…
The John M. Barry Boys & Girls Club is working closely with some great volunteer groups in order to provide top notch athletics for the members.They will soon be offering football and baseball clinics, as well as more in- house leagues. Stop by the Club and check out all of the fun stuff going on!
Bachelor of Music in Composition from Berklee College of Music, Master of Music in Jazz Studies from New England Conservatory. 30+ years teaching experience. Learn Jazz/Blues/Classical, theory, sightreading. Build a high quality musical foundation with a patient, upbeat, and caring instructor. Beginners especially welcome. Have a positive and successful learning experience. Phone Gloria Jasinski at 617-566-9704 or email piano566@comcast.net.
The new date for the School-wide Geography Bee Championship is Wednesday Feb 4, 2015.