Newton South’s Empty Bowls Event

Ceramic Bowl Sale, Soup for Dinner, & Jazz at Newton South’s Empty Bowls Event:
Buy hand thrown ceramic bowls, and have soup for dinner at NSHS’ Empty Bowls Event. Over 200 bowls, crafted by NSHS ceramics students, will be sold to benefit the Centre Street Food Pantry.

Select one bowl or more, choose from a variety of soups (prepared by NSHS International Cuisine students), bring soup home for dinner, or enjoy it in the cafeteria while listening to the NSHS jazz ensemble. Take a night off from cooking, and help the NSHS community fight hunger one bowl at a time.

Empty Bowls will be followed by the Newton South Fall Music Concert.  Adults: $10.00, Students: $5.00. All proceeds benefit the Centre Street Food Pantry.

November 6th, 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Newton South High School Cafeteria

Newton Free Library Youth Services upcoming events/programs

Success Under Stress
October 27th, 7:00-8:30 pm

Join this discussion about how our perceptions of stress affect our health. We’ll also discuss the topic of stress in The Beginning of Everything. Open to teens and adults. Cosponsored by Newton Youth Services and Newton Free Library. www.newtonma.gov/youth or http://www.newtonfreelibrary.net/

Newton Reads Book Discussion
October 30th, 7:00 pm

Please join in an intergenerational discussion of the Newton Reads book, The Beginning of Everything by Robyn Schneider. Star athlete and prom king Ezra Faulkner’s life is irreparably transformed by a tragic accident and the arrival of eccentric new girl Cassidy Thorpe. Community connection, shared information, and discussion are the keys to promoting good mental health. Join us in this cooperative dialogue to be led by Newton teens.

College Athletics Recruitment Process
November 3rd, 7:00 pm

Take control of the college athletic recruitment process. Learn about when to start looking at colleges, how to contact coaches and what to ask them, the recruitment process, and more. This session will be led by Kate Hurd, a former two-year softball captain at Colby College and member of the NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete team, and coach at Newton North High School and Kim Penney, a two-time Boston Globe and Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association Coach of the Year, served as varsity girls’ basketball coach at Reading Memorial High School for fifteen years.

School Assignments: How Parents Can Help
November 5th, 7:00 pm

Learn how to avoid some common pitfalls when helping your kids with writing assignments. Professional writing tutor, Jane Hirschhorn will be demonstrating how to help in a way that is productive, respectful, and allows students ownership of their work.  Jane tutored writing at the Mount Ida College Writing Center. She holds a Master of Arts in Teaching from Tufts University. Her children attend Newton public schools.

QPR for Teens and Young Adults
November 6th, 4:00 to 6:00 pm

Our community has been affected by suicide. Newton Cares: Coalition for Suicide Prevention and Mental Health is working diligently to train as many people as possible in the suicide prevention technique called QPR – Question, Persuade, Refer. The more people who know how to act, the more lives may be saved. Please consider being trained.

Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) teaches ordinary citizens how to recognize a mental health emergency and how to get a person at risk the help they need. Participants will learn how to: Recognize the warning signs of suicide, offer hope, and get help & refer.

This upcoming training is specifically being held for teens and young adults. Please check the website for other upcoming training dates. Cosponsored by Newton Youth Services and Newton Free Library. www.newtonma.gov/youth or http://www.newtonfreelibrary.net/

Please register at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/QPRNov6

Teen Depression Workshop
November 12th, 7:00 – 8:15 pm

Learn how to recognize depression in teens and how to help by attending the Teen Depression Workshop from Families for Depression Awareness. The training covers what teen depression is, what are behaviors of concern, how to talk to teens about depression, what are treatment options, where to get help, and what to do if a teen refuses help. This event is cosponsored by Newton Cares: Coalition for Suicide Prevention & Mental Health. Sponsored by Newton Cares: Coalition for Suicide Prevention and Mental Health, Newton Youth Services and Newton Free Library. www.newtonma.gov/newtoncares or www.newtonma.gov/youth or http://www.newtonfreelibrary.net/

Programs held in the Druker Auditorium,  Newton Free Library

Career and Life Coaching

Where are you needing more clarity in your life? Coaching is a thoughtful and fun process to help empower you to work toward your personal and professional goals.  Deb Elbaum is a certified coach who works with motivated professionals in person or over the phone. Contact Deb for a complimentary coaching session at Deb@DebElbaum.com or 617-213-0858.

Language Tutor available

Newton South sophomore and Brown alumna available for tutoring English, Spanish and French. Raised in a bilingual family, she loves writing, is passionate about foreign languages, and enjoys working with children! More than 3 years’ experience working with kids of different age groups, both as a camp CIT, and as a karate instructor. For more details please email cassandraluca@gmail.com.

The Etiquette Academy of New England

Improving social and communication skills, projecting confidence, combating shyness, strengthening self-esteem and leadership skills, navigating friendships, resolving conflict, understanding social cues, basic manners and table manners, and more. Open Enrollment at: www.theetiquetteacademy.org

  • Mind Your Manners: Beyond Please and Thank You
    {Grades 2-4} 10:00 –  11:00 am
  • Etiquette for Middle Schoolers: Peer Pressure and Beyond
    {Grades 5-8} 11:30 am to 1:00 pm
  • Etiquette for Young Adults: Social Skills for the Real World
    {Grades 9-12} 4:00 – 5:30 pm

For more information call 617-608-3920 or email admin@theetiquetteacademy.org. Classes held on Saturdays, January 10th to March 14th, (no classes  2/14 or 2/21)

Chungdahm ReadWrite
1254 Chestnut Street

Halloween candy buy-back

Instead of eating all that Halloween candy, trade it in for awesome toys, books and art supplies at Green Planet Kids in Newton Highlands!

Children ages 2 – 12 are invited to bring in One Pound or more of fresh, packaged candy in exchange for a $5.00 Gift Card to Green Planet Kids! (One Gift Card per child. Child must be present, and accompanied by an adult). Candy will be sent to overseas military troops.

Bring in your candy during store hours November 1st through November 7th.

22 Lincoln Street, Newton Highlands
617-332-7841

Singing from the Heart of Harmony

Explore the heart of harmony singing by ear through learning novel and exciting ways to listen. Discover how to create your own harmonies by listening to the rich overtones of crystal singing bowls, chanting together, learning to hear chords, singing in parts, and developing your own harmony paths.  No music theory will be used–it’s truly all by ear and heart!

Instructors: Jan Maier, BSN, MPH,  harmony workshop leader and Joan Caplan, LICSW,  choral conductor, chant leader, crystal singing bowl artist, singer, vocal coach and writer.

Registration: Please reserve your spot in advance, as space is limited. Send requests for reservations or any inquiries to Jan Maier at jemsong@comcast.net. Sliding scale $65-80; sponsored by Vocal Arts Collaborative, a non-profit with the mission to build community through singing.

November 1st, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Sue Robbins’ Third Life Studio, 33 Union Square, Somerville

THIS THURSDAY – Hear Dr. Michael Thompson speak on “The Pressured Child”

Dr. Michael Thompson on “The Pressured Child” Thursday, October 23, 7-9 pm, Newton North Auditorium

The push for students to excel at school and get into the best colleges has never been more intense. Through his experience as a clinical psychologist, school consultant and speaker on the topics of children, schools and parenting, Dr. Thompson, co-author of Raising Cain, addresses America’s performance-driven obsession with the accomplishments of its kids – and provides a deeply humane response.

Co-Sponsored by:

Bigelow Middle School PTO, Day Middle School PTO, the Educational Excellence Fund of the Newton North High School PTSO, PTO Council, The Newton Partnership and the Newton Parent Advisory Council for Special Education.

Soup and SUPPER Stroll, what is it? And sign up is open

What is included in the Soup and SUPPER Stroll on Saturday, November 1st??

1)  An appetizer party from 6-8pm (with adult beverages), for everyone attending the evening, at one Bigelow parents home.

2)  A supper including soup and a full entree from 8-10pm at one of 12 Bigelow families’ homes.

3)  And finally, a dessert party at a surprise location from 10-11:30pm.

For more information and to sign up please see the Soup and Supper Stroll Page

We hope you can join us for the great Bigelow event, a festive adult evening of great food prepared by Bigelow families, fun and conversation while supporting our children and school.

A huge thank you to all the families who have generously opened their homes to host a dinner for our evening.

Please RSVP by October 28, 2014

If you have any questions, please contact Carolyn Judge and Jacquie Arbuckle at bigelowbulldog@gmail.com