Instagram said today that it has the perpetual right to sell users’ photographs without payment or notification, a dramatic policy shift.
Click here for more information on the policy change and how it may affect your child:
Backpacks needed for Hurricane Sandy victims
When you’re shopping this week, please consider buying a a backpack and supplies (notebook, pens, pencils, markers, etc.) for a child whose home was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy.
When children in New York’s Rockaways neighborhood lost their homes and belongings, they lost their school supplies. Backpacks, school supplies, and warm socks, mittens, and winter hats are needed.
If you order from Amazon.com, please send the backpack & supplies to:
Church of St Luke & St Matthew
520 Clinton Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11238.
Or buy local and deliver the backpack and supplies in the box in the foyer at First Unitarian Society, 1326 Washington St, across from the Newton police station.
If you send a backpack via Amazon.com, please send an email to Margaret Z., volunteer coordinator, so she keep track of how many backpacks are sent and tell OccupySandy how many backpacks are coming!
December Recess Sewing Camp, Dec 26-31
Don’t get stuck scrambling to find activities for your children during the December Break.
Send the kids to sewing camp at the Newton Sewing Studio and let the fun and creativity begin! Beginners and seasoned stitchers will appreciate our mix of fun and useful projects.
Dec 26th through Jan 1st – Half or Full days (9am-1pm; 1pm-5pm)
We welcome kids as young as five and parents are more than welcome to stay and sew with us.
Lice treatment center opens in Newton Upper Falls
Lice Aunties-Newton, started by a Newton mom, is now open at 90 Oak Street, Newton Upper Falls.
Headlice treatment in our spotless new treatment center. Free headchecks by appointment, Tuesdays in December and January. More information about the center and in-home services is on the Lice Aunties website.
Angier School PTO Auction open until Dec. 12
Check out the Angier PTO’s online auction for some great deals, especially on camps!
Items in the “Angier Community” category are only open to Angier families, but every other item is available to all! The Angier Online Auction is ongoing through December 12th. Proceeds go to Angier PTO.
Children’s Book Fair, Dec. 15
Don’t miss the Newton Community Service Center’s Book Fair,
December 15, 9am – 1pm.
Books and gifts for ages infant to 5 years. Activities for children of all ages. Featuring books from Scholastic, Inc.
Entertain your children while you shop:
– sing with Hugh Hanley 9:30-10:30,
– Big Joe the Storyteller 10:45-11:45,
– Newton Fire Truck 10:00- 11:00,
– Puppet Making with Puppet Showplace Theatre 10:00-1:00
Proceeds benefit the early education and child care programs at Newton Community Service Center, 492 Waltham Street, West Newton. Open to the public.
For more information: 617-969-5906 or info@ncscweb.org.
Ski & Snowboard at Nashoba
Newton Parks and Recreation is offering skiing and snowboarding. Grades 3 – 5 on Tuesday afternoons and Grades 6 – 12 on Friday evenings, beginning in early January.
Both programs run for 6 weeks and offer the opportunity to take a lesson or just ski/snowboard the mountain.
For more details and to download application, visit the Parks & Rec website.
Register for Newton Recreation Indoor Winter Lacrosse
Registration is now open for Newton Recreation’s indoor winter lacrosse league at Newton North High School.
Grades 2-4: practice 3-4:30PM on Sunday
Grades 5-6: practice 4:30-6PM on Sunday
Grades 7-9: practice 6-7:30PM (inexperienced 9th graders) on Sunday
All sessions for Elementary & Middle School Programs will be played on Sundays from January 6 through March 3. Inexperienced players are welcome and encouraged to participate!!
High School, grades 9-12: practice 7-9:30PM on Thursday, Jan 3-March 7)
Required equipment: Stick, helmet, gloves, sneakers, pads, and mouth piece.
Registration Fee:
• $140/player ($210/family)
• $150 Non-Resident
Mail-in Registration Only
Application and Information is available online but registration must be submitted by mail only. Contact coach Bussy Adams via email for more details. .
Just for Teens at the Newton Free Library
Teen Crafternoons, Wednesday, December 19, 3:30 pm
Get creative the first and third Wednesday of every month in the second floor teen area. On 12/5, help create holiday cards for those who are hospitalized during the holiday season and on 12/19 we’ll be making origami boxes and snowflakes to get in the holiday spirit! Grades 6-12.
Movie Screening of Elf, Saturday, December 22, 2:00 pm
It’s Elf season! Drink hot cocoa, eat peppermint sticks and get in the holiday spirit with a special screening of Elf. The movie is rated PG and runs for 97 minutes. Open to all.
Improv Storytelling: Moving Characters, Moving Stories, Thursday, December 27, 7:00 pm
Teens, grades 6-12, join Rona Leventhal, a storyteller from Western Massachusetts, for an improv storytelling workshop in Druker Auditorium. Harness your hidden characters! Using improvisational theatre and movement, we will explore the bizarre, sweet, sly, bold, old and young characters that live in each of us. Learn to have a ‘body-sense’ of how to bring any character to life within a story. Give yourself permission to play and explore! The focus will be on exploring characters in general, not just one particular story. Open to all who want to have fun and learn!
“App”etizers, Friday, December 28, 4:00 pm
Drop in to the second floor teen area to pick up an “app”etizer menu. Learn about new cooking apps, test them out on the iPad and eat snacks! Open to teens and up.
Basic Rights In Special Education: Workshop for Parents & Professionals, Dec 13
This free Basic Rights workshop provides families with an introduction to their rights and responsibilities under: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Massachusetts Special Education Law and No Child Left Behind (NCLB).
This workshop is designed to help parents learn to be effective partners with their child’s school to decide their child’s eligibility for special education, and to plan, make decisions and monitor their child’s progress in school.
Thursday, Dec. 13
9:00 to 11:00 AM
Room 304, 100 Walnut Street, Newtonville
Questions about the meeting can be directed by email to Eileen and Lisa at the Newton Parent Advisory Council.
Newton Parent Advisory Council (NewtonPAC) for Special Education meetings are free and open to all people interested in learning more about special education.