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.)

Alternatively, to stop receiving ALL emails from the Bigelow PTO, please use the unsubscribe link at the bottom of any PTO email to be removed from our list.  If you have any questions, please email bigelowbulldog@gmail.com.

NEW PTO website and email communication

ALL NEW BIGELOWPTO.ORG

We are very excited to announce that the Bigelow PTO has a new website (bigelowpto.org) where we post Announcements (from the Principal and the PTO) as well as Community Notes (public events, sports information, etc.).  We will email to everyone each Sunday morning all new Announcements that are posted on the website throughout the week.  We will email Community Notes each Sunday evening.  You can always go directly to the website to see current and old posts.  There are links at the bottom of every email where you can either unsubscribe from all PTO emails or update your profile to still receive Announcements but not receive Community Notes (or to change your email address).  These PTO emails and website will be our primary means of communication going forward, so please let us know (at bigelowbulldog@gmail.com) if you have any problems or questions.  We hope you enjoy our new endeavor.

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

SouthStage hosts 1st Annual Spelling Bee & Reception

You are invited to Newton South High School’s SouthStage’s First Annual Adult Spelling Bee, a celebratory kick-off to the 2011-12 theater season and the opening of the musical “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.” Join other adults (and perhaps show off your spelling skills) at this fun event & fundraiser. Friday Sept. 30, 7-10 pm, at The Windsor Club,1601 Beacon Street. $20 per person. Wine and delicious nibbles included. All profits support SouthStage, Newton South’s Theatre Group. Contact Diane Greer at dhgreer@gmail.com for more information or if you’d like to attend.

Navigating the Rocky Road of Adolescence: Workshop Series

Announcing FREE four session Parent Group Series: Navigating the Rocky Road of Adolescence.  Starting Nov. 2, for parents of teens, led by licensed psychologist Deborah Weinstock-Savoy, Ph.D.  We will explore the many changes that occur during adolescence and how they affect relationships at home and school.  Parents will discuss relevant topics such as promoting healthy choices; setting realistic limits and appropriate consequences; understanding when and how to negotiate; dealing with changes and crises (e.g., divorce); identifying risk factors for anxiety and depression; handling experimentation with sex, alcohol, drugs, and learning to “let go” while maintaining family connections.  Sponsored by the Friedman Center for Child and Family Development and The Newton Partnership. Held at the Newton Cultural Center, 225 Nevada St.. Newtonville on four Wednesday evening sessions (11/2, 11/9, 11/16 and 11/30) from 7:00-8:30 PM. Groups fill up quickly. Pre-registration required: at http://freedman.mspp.edu  or 617-244-INFO.

Shop at Whole Foods Oct. 4 & Support Newton’s 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.

Celebrate Archaeology at the Museum of Science

To celebrate Archaeology Month, The Archaeological Institute of America and the Boston Museum of Science will host the 5th Annual Archaeology Fair on October 7th and 8th. Experience the excitement of archaeology with dozens of hands-on activities, live presentations, and special programs including many connected with the special exhibit A Day in Pompeii. Talk to more than 25 archaeologists from New England and explore how their research is changing the way we look at the past.