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Newton South Preschool Program

has openings for 3-5 year olds.

Newton South Preschool Program, a high-quality Early Education program located at Newton South High School, is currently accepting applications for September 2017 for children aged 2.9-5 years old. There are two classrooms staffed by three fully certified teachers. The preschool is also a child development lab school and serves as an internship site for high school students who are taking early childhood courses. The program is open from 7:00 am-4:00 pm with full day and half day options available. This program is accredited by NAEYC.

Please contact Lauren Atkinson or Loretta Wieczner if you are interested in enrolling your child or would like a tour. Contact info: nsppinfo@gmail.com or call 617 559-6533.

SAT 2 Subject Test Prep

Newton Community Education can help you prepare for the June SAT 2 subject tests in Chemistry or Biology.

The SAT 2 Chemistry review class will run four Tuesdays, May 3rd – 24th,  7:00 – 9:00 pm at Newton North. It will be taught by NNHS teacher Tatyana Osipenko.

The SAT 2 Biology review class will run four Tuesdays, May 10th – 31st, 7:00 -9:00 pm at Newton South. The class will be taught by NSHS teacher Jordan Kraus.

Sign up today at newtoncommunityed.org or call 617-559-6999.

High School Start Time Working Group update

Some new items have been posted on the High School Start Time Working Group web page. Please visit and review the latest information, including:

1) April 22nd School Committee presentation about the revised timeline
2) Additional data from the student survey
3) Timeline for the rest of the year, including a Community Status Update on May 23rd at 6:00 pm.
4) Some additional links to health and wellness information

Please visit the web page for more information www.newton.k12.ma.us/laterstarttime

Newton Serves Day opportunity for community service:

Enlisting the aid of community members and families to help mulch the beds in Waban Square for Newton Serves Day – on May 1st, from 12:00 – 2:30 pm. You’ll meet on Wyman St near the post office, or in front of Starbucks. The city provides the mulch and volunteers help to spread it.

It’s very simple and family-friendly (including young children and people with disabilities). All tools, buckets, etc. provided. Bring water, and clothes you don’t mind getting dirty. Snacks and T shirts provided – and free ice cream at City Hall afterwards!

If you are interested, please sign up at the NewtonServes website and call or email Gail Wintersteiner, the WIS gardener and coordinator of this project, at 617-965-1038, g.winterst@verizon.net for more information.

Be the Parent you want to be

A New Way of Understanding and Parenting Kids. Do you ever feel frustrated with your child/teenager? Find yourself shouting often and imposing punishments or rewards in reaction to challenging behavior? Do you wish you had a more effective parenting approach that also helps to build a better relationship between you and your child/teen?

Think:Kids Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) approach, based in MGH’s Department of Psychiatry, provides parents with concrete tools to better understand and parent their kids (ages 3-18) in the face of day-to-day challenges – e.g., getting to school, homework, screen time, bedtime – and more serious challenges. It’s based on the understanding that many kids lack the skill, not the will, to behave well – specifically skills related to problem-solving, flexibility and frustration tolerance.

The Think:Kids Collaborative Problem Solving Approach helps parents to:

  • Shift their thinking and approach to foster positive relationships with their child/teenager
  • Reduce their child/teen’s challenging behavior
  • Solve problems collaboratively and proactively
  • Build their child/teen’s skills in self-regulation, communication and problem-solving

For more information and to register for the April/May 4-week CPS group in Newton or the 1-day CPS training on May 21st in Brookline, please visit: http://www.betheparentyouwanttobe.weebly.com.

Flute Artistry at Amadeus Music School

•Specialized flute lessons in preparation for District Competition, All-State, NEC
Preparatory Ensemble auditions
•Expert music instruction and development of practice techniques for steady progress;
beginners through advanced levels welcome
•Convenient lessons at your home, or at studio near Lexington Center
•Flute lessons structured to build a strong musical foundation and centered around a
student’s specific needs and goals

Call 781­-354­-5693 for your complimentary trial lesson today! Visit
www.amadeusmusicschool.net for more information.

Newton Has Talent auditions open until April 15th

Newton Has Talent is a major fundraiser for the Rotary Club of Newton. Funds go to programs such as annual scholarships to graduating seniors, grants to local organizations, recognizing a “Student of the Month” each month, collection of food and toiletries for our food pantries, camperships for kids who need some help with their summer plans, and a variety of hands-on service projects that help the Newton community.

Please check out the Flyer or their website http://www.rotarynewton.org/.

Auditions are open until April 15th.

During April, Raise Money for South Stage while you shop!

Throughout the month of April, WALNUT MARKET, at 20 Lincoln Street in Newton Highlands, will give 10% of its sales to Newton South High School’s theater department when you mention “SOUTH STAGE!”

Walnut Market sells international groceries, local free trade, fresh breads, fine wines, craft beers, and custom gift baskets.  This is a wonderful opportunity to buy hard-to-find, artisanal foods and beverages AND support the Newton South theater department. You don’t have to have a student in South Stage to participate – anyone can chip in! Please remember, you must mention that you’re shopping for Newton South High School’s South Stage for them to donate 10% to our theater program!

Walnut Market
Open Tuesdays-Fridays from 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Saturdays and Mondays from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm

Newton CPC: Newton Highlands Historic District Pre-Proposal

The Newton Community Preservation Committee will hear a report on a CPA-funded citywide survey of historic architecture and discuss a pre-proposal for surveying a potential new local historic district in Newton Highlands. If the CPC agrees to consider a full proposal for the new district, that proposal would be due in September 2016.

Full information is online from www.newtonma.gov/cpa. For assistance, contact Program Manager Alice Ingerson at 617-796-1144 or aingerson@newtonma.gov.

April 14th, 7:00 pm
City Hall Room 204