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Boys and Girls Club Programs

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.

12 and under Boys
Practices every Tuesday 8:00-9:00 pm
Season Starts January 8th
14 and Under Girls
Practices every Friday 8:00-9:00 pm
Season Starts January 7th
18 and Under Boys
Practice Every Wednesday 8:00-9:00 pm
Season Starts January 8th

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!

Piano Lessons

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.

Talking To Your Child About Their Diagnoses/Disabilities

On January 8th, the Newton Parent Advisory Council for Special Education will host an evening meeting on the topic of Talking To Your Child About Their Diagnoses/Disabilities. Special guests will include Dot Lucci, M.Ed., C.A.G.S. Director of Consultation, MGH/YouthCare, Alison Mountford, Coordinator of Therapeutic Services, Andrew Aspel, School Psychologist, NSHS; Lynn Chachkes, School Psychologist, Countryside School; Victoria Vendola, Assistant Principal for Student Services, Day Middle School; and Dan Almeida, Supervisor of ABA Services

The decision about when and how to talk to a child about their differences can be a challenging one for parents and guardians. Please join us for a panel discussion on the subject, beginning at 7:30 pm with a discussion for parents of younger children who may be preparing to have their first conversations about disabilities or diagnoses. The second half of the program, starting about 8:15 pm, will be about having these conversations with older children, and about how, when and to whom they might want to disclose information about their disabilities. We encourage parents of kids of all ages to come at 7:30 if they can, to share their perspectives and experience with other families. There will be plenty of time for questions to the panel for both parts of the program.

The meeting will take place in Room 210 of the Education Center. Refreshments and networking begin at 7:15 pm and the meeting will start promptly at 7:30 pm. Thanks!

Second Annual Citywide Food Drive

The Second Annual Citywide Food Drive is well underway and, this year, we are expanding our efforts to help fight food insecurity in the City of Lawrence as well as Newton. Through December 30^th, you can donate the following items at more than 40 drop-off locations throughout Newton: canned fruit and vegetables, jarred pasta sauce, peanut butter, jelly/jam, ground coffee, tea, cake and pie crust mixes, baby food, juice boxes and bottles, vegetable oil, bar soap, toilet paper, toothpaste, and children and adult diapers. At each location, there will be two boxes – one for Newton and one for Lawrence.

Last year, the food drive collected more than 200 boxes of donated food and needed items for Newton’s food pantries, which serve more than 1,200 residents a month. This year, we are hoping to surpass that number and support families in need – here in Newton as well as in Lawrence. For more information and a list of drop-off locations, please visit www.newtonma.gov.

Thank you in advance for helping with this important initiative.

Suicide Prevention Trainings (QPR)

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.

Upcoming Trainings:
January 6th 4:00 – 6:00 pm for Teens Only
January 15th 6:00 – 8:00 pm for Adults Only

Space is limited. Registration is required. Training is FREE. Please register in advance at: www.newtonma.gov/newtoncares.

Train the brain

Neuroscience opens up powerful new possibilities to enable every student to become a more effective learner. Brain Excel offers programs designed to train and strengthen core cognitive skills like memory, attention, processing speed, logic and reasoning. Face-to-face and online one-on-one training sessions are fun, structured, challenging and interactive.

Brain Excel’s unparalleled, personalized and innovative training targets specific cognitive areas to empower each student to excel. For further information, please contact Patricia at Brain Excel by email: matt@brnxl.com or cell: 603-770-2186.

S.M.ART School Private Tutoring, Classes

Since 2002, S.M.ART School has been offering a broad range of classes and private tutoring, from basic math and SAT I & II preparation to the advanced areas of mathematics that help develop analytical skills and important work habits.

S.M.ART offers a deep conceptual approach to math that leads to self-confidence and efficiency in solving problems. The program specializes in small class sizes (up to 4 students) and one-on-one tutoring, focusing on each child’s individual needs and talents while making room for peer learning and communication.

Classes include:

* Math for all ages and levels, including preparation for the SAT I & II, MCAS, SSAT, GMAT, GRE and other major standardized tests

* English: Reading and Writing skills, SAT prep

* Physics, Chemistry – help with schoolwork, SAT prep

* Chess (Branch of Gulko Chess Academy); “Chess and Math Together” Program

Contact Info: S.M.ART School; 1320 Centre Street, #201A, Newton Center, MA 02459
Website: www.smart-school.com

Newton Inspires: An Evening of Ideas & Community, Jan. 21

Newton Schools Foundation kicks off their 50th anniversary year on January 21 with the fourth annual Newton Inspires: An Evening of Ideas and Community. Since 2011, Newton Inspires has been uniting Newton residents for an evening of discussion with some of Newton’s brightest, most accomplished, and most interesting community members.

This year’s program features headliners:

Olympic gold medalist and physician Dr. Tenley Albright
MIT professor, engineer and inventor Dr. Robert Langer
former White House staffer &Huffington Post Chief of Staff Herbie Ziskend, NNHS ’03
New York Times bestselling author and journalist Mitchell Zuckoff,
along with 16 other inspirational Newtonites.
Space is limited, so advance registration is highly recommended. Click here to register

Wednesday, January 21st, 7:00 – 9:30 pm
Newton South High School
Cost is $10 for Newton residents, $15 for non-residents

Newton Inspires January 21st

Newton Schools Foundation kicks off their 50th anniversary year on January 21st with the fourth annual Newton Inspires: An Evening of Ideas and Community. Since 2011, Newton Inspires has been uniting Newton residents for an evening of discussion with some of Newton’s brightest, most accomplished and most interesting community members.

This year’s program features headliners Olympic gold medalist and physician Dr. Tenley Albright; MIT professor, engineer and inventor Dr. Robert Langer; former White House staffer and Huffington Post Chief of Staff Herbie Ziskend NNHS ’03; and New York Times bestselling author and journalist Mitchell Zuckoff along with 16 other inspirational Newtonites. Space is limited, so advance registration is highly recommended.

Wednesday, January 21st, 7:00 – 9:30 pm
Cost is $10 for Newton residents, $15 for non-residents
Click here to register

Give a child the gift of theatre for the holidays!

….. Register them for winter programs!

Winter Programs Enrolling!
Peter Rabbit and Friends (Gr K-2) with Sophie Rich
Enjoy these favorite stories through theatre!

Broadway Favorites (Ages 3-5 yrs) with Megan Otteson
Sing, craft, and play!

Lighting and Sound Design (Gr 8-12) with Carter Miller
Create the magic of theatre through design!

Reader’s Theatre, Radio Drama (Gr 3-6) with Christian Krenek
Create, perform and broadcast your own play!

Capoeira Angola (Gr 5-9) with David Fischer
Martial arts movement and dance through this Brazilian art form!

Cabaret Performance (Gr 5-9) with Alexandra Dietrich
Musical theatre performance – and you’re the star!