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Newton Community Preservation Committee: Oct 10th agenda update

Agenda change: The pre-proposal for affordable housing on Frances Street (Newton Highlands/Upper Falls) that was on this agenda has been withdrawn by its sponsor.
The full updated agenda and a meeting location map are online .

MYRTLE VILLAGE Proposal Online (affordable housing on Curve Street, West Newton)
The full proposal and supporting documents are online .

October 10th, 7:00 pm
Principal’s Conference Room, Newton North High School, 457 Walnut St.

Contact: Program Manager Alice Ingerson, 617-796-1144 or aingerson@newtonma.gov .

Boston Tutoring Services test prep & academic support

Boston Tutoring Services, LLC is offering intensive test preparation (ISEE/SSAT, SAT) and academic support programs (Grades K-12, all subject areas).

They can customize a personalized intensive program to challenge and guide your child.
One-on-one, in your home or local library.

Contact Boston Tutoring Services at (781) 248-4558 or BostonTutoringServices <at> gmail <dot> com

NewtonPAC meeting

Please join the Newton Parent Advisory Council for Special Education (NewtonPAC) for the first meeting of the 2013-2014 school year with Dr. Judy Levin-Charns, Assistant Superintendent for Student Services, and administration and school staff.

Newton Special Education Programs and Services:

Elementary School Programs                7:00-8:15 p.m.
Middle and High School Programs       8:30-9:30 p.m.

Networking and refreshments will begin at 6:45 pm., and the meeting will start promptly at 7:00 pm.  Please note that this is half an hour earlier than usual.  For any questions, please contact Eileen Sandberg, PAC chair at eileen_sandberg_newtonpac@gmail.com

Tuesday, October 8th
Education Center, Room 210
100 Walnut Street

Demystifying Teen Relationships

Please join us at an educational community meeting for parents of middle and high school students on Tuesday October 22nd, 7:00 pm.  Let’s work together with our teens to develop safe and healthy dating relationships. There will be speakers from Journey to Safety, Reach Beyond Domestic Violence and the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center. For more information and to RSVP, as space is limited, please contact Debby Belt at dbelt@hammondRE.com.

Waban Library
1608 Beacon Street, Waban

BULLY: Community Screening and Dialogue

First Unitarian Society in Newton is sponsoring a community screening of the documentary film BULLY. The event is free. Pre-registration is strongly recommended (space is limited). A facilitated discussion about the film will directly follow the screening.

This year, over 13 million American kids will be bullied at school, online, on the bus, at home, through their cell phones and on the streets of their towns, making it the most common form of violence young people in this country experience. BULLY, a documentary film directed by Sundance and Emmy-award winning filmmaker Lee Hirsch, shows the human side to this startling statistic, offering an intimate, unflinching look at how bullying has touched five kids and their families. Filmed over the course of the 2009/2010 school year, BULLY opens a window onto the pained and often endangered lives of bullied kids, revealing a problem that transcends geographic, racial, ethnic and economic borders. Join us to view the film and to discuss the vital role we can all play in addressing this crisis.

NOTE:  Children are welcome, but please note that the film is rated PG-13 for intense thematic material, disturbing content and some strong language.
 Childcare is available for children whose parents want to view the film, but requires an email by October 25th to rviscomi@post.harvard.edu specifying the names and ages of the children.

Please RSVP using the following link:
http://www.thebullyproject.com/rviscomi/bully_community_screening_and_dialogue

Friday, November 1st, 6:30 – 9:00 pm
First Unitarian Society in Newton
1326 Washington Street, Newton

A Conversation about the Boston Busing and Desegregation Era

The Busing and desegregation era in Boston was a watershed moment in our city’s history. The violence that met desegregation here was a shock to the nation as it clashed with Boston’s image and identity as a liberal-minded city.

Can We Talk? is a film by media producer Scott Mercer. The film was commissioned by Union of Minority Neighborhoods (UMN) to capture some on the voices that motivated UMN to begin the Boston Busing and Desegregation Project which looks at the impact that the Brown vs. the Board of education ruling had on the state of public education today.

The film offers powerful stories of the 1970’s busing/desegregation crisis that changed Boston forever. Most of those in the film have never publicly shared their stories. It aspires to prompt a long-overdue honest conversation about public education and racism, classism, and social injustices that have plagued not only the Boston public schools, but the city of Boston as a community.

Come meet UMN’s Donna Bivens and Executive Director Horace Small and hear their reflections on this project and watch a 20 minute clip of this powerful film.  What was your experience of the busing and desegregation era in Boston?  Please join us.

Thursday, October 10th, 7:30-9:00 pm
First Unitarian Society of Newton

Haunted House

The Mason Rice 5th graders will be presenting a Haunted House on October 26th from 5:30-8:30 at Mason Rice Elementary School.  This is a fundraiser for the 5th grade class and will feature the 5th graders as monsters, ghouls, zombies, and mad scientists.  Please come see their efforts and have a frightful tour of their Haunted House!

The cost is $5.00 per person.

Newton Community Weekend at Historic Newton

BRING YOUR FAMILY THIS WEEKEND!  October 5th and 6th, noon-5:00 p.m. Newton residents are invited to enjoy free admission to the museum. Join the family-friendly outdoor festival at the Jackson Homestead. Try weaving wool into cloth, making your own butter, pressing cider, dipping candles, and more! Learn through hands-on activities how Newton families lived in the 1800s. Rain date Sunday October 6.

Other events include:

Saturday, October 5th, 8:30 am-3:30 pm
A GUIDED TOUR OF STAINED GLASS BY CHARLES J. CONNICK

Prominent stained glass artist Charles J. Connick made Newton his home for much of his life, and his work can be found in numerous locations in our city and the Boston area. On the 100th anniversary of the founding of his studio, and in anticipation of our new exhibition at the Jackson Homestead, join Peter Cormack, author of the forthcoming book Arts & Crafts Stained Glass, for a guided tour of local sites that feature work from Connick’s early career. Bus transport will be provided between sites. Take the tour both Saturday and Sunday or just one day. Saturday’s tour will feature multiple Newton sites: the Chapel at Newton Country Day School, the Greek Evangelical Church, Trinity Church, and Second Congregational Church as well as All Saints’ Church in Brookline. Cost is $45 per person Saturday, $25 per person Sunday, $55 for both days. Call 617-244-2659 to register. Organized by the Connick Foundation. Meet at St John’s Church, 297 Lowell Ave, Newtonville.

Sunday, October 6th, 12:30 pm -5:00 pm
A GUIDED TOUR OF STAINED GLASS BY CHARLES J. CONNICK

Prominent stained glass artist Charles J. Connick made Newton his home for much of his life, and his work can be found in numerous locations in our city and the Boston area. On the 100th anniversary of the founding of his studio, and in anticipation of our new exhibition at the Jackson Homestead, join Peter Cormack, author of the forthcoming book Arts & Crafts Stained Glass, for a guided tour of local sites that feature work from Connick’s early career. Bus transport will be provided between sites. Take the tour both Saturday and Sunday or just one day. Sunday’s tour will visit First Church in Brookline, Emmanuel Church in West Roxbury, and the new exhibition at the Jackson Homestead. Cost is $45 per person Saturday, $25 per person Sunday, $55 for both days. Click here or call 617-244-2659 to register. Organized by the Connick Foundation. Meet at St John’s Church, 297 Lowell Ave, Newtonville.

Kids, Teen and Family Yoga

Down Under Yoga provides an environment in which children learn to exercise their minds as they move their bodies. Class offerings include yoga for ages 3-6, 5-7, 8-11, families, tweens and teens. Young yogis are taught practices to calm and strengthen their bodies, balance stress, and respect the needs of themselves and others. These are skills to last a lifetime which can be applied to any aspect of their daily lives.

Series classes offered throughout the year. Drop-ins are welcome! For more information see the website: downunderyoga.com, or call 617-244-9642.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tutoring

Are you looking for a compassionate professional to come to your home and give your student what he is lacking in his academics? Since 2009, Next Level Up Tutoring has been providing Newton families and their students the guidance, foundations, organizational skills, and perspective that has been missing from their school lives.

Their tutors can work with any school age student in all subject areas, including some foreign languages. Each student is unique, so each tutoring plan is individualized. Contact them for a quick response or to set up a free consultation. Call 781- 540-1123 or email info@nextleveluptutoring.com.

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