The John M. Barry Boys & Girls Club of Newton has been selected as a 2020 Boston Marathon® Official Charity Partner of the BAA!
Join the team of 15 charity runners and receive professional coaching and fundraising support. Check this off your “bucket list” while supporting more than 700 Newton children and teens at the same time.
For details visit www.newtonbgc.com/marathoncharityrunners.
#TeamNewtonBGC
Harvard Student Agencies Tutoring, a completely Harvard-student-run non-profit established in 2007, is offering Newton high school students an in-depth review of all sections of the exam, as well as review of test taking strategies.
This course is taught and developed by current Harvard students who scored well on the exam and can help you do the same. This course runs for five weeks with one four hour session per week. For $495.00, you’ll get all 20 hours of their proprietary curriculum, a free prep book, as well as the opportunity to develop a productive relationship with a Harvard student. Use promo code NEWTON15 to get 15% off!
Sign up for the November group course before the November 1st registration deadline and prepare for your SATs! For more information and to register visit https://hsatutoring.com/newtonsouth. For more information, please call 617-496-1506 or email tutoring@hsa.net.
November 23rd, 9:00 am -2:00 pm
75 Vernon Street, Newton
Roll up your sleeves and help save lives! Newton Presbyterian Church will proudly partner with the American Red Cross to hold what they expect to be the first of many blood drives. The Red Cross has over 135 years of experience providing humanitarian aid, including more than 75 years of supplying blood to those in need.
Each pint of blood collected can help save up to three lives and will touch the lives of so many more. What a great way to pay it forward and make an impact on people in our community and across the country. The Newton Presbyterian Church Mission Committee is leading this initiative. You’ll will be entertained by the Newton All City Troubadours during the blood drive, to be followed by their concert in the Sanctuary that evening at 7:00 pm.
See flyer for more information.
You may have noticed the new Blue Zone signs at your school with the red “No Idling Per State Law” addition. Vehicle idling is when a driver leaves a vehicle running while it is parked. Idling increases the amount of harmful emissions a vehicle produces. Vehicle emissions are more concentrated at ground level where kids are standing—and breathing.
Children breathe more air per pound of body weight than do adults. For this reason, they take in proportionately higher “doses” of any pollutants, which enter their lungs and, in some cases, bloodstream. Children are more biologically vulnerable to pollution from idling vehicles and the child with the highest exposure to pollutants may be your own; in a line of idling vehicles, pollutant levels may also be elevated inside your vehicle as well as outside.
What can you do to protect your child’s health? For parents and caregivers at arrival and dismissal, it’s simple. If you will be waiting for more than 10 seconds, turn off the engine.
Remind other drivers to do the same.
Check out the flyer No Idling.
Brought to you by Newton Safe Routes to School
For more information, email newtonsaferoutes@gmail.com or visit https://www.facebook.com/NewtonSafeRoutes/
Have you ever wondered what the Club has to offer for kids of all ages? Well, now is your chance to discover the many programs and services they provide. Join to tour the facility, learn about the programs / activities they offer, and meet program staff. Plus, it’s not too late to register (either online https://www.newtonbgc.com/club-membership-form or at the Open House) for this year’s school year program.
Arts * STEM * Athletics * Basket Ball for all ages * Coding * Robotics * All Girl Programs * Homework Help and more. Visit the website at https://www.newtonbgc.com/
Open House is October. 21st, 5:00 – 7:00 pm
675 Watertown Street
Candidates running for Newton School Committee will be sharing their perspective on
questions related to special education in Newton. There will also be time for parents to
meet with the candidates.
Elections for School Committee are city-wide, so Newton voters elect School Committee members in all wards, not just their own.
A moderator will ask candidates questions that have been submitted by SEPAC
members, and there will be an opportunity for parents and caregivers to speak
informally with the candidates. Note, the presentation date was changed to October 24th to accommodate scheduling conflicts.
Please email your questions for the candidates to parlikar@yahoo.com by October 22nd.
October 24th, 7:30-9:30 pm
Ed Center Room 304, 100 Walnut Street
Please come to an information session to learn how we can rebuild the Auburndale Community Association. Many years ago, the Auburndale Community Association (ACA) enriched the community by organizing a variety of activities, such as one of the first Newton Village Days. They currently support Rove the Cove, an annual road race.
Several residents are interested in reviving the ACA, and possibly merging it with the Lasell Neighborhood Association, the organization behind the annual Auburndale progressive dinner. Join the meeting to hear about plans to revive this community focused organization! Come to listen, or bring your ideas and suggestions for community events.
October 24th, 8:00 pm
Auburndale Community Library, 375 Auburn Street
For any questions, or if would like to be updated on plans, please contact Susan Katcher at sgkatcher@gmail.com or Joel Shames at joelsshames@gmail.com.
To celebrate Massachusetts STEM Week, middle- and high-school students are invited to Think Big!, a free event at the the Newton Free Library on Saturday, October 26, 2PM-4PM, to meet 16 local STEM professionals and talk informally (over ice cream from Cabots!) about challenges, satisfactions, and career paths in the wide range of STEM fields. These mentors represent a wide range of STEM: Microbiology, running-shoe design, software development, computational biology, ecology, chemistry, drug design, solar entrepreneurship, 3D animation, manufacturing science, applied physics, genomics, and more. It’s free and space is limited, so register now. It’s sponsored by the Newton Free Library, NewtonSTEM, and the John M. Barry Boys & Girls Club, with help from the Newton LigerBots. You can see what earlier Think Big! events were like in November 2015, March 2018, and October 2018. For more information, email info@newtonstem.org.
Green your Halloween at Newton’s first ever Pumpkin Smash. What will you do with your pumpkin after Halloween? You could put it in with your yard waste, but how much more fun would it be to smash it?
This family friendly event will be focused on options to manage food waste in Newton. All smashed pumpkins will be composted. By composting your pumpkin, you are reducing waste, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and creating a valuable amendment for our soils. It’s going to be a smashing time! For more information visit: www.newtonma.gov/recycling, checkout the flyer: Pumpkin Smash or see the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/463493014244634/
November 2nd, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Newton City Hall War Memorial Circle
Early Action and Early Decision deadlines are coming up soon. Do you need help with the FAFSA and CSS Profile for your child’s college applications? If so, contact Eileen at eileen@alum.mit.edu or 857-231-1139.
