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Raising Teens in Today’s Hookup Culture

This Is Real: Raising Teens in Today’s Hookup Culture

What does current research say about how to talk with your teens about sex? How can we have these important conversations in an honest and nurturing way?

Over the course of the evening, the group will share information, clarify our own values and share the concerns and hopes we have for our teens around sex and sexuality. Using Jewish wisdom as the foundation, we hope you will leave feeling more supported in guiding your child toward a healthy and happy young adulthood.

For more information and to register, please go to: movingtraditions.org/bostonevent http://movingtraditions.org/bostonevent. Presented by Moving Traditions in partnership with Temple Emanuel, Newton.

December 7th,  7:00 – 9:00 pm
Temple Emanuel, Ward Street, Newton

Upcoming Teen Programs at the Library

Typewriter Poetry, November 21st, 7:00 pm, second floor Teen Area:
Get creative with the monthly Typewriter Poetry group. You’ll be getting together to use old-school typewriters and write poems for library patrons on the spot! The group will meet in the Library on the third Monday of every month. Grades 7-12.

Books & Brownies, November 30th, 7:00 pm, second floor Teen Area: Join the parent/guardian and teen book club and enjoy brownies! The group will discuss We Were Liars by e. lockhart. Grades 9-12 and their adult.

School Assignments: How Parents Can Help, December 8th, 7:00 pm, Druker Auditorium: Professional writers have editors who read their words before their work is shared. Student writers should have the same opportunity before submitting their work to teachers. Jane Hirschhorn will facilitate a program designed to help parents learn how to help their high school student with writing assignments in a way that is productive, respects the child’s ownership of his or her work and avoids some common pitfalls. Ms. Hirschhorn, a professional writing tutor with more than two decades of experience working with Boston-area students in both classroom and one-on-one settings, tutored writing at the Mount Ida College Writing Center where she was also a supervisor. She holds a Master of Arts in Teaching from Tufts University. This program is for parents of high schoolers.

3D Printing Workshop, December 15th, 4:00 pm, second floor Computer Center: Come design something to print on the library’s new LulzBot Mini 3D printer! Grades 7-12. Registration begins November 24th.

Successful Gala benefits our community

On November 5th, the West Suburban YMCA hosted its annual gala at the Y, raising nearly $70,000 towards the Y’s Annual Campaign.

Proceeds will allow adult cancer survivors to participate in a 12-week LIVESTRONG at the YMCA program free of charge, local families to send their children to summer camp and community members to participate in swimming lessons, keeping them safe around the water.

Staying Engaged with your Child through the Teen Journey

Parent Workshop at the Waban Library Center

Come join an interactive workshop designed to help you better understand your child as she or he enters adolescence. Learn and practice skills that will help you communicate with your child through their tween and teen years.

Fee: $20.00, half of which goes to benefit the Waban Library Center. To RSVP and get the signup sheet: Please email Amy at amy@amybehrens.com or follow this link: http://www.wabanlibrarycenter.org/parent-coaching-sessions-at-wlc/

November 15th, 7:30-9:30 pm

About the Instructor: Amy Behrens, M.Ed. is a certified parent coach and educator who has been working with children, adults, and families, domestically and internationally, for over 20 years. She has three children of her own and loves helping parents find ways of turning challenges into opportunities for growth, love, and connection. To learn more about her work, visit www.amybehrens.com.

Newton Turkey Trot 5K

The final count down to the Newton Turkey Trot is finally here! Join your friends and neighbors for the for the 3rd annual Newton 5K Turkey Trot for the Newton Food Pantry! The 5K is this Saturday, November 19th at 9:00 am. Kids 1 mile fun run at 8:30 am.

Details, registration and volunteer info at www.newtonturkeytrot.com. Sign up before the race sells out, or consider volunteering to help out!

David Polansky Reunion Concert

David Polansky’s Time for Partners music classes and his original music about ‘dinosaurs that thump’ have delighted a generation of Newton families. Time for Partners alumni, and anyone else who likes music and fun can join in! Tickets: $10.00 adults/$5.00 kids & alumni/$25.00 family. Purchase at www.newtoncommunitypride.org

November 20th,  10:30 am
Newton Cultural Center at City Hall
1000 Commonwealth Avenue

High School Start Time – Open Meetings

The district is committed to gathering feedback from the community on a later high school start time – a change that could impact start and end times at ALL schools in the district. A community-wide forum was held in October and several elementary and middle schools have shared information at PTO meetings.

Three upcoming PTO meetings are open to the entire NPS community if you would like to learn more and share your feedback. Six potential scenarios will be presented (review them here.) Mark your calendars for:

Cabot Elementary (229 Cabot St.)
November 30th, 7:00 pm.

Angier Elementary (1697 Beacon St.)
December 7th, 7:00 pm

Countryside Elementary (191 Dedham St.)
December 8th, 7:00 pm

More information can be found on the district website. Please consider attending to share your feedback or email your thoughts to laterstart@newton.k12.ma.us.