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Now Is The Time To Plan For a Summer Internship!

An internship is an important step in college and career preparation. So how can you find one? Let InternBoston do the work.

They provide students with internships that are a perfect fit with their career interests and skills. The signature Summer60 is a comprehensive program designed for high school students and graduates. InterBoston creates custom-tailored internships that allow students to work with mentors while developing business and life skills in a real-world setting. For more information, visit www.internboston.com or email info@internboston.com .

Roll it Forward bike recycling

Donate your old bike in any condition and help someone new. Have an old bike collecting dust or bikes your kids have outgrown? ROLL IT FORWARD collects bikes of all sizes.
For information about how the program works please visit http://www.bostonbikes.org/programs/roll-it-forward/overview.

Nadav Kolodner and Deborah Simonds are hosting a bike drive and collecting bikes over the next few weeks. They can pick up or you can drop off in Newton Center. The program will then fix up your used bike and match it with someone who can really use it. They also provide them with a helmet and lock and educational workshop.

Contact Deborah at deborah@careergroup.com or cell 206-849-8641 for questions or to arrange donation.

Community Discussion on Newton as a Welcoming City For All – April 7th

Help us ensure that Newton is open to people of all races/ethnicities, religions, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, and disabilities.

On Thursday evening, April 7th, Mayor Warren will host the first annual community discussion focused on ensuring that Newton is a welcoming community to people of all backgrounds. The forum will include leaders from our community and beyond. This will be an opportunity for residents of all ages to ask questions, and join us in making Newton the most inclusive community it can be.

The discussion will be held in the War Memorial of Newton City Hall, located at 1000 Commonwealth Avenue, on Thursday, April 7th at 6:30 pm.

NPS 2017 Budget News

On March 23rd, the Superintendent presented his proposed budget for the next fiscal year to the School Committee. The School Committee will hold a number of meetings to discuss the budget, as well as host a public forum to get input from the community. All budget meetings will take place at the Ed. Center, 100 Walnut Street in Room 210.

March 28, 5:30 pm – Regular School Committee Meeting, presentation/discussion on all aspects of the budget
March 31, 8:00 am – Special School Committee Meeting, further budget discussion, straw vote
April 4, 7:00 pm – Public hearing
April 11, 7:00 pm – Final budget vote

To see the proposed FY2017 budget, please click here Proposed Budget. You can also click here: https://vimeo.com/160098585 to see the superintendent’s presentation from the March 23rd School Committee meeting.

Fabulous deals at the Zervas online auction

Get fabulous deals (up to 90 percent off!) from your favorite places or try something new for a bargain price at www.biddingforgood.com/zervas! Zervas’ online auction includes many new and exciting items available at great prices for everyone in your family, including your favorite restaurants and specialty foods, popular kids activities and birthday party venues, day and sleepaway camps, fitness classes and memberships, beauty services, sports and entertainment tickets, and much more.

Online bidding is open for one week only from March 28th through April 3rd so don’t miss out! If viewing on a mobile device, click on “View standard version of site” for a more user-friendly browsing experience. All items available for pick-up on Sunday, April 10th from 12-3 pm at 1601 Beacon Street in Waban or email pto@zervaspto.org to make an alternative arrangement. A five percent processing fee will be added to purchases.

Angier Elementary School Seeking Substitute Teachers

Angier School is looking to fill two Substitute/Instructional Support Staff (ISS) positions. One is a 1-day-per-week (Friday) position. The other is a 2-day-per-week (Friday and Thursday or Wednesday) position. The candidates will provide substitute coverage for all grades K-5 as needed and should have classroom experience. This is a great part-time opportunity for former teachers or recent education graduates interested in working in Newton. If interested, please send your resume to Assistant Principal Orla Higgins Averill at orla_higginsaverill@newton.k12.ma.us.

Interested in helping a child with disabilities?

Are you interested in helping a child with disabilities learn how to ride a bicycle?

Arlington iCanShine Bike Camp returns to Arlington this April during school vacation week, April 18th – 22nd. iCanShine bike camp is a place where anyone eight or over with a diagnosed disability can learn how to ride a conventional two wheeled bicycle. It’s a place where miracles happen.

They are seeking volunteers, age14 or over, to work with riders during the upcoming bike camp. If you are unfamiliar with what bike camp is all about, head to www.icanshine. org and check out a few of the videos posted there to see bike camp in action.

Flier is available here or to register for volunteering please go to www.arlingtonbike camp.org.

NewtonPAC meeting March 29th

The topic of the NewtonPAC’s next meeting will be Restraint, Seclusion and Time-Outs, and the use of quiet rooms. Dan Almeida, District Supervisor of ABA Services, will be presenting in the new State regulations and Newton’s policy changes.

If your child ever has (or might have) time out of class for the purpose of calming, these changes affect you. The NewtonPAC worked hard on the policy changes with NPS to insure parental notification and involvement in the use of these procedures. Please try to attend if you can.

Please rsvp to newtonpacmeetingrsvp@gmail.com (so that they book the right sized room for the meeting). Contact Eileen Sandberg at Eileen.sandberg.newtonpac@gmail.com with any questions.

March 29th, 7:00 pm – Please note that the time is 1/2 an hour earlier than usual.
Room 210 of the Education Center, 100 Walnut Street.

QPR Training

Newton Cares invites you to learn a suicide prevention training called QPR, Question, Persuade, Refer. It’s an an evidence based, simple technique that offers everyone strategies and approaches to responding to someone experiencing distress and information about how to get the expert help required. There are 2 upcoming community trainings:

March 31st, 8:00 – 10:00 am (breakfast included)
Location: Family Access of Newton, 492 Waltham Street, West Newton
Registration is required/ Space is limited. Click here to register for March 31st

April 15th, 12:00 – 2:00 pm (light lunch included)
Location: Andover Newton Theological School, 210 Herrick Road, Newton Centre
The training will be held in Noyes Hall.
Registration is required/ Space is limited. Click here to register for April 15th

Or visit www.newtonma.gov/newtoncares to register for upcoming trainings.