The Williams Elementary School spring auction is running now through 20th. They have restaurants, gyms, spa items, travel, entertainment tickets, and so much more. There are over 160 items to suit every taste and budget. Your bids help fund enrichment activities for all the students at Williams including Creative Arts & Science programs, field trips, library books, technology, and more. Please have a look today at https://www.biddingforgood.com/williamspto/spring2016
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3rd Grade Developmental Girls Basketball
3rd Grade Developmental Girls Basketball Program Spring 2016
The Boston Emeralds 3rd grade program is focused on development. Through fun, competitive drills the girls will learn the basic fundamentals of dribbling, passing, shooting and footwork. There are individual drills, and drills that are done with a partner and a group. Working together, whether with a partner or a group, they will learn the importance of teamwork.
The girls will receive an official reversible Boston Emeralds practice jersey and weekly homework to reinforce the fundamentals learned during our skills sessions. To register and for more information please visit the website at bostonemeraldsbasketball.com. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Michael Cassidy at 617-877-0432. Last year the program filled up fast so please don’t wait.
Public Speaking for Teens
Teens: Want to work on your confidence with public speaking? Join a four-part series that will help build communication skills and leadership, led by Lumos Debate. This program is cosponsored by the Friends of the Newton Free Library and Newton Youth Services.
This series is for grades 5-9 and when you register for this program, you are signing up for all four sessions. Wednesdays, March 30th, April 6th, 13th, and 20th, 4:00 pm, Newton Free Library 3rd Floor Rear Arc.
Summer STEM Camps for Grades 1-6!
Sylvan Learning’s Summer STEM Camps for Grades 1-6! Check out the Robotics/Coding Camps in July and August starting at $225 per week. To learn more, please click here: http://www.sylvanlearning.com/edge/sylvan-edge-camps
Contact Korina Martin to sign up your children for a summer of learning and fun! She can b reached at 617-264-4150 or Sy**************@************ng.com.
Adult Knitting Class in Newton Center
Would you like to learn to knit? Do you know the basics but are ready to move beyond a scarf? Or have you finished a couple of projects and are ready to learn some new techniques and become more confident?
Register now for an adults-only knitting class taught by an experienced teacher:
In this class, beginners will develop a strong foundation of skills so that they can continue knitting many different types of projects. You’ll learn how to: cast on, knit, purl, create a border, read a pattern, identify and fix common mistakes, and bind off. More experienced knitters can expand their skills to cables, lace knitting, chart reading, and/or socks.
Tuesday evenings beginning March 29th , 7:00 – 9:00 pm OR
Wednesday mornings beginning March 30th, 10:00 am – noon
Cost: $75 for a 5-class pass
Location: Instructor’s home in Newton Centre
To register, email the instructor ma***********@***il.com. Payment information, address, and a list of materials needed for the first class will be sent promptly.
Waban Hardware hopes to be a UPS dropoff location
Waban Hardware is open at 1641 Beacon! The new owner of Waban Hardware would like to reinstate its UPS drop off service at the shop and has created an online petition to prove to UPS that the community would use this service. If you support Waban Hardware as a UPS drop off location, please sign (signature button is to the right on screen):
Check out Waban Hardware on Facebook.
Karen K & the Jitterbugs – Free Performance for Kids
Bug Out! With Karen K in her imaginary backyard fort where she makes music with her friends, the Jitterbugs: Bumble (the bee who doesn’t like to sting); Stinky (loves playing outside, refuses baths); Hop (lots of energy, not a lot of self control); Slug Bug (needs a LOT of naps) and her best friend Lightening (thinks he’s a super hero).
Karen K & the Jitterbugs is one of the Belmont Savings Bank Free Performance Series, visit www.newtoncommunitypride.org for the rest of the schedule.
March 19th, 2:00 pm
Newton Cultural Center
City Hall, 1000 Commonwealth Avenue
cuSTEMized free STEM event
You are invited to a wonderful STEM event hosted by The Innovation Institute.
cuSTEMized: If you can see it, you can be it!
What would you like to be when you grow up? A doctor? A scientist? An engineer? Come imagine, explore, and color with cuSTEMized at this fun-filled, hands-on learning, and fundraiser event! Learn about the science of colors! What is a prism? Why does a rainbow appear when it rains? Have fun with coloring pages featuring different science, technology, engineering, and other cool careers. Every child will receive a coloring book featuring different STEM careers.
-Make a personalized ebook about yourself as a veterinarian, agronomist, meteorologist, and more.
-Meet and hear from real scientists studying how do brains grows, how to cure cancer, and other scientific topics.
What: cuSTEMized: If you can see it, you can be it!
Who: Pre-K – grade 4 (aimed at girls/all are welcome)
Where: 288 Walnut Street, Suite 300, Newtonville, MA 02460
When: March 20th, 2:00 – 4:00 pm
How: Please register in advance at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/coloring-with-custemized-if-you-can-see-it-you-can-be-it-tickets-214084372120
All donations go towards providing free personalized books to the 1st graders at Science Club for Girls, a local after-school STEM-enrichment program for girls, and the girls at Head Start, an early education program that services low-income families.
Please visit cuSTEMized.org or contact in**@********ed.org for more information.
Spots on the Newton Girls Ultimate Frisbee Team!
Mark Goodman and his daughter Sophie formed the Newton Girls Ultimate Frisbee team for middle school girls in 2013. The team had a successful season last Spring competing in 3 tournaments. Mark has played and taught Ultimate for 20+ years, and he looks forward to coaching the team again this Spring. There are a few roster spots open. If your daughter is interested in playing, please contact Mark at MG**********@***il.com.
Who: Newton Girls in grades 5 – 8.
When: Sundays 4:00 – 6:00 pm. Practice begins on March 13th.
Where: TBD
What: The girls will learn to play Ultimate Frisbee. The team is tentatively playing in local tournaments in May and early June – and in Amherst on May 22nd.
How: If your daughter might be interested in playing, please contact Mark.
MG**********@***il.com. The team will be limited to a max of 20 players.
Cost: $80. This fee covers field rental, insurance. Each player will receive Continue reading
First lesson free
Free introduction to the harp: Professional harpist with degrees from Harvard and Juilliard, passionate about teaching, offers private lessons in her Newton Center home. First lesson is free. Call Judy Kogan at 617-527-0818.