Category Archives: Events

Child Passenger Safety Week

Child Passenger Safety Week is September 14th – 20th and  September 20th is National Seat Check Saturday. In Honor of this day the Car Seat Technicians from the Newton Police Department will be performing installations and inspections for all parents, grandparents etc., who would like their child carseat inspected.

There is no fee and there will also be a handful of free carseats available for families in need. The Installations and Inspections will be performed on Saturday from 8:00 am -11:00 am at the War Memorial Drive located at Newton’s City Hall.

National Child Seat Check Saturday:
Date: Saturday September 20th
Time: 8:00 am – 11:00 am
Where: Newton City Hall, War Memorial Drive

Women’s Doubles Tennis Open

2nd Annual Forgirlsake Women’s Doubles Tennis Open : Have fun playing tennis while supporting a worthwhile cause! Saturday September 27th at the Newton North High School Tennis Courts.

Welcoming all women’s doubles players in the 3.0/3.5/4.0 play range; enter with or without a partner (organizers will match up single entrants). Register here: http://forgirlsake.org/tennis.html to benefit Forgirlsake.org, a Newton-based 501(c)3.

Runners/walkers wanted

The Get Real Campaign is heading up a team for the 16th Annual Samaritans 5K Run/Walk for Someone Else’s Life and Family Fun Festival to be held on September 27th in Brighton, MA.

The Campaign hopes to get a strong showing from Newton. There is a $25 per person registration fee but there is no fundraising minimum. It’s more of an awareness event. They have t-shirts available for the first 30 or so participants and could make more if needed. The link for the Get Real Campaign team is

http://give.samaritanshope.org/site/TR/Events/General?pg=team&fr_id=1040&team_id=2230

New Theatre Company

A brand new theater company has just been started in Newton. The Newton Nomadic Theater’s mission is to bring high quality, simply staged, reasonably priced, theater productions to unusual performance spaces in all the villages of Newton. The first production, Faith Healer by Brian Friel, will open on September 26th and 27th in Carriage House Violins in Upper Falls. The following weekend (October 43rd and 4th) the production will move to Lower Falls for two nights at Gregorian Rugs. The final weekend (October 10th and 11th) it will move to the chapel of the First Baptist Church in Newton Centre. All tickets are $20.00

For more information or to purchase tickets go to http://NewtonNomadicTheater.org. Please join them for a night of wonderful live theater … and please tell your friends.

Destination Imagination

Come to a “DI Info Night” to find out more about enrolling your child in a life changing experience.

Tuesday, September 9th, from 7:00-8:00 pm
Zervas Elementary Library at 30 Beethoven Avenue

Wednesday, September 10th, from 7:00-8:00 pm
Burr Elementary Cafeteria at 171 Pine Street

Monday, September 15th, from 7:00-8:00 pm
Cabot Elementary Cafeteria at 229 Cabot Street

Wednesday, September 17th, from 7:00-8:00 pm
Memorial Spaulding Auditorium at 250 Brookline Street

Monday, September 22nd, from 7:00-8:00 pm
Horace Mann Elementary at 687 Watertown Street

The Destination Imagination program encourages teams of learners to have fun, take risks, focus and frame challenges while incorporating STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), the arts and service learning. DI students learn patience, flexibility, persistence, ethics, respect for others and their ideas, and the collaborative problem solving process.

More than 1.5 million youth have taken part in Destination Imagination problem-solving challenges in the past 30 years. Participating in DI has helped them develop critical thinking skills they can apply to their future schooling and careers to give them a competitive advantage for the rest of their lives. Last year, 80 students from nine different Newton Public Schools participated in Regional and State competitions.

NCE Fall College Prep Classes

This fall, NCE is offering a variety of affordable classes to help families prepare for college admissions:

ACT Math/Science Review  4 Wednesdays @ NSHS, 7:00 – 9:00 pm, 9/24-10/, $185
ACT English/Reading Review  – 4 Tuesdays @ NNHS, 7:00 – 9:00 pm, 9/23-10/14, $185
SAT Math Review  – 4 Thursdays @ NSHS, 7:00 – 9:00 pm, 10/9-10/30, $185
SAT Verbal Review Mondays @ NNHS 9/29-10/27, $185
Write Successful Essays for Your College Application – 4 Thursdays @ NNHS, 7:00 – 8:30 pm 10/2-10/23, $185
You Can Do It: Manage Your Own (Child’s) College Application Process– 2 Mondays/1 Wednesday @ NNHS, 7:30 – 9:00 pm, 9/22, 9/29, &10/15, $75

For more information, or to register, please visit newtoncommunityed.org or call 617-559-6999.

NewtonPAC meeting

The Newton Parent Advisory Council for Special Education (NewtonPAC) will meet on September 17th for a session for the parents and guardians of any child with special needs. They will have a dessert potluck (contributions welcome!), with time for networking and getting to know each other, and will plan the PAC’s meetings and events for the 2014-2015 school year. Come and meet other parents of kids with special needs in a relaxed, informal setting!

Any questions, or if you’d like to sign up to bring a dessert, feel free to email Eileen Sandberg, PAC chairperson, at ei***********************@***il.com.

September 17th,  7:30-9:00 pm
Room 210 at the Education Center, 100 Walnut Street

 

Upcoming teen programs @ the Newton Free Library

Teen Crafternoons, September 2nd and 16th, 3:30 pm, second floor Teen Area: Get creative! Join in and hang out working on crafts and eating snacks. Grades 6-12.

SAT Prep: Verbal & Essay Writing,  September 3rd, 7:00 pm, Druker Auditorium: High School sophomores, juniors and seniors, SAT essay writing is a critical part of your SAT score. However, the writing is very different from the type of essays you write for school. It’s easy to excel if you are well prepared. Please join David Berlove, Ph.D. Neurobiologist and founder of Excellence-tutoring.com, for an interactive discussion on the challenges of the SAT verbal section and writing test, with a focus on the specific skills needed for effective SAT essay writing. Come and learn from a professional SAT tutor what to write and how to write it and achieve your dream score!

Get Hooked: Knitting and Crochet Club, September 4th, 7:00 pm, second floor Teen Area: Join the ongoing Knitting and Crochet Club. They’ll have crochet hooks, knitting needles, yarn and the know-how to teach the basics of crocheting. Or, bring your own project. Refreshments will be served. Open to ages 10 and up.

Mini-Comics Workshop, September 10th, 4:00 pm, Druker Auditorium: Join a workshop where you get to create mini-comics! Led by comic artist Dan Moynihan. Open to ages 10-18. Registration required.

SAT Math Prep, September 17th, 7:00 pm, Druker Auditorium: High School sophomores, juniors and seniors, the SAT is coming, and with it, a math section designed to confound you. Learn how to sidestep the confusion and achieve success! Join David Berlove, a professional SAT tutor, Ph.D. Neurobiologist and founder of Excellence-tutoring.com. You’ll learn tips and tricks that will help you master the math and achieve your best possible score. We’ll discuss some tough problems and find ways of making them easier and more approachable.

College Essay Writing Workshop, September 20th, 11:00 am, Druker Auditorium: Students, whether you accomplished a lot on your college essay over the summer or you’re still trying to decide what to write about when school begins next fall, this workshop is for you. Students will work in small groups with others who are at the same writing stage, and will be led by professional tutors and teachers. You’ll also get an opportunity for individual help and feedback. Online registration begins August 1. This is a free workshop offered to students. Please bring at least 5 copies of your essay draft if you have one.

Questions? Email Liz the Teen Librarian at te***@***************ry.net or call the Newton Free Library at 617-796-1360. All programs are free and open to the public, parking is free.