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Green Newton Student Group Presents ‘Greening the Holidays’

Green Newton Student Group Presents ‘Greening the Holidays’. Newton student leaders invite you to join this virtual public meeting (for all ages) on how we can make plans to celebrate a more sustainable holiday season. The program will include great gift ideas, trivia questions and easy steps to make an environmental difference. Please register in advance for this webinar here: Greening the Holidays

 

  • Food & Waste, with Kaleigh Yee (NSHS ’19) and Hailey Strickler (Beaver Country Day ‘22) How does food and waste play into the culture of a holiday? How can we make more sustainable choices while maintaining tradition?
  • Fashion, with Ahona Dam (NSHS ’23) and Mia Santangelo (NNHS ‘22) What is fast fashion? How can we consciously avoid supporting it during the holidays?
  • Transportation, with Ava Freeman (NSHS ’22) During a ‘normal’ holiday season, how can we realistically prioritize conscious transportation choices?
  • Gift Giving, with Windley Knowlton (NSHS ‘18) What makes a gift special? What are some meaningful, environmentally conscious gift ideas?
  • Advocacy, with Coral Lin (NNHS ‘21) Why is advocacy important to prioritize during the holidays?
  • Taking Action!, with Clara Dutton (NSHS ‘21) How energy efficiency steps can be considered a gift?
  • The 4C Tree Project, introduced by Elizabeth Sockwell (NSHS ‘16) and Jojo Parks (BC ‘24) What is the ‘Capture Carbon Commemorate COVID-19’ project all about? How can one incorporate volunteering experience into a gift?

December 6th, 4:00 – 5:00 pm

Credit to Esther Zhang (NNHS ’22) for designing the graphic for this Green Newton event

Holiday Drive -Through with Giant Puppets, Frosty, Newton Teddy Bear and more!

Come to the Mayor’s Dazzling Holiday Drive -Through with Giant Puppets, Frosty, Newton Teddy Bear and more! This holiday season, things are a little different, but we can still celebrate with a festive drive-through display of holiday lights, music and surprises!

All are welcome to Mayor Fuller’s Celebration. Bring an unwrapped gift (suitable for ages newborn -10 years old) to support the Newton Police Department’s “stuff a cruiser” for the Village Bank’s Gift Drive. Please consider supporting the Newton food pantries by bringing a grocery gift card.

Mayor Fuller will greet you as volunteers collect your donations in a contact free manner. Look for Frosty and other special friends along the drive-by route. Newton Community Pride volunteers will be handing out a thank you gift for your support. This event is
sponsored by Newton Parks, Recreation and Culture, and Newton Community Pride.

Special thanks to Jerry Reilly for the giant puppets! Please consider purchasing your donations locally and head to dinner (or take out) after your drive-through visit. For more information call 617-796-1540.

December 8th (rain date December 9th),  5:30 – 6:00 pm
Newton City Hall, 1000 Commonwealth Avenue

South Stage Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough fundraiser

South Stage Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough fundraiser is running now through December 6th! Order a delicious holiday gift for yourself or someone else!

South Stage is selling refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough (yields 20-22 cookies) by the quart for $15.00. Dough is made fresh by fabulous local caterer/restaurant VineRipe Grill.

Place your online order at southstage.org by December 6th, and choose your pickup time of either December 12th (2:00 – 3:00 pm) or December 16th (10:00 – 11:00 am). Pickup will be at the Newton South High School front entrance or just inside in the auditorium foyer.

Other pickup arrangements can be made if needed — email LaurenLookner@gmail.com. All orders must be made in advance, thank you!

For other South Stage holiday gift ideas, please visit https://www.southstage.org/merch.html

Gap Program Information Session

COVID-19 has turned our lives upside down. In response, many students are asking if this pandemic presents the opportunity to pursue a different avenue instead of the direct transition into higher learning. A gap year – a break from traditional academics – is a chance to explore, pause, and reflect before entering the next step of academia. Students use this time to gain a better understanding of themselves and the type of impact they want to have on the world.

TeenLife’s Virtual Gap Program Information Session will allow parents, students, and educators to learn about a variety of gap programs in a short amount of time. There will be three sessions each with six different organizations presenting. You can sign up for one or all sessions!

The event is free, but registration is required. Hosted by TeenLife and The Gap Year Association. Register here: Gap Year Program. Please email margaret@teenlife.com if you have any questions.

December 10th, 5 – 8 pm

Women in World Jazz virtual Creative Arts and Sciences program

Creative Arts & Sciences is proud to present Women in World Jazz webinar-style virtual concerts for schools that missed their spring performances. Both live and pre-recorded performances and virtual collaborations will be included. Members of the ensemble will share information about the music of the featured composers. DLA students will attend the performance with their neighborhood school hybrid classmates.

Webinar links will be distributed to students by the school’s administration prior to the performance date.

All performances will take place at 9:15 am
November 18th – Grades K-2 Bowen, Ward, Peirce, and Burr
December 2nd – Grades 3-5 Angier, Bowen, Ward, and Burr
December 12th – Grades 3-5 Cabot, Peirce, Underwood, Zervas, Horace Mann
January 13th – Grades K-2 Angier, Cabot, Underwood, Zervas, Horace Mann

Creative Arts & Sciences enrichment programming is made possible by generous contributions to each school’s PTO. Thank you for your support!
View a flyer here: Creative Arts & Sciences concert series

Pie in the Sky time!

Newton Rotary is again partnering with The Presti Group to support Community Servings!

Order pies for yourself, your friends, and your colleagues…AND/OR make a donation to help Community Servings deliver medically tailored, nutritious, scratch-made meals to chronically and critically ill individuals and their families.

It’s easy to do:
Click HERE to order (or donate).
Choose which pies you’d like to order or to donate
Select ‘Presti Marie’ as your seller in the drop-down list
Select your pick-up location by entering your zip code to see the options. Pick up is Tuesday, November 24th.
Make an additional donation, if you wish
Enter your payment info
Order soon as only a limited number of pies will be available at most locations.

Presto! On November 24th you’ll get to pick up some delicious, handmade pies AND get some delicious food to struggling families.

Conversations About Transition: A Webinar Series to Prepare LD Students for College, Career and More

Schools for Children is presenting a free three-part webinar series on the transition to college, career and more for high school students with learning differences and other social-emotional challenges.

Session 1: Who Will I Become?
November 17th, 7:00 – 8:00 pm
Register: bit.ly/SFCTransitionSeries

Session 2: College Bound with Challenges
December 3rd,  7:00 – 8:00 pm
Register: bit.ly/SFCTransitionSeriesCollege

Session Three: Learning & Doing: When College Isn’t Your First Next Step
January 12th, 7:00 – 8:00 pm
Register: bit.ly/SFCTransitionSeriesCareer

Learn more at bit.ly/HSTransitionSeries

Holiday Gift Drive Kicks Off!

The Rotary Club of Newton is so happy to be partnering this year with The Village Bank to help ensure that every kiddo in Newton has a special winter holiday this year!

Can you help with a donation of a new, unwrapped toy (for a child age newborn to 10 years), a cash donation, or a gift card so that our Rotary elves can gather up some goodies?

Click HERE for details on how to:
Drop off a new, unwrapped toy or gift card at any Village Bank branch
Choose a toy to donate using this Amazon Wish List
Make a cash donation through the Newton Rotary Foundation

Click here for flyer: Gift Drive

What’s Happening at the West Suburban YMCA

Virtual Ugly Sweater 5K
Wear an ugly sweater and run or walk a 5k between November 29th and December 6th. Participants can do the race on their own time and on a route of their choosing. All proceeds go to the Annual Fund, which supports the Y’s commitment to keep the facility open to all, regardless of ability to pay. This event is an opportunity to support the Y in a social distant way, exercise, and receive prizes. Registration fees are $10 for youth, $15 for adults, or $40 for a family. Register online: https://donate.wsymca.org/UglySweater5k

Fall Program Mini Sessions
Late Fall Program Session Starts November 16th
The Y is helping families have an active, engaging, and safe fall! The Y’s Late Fall Session runs from November 16th to December 19th (no classes the week of Thanksgiving). Register now for swimming, sports, music, and fitness programs!

Create A Class
The Y is also offering the opportunity to “create a class,” by putting together a custom group such as a school cohort, a family bubble, or any group of your choosing. Most Y programs – such as basketball classes, swim lessons, fitness training groups, and more – can be created for your specific group. Staff will work with you to set up a day and time for your participant group and the program of your choosing.

Out of School Time Community Connections
Remote Learning Support and Enrichment for Grades K-8. This fall the Y’s Out of School Time (OST) program is offering a full day program from 7:45 am – 5:00 pm to support distance learning and complement the Newton Public Schools schedule. Families have the option to enroll their child for 5 days, 3 days, or 2 days per week. The EEC-certified Out of School Time program provides academic support, structured routine, and opportunities for physical activities and enrichment activities. Learn more at www.wsymca.org/OST.

YBA Returns to the Y
YMCA’s YBA league is returning this November. The youth basketball league will run from November 14th to February 7th. YBA offers children a safe and positive environment, an opportunity to work as a team, and enjoy physical activity. YBA programming will follow all youth sports health and safety guidelines as determined by the state of Massachusetts. For more information contact Chris Ellison at chrise@wsymca.org or 617-244-6050 ext. 3806.

Personal Training – Outdoors, Indoors, or Virtual Training
Personal training is available for members either outside, in a private studio, or virtually. For more information or to set up a training session, please email Jenni at jennip@wsymca.org or call 617-244-6050 ext. 3034. Continue reading →

Boston Athletic Training offers one day basketball clinic

Join the upcoming 1 day basketball clinic at one of two small group training sessions for athletes ages 8-18. There will be two dedicated basketball trainers for these 90 minute sessions who will lead drills on everything from footwork and layups to shooting and ball handling.

Participants will maintain strict covid-19 guidelines including all athletes in masks, social distancing and keeping 2 exterior doors open throughout the clinics for better airflow!

Click here to reserve your spot for the 1 day clinic! Email info@bostonathletictraining.com with any questions or for help signing up.

November 21st, 10:30 am – 12:00 noon – Ages 8-13, 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm – HS Athletes
Hyde Center, Newton Highlands

Note for December:

BAT is also offering 8 week winter basketball clinics as well as speed and strength training programs for all age groups! Click here to learn more!