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“I think I’m getting smart!” “Math can be FUN!”

Become a Newton School Volunteer and hear these words from a student.

  • Tutor a 2nd – 5th grade child in basic mathematics concepts once a week
    for 30-45 minutes.
  • Select your preferred school, grade, day, and time.
  • Play special math games that reinforce skills and help students gain
    confidence and competence.
  • Training, Everyday Math books and learning materials, and ongoing support
    are provided.
  • No teaching experience is needed.

For more information, please contact Ellen Bender at 617-559-6131 or at
el**********@***********ma.us.

On-line camp auction

Save 50-70% on fabulous day and overnight camps during Underwood School’s online auction at www.charityauctionorganizer.com/auction/underwood or visit  www.underwoodschoolpto.org, then click on the link for the Underwood Camp Auction.

The online auction starts Sunday, January 25th and runs through Tuesday, February 3rd. Don’t miss out on these great deals!

Community Open Gyms

Did you know that thanks to a grant from The Newton Partnership and funding from the Carol M. White Physical Education Program the Boys & Girls Club’s gym is open to the general public twice per week? Anyone ages 6 to 18 is welcome to join and make use of the Club’s gym equipment. Come on down for flexible, supervised, organized activity.

Tuesdays, 5:00-6:00 pm
Thursdays, 7:00-8:30 pm

John M. Barry Boys & Girls Club
675 Watertown Street, Newton
617-630-2066

Positions open in Aquatics

The West Suburban YMCA Aquatics Department is currently hiring new staff. They are looking for high-school students with the time and certifications to be a lifeguard, swim instructor, and/or assistant swim coaches for the fall and winter.

All shifts available: openings, mornings, afternoons, evenings, weekends. Applications can be completed online at www.westsuburbanymca.org/hiringforms or at the Front Desk.
For questions, please contact Amanda Pierce at am*****@**************ca.org or 617-244-6050, ext. 3650.

Hoping to become a lifeguard? Complete your certification at the West Suburban YMCA.
Anyone interested can also visit the website: www.westsuburbanymca.org/LGT .

Choose your Own Adventure!

Thinking about your camp options for Summer 2015? Browse the Williams PTO camp auction https://www.biddingforgood.com/auction/auctionhome.action?auctionId=221324907 now through January 12th with Bidding for Good.

There are numerous opportunities for partial week, full-week and sleepover camps. You will surely find the perfect adventure for your children!  www.biddingforgood.com/williamspto/adventure.

Newton Community Preservation Cmte. funding deadline

Projects for affordable housing, historic resources, open space, or recreation land that would like to be considered for a grant in the fall of 2015 must contact Newton Community Preservation Committee staff by February 1st, 2015, to request the required in-person orientation meeting.

Funding guidelines are available on the Newton CPC website. Please note that online forms are just samples; we create a customized, fillable form for each proposal. Contact program manager Alice Ingerson at 617.796.1144 or aingerson <at> newtonma <dot>gov.

Support Newton robotics

The LigerBots, Newton’s award-winning, competitive, high school FIRST® robotics team, will be having a fundraiser during the entire month of January at Whole Foods on Walnut Street at Four Corners. Team members will be present during after-school hours to talk about the team. The goal is to raise $1000 during the month of January. Your donation will help the team buy parts to build its 2015 robot and will help defray the high costs of entering and traveling to competitions. Please support the LigerBots by purchasing a donation coupon at the register to help them reach their goal for this fundraiser.

For more information on the fundraiser and the team please visit www.ligerbots.org.

Second Annual Citywide Food Drive

The Second Annual Citywide Food Drive is well underway and, this year, we are expanding our efforts to help fight food insecurity in the City of Lawrence as well as Newton.  Through December 30th,  you can donate the following items at more than 40 drop-off locations throughout Newton: canned fruit and vegetables, jarred pasta sauce, peanut butter, jelly/jam, ground coffee, tea, cake and pie crust mixes, baby food, juice boxes and bottles, vegetable oil, bar soap, toilet paper, toothpaste, and children and adult diapers.  At each location, there will be two boxes – one for Newton and one for Lawrence.

Last year, the food drive collected more than 200 boxes of donated food and needed items for Newton’s food pantries, which serve more than 1,200 residents a month.  This year, we are hoping to surpass that number and support families in need – here in Newton as well as in Lawrence.   For more information and a list of drop-off locations, please visit www.newtonma.gov.

Thank you in advance for helping with this important initiative.

Boston Marathon opportunity

Understanding Our Differences is pleased to announce that they have been awarded an official B.A.A. invitational entry application to the 2015 Boston Marathon on April 20, 2015.

They are looking for runners to apply for this spot in order to run the Marathon and raise money for Understanding Our Differences – applications due December 23, 2014! For more information and to download an application please visit the website at www.understandingourdifferences.org.

Safe Routes to School

The Safe Routes to School Task Force encourages you and your children to walk or bike to school this fall and winter. Walking to school reduces traffic congestion around schools, boosts a sense of community, and gives your child good pedestrian and biking skills they will use throughout life.

“Newton MA 311” is the City of Newton’s app for your mobile phone and allows you to report concerns immediately, pinpoint the exact location, and include a photo. You can report anonymously or with contact information so you can track the progress of the report. In addition to sidewalk repairs, sign and traffic signal problems, and brush covering the sidewalk, there are 14 categories for reporting snow concerns, including sidewalks that are not cleared and corners that are blocked. You can also report concerns on their website or call the city at 617-796-1000. We encourage you to report a problem even if someone else already has, as the volume of reports draws the city’s attention to the problem.

Please contact  pe********@******ma.gov with any questions. Additionally, please shovel your sidewalk and encourage your neighbors to shovel theirs so children can walk safely to school through the winter.