Category Archives: Community Notes

Newton Kindergarten Soccer – registration now open for spring season

Registration is now open for Newton Kindergarten Soccer. The spring program offers two divisions: the Kindergarten Division is for those children currently in kindergarten. The Pre-K Division is for children who will enter kindergarten in the Fall of 2016. Games are at Richardson Field and a nearby field in Waban beginning April 3rd. To be eligible, children must live or attend school in Newton.

Newton Kindergarten Soccer is an introduction to soccer, and the focus is on making friends, learning teamwork, and developing confidence. Each spring, over 200 incoming kindergarteners and 200 current kindergarteners throughout Newton play in the league.

Players are grouped with other children who will either live in the same neighborhood or attend the same school for kindergarten, so that incoming kindergartners can meet future classmates.

To find out more or to register, please visit the website: http://kindergartensoccer.org/.

Registration for Newton SouthEast Little League Spring 2016 season is open!

Registration for new and returning players for Newton SouthEast Little League’s Spring 2016 season is now open. NSELL runs several programs in the spring, including T-ball (kindergarten and younger), Farm (1st and 2nd Grade), Minors (AA and AAA) and Majors.

Please visit the NSELL website for additional details about the programs or click HERE to register. If you have any questions or comments, please use this online feedback form https://leagueathletics.com/Support/BF6.asp?n=35860&org=newtonsoutheastll.org to send them to the league.

Story Slam in Newton

The Nomad Story Slam, loosely based on the Moth Radio Hour will be held next on January 16th. Come and listen to fabulous stories from your neighbors or throw you own name in the hat to tell a 5 minute true story on the topic “not what I had in mind”.

For more information, storytelling tips, to buy tickets, or to see videos of stories from previous Nomad Story Slams go to NewtonNomadicTheater.org

January 16th, 7:30 pm
Gregorian Rugs in Lower Falls

Teen Making Smart Choices

Middle School and High School students, parents, and guardians are invited to a fun, free EXPO. Teens and adults are encouraged to come to the Just Think: Teens Making Smart Choices expo for participative, informative exhibits; live musical performances; free refreshments; and fun.

Meet 30 community exhibitors who help teens navigate life’s pressures in order to stay safe and healthy. Get information about everything from driving and pedestrian safety to healthy eating and positive body image to stress reduction and mental health support.

Highlights:

• Community resources for teens
• FREE and fun!
• Treat bags for first 50 students who come with a parent/guardian
• Giveaways and refreshments
• Prize drawing: Beats headphones
• “American Ninja Warrior” live demo!

Newton North High School
January 21st,  5:00 to 7:30 pm

Save the date for a Fun Free EXPO

Middle School and High School students, parents, and guardians are invited to a fun, free EXPO. Teens and adults are encouraged to come to the Just Think: Teens Making Smart Choices expo for participative, informative exhibits; live musical performances; free refreshments; and fun.

Meet 30 community exhibitors who help teens navigate life’s pressures in order to stay safe and healthy. Get information about everything from driving and pedestrian safety to healthy eating and positive body image to stress reduction and mental health support.

Highlights:

• Community resources for teens
• FREE and fun!
• Treat bags for first 50 students who come with a parent/guardian
• Giveaways and refreshments
• Prize drawing: Beats headphones
• “American Ninja Warrior” live demo!

Newton North High School
January 21st,  5:00 to 7:30 pm

Forum on High School start time on January 26th

Save the date! Join the Newton South PTSO and Newton North’s School Council to continue the community conversation around the impact of inadequate sleep on our teens and to explore the research on and impacts of starting high school later.

The featured speaker will be Dr. Christopher Landrigan, Director of the Sleep and Patient Safety Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Research Director of Inpatient Pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital—who is also a South parent! If you missed last April’s forum at South, this is an important way to catch up on the research and join the conversation—with a new keynote speaker and updated information.

January 26th, 7:00 pm
Newton North cafeteria

QPR Training: Three steps anyone can learn to help prevent suicide

Join Mayor Setti D. Warren at The Street, Chestnut Hill for a FREE workshop on Suicide Prevention called QPR: Question, Persuade, and Refer. People trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade, and refer someone to help. The training is appropriate for everyone.

Nanci Ginty Butler, LICSW, of the Riverside Trauma Center and also the parent of an Angier student will be giving the presentation. There is no fee, however registration is required and space is limited. Register at www.newtonma.gov/newtoncares. Questions? Please call 617-796-1420.

January 13th
5:00 pm, reception at DelFrisco’s Grill at The Street, 33 Boylston Street
6:00 – 8:00 pm, training will follow at the nearby WS Development Offices

Free Camp Fair

Don’t miss this free event if you have a child attending camp this summer! For the first time ever, the Underwood PTO has organized a FREE public event: the New England Camp Fair.

The Camp Fair is open to ALL local families.  Over 30 camps from Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine and Connecticut will be participating. Attending camps serve kids ages 6-14 and represent a mix of day and overnight camps. Participating camps run the gamut from traditional style camps to sports, computer, arts and other specialty themed camps. Come to the fair with your prospective camper and meet in person with Camp Directors and staff from the premier camps in New England. www.newenglandcampfair.org

February 3rd, 5:30-8 pm
Bigelow Middle School

Get out of the cold and come run indoors!

Get out of the cold and come run indoors! Sign-ups are now open for two series of Winter sports clinics from Be Ahead of the Game to be held at Williams Elementary School.

Indoor Soccer Clinics : Your child will be introduced to the world’s most popular sport while focusing on having fun, learning through drills, small-sided games, and scrimmages. All games and drills will be age appropriate and are sure to improve skills.

These clinics will be a great opportunity to have fun, learn and meet new friends in a “no pressure” and non-competitive environment. Please wear, shin guards, sneakers and comfortable clothing. Balls will be provided at practice. Cost: $130

Enroll Online Now!

Mondays: January 11th – March 21st (9 sessions)
Ages K – 1st Grade, 6:00 – 7:00 pm
Ages 2nd – 4th Grade, 7:00 -8:00 pm

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A New Way of Understanding and Parenting Kids

BE THE PARENT YOU WANT TO BE! A New Way of Understanding and Parenting Kids
Think:Kids Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) approach, based in MGH’s Department of Psychiatry, provides parents with concrete tools to better understand and parent their kids in the face of day-to-day challenges.

The CPS approach helps parents to:

  • Shift their thinking and approach to foster positive relationships with their child/teen
  • Reduce their child’s challenging behavior
  • Solve problems collaboratively and proactively
  • Help their child/teen develop skills related to self-regulation, communication and problem-solving

For more information and to register for January or March CPS Overview groups in Newton, please visit: http://www.betheparentyouwanttobe.weebly.com