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Your generosity can make a difference

Your generosity can make a difference for thousands of Newton students. Donations from generous Newton businesses and individuals like you are enabling Newton Schools Foundation to fund a vast array of new and enhanced educational opportunities for our kids! Thanks to your support:

  • 1,760 elementary school students have deepened their writing skills led by teachers trained by the NSF-funded Summer Writing Institute; this year middle school students are receiving similarly enhanced writing instruction.
  • 780 tweens and teens have broader access to social and emotional supports through NSF-funded middle school advisory programs.
  • 36 high school sophomores and juniors are taking exciting new interdisciplinary courses in STEAM through the DaVinci Program at Newton South, which was piloted last year and will continue to roll out to include seniors. At Newton North, 20 students/year are enrolled in an interdisciplinary Science and Society elective.
  • More low-income students and students of color are achieving in advanced mathematics as 110 middle and high school students participate in the Calculus Project. An additional 30 rising seventh graders will enroll this summer.

Without your support, these programs—and many others funded by Newton Schools Foundation—would not be possible. Your partnership with Newton Schools Foundation will continue the good work of the Newton Public Schools to pilot and launch initiatives that promote academic achievement, social/emotional wellness and equity for Newton students across all grades in our 21 elementary, middle and high schools.

Please consider Newton Schools Foundation in your decisions about charitable giving this year. Donate today!

NewPAC meeting on December 14th

The next NewPAC meeting will include a presentation on Transition from Elementary to Middle School, with Newton staff members. We will discuss Newton’s citywide programs as well as neighborhood inclusion and support services and will have a panel discussion.

December 14th, 7:30 pm (refreshments and networking starting at 7:15 pm)
Room 210 at the Education Center, 100 Walnut Street

IMPORTANT: Please send an email to rs************@***il.com if you plan to attend. Last year this presentation and panel was very crowded, and we may need to move to a bigger room depending on the RSVPs. Please check www.newtonpac.org for any room changes.

Come Join the Parade!!

The Upper Falls neighborhood is having a party to celebrate the re-opening of the Elliot Street Bridge. Everyone, of all ages, is welcome to be in the parade – on one of the floats, in the kazoo choir, carrying one of the giant puppets, wearing one of the giant heads, etc.

If you want to be in the parade, arrive no later than 10:45 to the mill parking lot at the Eliot Street Bridge over the Charles River … or just come and watch the parade. In any case, everyone is urged to bring something loud to bang on – a drum, a pan and a spoon, two metal trash can covers etc.

Giant puppets, giant heads, a real miniature horse, live chickens, an antique fire truck, Santa Claus, kazoo choir, accappella singers, marching band, refreshments – don’t miss it!

December 17th, 11 AM – 12 noon

Sounds of the Season

Join VOICES Boston, Brookline’s premier children’s chorus, for the annual Sounds of the Season concert. The program will feature Benjamin Britten’s “A Ceremony of Carols,” and many other holiday favorites, a true musical celebration.

You can purchase your tickets by following this link: Tickets. For more information about performances or auditions, visit www.voicesboston.org or contact Kathryn DiMaria at 857-366-0034 or kd******@**********on.org

December 17th, 3:00 pm
First Parish in Brookline

Media and the Mind: Parent Workshop

Take time out of the holiday rush to join an interactive workshop designed to help you understand the effects of media on the brain, learn ways to set limits on media use, and know what to focus on to keep your children happy, self-aware, and healthy. At this workshop, you will learn about “The Vital 5” – Five things to focus on to make sure your child’s brain is developing in an optimal way. You will have an opportunity to learn and develop ideas and strategies that work for your individual child or children and to get to know other parents in the community. Session Fee: $20, half of which goes to benefit the Waban Library Center.

To RSVP: Please email Amy at am*@********ns.com or follow this link: http://www.wabanlibrarycenter.org/parent-coaching-sessions-at-wlc/.

December 13th 7:30-9:30 pm
Waban Library Center, 1608 Beacon Street, Waban

 

Free open gym

Rhythmic Dreams and Boston Rhythmic are pleased to offer a FREE Open Gym day! Come join them on December 20th from 1:30-3:00 pm for some fun with hoops, balls, clubs, and ribbons! Come stretch, dance, and play games, while discovering the beautiful sport of rhythmic gymnastics!

This Open Gym is ideal for Newton residents, and will take place at both the Needham (422 Hillside Avenue) and Watertown (30 Manley Way) facilities. To register, please email ad*@************ms.com or call 617-818-2397.

Registration for Newton SouthEast Little League (NSELL) Spring 2017 season is open!

Registration for new and returning players for Newton SouthEast Little League’s Spring 2017 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 the online feedback form HERE to send them to the league.

December Break Gymnastics program

Rhythmic Dreams and Boston Rhythmic are pleased to offer a full day December vacation program, December 28th – 31st, in Needham and Watertown! Kids ages 5-18 will learn rhythmic gymnastics tricks with ball, hoop, ribbons, and ropes, as well as flexibility and strength training. The kids will learn dances and perform them at the Needham First Night celebration in Needham City Hall- a real treat! All levels of experience are welcome! For more details please email in**@************ms.com or call 617-963-6672.

Mayor’s New Year’s Open House

Free Family entertainment by the American Chinese Art Society (a cultural gem of dance), Davey the Clown (juggling, magic & wacky antics) and Big Joe the Storyteller (laugh out loud funny). Also, Face Painting, Arts & Crafts and Refreshments courtesy of KIND Bars. Kids can climb aboard the awesome DPW trucks in front of City Hall.

Please contribute to Soldier’s Care Packages and help assemble them. People are also welcome at 9:00 am in the War Memorial Auditorium to help sort food for the Food Pantries., then come back for the festivities! Please bring a non-perishable item for the Newton Food Pantries. Details of requested items can be found at www.newtoncommunitypride.org

December 31st, 1:30 – 3:30 pm
Newton City Hall, 1000 Commonwealth Avenue

Music Lessons with the Best Teachers in Newton are 10% Off!

For a limited time, the best music lessons with the best teachers in Newton are 10% Off!
Finally, get on track with that instrument you’ve always wanted to learn…with the kindest, most patient teachers around. Prepay for a full spring semester of private music lessons and enjoy a 10% discount off of the single-lesson price at The Conservatory at Highlands.

Piano, voice, violin, viola, cello, guitar, drums, bass, saxophone, flute, clarinet, ukulele, and many more! Sign up for rock bands, which meet weekly year-round; summer camps, where you can play your favorite songs with your peers led by professional musicians; or try out the state-of-the-art recording studio with audio production lessons and more.

The Conservatory at Highlands is locally owned and operated and offers a 21st-century music education that is equally inclusive and challenging taught by the best musicians in Boston. The Conservatory is your community music school, where we can all learn and develop the craft of music together. Stop in and check out their cool space at 51 Winchester Street in Newton Highlands.

Call 617-903-0944, visit www.highlandsconservatory.com, or email in**@*******************ry.com now!