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Williams Camp & Snow Auction

The Williams PTO Camp & Snow Auction is now open. Check out the day and overnight camp options, winter activities like ice skating, skiing, and watching the Providence Bruins.

You can bid on these and many more items to help raise money for the PTO – they raise 45% of their budget through auction fundraising which funds children’s programming at Williams Elementary school including Creative Arts & Sciences, Understanding Our Differences, field trips, instructional technology, physical education equipment, library books, and more.

Introducing Syvlan Algebra Edge!

For kids in Pre-Algebra and Algebra 1. Kids work at their own pace, developing problem solving, logic, and Pre-Algebra and Algebra I skills during one hour sessions that includes Engaging I-Pad/Gaming Technology that promotes independent learning and makes math fun!

$149 Algebra Edge Course (pick 2 times)
Tuesdays 5:30-6:30 pm
Thursdays 5:30-6:30 pm
Sundays 12:30-1:30 pm

Call now before classes fill up! 617-264-4150

Responsive Home Workshops

Join a workshop to learn useful steps to creating a Responsive Home and gain practical strategies to promote positive behavior at home.

The tools of Responsive Classroom can be used to help create a calm, supportive and encouraging environment at home too!

Two dates coming up soon. Open to the Public – No Registration Required

This workshop will be taught by Amy Kelly, District Leader of Social and Emotional Learning, Newton Public Schools. Please see the RHome Flyer2016 for more information or contact Kathleen at ka*************@***********ma.us with any questions.

January 21st, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
February 9th, 9:00 – 11:00 am
Room 210, The Education Center
100 Walnut Street, Newton

Why So Early?

Rethinking the High School Start Time: A Community Forum

Can’t wake up your teen for school? Tired of grumpy, groggy kids? Concerned about the impact of limited sleep on your student? There is a lot of evidence that delaying the start time for high school can improve the physical and mental health of students, reduce tardiness, and improve learning in school. Newton is in the process of studying a later start time for the two high schools. The School Committee has formed the High School Start Time Working Group to study the benefits and challenges of doing so. Find out more at http://www.newton.k12.ma.us/laterstarttime.

The Newton North School Council is sponsoring a forum to inform the community about the benefits and challenges of a later high school start time in our city. We are pleased to be joined by Superintendent David Fleishman, Working Group and School Committee members Ellen Gibson and Ruth Goldman, and Dr. Christopher Landrigan, a Newton parent and a physician and researcher in the Division of Sleep Disorders at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. We will also hear from high school students and faculty about their experiences. We welcome your participation in the conversation about a later high school start time in Newton.

January 26th,  7:00 – 8:30 pm
Newton North cafeteria

If you are unable to attend the event, but would like more information about this topic, please visit: http://newtonsouthptso.org/school-info/school-council/, where you will find resources and can sign-up for periodic updates.

Mason-Rice Online Auction Coming Soon!

Don’t Miss Out On These Great Items!

  • Summer Camps – Overnight Camps in the Berkshires, Maine & NH. Day Camps including Beaver, Belmont Hill, Dexter, Meadowbrook & Many More!
  • Dining Gift Certificates – 51 Lincoln, Besito Mexican, Frank Pepe’s Pizza, The Local, Shake Shack & More!
  • Outings – Coolidge Corner Theater, Drumlin Farm, Ecotarium, Peabody Essex Museum, & More!
  • Also Fitness, Hotels & More!

Mason-Rice Elementary School Online Auction is open to all
Auction dates:  January 28th – February 9th
https://www.biddingforgood.com/auction/auctionhome.action?auctionId=246764782

Help New Schools Foundation Meet its Goal!

Newton Schools Foundation (NSF) needs your help to continue to be one of the best public school systems in the Commonwealth and the nation. They are two-thirds of the way to our Annual Appeal goal of $60,000. Please donate today to help them reach their goal.

Your gift will support innovative programs that are difficult to address in the school department’s operating budget. These include:

• Elementary music initiative, modeled after El Sistema, established in Venezuela, to introduce low-income children to instrumental music. This will be piloted at Lincoln-Eliot with potential for expansion to other elementary schools.
• Summer writing institute, a professional development program for elementary school teachers to help students become better writers for the information age.
• Computer coding in the middle schools

…and much more!

NSF-supported initiatives also address social/emotional wellbeing; global education, STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics), and closing the achievement gap. The programs NSF funds span Newton’s diverse student population and impact all of Newton’s 12,000+ students.

These teaching and learning opportunities would not be possible without supporters like you.

When you give to Newton Schools Foundation you are ensuring that the Newton Public Schools continue to provide Newton students with the best education in this ever-changing teaching and learning environment.

P.S. If you have already donated thank you so much. If you haven’t, please make a tax-deductible contribution to NSF today. They are only $20,000 away from reaching our goal and you can help us get there. Please check with your employer about matching gifts.

To donate, please click here: Donate

Time for Partners is going home!

After a wonderful season at the warm and inviting Auburndale Community Library, Time for Partners is returning to Newton City Hall for the Winter/Spring session. The construction of the elevator for the War Memorial Auditorium of Newton City Hall is complete, and the class has returned to its new and improved home!

It is easier than ever to bring your stroller to the class, simply access the elevator on the Homer Street side of City Hall. Space is limited and fills up quickly in the ever popular Art & Music class for children ages 18 months to 4 years with an adult.

Visit www.newtonma.gov/culture for more information and to register.

Learn to Play the Ukelele!

For kids in Grades 2 – 5 who want to learn an instrument and explore the world of musicianship. Students will learn basics of the instrument, including rhythmic strumming and chords, and they will be playing songs in just a few weeks. The class is taught by Paula Gannon – Time for Partners music teacher. Class sizes are small, so sign up soon. Bring your own instrument or contact teacher for rental. Visit www.newtonma.gov/culture or call 617-796-1540 for information.

February 2nd – April 5th,  1:45 – 2:30 pm
Newton Cultural Center
City Hall, 1000 Commonwealth Avenue