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Join Fresh City in “Thinking Fresh”

Fresh City invites you to support their new partnerships with the Newton Food Pantry and the Centre Street Food Pantry.

On December 3rd, from 5:00 – 9:00 pm, 15% of sales will go to help support these food pantries. Join Fresh City in “Thinking Fresh” and supporting our community. Please bring a copy of this flyer with you or mention that you are a friend of the Newton Food Pantry to show your support! We hope to see you there!

December 3rd,  5:00 – 9:00 pm
Fresh City Newton
241 Needham Street
617-244-7071
For more information about Fresh City visit the website www.freshcity.com

Holiday Hustle

Register now for the John M. Barry Boys & Girls Club of Newton’s annual 5k road race, Holiday Hustle!

Holiday Hustle! includes a 5K run on a certified, flat course through the neighborhood of West Newton, professional chip timing by RaceWire, prizes to top finishers, and post-race festivities for all! Costumes are highly encouraged, and carolers are always welcome!

Not sure if you already registered? Click here.

There will be team and individual prizes again this year! Families may create a race team (at least one member must be age 16 and under) for consideration as our Fastest Family, and businesses and community groups alike are also welcome to enter a team (minimum of 5 entrants) for our Most Festive Team. Other award categories include: Top 3 male and female overall, top 3 in each age group from 8 and under to 70 and over, youngest to finish, and fastest in costume.

Whole Foods Market Newtonville will once again generously donate freshly made, hot oatmeal with a fantastic selection of toppings and other breakfast items.

Register Online or Mail-in Form

Sunday, December 7th
8:00 am registration; 9:00 am start
John M. Barry Boys & Girls Club
675 Watertown Street, Newton, MA

Pre-Registration (18 and over): $25
Pre-Registration Youth Rate (17 and under): $15
Day Of (18 and over): $30
Day Of Youth Rate (17 and under): $20
Number Pick-Up: Saturday, December 6th, 1:00  – 3:00 pm at West Street Tavern & Restaurant, 7 West Street

Newton Network “Members Mall,” Dec. 3

The Newton Network is hosting a Members Mall. Come learn more about the high quality goods and services the members offer their customers and clients. Enter the free raffle of select members’ items and services.

This event is also a great opportunity to expand your professional network in a friendly yet dynamic environment. The Members Mall is free and open to the public, and all participants are encouraged to bring their business cards. Any questions please contact Jane Hirschhorn at ja************@***il.com

Wednesday, December 3rd, 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Waban Library Center, 1608 Beacon Street

“Beautiful Music for Ugly Children,” Dec. 15

Please join a special meeting of Books & Brownies, the Newton Free Library’s parent/guardian and teen book club in the second floor Teen Area!

The group will discuss Beautiful Music for Ugly Children by Kirstin Cronn-Mills, which received the 2014 Stonewall Award from the American Library Association, given to a book of “exceptional merit relating to the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender experience.”

Monday, December 15th, 7:00 pm
Newton Free Library

BMUC tells the story of Gabe, a high school senior with a serious love of music, who is learning to leave Liz behind – the person everyone has known him as until now. We hope you’ll join for a great discussion and of course, brownies!

Growth Mindset

Have you heard that Newton Public Schools is asking teachers and staff to explore how encouraging a “growth mindset” can motivate students to learn? Do you know that the research-based growth mindset is useful for all ages and in all settings—school, home, work, athletics? Come to a Parent/Guardian workshop on getting up to speed on the growth mindset.

Newton North School Council and PTSO invite any and all parents/guardians to a fun and engaging evening exploring the growth mindset. As Principal Jen Price shows you how Newton Public Schools faculty are being trained in the use of the growth mindset, you’ll learn:

  • Effective ways to give praise
  • Useful methods for encouraging children and teens to try new things and accept challenges
  • Constructive ways to respond to failure
  • Successful strategies for creating a parent-teacher dialogue about students’ development

You will also have a chance to apply the growth mindset during an interactive challenge.

To learn more about the growth mindset, read **********************@***************************************th.aspx” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>The Significance of Grit . or view this Ted Talk by Angela Duckworth.

December 3rd, 7:00-8:30 pm
Newton North High School cafeteria

Books & Brownies Teen Book Club

Please join a special meeting of Books & Brownies, the Newton Free Library’s parent/guardian and teen book club in the second floor Teen Area! The group will discuss Beautiful Music for Ugly Children by Kirstin Cronn-Mills, which received the 2014 Stonewall Award from the American Library Association. It’s an award given to books of “exceptional merit relating to the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender experience.” BMUC tells the story of Gabe, a high school senior with a serious love of music, who is learning to leave Liz behind – the person everyone has known him as until now. We hope you’ll join for a great discussion and of course, brownies!

Monday, December 15th, 7:00 pm
Newton Free Library

Newton Network event

The Newton Network is hosting a Members Mall. Come learn more about the high quality goods and services the members offer their customers and clients. Enter the free raffle of select members’ items and services. This event is also a great opportunity to expand your professional network in a friendly yet dynamic environment. The Members Mall is free and open to the public, and all participants are encouraged to bring their business cards. Any questions please contact  Jane Hirschhorn at ja************@***il.com

Wednesday, December 3rd, 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Waban Library Center, 1608 Beacon Street

Special Education Parent Advisory Council

For information about Newton PAC, please go to the Newton PAC website: www.newtonpac.org . If you have questions for the Newton PAC Board, please email in**@*******ac.org

Topics to be presented in 2014-2015:

  • Panel discussion on mental health, with emphasis on depression in children and adolescents
  • Assistive Technologies workshop with Kayla McAllister, NPS staff
  • Screen time for children with disabilities: What is recommended? What is too much?
  • Telling your child about their disabilities / diagnoses
  • IEP in a fishbowl
  • Understanding Neuropsychological Testing and Evaluations

Future Newton PAC meeting dates:

December 10th
January 8th
February 5th
March 4th
April 15th
May 14th
June 2015 – Sixth Annual Special Educators Awards Ceremony, Date TBA

Question, Persuade, Refer; QPR for Teens and Young Adults

Our community has been affected by suicide. Newton Cares: Coalition for Suicide Prevention and Mental Health is working diligently to train as many people as possible in the suicide prevention technique called QPR – Question, Persuade, Refer. The more people who know how to act, the more lives may be saved. Please consider being trained.

Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) teaches ordinary citizens how to recognize a mental health emergency and how to get a person at risk the help they need. Participants will learn how to recognize the warning signs of suicide, offer hope, and get help & refer.

Please register at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/QPRJan6. This upcoming training is specifically being held for teens and young adults.

January 6th, 4:00 – 6:00 pm, Visit www.newtonma.gov/youth for additional information.

NSF’S Annual Appeal Is Underway

For 50 years Newton Schools Foundation has supported the Newton Public Schools by providing private funding for innovative and challenging programs district-wide.

This year NSF is making a difference for Newton students through its Investing In Innovation fundraising campaign. Funds raised through the campaign are helping to ensure that NPS maintains and continues to provide pioneering programs for students and offers faculty and staff first-rate professional learning opportunities. Without these funds, NPS would be unable to expand many offerings district-wide or include students at all grade levels.

Since the campaign’s 2013 launch, Newton Schools Foundation has given the Newton Public Schools $170,000 to fund creative, dynamic, effective and up-to-date learning experiences for Newton’s diverse student population, reaching all levels of the school system – elementary, middle and high school – in areas that include:

* STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)
* Sustainability
* Literacy and History
* Closing the Achievement Gap

NSF’s goal is to raise $500,000 over the next three years in order to make the greatest impact on Newton’s 12,000 students. Give today to ensure that Newton Public Schools go from Good to Great!!