Mindfulness Tutoring specializing in individual SAT/ACT prep offers affordable tutoring. For over 25 years they’ve supported individuals as they meet challenges and discover their
strengths.
Contact Susan Alves, PhD at 617-515-5285 or su***@*****************ng.com for local references and rates or visit www.mindfulnesstutoring.com.
Studies show that most students fall behind more than 2 months in math over the summer months. Summer is a great time to catch up, keep up, or get a jumpstart on next year’s math.
Mathnasium Learning Center in Newton, Needham and Wellesley offers effective, affordable (as low as $29.00/session) tutoring with flexible individualized scheduling. Save $50.00 when you register before May 31st. Learn more at www.MathSummer.com or call 617-340-3665.
Newton dad, Randy Friedman, of Seven Travel has lined up a family ski vacation to the Alps over February school break. Come join other Newton families and friends as you head to Innsbruck, Austria February 15-22, 2019!
Great skiing, scenery, sightseeing, shopping and much more. Skiers and non-skiers alike will have a blast visiting this historic cultural Capital of the Tirol.
Click http://www.seventravel.org/ and go to Trips.
You are invited to the Newton South Science Department Open House. This event will include a wide range of displays of student work in science and engineering as well as student speakers. Please click here for flyer: http://newtonptocouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/ScienceOpenHouse2018.docx
May 31st, 3:30 – 6:30 pm
Newton South, Cutler and Wheeler Science area
The college search and application process can be complicated and taxing for everyone. Want to learn how to make the process easier? Come to a free panel discussion with Newton college counselor Maruta Vitols of A+ Academic Coaching, Newton psychologist Debbie Offner, Newton writing coach Jane Hirschhorn of JBH Tutoring and Newton parent, and former Newton South PTSO co-chair Lori Lass.
The panel discussion is sponsored by the Newton Network. Admission is free. You can register for the event here. For more information, contact Jane Hirschhorn at ja**@*********ng.com.
June 6th, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Waban Library Center. 1608 Beacon Street
PorchFest is an afternoon of free music performed outside of people’s homes. Over 100 cities across the country hold PorchFests. Now Newton is holding one too, starting in Auburndale, with hopes the event spreads to include more Newton villages next year.
Click here for the the block schedule and here is a map with bands and locations
This is an all-ages event!
Over 60 musical acts (dancers and storytellers too) are scheduled to perform. There’ll be a diverse line up of local talent from country to pop, classical, reggae, blues, rock, jazz, Latin, R&B, and more.
Bring a chair or a blanket and appreciate music performed on a unique venue, the front porch, (driveways and lawns too!) Parking is available on the Comm. Ave carriage lane, the municipal lot behind The Village Bank, the lot at the Cove, and around Lasell College. Please be mindful of the narrow streets; strolling is the name of the game.
June 2nd, 12:00 noon – 4:00 pm
Auburndale PorchFest is affiliated with the Newton Community Pride and pleased to be part of Newton Festival of the Arts, Spring 2018. Printed versions of Newton’s PorchFest Official Schedule & Map will be available around town in early May.
Send them to Newton Community Farm to learn about farming, healthy cooking, and have a great time digging in the dirt, and being outside at Kids at the Farm: Summer 2018,“ a place to dig, learn and grow”.
Experience the beauty and bounty of Newton Community Farm and give summer a whole new meaning! Dig, plant, weed and water. Harvest farm fresh produce and prepare delicious snacks. Feed the chickens, collect eggs and explore the world through the lens of farming and food.
Learn more about the programs: http://newtoncommunityfarm.org/education/summer-summer-programs/
Come for the run, stay for the fun!
We encourage parents and children to sign up for the Newton Highlands Village Day 5K. It’s a low-key, family-friendly run starting and ending at the Hyde Center in Newton Highlands. Many kids from elementary school to high school run their first 5K at this event which is such a great accomplishment. (It’s also fun to watch kids trying to out sprint their parents at the finish!)
Village Day in the Highlands follows at 11:00 am with all sorts of great activities — from bands to food to booths, face painting and more. Registration is $30.00 per adult, $15.00 per child.
Register online by clicking this link: villageday5k.racewire.com. Online registrations before May 28th are guaranteed a t-shirt in their requested size. Contact Maureen Oates at vi**********@***il.com if you have any questions! Happy run!
June 10th, 10:00 am
Hyde Center, Newton Highlands
You’re invited to the Oneinforty symposium provided to educate the community about Ashkenazi Jews’ one-in-forty risk of inheriting a BRCA gene mutation. People who have a BRCA mutation are at high risk for developing ovarian, prostate and male and female breast cancer that, in many cases, can be prevented or detected early.
Come learn about genetic counseling, screening for BRCA mutations, misconceptions about hereditary cancer, how BRCA-positive individuals can manage their risk of developing cancer, emotional support resources available for you and your family and the new BRCA Founder Outreach (BFOR) Study being conducted by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Jewish cancer survivors who have a BRCA gene mutation will also share their stories. Following presentations by each of the panelists listed below, there will be a Q&A session.
This symposium is free-of-charge and open to the general public. Kosher refreshments will be served. Follow the link to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/knowledge-is-empowering-understanding-the-jewish-cancer-connection-tickets-42474258651
Questions? Please contact Lauren Corduck at 617-823-3630 or la*****@********ty.org
May 23rd, 7:00 pm
Temple Beth Elohim, 10 Bethel Road, Wellesley Continue reading
Come visit the staff of Einstein’s Workshop at the Newton PMC Kids Ride and Waban Village Day to learn more about their summer camp options at Zervas Elementary.
They’ll be on hand for fun activities with the kids and to answer questions about camp classes on Minecraft, Robotics, Coding, and Making & Inventing. They have summer programs in Newton for children entering grades K-6 with half day and full day options available. Students will have the benefit of a highly-rated classroom experience as well as access to indoor and outdoor playspace.
For more information or to register, please see www.einsteinsworkshop.com/summer-camp.
May 20th
Waban Village Day
Newton PMC Kids Ride