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Student Assignment

As many of you are aware, this is an exciting time of elementary school facilities renovation and expansion in the Newton Public Schools. Because the new schools will have expanded capacity to address our enrollment growth, and we currently have elementary schools that are overcrowded, we have formed a Student Assignment Working Group that is examining elementary school boundary lines.

Over the past few months, the Student Assignment Working Group has developed a process to evaluate various student assignment scenarios. At the School Committee meeting on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 beginning at 7:00PM and held in the Education Center (room 210), the Student Assignment Working Group will present its latest scenarios and thinking as work continues. Additionally, there will be a Public Forum on May 11, 2015 beginning at 5:45PM and held in the Education Center (room 210), for community members to ask questions and offer comments.

The public is invited to attend both meetings as we are committed to engaging the community on this important decision. We will continue to keep you informed as the Student Assignment Working Group proceeds with its work. Please visit our Student Assignment webpage at http://www.newton.k12.ma.us/ district-initiatives/expandingcapacity/studentassignment.

“Farmers to You” Introductory Offer

In celebration of spring renewal, Farmers to You is running its annual “Gift to Give” program. Would you like a gift certificate for $50 of high quality farm/dairy/fishery/bakery-to-consumer groceries? Each family already in the partnership has been given a $50 gift certificate to pass along to someone else who might be interested in trying it out. In exchange, they ask folks to sign on for 6 weeks if possible, to give it a fair go and see if it is for them.

Here’s how Farmers to You works every week: You set up an account on the Farmers To You website, including payment information. You can then put together a shopping cart, like on any other online store, of groceries to be delivered direct from Vermont-area farms (fresh produce and meat), dairies, cheese makers, bakers, fisherfolk, etc. Farmers to You gathers the food and delivers it to communities around Boston. You can pickup from the Newton site host from 1:30-2:30 on Wednesdays, or use the late pickup option until 9:30pm. If you don’t want an order that week, you can suspend your delivery online, or for longer suspensions, give the main office a call. When you do order, Farmers to You asks that you aim for a $40 minimum.

You can find more details at http://farmerstoyou.com/ or in the recent Boston Globe article. Let Emily Case know if you want one of the Gift to Give $50 gift certificates and she will get it to you! Email Emily at em*************@***oo.com.

Essay Contest for 6th graders

The New England Mobile Book Fair has been a mecca for children’s books for over 60 years. The owners and staff are firm believers in children’s literacy and work closely with schools and libraries to get books into the hands of children all over New England. They also think that it is important to be able to write about books and how they broaden one’s world view.

In 2014 the Book Fair established an essay contest open to all 6th graders in the public schools of Newton. This year they are inviting all of the 6th graders from the Needham Public School system to participate as well.

  • Subject: What book or character from a book has influenced you and why.
  • Who is eligible: Any 6th grade student in either Newton or Needham public schools
  • Contest period: From April 9th until the close of business (6:00 pm) on May 9th
  • Essay Length: at least 200 and no more than 250 words; essays must be received by the book fair by the end of business Saturday, May 9th. Essays must be typed and double spaced. No hand written essays will be accepted. Essays may be submitted by mail to: New England Mobile Book Fair, 82-84 Needham Street, Newton Highlands, MA 02461 or via email to: fr********@***il.com
  • Prizes: The winner will receive a $25.00 Book Fair gift certificate. Two runners up will each receive a $10.00 Book Fair gift certificate.

By submitting an essay, entrants agree to have their essay posted on New England Mobile
Book Fair’s website and Facebook page. With consent by the entrant and his or her legal
guardian(s), their name will accompany the posted essay. The winner of the contest will be
decided by the staff of the New England Mobile Book Fair and announced no later than May 30th.

Contest Rules and Details are also available on the website, nebookfair.com. You may also call 617-964-7440. Ask for the children’s department.

Book Donations Needed – starting April 27th

Start your spring cleaning and put your surplus books to good use to benefit the Newton South’s English Department at NSHS’s annual book sale.

Put your surplus books, in good condition (no mold or water damage, please!), into bags or boxes. Drop off begins April 27th at Newton South. Books must be in saleable condition; not moldy or water damaged.

These categories are especially desirable:

Novels of all sorts
Non-Fiction
Test prep
Cookbooks
Memoirs
Sports
“Coffee table” books

We do not accept:

Children’s books
Text books
Parenting
Health&Medicine
Travel
Erotica

Spring Tennis

Register for Spring Tennis at https://www.familyid.com/generation-tennis-cta .See details at www.GenerationTennisCTA.com. Adults, Juniors, and QuicKids (10U)

SPRING 2015 BELMONT Adults

Cardio Tennis for Adults: Cardio tennis is a workout for all skills levels, developed around the game of tennis. With fast passed drills, dynamic exercises and music, students will have a great time while keeping their heart rate up. This is not an instructional class; however the teacher will take the time to give the group some general teaching point. Please Bring water and be ready to sweat.

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Seeking Practice Coordinator

Employment Opportunity- Practice Coordinator at The Wellness Room
An energetic and thriving group of 15 psychotherapists welcome the opportunity to fill a position that requires a unique combination of skills. The perfect candidate would possess:
• a sense of humor
• extreme organization
• dedication and flexibility
as well as be…
• personable, friendly and connective
• tenacious and unafraid

They’re looking for another “spoke in the wheel” in their mission to provide our community with an unparalleled therapeutic experience. This Practice Coordinator  must be proficient in Mac Computers, have excellent phone and email skills, and be familiar with on-line scheduling, accounting and health care insurance.

Please visit the website at TheWellnessRoomNewton.com to familiarize yourself with the mission, the therapists and the office.  To express interest or for additional information, please contct Haven Fyfe-Kiernan, at ha***@*******************on.com.

The Wellness Room
617-552-5116
288 Walnut Street, Suite 220
Newtonville

Dinner plans?

An invitation to a wonderful evening of world class food and drink! Robert Dandliker, a freshman at South will be hosting a pop up dinner at Cuisine en Locale in Somerville on April 26th at 5:30 pm.

Included in a ticket will be a six course prix fixe menu featuring local spring meats and vegetables. On the night of the dinner, if it strikes your fancy, there is a wine paring with selections chosen by certified sommelier, Anne Thompson, a former colleague of Robert’s from Craigie on Main. This is a prime opportunity for a night out with the family or maybe to have some time away from the kids. Either way, gear up for an amazing, fun filled, evening!

See the flyer here: Flyer and purchase your tickets at the following link:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/once-with-bobby-dandliker-tickets-16365623019?show_onboarding=1&internal_ref=login.

Multi-Sports day camp

Headfirst Summer Camps is an award-winning national camp organization located in Brookline.  As the official partner of the Red Sox, they’ve run Red Sox Baseball Camps since 2011 and this summer are bringing multi-sport day camp for camper’s ages 5-13 to the campus of Hellenic College from July 13th – August 3rd. With over 16 years of experience they know how to run the safest programs, create the most compelling curriculum and hire the best staff.

If you want your children to thrive in an engaging environment where they’re able to try new things and make new friends, enroll at headfirstcamps.com before it’s too late. They are currently running a special PTO discount of 25% which will expire May 1st 2015. Please enter the code NPS25 at checkout to get 25% off.

Multi-Sport Camp is for young campers of all ability and experience levels who are interested in engaging and exploring a variety of sports, rather than focusing on one in particular. The Multi-Sport program is built on Headfirst’s approach Continue reading →

Fight against Eating Disorders

Join the 3rd Annual NEDA (National Eating Disorders Association) Walk Hosted by MEDA on April 26th at Newton North High School. To register and for more information on the walk, please go to www.nedawalk.org/boston2015. Contact Colleen Marfione at cm*******@*****nc.org with any questions.

In the United States, 30 million men and women will suffer from a clinically significant eating disorder during their lifetime. The Boston NEDA Walk hosted by MEDA (Multi-Service Eating Disorders Association) will raise funds and awareness in the fight against eating disorders. This one-mile walk is a way for all of us to celebrate recovery as well as the journey towards recovery.

MEDA is a Newton based nonprofit organization that provides education about eating disorders to the general public and clinical services to support individuals and families that are struggling with an eating disorder. For more information about MEDA, please go to www.medainc.org.