Author Archives: Newton PTO Council

Surprise Raffle from Newton Rotary

Posted on December 26, 2020 by Newton PTO Council in Community Notes, Education/Enrichment, Other Tagged , , |

Thanks to a generous donor, the Newton Rotary Club now has this magnificent gift basket to raffle off! Visit RotaryNewton.org to buy tickets. Hurry – tickets are only on sale for about a week! The best of the best all … Continue reading &#8… Continue reading →

Support Newton Kids Three to Five Days a Week

Posted on December 26, 2020 by Newton PTO Council in Advertisements, Community Notes, Education/Enrichment Tagged , |

The John M. Barry Boys & Girls Club of Newton provides elementary and middle school students with their Out-of-School-Time program… … and they can’t continue to do this alone. They need your support! The Boys & Girls Club comp… Continue reading →

Youth Happenings at the West Suburban YMCA

Posted on December 26, 2020 by Newton PTO Council in Advertisements, Community Notes, Education/Enrichment, Other, School Breaks, Sports Tagged , , |

December 2020 Winter Vacation Programs December 28th – December 31st Give your kids something to look forward to – no screens attached! Sign up for one of the Y’s school vacation programs for an active week of socially distanced games, … Continue… Continue reading →

Newton CPC Update

Posted on December 26, 2020 by Newton PTO Council in Community Notes, Education/Enrichment, Events Tagged , , |

Two new affordable housing proposals will be submitted for review at the CPC’s January 12th meeting. The Community Preservation Committee (CPC) will hold this meeting as a virtual meeting. To view and participate download the “Zoom Cloud Meetings… Continue reading →

Addressing Cyberbullying in an Online World

Posted on December 20, 2020 by Newton PTO Council in Community Notes, Education/Enrichment, Other Tagged |

It may come as no surprise that increased time online in the age of COVID-19 has increased concerns about cyberbullying. Sometimes kids feel powerful by putting another person down, and it’s even easier to do now when our children aren’t … Contin… Continue reading →

NSHS FORJ Book Group

Posted on December 20, 2020 by Newton PTO Council in Community Notes, Education/Enrichment, Events, Other Tagged , , |

NSHS FORJ will host a book discussion on Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You with middle and high school students, parents and teachers. Knowledge is power, and knowledge of racism and how it works will benefit everyone living in this country. … … Continue reading →

Pre-Med Level I Program

Posted on December 20, 2020 by Newton PTO Council in Advertisements, Community Notes, Education/Enrichment Tagged |

Harvard Student Agencies is offering a four day online Pre-Med Level I course for high school students. The classes will be through the Zoom® video conferencing software and taught by qualified student instructors. Pre-Med Academy Level I will cover mo… Continue reading →

Try a free dance class

Posted on December 20, 2020 by Newton PTO Council in Advertisements, Community Notes, Sports Tagged , , |

Try a dance class for free this January at All That Jazz Dance Studio! It’s not too late to join their amazing dance family. ATJ has limited room left in several in-person dance classes, as well as unlimited room in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Winter Basketball and Speed Training Programs

Posted on December 20, 2020 by Newton PTO Council in Advertisements, Community Notes, Sports Tagged , |

This Winter Boston Athletic Training has a number of small group training programs taking place at the Hyde Center in Newton. They have professional trainers working with all age groups focusing on basketball skills training and speed based programs. T… Continue reading →

Building Resilience Series

Posted on December 13, 2020 by Newton PTO Council in Advertisements, Community Notes, Education/Enrichment, Events, Other Tagged , , |

The Resilience Project is an innovative school- and community-based initiative designed to promote the mental health and well-being of adolescents. It provides support to students, parents, educators, counselors and communities through collaboration wi… Continue reading →