Category Archives: Community Notes

ActiveMinds Tutoring

Posted on March 26, 2023 by Newton PTO Council in Community Notes

Spring has Sprung! Flourish with ActiveMinds Tutoring! 16 years providing tutoring for allacademic subjects, studying skills, and standardized test prep (SAT/ACT, ISEE, SSAT). Contact ActiveMinds to learn more about our personalized plans with experienced tutors. 617.227.2225 | [email protected] | http://www.activemindstutoring.com/

Newton Open Studios April 29-30

Posted on March 26, 2023 by Newton PTO Council in Community Notes

For more information, please visit https://newtonopenstudios.org/

Paul’s PMC Ride to help cancer patients

Posted on March 26, 2023 by Newton PTO Council in Community Notes

This August, I will ride my first 164-mile Pan Mass Challenge to support the Leonard P. Zakim Center at Dana Farber Cancer Institute. The LZC provides health & wellness services for cancer patients to help make their lives better as they receive treatment. Please support my ride for this incredible organization and the great work they do for cancer patients every day. Every dollar you donate will go directly to the Zakim Center. Thank you.

Here’s another reason to support my PMC fundraising: With a donation of $25 or more, you can save 5% on any new or existing Massachusetts MAPFRE Insurance auto policy. Once you donate, just forward your receipt to your insurance provider who can take it from there.

Every donation brings us closer by the mile.

Thank you,
Paul Sullivan

Please donate to my ride by clicking one of these links:Donate $1,000Donate $500Donate $250Donate $120Donate $60Donate $30Make a donation of any amountDonate from a Fidelity Donor Advised Fund

PMC donations are tax deductible and 100% will go to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The PMC?Ts tax ID /EIN number is 04-2746912.

The Pan-Mass Challenge only uses your personal information to thank you and will not share it with any other organizations.

Newton Porchfest 2023 Signups

Posted on March 26, 2023 by Newton PTO Council in Community Notes

Please see the information in the flyer

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Help Newton Students Go to Summer Camp!

Posted on March 26, 2023 by Newton PTO Council in Community Notes

For the third year in a row, Newton Neighbors will help send 30 – 40 students to summer camp! Camp is so important for students’ ongoing learning and growth. Plus, it’s fun! 

We are fundraising to fill the gap between the scholarship awarded to these students and the donation their families must pay. Families struggle to pay this donation and your contribution can be the difference between a child going to camp for a week or staying at home.  

The average weekly camp cost per student is $80.  When you make an $80 (or any amount) tax-deductible contribution, this WILL make a difference. Please click here to donate. And, find out more about all the ways Newton Neighbors makes Newton a more equitable and neighborly city to live.

The Zervas Online Auction Has Begun!

Posted on March 25, 2023 by Newton PTO Council in Community Notes, Elementary Schools, Events, From Our PTOs, Grade Levels, High Schools, Middle Schools, Other, School Fundraiser

It’s Back! And it’s happening from March 25th thru April 2nd.

Our Zervas PTO annual online auction has returned! Please visit now and BID! 

32auctions.com/zervas

This auction is open to EVERYONE. Share it with your family, friends, neighbors, Facebook groups, schools, and clubs.

This is one of the PTO’s largest fundraisers of the year. Any bid helps!

Over150 items to choose from, including sporting events, fitness clubs, spas, restaurants, summer camps, shops, and activities for the entire family.

32auctions.com/zervas

Newton SouthEast Little League Spring T-ball Registration Now Open

Posted on March 13, 2023 by Newton PTO Council in Community Notes, Elementary Schools, Sports

NSELL offers a fun and exciting t-ball program for kindergartners and rising kindergarteners.The season runs from late April through the end of the school year and the league serves players who reside or attend schools within district boundaries of Memorial-Spaulding, Mason-Rice, Bowen, Angier, Countryside and Zervas.
Click here to register. Questions? Contact the league by Email or check out our Website.

Green School Connections Meeting

Posted on March 5, 2023 by Newton PTO Council in Community Notes, Elementary Schools, Grade Levels, Green School Connections, High Schools, Middle Schools

Here is the 3/9/23 Agenda & Zoom link for next week’s GNSC meeting. We meet every 2nd Thursday of the month from 4:30 – 5:30 pm. We hope to see you then – spread the word!

We are expecting a good number of students at next week’s meeting (yay!), and we look forward to hearing about one hope, concern, or green initiative from each new student that wishes to share. Then, we plan to spend the rest of our time in working groups.

Helping Teens Heal From Trauma

Posted on March 5, 2023 by Newton PTO Council in Community Notes, Grade Levels, Health and Social Emotional Learning, High Schools, Middle Schools, Resources for Families in Need

    Families for Depression Awareness is presenting our free webinar — Helping Teens Heal From Trauma — on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, from 7:00 to 8:30 PM ET/ 4:00 to 5:30 PM PT. Please help us share this resource with caring adults. 

    In this webinar, Deborah Vinall, LMFT, Psy-D, defines trauma and discusses its impact on long-term wellness. She will also cove the signs of trauma in teens, effective treatment approaches, and practical strategies that caring adults can use to encourage teen mental wellness. Register to join us for a live webinar discussion or watch on demand after it airs. 

    After the webinar, complete our online evaluation and you’ll be entered for a chance to win a complimentary copy of Deborah Vinall’s book, “Trauma Recovery Workbook for Teens: Exercises to Process Emotions, Manage Symptoms and Promote Healing.”

    f you are new to the topic of teen depression or in need of a refresher, please watch our Understanding Teen Depression as a foundation to this upcoming webinar. 

     

    Newton Students to Perform with Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra

    Posted on March 5, 2023 by Newton PTO Council in Community Notes, Concert, Elementary Schools, High Schools, Middle Schools, NSHS Music

    Newton South students Carina Bagdasarian, Olivia Hong, Steven Hu, Claire Lee, Jacob Lewis, and Hannah Lim and Newton North student Haydren Ren, members of the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, will perform on Friday, March 10, at 8 PM at Symphony Hall in Boston, under the baton of Maestro Benjamin Zander. The program includes Bartok’s Concerto for Orchestra, written for and first performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1944 in Symphony Hall, and Tchaikovsky’s famous Symphony No. 5–both challenging works for musicians of any age.

    Tickets & info: https://bit.ly/3m7GEN7 (available in person or via live stream). Use code SCHOOLS for $10 in-person tickets. Please redeem by Thursday, March 9 at 12:00 (noon).