Category Archives: Middle Schools

Sign up for Superintendent Search Focus Groups

Posted on November 13, 2022 by Newton PTO Council in Community Notes, Elementary Schools, High Schools, Middle Schools, Newton Public Schools
The Newton Public Schools Superintendent Search Committee is conducting a series of in-person and virtual focus groups designed to solicit perceptions of the district and its services to students, staff, and families. Participants will also be asked for input on what they consider to be the most effective characteristics for the district’s next superintendent. There are several dates and times available from November 17th – 20th. If it is a virtual group, you will receive a link via email prior to the focus group. All in-person focus groups will take place at 100 Walnut St., Newton.To sign up for a focus group, please use this link to a Sign Up Genius form (you do not need to create an account to sign up:https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094EACA62EA2F9C07-npssuperintendent*Please note that names will not display on the Sign Up Genius form to maintain confidentiality prior to the group meeting.If you are unable to attend the focus groups, you may provide feedback through the online survey at: https://survey2.ecragroup.com/index.php/291239?lang=en

Robotics Tournament and STEAM Expo

Posted on November 13, 2022 by Newton PTO Council in Community Notes, Education/Enrichment, Elementary Schools, Events, High Schools, Middle Schools

The LigerBots, Newton’s award-winning high school robotics team, will be hosting a FLL Robotics tournament and a STEAM Expo on Saturday, November 19th, from 12-5pm at Newton North High School. Watch middle school teams who built and programmed robots out of Legos to compete in the FIRST Lego League Competition (FLL) go head to head at the tournament. Also come to the free STEAM Expo event open to the public, to support North and South Clubs who have come to help LigerBots spread STEAM, do a variety of super cool STEAM activities and demonstrations, interact with other High School Robotics teams from across the state, and visit local companies/organizations like the Massachusetts National Guard.

Masks are required except for designated eating locations and admission is free! We hope you can stop by!

Teen Stress Survival Guide Workshop

Posted on November 13, 2022 by Newton PTO Council in Community Notes, From The City of Newton, Health and Social Emotional Learning, High Schools, Middle Schools

Druker Auditorium, Newton Free Library
December 14th 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.

This workshop led by Families for Depression Awareness staff and a Licensed Mental Health Professional, will teach teens how to identify symptoms of stress and, identify strategies to manage it, as well as how to find help if things start to feel like “more than just stress”.
Register here: Stress Survival Guide Workshop Tickets

City of Newton Youth Services in partnership with Families for Depression
Awareness, The Newton Free Library and The Newton Youth Commission

Superintendent Search Survey

Posted on November 13, 2022 by Newton PTO Council in Community Notes, Elementary Schools, High Schools, Middle Schools, Newton Public Schools
Dear NPS Families,
The superintendent search has entered its “engagement” phase in which the search committee is soliciting feedback and input from the Newton community to help identify and select the next superintendent for our district. Your feedback will assist the School Committee in understanding your perspective as candidates are recruited, screened, and interviewed for the position.The survey linked below is designed to solicit perceptions of the district and its services to students, staff, and families. Based upon these perceptions, you will also be asked for input on what you consider to be the most effective characteristics for the district’s next superintendent. Newton Superintendent Search SurveyThe survey will be open from November 7 – 21, 2022.Please also watch your email for upcoming opportunities to provide feedback via in-person and virtual focus groups. As always, detailed information can be found on the search committee webpage on the district website.

Students performing with the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra’s opening concert on November 20

Posted on November 6, 2022 by Newton PTO Council in Community Notes, Education/Enrichment, Elementary Schools, High Schools, Middle Schools, Upcoming Events

Tickets are just $10 each with code FRIENDS! 

Support students at Newton South who are performing in the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra’s opening concert on Sunday, November 20, at 3 PM at Symphony Hall in Boston. Maestro Benjamin Zander conducts Strauss’s Ein Heldenleben (The Hero’s Life) and Beethoven’s most famous symphony, No. 5.

Join us in person or access the live stream to watch from the comfort of your own home. Tickets and info available here: https://www.bostonphil.org/concerts/2022-2023/bpyo1-strauss-beethoven

Use promotional code FRIENDS to receive the $10 tickets (available in sections B and C). Please redeem by Friday, November 18 at 12:00 (noon). 

Newton Neighbors Gift Card Drive for Thanksgiving

Posted on November 6, 2022 by Newton PTO Council in Community Notes, Elementary Schools, Gift Card Drive, High Schools, Middle Schools

As we approach the holiday season, Newton Neighbors is looking to support our neighbors struggling to put food on the table. Last year, through the support of our community, Newton Neighbors provided 150 families throughout Newton, Brockton, and Waltham with $50 supermarket Gift Cards! With increasing food costs, the goal is to give out $75 gift cards this holiday season through partner agencies to families in Newton, Waltham, and Brockton. The Thanksgiving Gift Card Drive will run from November 1 – 19. 

Art as Therapy Program

Posted on October 30, 2022 by Newton PTO Council in Community Notes, Events, High Schools, Middle Schools

My name is Sarah Moriarty and I am the Education Coordinator at the New Art Center in Newtonville. I’m reaching out to discuss our new Art as Therapy program for middle and high school students. 

We at the New Art Center believe that the visual arts are an important tool for self-expression and emotional wellbeing. This program, developed with and facilitated by a licensed art therapist, seeks to provide a space for middle school students to express their feelings through artistic mediums. 

I’ve attached a sheet with more information and details about the program. We hope that you can forward this information to anyone you know who might be interested. 

I’m more than happy to answer any questions you may have. 

Thank you,

—

Sarah Moriarty

She/Her/HersEducation Coordinator 

New-Art-Expressive-Art-Therapy-Fall-22-Flyer-Final.docx-2Download

www.newartcenter.org 61 Washington ParkNewton, MA 02460

Child Tax Credit, Stimulus and Other Federal Money

Posted on October 30, 2022 by Newton PTO Council in Community Notes, Elementary Schools, High Schools, Middle Schools, Other

There’s still time to get your Child Tax Credit, stimulus & other federal money!

Apply even if you have no income or low income and don’t usually file taxes!

What could I get?

? Up to $3,600 per child with the 2021 Child Tax Credit,

? Any missed stimulus payments for you and your

children/dependents – up to $1,400 per person

? Other payments if you had earnings last year

Click here to learn more and apply.GetCTC.org/can-do

Questions? Contact CAN-DO

Josephine McNeil

617-527-5071

[email protected]

¡Aún hay tiempo para obtener su Crédito Tributario

por Hijos, estímulo y otro dinero federal!

¡Solicítelo aún si no tiene ingresos o tiene bajos ingresos y no

suele presentar impuestos!

¿Qué sucede si soy inmigrante?

Incluso si NO tiene un Número de Seguro Social, puede recibir pagos por sus hijos que tienen Números de

Seguro Social. Según la ley actual, recibir el Crédito Tributario por Hijos u otros créditos tributarios no afectará

su estatus migratorio, su capacidad para obtener una Tarjeta Verde o sus planes de inmigración futuros.

¿Qué podría obtener?

? Hasta $3,600 por hijo con el Crédito Tributario por

Hijos de 2021

? Cualquier Pago Estímulo perdido para usted y sus

hijos/dependientes – hasta $1,400 por persona

? Otros pagos si tuvo ingresos el año pasado

Regístrese antes del 15 de noviembre con un simple formulario en:

GetCTC.org/can-do

New England Camp Fair

Posted on October 30, 2022 by Newton PTO Council in Community Notes, Elementary Schools, Events, Middle Schools, Summer

Our 5th annual free camp fair is this Saturday, November 5th from 11am-2pm, and I was hoping you could share this with your school communities. 

In addition to meeting 25+ camps in person, attendees can enter our raffle for over $7,500 in camp gift certificates from camps like HipStitch, Summer @ BB&N, Empow, Camp Cody, and more! Every attendee gets three free raffle tickets!

The Camp Fair is in the Underwood School gym (101 Vernon Street, Newton, MA 02458) from 11am-2pm and there will be free coffee and donuts. 

Please let me know if you have any questions! I have attached our flyers here, and you can learn more at https://www.newenglandcampfair.org. 

Thank you for your support! 

—

Shannon Abram
Director, New England Camp Fair and NPS mom of a 1st Grader and a 2nd Grader

Green Newton School Connections (GNSC) meeting

Posted on October 30, 2022 by Newton PTO Council in Community Notes, Elementary Schools, Events, High Schools, Middle Schools

We hope you can join us at our next Green Newton School Connections (GNSC) meeting, which will be on Thursday, November 17th from 4:30 to 5:30 pm on Zoom. (Note the change in date for November.) Liora Silkes, Newton’s Energy Coach, will join us to talk about how schools and Green Teams can partner with her to combat climate change in Newton. She will walk us through an activity that she does with students!

11/17/22 Agenda

Best,

Deanna & Crista