The PTSO needs 12 volunteers who are willing to help drop off student books and materials to families in Newton next week. Vice Principal Hardiman will follow up with volunteers on final logistics later this week.
Please note this will be contactless delivery. Volunteers will pick up materials at South and be given drop off location(s). Please sign up below if you are able to help out. Thank you.
Volunteer to drop books off to Newton families the week of Oct 13th. https://signup.com/go/ZdNvKoH
The Class of 2021 Officers and PTSO are pleased to sponsor the Seniors Drive-In Movie Night. We will need parent volunteers to help organize concession treats, manage check-in, direct cars to parking spots and to chaperone the event. Click on the link to volunteer: https://signup.com/go/OTWrHgm
SENIOR DRIVE-IN MOVIE NIGHT
on October 20, 2020 from 7 – 9PM
Seniors should click here to register your spot/car on Eventbrite. We encourage Seniors to carpool with social distancing guidelines. Participants are responsible for determining the individuals in their car. Please note that only one person in the car needs to register. The registration process will ask for all the names and emails of the people in your car to ensure social distancing protocol. There is a limit of 100 cars at the location. There are no bathroom facilities at the location.
Final logistics will be sent on October 19th. Any questions, please contact the PTSO at info@newtonsouthPTSO.org. Thank you.
The Strength and Conditioning clinic is running to capacity! Both sessions have all openings taken. Coach Matthews is offering an intense program for our athletes!
This week our teams face LS in all our sports. The competitions are very close in all sports. Action will continue on Saturday with Boys soccer and Field hockey hosting games at South. Girls soccer and Boys and girls Cross Country are traveling to LS.
Due to Wednesday’s rain postponement, our boys’ soccer team will finish their suspended game on Saturday. The remaining quarter will start at 12:50 PM followed by the full scheduled game.
We welcome new coaches to our Fall 1 season! Jennifer Dirga is our new Varsity Field Hockey coach and former NS student-athlete and college standout Sabrina Stacks is coaching the JV A program. In the soccer team, former NS Girls Soccer captain Mandy Lee is assisting the JV girls team. Great additions to our staff!
The NCAA Eligibility Center is hosting a webinar for prospective student-athletes and their families on how to navigate initial-eligibility requirements during COVID-19 on Saturday, October 10th at 11:00 a.m. Eastern. Register athttps://pub.s1.exacttarget.com/g2tyldsstp2
Dear Parents/Guardians of Ninth Grade and New to South,
Reminder that the webinar is tonight at 7PM. Your link and password to access the webinar was sent to families. Please see the agenda for the webinar. Thank you.
AGENDA:
Introductions
Principal Introduction (Mark Aronson)
PTSO Intro (May Chiu)
Deans Welcome & Counselors Introductions (Deans, Counselors)
Developmental Message & Guidance Team Introduction (Dan Rubin)
Stacey Bishop – Adjustment Counselor/METCO Counselor
Katani Sumner – METCO Counselor/English co-teacher
Brian Deleskey – Prevention Intervention Counselor
Kathy Sabet – College and Career Counselor
Clinicians team at South: Sarah Gentile, Carly Edelstein, Kathleen Solage, Steve Feinberg, Tracey Murphy, Andrew Aspel
Special Education Welcome Message – (Melissa Gamble)
Student Affairs and Restorative Practices (Tori Parker)
Whole School Info by Deans
Q&A (time permitting)
The PTSO is launching our Mentoring/Family Connection Program for Students and Families to help build new connections in our school community.
We need Mentors to match up with our Buddies – There’s no specific time commitment, just a willingness to help a new student or family make a connection at South. We need Junior and Seniors, and Families willing to be a resource for other Families.
Click on the link below to sign up today!
https://docs.google.com/forms/
Please sign up by Tuesday, October 12 if you are interested in being a Mentor or Buddy. After the sign up period, our coordinators will followup with an email to both Mentor/Buddy so they can connect. We hope this program will help students find new connections and an opportunity for families to have local resources to navigate South and Newton.
A Student Mentor should be a Junior or Senior at South who is willing to be a resource and can offer their support, knowledge and skills to help a student Buddy, who is new to South, a Freshman or Sophomore. A Mentor Family would be willing to be a resource to support 1 or 2 families who are new to South, to Newton, to the US. This is not a tutoring program. It is a community building program to help form new connections. There’s no structure to the connection – whatever works for the Mentor & Buddy.
Questions? Contact our coordinators, Tammy Tsikar and Rachel Zhang at connections@newtonso
Please remind your child(ren) to share their ideas with the PTSO.
The 2020-21 School year is not what anyone was expecting. The Newton South Parent Teacher Student Organization (PTSO) would like to hear what events/programs that students will find meaningful for in-person and virtual programs/events. Please share your ideas with us by October 13th. After this initial survey, the PTSO will assess which events/programs we can implement. Visit the PTSO website anytime to share your ideas.
The PTSO plans to review the surveys in October, January and March to help us identify events/programs to implement. We look forward to hearing about your ideas!
Grade 9 Click to Share your Ideas
Grade 10 Click to Share your Ideas
Grade 11 Click to Share your Ideas
Grade 12 Click to Share your Ideas
Any questions, please contact us at info@newtonsouthPTSO.org Thank you.
The Class of 2021 Officers and the PTSO is excited to host a second special event – Seniors Sunset on Wed Oct 7 from 6-7PM at the NSHS Baseball Field.
Parent Volunteers are required to support social distancing protocols for all PTSO event. We need parents to help with student check-in and to chaperone the event. Please sign up at this link by Tuesday, October 6th so we can make this event happen: https://signup.com/go/XeLkytm. THANK YOU!
Seniors who are comfortable coming to an in-person event are invited to come to see their classmates and hang out to watch the sunset. The recent updated State Guidelines restrict our event to the first 100 people who register, along with masks and 6ft social distancing guidelines. Students must click to REGISTER by Oct 6th at 12 Noon to participate.
The Class Officers will also host a live ZOOM event for those unable to attend in person. Seniors should contact their Class Officers if they have any questions. Look forward to seeing everyone!
