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Newton Food Pantry Front Porch Drive: Diapers & Baby Wipes

Posted on May 23, 2020 by Newton PTO Council in Community Notes, Education/Enrichment, Other Tagged , , |

Please Support the Newton Food Pantry Front Porch Drive: Diapers & Baby Wipes Many food pantry clients have young children and are in need of diapers and wipes. Please see important details surrounding this critical drive and signup sheet HERE. Once … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Bus Driver/Crossing Guard Appreciation

Posted on May 23, 2020 by Newton PTO Council in Community Notes, Education/Enrichment, Events, Other Tagged , , |

Interested in thanking our crossing guards, bus drivers, and van drivers? Newton Safe Routes to School normally hosts Bus Driver/Crossing Guard Appreciation Day in June each year to thank these important community safety helpers. This year instead appreciation will be … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Emergency Housing Relief Program

Posted on May 23, 2020 by Newton PTO Council in Community Notes, Education/Enrichment, From PTO Council, Other Tagged , , |

Are you struggling to pay your rent because you have lost income due to COVID-19? The City of Newton in partnership with Metro West Collaborative Development is providing three months of rent assistance to qualified individuals and families. Please see … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Latin tutor available

Posted on May 23, 2020 by Newton PTO Council in Advertisements, Community Notes, Education/Enrichment, Summer Tagged , |

Preethika Vemula, a rising sophomore at Newton South High School, is offering online tutoring services in Latin. She is available Monday through Friday from June 29th to August 28th and is offering classes to students in Middle School or in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Summer programs for public speaking and debate!

Posted on May 23, 2020 by Newton PTO Council in Advertisements, Community Notes, Education/Enrichment, Summer Tagged , , |

Lumos is running online summer programs through Zoom that teach public speaking and debate! All Lumos programs have a 4:1 student-teacher ratio and offer daily one-on-one coaching sessions with the instructors. Each day is designed to be fun, engaging, and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Updated NPS Learning Plan and Summer/Fall Plans

Posted on May 17, 2020 by Aparna Singamsetty in From the PTSO Tagged , , |

Dear NPS Families, I write to share two important updates with you. The first is an update on our distance learning plan based upon both updated guidance from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) and survey feedback from families, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

General Support Resource

Posted on May 17, 2020 by Newton PTO Council in Community Notes, Education/Enrichment, Other Tagged , , |

The Newton Public Schools, in collaboration with Newton Health and Human Services, is providing a support phone number for families with children enrolled in our schools. This service is staffed by Newton Public Schools counselors and is designed to support … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Help the Newton Food Pantry by making face masks

Posted on May 17, 2020 by Newton PTO Council in Community Notes, Education/Enrichment, Other Tagged , , |

Want to help the Newton Food Pantry by doing an at-home craft project? Consider making and donating cloth face masks that are individually packaged in a ziplock bag for distribution to Food Pantry clients. These mask donations can be dropped … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Honor Thy Teacher

Posted on May 17, 2020 by Newton PTO Council in Advertisements, Community Notes, Education/Enrichment, Other Tagged , , |

Over these past weeks, many parents have developed a deep appreciation for the job that our teachers do each day. Here is a way to say thank you. By donating to Newton Schools Foundation’s Honor Thy Teacher program in the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Breathing Room- A Place for Special Families

Posted on May 17, 2020 by Newton PTO Council in Community Notes, Education/Enrichment, Other Tagged , , |

Join Breathing Room, a FaceBook private group for parents and caregivers of children with special needs. Members may be caring for kids with any kind of special need from subtle to severe. Cindy Kaplan will be guiding the group with … Continue reading → Continue reading →