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Upcoming
Events
PTO Meeting
Joani Geltman
Wed. Jan. 21
7:30 PM
Day Auditorium
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| PTO Meeting - Parent
Workshop on Adolescent
Pyschology |
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Don't miss our next
PTO meeting
A parent workshop
on
Adolescent Psychology with
acclaimed speaker Joani
Geltman.
ADOLESCENT
PSYCHOLOGY:
THE PARENT
VERSION
Wednesday, January
21, 2009
7:30-9:00 P.M.
F.A. Day Middle
School Auditorium
In this seminar, presenter Joani Geltman
reviews the many physical, cognitive, and
emotional/social changes that occur during
adolescence. Some topics include "teen-proofing"
your relationship with your son or daughter,
"teen-proofing" your home, setting appropriate
limits, identifying and dealing with teens'
experimentation, and coming to terms with
parental expectations.
Joani Geltman, LICSW, is a licensed
social worker whose seminar 'Adolescent
Psychology: the Parent Version' has been widely
acclaimed. She has worked as a therapist,
parenting coach and consultant for more than 25
years, is on the faculty of Lesley University
and Curry College, has been a parenting
columnist for the TAB Newspapers, and also
produces and hosts, "Who's Listening?" a
parent-teen talk forum.
Parent
Input
For this special PTO event we
would like to know what's on your
mind. Please submit your ideas
or concerns to LEBL43@rcn.com so we can make
them available to Joani Geltman in advance
of the meeting.
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| Newton Schools
Foundation
Winter Dinners
2009 |
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Newton Schools
Foundation Winter Dinners are Green &
Global.
SAVE THE DATE! February 27th to March 10,
2009. This year's Winter Dinners are Green
& Global. Support the Newton Schools
Foundation by attending one of these fabulous
dinners. For more information go to www.newtonschoolsfoundation.org
Newton Schools Foundation and
Day Did you know that the Newton Schools
Foundation granted over $12,000 to
Day Middle School this year?
This year alone they have supported
innovation in the classroom with these
purchases:
* Books for differentiated reading instruction
and small
literature circles in the 6th
grade.
* 3 Interactive Whiteboards
* Equipment for the video lab
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Specialized Math software for use with
Interactive
Whiteboards |
| Community
News |
The Parent's Advisory Council for Special
Education announces the following two
meetings.
On Thursday,
January 15th, 2009, the Safe Schools/Healthy
Students (SS/HS) Team will outline the new,
federally funded, four year $6 million SS/HS
program in Newton. The SS/HS project is
designed to foster safe, respectful, and
drug-free school environments and to promote
pro-social skills and healthy childhood
development for all Newton children. Input
will be sought from the PAC on the hiring of a
recreation therapist.
On Tuesday,
January 27th, 2009, the Strategic Planning Team,
including Superintendent Jeff Young, School
Committee members Dori Zaleznik and
Claire Sokoloff, and Lisa Prior, Principal
of Prior Consulting, will discuss
some of the core concepts that have
emerged--ideas such as "Preparing Students as
Global Citizens", "Developing 21st Century
Skills" and "Educating the Whole
Child."
This is a
special meeting for PAC members who may miss the
presentation on January 15th at Oak Hill Middle
School.
PAC
meetings run from 7:30pm to 9:00pm in room 210
at the Education Center, 100 Walnut
Street. Networking and light refreshments
begin at 7:15pm. For more
information, www.newtonpac.org
or email info@newtonpac.org
Parent Group
Series:
NAVIGATING THE ROCKY ROAD OF
ADOLESCENCE
Meeting for four
sessions from 7:00-8:30 PM
Tuesdays (2/24,
3/3, 3/17, 3/24) -or-
Wednesdays (2/25, 3/4,
3/18, 3/25)
Location: WarmLines 225 Nevada
Street
AKA Newton Cultural Center in
Newtonville Free parking
Pre-registration
required: www.warmlines.org or
617-244-INFO
Click here for more
info...
Opportunity to start
a LEGO robotics
team:
Newton's high school
robotics team, Team 2877 NASA, PTC, BEC,
Raytheon Newton Ligerbots is planning an
outreach to all elementary and middle schools
this Spring to generate interest in Science and
Technology.
While we are currently busy planning for
our own competition, we are also volunteering at
nearby events, and planning a program to present
at the elementary and middle schools to
introduce the entire Newton community to our
team. One way that we can engage more students
in the fun of Science and Technology would be to
act as mentors to new teams started at any
school.
To find out about the outreach program
and getting your own robotics team organized,
contact Debbie Lund, Newton North Coach of Team
2877 NASA, PTC, BEC, Raytheon Newton, Deborah_Lund@newton.k12.ma.us
Upcoming Programs
at the Newton History Museum
at the
Jackson Homestead
HIDING JEWS IN WORLD WAR II
ITALY
Wednesday, January 14, 7
pm
Did you know that Italian families
sheltered Jews during World War II? Hear
first-hand accounts of this time from both sides
of the experience, told by long-time Newton
residents. Ena Lorant and Alisa Palmeri will
tell the story of their flight from
Nazi-occupied Yugoslavia to Italy where they
were eventually sheltered by a brave Italian
family. Maria Puzzanghero tells her personal
story from the other side - in another small
Italian town, her family helped and hid a family
of Jews and participated in a daring escape.
Free.
CELBRATING THE JACKSON HOMESTEAD
& ITS ARCHITECURE,
Thursday, January 29,
6-8pm
Join us for an evening of celebration of
our building, the Jackson Homestead! The
house, built in 1809, has seen 200 years of
physical and social changes. To mark this
important occasion, we will be unveiling a new
exhibit about the architecture and use of the
building throughout its history. In conjunction
with the unveiling, there will be a lecture
about the architecture of the house. Part of the
200th Anniversary Series. Free.
Free
Museum Admission during January! http://www.ci.newton.ma.us/jackson/
STAND FOR CHILDREN
ANNUAL SUMMIT
The second
event is Stand for Children's annual education
summit on Saturday, January 24th at Reading High
School from 8:30-3:30. The Summit is for
parents, teachers, elected officials, and
community members like us who are concerned
about children and public education and want to
learn more about how to make a difference in
this tough economic climate.
This
year, the theme will be how to work together to
keep our commitment to kids in tough times. It's
always a great opportunity to connect with
likeminded people and to talk together about how
to protect our schools and move them
forward. Speakers will include education,
policy, business, and advocacy
experts.
Details are below. You can
contact Allison Balter at abalter@stand.org with
any questions. We look forward to seeing you
there!
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Sincerely,
Suzanne
Barrow, Benita Danzing, Marion Golin
The Day
Middle School PTO
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