LINCOLN-ELIOT WEEKLY BULLETIN
WEEK OF MAY 26, 2014
THIS WEEK…
| Mon. June 2 | 4-6pm; Art Room | Mosaic Making for L-E Families |
| Wed. June 4 | Kindergarten Classes | The Bee Lady visits L-E! (CASC event) |
| Thur. June 5 | 4th Grade Classrooms | “Exploring the Emigrant Experience” presentation (CASC event) |
UPCOMING EVENTS…
| Sun. June 8 | L-E Grounds | Spring Fair & Walk-a-thon |
| Mon. June 9 | L-E Music Room; 6:30pm | PTO Meeting |
THANK YOU…
Understanding Our Differences is a non-profit organization that works in partnership with the Newton Public Schools to teach elementary school children an understanding and acceptance of people with disabilities in our schools and in our community. Entirely led by parent volunteers, the curriculum focuses on teaching that we all have strengths and challenges and can be a friend or ally to someone by supporting those who are different from ourselves. Students participate in six different units, one each fall and spring, during grades 3-5.
The 3rd and 4th grade classes recently participated in the Blindness and Low Vision unit and the 5th graders learned about Autism Spectrum Disorders. Both units included an introduction to the disability, followed by participation in hands-on activities and a speaker presentation with time for student questions and answers. Students are wonderfully engaged in these activities and eager to create a supportive, respectful community.
Special thanks to the teachers and Principal Uretsky for their support and assistance, as well as participating parents – Miriam Alandydy, Debbie Berechman, Shaul Berechman, Samira Karachi, Cathleen Morrison, Petia Nikolova-Shea, and Mike St. Germain.
SAYING GOODBYE…
After much deliberation I have chosen to leave Lincoln-Eliot at the end of the year and take a position at Horace Mann. I am excited and looking forward to the changes and challenges of working in a new health room and community. I have enjoyed working with the Lincoln-Eliot community and will especially miss taking care of the children who I have grown to love.
Thanks for all your support,
Elissa Matloff
DONATIONS NEEDED…
Pull Cans for Kids: Please consider donating your soda can tabs to the Shriner’s Hospital for Children “Pull Cans for Kids” campaign. Tab donations can be left in the “Box Tops” box located near the Main Office. From June, 2013 to January 2014, we collected 13,400 tabs. Keep up the good work!
FUNDRAISING…
SCRIPS: We know that you use the Scrips gift card order forms that come home in the purple folders, but did you know that you can enroll in ScripNow ? Sign up for ShopWithScrip.com. Enrollment code : 4BD94BF427534 or visit http://www.shopwithscrip.com/whatsnew/scripnowfaq.aspx for more information!
ScripNow!™ is the quickest way to purchase scrip for you or a friend. You can order for yourself or send an eGift in seconds for various retailers. ScripNow! can be delivered and used in minutes simply by using PrestoPay, or pay by check and the items will be released by your coordinator.
Using ScripNow! is simple:
Visit the brand page of the ShopWithScrip ScripNow! retailer and click on the ScripNow! product choice.
- Visit the brand page of the ShopWithScrip ScripNow! retailer and click on the ScripNow! product choice.
- Order your ScripNow! and easily pay with PrestoPay, or by check.
- We will email you when your eCard is ready to be printed from your ShopWithScrip account. When sending an eGift, your recipient is emailed a secure link to a printable eGift that can be redeemed in the store or online.
- Remember, ScripNow! can be delivered within minutes if you pay with PrestoPay.
You can always give back to Lincoln-Eliot by using our AMAZON click through…Simply:
Simply:
1. Open https://lepto.org
2. Click on the AMAZON link on the right hand side
3. Start shopping!!
The L-E PTO will receive up to 10% of your purchases!
Don’t forget to bring in your Box Tops, Coke Points and your Labels for Education labels into school. This is an easy way to raise money for programs at L-E. Drop off boxes are located near the Main Office. $429.86 has been raised to date rom Box Tops, and another round of items were ordered for the Main Office with our Coke Points! Check for labels on the following products: BIC, Campbells, Dannon, Emerald, Glad, Pace, Pepperidge Farm, Pop Secret, Post, Prego, Spaghettios, Swanson, V8 Beverages, Wolfgang Puck
Double UPC Bonus Offer!: Take advantage of 2x the Labels for Education points with the Double UPC offer May 1-31/ Your school can earn up to 2,000 points. All participating deposits must be postmarked by June 16, 2014.
Don’t forget to register you Stop & Shop card for the Stop & Shop A+ Rewards! We’ve already raised $3612.16 this year for L-E! You must re-register your Stop and Shop card each year to participate in the program. Log on to www.Stopandshop.com/aplus to register online. Our school ID is 05887. Or, dial 1-877-275-2758 to register your card over the telephone.
DONATIONS…
Matching Funds: Does your employer match the funds contributed by its employees to charitable contributions? If so, consider contacting your Human Resources department to see whether your company would apply matching gift benefits to donations made to Lincoln-Eliot school!
COMMUNITY NEWS…
The Maestro Musicians Academy is now taking students for the summer and fall of 2014!
Expert lessons in piano, violin, viola, cello, and voice
Locations at the Young Israel of Brookline in Coolidge Corner and the Greater Boston Chinese Cultural Association in West Newton
Perfect for children ages 4 and up.
Stellar faculty with emphasis on developing the potential of every unique student. We are Parent tested, Child approved!
Contact Artistic Director Daniel Broniatowski, D.M.A.
(857) 756-5230. http://www.maestromusiciansacademy.com
FY16-20 Consolidated Plan Needs Assessment Presentation and Discussion: Target Neighborhoods
Please join Newton Planning and Development Department staff for a presentation and discussion regarding target neighborhood needs in Newton. This event is part of the Consolidated Plan process, which identifies needs in the community and determines a framework for the future use of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development funds to serve low- and moderate-income persons through community development, housing, and human services activities in the City of Newton. As part of the public engagement portion of the Needs Assessment, the goals of this event will be to present data relevant to the target neighborhoods and engage in a discussion on needs in Newton. Please share with your network to spread the word!
Date: Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Place: Pellegrini Park Community Center Gym, 11 Hawthorn Street, Nonantum
RSVP: E-mail jantonellis@newtonma.gov or call 617-796-1136 to indicate that you will attend
To learn more about other upcoming events, visit www.newtonma.gov/conplan. For more information, e-mail conplan@newtonma.gov or contact Alice Walkup at 617-796-1125. The location of this meeting is handicap accessible and reasonable accommodations will be provided to persons requiring assistance. If you need a special accommodation, please contact Alice Walkup at least two days in advance of the event: awalkup@newtonma.gov or 617.796.1125. For Telecommunications Relay Service dial 711.
EXPERIENCED PEER TUTOR – MATH/SCIENCE: 18 year old Belmont Hill graduating honor student available to tutor your Elementary, Middle, High School, or College son or daughter. Experienced childcare provider. High performance tutoring in the following courses: All math courses through BC Calculus, including Geometry, Algebra 2, and Pre-Calculus/ AP Biology, AP Chemistry, and AP Physics. Contact info: 617-549-0331 and smithan95@gmail.com
Volunteers are needed for Recycle Sticker Project!: Green Decade Newton, in collaboration with Newton’s Department of Public Works, is seeking numerous volunteers (16 years and older) to walk in pairs around Newton’s neighborhoods, while adhering “recycling education stickers” onto all residential green bins in the spring and summer months. Maps will be provided and the work will be conducted primarily during the morning hours. The “Recycle Sticker Project” will help remind all Newton residents of the items that may or may not be placed in our green bins. Funding for the stickers has been provided by Green Decade Newton, Whole Foods Markets Newton and Waste Management. The goal is to raise awareness about recycling, not only to benefit our environment, but also to reap substantial financial savings on the cost of disposing the City’s trash. Please contact https://docs.google.com/forms/d/10-iGc3IAcV3WX041uof0cUlBL6TDgnWeTQqcDpsh5-E/viewform to sign up.
KIDS’ KARATE–Fall Free Trial Classes–at Lasell College
Friday, Sept. 19, 5:00-6:00 p.m. or Saturday, Sept. 20, 10:00-11:00 a.m.. Girls and Boys, entry ages 1st thru 5th grades. $79 per 7-Week Session, or $99 twice-a-week. Free uniform upon enrolling. For more information, please see kids-karate.orgor leave message at (617) 527-8052.
HIGHLANDS AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM – just for middle school kids attending Brown and Oak Hill Middle Schools is taking applications for fall 2014. Transportation is arranged from the school to our great location in Newton Highlands / Hyde Community Gym with lots of fun activities. Arrange a visit or drop in during Open House week June 9-12th from 5-6 pm. or this Sunday, June 1 from 5-6:00 pm. For more enrollment information contact Rochelle Acker at 617.999.4617 or highlandsafterschool@gmail.com or visit our website: www.highlandsafterschool.org
Each school year Newton South High School hosts up to 20 international students through Educatius International. These students come from many different countries – Italy, Brazil, Chile, Norway, and China to name a few. Visiting students go through an application process before they are selected- they are smart, mature, and passionate about intercultural learning opportunities. Our international students bring so much to the hallways of NSHS and our Newton community.
Host families are to provide a warm and supportive home and family environment; students should become part of your family. We welcome any family (with or a without a high school student of their own) who is excited about this opportunity. Educatius offers a monthly stipend of $700.00 for each student placed in their home and each family can host up to 2 students ($1,400.00). Educatius also works with host families to match them with a student who shares the family’s interests and values. Hosting a student can provide you with amazing opportunities and lifelong friendships. Open your heart and your home…share our unique community! Invite a NSHS international student into your home. These students will be arriving for the September 2014 school year. To learn more and apply to become a host family, please contact Jodi Del Razo at Jodi.delrazo@educatius.org or call her at 617-543-8626.
Urban/suburban UNITY FESTIVAL for economic justice on Saturday, June 7th, 1-5pm, at the First Baptist Church at 848 Beacon Street in Newton Centre. Youth and family program on Justice & Faith from 1-2pm. Various vendors,yard sale and action tables, food, speakers (including Lew Finfer from Raise Up/Massachusetts Communities Action Network), music (including the Newton Family Singers) and dance performances from 2-5 pm. Proceeds to benefit ABCD SummerWorks jobs for Boston youth. This event is sponsored by Cooperative Metropolitan Ministries, First Baptist Church & Beautiful Korean Church of Newton, True Vine & Bethel Pentecostal Church of Dorchester, and Living Elevated Church of Brockton, and is made possible through a generous grant from Episcopal City Mission. For questions contact: unityfestival4justice@gmail.com
WATERTOWN, MA – Grease: School Version, June 20 at 7 pm, June 21 at 2 pm and 7 pm, June 22 at 2 pm. Charles Mosesian Theater, Arsenal Center for the Arts, Watertown. A Watertown Children’s Theatre musical production. Book, Music and Lyrics by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, Book by JAMES LAPINE, Presented through special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. Join WCT as we jump back to the 1950’s at Rydell High School. The Greasers and Pink Ladies will rock and roll all over the WCT stage as a cast of K-9thgraders, including Newton’s own Rhea Beaupre, Emerson Benedict, Tucker Benedict, Nora Geffen, Kate Grabowski, Nisha Jha, Abigail Matthews, Myles Murphy, Miranda Newstadt, Nathan Persampieri, Audrey Piccin, Laila Plaster, Jacob Resnick, Ella Rohanna, and Liam Walsh, sings and dances to this popular fifties musical! This version of the timeless classic contains the fun-loving music of the original, but edits some content to be more appropriate for young audiences. Saturday, 7 pm performance ONLY – come in your favorite Grease-inspired costume and be entered to win two tickets to our fall musical! Tickets are $14 and are on sale May 27th through WCT’s website at watertownchildrenstheatre.org or by calling Brown Paper Tickets 1-800-838-3006. For more information, visit WCT’s website or call 617-926-ARTS.
Newton Boys & Girls Club: There are a lot of exciting things coming up, including our Annual Awards Night which will be held on Tuesday June 3, 2014 at 6:00pm in the gymnasium. Tickets are available at the front desk or can be reserved by phone. It is a special day to acknowledge all the great work our kids do throughout the year, so we hope you will be able to join us for this wonderful celebration! Also, please note that the Club will begin closing at 6:00pm starting Monday June 9, 2014 as we gear up for our annual summer camp!
If you have not yet signed up for Camp, now is the time! We still have space available in all of our sessions for both ages 6-12 and our unique Teen Camp for ages 13 and up! Camp will begin on June 23rd!