Get tickets today! $10 includes admission, pizza slice & water (while supplies last).

Pre-Event

• Via Venmo: @BigelowTreasurer (add comment “[Student Name] Dance Ticket”)
• Via Cash: In school during lunch

Venmo or Cash accepted at the door

Parents & caregivers, if you haven’t had a chance to volunteer for an event yet, now is a great opportunity before the end of the year! Our goal is to create a fun and safe environment for all the kids and your help is greatly needed and appreciated. These events are only possible if the adults show up to help.

Sign up HERE today.

Thank you to everyone who’s signed up so far! We are still looking for chaperones — please sign up for however long you can — it doesn’t have to be the whole dance!

• CHAPERONES: Hallway & Gym

Bigelow’s very own Psychologist and Assistant Principal for Student Services, Dr. Jordanna L’Esperance, PsyD (Dr. J), will present to parents on Wednesday, April 15th at 7pm about middle school mental health and developmental needs.

This will be a virtual meeting and a link will be shared on Tuesday, April 14th.

To learn more about our world class team, please visit the BMS Counseling Website.

In honor of National Teacher Appreciation Week (May 5th – 9th), the Bigelow PTO will host three luncheons for our dedicated teachers and staff.  Each lunch will be catered by families from each grade:

Monday, May 4th: 6th Grade Families Sign-Up

Wednesday, May 6th: 7th Grade Families Sign-Up

Friday, May 8th: 8th Grade Families Sign-Up

We are also accepting monetary donations to fund luncheon items. If you would prefer to donate money, the steps are:

1. Venmo @BigelowTreasurer and add note “[Grade] Teacher Appreciation Lunch”.
2. Sign up for an item in the grade-specific SignUpGenius link above. In the comments include “Venmo to Bigelow PTO [$ amount]”.
3. A PTO volunteer will cover that item for you the day of the luncheon. 

This will be our final staff appreciation event of the year. Let’s give our Bigelow staff a big thanks for all that they do!

If you have any questions, please contact:

6th grade: Heather Hanson heather.freshdesign@gmail.com or Jennifer Rosenthal at jrosenthal222@gmail.com

7th grade: Tara Raposa at taratmr@gmail.com

8th grade: Nisa Dailey at Nisa@okdailey

Last year’s restart of Bigelow’s traditional Ten Tables progressive dinner was such a success that we’re doing it again!

On Saturday, May 16, we will join together for appetizers at one Bigelow family’s home and then split into smaller groups for dinner at a number of other families’ homes. This event is a wonderful night of community-building, and a great way to raise money and engagement to support our PTO.

With hosts signed up for the appetizer kick-off, we’re looking for a few more dinner hosts to complete the event.

If you are interested in hosting one of the dinners, please email the PTO at bigelowbulldog@gmail.com, or the event chairs, Kathy Shields at kburdetteshields@yahoo.com or Amy Davis at amygdavis84@gmail.com.

Would you like Bigelow’s grounds to be improved? Volunteer for Newton Serves!

Bigelow needs new volunteers to continue to benefit from the program. If you are interested in gardening, groundskeeping or landscaping, Newton Serves is a great way to lend your skills to our Bigelow community.

Newton Serves is focused on cleaning and improving our city’s parks, school grounds, open space areas, and conservation lands. If you are interested in bringing this back to Bigelow, we need your help!

Project registration is NOW OPEN.

Please email bigelowbulldog@gmail.com to express interest and visit the Newton Serves page to learn more.

How to Speak Up with Courage, Care, and Respect, an online training offered by the MetroWest Anti-Bullying Coalition, coming up on Wednesday, April 29. More details from their website can be found HERE.

You can register by emailing info@sparkkindness.org.

About the Active Bystander Training:
Training Active Bystanders (TAB) is an interactive, skill-building workshop that helps community members recognize harmful situations, evaluate options, and take safe, effective action instead of remaining passive. Offered by experienced practitioners at Quabbin Mediation.

When you see something that is not right, not fair, or not just, you have a moral obligation to do something or say something about it.
— JOHN LEWIS

You Will Learn How To:
    * Recognize when you are a bystander
    * Understand roles in harmful situations
    * Overcome common barriers to taking action
    * Respond to bias and harm in the moment
    * Use practical, safety-focused intervention strategies
    * Create action plans for future situations
Workshop Style:
    * Peer-led and interactive
    * Group discussion and role play
    * Real-life scenarios
Who Should Attend:
    * Community members
    * Volunteers and advocates
    * Parents and caregivers
    * Educators, faith leaders, and civic leaders
    * Anyone who wants to respond to harm with courage, care, and clarity

Learn how to speak up with courage, care, and respect—when it matters most. 

Bigelow Families Organizing for Racial Justice (FORJ) is a committee focused on advancing racial justice through education, action, and community building.

We want to know how we can improve!

Click HERE for a quick feedback survey

Survey deadline is May 1st. Thank you for your insights!

This is a great opportunity to get involved, stay connected with our Bigelow community, get to know teachers, staff and families from other schools! Parents and guardians from all grades may join! We especially welcome incoming 6th grades to participate and learn more about middle school.

Please throw your hat in the ring by Friday, May 1st so we can prepare a slate to be voted on by all parents at our end-of-year PTO meeting (date TBD).

We have several PTO Board roles open for next year and we would love to have representation from all feeder schools.

Check out ALL the positions HERE to sign up or find out more about something new!

Returning volunteers: please email bigelowbulldog@gmail.com to let us know whether or not you are continuing on in your same role next year. Thanks to everyone who has volunteered this year and to those who have already signed up for next year. 

Here are a few roles we are looking to fill:

• Co-President (1): Rotating leaders who are accountable for the success of the PTO
• Vice President (1): Work with board and committee chairs to coordinate fundraising activities
• Communications (2): Send weekly newsletters and maintain Social Media accounts. Attend and participate in board meetings
• Creative Arts & Sciences (2): Help enrich the curriculum by planning cultural events for the student body
• Back to School Picnic (2): Coordinate the family picnic at Burr Park (September)
• Ten Tables (1): Organize our Progressive Dinner fundraiser (April-May)
• 8th Grade Activity Planning (2–6): Coordinate 8th Grade Fundraising and End-of-Year events

Yes, I want to get involved

April 9th, Raising teens in a digital age  – A discussion with Newton North teacher Rob Greenfield and hosted by the Newton North PTSO.

Thursday, April 9 at 7PM, in the film lecture hall at Newton North High School

Please RSVP HERE

Visit the 8th Grade Upcoming Transition Events & End-of-Year Activities page on our website to learn more!

Gracias (Spanish) Спасибо (Russian)  Obrigado (Portuguese) 谢谢 (Chinese – Simplified) Շնորհակալություն (Armenian) Go raibh maith agat (Ireland – Gaelic) Merci (French) Salamat (Tagalog) धन्यवाद (Hindi) Dziękuję (Polish) Grazie (Italian) Cảm ơn (Vietnamese) Danke (German)  شكراً (Arabic)

On Tuesday evening, Bigelow’s Gym came alive to celebrate our beautiful and diverse community with delicious food, bright displays, lively music, and good cheer! Attendees were treated to a tour of Armenia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Guatemala, Ireland, Italy, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Russia, Uruguay, Venezuela & Vietnam.

Thank you to all of the students, families and teachers who attended and the many volunteers who came together to make this event a success!

Special thanks to Principal Green and Bigelow Custodians for all their help, to our teachers who helped communicate with many of our families, and to Ms. Richardson for sharing an international music soundtrack for the evening!

Finally, thank you to 8^th grade parent Lanni Isenberg for spearheading this amazing event! She documented the steps to make this come together the last two years, so it should be a great head start for any families who would like to make it happen again with our PTO next year!

Enjoy a few photos from the joyous event!