From marykathf at aol.com Thu Jan 3 19:38:43 2008 From: marykathf at aol.com (marykathf at aol.com) Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2008 19:38:43 -0500 Subject: [CabotCommunity] Community Meetings Next Week In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <8CA1C814ADA014C-1140-3797@webmail-stg-d02.sysops.aol.com> Dear Cabot Community - ? There are 2 meetings being held next week that we wish to inform you about.? The Long Range Facilities Forum and the Newton Central Little League.? As luck would have it, they are both?being held at the same time on the same date.? ?It is our duty to inform you of them both. Long Range Facilities Forum January 8, 2008 - 7:00 PM ? The School Committee will be hosting a public meeting to discuss long range long-range facilities planning in the Oak Hill Middle School library. As with past interactive forums, this is a chance for community members to come to the table and share their ideas.?HMFH architects presented the revised facilities options at the regular School Committee meeting on December 10, 2007.?The options are also posted on the School Committee website under "Hot Topics / Long Range Facilities".?NewTV will be taping the forum for later broadcast. ? FY09 Budget Discussion ? The School Committee will begin discussions on two versions of the FY09 School Budget on January 14, 2007.? The full calendar of budget discussions is attached. ? Override Budget - Because of the upcoming override vote, the School Committee will be reviewing and debating two budgets for FY09. The first is called the Override Budget and will be reviewed in January of 2008. This budget will reflects what the school department programs and services will look like with the additional funds available if the overrides passes. Click on to the School Committee website to see the guidelines for the override budget. http://www.newton.k12.ma.us/schoolcommittee/budget/budget09.html ? Allocation Budget - The second budget is called the Allocation Budget. This budget will reflect what the school department programs and services will be with the revenues available without a tax override. The Budget Guidelines for the Allocation Budget will be reviewed and voted on by the School Committee in December 2007. Click on to the School Committee website?to see the guidelines for the non-override budget. http://www.newton.k12.ma.us/schoolcommittee/budget/budget09.html ? Summary of Recent School Committee Meeting ? The School Committee publishes a summary of recent meetings on its website by the Friday after each meeting. This document is meant to give a timely update on issues before the School Committee before the detailed minutes are approved and archived.? Summary of December 10, 2007 meeting is attached. ? http://www.newton.k12.ma.us/schoolcommittee/ ? Newton Central Little League Community Meeting Newton Central Little League: We are holding a meeting of the Newton Central Little League community on Tuesday, January 8, 2008 at 7:00 PM at the Cabot School in room 113. The purpose of the meeting is to elect members to the Board of Directors, discuss the upcoming 2008 season and some recent developments regarding an alliance and possible merger with Newton North Little League and to answer questions you may have about the League.? If anyone is interested in serving on the Board of Directors, please send an email to [ mailto:info at newtoncentral.org]info at newtoncentral.org? with your name, address, telephone number and a brief statement setting forth your past involvement with Newton Central Little League and what ideas, experience and abilities you feel you will bring to the League. The following current board members wish to be considered for re-election along with others nominated at the meeting: Brian Badrigian Chuck Diamond Richard Frantz Paul Friedberg Barry Goldberg Brian Hodgson Brian Kinsella Mitchell Klein Roger Lehrberg???????? David Levenfeld????????? Michael Minella Betsy Nurczynski Steve Proia Murray Sackman Alan Schlesinger Ben Schlesinger We look forward to seeing you on the 8th Roger J.F. Lehrberg, President ________________________________________________________________________ More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - http://webmail.aol.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://cabotpto.org/pipermail/cabotcommunity_cabotpto.org/attachments/20080103/09b360ba/attachment.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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There are 2 meetings being held next week that we wish to inform you about.? The Long Range Facilities Forum and Newton Central Little League.? As luck would have it, they are both?being held at the same time on the same date.? ?It is our duty to inform you of them both.? There is also a note below for Newton School Bus riders. Thank you! Long Range Facilities Forum January 8, 2008 - 7:00 PM ? The School Committee will be hosting a public meeting to discuss long range long-range facilities planning in the Oak Hill Middle School library. As with past interactive forums, this is a chance for community members to come to the table and share their ideas.?HMFH architects presented the revised facilities options at the regular School Committee meeting on December 10, 2007.?The options are also posted on the School Committee website under "Hot Topics / Long Range Facilities".?NewTV will be taping the forum for later broadcast. ? FY09 Budget Discussion ? The School Committee will begin discussions on two versions of the FY09 School Budget on January 14, 2007.? The full calendar of budget discussions is attached. ? Override Budget - Because of the upcoming override vote, the School Committee will be reviewing and debating two budgets for FY09. The first is called the Override Budget and will be reviewed in January of 2008. This budget will reflects what the school department programs and services will look like with the additional funds available if the overrides passes. Click on to the School Committee website to see the guidelines for the override budget. http://www.newton.k12.ma.us/schoolcommittee/budget/budget09.html ? Allocation Budget - The second budget is called the Allocation Budget. This budget will reflect what the school department programs and services will be with the revenues available without a tax override. The Budget Guidelines for the Allocation Budget will be reviewed and voted on by the School Committee in December 2007. Click on to the School Committee website?to see the guidelines for the non-override budget. http://www.newton.k12.ma.us/schoolcommittee/budget/budget09.html ? Summary of Recent School Committee Meeting ? The School Committee publishes a summary of recent meetings on its website by the Friday after each meeting. This document is meant to give a timely update on issues before the School Committee before the detailed minutes are approved and archived.? Summary of December 10, 2007 meeting is attached. ? http://www.newton.k12.ma.us/schoolcommittee/ ? Newton Central Little League Community Meeting Newton Central Little League: We are holding a meeting of the Newton Central Little League community on Tuesday, January 8, 2008 at 7:00 PM at the Cabot School in room 113. The purpose of the meeting is to elect members to the Board of Directors, discuss the upcoming 2008 season and some recent developments regarding an alliance and possible merger with Newton North Little League and to answer questions you may have about the League.? If anyone is interested in serving on the Board of Directors, please send an email to [ mailto:info at newtoncentral.org]info at newtoncentral.org? with your name, address, telephone number and a brief statement setting forth your past involvement with Newton Central Little League and what ideas, experience and abilities you feel you will bring to the League. The following current board members wish to be considered for re-election along with others nominated at the meeting: Brian Badrigian Chuck Diamond Richard Frantz Paul Friedberg Barry Goldberg Brian Hodgson Brian Kinsella Mitchell Klein Roger Lehrberg???????? David Levenfeld????????? Michael Minella Betsy Nurczynski Steve Proia Murray Sackman Alan Schlesinger Ben Schlesinger We look forward to seeing you on the 8th Roger J.F. Lehrberg, President ?Attention:? Parents of Newton Bus Riders ??We are requesting your?help?to begin 2008 safely by reviewing bus safety rules with your children;? i.e., remain seated facing forward with feet on the floor, buckle up those seat belts, speak quietly so as not to disturb the bus driver.? Also, some children are not willing to share seats with others or allow one child and not another to share.? With the large number of kids riding the bus, children need to board the bus and quickly be seated and safe when the bus begins moving.? We'll also remind the kids to be courteous to one another. Thanks and Happy New Year!????? -??? Betsy and Alice More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail! ________________________________________________________________________ More new features than ever. 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There is also a note below for Newton School Bus riders. Thank you! Long Range Facilities Forum January 8, 2008 - 7:00 PM ? The School Committee will be hosting a public meeting to discuss long range long-range facilities planning in the Oak Hill Middle School library. As with past interactive forums, this is a chance for community members to come to the table and share their ideas.?HMFH architects presented the revised facilities options at the regular School Committee meeting on December 10, 2007.?The options are also posted on the School Committee website under "Hot Topics / Long Range Facilities".?NewTV will be taping the forum for later broadcast. ? FY09 Budget Discussion ? The School Committee will begin discussions on two versions of the FY09 School Budget on January 14, 2007.? The full calendar of budget discussions is attached. ? Override Budget - Because of the upcoming override vote, the School Committee will be reviewing and debating two budgets for FY09. The first is called the Override Budget and will be reviewed in January of 2008. This budget will reflects what the school department programs and services will look like with the additional funds available if the overrides passes. Click on to the School Committee website to see the guidelines for the override budget. http://www.newton.k12.ma.us/schoolcommittee/budget/budget09.html ? Allocation Budget - The second budget is called the Allocation Budget. This budget will reflect what the school department programs and services will be with the revenues available without a tax override. The Budget Guidelines for the Allocation Budget will be reviewed and voted on by the School Committee in December 2007. Click on to the School Committee website?to see the guidelines for the non-override budget. http://www.newton.k12.ma.us/schoolcommittee/budget/budget09.html ? Summary of Recent School Committee Meeting ? The School Committee publishes a summary of recent meetings on its website by the Friday after each meeting. This document is meant to give a timely update on issues before the School Committee before the detailed minutes are approved and archived.? Summary of December 10, 2007 meeting is attached. ? http://www.newton.k12.ma.us/schoolcommittee/ ? Newton Central Little League Community Meeting Newton Central Little League: We are holding a meeting of the Newton Central Little League community on Tuesday, January 8, 2008 at 7:00 PM at the Cabot School in room 113. The purpose of the meeting is to elect members to the Board of Directors, discuss the upcoming 2008 season and some recent developments regarding an alliance and possible merger with Newton North Little League and to answer questions you may have about the League.? If anyone is interested in serving on the Board of Directors, please send an email to [ mailto:info at newtoncentral.org]info at newtoncentral.org? with your name, address, telephone number and a brief statement setting forth your past involvement with Newton Central Little League and what ideas, experience and abilities you feel you will bring to the League. The following current board members wish to be considered for re-election along with others nominated at the meeting: Brian Badrigian Chuck Diamond Richard Frantz Paul Friedberg Barry Goldberg Brian Hodgson Brian Kinsella Mitchell Klein Roger Lehrberg???????? David Levenfeld????????? Michael Minella Betsy Nurczynski Steve Proia Murray Sackman Alan Schlesinger Ben Schlesinger We look forward to seeing you on the 8th Roger J.F. Lehrberg, President ?Attention:? Parents of Newton Bus Riders ??We are requesting your?help?to begin 2008 safely by reviewing bus safety rules with your children;? i.e., remain seated facing forward with feet on the floor, buckle up those seat belts, speak quietly so as not to disturb the bus driver.? Also, some children are not willing to share seats with others or allow one child and not another to share.? With the large number of kids riding the bus, children need to board the bus and quickly be seated and safe when the bus begins moving.? We'll also remind the kids to be courteous to one another. Thanks and Happy New Year!????? -??? Betsy and Alice More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail! ________________________________________________________________________ More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - http://webmail.aol.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Name: meeting_summary_12_10_07.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 31394 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://cabotpto.org/pipermail/cabotcommunity_cabotpto.org/attachments/20080107/35a1d3d0/attachment-0001.pdf From mylcabot at gmail.com Mon Jan 7 08:43:12 2008 From: mylcabot at gmail.com (Mie-Yun Lee) Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 08:43:12 -0500 Subject: [CabotCommunity] Community Meetings Week and Newton School Bus rider information In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <25db2b1a0801070543q3d6becc4g1ba6447eb956917d@mail.gmail.com> Hello all - A message for you from our Cabot PTO presidents... > There are 2 meetings being held this week that we wish to inform you > about. The Long Range Facilities Forum and Newton Central Little League. > As luck would have it, they are both being held at the same time on the same > date. It is our duty to inform you of them both. There is also a note > below for Newton School Bus riders. > > Thank you! > > > > *Long Range Facilities Forum > January 8, 2008 - 7:00 PM* > > The School Committee will be hosting a public meeting to discuss long > range long-range facilities planning in the Oak Hill Middle School library. > As with past interactive forums, this is a chance for community members to > come to the table and share their ideas. HMFH architects presented the > revised facilities options at the regular School Committee meeting on > December 10, 2007. The options are also posted on the School Committee > website under "Hot Topics / Long Range Facilities". NewTV will be taping the > forum for later broadcast. > > ------------------------------ > *FY09 Budget Discussion* > > The School Committee will begin discussions on two versions of the FY09 > School Budget on January 14, 2007. The full calendar of budget discussions > is attached. > > *Override Budget* - Because of the upcoming override vote, the School > Committee will be reviewing and debating two budgets for FY09. The first is > called the Override Budget and will be reviewed in January of 2008. This > budget will reflects what the school department programs and services will > look like with the additional funds available if the overrides passes. Click > on to the School Committee website to see the guidelines for the override > budget. http://www.newton.k12.ma.us/schoolcommittee/budget/budget09.html > > *Allocation Budget* - The second budget is called the Allocation Budget. > This budget will reflect what the school department programs and services > will be with the revenues available without a tax override. The Budget > Guidelines for the Allocation Budget will be reviewed and voted on by the > School Committee in December 2007. Click on to the School Committee > website to see the guidelines for the non-override budget. > http://www.newton.k12.ma.us/schoolcommittee/budget/budget09.html > > ------------------------------ > *Summary of Recent School Committee Meeting* > > The School Committee publishes a summary of recent meetings on its website > by the Friday after each meeting. This document is meant to give a timely > update on issues before the School Committee before the detailed minutes are > approved and archived. Summary of December 10, 2007 meeting is attached. > > ------------------------------ > http://www.newton.k12.ma.us/schoolcommittee/ > > > > > *Newton Central Little League Community Meeting > *Newton Central Little League: > > We are holding a meeting of the Newton Central Little League community on > Tuesday, January 8, > 2008 at 7:00 PM at the Cabot School in room 113. The purpose of the > meeting is to elect members to > the Board of Directors, discuss the upcoming 2008 season and some recent > developments regarding > an alliance and possible merger with Newton North Little League and to > answer questions you may > have about the League. If anyone is interested in serving on the Board of > Directors, please send an email to [ mailto:info at newtoncentral.org] > info at newtoncentral.org > with your name, address, telephone number and a brief statement setting > forth your past involvement with Newton Central > Little League and what ideas, experience and abilities you feel you will > bring to the League. > > The following current board members wish to be considered for re-election > along with others nominated at the meeting: > > Brian Badrigian > Chuck Diamond > Richard Frantz > Paul Friedberg > Barry Goldberg > Brian Hodgson > Brian Kinsella > Mitchell Klein > Roger Lehrberg > David Levenfeld > Michael Minella > Betsy Nurczynski > Steve Proia > Murray Sackman > Alan Schlesinger > Ben Schlesinger > > We look forward to seeing you on the 8th > > Roger J.F. Lehrberg, President > > > Attention: Parents of Newton Bus Riders > > We are requesting your help to begin 2008 safely by reviewing bus safety > rules with your > children; i.e., remain seated facing forward with feet on the floor, > buckle up those seat belts, speak quietly so as not to disturb the bus > driver. Also, some children are not willing to share seats with others or > allow one child and not another to share. With the large number of kids > riding the bus, children need to board the bus and quickly be seated and > safe when the bus begins moving. We'll also remind the kids to be > courteous to one another. > > Thanks and Happy New Year! - Betsy and Alice > > ------------------------------ > More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail > ! > Dear Cabot Community - > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://cabotpto.org/pipermail/cabotcommunity_cabotpto.org/attachments/20080107/3597c6ec/attachment.html From marykathf at aol.com Mon Jan 7 09:16:31 2008 From: marykathf at aol.com (marykathf at aol.com) Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2008 09:16:31 -0500 Subject: [CabotCommunity] Community Meetings this Week and Newton School Bus rider information In-Reply-To: <8CA1F378B89F96B-BC8-78B1@webmail-md10.sysops.aol.com> References: <8CA1C814ADA014C-1140-3797@webmail-stg-d02.sysops.aol.com> <8CA1D09DBC851B1-B5C-D3A@FWM-D10.sysops.aol.com> <8CA1F378B89F96B-BC8-78B1@webmail-md10.sysops.aol.com> Message-ID: <8CA1F4F09072436-7C8-4B52@MBLK-M28.sysops.aol.com> Dear Cabot Community - ? There are 2 meetings being held?this week that we wish to inform you about.? The Long Range Facilities Forum and Newton Central Little League.? As luck would have it, they are both?being held at the same time on the same date.? ?It is our duty to inform you of them both.? There is also a note below for Newton School Bus riders. Thank you! Long Range Facilities Forum January 8, 2008 - 7:00 PM ? The School Committee will be hosting a public meeting to discuss long range long-range facilities planning in the Oak Hill Middle School library. As with past interactive forums, this is a chance for community members to come to the table and share their ideas.?HMFH architects presented the revised facilities options at the regular School Committee meeting on December 10, 2007.?The options are also posted on the School Committee website under "Hot Topics / Long Range Facilities".?NewTV will be taping the forum for later broadcast. ? FY09 Budget Discussion ? The School Committee will begin discussions on two versions of the FY09 School Budget on January 14, 2007.? The full calendar of budget discussions is attached. ? Override Budget - Because of the upcoming override vote, the School Committee will be reviewing and debating two budgets for FY09. The first is called the Override Budget and will be reviewed in January of 2008. This budget will reflects what the school department programs and services will look like with the additional funds available if the overrides passes. Click on to the School Committee website to see the guidelines for the override budget. http://www.newton.k12.ma.us/schoolcommittee/budget/budget09.html ? Allocation Budget - The second budget is called the Allocation Budget. This budget will reflect what the school department programs and services will be with the revenues available without a tax override. The Budget Guidelines for the Allocation Budget will be reviewed and voted on by the School Committee in December 2007. Click on to the School Committee website?to see the guidelines for the non-override budget. http://www.newton.k12.ma.us/schoolcommittee/budget/budget09.html ? Summary of Recent School Committee Meeting ? The School Committee publishes a summary of recent meetings on its website by the Friday after each meeting. This document is meant to give a timely update on issues before the School Committee before the detailed minutes are approved and archived. ? http://www.newton.k12.ma.us/schoolcommittee/ ? Newton Central Little League Community Meeting Newton Central Little League: We are holding a meeting of the Newton Central Little League community on Tuesday, January 8, 2008 at 7:00 PM at the Cabot School in room 113. The purpose of the meeting is to elect members to the Board of Directors, discuss the upcoming 2008 season and some recent developments regarding an alliance and possible merger with Newton North Little League and to answer questions you may have about the League.? If anyone is interested in serving on the Board of Directors, please send an email to [ mailto:info at newtoncentral.org]info at newtoncentral.org? with your name, address, telephone number and a brief statement setting forth your past involvement with Newton Central Little League and what ideas, experience and abilities you feel you will bring to the League. The following current board members wish to be considered for re-election along with others nominated at the meeting: Brian Badrigian Chuck Diamond Richard Frantz Paul Friedberg Barry Goldberg Brian Hodgson Brian Kinsella Mitchell Klein Roger Lehrberg???????? David Levenfeld????????? Michael Minella Betsy Nurczynski Steve Proia Murray Sackman Alan Schlesinger Ben Schlesinger We look forward to seeing you on the 8th Roger J.F. Lehrberg, President ?Attention:? Parents of Newton Bus Riders ??We are requesting your?help?to begin 2008 safely by reviewing bus safety rules with your children;? i.e., remain seated facing forward with feet on the floor, buckle up those seat belts, speak quietly so as not to disturb the bus driver.? Also, some children are not willing to share seats with others or allow one child and not another to share.? With the large number of kids riding the bus, children need to board the bus and quickly be seated and safe when the bus begins moving.? We'll also remind the kids to be courteous to one another. Thanks and Happy New Year!????? -??? Betsy and Alice More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail! ________________________________________________________________________ More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - http://webmail.aol.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://cabotpto.org/pipermail/cabotcommunity_cabotpto.org/attachments/20080107/c4b08820/attachment.html From mylcabot at gmail.com Mon Jan 7 12:01:26 2008 From: mylcabot at gmail.com (Mie-Yun Lee) Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 12:01:26 -0500 Subject: [CabotCommunity] Community Meetings this Week and Newton School Bus rider information Message-ID: <25db2b1a0801070901j2554325ah8ca0ab197db6ac12@mail.gmail.com> Dear Cabot Community - There are 2 meetings being held this week that we wish to inform you about. The Long Range Facilities Forum and Newton Central Little League. As luck would have it, they are both being held at the same time on the same date. It is our duty to inform you of them both. There is also a note below for Newton School Bus riders. Thank you! *Long Range Facilities Forum January 8, 2008 - 7:00 PM* The School Committee will be hosting a public meeting to discuss long range long-range facilities planning in the Oak Hill Middle School library. As with past interactive forums, this is a chance for community members to come to the table and share their ideas. HMFH architects presented the revised facilities options at the regular School Committee meeting on December 10, 2007. The options are also posted on the School Committee website under "Hot Topics / Long Range Facilities". NewTV will be taping the forum for later broadcast. ------------------------------ *FY09 Budget Discussion* ** The School Committee will begin discussions on two versions of the FY09 School Budget on January 14, 2007. The full calendar of budget discussions is attached. ** *Override Budget* - Because of the upcoming override vote, the School Committee will be reviewing and debating two budgets for FY09. The first is called the Override Budget and will be reviewed in January of 2008. This budget will reflects what the school department programs and services will look like with the additional funds available if the overrides passes. Click on to the School Committee website to see the guidelines for the override budget. http://www.newton.k12.ma.us/schoolcommittee/budget/budget09.html *Allocation Budget* - The second budget is called the Allocation Budget. This budget will reflect what the school department programs and services will be with the revenues available without a tax override. The Budget Guidelines for the Allocation Budget will be reviewed and voted on by the School Committee in December 2007. Click on to the School Committee website to see the guidelines for the non-override budget. http://www.newton.k12.ma.us/schoolcommittee/budget/budget09.html ------------------------------ *Summary of Recent School Committee Meeting* ** The School Committee publishes a summary of recent meetings on its website by the Friday after each meeting. This document is meant to give a timely update on issues before the School Committee before the detailed minutes are approved and archived. ------------------------------ http://www.newton.k12.ma.us/schoolcommittee/ *Newton Central Little League Community Meeting *Newton Central Little League: We are holding a meeting of the Newton Central Little League community on Tuesday, January 8, 2008 at 7:00 PM at the Cabot School in room 113. The purpose of the meeting is to elect members to the Board of Directors, discuss the upcoming 2008 season and some recent developments regarding an alliance and possible merger with Newton North Little League and to answer questions you may have about the League. If anyone is interested in serving on the Board of Directors, please send an email to [ mailto:info at newtoncentral.org] info at newtoncentral.org with your name, address, telephone number and a brief statement setting forth your past involvement with Newton Central Little League and what ideas, experience and abilities you feel you will bring to the League. The following current board members wish to be considered for re-election along with others nominated at the meeting: Brian Badrigian Chuck Diamond Richard Frantz Paul Friedberg Barry Goldberg Brian Hodgson Brian Kinsella Mitchell Klein Roger Lehrberg David Levenfeld Michael Minella Betsy Nurczynski Steve Proia Murray Sackman Alan Schlesinger Ben Schlesinger We look forward to seeing you on the 8th Roger J.F. Lehrberg, President ** Attention: Parents of Newton Bus Riders We are requesting your help to begin 2008 safely by reviewing bus safety rules with your children; i.e., remain seated facing forward with feet on the floor, buckle up those seat belts, speak quietly so as not to disturb the bus driver. Also, some children are not willing to share seats with others or allow one child and not another to share. With the large number of kids riding the bus, children need to board the bus and quickly be seated and safe when the bus begins moving. We'll also remind the kids to be courteous to one another. Thanks and Happy New Year! - Betsy and Alice -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://cabotpto.org/pipermail/cabotcommunity_cabotpto.org/attachments/20080107/1f065106/attachment.html From mylcabot at gmail.com Mon Jan 7 13:10:32 2008 From: mylcabot at gmail.com (Mie-Yun Lee) Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 13:10:32 -0500 Subject: [CabotCommunity] Community Meetings this Week and Newton School Bus rider information In-Reply-To: <8CA1F614A0FEA77-124C-A3C@FWM-M39.sysops.aol.com> References: <8CA1C814ADA014C-1140-3797@webmail-stg-d02.sysops.aol.com> <8CA1D09DBC851B1-B5C-D3A@FWM-D10.sysops.aol.com> <8CA1F378B89F96B-BC8-78B1@webmail-md10.sysops.aol.com> <8CA1F4F09072436-7C8-4B52@MBLK-M28.sysops.aol.com> <8CA1F614A0FEA77-124C-A3C@FWM-M39.sysops.aol.com> Message-ID: <25db2b1a0801071010k514c8f1fsf8da2b6e28889f8a@mail.gmail.com> Dear Cabot Community - There are 2 meetings being held this week that we wish to inform you about. The Long Range Facilities Forum and Newton Central Little League. As luck would have it, they are both being held at the same time on the same date. It is our duty to inform you of them both. There is also a note below for Newton School Bus riders. Thank you! *Long Range Facilities Forum January 8, 2008 - 7:00 PM* The School Committee will be hosting a public meeting to discuss long range long-range facilities planning in the Oak Hill Middle School library. As with past interactive forums, this is a chance for community members to come to the table and share their ideas. HMFH architects presented the revised facilities options at the regular School Committee meeting on December 10, 2007. The options are also posted on the School Committee website under "Hot Topics / Long Range Facilities". NewTV will be taping the forum for later broadcast. ------------------------------ *FY09 Budget Discussion* The School Committee will begin discussions on two versions of the FY09 School Budget on January 14, 2007. The full calendar of budget discussions is attached. *Override Budget* - Because of the upcoming override vote, the School Committee will be reviewing and debating two budgets for FY09. The first is called the Override Budget and will be reviewed in January of 2008. This budget will reflects what the school department programs and services will look like with the additional funds available if the overrides passes. Click on to the School Committee website to see the guidelines for the override budget. http://www.newton.k12.ma.us/schoolcommittee/budget/budget09.html *Allocation Budget* - The second budget is called the Allocation Budget. This budget will reflect what the school department programs and services will be with the revenues available without a tax override. The Budget Guidelines for the Allocation Budget will be reviewed and voted on by the School Committee in December 2007. Click on to the School Committee website to see the guidelines for the non-override budget. http://www.newton.k12.ma.us/schoolcommittee/budget/budget09.html ------------------------------ *Summary of Recent School Committee Meeting* The School Committee publishes a summary of recent meetings on its website by the Friday after each meeting. This document is meant to give a timely update on issues before the School Committee before the detailed minutes are approved and archived. ------------------------------ http://www.newton.k12.ma.us/schoolcommittee/ *Newton Central Little League Community Meeting *Newton Central Little League: We are holding a meeting of the Newton Central Little League community on Tuesday, January 8, 2008 at 7:00 PM at the Cabot School in room 113. The purpose of the meeting is to elect members to the Board of Directors, discuss the upcoming 2008 season and some recent developments regarding an alliance and possible merger with Newton North Little League and to answer questions you may have about the League. If anyone is interested in serving on the Board of Directors, please send an email to [ mailto:info at newtoncentral.org] info at newtoncentral.org with your name, address, telephone number and a brief statement setting forth your past involvement with Newton Central Little League and what ideas, experience and abilities you feel you will bring to the League. The following current board members wish to be considered for re-election along with others nominated at the meeting: Brian Badrigian Chuck Diamond Richard Frantz Paul Friedberg Barry Goldberg Brian Hodgson Brian Kinsella Mitchell Klein Roger Lehrberg David Levenfeld Michael Minella Betsy Nurczynski Steve Proia Murray Sackman Alan Schlesinger Ben Schlesinger We look forward to seeing you on the 8th Roger J.F. Lehrberg, President Attention: Parents of Newton Bus Riders We are requesting your help to begin 2008 safely by reviewing bus safety rules with your children; i.e., remain seated facing forward with feet on the floor, buckle up those seat belts, speak quietly so as not to disturb the bus driver. Also, some children are not willing to share seats with others or allow one child and not another to share. With the large number of kids riding the bus, children need to board the bus and quickly be seated and safe when the bus begins moving. 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January 9, 2008 All-City School Chorus Concert, Brown Middle School 7:30 PM (snow date 1/10) January 10, 2008 Understanding our Differences Grade 5 1:00 - 2:45 PM January 14, 2008 School Committee Meeting, 7:30 PM January 14, 2008 METCO Parents' Council Meeting 7 - 9:00 PM Roxbury (snow date 1/28) January 15, 2008 Jabberwock Publication 2007-08 Issue #5 January 15, 2008 School Committee Meeting Review of Proposed Budget, 7:00 PM January 17, 2008 School Committee Review of Proposed Budget, 7:00 PM January 21, 2008 Martin Luther King Day, NO? SCHOOL January 22, 2008 Affinity Group 12:30 pm January 22, 2008 Straw Vote on Override Budget January 23, 2008 Understanding our Differences Grade 3 1:00 - 2:45 PM January 24, 2008 Winter Concert? 10:45am & 7:30pm Traffic Around the School The recent cold weather and icy conditions? (hard for us to remember on such a beautiful day as this) have made travel to and from the school difficult.? There seem to be many more cars on these types of days.? We thank you all for your help in reducing the traffic this year, it has made a difference, however, we would like to remind?everyone?of the following: ????????? Do not block driveways, all of our neighbors must be able to access their own driveways at all times. This is common courtesy and we ask your help in this matter.? If you happen to be blocking a driveway for a moment and are asked to move, please do so. ????????? Bridges Avenue is a one-way street at all times, going from Cabot Street toward Norwood Avenue.? This is a new designation this year.? Please do not turn down Bridges Avenue from Norwood Avenue ????????? Please pull all the way to the top of the Blue Lane to let your child out. When cars stop at the Kindergarten Wing to allow students to get in our out of cars, and there are lots of spaces in front of them, it causes gridlock and does not allow for a successful use of the blue lane. ????????? Please do not drop students off on Bridges Ave.? Cars are not expecting it and this is not safe. ? Of course, the overall goal is to keep everyone safe.? Please be safe, respectful and courteous to our neighbors and plan for a just a little extra time during winter weather.? Thank you. The Interactive Forum on Long-Range Facilities Planning for NPS is (tonight) and The FY09 Budget Discussion The School Committee will be hosting an interactive forum on the long-range facilities options for the Newton Public Schools tonight, January 8, 2007 at 7:00 PM in the library at Oak Hill Middle School. ? As with past interactive forums, this is a chance for community members to come to the table and share their ideas.? HMFH architects will first present the revised facilities options at the regular School Committee meeting on December 10, 2007.? NewTV will be taping the forum for later broadcast. ? FY09 Budget Discussion ? The School Committee will begin discussions on two versions of the FY09 School Budget on January 14, 2007. ? Override Budget - Because of the upcoming override vote, the School Committee will be reviewing and debating two budgets for FY09. The first is called the Override Budget and will be reviewed in January of 2008. This budget will reflects what the school department programs and services will look like with the additional funds available if the overrides passes. Click on to the School Committee website to see the guidelines for the override budget. http://www.newton.k12.ma.us/schoolcommittee/budget/budget09.html ? Allocation Budget - The second budget is called the Allocation Budget. This budget will reflect what the school department programs and services will be with the revenues available without a tax override. The Budget Guidelines for the Allocation Budget will be reviewed and voted on by the School Committee in December 2007. Click on to the School Committee website?to see the guidelines for the non-override budget. http://www.newton.k12.ma.us/schoolcommittee/budget/budget09.html ?? Campaign for Cabot ? Thank you the families who have already made a donation to the Campaign for Cabot.? The Campaign for Cabot is the single largest source of funding for the PTO which allows us to fulfill our mission to enrich the educational experience of our children, support the school staff and build the community that makes Cabot School such a special place.? Cabot School is fortunate to have a powerful partnership between the school?s terrific leaders, teachers and staff, and a dedicated PTO. This partnership makes possible the wonderful learning environment we have for our children. We invite you to make a donation in honor of a special teacher or staff member. We will send the honoree a card acknowledging your gift.? ? Congratulations to Angela DiLeo?who won the IPOD Shuffle raffled off after break! We will be raffling off another IPOD Shuffle on February 2, 2008.? Anyone who has made a donation to the?Campaign for Cabot, no matter the amount, will be entered to win.? So, there is still time to get your donations in. Thanks to Lori Seuch and Deb Klein for organizing the raffle. ? ? UNDERSTANDING OUR DIFFERENCES VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Two Understanding Our Differences programs are coming up on Thurs. Jan. 10th (5th Grade) and Thurs. Jan. 20th (3d Grade), from 1-2:45 each day.? These are wonderful opportunities for parents, grandparents, uncles and aunts, to help out and interact with your child's classmates and specialty teachers.? We train you and have materials set up for you to supervise a 20 minute program small groups (repeated 3x).? If interested, please contact Rick Reilly (617-332-3006) or Maureen Mullowney (617-969-8302) or email rmreilly at rcn.com. ? 5th Annual Jump Rope for Heart Program Our school is participating in our 5th annual Jump Rope For Heart program in physical education class. This is a very special community service program to help raise funds for the American Heart Association. We?re joining the fight against our nation?s number 1 and number 3 killers ? cardiovascular disease and stroke. Every student at Cabot school will participate in jumping rope for the month of January in P.E. class. Your student will bring home an American Heart Association envelope to collect donations for this cause from family and friends. However, I ask that your student not go door to door or ask strangers for donations. If your child receives any cash donations please convert those to a check prior to turning in the collection envelope. All checks should be payable to the American Heart Association. The deadline for your student?s collection envelope to be turned into Ms. Bennett is January 31, 2008. Last year as a community we raised $5,839.61 we received a portion of this to buy physical education equipment. This year our goal is 6,000!!! Jump Rope For Heart is a fun event that helps our children understand the importance of community service and physical activity while helping save lives. Our efforts truly make a difference! Newton Wide- Bike-A Thon ? Preliminary Stages Newton On the Move? The Newton Schools Foundation and all of Newton?s Schools are planning a Bike-a-Thon for next fall, Sunday October 5, 2008.? The route will take bike riders to each of Newton?s 21 schools and ends at City Hall for prizes, refreshments, etc.? The goal is to raise money for the Foundation and for our individual schools.? Although this event is almost a year away, it takes a lot of planning.? The current aim is to get volunteers from each school to meet monthly to work out logistics/finances/safety/rules/publicity, etc.? Here is some of what needs to be done:? Form bike riding team(s) from your school, sponsor the event, get sponsors and donors, help with publicity, cheer riders along the route, help hand out water/ice cream at City Hall, and of course help with the overall planning. Please consider helping out in ways both large and small. ? If you are interested in this, please attend the first organizational meeting which will be: January 14, 7:30 - 9:00 PM in Room 206 at the Ed. Center. AGENDA: *Introductions *Date/Time *Route/Safety *Fund raising/50/50 split *Sub-committees *Future meetings (please bring your calendars!) Many thanks for your enthusiastic support - and I look forward to seeing as many of you as possible on the 14th - Jennifer Huntington ? Newton North Update and Future Improvements to Other Schools: The PTO received this notice from the City of Newton: ? Dear Colleagues, Mayor Cohen asked that I share with you a copy of the remarks he made at his weekly press conference today regarding this morning's meeting with the MSBA in hopes that you will share it with your email list.? We are anticipating providing the MSBA with an updated project schedule by January 16th, and with a current total project budget in mid-February. Also at this afternoon's press conference the mayor was asked for an update on the ledge and asbestos removal.? He reported the ledge removal (including the crushing of the rock, etc.) is 70% complete, with the expectation that it will be finished in early February.? He also relayed that we are roughly 60% complete with our current asbestos removal activities.? That work is expected to be finished in early March. Feel free to contact me if I can provide you with any further information. Best Regards, Jeremy Jeremy Solomon Director of Policy and Communications Office of Mayor David B. Cohen City of Newton (617) 796-1110 ? Newton Central Little League Community Meeting There will be a meeting of the Newton Central Little League community on Tuesday, January 8, 2008 (tonight) at 7:00 PM at the Cabot School in room 113. The purpose of the meeting is to elect members to the Board of Directors, discuss the upcoming 2008 season and some recent developments regarding an alliance and possible merger with Newton North Little League and to answer questions you may have about the League.? Mary Kathryn Fallon Cabot PTO Co-President marykathf at aol.com 617-244-1821 ________________________________________________________________________ More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - http://webmail.aol.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://cabotpto.org/pipermail/cabotcommunity_cabotpto.org/attachments/20080108/2012704e/attachment.html From marykathf at aol.com Tue Jan 15 14:45:10 2008 From: marykathf at aol.com (marykathf at aol.com) Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:45:10 -0500 Subject: [CabotCommunity] Jabberwock for Tuesday January 15, 2008 In-Reply-To: <8CA25C08B87C6D1-DB0-1675@MBLK-M41.sysops.aol.com> References: <8CA25BF2E4D9A0A-EAC-1A6@MBLK-M31.sysops.aol.com> <8CA25C08B87C6D1-DB0-1675@MBLK-M41.sysops.aol.com> Message-ID: <8CA25C6462ADAC1-8B8-EC4@MBLK-M36.sysops.aol.com> View full size Cabot School PTO e-Jabberwock Issue 5 January 15, 2008 Editor: Liz Lehrer ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????? Respect for self and others??????????? Lifelong learning???????????????? Commitment to school and community ? Cabot School Contact Information ? Main Office: 617-559-9400??????????????????????? ? CASP: 617-964-2749 ? Gym: 617-559-9407????????????????????????????????????? Food Service: 617-559-9021 or 559-6315???????? ? Inclusion Facilitator: 617-559-9409???????????? Nurse: 617-559-9404 ? Library: 617-559-9406????????????????????????????????? Psychologist & Social Worker: 617-559-9405 ? Call Back/Safe Arrival: 617-559-9390 Call by 8:20 a.m. to report tardiness & absences ? Cabot School website ??????www.newton.k12.ma.us/cabot/ Cabot School PTO ????????????www.cabotpto.org Newton Public Schools? ???www.newton.k12.ma.us/ ? ?Calendar ? ? January 15, 2008 Jabberwock Publication 2007-08 Issue #5 ? January 15, 2008 School Committee Meeting, 7:00 PM Override Budget Presentation? Ed Center ? January 17, 2008 School Committee Meeting, 7:00 PM Override Budget Bass Presentation -? Ed Center ? January 21, 2008 Martin Luther King Day, NO? SCHOOL ? January 22, 2008 Affinity Group 12:30 pm ? January 22, 2008 School Committee Meeting, 7:00 PM Override Budget Bass Presentation - Further Review Ed Center ? January 23, 2008 Understanding our Differences Grade 3 1:00 - 2:45 PM ? January 24, 2008 Winter Concert? 10:45am & 7:30pm ? January 28, 2008 School Committee Meeting, 7:30 PM Review of Allocation Budget at Day Middle School ? January 31, 2008 Creative Arts & Sciences Grade 2 Chinese Ribbon Dancer ? ? ? ? February 1, 2008 Progress Reports sent home ? February 2, 2008 Cabot Family Dance (snow date 2/10) ? February 2, 2008 PTO "Campaign for Cabot" ends ? February 5, 2008 School Council Meeting 5:00 - 6:45PM ? February 6, 2008 Creative Arts & Sciences? Grade 3 Rob Aptaker -Way of the Wampanoag ? February 7, 2008 Early Release, 12:30 PM Dismissal ? February 8, 2008 CASP Art Show 7- 9:00 PM ? February 9, 2008 Cabot Connecting Families Bowling, 2-4 PM (Snow date 2/10) Please check the website www.cabotpto.org for an updated calendar at anytime. ? ? PTO Pen ? Please mark your calendars for the fun upcoming Cabot Events we have planned for the whole family. The Annual Cabot Family Dance will be held on February 2, 2008 and the Cabot Connecting Families Bowling Day will be held on February 9, 2008!? Come join us and have some fun, while catching up with other Cabot families!! ? We wish to extend thanks to all the families who have so generously participated in this year?s Campaign for Cabot.? So far 35% of families have participated, please help us reach our goal of 100% participation.? Every child benefits from the programming and services the PTO provides.? Please do your part ? no matter what your level of giving, we are grateful and will put it to good use! Don?t forget to get your donation in by February 2, 2008 ?to be entered into the raffle to win an Apple iPOD shuffle, (to be raffled off at the Family Dance). Congratulations to Angela DiLeo?who won the IPOD Shuffle we raffled off in December! ? A word on traffic around the school ? thank you to so many of you who have placed the safety of our children as your first priority.? All of our patience is tested when the weather affects our travels ? and we all have a common goal: to bring our children to and from school in a safe environment. A few specific reminders: ? ???? Do not block driveways; all of our neighbors must be able to access their own driveways at all times. This is common courtesy and we ask your help in this matter.? ???? Bridges Avenue is a one-way street at all times, going from Cabot Street toward Norwood Avenue.? This is a new designation this year.? Please do not turn down Bridges Avenue from Norwood Avenue ???? Please pull all the way to the top of the Blue Lane to let your child out. When cars stop at the Kindergarten wing to allow students to get in and out of cars, and there are lots of spaces in front of them, it causes gridlock and does not allow for a successful use of the blue lane. ???? When waiting in your car in the blue lane, please do not pull up on the sidewalk.? Although the intention is to make more room for the cars to pass by, it leave little to no room for the students walking on the sidewalk.? We need to keep the sidewalks clear for the pedestrians. ???? Please do not drop students off on Bridges Ave.? Cars are not expecting it and this is not safe. ? We thank you in advance for your cooperation. ? As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us! ? Mary Kathryn Fallon????????????????????????????? Archana Vahalia PTO co-President????????????????????????????? PTO co-President ? ? ? ?Recent Events at cabot Technology Committee The?PTO Technology Committee utilized part of their $15,000 budget to purchase speakers for all the classrooms.? These speakers will enable teachers to hook up to their laptops, desks and LCD projectors, making teaching whole class lessons on the internet, such as with Brainpop ( a program provided by PTO Enrichment Grant funds). Thanks to the PTO? Technology Committee, Lani Gerson and Brenda Doucette, Instructional Technology Specialist for Angier, Cabot and Pierce Schools. Library Clean-Up! Thanks to a great group of very enthusiastic volunteers, the library was cleaned-up last Friday. We listened to music, straightened books, and did a lot of small tasks (putting labels on donated books etc).??Thanks go to Anya Bassett,?Sandy Connors, Faith Witte, Gail Harris, Emily Hess, Jen Hyde, Kate Johnson, Andrea Plotkin, Don Stanton, Lisa Svensson, Margaret Wazuka.? And of course, our fearless leader, Lani Gerson!? ? ? ?Upcoming Events at cabot ? ? Cabot Family Dance Save the Date! Saturday, February 2nd from 7:00 to 9:00pm is The Cabot Family Dance, to be held at Bigelow Middle School. DJ Marc Lacatell (aka Grade 2 teacher) is back by popular demand. A great time to be had by all!? This is a free community building event sponsored by the PTO ? bring along the whole family! Refreshments will be provided by families. If your last name starts with A to F bring fruit/veggies and dips, G to L desserts, M to R cheese and crackers and S to Z sparkling water and lemonade. Please remember no nuts!! If you are interested in helping out the night of, have song suggestions or want to lead us in a dance or two please contact Julie Lindstrom (juliezlindstrom at comcast.net) or Suzy Enyeart (srenyeart2 at yahoo.com).? At the event, the Social Action Committee will be collecting non-perishable food items for the food pantry in Newton.? See you with your dancing shoes! ? Bowling with Cabot Connecting Families It's that time of year again! ?Come bowl with your Cabot friends on Saturday, February 9, from 2:00 ? 4:00pm at the annual Cabot Connecting Families winter event. ?Eat Ron's delicious homemade ice cream and participate in a fun family activity. ?Ron's Gourmet Ice Cream and Bowling is located at 1231 Hyde Park Avenue in Hyde Park (Cleary Square) and is an easy commute from Newton. ?$6.50 per bowler (to cover our costs) entitles you to 2 strings of bowling and shoes. ?Look for the flyers posted at Cabot for more info, or call Mary Heney at 617-244-4888, or email her at mheney at gmail.com. ? ? School Committee FY09 Budget Discussion The School Committee will begin discussions on two versions of the FY09 School Budget tonight, January 15, 2007 (Override Budget) at the Ed Center at 7:00pm.?and on Monday January 28, 2008 (Allocation Budget) at 7:30pm at Day Middle School.? These meeting are very interesting as they relate to your child(ren)'s education and the public is welcome to attend. ? Override Budget - Because of the upcoming override vote, the School Committee will be reviewing and debating two budgets for FY09. The first is called the Override Budget and will be reviewed in January of 2008. The first meeting is tonight, January 15, 2008.? This budget will reflects what the school department programs and services will look like with the additional funds available if the override passes. Click on to the School Committee website to see the guidelines for the override budget. http://www.newton.k12.ma.us/schoolcommittee/budget/budget09.html ? Allocation Budget - The second budget is called the Allocation Budget. This meeting will be held on Monday January 28, 2008 at 7:30pm at Day Middle School.? Please join us at this meeting, there will be a group of Cabot Parents attending.? This budget will reflect what the school department programs and services will be with the revenues available without a tax override.? Click on to the School Committee website?to see the guidelines for the non-override budget. http://www.newton.k12.ma.us/schoolcommittee/budget/budget09.html The Newton PTO Council and Newton PTO?s invite you to a special evening: METCO In Massachusetts - A Significant Work In Progress February 26, 2008? 7:00 pm Mason Rice Elementary School - 149 Pleasant Street, Newton Centre Featuring Susan Eaton,? Research Director, Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice, Harvard Law School ????????? Explore the history and founding purpose of METCO. ????????? Understand METCO?s evolution over the years. ????????? Learn the benefits of the program for students from Boston and from the suburbs. ????????? Discover new research findings on the benefits of diverse learning environments. ????????? Examine Massachusetts? efforts in a national context. ? Susan is author of several books, The Children in Room E4: American Education on Trial, The Other Boston Busing Story: What's Won and Lost Across the Boundary Line, and co-author, with Gary Orfield, of Dismantling Desegregation: The Quiet Reversal of Brown v. Board of Education ? Special Thanks to Angier Human Differences Committee for organizing this event. ? The date has been set for The National Mythology Exam! Grades 3,4 & 5 It will be given on Wednesday, February 27th for all the students that have already signed up for the exam.? All of the questions are based on information found in d?Aulaires? Book of Greek Myths, New York: Doubleday and Co., 1962.? We have copies of this book in our library.? Grades 3 and 4 will answer 30 multiple-choice questions based on material from pages 1-62 and pages 186-187.? Grade 5 will answer 30 multiple-choice questions based on material from pages 1-62 and pages 186-187.? They will also answer 10 multiple-choice questions based on THESEUS.? Grade 5 students must also study pages 148 ? 157. ? Save the Date-Cabot Fair 08' Mark your calendars for the exciting Cabot Fair 2008! ?Saturday May 3, ?10-3 p.m. // Creative games, ?Distinctive foods, Cool amusement rides, Excellent ponies, Awesome baked goods, Super karate, Great yard Sale and more...ALL day fun! ? If you would like to get involved please contact event co-chairs :Deb Klein at deb.klein at approachgroup.com or Laura Dreese at tiggermack at aol.com. ? ? ? ? Volunteers Needed ? ? Invention Invasion Volunteers Interested in helping out with a fun and exciting PTO program?? Only have a limited amount of time but you want to contribute?? Then we could use your help.? We are looking for a parent volunteer to help us with the Annual Invention Invasion.?The Invention Invasion is a fun evening where Cabot students present an ?invention? that they have designed.? This year it will take place on Tuesday, March 18th.? You don?t need to be a scientist.? All you need is a desire to help!? Contact Vicki Gartland (vgartland at comcast.net) or Karen Jauregui (kjauregui at repligen.com) if you are interested. ? Jabberwock New Format on the way and Editors Needed! We know that the Jabberwock has been a bit difficult to read since we switched it to a Word document.? With the help of our talented webmaster, Mie-Yun Lee, we are researching programs to make the Jabberwock more readable and user friendly.? We are also in need of 2 new Jabberwock editors for next year.? This is a great opportunity to have some first hand knowledge of what is going on around Cabot, get to know many of the faculty and PTO chair people and help out your school with this invaluable newsletter.? The responsibility will be shared by 3 individuals, so you will have to edit only 3 or 4 issues per year.? This is a great opportunity for someone interested in getting involved, but it can be done in the comfort of your own home. If interested, or if you have any questions, please contact either Mary Kathryn Fallon, marykathf at aol.com or Archana Vahalia, auvpto at aol.com. Thanks! ? CABOT BROADCAST ? Concerns from the Food Service about late lunch menus We are finding many menus are being returned late to the schools.? When this happens, the Elementary Office cannot process them in time to order your child(ren)?s lunch.? Your child(ren) then end up in the kitchen where he or she is given whatever we have available, and in turn a bill goes out to you.? This process ends up causing frustration and at times an unhappy student.? Please adhere to the cut-off date that is stated on your menu.? Thanks!? And please visit our website:? http://www.newton.k12.ma.us/foodservices/ ? ? Out of District Policy Statement 2008 Out-of-District placements for students who wish to attend a school in Newton other than his/her district school are limited.? Such placements are made on a space available basis only.? Newton families, as well as members of Units A, B, C, D, E, NESA, Custodians and Boston parents of students participating in the METCO Program, should call the Attendance Office at 617-559-6030 for information.? Students who receive acceptance for Out-of-District placement must remain in the school selected or file for out-of-district placement at the appropriate time.? Applications for the following school year must be submitted on forms, which are currently available in the Attendance Office at the Education Center. If necessary, a lottery will be implemented to determine the order in which placements will be made.? Completed applications, signed by the in-district principal, can be submitted no earlier than January 2, 2008 and no later than April 30, 2008.? Applications submitted after April 30, 2008 will not be included in the lottery.? Hand-delivered applications will only be accepted from the parent or legal guardian.? Application forms must have the 'Reason for Request' section completed in order to be considered.? Class size in a given grade, in a given year, in a specific school, may preclude any placements including siblings. Parents will be responsible for transportation. Tuition Free Enrollment is limited to the per pupil cost of regular education.?? ? Newton Community Ed classes at Cabot Registration is now underway for winter classes through Newton Community Education. Coming up at Cabot we have Knitting on Wednesdays, and Chess on Fridays. We also have Lego Robotics and Babysitting at North, Create a TV Show at NewTV, and Fencing at Bigelow. We have many exciting Saturday classes for adult-child pairs: Hand Percussion Workshop, Valentine Gift Making, Meals in Minutes 2, and the ever-popular Chocolate Connection. We also have Indoor Soccer at Burr for kids ages 2 and up, and many more weekday classes at schools throughout Newton (see our website for the complete list). You can sign up for our winter and spring vacation programs now as well. And if there's a high schooler in your family, we now offer Fencing for high school kids. For more information or to register, call our office at 617-559-6999 or visit our website at newtoncommunityed.org. Our summer flyer will be coming home soon. If you need info now, call 617-559-6995. Newton Community Ed is part of the Newton Public Schools. When you support our program, you support our schools. ? ? FUNDRAISING ? Campaign for Cabot We wish to send a heartfelt thank you to all the families who have supported the PTO by contributing to this year?s Campaign for Cabot.? So far 35% of families have contributed, so we are requesting that those of you who have not yet made a contribution please consider supporting our largest fundraiser of the year.? No matter what you contribute, please help us reach our goal of 100% participation.? We need everyone to contribute, either large or small to help us meet our financial goal of $29,000 this year to pay for all the wonderful programming and support the PTO provides.? ? Box Tops Please keep brining in Box Tops and place them in the bright pink box in the front lobby. The Cabot PTO received a check for $355.37 for our most recent submission.? Thank you to all the families who brought in Box Tops and the ten families who shopped on-line through the Box Tops Marketplace website.? Please keep brining in the Box Tops and remember to start your on line shopping at: http://cabotpto.org/shop/index.html ? Questions: contact Isabelle Thacker, 617/795-2332, isabelle at thackers.net ? GIFT WRAP We had a very successful gift wrap sale this year.? The PTO rose over $8,000.? Thank you all for selling and buying gift wrap to support the PTO.?? ? The top 5 gift wrap salespeople were: ? Bennett Kaplan Henry Johnson Teddy Robertson Julia Kadis Jacob Bettencourt ? ? SOCIAL ACTION ? Please Bring Your Newton Food Pantry Donations to The Cabot Family Dance The Social Action Committee will be collecting non-perishable food items for the food pantry in Newton at the Cabot Family Dance on February 2nd.? The Newton Food Pantry has a particular need for the following foods:?? Canned fruit, meals in a can (stews w/ meat, beef ravioli, spaghetti and meat balls, etc.), canned vegetables (especially peas and beets), and peanut butter? ? Please donate "regular" size jars/bottles of food, which are about the 14-16 ounces; the family size/extra large cans are too large to store on the Food Pantry shelves.? If you have any questions about donations, please contact Isabelle Thacker (617/795-2332 or isabelle at thackers.net) or Sue Klapisch (617/332-2922 or sklapisch at yahoo.com Think Recycle Please keep brining in your old cell phones and used laser and ink jet cartridges and place them in the big green box in the front lobby.? The PTO will ship them off to be recycled properly. Questions: contact Isabelle Thacker, 617/795-2332, isabelle at thackers.net ? ? Reaching Out to Our Somerville Neighbors: A School Destroyed by an Overnight Fire As some of you may be aware, on December 9, 2007,?the East Somerville Community School, a public K - 8 public school in Somerville, MA was destroyed by an overnight?fire. While no one was injured, the school building was damaged beyond any kind of?immediate repair. The students and teachers have all been moved to three different locations around Somerville. Most of the school computers, equipment, and other resources have to be replaced.? Our contact in the Somerville public schools has indicated that?one of the best ways for?interested folks to support the restoration of a safe, enriching, and high quality learning environment for the displaced students is to attend the SPS' upcoming benefit, being sponsored by the Somerville Chamber of Commerce.? It will take place on Thursday, January 17th, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Holiday Inn at 30 Washington St. in Somerville.? There will be live entertainment by a dance band and a blues band, a?free appetizer buffet from the best local restaurants, and best of all, the knowledge that your participation will help the displaced students and teachers.? Admission is by donation of any amount, although a?$25 donation is recommended.? Checks made out to the Somerville Public Schools will be accepted at the door.?For more information, please contact Meredith Marks at the Somerville Chamber of Commerce at (617) 776-4100 or at Meredith at somervillechamber.org ? Holiday Gift Drive to The Second Step Thank you to everyone who participated in the Community Service Gift Drive for Second Step.? All of your generous gifts?made the Gift Drive a great success.? We filled our lists of assigned gifts and we had many extra gifts donated to fill the needs of additional families.? Also, thank you to all of our volunteers that came and helped collect and check in gifts in the Cabot School lobby, and to the teachers for distributing the flyers back and forth to their classes.?? Because of all of you the Gift Drive was once again a great success!? The PTO thanks Rose Coppola-Flynn for all her effort and time spent organizing this gift drive.? ? ? PHYSICAL EDUCATION ? SNEAKER REMINDER As Physical Educators, we want your child to reach their goals, learn and have fun in a safe environment.? This summer the gymnasium floor was sealed to protect the wood.? In order to ensure that your child obtains maximum benefit and participation in their Physical Education, Health and Wellness classes, we need to reinforce that all students wear sneakers for every PEHW class throughout the year.? We also need to maintain the quality of the gym floor.? Boots, shoes, sandals, Crocs and other footwear are unsafe for your child to wear in this physical environment and may also damage the floor surface.? ? Again, your child will be required to wear sneakers in order to participate in Physical Education, Health and Wellness classes.? If they fail to wear them to class, they will not be permitted to participate in any activity that day.? If the activity is such that we feel they may be safely involved, we will let them join in.? If unsafe footwear is consistently worn on PEHW days, we will send reminders home with your child.? If your child usually wears shoes or boots to school, please send their sneakers along with them in their backpacks.? SAFE SNEAKER CRITERIA:? ?regular heels and soles only - no "high-heeled" or "platform" sneakers ?the laces and/or velcro should fasten sneakers securely to the foot (sneakers will not fly off feet while child is moving) ?soles are intact - no holes or rips ?"hiking boots" do not qualify as sneakers - hooks damage equipment, floor and students ?sneakers should adequately fit your child's feet? ? Physical Education, Health and Wellness Schedule? Kindergarten ? Mondays and Thursdays First Grade ? Thursdays and Fridays Second Grade ? Tuesdays (2S, 2W), Wednesdays (2M, 2L) and Fridays (all 4 2nd?grades) Third Grade ? Tuesdays (3V, 3VE, 3T) Wednesday (3B)? and Fridays (ALL) Fourth Grade ? Mondays and Wednesdays Fifth Grade ? Mondays and Wednesdays? If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Dana Bennett or Sharon Foster ? Jump Rope For Heart Our school is participating in our 5th annual Jump Rope For Heart program in physical education class. This is a very special community service program to help raise funds for the American Heart Association. We?re joining the fight against our nation?s number 1 and number 3 killers ? cardiovascular disease and stroke. Every student at Cabot school will participate in jumping rope for the month of January in P.E. class. Your student will bring home an American Heart Association envelope to collect donations for this cause from family and friends. However, I ask that your student not go door to door or ask strangers for donations. If your child receives any cash donations please convert those to a check prior to turning in the collection envelope. All checks should be payable to the American Heart Association. The deadline for your student?s collection envelope to be turned into Ms. Bennett is January 31, 2008. Last year as a community we raised $5,839.61 we received a portion of this to buy physical education equipment. This year our goal is 6,000!!! ? Jump Rope For Heart is a fun event that helps our children understand the importance of community service and physical activity while helping save lives. Our efforts truly make a difference! ? ? COMMUNITY NEWS ? Annual Camp Fair Tuesday, February 5, 2008 2-7PM War Memorial Hall, Newton? City Hall snow date 2/7/08 Come meet the Camp Directors learn more about the? various camps & clinics and swimming facilities ? "Think Outside the Bottle" with Deborah Lapidus, Corporate Responsibility International Monday, January 28 at 7 pm Newton Free Library, Druker Auditorium Is the availability of clean water a human right for all people, or is it a commodity to be bought, sold, and traded in a global marketplace? Join us for a screening of the award-winning documentary Thirst and a talk by Deborah Lapidus of Corporate Accountability International's Think Outside the Bottle Campaign . ?Ms. Lapidus is a National Organizer with Corporate Accountability International, a membership organization that protects people by waging and winning campaigns that challenge irresponsible and dangerous corporate actions around the world. All ESS events are held at the Newton Free Library, Druker Auditorium, at 7 pm, usually on the 3rd Monday of the month, January through June. ?For more information about the series, contact 617-965-1995 or http://www.greendecade.org/environmentalspeaker.html. ? Ice Skating Registration is open for the winter session classes start January 18, 2008 at local? MDC IceSkating Rinks. Go to: http://actiivityreg.com? click: Mass click: Newton Parks? & Recreation From the drop menu select skating lessons or call NPRD 617-796- 1500 for ages 4 1/2 through Adults ? Puddlestompers February Vacation ages 3-6 ?Nahanton Park $45/day Tues. - Fri 9- 12noon. Limited enrollment register TODAY 617-1525. ? Funtastic Fridays Exclusively for fifth graders:, Feb 1, March 7, April 4 & June 13, 2008.??7 - 9PM at the Hyde Community Center.? ? Kids Korner Pre-School Registration open call 617-796-1500. (Newton Parks and Recreation). ? ?Flu: What You Can Do, Caring for Someone at Home?? Wednesday, February 13th?7:30-8:30 pm at the Newton Free Libarary, 330 Homer Street.? The program includes information about preparing for seasonal and pandemic flu, how to care for someone who is ill and how to prevent the flu from spreading.? Speakers will be from the city?s Health and Human Services Department.? Info at 617-796-1360. ? ALTERNATIVE BASKETBALL CLASS For girls in grades 4 - 6 who like a quieter pace.? Fun, upbeat class for those girls who need support on motor-planning or who have been too timid to try regular basketball.? Mondays 5:30 - 6:30 starting in January at the Hyde Community Center.? Call Susan for details:? 617-527-0663. ? Think Spring!? Think Softball!? Newton Girls Softball has begun online registration for the Spring season. The program is open to all girls in grades 1-8. Players of all skill levels will have a rewarding experience. Go to www.newtongirlssoftball.org for details about the Spring season and the ongoing Winter indoor clinics. Register before January 31, 2008 to avoid a late fee. ? Newton Girls Soccer Spring 2008 Registration is ongoing for Kindergarten through grade 9.? Intramural games are played Saturdays April 5 through June 7th.? For grades 2-9 there is also a weekly practice.? Scholarships available.? Register online at www.newtongirlssoccer.org, click on ?Registration?. ? Kindergarten Soccer Program #1:? Kindergarten Spring Soccer 2008 ? Registration Now Underway.? For children starting kindergarten or 1st?Grade in fall ?08.? Co-ed program started in 1993.? ?Designed for fun and to turn out children confident in the basics of the game.? Teams are typically organized by elementary school, so this is a great opportunity to meet other families from your school and give your child a chance to make friends before starting Kindergarten. ?? Saturday Drop-In Art at the New Art Center Parents can drop off their children or stay and create art together from 10AM-11:30AM on Saturday mornings. A different project and theme each week! Grades K-5. No pre-registration required, $15 cash/check. Upcoming Dates: January 12, 19, 26, February 2, 9, March 1, 8, 15. For more information call 617-964-3424 or visit us online www.newartcenter.org? February Vacation ?Aussie Adventures? at the New Art Center It?s snowy and cold in New England, but in Australia it?s summertime! Take a break from winter with us as we create art inspired by the land ?down under.? February 19-22, 2008, 9AM-3:30PM. Students grades K-5 attend 4 classes daily, including drawing and painting, ceramics, sculpture, and activities taught by our talented art instructors. For more information call 617-964-3424 or visit us online www.newartcenter.org April Vacation ?Seuss on the Loose? at the New Art Center Bring on the Sneetches, Thing 1 and Thing 2, Yertle the Turtle, Red Fish and Blue! Just leave the Grinch at home as we spend the week creating art inspired by the wacky worlds of Dr. Seuss. April 21-25. 2008 9AM-3:30PM. Students grades K-5 attend 4 classes daily, including drawing and painting, ceramics, sculpture, and activities taught by our talented art instructors. For more information call 617-964-3424 or visit us online www.newartcenter.org ? The Underground Railroad, from Newton to the End of the Line The Newton Free Library will present this three-part program on Thursday, February 21 at 7:00PM.? Sheila Sibley, Education Manager at the Newton History Museum, will give a talk on Newton?s connection to the Underground Railroad.? A quartet of Berklee College of Music voice students will sing Walter Robinson?s song about Harriet Tubman.? And Jacqueline Tobin, author of the new book From Midnight to Dawn, will speak about its story of fugitive exslaves on the last leg of the Underground Railroad from Detroit to free black settlements in Canada.? Free admission.? For information, call the Newton Free Library at 617-796-1360. ? An Afternoon of Award-Winning Music?with David Polansky.?? Polansky's popular "Animal Alphabet Song" has been featured in national radio broadcasts.? Friday, January 18, 2008 from 4:00 - 5:00 pm at the Hyde Community Center, Newton Highlands.??Tickets?$8 in advance, infants under 1 year admitted free.??Reserve?at 617-964-3310 or?asosland at icfi.com or send a check by January 14th payable?to 'Bowen Cooperative Nursery School', 96 Otis Street, Newtonville, MA 02460, ATTN:? Barbara Cleary. ? NewKids Girls Science Club Registration is underway for the winter session of Newton Community Education. In addition to the classes listed in our NewKids flyer which has gone home in all your kids' backpacks, we've added a science club for girls, run by "Wicked Cool for Kids." This class is offered at Zervas on Wednesdays and Peirce on Thursdays, starting the week of February 25, right after February vacation. In this class kids will create their own bath and beauty products using chemistry. They'll make their own lip gloss, lotions, soap, bath salts, and fizzy tints. They'll also dig deep into the world of geology and make a beautiful rock display, then learn to make crystals, and select polished stones to make jewelry. The class is for kids in grades 1-4. Tuition is $120 for this eight-week session. Please visit our website at newtoncommunityed.org for the complete listing of our winter classes. Or you can call us at 617-559-6999 for information or to register. Our summer program is now complete and a flyer will be coming home soon. Call 617-559-6995 for details. Join Friends, Neighbors and Educational Leaders at the 2008 Winter Dinner Series. The Newton Schools Foundation?s 2008 annual fundraiser "The World At Our Fingertips" is an opportunity for you to travel the globe through hosted dinners at restaurants and homes across the villages of Newton ? while supporting great education in Newton. Taste delicious cuisine crossing diverse regions and engage with many wonderful and varied guest speakers. The Winter Dinner Series runs from February 1st - February 10th and benefits the Newton Public Schools. ?Details on specific dining options, date, time and contribution levels can be found at www.newtonschoolsfoundation.org, by email @ nikki_shearman at newton.k12.ma.us or by calling the Newton Schools Foundation office at 617-559-6120. ? "Daddy King" As told by storyteller Sumner McClain, will be presented on Sunday, January 20 at 1:00 PM at the Newton Cultural Center, 225 Nevada Street, Newtonville. ? The journey from childhood to adulthood as only a father could see it, brings a living, breathing Martin Luther King to life.? His feeling, hopes and dreams infuse a new meaning of the man and his work.? Fee:? $5.00? Call 617 527-8283 ___________________________________________________________________________________ CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS The Cabot School Jabberwock Newsletter Ad Policy:? Pricing is .20 per word per issue. Send copy and payment to Jabberwock, Cabot School, 229 Cabot Street, Newtonville MA 02460. Ads will not run until payment is received. ?The Jabberwock is a monthly publication ? you can pay for your entry to be in multiple issues. Classified advertising is a service and publication does not represent an endorsement by the Cabot PTO. ? Piano Lessons ? Jazz/Blues/Classical Berklee/NE Conservatory graduate w/ 25+ years experience has several studio openings. Beginners welcome. 617-566-9704? piano566 at comcast.net ? Mary Kathryn Fallon Cabot PTO Co-President marykathf at aol.com 617-244-1821 More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail! ________________________________________________________________________ More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - http://webmail.aol.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Jabberlite.? As always, this issue is full of information about many upcoming events and exciting news.? We hope that you find it informative and useful.? Please be safe (especially when dropping and picking up kids from school) and stay warm in this blustery cold weather. ?Archana Vahalia Cabot PTO Co-President auvpto at aol.com 617-244-1435 Jabberlite for Tuesday, January 22, 2008 ? This issue contains information on: Campaign For Cabot Cabot Family Dance Bowling with Cabot Connecting Families Newton Parent Advisory Council Meeting School Committee FY09 Budget Deliberations Bike-a-Thon meeting Newton School Foundation?s 2008 Winter Dinner Series Special METCO evening meeting Ariadne PTO Partners; and much more?. ? Calendar ? January 22, 2008 Affinity Group 12:30 pm January 22, 2008 Straw Vote on Override Budget January 23, 2008 Understanding our Differences Grade 3 1:00 - 2:45 PM January 24, 2008 Winter Concert? 10:45am & 7:30pm January 28, 2008 School Committee Meeting, 7:30 PM, Deliberation on Allocatioon Budget January 28, 2008 Bike-A-Thon Meeting,? 7:30 PM,? Ed Center January 30, 2008 Newton Parent Advisory Council Meeting,? 7:00 9:00 PM ? ? February 1, 2008 Progress Reports sent home February 2, 2008 Cabot Family Dance (snow date 2/10) February 2, 2008 PTO "Campaign for Cabot" ends February 5, 2008 School Council Meeting 5:00 - 6:45PM February 7, 2008 Early Release, 12:30 PM Dismissal February 8, 2008 FoodPlay? Theatre presentaion February 8, 2008 CASP Art Show 7- 9:00 PM February 9, 2008 Cabot Connecting Families Bowling, 2-4 PM (Snow date 2/10) February 11, 2008 School Committee Meeting, 7:30 PM February 14, 2008 CASP Advisory Board Meeting? 7:45am 2/18/08 - 2/22/08 Winter Vacation, NO SCHOOL ? ? Campaign For Cabot is Coming to a Close!!! This year?s campaign will be over on February,2nd.? So far about 35% of families have contributed.?Thanks to all the families who have supported the PTO by already contributing to this year?s Campaign for Cabot.? Your contributions are very important, please help us reach our goal of 100% participation.?We are requesting that those of you who have not yet made a contribution please consider supporting our largest fundraiser of the year. ?We need everyone to contribute, either large or small to help us meet our financial goal of $29,000 this year to pay for all the wonderful programming and support the PTO provides.? We will be announcing the total amount raised at the Family Dance event on February 2nd. ? Cabot Family Dance On Saturday, February 2nd from 7:00 to 9:00 PM is The Cabot Family Dance, to be held at Bigelow Middle School. DJ Marc Lacatell is back by popular demand. A great time to be had by all!? This is a free community building event sponsored by the PTO ? bring along the whole family!? Look for flyers. Refreshments will be provided by families. ? So if your last name starts with A to F bring fruit/veggies and dips, G to L desserts, M to R cheese and crackers and S to Z sparkling water and lemonade. Please remember no nuts!! ? If you are interested in helping out the night of, have song suggestions or want to lead us in a dance or two please contact Julie Lindstrom (juliezlindstrom at comcast.net) or Suzy Enyeart (srenyeart2 at yahoo.com.? See you with your dancing shoes! ? Bowling with Cabot Connecting Families It's that time of year again! ?Come bowl with your Cabot friends on Saturday, February 9, from 2:00 ? 4:00pm at the annual Cabot Connecting Families winter event. ?Eat Ron's delicious homemade ice cream and participate in a fun family activity. ?Ron's Gourmet Ice Cream and Bowling is located at 1231 Hyde Park Avenue in Hyde Park (Cleary Square) and is an easy commute from Newton. ?$6.50 per bowler (to cover our costs) entitles you to 2 strings of bowling and shoes. ?Look for the flyers posted at Cabot for more info, or call Mary Heney at 617-244-4888, or email her at mheney at gmail.com. ? Newton Parent Advisory Council Meeting Next Newton Parent Advisory Council on Special Education meeting is on Wednesday January 30, 2008, 7 ? 9:00 PM in Room 318, Education Center, 100 Walnut St, Newton, MA 02460.? The Newton PAC has a web site now at: www.newtonpac.org; http://www.newtonpac.org/> . John Passarini Ed.D. will speak on adapted physical education and inclusive school environments that help all students to succeed.?John has experience working with students with a wide range of?disabilities, including autism, learning and physical disabilities.?He was the National Adapted Physical Education Teacher of the year in 2000 and was selected from 185,000 nominees to be the Disney Outstanding Teacher of the Year in 2003.? John grew up in Newton and attended Newton schools with a learning disability.? Although John was embarrassed by his poor academic skills, he was supported by his good attitude, his friends and strong athletic skills.?? In junior high he met?an English and Social Studies teacher who mentored?him and helped him to progress academically. In 1970, John became a physical education teacher in Waltham and then in Wayland, MA where he met Katie, a young woman with physical disabilities who inspired him to focus on adapted physical education.??Katie taught me that the human spirit has unlimited potential.? [She] taught me to be patient, to be confident, to be hopeful.?? John now teaches adapted physical education at Salem State, Northeastern and Boston University.? His website is www.johnpassarini.com. For more information, please email info at newtonpac.org. ? School Committee FY09 Budget Deliberations The Superintendent presented his Override Budget on January 15, 2008 and now the School Committee has begun its deliberations. This budget?reflects what?school department programs and services would look like with the additional funds available if the override passes. ? The School Committee will review the Allocation Budget presented by the Superintendent on January 28, 2008. The?Allocation Budget reflects what the school department programs and services would be with the revenues available without a tax override. ? The second meeting to discuss the Allocation Budget will be held on Monday January 28, 2008 at 7:30pm at Day Middle School.? Please join us at this meeting; there will be a group of Cabot Parents attending.? This budget will reflect what the school department programs and services will be with the revenues available without a tax override.?The Committee will take a straw vote on both budgets on February 4, 2008 and hold a public hearing on February 6, 2008 beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the Day Middle School auditorium. ?This is the chance for the public to weigh in on both budgets. ?A final vote on the budgets will be held on February 11, 2008. Click on to the School Committee website?to see the guidelines for the non-override budget. Click?Override Budget?to review the proposed FY09 Budget. ? Bike-a-Thon meeting ? Rescheduled The Bike-a-thon meeting is rescheduled for Monday, January 28th from 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM in Room 206 at the Ed. Center, 100 Walnut Street. AGENDA - Introductions; Date/Time of the Bike-a-Thon; Route/Safety issues; Fundraising - 50/50 split; Sub-committees; Future Meetings; And Items for next meeting(s. They are hoping for bulk of planning work to be done between now and June with some minor details to be finalized in the fall. It will be fun to be part of this all-Newton event that will, bring lots of people together AND raise money for Cabot and other schools! Jennifer Huntington granx4 at gmail.com. Join Friends, Neighbors and Educational Leaders at the 2008 Winter Dinner Series In just two weeks time the first of the Newton Schools Foundation dinners will be held around town. Last year these wonderful events raised lots of money that got distributed to the teachers in your schools so that they could plan curriculum and buy equipment to provide even more exciting classes and subjects for your children. Right now we need people to buy tickets, take a table and get their friends to come, and spread the word around town! Ticket sales are coming in, but we want every dinner to be filled to capacity, and fun for everyone who attends! Here are two restaurant venues that still have lots of space: Monday, Feb. 4 - Ariadne $150 per ticket Tuesday, Feb. 5 - Legal Sea Foods - $200 per ticket There will be lively speakers, fabulous food and welcoming hosts - so, please if you can use this weekend to call friends and family and buy tickets, that would be WONDERFUL. Your participation will help teachers! Jennifer Huntington (chair of the Dinners Committee for the NSF) Home: (617)232-2310 Cell: (617)935-1727. The Newton PTO Council and Newton PTO?s invite you to a special evening: METCO In Massachusetts - A Significant Work In Progress February 26, 2008?7:00 pm Mason Rice Elementary School - 149 Pleasant Street, Newton Centre Featuring Susan Eaton,?Research Director, Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice, Harvard Law School ????????? Explore the history and founding purpose of METCO. ????????? Understand METCO?s evolution over the years. ????????? Learn the benefits of the program for students from Boston and from the suburbs. ????????? Discover new research findings on the benefits of diverse learning environments. ????????? Examine Massachusetts? efforts in a national context. ? Susan is author of several books, The Children in Room E4: American Education on Trial, The Other Boston Busing Story: What's Won and Lost Across the Boundary Line, and co-author, with Gary Orfield, of Dismantling Desegregation: The Quiet Reversal of Brown v. Board of Education ? Special Thanks to Angier Human Differences Committee for organizing this event. ? Newton Free Library Special Black History Month Program The Underground Railroad, from Newton to the End of the Line, Thursday, February 21 at 7:00 pm. Learn about Newton?s connection to the Underground Rail Road, hear a musical tribute to Harriet Tubman and an author talk on the newly published book From Midnight to Dawn, which deals with the Detroit to Canada end of the Rail Road. We encourage ages 12 + and adults to attend. Info: 617-796- 1410 or check out our online calendar at: http://www.ci.newton.ma.us/library/Programs/calendar.html. Ellen Meyers, Director of Programs & Public Relations, Newton Free Library, emeyers at minlib.net, www.newtonfreelibrary.net ? Newton Food Pantry Donations The Social Action Committee will be collecting non-perishable food items for the food pantry in Newton at the Cabot Family Dance on February 2nd.? The Newton Food Pantry has a particular need for the following foods:?? Canned fruit, meals in a can (stews w/ meat, beef ravioli, spaghetti and meat balls, etc.), canned vegetables (especially peas and beets), and peanut butter? ? Please donate "regular" size jars/bottles of food, which are about the 14-16 ounces; the family size/extra large cans are too large to store on the Food Pantry shelves.? If you have any questions about donations, please contact Isabelle Thacker (617/795-2332 or isabelle at thackers.net) or Sue Klapisch (617/332-2922 or sklapisch at yahoo.com ? Invention Invasion Volunteers Interested in helping out with a fun and exciting PTO program?? Only have a limited amount of time but you want to contribute?? Then we could use your help.? We are looking for a parent volunteer to help us with the Annual Invention Invasion.?The Invention Invasion is a fun evening where Cabot students present an ?invention? that they have designed.? This year it will take place on Tuesday, March 18th.? You don?t need to be a scientist.? All you need is a desire to help!? Contact Vicki Gartland (vgartland at comcast.net) or Karen Jauregui (kjauregui at repligen.com) if you are interested. ? FoodPlay Student and Parent Presentations Come and see a fun way in which your children learn about healthy nutrition on? February 12, 2008. Underwood Elementary School Gymnasium 7:00 ? 8:00 PM presented by Live Health and Nutrition Theater. This play will also be performed at Cabot on Feb 8th for the 3rd & 4th graders. ? FOODPLAY (K - 5th Grades) is an Emmy Award-winning live theater show that combines fantastic feats of juggling, captivating characters, music, magic, and audience participation with motivating health messages to help children take charge of growing up healthy and fit. Addressing the major nutrition, fitness, and self-esteem concerns affecting today's schoolchildren, FOODPLAY provides kids with the practical tools they need to improve their eating and exercise habits--all in a spirit of fun and celebration!? FOODPLAY programs are a great way to trigger school-wide excitement and get everyone on board to work together to improve the nutrition and health environment in schools and communities. ? New Fundraising Program Introduced - Ariadne PTO Partners Being parents we know the importance of your children's education. With this in mind we are participating in a new program called Ariadne PTO Partners. We have signed up Cabot PTO for the Ariadne PTO Partners program and five percent every purchase you make at Ariadne all year (even summer months) will be donated to the Cabot PTO. The first week of the month we will receive a check from Ariadne . There is no limit to the amount that can be raised and this is good on any purchase in the restaurant, lunch dinner, cocktails, private parties, even take out, catering and gift cards. You simply need to write CABOT on your receipt and give it to your server and anyone can participate grandparents, aunts, uncles & friends. ? Jabberwock Editor Needed! We are looking for an additional Jabberwock editor for the next year.? This is a great opportunity to have some first hand knowledge of what is going on around Cabot, get to know many of the faculty and PTO chair people and help out your school with this invaluable newsletter.? The responsibility will be shared by 3 individuals, so you will have to edit only 3 or 4 issues per year.? This is a great opportunity for someone interested in getting involved, but it can be done in the comfort of your own home. If interested, or if you have any questions, please contact either Mary Kathryn Fallon, marykathf at aol.com or Archana Vahalia, auvpto at aol.com. Thanks! ? SPORTS PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES Think Spring!? Think Softball!? Newton Girls Softball has begun online registration for the Spring season. The program is open to all girls in grades 1-8. Players of all skill levels will have a rewarding experience. Go to www.newtongirlssoftball.org for details about the Spring season and the ongoing Winter indoor clinics. Register before January 31, 2008 to avoid a late fee. Community News The Newton Youth Theater Due to the incredible response to The Newton Youth Theater classes sponsored by The Mayor's Office for Cultural Affairs, the Winter and Spring classes are full with a waiting line. There are spaces available in the Summer classes for "Oklahoma" which begins Monday, June 30 - Thursday, July 24. ?Call the Mayor's Office for Cultural Affairs at 617 796-1540 or 617 527-8283 for further information.? Judy Anderson. ? Transitional Kindergarten Program ? Bowen Cooperative Nursery School Bowen Cooperative Nursery School, located in Newtonville, has one remaining space in its Transitional Kindergarten program for the 2007-2008 school year. This program is for children who are 5 years old, or who are about to turn 5, but who are not yet in Kindergarten.? Bowen is also accepting applications for the 2008-2009 year.? We have programs for 3-year-olds and 4-year-olds, as well as our Transitional Kindergarten program.? We are a child-centered, play-based school at which children can continue their social, emotional, intellectual and physical development in a creative, safe and exciting environment.? For more information and to obtain an application, please visit our website, www.bowencoop.org or contact Barbara Cleary, Director, at (617) 332-3923. ? Lost & Found Bin The Lost & Found bin in the main lobby is getting full again.? Please take a look through and find those missing items of your child (ren).? We will empty the bin and donate the contents at the end of the month. ? CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS The Cabot School Jabberwock Newsletter Ad Policy:? Pricing is .20 per word per issue. Send copy and payment to Jabberwock, Cabot School, 229 Cabot Street, Newtonville MA 02460. Ads will not run until payment is received. ?The Jabberwock is a monthly publication ? you can pay for your entry to be in multiple issues. Classified advertising is a service and publication does not represent an endorsement by the Cabot PTO. ? You received this message because you opted in to receive Cabot Community emails. To subscribe, update your email address, or unsubscribe, go to: http://cabotpto.org/mailman/listinfo/cabotcommunity_cabotpto.org ? Cabot School PTO - 229 Cabot Street - N More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail! ________________________________________________________________________ More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - http://webmail.aol.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://cabotpto.org/pipermail/cabotcommunity_cabotpto.org/attachments/20080122/ef7d0544/attachment.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Newton Schools Foundation presents The World At Our Fingertips: Please join us at Yerardis restaurant at 7pm on Tuesday February 5th to hear from former Olympic hockey star Bill Cleary (yes, father and grandfather of our own Cleary family!) and support the Newton Public Schools.? Bill was captain of the 1960 United States hockey team, which went on to win the Olympic gold medal. He was the US Hockey Player of the Decade (1956-66) and in 1996 was selected as one of the "100 Golden Olympians" by the US Olympic Committee. Bill coached the Harvard men's hockey team for 19 years, and served as Harvard athletic director from 1990 - 2001. Hosts Ira Morgenstern and Tassy Warren and speaker Bill Clearly invite you to join them at Yerardi?s (418 Watertown Street, Nonantum), a cozy neighborhood favorite, for delicious Northern Italian food just like your grandmother used to make.? This is one of 18 dinners that the Newton Schools Foundation is hosting in February as a part of their winter dinner series: ?The World at Your Fingertips.?? For more information and to make reservations, please visit? www.newtonschoolsfoundation.org Hope to see you there! ________________________________________________________________________ More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - http://webmail.aol.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://cabotpto.org/pipermail/cabotcommunity_cabotpto.org/attachments/20080128/e8f2c146/attachment.html From auvpto at aol.com Wed Jan 30 11:36:52 2008 From: auvpto at aol.com (auvpto at aol.com) Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:36:52 -0500 Subject: [CabotCommunity] Mini Jabberlite for Wednesday January 30, 2008 Message-ID: <8CA317573DC92A8-10B4-2B56@FWM-M44.sysops.aol.com> February is a really busy month, having an extra day in the leap year will help us enjoy it even more.? We have some really exciting events coming up, so please mark your calendars and hope you can participate!!! ?Archana Vahalia Cabot PTO Co-President auvpto at aol.com 617-244-1435 Free PTO Family Event - Cabot Family Dance is Finally Here This coming Saturday, February 2nd from 7:00 to 9:00 PM, the much awaited Cabot Family Dance, will be held at Bigelow Middle School. DJ Marc Lacatell will be helping us swing to wonderful music.? So bring along the whole family!? Look for flyers around the school for more details. Please remember to bring refreshments to share with everyone. ? So if your last name starts with A to F bring fruit/veggies and dips, G to L desserts, M to R cheese and crackers and S to Z sparkling water and lemonade. Please remember no nuts!! ? If you are interested in helping out the night of, have song suggestions or want to lead us in a dance or two please contact Julie Lindstrom (juliezlindstrom at comcast.net) or Suzy Enyeart (srenyeart2 at yahoo.com.? See you with your dancing shoes! ? Primary Day - Bake Sale As you know the 5th grade activities committee is planning a bake sale on Primary Day, Feb. 5th. We expect there to be a huge turn out since it is such an exciting election race.? This bake sale will be for the whole school, with the proceeds going towards 5th grade activities as well as Cabot PTO.? Please donate baked goods for this wonderful event.? Look for flyers and details. ? So perform your civic duty of voting in the primary, celebrate the win of Patriots in SUPERBOWL (keep your fingers crossed), enjoy the yummy treats, and help the school ? what else can we ask for!!! ? ART FOR EDUCATION This year, we are working with Worldwise Education to create beautiful all occasion notecards using your child(ren)?s artwork which they have made during art classes at Cabot.? Each family will have the opportunity to purchase a box(es) of cards made with their own child(ren)?s art.? Additionally, we will select 12 different cards from all those created to be part of a mixed box which we will sell as part of our Cabot Goods inventory. Look for Details in BackPack today. ? We need your permission to use your child(ren)?s art work to scan into notecards. By signing this permission slip, you are in no way obligated to purchase anything; it will just allow us to use the artwork for notecards.? All of the original artwork will be returned to you.? Please sign and return the permission slip by Wednesday February 6th. ? 5TH GRADE ACTIVITIES - TEACHER VACATION RAFFLE Four teachers/staff members have the chance to win the ?Weekend Away? Raffle, sponsored by the 5th Grade Activities Committee!? Students can buy tickets naming the teachers/staff members they would like to win.? (We think this is a great way to say ?thank you? to the folks who work so hard on behalf of our children every day.)? The homes have been donated by members of the Cabot community: one in New Hampshire, two in Vermont, and one on Martha?s Vineyard.? Tickets are $5 each or 6 for $25.? There is a Raffle Ticket envelope outside each classroom door for completed ticket forms and checks (NO CASH PLEASE).? Raffle tickets can also be purchased during the Bake Sale hours at Cabot School on Election day (February 5th).? We will have two drawings ? 2 winners on February 14th and two on February 15th.? Special prizes will also be given to the students who purchase the winning tickets.? Questions?? Please contact Sandy Connors, Alice Cunningham, Sue Sagan, Kim Spencer or Julie Stonehill. ? All proceeds go towards the 5th grade activities.? We have been getting great response. Thank you for your support!! ? ________________________________________________________________________ More new features than ever. 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