Abbey Villa S.C believes that kids should play soccer in a pressure free environment to develop their soccer skills. We are holding two free clinics :

Friday May 25th and Friday June 1st 5:30 – 6:30 PM at Orr Field 992 Dedham Street, Newton.

We are also holding Tryouts in June for U10 – U11 boys and girls. Any questions please feel free to contact me at 857-919-3065.

“A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.”  ~ Henry Adams

It’s that time of year again to honor exceptional Newton teachers and staff who have touched your child’s life. The suggested donation is $25 per teacher/staff member. Newton Schools Foundation celebrates Newton Public Schools teachers and staff by:

·       Notifying honored teachers and staff of your gift

·       Listing all honored teachers and staff in the Newton TAB and Patch

·       Sharing honoree names with the Superintendent and Principals·

Ensuring your donations go to support teaching & learning in Newton schools.

To honor a teacher or staff person go to www.newtonschoolsfoundation.org.

This is our biggest fundraiser of the year.  It is critical that we are successful so we can continue to fund the activities of the PTO including teacher stipends, Creative Arts and Sciences Programming, Understanding our Differences and the International Pot Luck Dinner to name a few.  We haven’t had a fundraiser since the Book Fair back in November so we are hoping you will all do your part in selling those tickets.  And it’s an easy sell with so many wonderful prizes.  (Please note that the Amazon gift certificate is actually $200 -listed as $100 in the book).

When you turn in your paid tickets, we also encourage you to bring in your extra raffle ticket books and prize books. To keep our printing costs low, we print as few as possible and all your unused books and tickets can be used by someone else at school.

We will also be selling and collecting raffle tickets for the first hour of Spring Fling on Sunday.

Thanks for buying and selling lots of tickets; by supporting our school we are ALL winners!

How would you allocate nearly $20 million for affordable housing, historic resources, open space & recreation land in Newton over the next 5 years?  Come tell the Community Preservation Committee at a neighborhood birthday party for the 10th anniversary of the Community Preservation Act in Newton: 7 pm, Tuesday May 22nd, at Bowen Elementary School (280 Cypress Street). Enjoy historic photos and maps of Newton Centre, Thompsonville and Chestnut Hill. Refreshments provided! Residents of all Newton neighborhoods are welcome. For more information, seewww.newtonma.gov/cpa or contact Alice Ingerson at 617.796.1144 or aingerson@newtonma.gov.

* Washington Street to Walnut Street
* Walnut Street to Watertown Street
* Watertown Street to Bridge Street

A free cookout at Pellegrini Park on Hawthorne Street will follow the conclusion of the
parade.  All are invited. If you have any questions or require more information, please contact John M. MacGillivray, Veterans Service Officer, City of Newton 617-796-1092.

 As our world becomes more interconnected, what better way to learn about China and have a family on the other side of the world!  Share your home, your family traditions, and American culture with a Chinese exchange student or teacher for the 2012-2013 fall school year.  Participants all speak English and are eager to learn about American culture and to share their culture with you.  Beijing Jingshan exchange students and teachers arrive mid-September and depart mid-January.  Students attend regular classes at the high schools and lunches are provided.  Participants will travel on Columbus Day weekend, Veteran’s Day weekend, Thanksgiving holiday, and winter holiday.  We are especially in need of host families for female students for next year.  Families do not have to have high school students as families with younger children also make strong connections with the visitors. For further information, please contact the chairperson of the Newton-Beijing Jingshan School Exchange Program: Donna_Fong@newton.k12.ma.us.

We celebrate Newton Public Schools teachers and staff by:

• · Notifying honored teachers and staff of your gift
• · Listing all honored teachers and staff in the Newton TAB
• · Sharing honoree names with the Superintendent and Principals
• · Ensuring your donations go to support teaching & learning in Newton schools.

To honor a teacher or staff person go to www.newtonschoolsfoundation.org.

The sixth “Playing For The Planet” concert showcases master musicians from three different musical traditions in a rare evening of pan-cultural flute styles, with all proceeds going to benefit the environmental advocacy group www.350.org. The performers include Steve Gorn (Hindustani bansuri), Elizabeth Reian Bennett (Japanese shakuhachi), and the acclaimed Renaissance ensemble, Renaissonics, featuring the recorder virtuosity of John Tyson and Miyuki Tsurutani.