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Math Power! Open House at Green Planet Kids
Math Power! What are your kids doing this summer? Come learn about our Math Power! summer program. OPEN HOUSE this Sunday afternoon, May 20th @ 4:00 pm Please call us @ (617) 332-7841 to save a space for your family. Come play games, solve puzzles, explore logic and HAVE FUN! (If you can’t make it to the [...]
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Defending Jacob by Newton’s Own William Landay and Set in Cold Spring Park!
My Mom Friend Melissa told me her Dad Friend Brian told her about a book written NY Times best selling author from Newton and set in Cold Spring Park. I go to the dog park a lot with my dog so I was intrigued. It turns out that Brian was William’s old neighbor from West [...]
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GIVEAWAY: 3 Thirty Minute Massages from Move Well Chiropractic!
Please welcome Dr. David Oliver from Move Well Chiropractic, formerly known as Newton Wellness Center on what the name change means to him. And don’t forget to LIKE his Facebook page to win a thirty minute massage! ————- I decide to change the name of my office for several reasons. There are a couple other offices in [...]
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Top 10 Questions to Ask When Interviewing an Architect
Peter Sachs’ Newton Historical Society Award Winning Renovation If you look around Newton, there seems to be orange building permits on a house on every street, sometimes even more! With this renovation and building boom, it’s more important than ever to find the right architect for your project. I asked Newton architect Peter Sachs to [...]
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First Annual CakeWalk at Millennium Park benefiting Homeless Kids
On May 20, 2012, as part of our year-long 10th Birthday celebration, Birthday Wishes will sponsor its first annual CakeWalk at Millennium Park in West Roxbury. This event has been percolating here for several years, and we are very excited to see it come to fruition as we celebrate 10 years of bringing birthday parties to [...]
Study Guides
4th Grade Science Study Guide: Energy, Light and Sound UPDATED
What is energy? This is from U. S. Energy Information Administration. Energy Is the Ability To Do Work Energy comes in different forms: Heat (thermal) Light (radiant) Motion (kinetic) Electrical Chemical Nuclear energy Gravitational Energy is in everything. We use energy for everything we do, from making a jump shot to baking cookies to sending [...]
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Rocks and Minerals Science Study Guide for 4th Grade
The Rock Cycle via video for Igneous Rock, Sedimentary Rock and Metamorphic Rock These are the concepts that my kids find confusing, so I’ve added some extra information from sites to help kids understand the differences. This great information is from Mr.SciGuy. Erosion versus Weathering This is from Compare Anything. Weathering and erosion are geological processes that act together to [...]
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Phases of Moon Study Guide for 4th Grade Science
image from Moon Connection My kids study phases of the moon in 4th grade and both girls seemed to have problems with getting Waxing versus Waning straight in their heads despite a week of study. It could be that Waxing Crescent Moons look pretty similar to Waning Crescent Moons. I think Oreos would help with [...]
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Math Power! Open House at Green Planet Kids
Math Power! What are your kids doing this summer? Come learn about our Math Power! summer program. OPEN HOUSE this Sunday afternoon, May 20th @ 4:00 pm Please call us @ (617) 332-7841 to save a space for your family. Come play games, solve puzzles, explore logic and HAVE FUN! (If you can’t make it to the [...]
Defending Jacob by Newton’s Own William Landay and Set in Cold Spring Park!
My Mom Friend Melissa told me her Dad Friend Brian told her about a book written NY Times best selling author from Newton and set in Cold Spring Park. I go to the dog park a lot with my dog so I was intrigued. It turns out that Brian was William’s old neighbor from West [...]
GIVEAWAY: 3 Thirty Minute Massages from Move Well Chiropractic!
Please welcome Dr. David Oliver from Move Well Chiropractic, formerly known as Newton Wellness Center on what the name change means to him. And don’t forget to LIKE his Facebook page to win a thirty minute massage! ————- I decide to change the name of my office for several reasons. There are a couple other offices in [...]
Top 10 Questions to Ask When Interviewing an Architect
Peter Sachs’ Newton Historical Society Award Winning Renovation If you look around Newton, there seems to be orange building permits on a house on every street, sometimes even more! With this renovation and building boom, it’s more important than ever to find the right architect for your project. I asked Newton architect Peter Sachs to [...]
Old Vases and Large Cans Needed for Newton North HS Prom. Please Donate here…
28 oz and 35 oz empty cans needed! Hi Neighbors, I’m helping the Newton North senior class officers with the floral centerpieces for their senior prom, which is June 4. To save money, we are using clean metal cans or old vases to hold the floral arrangements. The metal cans we are looking for are 28 oz [...]
4th Grade Science Study Guide: Energy, Light and Sound UPDATED
What is energy? This is from U. S. Energy Information Administration. Energy Is the Ability To Do Work Energy comes in different forms: Heat (thermal) Light (radiant) Motion (kinetic) Electrical Chemical Nuclear energy Gravitational Energy is in everything. We use energy for everything we do, from making a jump shot to baking cookies to sending [...]
The Way to Maine and 3 Book GIVEAWAY
Maine is great for family vacations and weekends, it is only a short drive away and we always have great food and a wonderful time. This site groups together almost thirty Maine camps, is easy to navigate and full of helpful information like camp readiness tips and how to choose a camp. Here is my [...]
First Annual CakeWalk at Millennium Park benefiting Homeless Kids
On May 20, 2012, as part of our year-long 10th Birthday celebration, Birthday Wishes will sponsor its first annual CakeWalk at Millennium Park in West Roxbury. This event has been percolating here for several years, and we are very excited to see it come to fruition as we celebrate 10 years of bringing birthday parties to [...]
The Discovery Museums: Free Evening for Children with Autism
“Especially for Me” is part of the Museums’ Open Door Connections program to expand museum access Funding provided by CVS, Nypro, DCU for Kids, Acton-Boxborough Regional High School’s Youth in Philanthropy Club, and the Local Cultural Councils of Acton, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Dracut, Framingham, Harvard, Hudson, Lawrence, Leominster, Lexington, Littleton, Natick, Waltham, Wayland, Westford and Weston, with in-kind [...]
Moms’ Book Club Picks and Skype Author Visits to Share
I run my moms’ book club which is mostly neighbors and the most challenging part of the job is to pick the books so I thought I’d share our picks in case you are looking for a good read, be it a light summer read or more serious stuff. We alternate. One month “beach read.” [...]
Temple Beth Shalom of Needham Presents Fiddler on the Roof at Rashii School
Direction: Cynde Hartman Musical Direction: Don Boroson Choreography: Nicole Spirito Saturday, May 12, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. Sunday, May 13, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Seating is reserved: Order tickets early for best seats! Rashi School Auditorium 8000 Great Meadow Road, Dedham, MA 02026 Tickets are available by mail using this [...]
Cappella Clausura’s Spring Concert: Outside The Walls
Cappella’s music has recently been described by the Boston Globe as “personal and inviting, extravagant and intimate…eavesdrop on paradise.” Concert Dates/Locations: Saturday, May 12, 8PM, Parish of the Messiah, 1900 Commonwealth Av., Newton Saturday, May 19, at 8PM, University Lutheran, 66 Winthrop St., Cambridge Sunday, May 20, 4PM, First Church in Jamaica Plain, 6 Eliot St., [...]
