Newton Holiday Lighting Ceremony
Thursday, December 4, 2014
4:00 PM – 5:15 PM
Newton Cultural Center at City Hall
1000 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton
Join in a spirited sing-along of holiday favorites with the award-winning Stacey Peasley Band. Beloved by audiences young and old, the band’s joyful style is sure to get the whole family singing along.
Then, join Mayor Setti Warren as he flips the switch that turns the City Hall grounds into a winter wonderland of twinkling lights. Admission is free. Light refreshments.
Please bring a non-perishable item for the Newton Food Pantries.
James Winn and David Kopp
In a concert of music for flute and piano
Saturday, December 6, 4 pm
Admission is $10 at the door, $5 for seniors, students, and children
It will take place at St John’s Episcopal Church located at 1 Roanoke Ave, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130.
Program
Three Romances Robert Schumann
First Sonata Bohuslav Martinu
Suite de Ballet Ralph Vaughan Williams
Sonata Sergei Prokofieff
This is part of the JP Concert Series, and more information about the series, James Winn, and the concert program can be found here.
The latest Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Educator Evaluation found 98 percent of Newton teachers were “proficient” or “exemplary.”
Here’s how the rest of Newton teachers ranked:
Of the 372 school districts evaluated, an average of 86.5 percent of teachers were proficient.
This is the second year the state has conducted the rankings.
How does Newton rank compared to neighboring towns?
Newton 98.0%
Waltham 95.1%
Watertown 97.3%
Needham 98.2%
Wellesley (they did not report)
Brookline 97.4%
Weston 98.4%
Congratulations to Newton North High School Women’s Varsity Volleyball team for winning the state championship!
Final play here shot by Zoe Lee on the JVb team. Newton North Tigers are in black.
Photos by Co-Captain Madeleine Lundberg
The Four Seniors and Co-Captains. Best Captains Ever!
Boston Herald has an article here. Images below from @NewtonNorthTigers Twitter.
The trophy for winning state championship!
Newton North Varsity Girls Volleyball win the state championship!
Cook Restaurant Kicks Off Month-Long Fundraiser for Boston Children’s Hospital with Ben and Tonya Mezrich
WHAT:
Cook, the award-winning restaurant located in Newton, MA is kicking off its annual month-long holiday fundraiser for Boston Children’s Hospital with a special “Cook for Charity” event featuring New York Times best-selling author Ben Mezrich and fashion designer Tonya Mezrich. On Tuesday, December 2nd, 2014 from 6:00PM – 8:00PM the husband and wife duo will roll up their sleeves and get cooking with Executive Chef/Owner Paul Turano where they’ll be serving up flatbreads for the nonprofit all evening long.
In addition to Cook’s signature menu items, the restaurant will be serving “The Mezrich” special, a Hawaiian flatbread with house smoked ham, bacon, pineapple, tomato sauce and mozzarella designed by The Mezrichs themselves. 100% of sales from each $15 “The Mezrich” flatbread will be donated to the Patient and Family Resource Room, a program that helps provide services to families whose children are being treated at Boston Children’s Hospital Oncology and Hematology Center.
Ben Mezrich has authored twelve books, including the wildly successful “Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions,” which spent sixty-three weeks on The New York Times bestseller list, and sold over 2 million copies in fifteen languages. The book was adapted into the movie The Social Network –written by Aaron Sorkin and directed by David Fincher – and Golden Globes for best picture, best director, best adapted screenplay, best score, and was nominated for 8 Oscars, winning 3 including best Adapted Screenplay. Ben will have signed copies of his latest book,“SEVEN WONDERS,” available for purchase the evening of the event.
Tonya Mezrich is co-fashion designer for mike&ton, jewelry designer for her own label Jewel Design By Tonya and NECN‘s fashion expert. The Mezrichs have two small children and are regular supporters of Boston Children’s Hospital to which the event will help raise money and awareness.
The regular menu will also be available on the night.
WHEN: December 2nd, 2014. Appearance by The Mezrichs from 6:00PM – 8:00PM. Dinner served from 4:30PM to 10:00PM.
WHERE: Cook Newton | 825 Washington Street | Newton, MA |02467
RSVP: Reservations highly recommended by calling 617-964-2665.
If you are interested in artists’ process, here is a short documentary film (about 30 min.) by a young filmmaker, Brian Frank, who set out across the country to interview artists in different media about the idea of “Make do” in their work and processes.
My friend, Lisa Rosowsky, is one of the people he interviewed, and you can see her working in her studio a bit. Enjoy!
Lisa Rosowsky has been on the faculty at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design since 1996, where she teaches graphic design, typography, and book design. She earned her AB from Harvard College and an MFA in Graphic Design from Yale University. She produces mixed-media work in her studio in a converted factory building near Boston, Massachusetts.
The Arsenal Center for the Arts in Watertown offers great December Vacation art workshops for kids as well as Winter Classes for Adults and Children.
VACATION FUN!
Arsenal Center Offers December Vacation Art Workshops for Children
Watertown’s Arsenal Center for the Arts has December Vacation covered with Vacation Art Workshops for children in grades K-6.
The Great Artists (Grades K-6) December 29 – 30. Children can find inspiration in the works of famous artists, then make their own masterpiece. Sign up for morning and/or afternoon classes as different projects are offered each time.
Try It! (Grades K – 6) December 31. This fun, one-day workshop gives kids a chance to try out a variety of media and learn new skills. Sign up for the morning and/or afternoon session as different projects are offered each time.
Children will be divided into groups by age. Supervised Lunchtime is available for those who stay all day.
The Arsenal Center for the Arts begins the new year with an exciting program of winter art classes and workshops for adults and children beginning the week of January 12, 2014.
Adult offerings include a range of media and techniques for both beginning and more advanced students, with both morning and evening classes: Art Sampler, Acrylics, Expressive Watercolor, Monoprints, Ceramics, Drawing, Folk Assemblage, Poetry through the Four Seasons, Jewelry-Crafting and more.
Children’s classes (offered for four age ranges through teens) include Clay for Kids, Let’s Paint, Mixed-Media, Comics & Cartoons, Wheelthrowing, Intensive Drawing and more. Fun Parent/Child workshops for ages 2+ are also available.
To register online, go here or call 617-923–0100, ext. 8309.
Classes are held at the Arsenal Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal Street in Watertown, with free parking and access to public transportation. Scholarships and Member discounts are available.
Getting up to speed on the growth mindset
Parent/guardian workshop
Wednesday, December 3
7:00-8:30 p.m.
Newton North High School cafeteria
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck
World-renowned Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck, in decades of research on achievement and success, has discovered a truly groundbreaking idea–the power of our mindset.
Dweck explains why it’s not just our abilities and talent that bring us success–but whether we approach them with a fixed or growth mindset. She makes clear why praising intelligence and ability doesn’t foster self-esteem and lead to accomplishment, but may actually jeopardize success. With the right mindset, we can motivate our kids and help them to raise their grades, as well as reach our own goals–personal and professional. Dweck reveals what all great parents, teachers, CEOs, and athletes already know: how a simple idea about the brain can create a love of learning and a resilience that is the basis of great accomplishment in every area.
Have you heard that Newton Public Schools is asking teachers and staff to explore how encouraging a “growth mindset” can motivate students to learn? Do you know that the research-based growth mindset is useful for all ages and in all settings-school, home, work, athletics?
Newton North School Council and PTSO invite ALL parents/guardians to a fun and engaging evening exploring the growth mindset. AsPrincipal Jen Price shows you how Newton Public Schools faculty are being trained in the use of the growth mindset, you’ll learn
You will also have a chance to apply the growth mindset during an interactive challenge.
To learn more about the growth mindset, read about Mindset or view this Ted Talk by Angela Duckworth.
Newton North School Council and PTSO look forward to seeing you on December 3!
