Curious about boxing? Looking for a way to jump-start your fitness program in the new year?
Registration for Boss Lady Boxing closes soon, and only a few spots remain. Grab yours and come sweat with us!
Boss Lady Boxing is a boxing + strength and conditioning program for women age 45+. It’s taught by national champion boxer Dena Lawton, and master trainer/coach Lisa Carusone. You do not have to be fight-ready to join. BLB builds boxing skills and fitness progressively. We meet you where you are. And, we want to see where you can go.
BLB runs for six weeks (12 sessions) Jan. 6 – Feb. 12, 2020.
Boxing with Dena meets Mondays, from 10-11 AM. Strength and conditioning with Lisa meets Wednesdays, from 10-11 AM.
On Saturday, November 9, 2019 at 11:00 am, Boston-based çkicks off its 45th season with Playdate, a free and stress-free musical event designed for children and families.
This concert welcomes parents with young ones to enjoy the child-friendly environment of Rock and Roll Daycare in East Cambridge. The musical offerings are not explicitly designed for children, but rather, designed to musically satisfy an audience of both parents and children while inviting them to let go of standard concert etiquette.
When: Saturday, Nov. 9, 11:00 am Where: Rock and Roll Daycare, 535 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02141 Cost: Free
Musical Program
Pauline Oliveros – Sounds from Childhood
Jen Wang – Occlusions for solo cello
Peter Maxwell Davies – Solita for solo flute and music box
Lou Bunk – Six Pococos for solo cello
Jean Ahn – Lasso, Lassus for viola and cello
Loretta Notareschi – Swerve for clarinet, viola, cello (Dino commission)
My friend and boxing training partner, Suzanne Pettit, has moved her fitness training business from MIT to Needham at Seamless Strength! Note that the location has changed!
Suzanne Pettit is passionate about educating clients, helping them to understand healthy movement patterns and habits, and how these can help them live, full active lives.
While the emphasis is on challenging the body and building strength, she does it in a way that is safe and accepting. She meets her clients where they are and helps them go where they want to go.
She has a NEW Fitness Circuit class on Sundays from 8:30 to 9:30 am in Needham. The cost is just $10!!!
Boss Lady Boxing is a boxing + strength and conditioning program for women age 45+. Taught by national champion boxer Dena Lawton, and trainer/coach Lisa Carusone, BLB is for women looking to make mid-life their best years yet. Because you can!
Ready for a BLB update? Of course you are!
BLB runs for six weeks (12 sessions) Jan. 6 – Feb. 12, 2020.
Boxing with Dena meets Mondays, from 10-11 AM. Strength and conditioning with Lisa meets Wednesdays, from 10-11 AM. All classes meet at Nonantum Boxing Club. Newton MA. Did we mention there’s free parking?
Nonantum Boxing Club
75 Adams St
Newton, MA 02458
Fees are $325 for the full program. That includes a set of hand wraps and boxing gloves.
To grab your spot, email at BossLadyBoxing@gmail.com.
Who is Boss Lady Boxing?
Dena Lawton!
Dena has been competing in the Master ( age 40+) Boxing division for 9 years. She has a record of 8-2 which includes winning a Championship belt at the 2016 Ringside World Championships.
Dena is a USA Boxing Level 1 Certified Coach. She teaches classes and private lessons at Nonantum Boxing Club. Newton MA. She has also taught Boxygen, a boxing-inspired fitness class, and competed in and judged Boxygen challenges.
She volunteers her time preparing novice boxers for Haymakers for Hope, a sanctioned charity boxing event that raises funds for cancer research.
Dena loves the boxing workout and teaching the sport of boxing to all skill levels. Her goal is to continue competing and adding wins to her record! Outside of the ring, Dena has been a nanny for 30 years.
Boss Lady Boxing is officially open for business
Here’s what you need to know:
1. the first 6-week session runs Jan 6 – Feb 14, 2020,
2. classes meet Mondays and Wednesdays from 10-11 AM,
3. Dena Lawton teaches boxing (no sparring) on Mondays,
4. Lisa Carusone teaches strength & conditioning on Wednesdays
5. all classes meet at Nonantum Boxing Club. Newton MA,
6. classes are limited to 15 women (sorry guys!),
For more information, including fees, or to register, email at BossLadyBoxing@gmail.com.
If you are interested in helping immigrants, please consider donating to WELCOME HOME. Welcome Home (formerly Newton At Home) is headed up by our very own Julie Plaut Mahoney! The mission of Welcome Home is to make new and gently-used home goods available to people who can use them. Located on the same corridor as the Centre Street Food Pantry, Welcome Home provides aid to immigrants moving into our area, families moving from shelters to their own apartments, and Food Pantry clients.
There is absolutely no barrier to entry – if someone needs items, they take them.
When cleaning out a linen closet or kitchen drawer, would you please consider donating: sheets, towels, silverware, dishes, glasses, and pots and pans? Donations can be brought to the porch of Jordana Alford’s home at 917 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton Center. If it’s more convenient for you, please arrange with Julie so you can drop any donation items to class. Her email is welcomehomemass@gmail.com
Financial donations go directly to support this important work. If you’re inclined to help in this way, please make checks payable to Welcome Home, Inc. and mail to 33 Irving Street, Newton Center, MA 02459. For more information, check out https://newtonathome.org Thank you very much for your support.
I hope you have enjoyed the summer. It is a great pleasure to welcome both our returning families and those new to our schools.
The start of a school year is a wonderful time for anyone involved in education because it represents a new beginning. It is an opportunity to share our experience and our skills with new colleagues, new families, and new students. There is also a special excitement knowing how much we will learn from each other and from our students over the course of the year.
Summer is an important time for adult learning in Newton. We began this summer again with a powerful conference on race and achievement for Newton Educators. Among the many terrific sessions led by Newton faculty and staff, were workshops on Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain and Tackling Implicit Bias. We are committed to creating welcoming and inclusive classrooms and school communities, and we will continue this work with faculty and staff, as well as students throughout the year.
After a year of careful planning, we are proud to finally offer full-day kindergarten in the Newton Public Schools. Our kindergarten teams, support staff, and administrators have worked over the course of this spring and summer to develop a schedule for our kindergarteners that balances academic learning with age-appropriate social and emotional structures and activities.
In our continuous effort to personalize learning and leverage the use of technology, this year we are expanding our 1:1 initiative to grades 9-11 at both high schools. Students will receive a Chromebook for academic work both in school and at home. We will continue to support our faculty in incorporating best practices for technology use in their classrooms.
While academic achievement is a hallmark of the Newton Public Schools, we are just as firmly committed to the physical and social/emotional health of our students. We seek to work in partnership with you in supporting students as they navigate the pre-K – 12 years. To that end, last year we hosted a well-attended community forum on vaping, the most recent health epidemic to impact our youth. We will continue to address this issue through our health curriculum and through our school support systems. It is our plan this year to host another community forum on a topic that is relevant, timely, and useful to you as parents and caregivers. We look forward to this opportunity and will share more information once it is available.
We continue to achieve milestones on our long-term strategic plan for our school buildings. Our Cabot students will begin the year in their renovated and expanded facility. Horace Mann students will start the year in their new, permanent home at 225 Nevada St. We will continue to keep you apprised of progress as we strive to renovate and update our buildings.
One of the most important parts of my job is to be in our schools on a regular basis working with staff and students. Together with School Committee members, and working closely with our PTOs, I will again visit each of our 22 schools to speak with you about district initiatives and listen to your ideas, questions, and concerns. In addition, I will use my superintendent newsletter and social media to share more with you about all the good work happening in our district. Be sure to follow the Newton Public Schools on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
As I enter my tenth year as superintendent of the Newton Public Schools, I know how important your support is to the success and well-being of our students. Please accept my best wishes for a wonderful school year.
My name is Sidnie Kulik. I am 16 and I am going into my junior year at the Noble and Greenough School. Before, I attended Peirce Elementary School and F. A. Day Middle School before high school.
I am writing in order to tell you about a fun and free opportunity I am holding for kids from 3rd-5th grade. I am going to hold a monthly science experiment club.
This past year I ran a successful book club for 3rd and 4th graders. I loved teaching and working with the kids, but decided that I should focus on science instead for a few reasons.
First, it is important to expose children to different subject matters. Second, it is easier for both the parent and the kid to not have to purchase and read the assigned book before meeting. Third, science is my favorite subject and I hope to share this passion with children.
Please contact me at sidniekulik8888@gmail.com if your child is interested. You can also find out more by looking at my social media page @scienceandkids on Instagram.
Also please spread the word to anyone that you think would be interested. The more the merrier!
Free parking is available outside Gosman Athletic Center during non-business hours. Parking overnight or during business hours is prohibited without permission from Brandeis Public Safety (781-736-4250)
