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JCC All-Star Swim Camp

Swimmers in grades 2-9 will have all aspects of every stroke broken down into simple stages during a week-long swimming clinic.

August 12-16, 2103
9:00 AM-4:00 PM
Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center
333 Nahanton Street, Newton

The camp will be led by JCC Karishim Swim Team head coach Adrian Eagles and will include instruction on turns and starts. Must be a Level IV swimmer or higher.

Cost for the week is $430. Half-day (9:00 AM-1:00 PM), early drop-off and extended day options available. Open to the entire community. read more »

Free New Babies/New Moms Support Group

The next two 6-week series begins:

Wednesday, June 5, 2013
10:30 AM-12:00 PM
or
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
10:30AM-12:00PM

The Freedman Center at MSPP
1 Wells Ave (Ground Floor), Newton
Free Parking read more »

SouthEast Little League Registration is Open

Registration is Open for Newton SouthEast Little League's Summer 2013 Sandlot Season

Following the tremendous success of the Sandlot program last year, NSELL is pleased to announce registration for the Summer 2013 Sandlot Program for eligible 9-12 year olds.

Instead of forming teams with set rosters and coaching staffs, we will instead be conducting "Sandlot Baseball Nights" on two weeknights per week from the last week of June through the middle of August. We will provide shirts, hats, umpires, coaches and other game-related logistics. The objective is to give everyone a chance to have fun playing competitive baseball in a well organized environment. read more »

Fiction Writing for Children Workshop (for Adults)

Over the last 20 years, the market for children’s novels has exploded. Yet writing for these age groups is challenging and more complicated than it may seem.

In this workshop, local children’s book author Karen Day will introduce you to the world of novel writing for children. This will include an overview of the industry as well as tips on how to get started. Mostly this will be a place for brainstorming ideas and voice. Participants will write, share and discuss their work. No experience is necessary.

This workshop will meet Thursdays, 7:30-9:00 PM, for four consecutive weeks: May 30, June 6, June 13, and June 20, 2013. The fee for this four week workshop is $150. read more »

Attention Cat Lovers!

Girl Scouts in Oak Hill Troop 73004 are working on a community service project to assist the Cat Connection, a non-profit organization that rescues and finds homes for stray and abandoned cats in Newton, Waltham, Belmont, Watertown, Brighton and Allston.  We are collecting cat supplies (cat food, toys, kitty litter, etc.) and we are searching for foster and adoption homes for these cats.

If interested in donating, there are drop-off boxes located at Newtonville Pets and the lobby at Oak Hill Middle School until June 3, 2013.

If interested in fostering or adopting, you can learn more by visiting the Cat Connection website at http://www.thecatconnection.org

Newton Public Schools and Village Bank Uniting Community

Newton Public Schools Partners with Village Bank

Newton Public Schools just received a brilliant new acquisition. In this video Newton North High School teacher, Stephen Chinosi, introduces the  The Innovations Bus!  The bus was donated to the Newton Public Schools by Village Bank.  The bus project was initiated by the Innovations Lab where students brainstorm and find projects to bring idea to reality. read more »

Volunteer for NCSC

Put your strengths to work for the Newton Community Service Center.

Meaningful volunteerism draws on your strengths and talents. NCSC has positions to exercise your smiling muscles (be a greeter), your analytical tendons (be a finance intern), or your literary organs (be a children's librarian).

To learn more, visit our webpage at http://ncscweb.org/about/volunteer/volunteeratncsc and email Claire Kashuck at ckashuck@ncscweb.org today.  

Affordable SAT and College Prep

Sign your kids up for affordable SAT prep classes with Newton Community Education. This summer we offer weeklong intensive prep classes for the Verbal and Math sections of the SAT Reasoning test. We also offer classes in how to write a successful college application essay.

Call 617-559-6999 or visit www.newtoncommunityed.org for more information or to register.

Vendors Wanted for Waban Village Day

Calling all Vendors. Do you have something to sell; jewelry, crafts, specialty items, artisan breads or foods, cosmetics, clothes, to name a few. Come share your creations with a booth at Waban Village Day.

Sunday, May 19, 2103
11:00 AM-3:00 PM
Waban Square on Woodward Street (right off Beacon Street)

This is the 9th Waban Village Day. It is very popular event, fun for the whole family, with over 2000 people participating in rides, food and crafts and local entertainment. read more »

JCC Mini Sports Camp

Young campers (grades preK-1) can learn to play soccer, baseball, basketball and other team games in a supportive instructional atmosphere, with time for free swim, at the Leventhal-Sidman JCC in Newton.

Led by youth recreation specialist Peter Sylvester, this camp is offered June 17-21, 2013, 9:00 AM-1:00 PM. Cost for the week is $310. Early drop-off available. Open to the entire community.

Register at www.bostonjcc.org/sportscamps or contact 617-558-6456 or sports@jccgb.org.

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