[CabotCommunity] Jabberlite for Tuesday February 6, 2007

Tue Feb 6 14:52:35 EST 2007

JABBERLITE FOR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2007
This Jabberlite contains the following items:
Cabot Evening Neighborhood Meeting with Dr. Quarcoo
Cabot Annual Family Dance – A Great Turn-out
How can you help improve congestion next year?
The Campaign for Cabot is Winding down
Cabot School Lunch Improvement Task Force
Cabot Yard Sale at the Cabot Fair
Sam Johnson Memorial Blood Drive
Girl’s Softball Sign-ups
Girl’s Intramural Soccer Sign-ups
Newton Central Little League Sign-ups
Newton Parent Advisory Council for Special Education Seminar
Museum of Afro-American Artists 
Family Movie at the Coolidge Corner Theater

CALENDAR 
February 7             Evening Neighborhood Meeting with Dr. Quarcoo
 - Virginia Dean & Raoul Choos's Home 7:00PM
February 8             Winter Concert, 11:00 AM & 7:30 PM
February 8             Early Release, 12:30 PM Dismissal
February 12           School Committee Meeting, 7:30 PM
February 13           Evening Neighborhood Meeting with Dr. Quarcoo
 - Kate Dulit & Josh Greenberg's Home 7:00PM
Feb. 19 - Feb 23    Winter Vacation, NO SCHOOL
February 26           School Committee Meeting, 7:30 PM
February 27           PTO Meeting, 8:35 AM– 9:30 AM
February 27           Affinity Group 12:30 PM
February 27           Evening Neighborhood Meeting with Dr. Quarcoo
 - Vicki & Bud Gartland's Home 7:00PM
February 28           Incoming Kindergarten Parent Evening, 6:30-8:30PM (Snow date 3/5)

Neighborhood Fireside chats with Dr. Quarcoo Begin This Wednesday!!

Join Dr. Quarcoo and others at 7:00 PM on February 7, 2007
at the home of
Virginia Dean & Raoul Choos
171 Highland Ave.

Please email Virginia at Virginia.dean at bridgespan.org if you can attend.  

Come talk to the principal and others about what matters to you in the Cabot School Community! More dates are listed below.  Use your Cabot Directory to decide which one is nearest to your neighborhood and RSVP to the host directly! Come along and socialize with some of your Cabot neighbors and Dr. Quarcoo! Our thanks go to Virginia Dean & Raoul Choos and these other Cabot Families: 

             February 13th, 7pm        Kate Dulit & Josh Greenberg                                
             February 27th, 7pm        Vicki & Bud Gartland    
             March 12th, 7:30pm       Janet & Daniel Hart                                 
             March 21st, 7pm            Claire Ryan-Robertson & James Robertson
             April 24th, 6:30pm         Monalisa & Donald Neville 

We hope you put one of these dates on your calendar and make an effort to attend, pick which one is most convenient for you!

A Successful Event – The Cabot Annual Family Dance 
Over 200 people enjoyed the rocking music and family fun at the Annual Cabot Family Dance last Saturday night! It was a full house of Cabot students, siblings and parents.  We were treated to a fantastic dance performed by Annika Vahalia to Indian Music.

Thanks to Archana Vahalia and Suzy Ernheart for doing such a wonderful job organizing the evening.  Thanks to Mr. Lacatell for playing all those dance favorites and for being a great DJ. Thanks to Doug Hoffman who was our official dance photographer – and check out the PTO Bulletin Board in the near future for pictures from the event. Thanks to Isabelle Thacker who organized the food drive for the Social Action Committee and delivered the donations to the food pantry.  Lastly, thanks to all of YOU who attended, brought healthy snacks to share and food donations for the Newton Food Pantry. 

Relieving Congestion at Drop Off and Pick-Up
Current plans indicate that the site for the modulars will probably be at the rear of the building on the faculty parking lot. Some, not all, parking will therefore be lost. Some discussion has been made to reserve spaces for teachers on the Cabot Field side of Parkside Street. Whatever happens, you can be sure that next year drop-off and pick-up is going to be even more congested than it is now. So that’s why we are asking you to begin thinking about what you can do to alleviate this congestion. WE CAN ALL DO SOMETHING!  Maybe its taking the bus to school, or making a determined effort to walk with a buddy system for you & your children, or the revolutionary idea of not parking right on the streets by Cabot but parking a few blocks away!!! If you are interested in exploring the bus or walking buddies then please contact Liz Haas haas.joffe at rcn.com  Cabot Parent School Council Co-Leader or Janet Hart parisharts at hotmail.com  , Cabot Parent School Council Representative.

The Campaign for Cabot is Winding Down
We are winding down the Campaign for Cabot, so NOW is your opportunity to make a tax deductible donation. Your generous donations have totaled $28,469 as of today, with 42% of families participating in this fundraiser.  We are thrilled with your generous response, but wish more families would participate, to make this a truly ‘community-sharing’ fundraiser.  Last year 55% of families participated.  If you have been meaning to make a donation (any amount, small or large is welcome) please feel free to drop an envelope in the PTO mailbox.  Thank you.     

Cabot Lunch Task Force
A group of 8 Cabot Parents, organized by Lauri Meizler, who was inspired by her daughter Sahsa’s interest in changing the Newton School Lunch menus, met with Rob Clickstein, head of food services at Newton Public Schools, last week to discuss the limitations he has with the school lunch program and to brain storm with him how to be effective in promoting healthier lunches.  If you are interested in helping with this initiative, please contact Lauri directly at ldmeizler at hotmail.com , or attend a meeting of the task force next Monday February 12 at 10:00AM at her home.
INTRODUCING THE CABOT YARD SALE AT THE CABOT FAIR!
This year the Cabot Fair will include a yard sale for Cabot families and friends.  We will sell toys, games, DVDs/tapes and small house wares.  So if you are doing a little winter/spring cleaning, please think of saving things for the yard sale.  Items should be in good condition (all parts/pieces in tact and in usable condition).  If you have questions about donating items or volunteering to help with the sale, please email Deb Klein at Deb.Klein at ApproachGroup.com 

SAM JOHNSON MEMORIAL BLOOD DRIVE
(brother of 1st grader Henry Johnson)
Monday, February 12 - Friday, February 23rd at the American Red Cross Donor Center, 25 Stuart Street, Boston  Please call 617-556-2200 to set up an appointment to give platelets.  Thank you.

Newton Girl’s Softball
Think Spring! Think Softball! Newton Girls Softball has begun online registration for the Spring season. The program is open to all girls in grades 1-8. Players of all skill levels will have a rewarding experience. Visit our website www.newtongirlssoftball.org for details about the Spring season and our ongoing Winter indoor clinics. Register by February 20 to guarantee team placement.

NEWTON GIRL’S INTRAMURAL SOCCER
Registration for the upcoming spring season of Newton Girls Intramural Soccer is currently underway for Newton girls currently in grades K-9.  Avoid the $15 late registration fee by registering by January 31. Games are played on Saturdays, starting April 7 (Kindergarten begins on April 21) and continue until June 9.  For grades 2-9, in addition to the games on Saturdays, there is also generally one practice per week.  The goals of the NGS Intramural Program are for the girls to learn soccer skills, have fun and be part of a team.  To register, or to find out more information about the NGS IM Program, please visit our website at www.newtongirlssoccer.org .  Scholarships are available based on need.

Newton Central Little League Registration:  
It's time to register for the 2007 season!  Newton Central is open to children living in the Cabot, Peirce and Ward public school districts. Girls and boys ages 7-12 are eligible to play (birth dates falling between 5/1/1994 and 4/30/2000).  All first grade children are also eligible to play regardless of birth dates.  Newton Central does not offer a program
for children under 7.  To register, please visit our website:  www.eteams.com/newtoncentralll  or contact Betsy Nurczynski: nurczynski at comcast.net ; 617-964-7612

The Newton Parent Advisory Council for Special Education Seminar – Thursday, February 8th 7:30pm
The Newton Parent Advisory Council for Special Education presents: Strategies for Parenting the Explosive Child on Thursday Feb 8, 2007. The Explosive Child by Ross Greene, PhD of Mass General Hospital provides a compelling new framework for understanding and effectively parenting inflexible, easily frustrated children who experience frequent meltdowns. Greene explains explosiveness and rigid behavior as symptoms of a deficit in the flexible thinking skills children need for handling difficult situations such as hearing the word “No” from a parent.  “Once parents have a better sense about why these children behave as they do,” says Greene, “strategies for helping things improve become clearer.”  His Collaborative Problem Solving approach offers specific strategies for preventing meltdowns and for teaching children the thinking skills they lack.  

We will view Greene’s video outlining his approach, and discussion will follow led by Beth Edelstein, founder of the Foundation for Children with Behavioral Challenges ( www.fsbcsupport.org  ). FCBC is a support group that promotes awareness of compassionate approaches for parenting children with social, emotional, and behavioral challenges.  Information about Greene’s book is available at www.ccps.info   

The meeting is at 7:30 PM at the Education Center, 100 Walnut St, Newton 02460 in Room 318. Please contact Leslie Lockhart for more information about the meeting or the Parent Advisory Council at 617-527-5046 or newtonspedpac at yahoo.com  

Celebrate Black History Month at the Museum of Afro-American Artists 
Saturday February 10, 2007 -10:00AM-Noon Cost: $25
You are in for a treat!  Explore Boston's only museum dedicated to contemporary and historical expressive arts from the global Black world with E. Barry Gaither, the Executive Director and internationally known art expert. Meet at the Museum, 300 Walnut Ave, Roxbury at 10AM or meet our shuttle at Back Bay Station at 9:30AM  Optional lunch after the program at United House of Prayer--great soul food. Lunch not included in the cost. Shuttle will return participants to Back Bay after the program and after lunch.
Pre-registration required.
For more information call Discover Roxbury (617) 427-1006 or email marcia at discoverroxbury.org 

Boston Globe Film Critic Ty Burr presents: THE BEST OF OLD MOVIES FOR FAMILIES
Coolidge Corner Theatre Sunday, February 18: Screening; $3, 10:30 AM, Discussion: FREE 12-30-1:15pm
Have a classic film favorite that you want to introduce to your kids? We invite you to join Boston Globe film critic, Ty Burr, for a screening of THE COURT JESTER (suitable for all ages) and a discussion of his new book,The Best of Old Movies for Families: A Guide to Watching Together. Ty will share with you why some classic movies are great for even the youngest member of your family! THE COURT JESTER (1956) stars Danny Kaye and Angela Lansbury. The throne of rightful king of England has been usurped by the evil King Roderick. The task to restore the throne falls to Hawkins(Kaye)--and all he needs is the king's key to a secret tunnel.
www.coolidge.org     Coolidge Corner Theatre 290 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA 02446

This JabberLite has been compiled for you by the Cabot PTO

Mary Kathryn Fallon
Cabot PTO Co-President
10 Worth Circle,
Newton, MA 02458
617-244-1821
MaryKathF at aol.com
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