School Address

101 Vernon Street
Newton, Massachusetts, 02458
Ph: 617.559.9660
Absence Call-back: 617.559.9680
Contact the PTO: underwoodpto@gmail.com

NPS Underwood site: underwood.newton.k12.ma.us

 

Children's Book Drive Ongoing Thru 1/31 - Remember to bring in your books!

Through January 31, the second grade classes at Underwood are sponsoring a very imporant book drive.  Your new or gently used books can be put to use by the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center Pediatrics Department which distributes books to children in low income and immigrant communities.  The effort is designed to support literacy and is part of a national program called "Reach Out and Read", benefiting children of all ages, from 6 months on.  Books for children at all reading levels and in all languages are welcomed.   In order to make this drive as successful as possible, please work with your children to select books for this cause that they have outgrown or no longer read.  Our goal is to match or exceed last year's collection of 1500 books!  Thank you for making time for this important project.  If you have questions, please contact Leslie Scherl at shcerll@ebnhc.org or Deborah Jonas at dmjonas@rcn.com

 

Underwood Annual Appeal

Please considering donating to the Underwood Annual Appeal.  Your generous contributions fund teacher's classroom supplies and project materials, important curriculum enriching programs through the Creative Arts and Sciences, technology purchases, and much more.  All of these items enrich our children's education at Underwood.  No donation is too small and all are greatly appreciated.  Many companies provide matching gift programs as well.  You can donate either online at www.communityroom.net, or by check or money order payable to the Underwood School PTO.  If paying by check, please write 2011-12 PTO Appeal on it and turn it in to the PTO mailbox in the school office. 

The Next Spring Social Planning Meeting will be 2/6 - Please join!

The next Underwood School Parent Teacher Organization Spring Social planning meeting will be February 6 at 7:30 at Una Simmons' house at 12 Willard Street. All are welcome! Please come and help plan your kids' biggest school fundraiser. It is a great way to meet new parents and get involved with the school. All levels of involvement are needed and appreciated.

 

Please come and help plan your kids' biggest school fundraiser.

 

Enrolling Now: Winter Newton Community Ed Classes at Underwood

Registration is now underway for Winter classes with Newton Community Education. Coming up at Underwood we have More Math Please on Thursdays, and Advanced Lego We-Do Robotics on Fridays. Check out our Saturday family programs this winter: cooking specials The International Chocolate Chip and Two Continents Many Dumplings, and enjoy the outdoors in our new Winter Explorers. Older elementary schoolers can join us for The Stockmarket Game, Archery, Fencing, Robotics, or Babysitting. We have some new sports offerings this winter including Dodgeball, Basketball, and Sports Jam, and for younger kids we have indoor Saturday Sports Jams (and T-Ball and Flag Football coming this spring to Mason Rice). If you're looking for great winter and spring vacation programs, we have those too. As always, we have a wide variety of classes at schools throughout Newton, and we welcome kids from all schools at all of our classes.