Upcoming Underwood PTO Events

Hello Underwood Families!

We’ve got some awesome upcoming events for you! Please mark your calendar and join us! 
Playground Meet Ups : 10/1 – 10/13
Safe Routes to School
Walk & Roll to School Week: 10/5-10/9
FORJ Events: 10/14 & 10/27
Underwood Fundraiser – Virtual Culinary Event: 10/17
Underwood Fundraiser – Bertuccis: 11/5

Playground Meet Ups
(DATE CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS)

Thank you to everyone who has been able to join our playground meet ups! We’ve made some date corrections and added new dates for Mrs. Tucker and Miss Cipolla’s cohorts. 
 Thursday 10/1 – Mrs. White’s 2nd Grade – Cohort A 4-5pm, Cohort B 5-6pm
Friday 10/2 – Ms. Melanson’s 3rd Grade – Cohort A 4-5pm, Cohort B 5-6pmpm
Monday 10/5 – Ms. Hull’s 4th Grade – Cohort A 4-5pm, Cohort B 5-6pm
Tuesday 10/6 – Ms. Bardin’s 4th Grade Cohort A 4-5pm, Cohort B 5-6pm
Wednesday 10/7 – Ms. Castodio’s 5th Grade Cohort A 4-5pm, Cohort B 5-6pm
Thursday 10/8 – Ms. Murphy’s 5th Grade Cohort A 4-5pm, Cohort B 5-6pm
Friday 10/9 – Mrs. Tucker’s 1st Grade Cohort A 4-5pm, Cohort B 5-6pm
Tuesday 10/13 – Ms. Cipolla’s 1st Grade Cohort A 4-5pm, 2nd Grade Cohort B 5-6pm

Safe Routes to School Walk & Roll to School Week 10/5-10/9

Newton is celebrating Walk & Roll to School Week! Find a way that works for your family and educational mode — pick a day and walk or roll to school or around your home or neighborhood. If you’re looking for a “walking carpool” or “walking school bus” with other Underwood families- keep an eye out in the morning for other walking families. Also, the Underwood PTO directory lets you search by street if you need to find contact information.

Join with Massachusetts Safe Routes to School and participate in Bingo and color a sneaker to hang in your window after you complete your stroll. Download the activity booklet at www.newtonsaferoutes.org

Newton Safe Routes to School promotes walking, biking, and taking the bus to school through encouragement, education, infrastructure improvements, and safety enforcement. Our goal is to create a healthy community for everyone. Over the summer, representatives from many Newton schools worked with the city Transportation Department to identify safety concerns on walking and biking routes. You can contact the city with any concerns or pass them
along to Underwood’s rep, Alex Rolfe <arolfe@alum.mit.edu>.

FORJ (Families Organizing for Racial Justice) Events

Please join us at these upcoming FORJ events: 

Wednesday, October 14th 7pm-8pm –  How to Run Constructive Conversations on Race 
Come learn more about District Highlight Initiative: Constructive Conversations on Race and what it entails to run a group. Visit the FORJ Newton website for event details.

Thursday, October 27th 7pm-8pm – Raising Antiracist Kids Panel 
About the Raising Anti-racist Kids event: Join us for the first in a multi-part educational series on being an anti-racist. Cosponsored by FORJ (Families Organizing for Racial Justice), Harmony Foundation and Newton Human Rights CommissionPanelists include: David . Fleishman, Superintendent of Schools (moderator), Ellie Axe, Director, Story Starters, Michele Leong, Newton North High School Office of Human Rights, Kathy Lopes, Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Newton Public Schools, and Dr. Henry Turner, Principal, Newton North High School. Register Here.

Underwood Fundraiser – Virtual Culinary Event – Saturday 10/17

Please join us for an evening of fun with local Boston Chef Joe! Participants will learn how to make Mushroom Risotto worthy of the North End! Each step of the process will be demonstrated in great detail and you will then get to repeat it yourself using the ingredients and utensils specified, tailored to your specific dietary needs. Glasses of wine are very much recommended!
Cost is $85 per family plus ingredients.  

Date: Saturday, 10/17/2020
Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm EDT
Location: Your kitchen via Zoom
Register here today!

Underwood Fundraiser: Bertuccis – Online or On Site – Thursday 11/5

On Thursday November 5th, Underwood will receive 15% of all proceeds for meals purchased with code 124-400-170 at Bertuccis.com or present this flier at ANY Bertuccis restaurant between 11:00am and 10:00pm. Please share with your family and friends!

Thank you for your continued support! We look forward to seeing you!

Your Underwood PTO