Pollard Project Meeting
2025-10-15 18:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Newman Elementary, 1155 Central Ave, Needham, MA, 02492, United States
Newman Media Center
For Newman Parents/Caregivers
With Dr. Gutekanst and Dr Lee

Trunk-or-Treat
2025-10-26 16:00 - 17:30 | Newman Elementary, 1155 Central Ave, Needham, MA, 02492, United States
On October 26th, the Newman community is invited to get into the Halloween spirit together.
Families and staff are invited to decorate their car trunks for Halloween. Pre-packaged candy and non-food items will be handed out to students and their siblings, who walk from vehicle to vehicle, collecting treats.
Decorated cars should park in the spots in Newman’s preschool parking lot, where the trunk-or-treat will take place. For those decorating cars, you may come to Newman as early as 2:00 p.m.
Attendees should park in the main parking lot, and you’re encouraged to dress in costume!
Trunk-or-Treat will take place from 4:00-5:30 p.m

Pumpkin Library Contest
2025-10-27 15:00 | Newman Elementary, 1155 Central Ave, Needham, MA, 02492, United States
Pumpkins due by 10/27 3pm to the Library

Family Ice Skating Night
2026-01-17 16:00 | Babson Skating Center, 150 Great Plain Ave, Wellesley, MA, 02492, United States
Bring the whole family and join the Newman community for some late afternoon ice skating! Please RSVP here.

This event is FREE
Bring your own skates or borrow a pair at Babson for FREE (supplies are limited)
Arrive as early as 3:30 p.m. to get your skates and lace up
Helmets are recommended; please bring your own
This is NOT a drop-off event; parents should stay with the children they bring
RSVP required
Please indicate in your RSVP how many people from your party will be skating

Questions? Please contact: newmanptcpresident@gmail.com
Date: 01/17/2026 (Sat.)
Time: 4:00pm – 6:00pm EDT

Vertical Rule Concert
2026-01-23 19:30 - 23:30 | Ray’s New Garden, 40 Chestnut Place, Needham, MA, 02492, United States
Join us at Ray’s New Garden for the Vertical Rule Concert –
Come see some of Newman’s Dads lay some great songs.

Chef Jaime's Pasta Dinner
2026-02-11 18:30 - 19:30 | Newman Elementary, 1155 Central Ave, Needham, MA, 02492, United States
Join us for a Pasta Dinner at Newman’s Cafeteria
Come celebrate Valentine’s Day with Newman’s own Chef Jamie. Enjoy a night off of cooking and gather with family and friends in the Newman cafeteria. Menu includes: Pasta with red sauce & cheese (ziti), Pasta with butter, Meatballs, Gluten free pasta and gluten free meatballs. Also house and caesar salads, dinner rolls with butter, and red italian ice for dessert. We will have 2 time slots available to sign up, 6:30 and 6:45pm. Cost is $10 per person with a maximum $40 per family. Please sign up for the total number of people you will bring and then pay via Venmo (@NewmanElementaryPTC) or PayPal via our website or send check/cash to school.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0549A4A728A4F8C16-60925974-valentines#/
We also need parent volunteers to help serve food, so please consider signing up. In the event of a snowstorm we will reschedule the event to Thursday February 12th (same times).
Snow date: Feb 12th

Newman's Annual Read-a-Thon
2026-03-04 08:00 - 2026-03-11 17:00 | Newman Elementary, 1155 Central Ave, Needham, MA, 02492, United States
Join Us for Newman’s Annual Read-a-thon.
March 4th – 11th, 2026
Have student’s track the time they spend reading and raise funds to give back to Newman PTC.

Author Readings
2026-03-07 08:00 - 2026-03-08 17:00 | MA
Join us for Author Readings for Newman students
March 7th & 8th
Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0549A4A728A4F8C16-61643086-newmans#/

Newman PTC Meeting with Lisa Messina
2026-03-12 18:30 - 19:30 | Newman Elementary, 1155 Central Ave, Needham, MA, 02492, United States
Please join the PTC for conversations and discussion with Needham Public School’s Directory of Literacy K-8 Lisa Messina
When: Thursday March 12th from 6:30-7:30pm
Where: Newman Media Center
Sign up here: Newman PTC: March PTC Meeting

Live Music at Common Room
2026-03-14 20:30 - 23:00 | Common Room, 30 Dedham Ave, Needham, MA, 02492
Join us Saturday March 14th at Common Room for some live music from Newman Parent bands Pond Shop and Vertical Rule
Time: 8:30 – 11pm
Where: Common Room
PTC will be providing light bites during the night.

Multicultural Fair
2026-03-28 15:00 - 17:00 | MA
Newman’s Multicultural Fair
When: March 28th 3pm – 5pm
Where: Newman Elementary
Sign up here: https://newmanptc.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=250e0eaf7828db0d99ebde192&id=b8542a4f56&e=95c7aecca3

2026 Spring Social: Newman U
2026-04-11 19:00 - 23:00 | VFW Needham, 20 Junction St, Needham, MA, 02492, United States
Welcome to Newman U!
Sharpen your pencils, grab your “student ID,” and get ready for a night where the only homework is having fun.
Join us for a campus-style evening filled with laughs, refreshments, and zero quizzes—promise!
Purchase your tickets here: https://newmanptc.org/product/newman-spring-social-26-ticket

Walk, bike or roll to school
2026-05-12 08:30 - 08:45 | Newman Elementary, 1155 Central Ave, Needham, MA, 02492, United States
Join in Newman’s spring Walk, Bike & Roll to School Day on Tuesday, May 12th. Officer Rocket and the Newman Lion will be in attendance to welcome kids to school.

Mayrathon
2026-05-13 08:00 - 17:00 | Newman Elementary, 1155 Central Ave, Needham, MA, 02492, United States
The Newman Mayrathon is coming up on May 13th (rain date May 15th)!
Each grade will run at different times.
Run times:

9:15 – Kindergarten
10:00 – Grade 5
10:50 – Grade 3
11:45 – Grade 2
1:30 – Grade 1
2:15 – Grade 4

Newman Art Show
2026-05-21 18:00 - 19:00 | Newman Elementary, 1155 Central Ave, Needham, MA, 02492, United States

Field Day
2026-05-29 09:00 - 15:00 | Newman Elementary, 1155 Central Ave, Needham, MA, 02492, United States
Newman’s annual Physical Education Field Day is coming up on Friday, May 29! This event provides our K-5 students with the opportunity to try a variety of fun activities that promote health and fitness. Our day is based on student choice, focusing on active participation (rather than on simply winning/losing), and application of skills learned in PE throughout the school year.
Volunteers make our Field Day a success! Volunteers are needed to monitor each station activity, assist and encourage students, put a sticker on the tag of each student who attempts the activity, and to be willing to have some FUN (more detailed information for volunteers to come soon!).
The students will be participating during different blocks of time on Friday, May 29 (rain date: Thursday, June 4). The schedule will be as follows:
Thank you in advance to all volunteers – we can’t do it without you! PS–Please note that while we love our furry friends, dogs are not permitted at school wide events–please keep pets at home that day!!

Newman Springfest
2026-06-07 15:00 - 18:00 | Newman Elementary, 1155 Central Ave, Needham, MA, 02492, United States
Bring the family, join the pride! Get your tickets here.
Volunteers Needed.
We’re excited to invite you to the Newman Family Spring Festival—an afternoon designed for fun, connection, and community spirit!
📅 Date: Sunday, June 7th
⏰ Time: 3:00–6:00 PM
📍 Location: Newman School
Join us for food, fun, & roaring good times! There will be something for everyone, including:
– 🎧 Live DJ and music
– 📸 Photo Booth
– 🏰 Bounce house & inflatable games
– 🎨 Crafts and activities
– 🍰 Musical Cakes
– 🐯 Face painting
Food fresh off the grill is included (hot dog, hamburger, or veggie burger) so come hungry and ready to celebrate together!
This is a wonderful opportunity for families to gather, connect, and celebrate the vibrant Newman community. We hope to see you there!
In order to make this event a success, we need volunteers! Please consider giving an hour during the event.

End of the Year Party
2026-06-18 16:00 - 18:00 | Newman Elementary, 1155 Central Ave, Needham, MA, 02492, United States
Join the Newman community in celebrating the end of the year at the Newman playground from 4pm – 6pm on June 18th, 2026.
