JFK PTO Update – February
16, 2018
Important Dates:
February 19-23
- No School - Winter Recess
March 1 - JFK
Spotlight Event (6:30-8pm)
March 6 - JFK
MS PTO Meeting in the JFK Library (6-7:30pm)
March 11 - JFK
Antique Show and Sale to benefit JFK Afterschool Programs
March 14 - JFK
Band Concert
March 23-
Sixth Grade Dance Save the Date
In Appreciation
Thanks to
everyone who volunteered in the JFK Store this week. And thanks to all the
families who donated snacks to the Nurse’s Office. The response has been
fantastic!!! We can hold off for now as we are overflowing! We will send a
request for more at a later date as needed.
JFK Scrabble Club in the news
Kudos to the
JFK Scrabble Club making news and fundraising for charity:
Join BigY Education Express over break
With Education Express, you can earn free equipment for JFK from February 1 to April 25. Sign up at https://www.bigy.com/
With Education Express, you can earn free equipment for JFK from February 1 to April 25. Sign up at https://www.bigy.com/
Don’t Forget about Amazon Smile
Amazon will
donate 0.5% of the price of eligible Amazon Smile purchases to Parent-Teacher
Organization of John F Kennedy Middle School Inc whenever you shop on Amazon
Smile: https://smile.amazon.com/ch/54-2157090
JFK Yearbook On Sale through March 31
Order early!
Yearbooks are $26 if ordered before March 31. Yearbook prices increase to $28
on April 1. Send in cash or check made out to JFK in an envelope with student
name and homeroom number after the break. Or, order online at www.coffeepond.com
JFK Spotlight Event – Thursday, 3/1/18,
6:30-8:00 pm at JFK
The Spotlight Event
is open to anyone interested in learning more about JFK. The evening provides
an informal introduction to JFK faculty and staff, classrooms, curriculum,
samples of student work, and extracurricular activities. Visitors will also be
invited to enjoy performances by several JFK clubs and activities. Stay tuned
to the JFK website for a
more detailed program of events.
Join Us at Our Next PTO Meeting
(Tuesday, March 6 from 6-7:30pm)
Our next PTO
meeting is Tuesday, March 6 from 6-7:30pm in the JFK Library. Future dates are
April 3, May 1 and June 5. Help us plan for spring!
Volunteers Needed! JFK Antique Show and Sale (Sunday,
March 11)
JFK
Afterschool Programs will hold our annual Antique Show and Sale on Sunday,
March 11. This is always a big fundraiser for our program which benefits
everyone. We will again be able to use bakers and volunteers. We need parents
who are willing and able to serve as porters. Porters help antique dealers
bring in their merchandise and are needed from 2-6pm on Saturday, March
10 and on Sunday, March 11 at 3pm when all the dealers are loading to head
home. We can also use volunteers to work the bake sale and admissions table. To
volunteer, email Peggy Clapp at pclapp@northampton-k12.us. Thanks for your continuing help and support!
Upcoming Community Events:
Free Movies During Winter Break
KidsBestFest 2018, a Film Festival for kids and their adults will be happening from Monday, February 19 to Friday, February 23 at the Academy of Music Theatre. Each day the presentation starts at 1:30pm Showtime, Doors Open at 1pm. Presented by the Northampton Arts Council and the Academy of Music Theatre. http://www.northamptonartscouncil.org/2018/01/kidsbestfest-2018-film-festival-for.html
KidsBestFest 2018, a Film Festival for kids and their adults will be happening from Monday, February 19 to Friday, February 23 at the Academy of Music Theatre. Each day the presentation starts at 1:30pm Showtime, Doors Open at 1pm. Presented by the Northampton Arts Council and the Academy of Music Theatre. http://www.northamptonartscouncil.org/2018/01/kidsbestfest-2018-film-festival-for.html
Great Art Interactive
family event during break! (Feb 22-23)
The UMass
Department of Art is thrilled to announce upcoming artist talk and TASK party
by internationally renowned artist Oliver Herring. TASK is an art party like no
other in which participants of all ages dream up instructions for one another
and carry them out with the materials provided. Among his many accolades,
Oliver's work was featured in Season 3 of PBS's Art21: Art in the 21st Century. This is a unique chance to interface with a fascinating
and highly regarded contemporary artist. All ages - kid friendly - all are
welcome - free - food & drinks!
Artist Talk:
Thursday Feb 22, 4PM, UMass Design Building Atrium
TASK Party:
Friday Feb 23, 4PM to 7PM, UMass Design Bldg Atrium
Facebook Event
Info: https://www.facebook.com/events/163412060959641
UMass's Mission: Improvable and NHS's Funktionlust
(March 2, 7-8:30pm)
This lively,
spontaneous and hilarious show will begin at 7pm and go until 8:30pm in
Northampton High School's Auditorium. The cost is $5. Funktionlust, now in its
13th year is the only Improv group at NHS and has enough liveliness
to power Childs Park! With all their spontaneity and enthusiasm, they have
entertained their audiences at First Night, Northampton and Florence's Arts
Night Out, and with their fellow students at NHS! Mission:IMPROVable is the
University of Massachusetts Amherst's premiere short-form improvisational
comedy group. Combining sharp wit, relentless teamwork, and enough energy to
power a small village, Mission has been bringing endless laughs to the Pioneer
Valley for over 26 years. They are currently the reigning champions of the annual
ImprovBoston College Comedy Festival. The show is family-friendly and ideal for
everyone! And it is a great escape from the cold. https://umasscomedyleague.com/missionimprovable/
Volunteers in Northampton Schools
Annual Dog Show (March 3, 12pm)
Does your dog
sport the “best smile”? How about most “ear-resistable ears”? Whatever it may
be, please join us for our VINS 13th Annual Dog Show on Saturday, March 3 at
12pm noon at Northampton High School. Only the dogs pay for admission. Everyone
else is free! There is food, face painting, a country raffle, vendors telling
or selling their services, and so much more. What a fun day in a sometimes
dreary March. What better way to have fun than a day full of dogs! https://sites.google.com/site/northamptonvins/events/vins-dog-show
Summer Theater Workshops
Hampshire
Shakespeare Company is offering educational theatre workshop for children ages
9-13 in Easthampton this summer. Learn more and find a registration form at: https://hampshireshakespeare.com/education/workshops/. Scholarships available.
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