JFK PTO Update – March 9, 2018
Important Dates:
March 11 - JFK Antique Show and
Sale to benefit JFK Afterschool Programs
March 14 - JFK Band Concert
March 16 - Half Day of School
March 23 - Sixth Grade Dance
April 3 - PTO Meeting in the JFK
Library
April 6 - Seventh Grade Dance Save
the Date
Last Call for Volunteers and
Baked Goods for the JFK Antique Show and Sale! Sunday, March 11, 10am-3pm
JFK Afterschool Programs will hold
our annual Antique Show and Sale on Sunday, March 11 from 10am to 3pm. This is
always a big fundraiser for our program. We need bakers to donate baked
goods and volunteers to work the bake sale and admissions table.
Please volunteer by emailing Peggy
Clapp at pclapp@northampton-k12.us. Students are welcome to help alongside their parents at
the bake sale table. We also need parents to serve as porters. Porters help
antique dealers bring in their merchandise and are needed from 2-6pm on
Saturday, March 10 and at 3pm on Sunday, March 11 when the dealers are loading
to head home.
Baked goods can be dropped off at
any of these times:
- Saturday after 3pm in the JFK cafeteria
- Sunday morning any time after 8am in the JFK cafeteria
It’s never too late to help.
Thanks so much for your contributions!
Women’s March’s Youth EMPOWER
group national school walkout on Wednesday, March 14
The Women’s March’s Youth EMPOWER
group is planning a national school walkout on March 14. For more information,
be sure to see the superintendent’s letter on the NPS website: http://www.northamptonschools.org/2018/02/27/safety-caregivers-letter-superintendent
Please note that this event is for JFK students only. Designated demonstration areas will be identified for any adult member of the school community who wishes to express an opinion prior to the start of the school day. JFK asks that parents and guardians not join in with the student event as it would create a security concern. The Northampton Police Department will be present to close off driveways to the school. Thank you for honoring this request on behalf of our students. If you have any questions, please contact the JFK school office.
Please note that this event is for JFK students only. Designated demonstration areas will be identified for any adult member of the school community who wishes to express an opinion prior to the start of the school day. JFK asks that parents and guardians not join in with the student event as it would create a security concern. The Northampton Police Department will be present to close off driveways to the school. Thank you for honoring this request on behalf of our students. If you have any questions, please contact the JFK school office.
Winter Band Concert on
Wednesday, March 14
Our JFK bands will be performing
at the Northampton High School on Wednesday, March 14. Performers are asked to
report at 6pm. Parent volunteers can sign up to make this another great concert
using the link below. We need lots of baked goods (no nuts) so 7th and 8th
grade performers don’t run out of treats by the end of the show. Thank you for
supporting JFK band!
March is Budget Month
Email any public comments to jprovost@northampton-k12.us. The 2/28/18 budget meeting can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vmftz0rdwEc&feature=youtu.be
JFK Yearbook On Sale
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. Order online at www.coffeepond.com
Upcoming Community Events:
Strengthening Families Program
starting March 13
A FREE 7-week program for
parents/caregivers and their 5-8th grader(s) on Tuesdays, March 13-May 1 (skip
4/17). White Brook Middle School, 200 Park Street, Easthampton. 5:30pm free
dinner, 6-8 pm program (parents and youth meet separately for part of the
time). Register at www.EasthamptonCoalition.org
REAL (Racial Equity And
Learning) Northampton on Sunday, March 18 at JFK
REAL Northampton invites you to a
story sharing event on Sunday, March 18 from 3-5pm in the JFK Community Room.
Come and build community through sharing something about your experience of
race and racism in the Northampton Public School Community. Trained facilitators
will create the space for everyone who wants to share. Everybody is welcome –
students (6th grade and up), staff, teachers, caregivers and all identities.
There will be food and childcare. REAL (Racial Equity And Learning) Northampton
is funded by the Northampton Education Foundation and is comprised of teachers,
staff, students, and family members across the district. The overall mission of
REAL is to support and strengthen our school community by developing an
intentionally anti-racist culture. RSVP’s encouraged but not necessary here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1XeaMrdEe65nNSVbYKlB3QKyM20n6ugCTT8KoqvN3Ud8/edit
Northampton Education Foundation
Adult Spelling Bee on March 21, 6pm
On March 21, the Northampton
Education Foundation will hold its beloved annual event, the Adult Spelling
Bee, for the 18th time. Funds from the NEF Spelling Bee support the Small
Grants for Teachers program started in 1991 and reaching virtually all grade
levels, program areas and disciplines. Last year, NEF was able to award an
amazing 21 grants equaling $49,317 to fund creative and innovative grants
written by the teachers, administrators, and parents of the Northampton Public
Schools. To learn more, visit: http://northamptoneducation.org/spelling-bee/
UMass Symposium, Marijuana
Legalized: Research, Practice & Policy Considerations - Monday, April 2 from
9-11:30am
Location: Amherst Room, Campus
Center. The UMass Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences presents
the next event in the Dean's Symposia Series: "Marijuana Legalized:
Research, Practice & Policy Considerations." The symposium will examine
the potential public health impact of marijuana legalization in Massachusetts.
For more information, see: http://www.umass.edu/sphhs/news-events/events-calendar/marijuana-legalized-research-practice-policy-considerations
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