JFK PTO Update – September 28, 2018
Important Dates:
October 2 - JFK MS PTO Meeting 6-7:30pm
October 3 - Half Day - Teacher Work Day
October 8 - No School - Columbus / Indigenous Peoples' Day
October 11 - JFK Flu Clinic
October 17 - Health
Advisory Council Meeting at JFK (New Date!)
October 18 - JFK School Council Meeting
Happy Friday Huskies! Thanks so much to all the families who came
out to the Community Carnival on Sunday! It was a big success with a large turn
out and a great opportunity to spend time together as a district. School Local
Northampton will soon be announcing final numbers in attendance and earnings.
Thank you to our picture day
volunteers!
Thank you to everyone who volunteered to help make picture day run
so smoothly!
Box Tops For Education
The Fall deadline for turning in Box Tops for Education is fast
approaching! If you have been collecting them, please bring them in by October
19th. Each Box Top is worth $.10 for our school and they quickly add
up.
How to Volunteer at JFK
In order to volunteer in Northampton Public Schools, every parent
or guardian needs to fill out a "CORI" in the school office. The CORI
volunteer application is good for 3 years. Learn more at this VINS
link or in the office.
Next JFK PTO Meeting (10/2 from 6-7:30pm)
Our October PTO meeting will be held Tuesday, October 2 at 6pm in
the JFK library. We will be discussing and voting on new teacher grants getting
updates from JFK staff and reviewing upcoming events. JFK PTO meetings are
planned for the first Tuesday of the month and all are welcome.
JFK Flu Clinic (10/11)
Packets went home this week for the JFK Flu Clinic on October 11.
If you would like your student to participate, complete the consent and
insurance forms and return to JFK by Friday, October 5. For more information,
contact Karen Jarvis-Vance, MSN, RN, NCSN at kjarvisvance@northampton-k12.us.
Don't Forget about Shopping Rewards!
You can support JFK at Stop and Shop by clicking here.
Big Y Express can be found at this link: https://www.bigy.com/rs/educationexpress.
And don't forget to share your Boxtops
for Education with us by having your student drop them off in the JFK
office before the end of October. We appreciate your support.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Northampton Area Pediatrics Parenting Workshop
Northampton Area Pediatrics will be hosting a free parenting
workshop open to the community on Sunday, September 30 from 4-5:30pm with Dr
Jane Fleishman called "How to Teach (and Learn From) Our Kids about
Sex." RSVP at contactus@napeds.com.
Northampton Pioneer Valley Girls Suburban Basketball League at www.nohogirlsbasketball.org.
Northampton Prevention
Coalition Annual Retreat
Coalition
partners, parents, guardians, NPS and SVAHS faculty, staff, and administrators,
community members, health care providers, prevention specialists, and anyone
interested in offering guidance on our next year of programming JOIN US!
The retreat will be held November 8, 2018 9:30-1:00 at the Smith
College Oak Room.
Contact npcprevents@gmail.com
for more details.
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