Friday, December 14, 2018

JFK PTO Update – December 14, 2018

JFK PTO Update – December 14, 2018
Important Dates:
MONDAY: December 17 - Dessert Buffet for Faculty and Staff
December 24 - January 1 - Winter Break
December 31 - Deadline to vote for JFK PTO
January 2 - Back to School
January 8 - JFK PTO Meeting in JFK Library (6-7:30pm)

We Need Desserts for the Annual Open House for Faculty and Staff on Monday, December 17
It’s a great time to say thank you to the staff and teachers of JFK who make a difference in our students’ lives. We need lots of desserts (just desserts!) to be served at the annual open house for around 100 faculty and staff on Monday, December 17. Just drop your dessert item in the office before lunchtime on Monday 12/17. Turns out donuts, sweet rolls and yummy stuff for the morning is good, too. If refrigeration is needed, that’s not a problem. But, no desserts with nuts or peanut butter, thanks!

Vote for JFK PTO in Florence Savings Bank Customer Choice Awards by December 31
If you are a Florence Bank customer, vote for the JFK Middle School PTO as your favorite non-profit organization. Last year Florence Savings Bank donated $880 to JFK PTO, and we are grateful. Be sure to vote here before December 31st to make your vote count: https://www.florencebank.com/vote

Thanks to all who Make it Count 💯%!
Our annual Make it Count fundraiser, where 100% of every dollar donated by JFK families and friends directly benefits our JFK students, continues online through the end of the year. If you want to make a tax-deductible donation for 2018, click on our link to donate or send in a check to school made out to JFK PTO. Many thanks to all our JFK families! We truly appreciate your support. Every dollar helps create unique programs at JFK. https://tinyurl.com/JFK-Make-It-Count-2018

The 2019 JFK Yearbook is available now for $27. Price increases to $29 on April 1. Order online at www.coffeepond.com or send in cash or check payable to JFK in an envelope with your student’s name and homeroom number.

Calendar Updates for School Council, Health Advisory Council, After School and January’s Teacher Work Day
The Health Advisory Council will meet on Wednesday, December 19 at 3:30pm. The School Council meets the third school day Thursday of each month at 5pm in the JFK Library. The next School Council meeting is December 20. The next After School session starts January 15. Registration forms will be sent home after the first of the year. And don’t forget to mark Friday, January 25 as a teacher work day (no school). We’ll be sending out information soon about the teacher appreciation lunch the PTO will host on this day and how to volunteer.

Our next PTO Meeting is Tuesday, January 8 (6-7:30pm)
The JFK PTO meets the first Tuesday of the month from 6-7:30pm in the JFK Library. Join us to help plan for the new year, including upcoming 6th and 7th grade school dances, teacher grants, and teacher appreciation events. Happy 2019!

You can Shop and Support JFK!
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. Be sure to share your Boxtops for Education with us by having your student drop them off in the JFK office. And be sure to link to JFK MS PTO through Amazon Smile. We appreciate your support.

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Massachusetts loves its public schools and colleges, but too many students are being left behind by inadequate state support. The MTA and its coalition partners are launching an ambitious campaign to win the funding that our students, educators, and communities deserve by May 1, 2019. Come to a Community Forum on Wednesday, January 9, 2019 from 6 to 7:30pm in the Community Room at Eastworks in Easthampton (116 Pleasant Street). We will discuss what it would mean to fully fund our school districts and colleges and how much is owed to YOUR city, town and/or campus. You will learn when and how this funding crisis began, and most importantly, what we can do about it now to invest in the schools and colleges our communities deserve. Free childcare and pizza dinner is available; bring your whole family. Meet your neighbors, your local educators and leaders, and your elected officials. Together, we can align public funding so our schools can continue to do work we are all proud of. To learn more, contact Brett Costello at bcostello@massteacher.org
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On Monday, December 31, the Northampton Arts Council and PeoplesBank welcome you to the 34th edition of our city-wide New Year’s Eve party. Since 1985, First Night Northampton has filled the Paradise City with a 12-hour, family-friendly festival of the arts culminating in a traditional ball-raising from the roof of the Hotel Northampton. The NHS Improv Troupe Funktionlust has been performing at First Night for over 12 years. This year they hit the big time, with two afternoon slots! 2 shows: 2:00-2:45pm and 3:00-3:45pm in Smith College Hallie Flanagan Theater in Mendenhall, 122 Green Street, Northampton. The Northamptones will be performing at the Academy of Music at 7pm and 8pm.

Thank a Teacher with a Donation to NEF
Established in 1991, the Northampton Education Foundation is a non-profit organization created to fund projects and programs that expand educational opportunities, foster creativity, and enhance academic experiences in Northampton’s public schools. The NEF awards small grants twice a year to encourage the development of creative and innovative teaching and learning initiatives for the Northampton Public Schools consistent with the district’s goals. To learn more how your gift can help the NEF Small Grants Program, click here.

 
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