School updates:
The Science Fair will be on Thursday, June 2, 2016 from 6:00-7:30. Thank you Ms. Parrott!
7th grade dance will be Friday, June 10th 6:30-8:30 pm, tickets must be purchased in advance, they will be sold at lunch a few days prior for $5. Snacks, drinks and photo booth will be sold at the dance, more info here We are looking for volunteers to bake goodies. We are also looking for five - six chaperons (photo booth, food/activity ticket sales, etc..)
JFK Day of Service was Thursday, May 26th. The school was buzzing with great projects, congratulations to the many teams that contributed to our community! Thank you to Ms. Mallory who led a team painting the Transperformance sets, helping to raise money, which the PTO uses to fund enrichment for our school!
Yearbooks can still be reserved; they will be passed out the last day of school. There are less than 100 left, which can be purchased for $27. Parents can send a check made out to JFK Middle School OR Cash with their child's name and homeroom on the envelope and put it in Todd DiGeronimo's mailbox for deposit, until they are gone!
The 4th Annual K-8 Art Show at JFK will stay up until June 10th.
PTO updates:
Last PTO meeting of the year is Monday, June 6th, 6 pm, in the JFK Library. All parents and guardians of current and incoming middle school students are welcome, see flyer here
A Grand Merci to Mme. James, who is the Teacher Representative, and whose wisdom, grace and elegance are appreciated!
Volunteers needed for the Ice Cream Social, happening during lunches on Monday, June 13. Sign up genius here, you need to have current CORI. Thank you!
8th grade Upcoming Events:
A Midsummer Night's Dream will be presented Friday, June 10th 8:15 am.
The annual 8th Grade Picnic at Look Park is coming up on Thursday June 16th
A flyer came home last week about this fun and exciting event to mark the completion of our children's middle school years. Please consider donating to this event, any amount would be greatly appreciated!! Make checks payable to JFK PTO and be sure to write 8th grade picnic in memo line. We also need volunteers to help at the food table and chaperoning. Any question please contact Darla Gormley. Thank you in advance!!
Picnic donation / volunteer forms !
Community:
Happier FAMILY Comedy Show on June 16 at 4pm at The Community Room (Suite 160, 116 Pleasant St) at Eastworks in Easthampton. Tickets: $5/Kids, $10/Adults, $30/Family Max.
Upcoming Events
May 30 No School Memorial Day
June 2 Science Fair 6:30 pm
June 6 6 pm PTO Meeting JFK Library
June 8 Band Concert Academy of Music
June 10 8:15am A Midsummer Night Dream
June 10 6:30-8:30 7th grade Dance
June 13 Ice Cream Social
June 16 8th Grade Picnic
June 21 Last day of school, half day
Aug 23 Transperformance
Sept 6 First day of School
Communications Chair is graduating in June! We need you to continue this outreach. Volunteer(s) needed to take over email list and website - make it what you want it to be, on your time, at home. Reply to Tina at this email.
Need to find out about school lunches? Want to do some easy, at home fundraising for JFK PTO? Need more information about JFK? Links, calendar and PTO meeting minutes are at jfkmspto.blogspot.com. jfk school council meeting minutes are posted on the website.
