JFK PTO Update – November 15th, 2016
Scholastic Book Fair - November 28 - December 2:
Mark your calendars for the upcoming 2016 JFK Scholastic Book Fair!
The fair will take place November 28 through December 2. We will be open from 7:30am to 3:00pm every day with a special evening event on Thursday December 1st (see below for information on the vendor/craft fair and bake sale the same evening).
Our students love buying and reading new books. Plus, proceeds from sales go directly towards building the JFK Library collection for our students and teachers. The more books we sell the more our library grows!
If you are interested in volunteering for the Book Fair we need your help as a cashier during business hours. Volunteering for this event is an easy fun way to help get books into the hands of our students and teachers. Please click on the link below to sign up for a shift.
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090b4eadad23abfa7-2016
It's not just our students who buy books at the Scholastic Book Fair. Did you know you can purchase books for teachers too? Select a title from a teacher's wish list and your purchase will include a name plate inside the book. It's a great way for teachers to get even more books into their classrooms.
Thanks for your support. Hope to see you at JFK Scholastic Book Fair.
NOTE: If you plan to volunteer please remember you need to have a current CORI, you can check the JFK front office or VINS if you need to apply. It last for 3 years, and is needed for any in school or field trip volunteering.
Vendor/Craft Show - December 1st:
The Vendor/Craft show will be held on Thursday December 1st from 6pm till 8pm. Bakers are needed for a bake sale that evening. Please contact Jennifer Hayden at 413-824-9998.
7th Grade Dance – Friday, November 18th:
7th Grade dance is this coming Friday, November 18th 2016, from 6:30 – 8:30pm. We need more parents to help chaperone!! As of right now we only have 3 parents, in order to go ahead with the dance we need at least 7/8 parents to help out. We must have appropriate supervision for the dance.
If you'd like to chaperone, please email Darla at joedargorm@gmail.com. In order to volunteer/chaperone you must be CORI checked by the Northampton Public schools.
Selling tickets to the dance!
Students, please bring $5.00 to school to purchase a ticket, on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday (November 16th, 17th and 18th) at lunch time.
No tickets will be sold at the door.
Along with the photo booth there will be snacks and drinks for the students to purchase at the dance.
PLEASE NOTE: All students must stay at the dance; once you leave you may NOT return back to the dance. Please make sure you have a ride home by 8:30pm.
Health Office News: Annual Health Screenings
Starting mid-November, the JFK nursing staff will be conducting annual health screenings for 6th and 7th grade students. Letters will go home in backpack mail on November 3rd.
These screenings consist of checking backs for 6th graders and checking backs, heights and weights for 7th graders. If you child has any unusual findings, you will be notified. Otherwise, do not expect to hear from the Health Office. If your child has had a physical within the last 6 months and the provider has documented these exams, your student can be excused from the screening. Please provide a copy of this physical as soon as possible.
You also have the right to opt your child out of this screening. If you prefer to do this, please contact Karen Schiaffo, JFK School Nurse via phone- 587-1488, fax-587-1566 or email @ kschiaffo@northampton-k12.us.
Northampton Prevention Coaltion Parent Cafes – Nov. 21st and 28th
JFK parents and caregivers are invited to join us on Mondays, November 21st and 28th 6-7:30 pm for a pizza dinner and conversation on the topic of talking to our kids about healthy relationships. These cafes are relaxed affairs where parents and caregivers can gather to talk about their hopes and concerns about raising kids who respect themselves and others. Staff from the Northampton Prevention Coalition will facilitate the conversation. In Room 112 at JFK. Childcare Available. Event is FREE. RSVP required to arrange childcare; contact Ananda Lennox at alennox@northmapton-k12.us
JFK School Store – the kids are waiting! We Need You!
The JFK School Store sells things kids love for school – cool pencils, erasers, pens, paper, bookmarks, sharpeners, folders, rulers, stickers, little toys, magnets, and more. This year, we do not have a coordinator so the store has not been running – and the kids are anxious for it to start up. Can you help by coordinating volunteers or by working a regular or occasional shift during lunch 10:30-11:45 any day of the week? It is fun, easy, and you may even get to say hello to your kid as they go to lunch or come by to shop. Please email jfkmspto@gmail.com.
Stop & Shop Support for JFK:
Please support our school by directing your Stop and Shop points to JFK. It does not cost anything extra for you – just shop as you normally do. So easy. (This does not affect gas points or any other S&S promotion.) Please note that you must sign up each year and choose your schools to support.
Sign up online at:
http://stopandshop.com/aplus/register-card/
Just enter ALL 13 numbers on the back and the first three letters of your LAST name. JFK School ID: 05378 (it's listed under Florence, MA)
Blue and Yellow HAMP Scarves & Texting Gloves at Cedar Chest:
Buy a HAMP scarf or texting gloves for $10 with 100% of the proceeds going to the NHS and JFK PTO's and Northampton Athletic Booster Club. Only at Cedar Chest! Click here for pics of these great items!
Upcoming JFK Events:
November 28th - December 2nd - Book Fair
December 1st Craft/Vendor Fair
November 23rd – Half Day, Thanksgiving Holiday
November 24-25 – Thanksgiving Holiday, No School