JFK PTO Update – November 2nd, 2016
Can you help? Election Day Bake Sale – November 8th at JFK
The JFK PTO will host a bake sale on Election Day, November 8th at JFK. We need your help! Please use the following link to sign up for to volunteer or to bake. http://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050F49ACAD29A31-election
Baked items can be dropped off on Monday the 7th by 4 pm in the office, or brought to the sale in the morning by 8 a.m. If you forget to sign up, come on by anyway and bring what you can! Questions? Email Molly at mollybb@comcast.net. Thank you!
Scholastic Book Fair - November 28 - December 2:
More details coming soon. If you are interested in volunteering to assist at the Book Fair please contact Cyndi Stein at cyndistein@me.com.
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.
Can you help? JFK School Store – the kids are waiting!
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!
Special Thanks:
Thank you to all who helped with the electronics recycling day – we raised over $2000. The PTO would like to thank Lisa McCutcheon for chairing this event, along with: Scott Biddell, Phil Mathews, Heidi and Dave Renauld, Randy Sherman, David McCutcheon and 7th grader Jackson Greene).
Upcoming JFK Events:
Next PTO Meeting: Monday, November 7th at 6 pm at JFK
No School – Election Day/Professional Dev. Day – Tuesday, November 8th
PTO Bake Sale – Election Day – Tuesday, November 8th
No School – Veterans' Day – Friday, November 11th
Book Fair – November 28th - December 2nd