Important Dates:
TODAY: October 20 - After School Sign-Up and Flu Vaccine forms due
November 2 - Picture Re-Take Day
November 5 - Bake Sale for After School at Pioneer Valley Antique Dealers Association
November 7 - JFK PTO Meeting, 6-7:30 pm, JFK Library
December 7 - JFK Mall (Craft and Vendor Fair)
December 4-8 - Scholastic Book Fair at JFK
Upcoming School Closures:
November 7 - Election Day, No School
November 10 - Veterans Day Observed, No School
November 22 - Half Day
November 23 & 24 - No School, Thanksgiving Break
Fall Electronics Recycling Next Saturday 10/28 (rain or shine)
Got old gizmos to ditch? The JFK PTO’s annual Electronics Recycling Event takes place Saturday, October 28 from 9am to 12pm at JFK. Open to all members of the community. No charge to recycle printer cartridges and cell phones! Business and nonprofits can call to schedule an appointment. Proceeds benefit JFK Middle School PTO and the Northampton Public Schools. Recycling courtesy of Gold Circuit E-Cycling. Click HERE for all the details. Interested volunteers should email jfkmspto@gmail.com to help.
JFK Geography Club
The Geography Club is up and running. We meet every Wednesday in room 208 from 2:30-3:30pm. This year we are working on two projects. The first is an ongoing project with a National Geographic Explorer to raise awareness about Jaguars in Panama. The second is to prepare for the National Geographic Geography Bee which will be held in January. Come check it out!
Support After School at JFK
Bakers needed! We are having a bake sale Sunday, November 5 at the Antiques Show in conjunction with Pioneer Valley Antique Dealers Association to benefit the After School Program. Volunteers help with the bake sale, admissions, lunch and raffle. All money raised as well as dealer rent goes to support our After School Program. On Thursday, December 7, we will be having our JFK Mall. This is craft and vendor shopping along with the book fair. Our bake sale that night is huge fundraiser for us and again we can use volunteers. To sign up, email Peggy at pclapp@northampton-k12.us
Smith Vocational at JFK
Smith Vocational will be presenting to all of our 8th graders on Monday, October 30 at JFK. The Smith Vocational Open House will be held on Sunday, November 5 from 11am-2pm. All families interested in learning more about Smith Vocational are welcome. For more information, contact 8th grade guidance.
Join our next PTO meeting!
All are welcome to attend our next JFK PTO meeting on Tuesday, November 7 from 6-7:30pm in the JFK Library. Learn more about school events, special initiatives, and teacher grants. In general, JFK PTO Meetings are held the first Tuesday evening of every month. Upcoming dates are December 5 and January 9 (2nd Tuesday). Mark your calendars and help us plan!
National Novel Writing Month Contest at JFK
The library is happy to announce that we will once again be running our National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) contest! Students who wish to participate will be tasked with writing a novella (10,000 word minimum) over the course of the month of November. Those students who meet or surpass the word count minimum will receive gift certificates to the Scholastic book fair (coming in December). Interested students should see Librarian Chelimsky. Parents and guardians with questions, feel free to contact the library at jfklibrary@northampton-k12.us
Upcoming Community Events:
Support Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hampshire County
Sunday, October 22, 9 am at Look Park. Happy Valley Walk or Run 5K. Family Fun! Free food for participants. Post-race party. Kids 15 and under receive $10 off 5K registration with promo code BBBSKIDS. Adults receive $5 off event registration with promo code RUNLOCAL. http://happyvalleyhalfand5k.com/
October is Dyslexia Awareness Month
Dyslexia Simulation on October 24 from 6:15-8:15pm at The Williston Northampton School, Whitaker-Bement Ctr. Free. To learn more: https://www.innernetworks.com/
Safe Homes Sign-Up
The Northampton Prevention Coalition invites families with students in 6th-12th grade to add themselves to the SAFE HOMES Program Directory. To sign up, click this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdqy9xBK75SCXlXUcUchGo4oEDBMVVwYgZko3bUHM86ON2ZEQ/viewform
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