JFK PTO Update – March 23, 2018
Important Dates:
March 23 - Tonight! Sixth Grade
Dance 6:30-8pm (pick up at 8pm sharp)
April 3 - PTO Meeting in the JFK
Library
April 3-6 MCAS Testing
April 6 - Seventh Grade Dance
6:30pm-8pm
April 16-20 - School Closed (Spring
Break)
TONIGHT, Friday, March 23 is
the Sixth Grade Dance… The Masquerade Ball!
The 6th grade dance is tonight
from 6:30 to 8pm in the JFK Cafeteria. Dress comfy or dress fun. There will be
music, dj, photobooth, mask decorating and snacks. All students must be picked
up at 8pm sharp.
NOTE: ALL TICKETS MUST HAVE BEEN
PURCHASED IN ADVANCE. NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT THE DOOR.
Important Details for
Students & Families regarding the 6th Grade Dance:
- Bring your Student ID & Ticket to the dance.
- All students must STAY at the dance.
- Once you leave you may NOT return to the dance.
- Please pick up students promptly at 8:00pm.
- No full-face masks.
- Questions? Contact us at jfkmspto@gmail.com
We could still use some clean up
help as well as beverage contributions. Donations of water, selter, or
pre-packaged snacks are welcome and can be dropped off in the cafeteria between
5-6:30pm. Clean up is 8-8:30pm. Please help out by signing up at this link: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090b4eadad23abfa7-jfk6th
Big thanks to the Student Council
for organizing two great dances this year with the support of the PTO. Stay
tuned for more info on the Seventh Grade Dance on Friday, April 6.
In Appreciation: Florence
Bank's Customers' Choice Community Grants Awarded
This year the Florence Bank’s
Customers’ Choice Community Grants distributed $880 to the JFK Middle School
PTO. Thank you Florence Bank for supporting our students and thank you to
everyone who took the time to vote for us!
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JFK Yearbook On Sale
Order early! Yearbooks are $26 if
ordered before March 31. Yearbook prices increase to $28 on April 1. Send in
cash or check made out to JFK in an envelope with student name and
homeroom number. Order online at www.coffeepond.com
Join Us at Our Next PTO Meeting
(Tuesday, April 3 from 6-7:30pm)
Our next PTO meeting is Tuesday,
April 6 from 6-7:30pm in the JFK Library. Future dates are May 1 and June 5 and
then it’s summer!
MCAS Testing April 3-6
Please refer to the letter sent
home from school. The testing will begin promptly each day at 7:55am. Please
encourage your child to get a good night’s sleep, to have breakfast, and to do
his or her very best each day. It is also particularly imporant that your
student arrive at school on time. Students are asked to bring a book to read
(e-readers are not permitted) in the event they complete their testing before
the end of the scheduled time. Here is the schedule as sent home from school:
- April 3: English Session 1 (grades 6, 7)
- April 4: English Session 2 (grades 6, 7)
- April 5: English Session 1 (grade 8)
- April 6: English Session 2 (grade 8)
- Make up testing will be ongoing until May 4.
Upcoming Community Events:
Pioneer Valley March for Our
Lives, Saturday, March 24, 12pm
This march will begin at
Northampton High School and continue to City Hall to demand legislative action.
The rally at City Hall will feature student speakers and performers, amplifying
youth voices. There will also be a portion of this event for the youngest
marchers. They will march into the lower level of the Unitarian Universalists
Church where kids will be read stories by local children book authors and
teachers. They also plan to incorporate music and dance into their activities.
For more information: https://www.facebook.com/events/170576480247420/
UMass Symposium, Marijuana
Legalized: Research, Practice & Policy Considerations - Monday, April 2
from 9-11:30am
Location: Amherst Room, Campus
Center. The UMass Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences presents
the next event in the Dean's Symposia Series: "Marijuana Legalized:
Research, Practice & Policy Considerations." The symposium will
examine the potential public health impact of marijuana legalization in
Massachusetts. For more information, see: http://www.umass.edu/sphhs/news-events/events-calendar/marijuana-legalized-research-practice-policy-considerations
Enough As She Is: An Evening
with Rachel Simmons on Wednesday, April 4 at 6:30pm
In a benefit for the Northampton
Education Foundation, best-selling author and girl expert Rachel Simmons will
share strategies to help girls move beyond impossible standards of success to
live healthy, happy, and fulfilling lives. Books will be available from Odyssey
Bookshop and Rachel will sign them at the event. Northampton High School
Auditorium, 380 Elm Street, Northampton. Tickets: Suggested donation - $8/students, $15/adults,
$25/supporters.
Rachel Simmons is the author of
Enough As She Is: How to Help Girls Move Beyond Impossible Standards of
Success to Live Healthy, Happy and Fulfilling Lives, and the New York
Times bestsellers Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in
Girls and The Curse of the Good Girl: Raising Authentic Girls With
Courage and Confidence. She is the cofounder of national nonprofit Girls
Leadership, and the leadership development specialist at the Wurtele Center for
Leadership at Smith College. www.rachelsimmons.com/tour
Save the Date! Eat for
Education is Tuesday, April 10
On April 10, a number of
Northampton restaurants will be donating 10% of their profits made that day to
Northampton High School. It’s at any point during the day and evening, so
breakfast and lunch count too. Stay tuned for more delicious details!
Active Bystander Training at
Cooley Dickinson on Tuesday, April 24
Cooley Dickinson is sponsoring an
active bystander training on Tuesday, April 24, from 6:30-8:30pm for people age
12 and up at JFK Middle School. Northampton Prevention Coalition and Cooley
Dickinson Hospital are co-sponsors. Space is limited to 50 participants, so if
you do wish to attend please RSVP here at your earliest convenience: http://evite.me/TtHpaJe1Q2.
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