JFK PTO Update – May 28, 2018
Important Dates:
TOMORROW May 29 - JFK MS PTO
Meeting in JFK Library (Special Date!)
June 5 - JFK MS Chorus Concert
June 6 - JFK MS Band Concert
June 10 - Last Call for Yearbooks
(all cash or check orders due)
June 11 - Eighth Grade Picnic
(rain date June 13)
June 12 - JFK Day of Service - NEW
DATE! (rain date June 13)
June 20 - Last Day of School (Half
Day)
Join Us for Our Final PTO
Meeting of the Year on Tuesday, May 29 from 6-7:30pm
Our last PTO meeting of the year
is Tuesday, May 29 from 6-7:30pm in the JFK Library. Help us plan for the end
of the year, summer initiatives, and a new PTO in the fall. All are welcome!
The Eighth Grade Picnic is June
11 (Volunteers Needed!)
WHAT?? Lots of fun including a DJ,
Photo Booth, T-shirt signing, games and food will be provided. WHEN?? Monday,
June 11 during school hours. RAIN DATE: Wednesday, June 13. WHERE?? Look Park –
Pines Theater. Everybody’s chipping in to help our 8th graders mark the
completion of their middle school years! Use this form to let us know how you can help. Please send donations (any
amount is greatly appreciated) with this form. Checks are payable to JFK PTO
and be sure to write 8th Grade Picnic in memo line. Volunteers are needed from
10am to 2:30pm. Volunteers must be CORI checked in advanced through the main
office at JFK.
The Annual JFK Day of Service
is coming up on June 12 (Rain Date June 13)
All students and staff will be
participating in morning community service activities that range from working
in the elementary schools, landscaping in Look Park, pulling invasive plants
from Fitzgerald Lake, building bird houses, and more. Stay tuned for e-mails
requesting much needed items you can donate to this event. If you live within walking
distance of JFK in Florence and have a yardwork project you would like help
with, please contact us and we can send over a team of middle schoolers to
tackle it. Got mulch? Our students can help spread it! Got weeds? They’ll take
care of it. Sticks to pick up? We’re on it. Just e-mail us at jfkmspto@gmail.com and we’ll hook you up on June 12.
Call for New PTO Officers and
Member Volunteers
The PTO will be seeking a new
president next year and more PTO members to help with events. A new secretary
to take minutes and assist with the agenda at our monthly meetings is also needed.
Email us at jfkmspto@gmail.com if you can help.
Ways to Support JFK: Amazon and
Box Tops
Do your Amazon shopping at smile.amazon.com/ch/54-2157090 and Amazon donates to Parent-Teacher Organization of John
F Kennedy Middle School Inc. Box Tops for Education are always welcome for drop
off in the school office. We thank you for your support! Your shopping makes a
difference.
Mark Your Calendars!
August 30 - First Day of School
For more info, see the Northampton
Public Schools Calendar online: http://www.northamptonschools.org/district-calendar/
Upcoming Community Events:
Rescheduled for May 30:
Alternate Paths to Success after High School (7-8:30pm)
Join the Northampton High School
PTO in the NHS Little Theater for a panel discussion and Q&A from the
audience. The panel will include Bryan Lombardi, parents of NHS alumni, and Jane
Sarouhan, Vice President of the Center for Interim Programs, the first and
longest running gap year counseling service in the US.
Funktionlust: Last Improv Show
of the Year on Friday, June 1
Come and Enjoy an Evening of
Laughter! On Friday, June 1 FUNKTIONLUST
will be performing in the Northampton High School’s Black
Box Theater. The show starts at 7pm and costs only $5! Funktionlust, now in its
13th year is the only Improv group at NHS and has enough liveliness to power
Childs Park! But with all their spontaneity and enthusiasm., they have
entertained their audiences at Northampton’s First Night, Art’s Night Out at
Click Workspace and Historic Northampton, at Senior Centers, with the Umass’s
Mission Improvables.
Youth Substance Use Prevention
in Challenging Times on Tuesday, June 5 at 6:15pm
Karen Jarvis-Vance, program
director for the Northampton Prevention Coalition, will lead a presentation on
what the new laws on marijuana might mean for families with teens. Research and
ideas on how to support your child to make healthy choices will be part of the
discussion. The presentation will take place right before the JFK Chorus
Concert at Northampton High School’s Little Theatre.
Northampton Education
Foundation Showcase on Friday, June 8 from 6-7:30 pm
Please join us at the Northampton
Education Foundation Showcase during Northampton’s Arts Night Out at the
Center for the Arts at 33 Hawley Street (Northampton Community Arts Trust
building). Enter at lower level, off parking lot. Refreshments included.
Celebrate with us as we showcase the projects that Northampton’s public school
teachers and students create with NEF grants and thank the donors who
contribute to our exciting programs. The 2018 Showcase will feature various
projects, including: Scholastic Arts and Writing (JFK) and Working to Eliminate
Racism (JFK). The Northampton Education Foundation funds projects and programs
that expand educational opportunities, foster creativity, and enhance academic
experiences in Northampton's public schools. NEF also works to broaden
community support for our public schools.
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