JFK PTO Update – May 18, 2018
Important Dates:
TODAY! - Half Day of School
May 19 - JFK Jazz Band plays at
the Academy of Music with Jamie Kent
May 21-25 - MCAS Make-Up Testing
May 23 - Orders Due for JFK T-Shirts and Sweatshirts
May 25 - Volunteer Forms Due for Eighth Grade Picnic
May 28 - No School (Memorial Day)
May 29 - JFK MS PTO Meeting in JFK
Library (Special Date!)
Special Event: JFK Jazz Band
with Jamie Kent at the Academy of Music on Saturday
Congrats to our JFK Jazz Band
featured in this week’s Gazette: http://www.gazettenet.com/Coming-back-to-celebrate-music-and-community-Songwriter-Jamie-Kent-returns-to-Valley-to-play-Academy-of-Music-17530461
For tickets or more info, check
out the link: https://www.aomtheatre.com/event/jamie-kent-friends-feat-the-j-f-k-jazz-band/
On Sunday, May 20 see Mrs Williams
perform with Valley Winds at the Academy of Music. Ticket info here: https://www.aomtheatre.com/event/valley-winds-presents-from-russia-with-love/
May 23 is the Last Day to Order
JFK T-Shirts and Sweatshirts
Get ready for summer and next fall
by ordering your JFK MS T-shirt or sweatshirt now. T-shirts are $15 and
sweatshirts $30. Cash or checks payable to JFK PTO can be sent to school. Look
for the flyer that went home from school or download one at this link.
May 25 is the Last Day to
Request Tickets to the JFK MS Spring Band Concert
The tickets for the Academy of
Music Spring Concert will be sold only in advance. No tickets will be available
at the door. To request up to 4 tickets, don’t forget to return the form sent
home or contact Mrs Williams before May 25.
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.
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!
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.
JFK Food Services in the News
This week’s Gazette featured an
article about new items on sale at lunch: http://www.gazettenet.com/New-snack-options-at-JFK-Middle-School-has-some-parents-questioning-options-17248158
Western Mass News also covered the
story: http://www.westernmassnews.com/story/38218752/expanded-middle-school-snack-menu-concerning-some-parents
Parents can reach out to the School Committee or contact Food Services for any questions or to make changes to your student’s
account. Any parents interested in further advocacy can contact: https://www.balanced.org/
Mark Your Calendars!
June 5 - JFK MS Chorus Concert
June 6 - JFK MS Band Concert
June 10 - Last Call for Yearkbooks
(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)
Aug 30 - First Day of School
For more info, see the Northampton
Public Schools Calendar online: http://www.northamptonschools.org/district-calendar/
Upcoming Community Events:
Pioneer Valley Invitational
Ultimate Frisbee Tournament May 19 and 20
Over 60 high school teams from
several states and Canada will converge on Northampton on May 19 and 20 for the
fifth annual Pioneer Valley Invitational Ultimate Frisbee tournament. The
tournament is a fundraiser for the Northampton High School boys and girls
ultimate program and two other worthy causes. A portion of the proceeds will be
donated to Ultimate Peace, a non-profit that builds bridges of understanding
and friendship between youth who live in communities divided by conflict using
Ultimate Frisbee as our tool. Funds will also support UltimateGood.org. Teams
will play at the Oxbow Marina fields. More information is available at http://pvinvite.org
The Fourth Annual Wild Goose
Chase takes place on Sunday, May 20 at Look Park
Whole Children’s Wild Goose Chase
is an annual 5K, kids’ carnival, and family fun races for all ages and
abilities. Race events include a chip-timed 5K race and 1 mile run/walk/roll,
as well as a slew of kids' races. The carnival is hoppin’ with wagon rides,
face painting, live music, games, and more. https://www.wholechildren.org/wild-goose-chase/
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.
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