JFK PTO Update – June 10, 2018
Important Dates:
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 (rain date June 13)
June 20 - Last
Day of School (Half Day)
Mark Your Calendars!
Thursday, June 14
is the next School Committee Meeting at 7:15pm in the Mark E. Warner Community
Room at JFK Middle School. The public is welcome to attend all meetings, and
are welcome to speak in the Public Session of the full Committee meetings.
Thursday, August
30 is the First Day of School for 2018-2019. For more dates, see the
Northampton Public Schools Calendar online: http://www.northamptonschools.org/district-calendar/
The Annual JFK Day of Service is coming up on June 12 (Rain Date
June 13)
Students and
staff will be participating in morning community service activities that range
from working in the elementary schools, landscaping in Look Park, making pet toys
and blankets for Dakin animal shelter, building bird houses, playing a
community jazz concert and more. To view the JFK Day of Service flyer that goes
home today, click on the link below.
We need the
following donations for various Day of Service activities. Please bring
donations to the front office at JFK. If you are lending an item please be sure
to label it with your name and phone number.
Donations List
- Paper towels
- Plants
- Yarn
- Socks (baby, kids and regular) MUCH NEEDED FOR PET TOYS!!
- Feathers
- Soft fabric (like fleece)
- T-shirts
- Tennis balls (used are fine)
- Large trash bags
Yard tools: (for
donation or lending) Please mark items with your name/number for returning.
- rakes
- gloves
- shovels
- clippers
- 5 gallon buckets
- wheelbarrows
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. If you are interested in becoming our new newsletter
editor we’d love to hear from you. Email jfkmspto@gmail.com and lend your expertise to our school.
Ways to Support JFK: Amazon and Box Tops
Do your Amazon
shopping at smile.amazon.com/ch/54-2157090 and Amazon donates to the
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.
New Podcast from our friends at the Northampton Prevention Coalition!
Northampton
Prevention Coalition in partnership with Northampton Community Television, has
launched a free podcast series, NPC in the 413, addressing topics such as
addiction, faith, healthy development, community-building, prevention, and
parenting.
The podcast aims to expand the coalition’s educational programming and generate community discussion about topics impacting healthy youth development. The Northampton Prevention Coalition is a federally-funded substance abuse prevention coalition run out of the Northampton School Department dedicated to reducing and delaying youth substance use and promoting healthy youth development. It was created in 2008.
NPC in the 413 launched March in an effort to make the coalition’s educational offerings more accessible to a broader audience, to disseminate ideas and practices that reduce risk for developing addiction and to promote community engagement and connection. The podcast features local experts on topics such as strong relationships, emotional support, living in recovery, healthy parenting and advocacy.
To date, there have been 14 episodes and sound bites released. All can be found by accessing a podcast platform and searching for NPC in the 413. New episodes are released on Tuesdays.
The podcast features interviews with local experts from various fields including Sharon Saline, an ADHD specialist, The Rev. Sarah Buteux, of First Churches, Aaron Pitrat, a UMass student and person in recovery, John Pearson, veteran and person in recovery, and Susan Wallace, Training Director for Quabbin Mediation. To suggest topics and/or people to interview for the series, email alennox@northampton-k12.us.
The podcast aims to expand the coalition’s educational programming and generate community discussion about topics impacting healthy youth development. The Northampton Prevention Coalition is a federally-funded substance abuse prevention coalition run out of the Northampton School Department dedicated to reducing and delaying youth substance use and promoting healthy youth development. It was created in 2008.
NPC in the 413 launched March in an effort to make the coalition’s educational offerings more accessible to a broader audience, to disseminate ideas and practices that reduce risk for developing addiction and to promote community engagement and connection. The podcast features local experts on topics such as strong relationships, emotional support, living in recovery, healthy parenting and advocacy.
To date, there have been 14 episodes and sound bites released. All can be found by accessing a podcast platform and searching for NPC in the 413. New episodes are released on Tuesdays.
The podcast features interviews with local experts from various fields including Sharon Saline, an ADHD specialist, The Rev. Sarah Buteux, of First Churches, Aaron Pitrat, a UMass student and person in recovery, John Pearson, veteran and person in recovery, and Susan Wallace, Training Director for Quabbin Mediation. To suggest topics and/or people to interview for the series, email alennox@northampton-k12.us.
Direct link to podcast: https://npcprevents.podbean.com/
Upcoming Community Events and Offerings:
Circus Smirkus is coming to town July 31-August 1
North Star is
proudly bringing Circus Smirkus back to the Pioneer Valley this summer! Circus
Smirkus (the premier traveling youth circus similar to Cirque du Soleil, but
with children performing), is coming to Northampton, Massachusetts, Tuesday
July 31 and Wednesday August 1 for four shows. This year will be an all new
show, with a Vaudeville theme. Show times are 1pm and 6pm on Tuesday, July 31
and Wednesday, August 1 under a Big Top tent on a field at the Three County Fairgrounds.
Standard prices for adult tickets (ages 13 and older) are $22, children (ages
2–12) are $18, while lap children under 2 are free. Group rate discounts of
$2/ticket ($20/adult and $16/child) for groups of 15 or more are available. By
doing a group rate, you will also save a $3/ticket online fee for a total
savings of $5/person. If anyone is interested in coordinating a group rate
ticket sale for JFK, email us at the PTO and we will get you more info.
LEGO-Inspired STEM Summer Program at Northampton Parks & Rec
Kids are already
naturally gifted creators. Then they get added inspiration from our specially
trained instructors in our LEGO-Inspired STEM Summer Program. They dive into
our massive collections of
LEGO® parts. And
while they build elaborate objects, structures and vehicles, they explore
fundamental
principles of engineering and physics. They also learn to collaborate and
create without fear of mistakes. The experience is joyful, the impact
long-lasting.
We are excited to
be offering our LEGO-Inspired STEM Summer Program at Northampton Parks &
Rec:
Jun 25th - Jun 29th
Ages: 6 to 8
Ages: 9 to 12
Aug 6th - Aug 10th
Ages: 5 to 6
Ages: 7 to 12
To learn more
about what to expect at camp, click here: http://play-well.org/camps-2018.shtml
Set a fish trap,
make fire, weave a basket from materials found in the woods. Join our
Wilderness Camp for teens this July! Just a few slots left. Rising 7th grade
and up.
July 9-13,
8:45am-3pm
The Hartsbrook
School
$325, $295 for
siblings
Registration and
info at http://www.hartsbrook.org/programs/wilderness-camp/
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