JFK PTO Update – April 12, 2019
Important
Dates:
April 15-19 -
No School - Spring Recess
May 7 - JFK
PTO Meeting
May 8 -
Teacher Appreciation Brunch - Volunteers Needed!
June 3 - Save
the Date: Eighth Grade Picnic
June 14 - Last
Day of School
Teacher
Appreciation Week -- Volunteers and Bakers Needed!
Teacher Appreciation
Week begins May 5. We are seeking volunteers to help set up a light lunch and
parent volunteers to cook and donate food or drinks. The date for the teacher
lunch is Wednesday, May 8. Sign up to volunteer at this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040949aeaa2ba75-20193
Stay tuned for
more details about our special Teacher Appreciation fundraiser this spring...
Eighth
Grade Picnic Volunteers Needed
The Eighth
Grade Picnic in the Look Park Pines Theater will be held on Monday, June 3
(with a June 4 rain date). We are seeking volunteers to help coordinate the
picnic. Send us an email so we have enough help at jfkmspto@gmail.com! More picnic details coming soon.
Step up to
Volunteer with the JFK PTO in 2020
This year is
the last year for our amazing PTO President. The PTO needs volunteers to carry
on the great work we do. With the limited resources of public school budgets, a
PTO can make a significant impact in funding gaps to enrich our students’
middle school educational experience. The JFK PTO is highly organized and ready
to go; we just need parents willing to set aside an hour a month to keep events
happening and approve teacher grant requests. Please send us an email and let
us know you can help: jfkmspto@gmail.com
Did you see
the news? Friday, June 14 is the last day of school. Wednesday, August 28 is
the first day of school for the new year. And that’s when we’ll need lots of
new PTO volunteers! Email us to get involved in your student’s education.
JFK
Yearbook Orders
The JFK Yearbook
is available for year-end purchase for $29. Send in cash or check payable to JFK
in an envelope with your student’s name and homeroom number or order online
through April 26 at www.coffeepond.com.
Shop and
Raise Funds for JFK
We collect Boxtops for
Education all
year long; your student can drop them off in the JFK office. Support JFK at
Stop and Shop by using the link here. Big Y Express: https://www.bigy.com/rs/educationexpress. Or link to JFK MS PTO through Amazon Smile and donate to Parent-Teacher
Organization of John F Kennedy Middle School Inc.
COMMUNITY
EVENTS
Support NPS
employees by attending the City Council Meeting on Thursday, April 18
A message from
NPS staff for Parents, Guardians, Friends of Northampton Public Schools: You
may not be aware of this but Northampton teachers have received an average
salary increase of ONLY 1.08% each year for the last ten years. Other school
employees have received similar wage increases, with many years taking 0%.
Northampton is the lowest paid district of our size in the state
. NPS
employees are not lobbying for a tax increase, they are asking for money that
already exists to be allocated appropriately and to show that they are as
valued as other city positions! Please support NPS employees by attending the
City Council Meeting on Thursday, April 18 in the City Council chambers,
downtown Northampton.
- 6pm Stand Out
- 7pm Meeting Starts
Want your
voice heard? Sign up to speak on the clipboard on the podium by 6:45pm. Your
supportive words could make a difference. Help us not lose our invaluable NPS
staff! Our staff deserves better and we can and should support them just as
they support our kids each and every day!
If you can't make it on Thursday,
write to the city councilors, our mayor and the Gazette.
23rd Annual
Northampton Education Foundation Plant Sale
The
Northampton Education Foundation needs your plants! If you’re digging up or
separating plants this spring, donate them to the NEF plant sale. You can drop
them at Smith Vocational High School (80 Locust Street, Northampton) on Friday,
May 10, from 4-7 pm or contact Francie Lin at francie.m.lin@gmail.com for an
alternative drop off.
The 22nd
Annual Plant Sale is Saturday, May 11, 9am-1pm, at Smith Voke. It includes a
wide range of plants, including annuals and perennials, vegetable starters,
herbs, hanging plants, trees, and shrubs, as well as organic lawn and garden
products and compost. Shoppers can buy treasures from local artisans, including
handcrafted garden furniture donated by local woodworkers. The event also
includes a raffle to win a handmade quilt and garden furniture made by Smith
Vocational woodworking students.
Last year’s
Plant Sale raised over $10,000 for books for the Northampton Public Schools and
Smith Voke. You’ll find more information on the NEF website.
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