JFK PTO Update – June
7, 2019
Important Dates:
June 14 - Last Day of School - Half Day
August 28 - Back to School
Last Chance to Thank a
Teacher!
THE 2019 JFK PTO
TEACHER APPRECIATION CAMPAIGN
Thank you to all who
have donated to individual teachers or to teams. So far our spring campaign has
raised nearly $1300. Thank you! It’s not too late to donate if you want to say
thank you to a teacher and contribute to the JFK PTO teacher grant fund. JFK
PTO teacher grants fund staff requests for equipment, school supplies, field
trips, and more. Did you know that we had more requests for funding this year
than we could afford to fund?
WAYS TO DONATE:
- Send in a check made out to JFK PTO with your student to school or by mail.
- Donate online through Mighty Cause: https://tinyurl.com/y529vnzp
- The teacher(s) you choose to honor will receive a special note of thanks from the JFK PTO acknowledging their important contribution to the school. You can enclose a special message with your donation form if you wish and we will make sure to get it to the teacher(s).
- JFK PTO is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, and your donation is tax-deductible. Gifts of any amount are deeply appreciated.
JFK Global STEM Club
Working to Replace Single-Use Plastic in Cafeteria
The JFK Global STEM
club is working to replace single-use plastic in the cafeteria. Currently, they
are conducting a Silverware Drive to replace the plastic cutlery with metal.
Please consider donating in the Main Office or directly to Ms. Parrott or Mr.
Masenior.
Announcing Free Summer Lunch Program (July 1-August 19)
8th Grade Parents – The NHS PTO invites you to join for the
2019-2020 school year!
Why get involved?
We
focus on building community and supporting teachers.
You’ll get to know
teachers, administrators, and what’s going on at NHS.
You’ll meet other
parents and guardians.
You’ll spend more time giving away money than raising
it. We run a few annual successful fundraisers: Honor Thy Teacher, the Annual
Appeal, Giving Tuesday, and Eat for Education and we don’t ask parents and
students to sell things. You are welcome to attend our last meeting of the year
on Tuesday, June 11 at 7pm in the NHS library. Email nohopto@gmail.com with any questions.
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. The JFK PTO is highly organized and ready to go; we just need
parents who can help keep events happening. Send us an email and let us know
you can help: jfkmspto@gmail.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
Celebrate 33 Hawley
Street (June 9)
The Northampton
Community Arts Trust invites the public to a free celebration on Sunday June 9.
The celebration runs from 12-7pm at 33 Hawley Street, and has something for
everyone. Starting at 1pm, local artists perform every half hour in the Flex
performance/event space, while other activities are ongoing throughout the
building and grounds, including chalk art for everyone and the collaborative
construction of an outdoor sculpture. From 5-7pm there is salsa dancing, while
at the same time Disney's Coco is screened in the Flex space. Food and
beverages are available for purchase throughout the day from food trucks on
site, and beer is available in a Building 8 Brewing’s beer garden. For more
information visit: http://www.northamptonartstrust.org/
NHS Concussion Testing
for New Students
Must Take Baseline
Concussion Test–as incoming 9th graders/new students and every 2 years after.
The athletic department will offer concussion testing on June 12 from 2:15-33:0
in the first floor computer lab at NHS, and again July 10, 17, 24, August 7,
14, 15, 16 from 9-11am in the first floor computer lab at NHS. Students should
arrive no later than 30 minutes prior to the session end time (3pm or 10:30am).
It takes approximately 30 minutes to complete. These are the ONLY dates the
test will be administered. Please plan accordingly.
FREE:
"Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" at Pulaski Park (June 12)
Cinema Northampton
presents a free outdoor screening of "Spider-Man: Into the
Spider-Verse" on Wednesday June 12 at 8:30pm at Pulaski Park in Downtown
Northampton. For more info, visit: http://cinemanorthampton.org/spiderman/
Northampton Education
Foundation Spring Showcase (June 14)
Join the Northampton Education Foundation (NEF) on Arts Night Out
Northampton at the Center for the Arts Building at 33 Hawley Street
(Northampton Community Arts Trust Building) for an amazing showcase of some of
the incredible projects funded through our Endowment Fund and Small Grants.
Join us for some light snacks and meet people making a difference in our local
Northampton Public Schools. 5-7:30pm. Refreshments included. Music provided by
the Northampton High School Jazz Ensemble. https://northamptoneducation.org/spring-showcase/
The 2019 Showcase will feature various projects, including:
- Building a Mindful School Community (BSS)
- Afterschool Science Super Group (JFK)
- Identity Masks Revealed (JFK)
- Florence Heights/Meadowbrook Family Engagement (Ryan Road and Leeds)
- Summer Reading Success: It’s in the Mail! (Ryan Road and Leeds)
- NHS Jazz Ensemble
- Viking Runestone Literary Art Magazine (Smith Voke)
- Bringing the Latin American Rain Forests to Life (JSS and JFK)
- REAL (Racial Equity and Learning) Northampton (all schools)
- Lassia-Tuolo Pen-pal Project (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.
Circus Smirkus
presented by North Star (July 9-10)
Buy Tickets By Phone:
1-877-SMIRKUS (877-764-7587). Tickets also available locally at River Valley
Co-op (330 North King Street, Northampton) and A2Z Science & Learning Store
(57 King Street Northampton). At Three County Fairgrounds. 1pm or 6pm shows. https://www.smirkus.org/about-big-top-tour/#4
Save the date! Transperformance 29: Lookstock (August 20)
If you have yet to
hear the big news, this year’s Transperformance theme will be Lookstock,
celebrating the 50th anniversary of the legendary music festival. Transperformance
29: Lookstock will celebrate peace, love and music while raising funds for
arts enrichment programs in the Northampton Public Schools. Your favorite local
acts will take the Pines Theater stage to perform 10 minutes of material from
performers who graced the Woodstock stage 50 years ago. Groups can
“transperform” anyone from Creedence Clearwater Revival to Ravi Shankar to
Jefferson Airplane to the Who. Save the date for Transperformance 29:
Lookstock on Tuesday, August 20 from 4-9:30pm. Join us to celebrate 29
years of bringing our community members together to support music and the arts.
Help spread the word using this link.
Free Fall Martial Arts
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