JFK PTO Summer Update
– July 27, 2019
You Are Invited
Dear JFK parents...
Summer is in full swing, and community events are going strong. Please see
below for invitations to special events coming up in August. And let us know if
you no longer wish to be on the JFK PTO email mailing list so we can remove
your email.
Don’t forget we are
looking for volunteers to help us with fundraising and events for the upcoming
year. Email us at jfkmspto@gmail.com to volunteer. Our
first PTO meeting will be Tuesday, September 3 at 6pm. Until then, or the first day of school!
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Northampton Public Schools Welcome Party! (Friday, August 2,
6-7:30pm)
Join us at this FREE family dinner where you can:
- Meet current and incoming families from Bridge Street Elementary School, JFK Middle School, and Northampton High School
- Meet administrators/staff from the district and Bridge Street Elementary School, JFK Middle School, and Northampton High School
- Register students for Northampton Public Schools
- Find out about the Bridge Street School Walking School Bus, after school enrichment programs, and more!
When: Friday, August 2, 6-7:30pm
Where: The Lumber Yard courtyard, 256 Pleasant Street,
Northampton, 01060
Two More Weeks for Free Summer Lunch (July 1-August 9)
- Florence Heights Apartments. Lunch Served Tues-Fri: 12-1pm.
- Hampshire Heights Apartments. Lunch Served Mon-Wed 12-1pm.
- Meadowbrook Apartments Community Room 491 Bridge Road, Florence, MA. Lunch Served 12-1pm. Snack Served 3-3:30pm. Mon-Fri.
- RKF Ryan Road School 498 Ryan Road, Florence, MA. Lunch Served Monday, Wednesday & Friday: 12-1pm.
Rock out and raise funds! Transperformance 29
(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 Woodstock. 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. Transperformance 29:
Lookstock on Tuesday, August 20 from 4-9:30pm at the Pines Theater in Look
Park. Join us to celebrate 29 years of bringing our community members together
to support music and the arts. More info at this link.
Tickets are on sale
now:
- Online: http://transperformance.brownpapertickets.com
- Local: State Street Fruit Store (Northampton) / Cooper’s Corner (Florence) / AJ Hastings (Amherst)
- Day of: At the entrance to Pines Theater starting at 3pm
- Presale Cost: Adults 13+ $10; Seniors 65+/Veterans $8; Kids 12 & under $5.
- No refunds/No exchanges. (A portion of the proceeds support arts enrichment programs in the Public Schools of Northampton, Leeds, and Florence.)
School Bus Demolition
Derby at the Three County Fair (September 2)
JFK will be hosting a
school bus at the demolition derby at the Three County
Fair at 1pm on Monday, September 2. If you are interested in helping paint
the bus, send us an email to jfkmspto@gmail.com.
Free Fall Martial Arts
Easy Ways to Support JFK All Year Long:
Collect Boxtops for
Education. Support JFK at Stop and Shop by using the link here. Or, link to JFK MS
PTO through Amazon Smile and donate to Parent-Teacher
Organization of John F Kennedy Middle School Inc. And be sure to vote for
us in the Florence Savings Bank Customers’ Choice
Awards.
IMPORTANT DATES:
August 28 - First Day
of School
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