IMPORTANT DATES:
September 3 - First PTO Meeting at JFK (6-7pm in JFK Library)
September 19 - JFK Open House
October 5 - Electronics Recycling Fundraiser (Save the Date!)
JFK PTO
Meeting in the JFK Library
Our first
JFK PTO Meeting will be held in the JFK Library on Tuesday, September 3 from
6-7pm. Join us as we plan for a great year at JFK. Specifically, we need
volunteers for fall fundraising such as our electronics recycling event, annual
appeal, new calendar art contest, and our December book fair. If you can’t
attend the meeting, but can help via email, sign up at the link below: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040949AEAA2BA75-jfkmspto
Do you
have a great idea for JFK? Come meet faculty and staff at our PTO meetings and
let us know. Email us at jfkmspto@gmail.com. In general, PTO meetings
are held the first Tuesday of the month from 6-7pm.
School
Picture Day: Volunteers Needed! (Thursday, September 26, 8-11am)
We are
seeking parents/guardians to volunteer for JFK's upcoming School Picture Day on
Thursday, September 26 between the hours of 8-11am. This task involves directing
students in lines to the photographers and helping maintain the traffic flow in
the room. You can sign up for 1-hour shifts but feel free to stay if you can
help for longer. Any help is always greatly appreciated! Sign up to volunteer here.
Boxtops
for Education Has a New App!
Box Tops
is going digital! Don't miss out on earnings for your school – make sure you've
got the new Box Tops mobile app on your phone. For more info, click here: https://www.boxtops4education.com/en/How%20To%20Earn
But,
we’ll still be collecting Boxtops the old fashioned way, too. Send in your
Boxtops with your student to the JFK main office. The deadline for fall Boxtops
funds is October 25.
Easy Ways
to Support JFK All Year Long
- Link to JFK MS
PTO through Amazon Smile and donate to Parent-Teacher
Organization of John F Kennedy Middle School Inc.
- Be sure to vote
for us in the Florence Savings Bank Customers’ Choice Awards.
Northampton
Prevention Coalition Parent Survey
From NPC:
Parents and Guardians of students in grades 6-12. Take our short 5 minutes
survey and be entered to win a $100 Visa gift card. Your info is important and
essential. You will receive a postcard soon announcing the survey, but if you'd
like to take it now follow this link to participate: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2019BPS
“River of
Words” JFK PTO Teacher Grant
Each year
the JFK PTO votes to fund teacher grant requests for special projects, and this
year we are looking for parent volunteers to help us review and approve these
projects. Last year, thanks to parents’ generous donations, the PTO was able to
help fund the River of Words project for seventh grade. Click the link below to
read how the project got students out into the community to participate in arts
and science learning: https://www.ctriver.org/environmental-entanglements-natural-and-not/
COMMUNITY
EVENTS
School Bus Demolition Derby at the Three County Fair (August 31)
We’re crashing into the new year; the JFK school bus will be in
the competition to raise funds for our school at the school bus demolition
derby on Saturday, August 31 at 7pm. Thanks to all the artists who helped paint
the bus. If you’re at the fair, check out the school bus demolition derby
schedule at this
link and below:
SATURDAY: Smith Vocational, Hampshire Regional, Smith Academy,
Northampton High School, JFK Middle School, 4-H Exchange, 4-H Horse Drill Team,
Pioneer Valley Regional School.
MONDAY: Blessed Sacrament School, Center/Pepin School, Anne T.
Dunphy School, Bridge Street School, Jackson Street School, Leeds Elementary
School, Ryan Road School, Hatfield Elementary School.
Northampton
Area Pediatrics Free Workshop (September 15)
4-5:30pm.
Catherine Bartlett, MD will share important information about childhood safety,
including tips on car seats and choking. https://www.facebook.com/events/867564130303802/
Northampton
Prevention Coalition Health Expo (October 2)
Food-
Prizes- Interactive Displays- Scavenger Hunt- ADULTS ONLY!! Northampton works
very hard to support youth in achieving their goals and values all efforts to
reduce barriers to their success. In support of this work, the Northampton
Prevention Coalition is hosting a Health Expo focused on how Northampton adults
can all work together to reduce youth substance use. This eye-opening expo will
both inform and instill hope on all of the ways we can come together to keep
youth happy, safe, and reaching without the detrimental impact of drugs or
alcohol. https://www.facebook.com/events/472116280301354/
Child
Safety in Today’s World (10/2, 10/22 or 11/7)
Facilitated
by Jackie Humphreys, LICSW & Joanne Leonard, CSEC Coordinator of the
Children’s Advocacy Center of Franklin County and North Quabbin, Inc. Register
with Joanne Leonard at 413-475-3401 or Jleonard@cacfranklinnq.org This event is
free, made possible by a grant from the Bete Family Foundation. For more info,
see the flyer here.
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