IMPORTANT DATES:
November
5 - No School (Election Day)
November
6 - JFK PTO Meeting in the JFK Library
November
11 - No School (Veterans Day)
November
21 - Bingo
Night at JFK
Sunday! Antique Sale to benefit After School Program (9am-3pm)
Support
Our JFK PTO Fall Fundraising
Here at JFK PTO our mission is to enrich a student’s academic
experience by providing additional funding for a variety of programming. To
kick off the school year, we are asking families to donate to our PTO so that
we can support three unique cultural academic programs that make our school
special:
● 8th Grade Scholastic Writing Program ●
● 7th Grade Ancient Greece Program ●
● 6th Grade Hero’s Journey ●
Our goal is attainable if
every family donates $35.
JFK PTO is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, and all donations
are tax-deductible. Gifts of any amount are deeply appreciated. 100% of every dollar donated directly benefits our students.
DONATE to support special programs at JFK (2 ways to donate!):
Write a check payable to JFK PTO. Add “Cultural Arts” to
the memo line.
o Mail the check to: JFK PTO,
100 Bridge Road, Florence, MA 01062. OR
o Send the check to school
with your student to drop off in the office.
To fund these three programs, we are hoping to raise $9000. Please
help!
JFK PTO
Meeting in the JFK Library
Our next
JFK PTO Meeting will be held in the JFK Library on Wednesday, November 6 from
6-7pm. Join us as we plan for a great year at JFK. 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
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| We’re still looking for volunteers! |
Want to
help organize the
December book fair? 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, but in November, because of
Election Day, we’ll meet on Wednesday, November 6.
Our PTO
Survey
We want
as many parents as possible to participate in PTO. Thanks for taking a minute
to give us your feedback! Click here to respond.
Boxtops
Due... Are You Using the New App?
Send in your Boxtops with your student to the JFK main office. The
deadline for fall Boxtops was October 25, but we can accept Boxtop donations
year round. Online we are: JOHN F KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL| School ID:
573700.
Amazon Smile Has a New App Too
If you are an AmazonSmile customer, you can
support the Parent-Teacher Organization of John F Kennedy Middle School Inc
online or in the Amazon shopping app on your Android device. Click here for instructions. Note: AmazonSmile is not
currently available for iOS users.
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.
- Donate online. Our fall annual appeal is
happening!
COMMUNITY
EVENTS
Smith
Vocational High School Open House (Sunday, November 3)
New
Resources on Vaping from NPC
The
Centers for Disease Control have created a collection of resources and factsheets
on vaping. https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/features/back-to-school/e-cigarettes-talk-to-youth-about-risks/index.html
Opportunity
for Schools, Parents, Guardians to attend Board of Health Meetings on Tobacco
and Vape Regulations
Please consider attending one of the upcoming Board of Health
meetings to add your voice to the discussion on restricting the sales of vape
and tobacco products. Meetings are held in the City Hall Hearing Room, 210 Main
Street, Northampton, MA and start at 5:30pm. Policy on the table that concerns
youth:
- To
restrict all vape sales to adult only retail tobacco stores, where you
have to be 21 to enter
- To
restrict ALL tobacco and vape sales to adult only retail tobacco stores,
where you have to be 21 to enter
What you can do: Speak during the public comment session of these
two meetings. Public comment takes place at the beginning of the meetings at
5:30pm, where the public is encouraged to voice their opinions. Please limit
your comment to under 3 minutes. The schedule for the upcoming BOH meetings is
as follows:
- Thursday,
November 7 at 5:30pm - Review Draft Tobacco Sales Regulation
- Thursday, December 5 at 5:30pm - Hearing for Tobacco Policy Amendments
The NHS
Improv troupe will perform on November 8
The NHS Improv troupe, Funktionlust, will perform their
unpredictable show combining family-friendly hilarity and spontaneous
story-making on Friday, November 8 at CLICK Workspace, part of Arts Night Out
Northampton. Showtime is 6:00-7:30pm: http://clickworkspace.org/events This is a Free event for
all ages! Refreshments will be available.
Save the
Date: Be Part of the Change in Northampton Public Schools
Tuesday, December 3 from 6-8pm. Smith College Campus Center
Carroll Room. A festive evening to celebrate the Northampton Education
Foundation Endowment, thank our wonderful community of donors, and raise
money to bring us to our $1 million goal. A larger endowment will ensure
larger, long-term grants for all Northampton schools, forever. Please join us
for: Delicious hors d’oeuvres and desserts, live music by The Northamptones and
the JFK Jazz Band, presentation about the amazing things NEF Endowment grants
bring to our public schools. Please mark your calendars now – invitations to
come. This evening is free to attend.
Save Your
Small Change Too
From November 1 to 22, coins collected by students in the
Northampton public schools will go to the Northampton Education Foundation
(NEF) Endowment for amazing grants in all our schools! NEF will collect all the
coins donated in November as part of our campaign to raise $1 million for the
NEF Endowment. The money will be invested and grow, creating larger grants for
projects in all the public schools, forever. During November, please bring in
coins and put them in the jars in your school office. Check your pockets, your
couch, your backpack. Maybe your family has a jar of coins? Those coins can
make a big difference for the future of our schools!
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