JFK PTO Update – December 13, 2019
IMPORTANT DATES:
December
16 - Desert Donations Needed for JFK Teachers and Staff!
December
19 - JFK School Council Meets
December
23 - January 1 - Winter Break (No School)
January 2 - Back to School
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We Need
Desserts for the Annual JFK Open House for Faculty and Staff on Monday,
December 16
It’s a
great time to say thank you to the staff and teachers of JFK who make a
difference in our students’ lives. We need lots of desserts (just desserts!) to
be served at the annual open house for around 100 faculty and staff on Monday,
December 16. Just drop your dessert item in the office any time before 10am on
Monday 12/16. Turns out donuts, sweet rolls and yummy stuff for the morning is
good, too. If refrigeration is needed, that’s not a problem. But, no
desserts with nuts or peanut butter, thanks!
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JFK PTO
Fundraising: Teachers are our Shining Stars!
Here at
JFK PTO our mission is to enrich a student’s academic experience by providing
additional funding for a variety of programming. We send thanks to all our PTO
families who have donated to our PTO so that we can support unique cultural
academic programs that make our school special.
Our goal is still 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.
Mail the
check to: JFK PTO, 100 Bridge Road, Florence, MA 01062.
OR: Send
the check to school with your student to drop off in the office.
Would you
like to donate in honor of a teacher or staff member at JFK? Just add a note to
your donation check and we will make sure the teacher of your choice receives a
certificate of appreciation noting the donation in their honor. Your donations
help us help teachers, and we are so grateful for all the donations we have
received so far. Be sure to get your tax-deductible donation in before the year is over.
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JFK
School Council
The
School Council meets the third school day Thursday of each month at 5pm in the
JFK Library. The next meeting is December 19.
The JFK
Yearbook Is On Sale
The 2020
JFK Yearbook is on sale for $27. To place an order, send a cash or check made
out to JFK Middle School in an envelope to school with your student’s
name and homeroom number and “yearbook” in the notes. Or go to www.coffeepond.com and click “place an order”
then “yearbook”. Be sure to order before 3/29/2020 as the price will be $29
each if ordered after that date. The last day to order your school yearbook is 4/26/20.
JFK PTO
Meetings in 2020
Our PTO
meetings are usually held the first Tuesday of the month. Our next meeting will
be held on January 7. If you can’t attend the meeting but can help via email,
sign up at this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040949AEAA2BA75-jfkmspto
We’re still
looking for volunteers! Want to help organize the 7th grade dance? Come
meet faculty and staff at our PTO meetings and let us know, or email us at jfkmspto@gmail.com.
5 Easy
Ways to Support JFK This Holiday Season
·
Donate online. Our fall annual appeal is happening!
Donate before December 31st.
·
Link to JFK MS PTO through Amazon Smile and donate to Parent-Teacher
Organization of John F Kennedy Middle School Inc. Click here for
instructions on how to use the app.
·
Be sure to vote for us in the Florence
Savings Bank Customers’ Choice Awards before December 31.
·
Send in your Boxtops with your student to the JFK main
office; we can accept Boxtop donations year round. Online we are: JOHN F
KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL| School ID: 573700.
·
Register your Stop and Shop card to benefit JFK Middle School
using ID#05378. Call 1-877-275-2758 to register or log on to www.stopandshop.com
JFK
Silverware Drive
JFK is
organizing a silverware collection to reduce plastic use. You can donate your extra items in the JFK office any time this year.
COMMUNITY
EVENTS
NHS
Funktionlust + UMass Mission Improvable! (TONIGHT at 7pm)
Don’t
miss the 4th annual improv alliance between UMass’s Mission Improvable, the
elite short form troupe at UMass, and Funktionlust, Northampton High School’s
premiere troupe, now in its 15th season. The all-ages, family-friendly show is
Friday Dec. 13 at 7pm in the Northampton High School auditorium. Each troupe
specializes in delighting their audience with original spontaneous material
created like magic! All of their scenes burst from their enthusiasm and the
audience’s offers! Bring your ideas and objects for props! Then enjoy what
these talented improvers can do. Tickets are $5 and sold only at the door.
Doors open at 6:30pm. Bake sale too!
Upcoming
Racial Equity and Learning Meeting
Racial
Equity and Learning (REAL) is hosting a meeting for new members on January 14
from 7:30-9pm, location TBD. ALL are welcome! This will be an opportunity to
learn about REAL’s mission and work in the district; to meet others who are
interested in working toward equity and inclusion; to reflect, ask questions,
share ideas or simply listen. In the meantime, if you have questions about or
would like a one-on-one conversation about REAL, please do not hesitate to
reach out to a co-leader:
New
Tobacco Control Law
Beginning
June 1, 2020, the sale of flavored combustible cigarettes and other tobacco
products, including menthol cigarettes and flavored chewing tobacco, will be
restricted to licensed smoking bars where they may be sold only for on-site
consumption. Also taking effect on June 1st is the addition of a 75 percent excise
tax on the wholesale price of nicotine vaping products, in addition to the
state’s 6.75 percent sales tax. To learn more, view the DPH press release: Public
Health Council Approves Regulations Restricting Access to Vaping and Tobacco
Products.
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