6th Grade Families!

Here are some announcements about 6th grade graduation:

* The Graduation Committee will hold a meeting in the FR Library on Tuesday, May 29 from 7:30-8:15pm. Please try to come if you signed up to help with graduation or if you are interested in helping out. You can still sign up online by CLICKING HERE. You can also sign up using the link on the right side of the blog. We will be talking about decorations, food, and specific times for set up help. 

* Please consider donating to the Class Gift in your students name! You should have received a letter last week. Click here to see THE CLASS GIFT LETTER. We hope to give the school two beautiful new planters to adorn the entrance of the school and hope everyone will participate!

* Don't forget to submit your photos for the slide show! We need them as soon as possible to create a great show for graduation. CLICK HERE for the details on how and what to submit. Contact Karen Cousland at kscous@gmail.com if you have any questions.

Field Day is Next Week!

Field Day is NEXT WEEK!   As you know, field day will be run differently this year.  Kids will participate in mixed-aged groups on a variety of team-centered events.  We need all the help from parents that we can get to make this day a success.  Thanks to everyone who has signed up so far!

We still need a few more parent volunteers to help out.    You can volunteer for the whole morning by signing up for both sessions (8:45-10:15 and 10-11:30) or just participate in the early session or late session.

To sign up, CLICK HERE or go to:  ftriver.blogspot.com and click on the "Field Day-Volunteer Sign-Up" tag on the right side of the page. We're excited to make field day a fun day for the entire school!

Staff & Teacher Appreciation Luncheon - Thanks for your support!

Fort River staff enjoyed a wonderful lunch gathering this week at the Amherst Brewing Company. We had a record 80 staff members in attendance. Thanks to the support of Fort River families, we more than covered the costs of the luncheon and staff were so grateful at the outpouring of generosity of our community. It really shows how much our families care about the staff and teachers of Fort River!

Thank you everyone for your support!  Special thanks to Fran Luddington, Paula Mangiaratti and the front office team, and parents Suzanne Schilling, Sue Borden, Tammy Rahhal, Pam Rietkerk, and Michele Spirko for helping make the day a success.

The Cultural Heritage Fair ROCKED!

WOW!!  The Cultural Heritage Fair ROCKED!

A huge thank you goes out to Reiko Sono and Liz Larson for pulling together this fabulous event. The food was amazing and the performances were top-notch!

There are many people to thank so here goes: Tim Farnham for a stellar job as MC; Peter Michaels for providing sound; Flamenco dancer Amalyah Leader and Catalina Arrubla; Anne White and Francisco Rodriguez for bringing out the music in our kids and members of the 4th and 5th Grade Chorus; Danielle Phillips and the Capacidad drummers; Seiha Krouch, Thyda Ty and Cambodian dancers; Shaolin Kung Fu Center of Hadley; and Iris Berkman and The Valley Dance Project.

Also thanks to the folks who set up the informative Country Tables: Dhandapani Venkataraman, Jiyoung Kim, Shari Abbot, Elizabeth Pretel and Juan Carlos Carpio.

We are so glad so many families attended this event and a big thank you to everyone who brought the most diverse and delicious spread Fort River has ever seen!

Thank our Bus/Van Drivers!

Please join the community in thanking the hard-working bus and van drivers who safely bring our children to and from school every day!  The Bus Driver Breakfast will be held in the Cafeteria at Fort River Elementary, from 8:30-9:30am on Wednesday, June 6, 2012. People can drop off food items after 8:00am that morning.  Please sign up to donate a breakfast item by clicking here: http://frpc.pleasebringit.com/public/cInHXBISubY

For more information, contact Jenn Wellman at 253-7324 or ajwellman@comcast.net.  Thanks for your support!

Recycle Electronics Day

LSSE Summer Sports Camps and Activities

LSSE is now enrolling for Spring activities and sports camps. Sign up now!

Sugarloaf Youth Track League 
2012 Summer Ultimate League
Summer Sports Camps

Click on the links above or go to www.lsse.org for more information.

These events are not sponsored by the FR PGO.

Reading Fair - June 2

This event is not sponsored by the FR PGO.

Celebrate the River!

Let's celebrate the river from which our great school gets its name!  The Fort River provides our drinking water, habitat for rare species, and is the longest free-flowing tributary to the CT River!

June 3rd, 2012 is the 5th Annual Fort River Celebration Day!  All are welcome to join us at Groff Park for educational displays and activities, and of course the Rubber Ducky Race at 1pm. A guided canoe ride will follow as stream ecologists lead explorative canoers and learners down the wild section of the Fort River from Kiwanis Park to Groff Park. 
Education in the Park: Bring a picnic and come join us for the free public event at 11 am in Groff Park. River-oriented professionals and organizations will share knowledge and activities about the Fort River and the greater Connecticut River watershed for all. A rubber ducky race will mark the close of the park portion of the event at 1 pm, where participants can earn prizes for racing their “buck-a-duck”!

Canoe/Kayak Ride: All “river explorers” will be shuttled from Groff Park to Kiwanas Park at the close of the event at 1:30pm. The canoe/kayak ride will then begin at 2pm, where stream ecologists from Rushing Rivers will guide you down the Fort River to discover the ecology while afloat.  Register online for a canoe - First Come, First Serve! We strongly encourage a donation of $20 for the guided canoe ride to benefit the Fort River Stewardship Project.

See http://fortrivercelebration.com for more information.

This event is not sponsored by the FR PGO.