Of Interest to Fort River Families

Please note that these events are not sponsored by Parent Council. Amherst Education Foundation. The deadline for AEF’s grant applications is February 8 at 5 pm! Past winners include teachers, staff and community members, but the real winners are our kids and our schools! The grant application can be found at http://www.amhersteducationfoundation.org/Grants along with submission requirements and a listing of past awards. Northampton Family Dance. Please come to the Family Dance! Our third dance of the season will be held on Sunday, January 20. The dance takes place 3:00 - 5:00 PM at First Churches, 129 Main Street, Northampton (use the Center Street entrance across from the Iron Horse). Come enjoy a variety of folk and contra dances geared to children and families. All dances are taught, and all ages are welcome--no dance experience is necessary. Live music! Admission is $4 per person for ages 3 and up, $15 maximum per family. For more information, please call Judy Stern at 256-2613 or email judystern44@yahoo.com Multi-Arts Drama Classes for Children in 3rd-7th Grade. The course will be made up of a 12-week workshop series, exploring the children's imagination through movement, scene work, improvisation, and games. In the course, students will explore story telling in many forms: through movement, text, and research of art, children's stories and personal writings. The course brings the students on a journey of learning dramatic skills while reveling in the fun and excitement of their own imaginations. Students will share with each other their own personal sources of inspiration. The workshops will culminate with a presentation of the students' work. 12 weeks workshop Fridays 4:00-5:30 p.m. February 8 –May 9.Final presentation: Friday May 9, 6:00 p.m. Immanuel Lutheran Church, 867 N Pleasant St, Amherst. Cost: $240.Limited Space. First come first serve. For more information, or to register call 413-584-7951 or contact us at http://www.multi-arts.org/ (Financial aid available). A note from Parent Council. We will publish information about non-Parent Council sponsored events with the following conditions: 1. The event should be of interest to Fort River families. 2. The information should be sent to Ann McLaughlin at damclaughlin@comcast.net in the form of a short blurb of 100 words or less. 3. Contact information (name, telephone and/or email address) must be included. We will add new information to the blog every Friday. Thanks for your cooperation!