A Couple of Parent Council Announcements

We are planning a "Welcome to Fort River Party" from 6:30 to 7:30 pm on Tuesday, August 26th, and we'd love to have a few CURRENT Fort River families (including kids) attend to meet the new families. We typically have new families with kids in all of the grades (and of course MANY new kindergarteners), so it is very helpful if some current families can come to be friendly, make kid-connections, and answer assorted questions. Please let Catherine (casanderson@amherst.edu) know if you are able to attend (and/or can help with set up/clean up) -- popsicles will be served! Second, we are still in search of many volunteers for next year -- Holiday Gift Wrap Sales (fall event), Election Day Bake Sale (November event), the Beach Party (winter event), and Celebrate With a Book (year round). We also are looking for two volunteers to assist with Savings Makes Sense (one hour on some Tuesday mornings year-round). Please contact Catherine Sanderson (casanderson@amherst.edu, 256-4977) if you have any questions about what a particular position involves. We could also use room parents (although we can’t assign room parents to classes until the fall when classes are set, it is VERY helpful to have a list of willing parents so that these matches can be made quickly in August). Please help if you can!