Thank you to
parent Oliver Lindsey who has been plugging away at our Fort River
Directory for the past few months. And thank you to our community for
your patience and understanding as technical issues were worked through.
Fort River PGO, Fort River School, Amherst, Massachusetts. Your source for Fort River news and events. Sponsored by the Fort River Parent Guardian Organization. All Fort River families are automatically members of the PGO.
Thursday, December 19, 2013
World Eye Book Fair & Chili Cook - Off - A Celebration of our Fort River Community
Barnes & Noble Gift Wrapping Table
Thank you to all
the parents who volunteered to help wrap gifts - MaryBeth Meade (our
fearless leader!), Chandra Fields, Cathryn Brubaker, Liz Larson, Reiko
Sono and Mika Mizuhara. While the snow threw a white blanket on our Tuesday shifts, we were able to enjoy some holiday fun while raising money to support our school library.
Lost and Found
A number of lost items have been
reunited with their kids. Thank you to Deb Leonard for organizing the
Lost & Found tables and taking care of the leftovers. As our kids
dress in more (easily shed) layers, please remember to clearly mark
clothing and other items with names!Friday, December 13, 2013
Fort River PGO Barnes & Noble Bookfair
Here's a link to download more vouchers. Feel free to share with Friends and Family!
Fort River PGO Gift Wrapping Fundraiser
To see times and to sign up for a shift, please click here for the Please Bring It sheet. If you have questions, please contact Mary Beth Meade or the PGO.
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Chili Cook-Off
The Fort River PGO invites all families to a
Chili Cook-Off
the Fort River PGO will host its 2nd annual
Fort River Chili Cook Off
Come check out the World Eye Bookshop fair with your family
and enjoy a community chili supper with a competitive edge!
Here’s how you participate:
Sign up and make a pot of your best chili.
Bring your chili in a crock-pot for folks to enjoy and vote for their favorite one.
(Don’t have a crock-pot? No problem, we will have loaners to transfer from your pot to keep warm.)
This year’s Chili Champ will be determined by popular vote
Not a Chili Chef? No problem! We also need cornbread.
Or take the night off from cooking, bring the family
to enjoy some chili ($1/bowl) and a few new books!
We need lots of chili and corn bread makers to have a fun and successful event! The BEST way to sign up is by going online to the “bring it” sign up sheet which can be found at http://frpc.pleasebringit.com/public/1YkvoJMvRos. If you have questions, please contact us at pgo.fortriver@gmail.com or call Liz Larson 230-3453.
Whether you make chili or NOT, come for an evening of fun & support the Fort River Library!
El Jueves, 12 de diciembre de 6-7:30 pm
El Jueves, 12 de diciembre de 6-7:30 pm
el PGO de Fort River albergará su segundo anual
Fort River Chili Cook Off
Venga y revise la World Eye Bookshop fair con su familia
y disfrutar de una comunidad cena de chili con una ventaja competitiva!
He aquí cómo usted participa:
Regístrate y hacer una olla de su mejor chili.
Traiga su chili en una olla de barro para la gente a disfrutar y votar por su favorito.
(¿No tiene una olla de barro, no hay problema, vamos a tener prestamistasque la pasaran desde su olla a una de barro para mantener el calor.)
Este año, el Chili Champ será determinado por el voto popular.
No es un Chef Chili? No hay problema! También necesitamos el pan de maíz.
O tome la noche libre sin cocinar , traer a la familia
para disfrutar de un poco de chile ($1/bowl) y algunos libros nuevos!
Necesitamos un montón de chili y maíz fabricantes de pan para tener un evento divertido y exitoso! La mejor manera de inscribirse es por ir en línea a la "traerlo" hoja de inscripción que se puede encontrar en http://frpc.pleasebringit.com/public/1YkvoJMvRos. Si tiene preguntas, por favor contacte con nosotros en pgo.fortriver@gmail.com.
Como sea Si usted hace chili o NO,
venga para una noche de diversión
Y apoyede a la Biblioteca Fort River!
Coffee with School Committee Members
Doughnut Fundraiser News
Family Outreach of Amherst - Valley Gives
Family Outreach of Amherst (FOA) is excited to be participating in Valley Gives Day on 12/12 this year! As you may know, FOA has a new partnership with the Amherst schools and opened a satellite office at the family center located in the Amherst Regional Middle School. Our caseworkers work with families from every school in the district who may have issues with housing, food insecurity, or other problems that could keep a student from reaching their full potential.
FOA receives NO FUNDING from the school district and relies on our generous community to continue to do this important work. Making a donation will allow FOA to keep our caseworkers helping families become strong and thrive.
Valley Gives Day, 12/12/13, will be an exciting day--be sure to keep an eye out for email and Facebook updates. If you haven't already, please like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/
Here is the link to the FOA Valley Gives page: http://valleygives.razoo.com/
Join us on 12/12/13!
Friday, December 6, 2013
Chili Cook-Off
The Fort River PGO invites all families to a
Chili Cook-Off
the Fort River PGO will host its 2nd annual
Fort River Chili Cook Off
Come check out the World Eye Bookshop fair with your family
and enjoy a community chili supper with a competitive edge!
Here’s how you participate:
Sign up and make a pot of your best chili.
Bring your chili in a crock-pot for folks to enjoy and vote for their favorite one.
(Don’t have a crock-pot? No problem, we will have loaners to transfer from your pot to keep warm.)
This year’s Chili Champ will be determined by popular vote
Not a Chili Chef? No problem! We also need cornbread.
Or take the night off from cooking, bring the family
to enjoy some chili ($1/bowl) and a few new books!
We need lots of chili and corn bread makers to have a fun and successful event! The BEST way to sign up is by going online to the “bring it” sign up sheet which can be found at http://frpc.pleasebringit.com/public/1YkvoJMvRos. If you have questions, please contact us at pgo.fortriver@gmail.com or call Liz Larson 230-3453.
Whether you make chili or NOT, come for an evening of fun & support the Fort River Library!
El Jueves, 12 de diciembre de 6-7:30 pm
El Jueves, 12 de diciembre de 6-7:30 pm
el PGO de Fort River albergará su segundo anual
Fort River Chili Cook Off
Venga y revise la World Eye Bookshop fair con su familia
y disfrutar de una comunidad cena de chili con una ventaja competitiva!
He aquí cómo usted participa:
Regístrate y hacer una olla de su mejor chili.
Traiga su chili en una olla de barro para la gente a disfrutar y votar por su favorito.
(¿No tiene una olla de barro, no hay problema, vamos a tener prestamistasque la pasaran desde su olla a una de barro para mantener el calor.)
Este año, el Chili Champ será determinado por el voto popular.
No es un Chef Chili? No hay problema! También necesitamos el pan de maíz.
O tome la noche libre sin cocinar , traer a la familia
para disfrutar de un poco de chile ($1/bowl) y algunos libros nuevos!
Necesitamos un montón de chili y maíz fabricantes de pan para tener un evento divertido y exitoso! La mejor manera de inscribirse es por ir en línea a la "traerlo" hoja de inscripción que se puede encontrar en http://frpc.pleasebringit.com/public/1YkvoJMvRos. Si tiene preguntas, por favor contacte con nosotros en pgo.fortriver@gmail.com.
Como sea Si usted hace chili o NO,
venga para una noche de diversión
Y apoyede a la Biblioteca Fort River!
Gift Wrapping Fundraiser
To see times
and to sign up for a shift, please click here for the Please Bring It sheet. If
you have questions, please contact Mary Beth Meade or the PGO.
Family Outreach of Amherst - Valley Gives
Family Outreach of Amherst (FOA) is excited to be participating in
Valley Gives Day on 12/12 this year! As you may know, FOA has a new
partnership with the Amherst schools and opened a satellite office at
the family center located in the Amherst Regional Middle School. Our
caseworkers work with families from every school in the district who may
have issues with housing, food insecurity, or other problems that could
keep a student from reaching their full potential.
FOA receives NO FUNDING from the school district and relies on our generous community to continue to do this important work. Making a donation will allow FOA to keep our caseworkers helping families become strong and thrive.
Valley Gives Day, 12/12/13, will be an exciting day--be sure to keep an eye out for email and Facebook updates. If you haven't already, please like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/
Here is the link to the FOA Valley Gives page: http://valleygives.razoo.com/
Join us on 12/12/13!
FOA receives NO FUNDING from the school district and relies on our generous community to continue to do this important work. Making a donation will allow FOA to keep our caseworkers helping families become strong and thrive.
Valley Gives Day, 12/12/13, will be an exciting day--be sure to keep an eye out for email and Facebook updates. If you haven't already, please like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/
Here is the link to the FOA Valley Gives page: http://valleygives.razoo.com/
Join us on 12/12/13!
Monday, November 25, 2013
Fort River PGO Doughnut Fundraiser Info
DOUGHNUT PICK-UP INFORMATION:
Your fresh baked doughnut orders will be ready to be picked up in the Fort River front lobby after school at the following times this week:
Tuesday, November 26th until 4:30
and
Wednesday, November 27th until 2:20
Fort River PGO Book Fairs
UPCOMING PGO
SPONSORED BOOK FAIRS
After much thought and feedback from families and
staff, the PGO has opted not to host a Scholastic Book Fair this year.
Instead, we have teamed up with 2 other book sellers to have smaller,
more focused book fairs that will help raise funds for new books and
resources for the school library.
December 12 -
World Eye Bookshop
This year, Fort River will welcome World Eye
Bookshop (www.worldeyebookshop.com), an independent bookseller with stores in
Greenfield and Florence. They have worked with a number of schools in the
Valley to organize book fairs and have a wonderful stock list with quality
books and gifts at a variety of price points. The event will include a
supervised story time in the library (to give parents the opportunity to shop
without little eyes seeing what is bought) and our second annual Chili Cook
Off. The whole evening will be an opportunity for community while
supporting the library. The Fort River library will receive 15% of the
proceeds from the book sales. Teachers
will be able to put together wish lists for their classrooms. The book fair will be held in the gym at the
school and will be open from 3:00 - 7:00.
December 15 -
Fort River Day at Barnes & Noble
December 15th will be Fort River Day at Barnes &
Noble, Hadley. Flyers with the details will be going home so that anyone
presenting the flyer will get a portion of their purchase credited to the
school. In addition, there is a 5 day, online
component that friends and family near and far will be able to take advantage
of. Look for more details on how to
participate on line in backpacks in the next few weeks.
As a continued part of the Barnes and Noble Book Fair fundraiser on Sunday, December 15, we can have a gift wrapping table set up on Monday the 16th and Tuesday the 17th. We are looking for volunteers to be at the table during those days for 2 hour shifts. Volunteers will gift wrap customers' purchases as a free service, and we will have a donation jar at the table for the Fort River Library. As a bonus, we can have our Book Fair flyers out on the table for customers to still use for their purchases to count towards the library fundraiser.
Please sign up for shifts using the Please Bring It site, "Barnes and Noble Gift Wrapping Table Fundraiser" page, using the link below.
PROXIMA FERIA
DEL LIBRO PATROCINADA POR EL PGO
Después de mucho pensamiento y opinión de las
familias y el personal, el PGO ha optado por no acoger una Feria del Libro
Scholastic este año. En cambio, nos hemos asociado con otros 2 vendedores de
libros para tener las ferias del libro más pequeñas y focalizadas que ayuden a
recaudar fondos para los nuevos libros y recursos para la biblioteca de la
escuela.
12 de
diciembre - World Eye Bookshop
Este año, Fort River acogerá World Eye
Bookshop (www.worldeyebookshop.com), un librero
independiente con tiendas en Greenfield y Florence. Han trabajado con varias escuelas en el Valle
organizando ferias de libros y teniendo una maravillosa lista de valores
con los libros y los regalos de calidad en una variedad de puntos de precio. El evento contará con un tiempo de la historia
supervisada en la biblioteca (para dar a los padres la oportunidad de hacer
compras sin ojillos de ver lo que se compra) y nuestro segundo anual Chili Cook
Off. Toda la noche será una oportunidad
para la comunidad, mientras que el apoyo a la biblioteca. La biblioteca de Fort River recibirá el 15 %
de los ingresos de las ventas de libros.
Los profesores serán capaces de armar listas de deseos de sus aulas. La feria del libro se llevará a cabo en el
gimnasio de la escuela y estará abierta de 3:00-7:00.
15 de
diciembre - Día de Fort River a Barnes & Noble
15 de diciembre será el Día Fort River a Barnes
& Noble, Hadley. Volantes con los
detalles se van a casa para que cualquier persona presentando el volante
recibirá una porción de su compra se acredita a la escuela (10 % de hasta
$2000). Además, hay un 5 días,
componente en línea que los amigos y familiares cercanos y lejanos podrán
aprovechar. Busque más información sobre
cómo participar en la línea de mochilas en las próximas semanas.
Multi-Arts Workshop
Create a movie about your family
Celebrate your holidays with an entertaining short movie about your
family. Bring a smile and a warm feeling to your family party
Two hours individual workshop with Multi-Arts
Fee: $45 / $25 for Multi-Arts’ members/ $15 low income families
Saturday, November 23th
Place: Multi-Arts, Hadley
To register email us at info@multi-arts.org
For more info: 413-584-7951
Your family will laugh, feel moved and have fun together
Celebrate your holidays with an entertaining short movie about your
family. Bring a smile and a warm feeling to your family party
Two hours individual workshop with Multi-Arts
Fee: $45 / $25 for Multi-Arts’ members/ $15 low income families
Saturday, November 23th
Place: Multi-Arts, Hadley
To register email us at info@multi-arts.org
For more info: 413-584-7951
Your family will laugh, feel moved and have fun together
Amherst Survival Center Gift Program
Holiday Gift Program
Register as a Gift Giver!
This holiday season you can SIGN UP to be a donor and buy a holiday gift for a child in our community.
You sign up and we will share with you:
the child’s age, gender, a specific gift they’ll enjoy at a value of $25.00-$50.00
It’s so easy: register with the Center, then bring your gifts to the Amherst Survival Center by December 6 or bring them to the Immanuel Lutheran Church on December 10.
Gifts will be distributed to all children on December 11.
Families are already signing up their children for this program.
Who can sponsor a child for a holiday gift?
Register as a Gift Giver!
This holiday season you can SIGN UP to be a donor and buy a holiday gift for a child in our community.
You sign up and we will share with you:
the child’s age, gender, a specific gift they’ll enjoy at a value of $25.00-$50.00
It’s so easy: register with the Center, then bring your gifts to the Amherst Survival Center by December 6 or bring them to the Immanuel Lutheran Church on December 10.
Gifts will be distributed to all children on December 11.
Families are already signing up their children for this program.
Who can sponsor a child for a holiday gift?
- Workplaces
- Stores
- Student groups (for e.g. fraternities, sororities, classes, scouting organizations)
- Sports teams
- Faith-based congregations
- Families
Amherst Education Foundation
Giving
Thanks for Our Great Schools
Valley Gives is
an online day of giving for
hundreds of nonprofits throughout the Pioneer Valley, organized by the
Community Foundation of Western MA.
Thanks to you,
last year AEF participated & raised funds vital to our grant making. We were also lucky to earn special prize
money for having so many donors! In fact, we earned $20,000!
Why do you love our schools?
Please help us today AND on the 12th!:
·
Like AEF on Facebook
& follow us on Twitter
to learn more about the grants that your donations help to
fund.
·
Mark your calendars for 12.12.13!
·
Tell your friends to join us too! Let’s get the entire community to step up
for our schools!!
·
... Then make your
donation on 12.12.13!
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Fort River PGO Doughnut Fundraiser!
DOUGHNUT ORDERS ARE DUE THIS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER
21st!!!
No school on Friday!
Payment for the
orders (cash or check made out to Fort River PGO) must be submitted with the
orders!
Don't miss out on
this delicious opportunity to support Fort River
Elementary!
PICK-UP
INFORMATION:
Your fresh baked
doughnut orders will be ready to be picked up in the Fort River front lobby
after school next Tuesday, November 26th until 4:30
and
Wednesday,
November 27th until 1:00
Please contact Dawn
Lepere at dawnlepere@gmail.com or 835-0164 with any questions.
Friday, November 15, 2013
Panel on Affordable Housing in Amherst
Event: Panel: "Amherst: The Challenge of Affordable Housing"
Panelists: Jan Dizard of Interfaith Housing, Inc.; Connie Kruger of Amherst Housing Authority Board of Commissioners; Denise LeDuc of Amherst Housing Authority; Greg Stutsman of Housing and Sheltering Committee
Date: Thursday, November 21
Time: 7:00- 8:30 pm
Place: Woodbury Room, Jones Library, 43 Amity St., Amherst
Free and open to the public
Sponsor: League of Women Voters, Amherst
For more information: www.lwvamherst.org
LWVAmherst 253-0633
Panelists: Jan Dizard of Interfaith Housing, Inc.; Connie Kruger of Amherst Housing Authority Board of Commissioners; Denise LeDuc of Amherst Housing Authority; Greg Stutsman of Housing and Sheltering Committee
Date: Thursday, November 21
Time: 7:00- 8:30 pm
Place: Woodbury Room, Jones Library, 43 Amity St., Amherst
Free and open to the public
Sponsor: League of Women Voters, Amherst
For more information: www.lwvamherst.org
LWVAmherst 253-0633
Thursday, November 7, 2013
Coffee with a Principal
Please join us this Friday
for a very special Coffee with a Principal. As you know, Principal
Monica will be going on maternity leave at the end of the month and we
want to take this opportunity to celebrate the Hall family's soon to be
newest member. Come and enjoy some cake, conversation and community in
the Fort River cafeteria, Friday, Nov. 8, 8:45 - 9:30. As always, this will be a chance to catch up on what is going on at school and in the PGO. And save the date for our December 13th coffee when we will welcome members of the School Committee as our guests.
Por favor, únase a nosotros este viernes para un café muy especial con la directora. Como ustedes saben, la Directora Mónica se va de baja por maternidad, al final del mes y queremos aprovechar esta oportunidad para celebrar la familia Hall que pronto tendra un nuevo miembro. Ven a disfrutar de un poco de pastel, la conversación y la comunidad en la cafeteria de Fort River cafe, Viernes, 8 de noviembre a las 08:45am - 9.30 am. Como siempre, esta será una oportunidad de ponerse al día sobre lo que está pasando en la escuela y en el PGO. Y ahorrar la fecha para nuestro 13 de diciembre, cuando el café para dar la bienvenida a los miembros del comité de la escuela como nuestros huéspedes.
Por favor, únase a nosotros este viernes para un café muy especial con la directora. Como ustedes saben, la Directora Mónica se va de baja por maternidad, al final del mes y queremos aprovechar esta oportunidad para celebrar la familia Hall que pronto tendra un nuevo miembro. Ven a disfrutar de un poco de pastel, la conversación y la comunidad en la cafeteria de Fort River cafe, Viernes, 8 de noviembre a las 08:45am - 9.30 am. Como siempre, esta será una oportunidad de ponerse al día sobre lo que está pasando en la escuela y en el PGO. Y ahorrar la fecha para nuestro 13 de diciembre, cuando el café para dar la bienvenida a los miembros del comité de la escuela como nuestros huéspedes.
Woven Word Young Writers Workshops
Registration
is now open for Woven Word Young Writers Session II workshops. Workshops are
offered on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays in Hadley, beginning the week of
November 19. Woven Word focuses
on developing each individual’s creative voice in a safe, affirming space among
peers. Now in its 14th year,
the workshops build on a wealth of experience in what makes young writers
tick. We offer an enriched setting
complete with great prompts and lots of permission to have fun among a group of
supportive young writers.
or visit the website at
www.wovenwordyoungwriters.
to see writer, parent and teacher references.
Friday, November 1, 2013
Boy Scouts
Boy Scouts Troop 500 Amherst Open House for prospective scouts (grades
5-12; ages 11-17) and their families Tuesday, Nov. 5 from 7:00 to 8:30
PM at the South Congregational Church, 1066 South East Street, Amherst.
Troop activities are organized and run by the boys, including weekly
meetings, monthly campouts, and projects in the community. Our Scouts
learn practical outdoor skills and develop leadership skills while
having a lot of fun. Troop 500 does not discriminate on the basis of
race, religion, or sexual preference. For more information, contact
Scoutmaster Michelle Chandler at (413) 256-5412
Mobile Dentist Smile Program
The ARPS Family Center is partnering with the Mobile Dentist to
provide FREE dental care to families in the Amherst, Pelham and Regional
Public Schools. The Mobile Dentist are innovative, on-site dental
outreach providers. Their mission is to bring state-of-the-art dental
care to income-eligible students in the most comfortable and effective
way possible. The ARPS Family Center will mail the Mobile Dentist forms
to income-eligible families. Once parents/guardians complete and return
the forms to school, appointments will be made based on the dental
services needed by the students. Please direct ALL questions to the ARPS Family Center 413-362-1875 or mortonad@arps.org.
The Mobile Dentist will visit schools on the following dates:
Dec 3 WildwoodJan 7 ARHS & SEC
Jan 8 Pelham
Jan 9 Crocker Farm
Jan 16 Fort River
Jan 17 ARMS