School Garden Support Team - volunteers needed!

Dear friend of the Amherst School Gardens,

We are excited to invite you to join the School Garden Support Team (SGST)! This is a team of people who share interest in supporting the School Garden Program and who are willing and able to help in a variety of ways over the seasons. More information can be found here.

Are you interested in joining us? Sign up here.

If you have questions or comments, please reach out to us!
With gratitude,
Leila Tunnell, Garden Educator (tunnelll@arps.org)
Jennifer Reese, Science & Garden Coordinator (reesej@arps.org)

Halloween Parade, Cider and Donuts

 

Get ready for trick-or-treating with a Halloween Parade around Fort River school on Sunday, October 31 at 2pm.

Cider and donuts (from Atkins!) will be available.

This event is sponsored by the Fort River PGO, donations appreciated. All funds raised directly benefit the school and classroom activities.

Research Study on Language

 

*The Cognitive Neuroscience Group at the MGH Institute of Health Professions in Boston is recruiting children between the ages of 8 and 11 years to participate in a research study funded by the National Institute of Health (NIH).

* The purpose of the study is to evaluate the learning patterns of children with typical and atypical language development. The study will involve three visits to the lab at the MGH Institute of Health Professions. During the visits, several language and cognition tests will be administered, and electroencephalogram (EEG) will be recorded while participants perform several tasks on a computer. Each visit will last about 1.5 hours. Some virtual options are available. Procedures are in place to maintain COVID-19 safety precautions during in-person visits. A week after the final lab visit, your child will be asked to complete a short (5 minute) follow-up activity on a home computer or a mobile device.

*We are looking for children who were late to develop language, have received services for language or learning difficulties, or still have difficulty with language, reading comprehension, or learning. We are also recruiting children with typical language development.

 *More information can be found at: https://rally.partners.org/study/does_your_child_stru

*Payment is $120 for completing all study visits. We provide free all-day parking near our lab in the Charlestown Navy Yard. We will mail you a report of your child’s scores on the cognitive and language assessments. Please email us at cnglead@mghihp.edu or call us at (617) 724-7363 if you are interested or if you have any questions. 

 

Ski and Winter Gear Sale

 

Try Hockey for Free / Learn to Skate/Play and Girls Programs

 

October Jones Library Programs

 

Community Nutcracker Event

 

Participants will learn the flash mob choreography (a groovy mashup of 21st Century Nutcracker moves!) in our Nutcracker Mini-Session classes: a series of 4 classes running from November 15th - December 17th (classes will not meet the week of Thanksgiving). Class assignments are based on grade level, and will be held outdoors at Groff Park* at the following times:
Kindergarten: Fridays, 4-4:45 PM
Grades 1-3: Mondays, 3:30-4:15 PM OR Thursdays, 4-4:45 PM
Grades 4-6: Mondays, 3:30-4:30 PM OR Tuesdays, 3:30-4:30 PM
On/Demi Point (program for BIPOC dancers): Wednesdays, 3:30-4:30 PM
Grades 7-12: Wednesdays, 4-5PM (*at Kendrick Park)
Adults: Wednesdays, 8-9PM (*at The Center Dance)
Tuition is $55 for 45 min. classes (grades K and 1-3), $65 for hour long classes (grades 4-6, 7-12, Adult).

Whether your family is part of the flash mob or not, join us on December 19th to celebrate the season with some festive fun, a bake sale, games, music, and of course, lots of dancing!

Fort River Directory

 

The PGO will once again be preparing a directory of all students, including class lists and contact information. The directories will be distributed to all students.

Please fill out this form to have your contact information included. The deadline is October 20.

Gift Card Fundraiser

 

Gift card order forms went home on Friday.

Just by using gift cards, you are helping the PGO fund programs for your student(s).

This is money you would already be spending - use the cards for regular purchases (Stop & Shop, Amazon), holiday shopping or as gifts. 

Orders due by Wednesday, Oct 27.

Please return forms and payment to your child's teacher. Use this updated form to order!

AEF Trivia Bee

 

Girls Try Hockey for Free Day

 

 

Register here!

Please visit http://www.amhersthockey.org/ to see all learn to skate and learn to play programs.

Picture Day

 

 Thursday, October 14

Updated order forms for picture day were sent home this past week.

Order photos here: http://www.grynnandbarrett.com/grynnternet/

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