GRADUATION VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

We still need help with decorating both the gym and the cafeteria!

PLEASE NOTE: due to the Meet & Greet schedule for the ARMS interim principal candidates, we will be decorating the gym on TUESDAY, beginning right after school. We should be done in time to attend the candidate meetings.

Decorating of the cafeteria will be on Wednesday morning, from 10:00-12:00. You can also drop off food for the reception. Don’t forget to label any dishes or serving items you wish to get back.

There is a 6th Grade Graduation tab on the blog where you can access all the sign up information, or feel free to just show up! Thanks!

https://ftriver.blogspot.com/p/6th-grade-graduation.html

DECORATIONS:
Tuesday/Gym: http://frpc.pleasebringit.com/public/6r1pElwbAQs
Wednesday/Cafeteria: http://frpc.pleasebringit.com/public/6r1pElwbAQs

FOOD:
Almodovar: http://frpc.pleasebringit.com/public/mq4XT7fI+A8
Austin: http://frpc.pleasebringit.com/public/2ih4SiBqJko
Sawicki: http://frpc.pleasebringit.com/public/Sf9jn4HKQUc

Volunteers and Donations Needed for 6th Grade Graduation Events

Dear 6th Grade Parents and Guardians:

It’s hard to believe but our Fort River Class of 2018 will soon be on their way to the middle school.  But, before they can do that, we have some end of the year festivities to organize to celebrate our students.

Mark your calendar for the graduation ceremony on Wednesday, June 20th, at 1:00pm.  The ceremony will take place in the gym and be followed by a reception in the cafeteria.  In the evening the students will have their dance which is organized by the teachers.  More information will be coming home closer to the date.

We want to thank those of you who have already volunteered to help with graduation.  We know that this is a busy time of year but we need the help of as many parents and guardians as possible to make this a successful event.  Please take a look at the sign up for various committees to see what will fit with your schedule: http://frpc.pleasebringit.com/public/Sd7LNmcmJrQ

Please sign-up below to help decorate the gym and cafeteria for graduation and/or to bring food to the graduation reception.  The 5th grade families will be managing the reception so that we can enjoy this special time with our kids.

Tues June 19th

Decorate the Gym for the Graduation Ceremony, 5:30-7:30 pm -  sign up to help here: http://frpc.pleasebringit.com/public/6r1pElwbAQs

Wed, June 20th

Decorate the Cafeteria for the Graduation Reception, 10 am - 12 pm  - sign up to help here: http://frpc.pleasebringit.com/public/6r1pElwbAQs

Bring food for the Graduation Reception, sign up to help here: 

Austin - http://frpc.pleasebringit.com/public/2ih4SiBqJko

Sawicki  - http://frpc.pleasebringit.com/public/Sf9jn4HKQUc

Almodovar - http://frpc.pleasebringit.com/public/mq4XT7fI+A8

Graduation Ceremony and Reception 1-3 pm, Fort River School

Graduation Dance 7-9 pm, Fort River Gym (students only with teachers to chaperone)

Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.  We look forward to celebrating with you!

For the graduation committee,

Liz Larson

lizinamherst@gmail.com

6th Grade Raffle Tickets Available

It's time for the annual 6th grade raffle to help raise funds for the class trips to Boston and Camp Howe and celebrate graduation. 

Over $1,000 in prizes have been collected to local retailers and restaurants as well as amazing items including an Amherst outdoor pool membership for this summer, UMass Fine Arts Center tickets, shopping at The Toy Box and Amherst Books, visiting local museums, and dining out at The Pub, Antonio's and Glazed!  Tickets are only $1 each and can be purchased from any 6th grade student or teacher by April 12th.  Get your ticket and chance to win a fantastic prize today!

6th Grade Graduation Meeting Fort River Library on Wednesday, March 1st at 6:30 pm

Attention 6th Grade Families!

Graduation is right around the corner, and it is time to plan a fabulous and fun send off for our kids!

A 6th grade graduation planning meeting will be held in the Fort River Library on Wednesday, March 1st at 6:30 pm.  Some of the activities to be discussed include decorations for the cafeteria and gym, memory boards, photo slide show, program and invitation, class gift, food for graduation and dance, and fundraising activities.

We hope that you can join us for this important and fun planning meeting.

If you are unable to attend the meeting, please contact any of the following individuals to find out how you can volunteer.

Graduation Coordinator: Traci Hess

Room Parent – Austin: Suzanne Schilling

Room Parent – Sawicki: Jacquelyn Kang

PGO Co-President: Rebecca Kennedy

Link to flyer: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-2bHm-1AjRfRnhuMUktSE5xeEU

2016 Talent Showcase THIS Friday, May 6, at 6:30 PM

The 2016 Talent Showcase will take place THIS Friday, May 6, at 6:30 PM in the Fort River gymnasium. 

Bus transportation will be available and schedules will be released prior to the show. A rehearsal will be held immediately after school on May 4.

Proceeds benefit the 6th Grade Class Graduation and the Fort River PGO. All money raised will stay at Fort River. We will be asking for a suggested donation for adult admission to the show and all kids will attend for free! 

ATTENTION 6th GRADE FAMILIES!

Your help is needed! Please sign up for tasks and events related to 6th grade graduation. We need EVERYONE's help to make this a day for our 6th graders to remember.

Graduation needs include Class Gift Coordinator, Decorations Coordinators and Volunteers, Food Coordinators and Volunteers, Slide Show/Photography  Experts, Invitation and Program Graphic  Designer(s), and "Pound the Pavement" Parents willing to solicit donations from community businesses and supporters.

Click here to volunteer for Graduation Activities 

SAVE THE DATE!!!! 

Car Wash and Bake Sale on Saturday, May 2nd 

HELP WANTED for the 6th Grade Car Wash and Bake Sale - Saturday, May 2, 9am-12pm at Fort River School (rain date Sunday, May 3). 

We need Coordinators, Car Wash volunteers, Bake Sale volunteers,  and donated items for the car wash. Kids will sign up for shifts at school. 

We are also asking for ALL families to bring an item for a bake sale table (no sign up necessary). Finally, we STRONGLY encourage you to plan to get your car washed by our expert and well-supervised automotive detailers! Thanks in advance!

Click here to volunteer for the 6th Grade FUNdraising Car Wash and Bake Sale

Questions? Please contact your Classroom Parent or our generous 6th Grade Event Coordinators, Catherine M. or Tammy R.

Congrats Fort River Graduates!

6th Grade Graduation was a huge success!  Thanks go out to all the parent volunteers and coordinators. This event would not happen without all of your efforts.  Thanks especially to our 5th grade parent volunteers who were AWESOME: Ruthie Ireland, Chris Felton, and Catherine McGraw.  It was a really special day!

5TH Grade Families - Your help is Needed!

5th Grade Families!  Your Help is NEEDED!

Every year 5th grade parents help out for an hour or two during 6th Grade Graduation (Wednesday, June 20). This allows the families of 6th graders to enjoy the graduation ceremony and reception. There are only a few parents signed up and a few more are really needed! Duties are: helping set up in the cafeteria; helping serve cake; and keeping food tables neat. There are two time-slots; 1-2:30 or 2:00-3:30. Thanks for considering this and know that next year's 5th grade parents will help out with your students graduation!

CLICK HERE to sign up to help!

Graduation Food Contributions

6th grade parents - there are still a few food items needed for the graduation celebration. Please check your classroom list.

KAITLIN LEAVER--CLASSROOM FOOD SIGN UP

ROGER WALLACE--CLASSROOM FOOD SIGN UP
PETER LAMDIN--CLASSROOM FOOD SIGN UP

Attention 6th Grade Families!

Please check out below for links to important information about graduation. Thanks for your participation!

Food for Graduation
CLICK HERE for a copy of the letter that is going home about contributing food for the graduation reception. Here are the links to the online sign up sheets for classroom lists of food contribution.  Click on the links to get to the "Bring It" sign up sheet.

• KAITLIN LEAVER--CLASSROOM FOOD SIGN UP
• ROGER WALLACE--CLASSROOM FOOD SIGN UP
• PETER LAMDIN--CLASSROOM FOOD SIGN UP

6th Grade Class Gift Reminder
Don't forget to make your contribution to the Class Gift! A letter and envelope went home this week. Please consider making a contribution in any amount in your students name. Your generosity will ensure that this class is able to purchase four new beautiful planters with a plaque acknowledging the graduating class of 2018. This is a wonderful way for our children to leave their mark and brighten the entrance to Fort River School.

Checks should be made out to Fort River PGO with 6th grade gift in the subject line. Donations may be left in the PGO mailbox in the main office or sent to school with your child to give to their teacher. The deadline for donations has been extended to June 15th.

Questions? Contact Eileen Marasco at e.marasco@comcast.net or Shari Abbott at shariabbott@mac.com.

Attention 5th Grade Families!

It is a long standing FR tradition that 5th grade parents help with the reception following the 6th Grade Graduation Ceremony. All the supplies and refreshments will be purchased and ready to go. The cafeteria cannot be set up until 1pm on Graduation Day, Wednesday, June 20. The ceremony begins at 2pm and we are looking for some 5th grade parent volunteers who are willing to help with set up and a few others to stay through the first part of the reception. 

Please sign up online by CLICKING HERE or contact Kathy Brennan at kestrelbrennan@yahoo.com or 253-4611.

Attention 5th Grade Parents!!

It is a long standing FR tradition that 5th grade parents help with the reception following the 6th Grade Graduation Ceremony. All the supplies and refreshments will be purchased and ready to go. The cafeteria cannot be set up until 1pm on Graduation Day, Wednesday, June 20. The ceremony begins at 2pm and we are looking for some 5th grade parent volunteers who are willing to help with set up and a few others to stay through the first part of the reception. 

Please sign up online by CLICKING HERE or contact Kathy Brennan at kestrelbrennan@yahoo.com or 253-4611.

6th Grade Families!

Here are some announcements about 6th grade graduation:

*  Thanks to everyone who attended the Graduation Committee meeting on Tuesday, May 29.  You can still sign up to help by CLICKING HERE. You can also sign up using the link on the right side of the blog. 

* Please consider donating to the Class Gift in your student's 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.

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.

6th Grade Graduation Slide Show

6th Grade Families will be receiving a letter asking for photographs of their 6th grade students for the graduation slide show. Click here for a copy of the letter.

Keep an eye out for upcoming announcements about graduation! If you haven't already signed up to help with graduation, please go to our online sign up sheet CLICK HERE or contact Kathy Brennan at kestrelbrennan@yahoo.com or call 253-4611. We need many more volunteers, please consider helping out.

Thank you!

Attention 6th Grade Families!

Attention 6th Grade Families! A letter went home today detailing volunteer opportunities for the graduation festivities scheduled for June. Click here for a copy of the letter.

To sign up for a job online, go to the sign up sheet at:
http://frpc.pleasebringit.com/public/Sd7LNmcmJrQ

Congrats Graduates!

Congratulations to our 6th grade Classroom Parents and all graduating 6th graders and their families! It was such fun to see so many proud parents, grandparents, siblings, and friends at our school on Friday. We will truly miss our many dedicated 6th volunteer parents and students. Best wishes to all of you! Many thanks also to the volunteers who helped with 6th grade graduation!

Sixth Grade Graduation Reception

Attention 6th Grade Families: we need your help!!

As you know, the 6th grade graduation will be held at Fort River at 1:30 on June 17th. Immediately following the graduation, there will be a reception in the cafeteria for students and their families/guests, with food provided by 6th grade families. In order to make sure we have a variety of food, we’ve created a list of requested items and ask for your help by signing up to bring one of these items (or feel free to add a new item if there is something else you’d like to bring!).

Go to http://fortriverreception.pleasebringit.com/public/fb1z+xH$tCw and sign up for something to bring.


Please sign up by Friday June 10th so we have time to fill in any gaps. Thank you!!

Contact: Lisa Harvey & David Arnold (harvarnold@gmail.com).

Graduation Information for Sixth Grade Families

Dear Sixth Grade Families,

Are you counting down yet? It’s hard to believe that graduation is a little more than a month away!

We’ve been working quietly behind the scenes, and now we’ll be moving fast and furiously to get everything in place. We would like every family to be involved, so we’re writing now to let you know what’s coming up.

Attention 6th Grade Parents: Graduation Volunteers Needed!

                                                                                                  1/27/11
Dear 6th Grade Parents/Guardians;
It’s hard to believe it, but the Fort River Class of 2011(!) will soon be on their way to middle school!

We (Steve Brown and Lisa Oram – parents of Isabel Oram-Brown) have agreed to be the graduation coordinators, and we want to make it a special time for all our kids. We need your help, and we hope all 6th grade families will be involved in some way. We have detailed information from the parents, who have done this in the past, and the more people who help out, the easier and more fun it will be for all of us.

We will need volunteers to help out in the following areas:

• Slide Show: take and/or find photos, work on presentation. Need 1 – 2 people per class.
• Class Gift: work with the school administration and the kids to decide on gift, keep track of money, purchase/order gift, present gift at graduation. Need 1 – 3 people.
• Decorations: balloons, flowers, tablecloths, etc - make the gym and cafeteria look festive; work with school maintenance staff and donation committee; help the kids make memory boards. Need 10 – 15 people.
• Food: coordinate donations from parents and community, find 5th grade parents to staff reception. Need 1 person/class
• Community donations: solicit help from local businesses i.e. flowers, cake, helium, etc. We have sample letters and lists of previous year’s donations. Need 2 – 4 people.
• Program/Invitations: design, print, and distribute. Need 2 – 3 people.

Please sign up by clicking on this link:  Online Sign-Up for Graduation Volunteers or, return the paper copy of this letter which came home in the backpacks to your child’s teacher by Friday, February 4. The link to the sign-up sheet is also posted in the upper right-hand corner of this webpage.