No School on March 30

Mark your calendar:

No School on Friday, March 30.
Enjoy the long weekend!

No School on March 9

Mark your calendars:

NO SCHOOL

March 9 - Professional Development Day

No School on March 9 and March 30

Mark your calendars. There is NO SCHOOL on:

March 9 - Professional Development Day

March 30 - Good Friday

No School on January 15 and January 22

Mark your calendars:

January 15 - MLK Jr. Day

January 22 - Professional Development Day

Spring Break April 14 - 23

There will be no school on Friday, April 14 or during the entire week of April 17 - 21. School resumes on Monday, April 24. Enjoy the time off and don't forget to read!

No School on January 16 and January 23

There will be no school on Monday, January 16, 2017, in honor of the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. That day is also a federal holiday.

Due to a teacher and staff Curriculum Day, there will be no school on Monday, January 23, 2017. 

Early Release on 12/23 and Winter Break 12/26 - 1/2

This Friday, December 23, is an Early Release Day for all ARPS students. Faculty and staff will spend the time in professional development activities. 

Elementary students will be dismissed at 1:20pm. 

Winter Break is December 26 - January 2. Classes resume on January 3, 2017. Enjoy your break!

No Homework over Winter Break

Interim Superintendent Dr. Michael Morris sent a letter home to families last week announcing that there will be NO HOMEWORK over Winter Break. You can read the letter here.

No School on 11/23, 11/24, and 11/25

There will be No School on Wednesday, November 23, Thursday, November 24, and Friday, November 25. Enjoy the break!

Election Day Bake Sale on Tuesday, November 8th - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

The Fort River PGO will be hosting an Election Day Bake Sale on Tuesday, November 8th. There is no school on Election Day. 

Voter turnout should be extremely high so this is a fabulous fundraising opportunity!
Please help by baking or donating items and by buying yourself some treats when you come to vote! Children are welcome to volunteer. Our sale will be at Fort River which is Precinct 6. Crocker Farm PGO is hosting a bake sale at Precinct 7: Crocker Farm School and Precinct 8: Munson Memorial Library. Wildwood PGO is hosting a bake sale at Precinct 9: Wildwood School.

Here are the links to sign up:

To donate baked goods:
http://frpc.pleasebringit.com/public/+zqVnpdKWcE

To volunteer to sell (MUCH MORE HELP NEEDED):
http://frpc.pleasebringit.com/public/9OVAaNLulP0

REMINDER: No campaign buttons or materials may be present in the polling locations and sign holding or canvassing activities must remain outside the appropriate perimeter. Volunteers are reminded to abide by these rules. Thanks!

Science on Screen Film Series at Amherst Cinema on November 11 (Veteran's Day)

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28 Amity St., Amherst, MA • 413.253.2547

Microcosmos

Directed by Claude Nuridsany and Marie Perennou. 80 minutes. Rated G. English. 

Fri, 11/11

1:00 pm

Special $5 admission as part of our Family Films Series! Click for more titles.

Science on Screen Film Series: Compelling films paired with lively talks by experts in science, technology and medicine.

Introduction by Dr. Nicole Hill, faculty member in Environmental Sciences at Greenfield Community College.

Utilizing special macroscopic photographic techniques, filmmakers Claude Nuridsany and Marie Perennou created this fascinating and visually spectacular look at the hidden worlds in the life cycle of an ordinary meadow in France.

When seen through the lens of Nuridsany and Perennou's camera, insects become gigantic beasts, blades of grass turn into towering monuments, and raindrops form puddles that resemble vast oceans.

The filmmakers find humor, drama, and beauty in the lives of these tiny flora and fauna as caterpillars transform themselves into butterflies, beetles struggle with their day's foraging, and snails reproduce their species.

No School on November 8th and 11th

School will be closed on Tuesday, November 8 due to Election Day and the use of school buildings as polling locations.

School will be closed on Friday, November 11 in observation of Veterans' Day. 

No School on Friday, January 29th

The Amherst Elementary Schools have a Curriculum Day for staff this Friday. There is no school for Fort River students. 

MLK National Holiday - No School

There will be no school on Monday, January 18 in observance of Martin Lither King, Jr. Day.