For background see this post: https://ftriver.blogspot.com/2017/10/members-sought-for-fort-river-school.html
Fort River PGO Information
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Members Sought for Fort River School Building Committee - Deadline October 13
For background see this post: https://ftriver.blogspot.com/2017/10/members-sought-for-fort-river-school.html
Monday, September 4, 2017
Classroom Parents Needed
- Communicating with the teacher regularly to determine classroom needs
- Keeping families informed of classroom events via email (or occasionally printed flyers)
- Creating and updating online “Wish Lists” for the teacher and classroom (if desired)
- Helping to plan classroom events and parties
- Recruiting field trip volunteers
Volunteers are needed to serve as Classroom Parent for every classroom! Grab a friend and share the fun! If you can't personally volunteer please help us find someone for your child's class. Ask your friends and neighbors if they'd be willing to help. Choosing to become a class parent ensures that you will get to know your school community and most of the tasks can be done from home in your PJs!
Thank you for considering this fun opportunity! Please complete the attached form to volunteer or email ftriver@gmail.com.
Classroom Parent Volunteer Sign-Up
Monday, May 1, 2017
Post-Building Project Presentation by Dr. Morris
Monday, March 13, 2017
Meet the School Committee Candidates before Pi and Math Night on Wednesday, March 15th
Precincts 1-5 at 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Precincts 6-10 at 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM
Monday, November 23, 2015
PGO Gift Card Fundraiser - Order Now! Earn Free Money for Fort River! Deadline December 1!
- · Purchases that you already make on a regular basis like groceries or gas.
- · Holiday shopping.
- · To give as gifts to teachers, mail carriers and bus drivers.
Click here to access the order form.
Giving Tuesday - Please Remember Fort River!
The Fort River PGO has kicked off the 2015 - 2016 Annual Fund. The youngest students in each household were sent home with Appeal letters in their backpacks at the end of last week.
Please consider financial support of the PGO during this giving season. The work that the PGO does to support teachers and students at Fort River is dependent upon generous donations now and throughout the year. Annual appeal gifts directly support teaching and learning in Fort River classrooms. All donations are tax-deductibile.
Checks made out to "Fort River PGO" can be returned to the Main Office or mailed in the return envelope that was provided with the Appeal request. Thank you so much for supporting Fort River Elementary School!
Monday, September 28, 2015
Student and Family Directory … IMPORTANT CHANGES!
The Fort River Student and Family Directory is an internal resource that is private and is not disseminated to any persons, vendors, or businesses outside of the Fort River community. The directory should not be used to solicit business.
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
THANK YOU!!
Thank you to all the families and friends who joined us at Barnes & Noble last Sunday to kick off our summer reading and raise some funds for the coming school year. Thank you especially to Flavia Cunha, Yuko Mizutani, Inkygyoung Kim and Salomé López for sharing a book during our story times; Amy Hampson & Liza, Becky Schneider, Bridget Hynes, Kristen DeLuca & Siena, Emily Coleman & Juliet and MaryBeth Meade for their help at our craft and welcome tables and to our fabulous and talented Fort River families for their performances - Dawn Lepere & Jeff Starns, Seiha Krouch & Thyda Ty, Champion Bakare, and Milena & Carina Gravante-Gunnells with their father Paul on keyboard.
Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Coffee with a Principal - This Friday, June 12th 8:45am - 9:30am
Please join other parents and guardians this Friday morning at our monthly Coffee with a Principal. Topics change each month and there is always time for questions and dialogue. PGO officer elections for 2015-16 will take place immediately afterwards. It is not too late to nominate yourself or a friend for a position. The current officers are stepping down but will be available to mentor new volunteers. Please contact Liz Larson at liz.fortriver@gmail.com with questions. Infants and small children are ALWAYS welcome at Coffees and PGO meetings. Hope to see you there!
Monday, June 8, 2015
THANKS to our Awesome Volunteers!
Fort River Barnes & Noble Book Fair this Sunday, June 14 in Hadley
Annual Staff and Teacher Appreciation Celebration - Thanks for your support!
Thanks to our great community of families for your continued support in honor of the staff and teachers at Fort River! Every staff member received a special envelope at school the morning of the celebration filled with a note of gratitude from the PGO and the hundreds of beautiful appreciation notes collected from children in all grades. Almost 70 staff enjoyed a wonderful after-school gathering at the Amherst Brewing Company. Thanks to the support of Fort River families, we more than covered the costs of the celebration and gifts, and staff were so grateful at the outpouring of generosity of our community. It really shows how much our families care about the staff and teachers of Fort River! Leftover funds will go back to the staff towards upcoming events this spring and early fall.
Thank you everyone for your support! Special thanks to Suzanne Severin, Karen Bonneau and the front office team, and parents Shari Abbott, Sue Borden, Sarah Cartel, Deb Christakos, Traci Hess, Tim Hope, Liz Larson, Dawn Lepere, Yuko Mizutani, Rebecca Schneider and our student helpers for making the day a success. Special thanks to Paul Gunnells for his time and talent as the piano accompaniment at the event and well into the evening!
-Suzanne Schilling
Saturday, June 6, 2015
FIELD DAY is June 17!
FIELD DAY IS COMING!!!!!!
Mark your calendar for a day of fun at Fort River School, on Wednesday, June 17, 2015. Field Day is a school wide event that allows the children to get outside for sun and fun. This year, Kids in grades 1-6 will participate in field day together (from 9-11:30am) in multi-aged groups to build school unity across grades. Groups will rotate through a variety of outdoor activity stations on the fields/playground where kids will work together and have fun.
Kindergarteners will have their own special stations from 10-10:45 am.
The day will work like this:
9-11:30 Grades 1 - 6
10 - 10:45 Kindergarteners join
11:30 picnic lunch (bring your own or purchase)
We will need lots of parent volunteers to make field day a huge success. Parents can volunteer as an activity station worker or a group leader; parents can help set up or clean up.
Volunteers can sign up here http://frpc.pleasebringit.com/public/l5SYxUf+Qt4 or print and fill out this form https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-2bHm-1AjRfaGx4RE1JbWhybzA and leave it in the PGO mailbox, or email Rebecca Kennedy at rbershadker@yahoo.com.
Field Day Volunteer Sign Up
Name_____________________________M
Telephone____________________ Email_______________________________
____Set up equipment before school (7:30-8:30 am)
____Run an activity station (____8:45-10:15, ____10-11:30am; ____both)
____Serve as a Parent Group Leader (___8:45-10:15; _____10-11:30 am; ____both)
____Work a kindergarten station (9:45-10:45 am)
____Clean up and put away equipment (12:00pm-1pm)
____Do anything you need me to do
Monday, June 1, 2015
HELP NEEDED for PGO book Fair @ Barnes & Noble on June 14th

Cambodian Celebration a Tremendous Success!
PGO Book Share This Week! Free Books For All!
Saturday, May 23, 2015
PGO Planning Survey - Takes 3 minutes or less!
Thursday, May 21, 2015
SAVE THE DATE! FORT RIVER TRAVELS THE WORLD JUNE 14, 2015
Volunteers Needed! Fun!
If you can sign-up for a lunch shift on Tues 5/26, Weds 5/27 or Thu 5/28, please email Suzanne Schilling. All supplies will be provided and should be picked up (and returned after the lunch shift) at the PGO mailbox in the office.
Lunch times below - email patsueschilling@comcast.net by Friday, 5/22 to sign up.
Please indicate the grade and day you will be helping so enough supplies are available.
Grade K (Cafeteria 2) 12:15 – 12:45
Grade 1 (Cafeteria 3) 12:15 – 12:45
Grade 2 (Cafeteria 2) 11:30 – 12:00
Grade 3 (Cafeteria 3) 12:45 – 1:15
Grade 4 (Cafeteria 1) 11:20 – 11:50
Grade 5 (Cafeteria 1) 11:55 – 12:25
Grade 6 (Cafeteria 1) 12:40 – 1:10
Staff & Teacher Appreciation Celebration
The annual Staff & Teacher Appreciation Celebration will take place at Amherst Brewing Company on June 5th. Please express your thanks to our amazing staff by making a contribution in their honor.
The PGO needs your help to keep this special tradition going. Please complete the linked form and send your contribution to the office by Friday, May 29:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-2bHm-1AjRfa0l6ZnRQbUVkbmc/edit?usp=docslist_api) Paper forms also went home with students. Thank you!
Every teacher will receive a personalized thank you note from the PGO the day of the celebration. If your child and family would like a little note to be included with their thank you gift, please send to the PGO mailbox by May 29.
You do not need to participate in the fundraiser to send in a note for any teacher or staff member.
La Celebracion Anual de Apreciacion a los Maestros y Personal tendrá lugar en Amherst Brewing Company el 5 de junio.
Por favor, expresa tu agradecimiento a nuestro increible personal haciendo una contribución en su honor.
El PGO necesita tu ayuda para que esta tradicion siga. EnvÃe su contribución de cualquier cantidad a la caja PGO el 29 de mayo. https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-2bHm-1AjRfQ0Q4Z0ItZW9XT0E/edit?usp=docslist_api ¡Gracias!
Cada maestro recibirá una nota personalizada de agradecimiento por parte del PGO el dÃa de la celebracion.
Si su hijo y su familia les gustarÃa que una pequeña nota se incluyera con su regalo de agradecimiento, por favor coloquela en el buzón PGO el 29 de mayo.
Usted no tiene que participar en la recaudación de fondos para enviar una nota para cualquier profesor o miembro del personal.











