Our First Coffee with the New Principal!

Please join us for the kick-off of our monthly Coffee with the Principal on the first day of school, September 6, from 8:30-9:30am. 

Since Kindergarteners don’t start school until Thursday, September 8, there will be an additional Coffee for those families on that morning. 

What's Next for Fort River?

Principal Monica Colley invites you to attend a brainstorming session on Wednesday, September 7, from 6:30-8:00pm, to begin a discussion about where we are and where we are headed at Fort River. There will be moderated small-group stations to discuss issues including communication, academics, and parent involvement. 
This event is co-sponsored by the PGO and the School Governance Council and will be a great opportunity to meet our new principal. Childcare will be available so that all families can participate.

First Day Celebration with the entire Amherst Community

The first day of school is almost here!  Help Fort River and the entire Amherst community celebrate the kickoff of the new year.

The First Day Celebration is scheduled for Thursday, Sept 1 from 5:30-7pm on the Amherst Town Common.  Last year, over 500 people attended First Day Celebration and made it a very successful community event.  We hope to see you there!

Help Welcome New Families to Fort River with a Popsicle Party!

The New Family Welcome Popsicle Party is Tuesday, August 30 from 6:30-7:30pm on the FR playground. We have MANY new students in EVERY grade joining the Fort River community this Fall. Please drop by with your kids, have a popsicle, and welcome the new families to our community!

Weather permitting, we will be outside by the FR playground near the parking lot when you enter the school grounds. (In case of rain we will gather in the cafeteria; enter through the back entrance near the playground.)

First Day Celebration

The first day of school is almost here! Help Fort River and the entire Amherst community celebrate the kickoff of the new year.

The First Day Celebration is scheduled for Thursday, Sept 1 from 5:30-7pm on the Amherst Town Common. Last year, over 500 people attended First Day Celebration and made it a very successful community event. We hope to see you there!

No Longer at Fort River? How to Unsubscribe

We are gearing up for a new and exciting school year!  For those of you who will be moving on to another school next year, and do not want to continue receiving emails from the Fort River PGO, please follow the following easy step to unsubscribe from the PGO list:

Send a blank email to the following address: fort_river_pgo-unsubscribe@npogroups.org. You will be automatically unsubscribed. The only trick to this is to be sure to send it from the same email account that you used to subscribe in the first place. Please note that instructions for unsubscribing also appear at the bottom of every email that you receive from the PGO.

If you have any problems unsubscribing, please send me an email and I will do it for you.

My thanks to Ann McLaughlin for all of her work with the blog duties for the past few years.  In the future, please direct your questions and website submissions to me at erin.fortriver@gmail.com.

Thanks,
Erin Cherewatti

Field Day News

Dear Parents,

Just a reminder that Field Day is Wednesday, June 22! Field day is a school wide event that allows the children to get outside for sun and fun. There will be a variety of outdoor activity stations on the field and playground where children can run, jump, throw, slide, dribble, and dance.

Please send your children to school with a bathing suit or change of clothing because there are many water activities that morning. Also, it would be a good idea to send in sunscreen, a water bottle, towel, hat and appropriate shoes.

Parents are invited to join their children for a picnic outside. Bring a blanket and either buy lunch for $3.25 or bring one. Hamburgers, Cheeseburgers and Veggie burgers will be on the menu that day.


The day will be divided into three play times:
9:00-9:45      Kindergarten
9:30-10:45    1st, 2nd, 3rd
11:00-12:15  4th, 5th, 6th

Picnic times:
1st, 2nd:         11:30
Kindergarten: 11:45
3rd, 4th:         12:00
5th, 6th:         12:30

We will have many stations, and we still need some parent volunteers to keep it safe and fun. Please take some time to join in the fun and volunteer to help. Stay for the picnic with your child. Volunteers can sign up by clicking here, by emailing Tammy Schulkind at trahhal@psych.umass.edu or calling her at 230-3431.