News from the District Office

You are invited to view Superintendent Maria Geryk's popular Amherst Media television program, Voices from Our Schools, as a district administrator, school committee member, and community partner.  This episode features Principal Mark Jackson, World Languages Dept Head Sean Smith, and Librarian Leslie Lomasson discussing the NEASC Accreditation process at Amherst Regional High School. 

This segment is currently airing on Amherst Media:

http://blip.tv/amherstmedia/voices-from-our-schools-w-maria-geryk-4-23-12-6112020

See a report from 22News about the plan to change school start times starting in fall 2013.

Donate your Gently Used Furniture for the Amherst Survival Center

Donate your gently used furniture for the Amherst Survival Center's annual fall used furniture sale! See www.amherstsurvival.org, email furniture@amherstsurvival.org or call 549-3968 x252 for information or to arrange pick-up or delivery. All contributions are tax deductible. The sale supports Survival Center programs that provide food, health care and clothing to over 4,000 of our neighbors in need in Hampshire and Franklin Counties each year.

This event is not sponsored by the FR PGO.

Fifth Grade Tag Sale this Saturday!

The Fifth graders at Fort River are organizing a Tag Sale to help fund their upcoming field trip to Lowell, MA.  Please help support their efforts by attending the tag sale this Saturday at Fort River School (by the basketball courts outside the gym) from 10 am- 2 pm. There will be games and face painting, so bring the whole family and please spread the word to family and friends!

Missing Winter Wear?

All Lost and Found items will be in the FR Lobby next week (4/30-5/4) and all unclaimed items will be donated at the end of the week. Please come check the table anytime to find that missing mitten or fleece jacket you didn't know was missing!! 

Science Night - Fri May 4

Fort River Science Night - THE HUMAN BODY !!
FRIDAY, May 4th 6:30-8 pm

Ever wonder … how it feels to perform CPR? … what happens to lungs when you exercise or have an asthma attack? … how to read X-Rays and plaster a cast? Come join us for an evening of learning about the human body and common ailments such as diabetes, asthma, celiac disease & allergies. We’ll have CPR mannequins to practice on, X-Rays to read, casts to plaster, and much, much more.

Presented by Healthcare Professionals in the Fort River community.
Friday, May 4th, 6:30 to 8 pm at the Fort River Gym.

6th Grade Art/Architecture Show - May 9

Save the date for a very special ART Show featuring 6th Grade 3D Art & Architecture!  Drop in to the foyer of Fort River School on Wednesday, May 9th from 5:00pm-7:00pm and view the work of all Fort River 6th grade students:

• traditional and contemporary barns by Peter Lamdin’s class
• contemporary homes by Kaitlin Leaver’s class
• downtown shops/stores by Roger Wallace’s class

Cultural Heritage Fair

The PGO is hosting a "Cultural Heritage Fair" on Wednesday, May 23.  If you, your child(ren), or someone you know can share your/their talent, skills, or treasures with the Fort River community to showcase a cultural heritage, be it generationally inherited or just recently adopted, please contact Reiko Sono, via email (rsono@asianlan.umass.edu).

We welcome any genre, from music and dance to martial arts, craft, etc, at any skill levels.  Please help us make this event interesting, educational, and, most importantly, FUN!