Fort River Family Portrait Sessions on November 4

Local photographer Lexi Monesson-Olson will offer family portrait sessions to the Fort River community on Saturday, November 4 from 12 to 2:30 p.m. at Fort River Elementary School. Sessions will run for 15 minutes per family and will cost $25. Lexi has generously agreed to donate $10 from each session to the Fort River PGO! 

Every family will receive one high resolution digital image and have the opportunity to purchase more for $12.99 each. Family photos make great gifts! Lexi specializes in child and family portraiture making this an incredibly affordable way to get professional photos that you will cherish. She also offers a variety of scheduling options on her website if November 4th doesn't work for you or you'd like to book a longer session. 

Please check out Lexi’s portfolio and client testimonials on her website: http://www.mophotography.us/  

Please sign up here: http://frpc.pleasebringit.com/public/SO6sRHcTz1I

Thank you Lexi for this amazing opportunity!

PGO Coffee with the Principal and Special Guests Ryan Harb and Michael Morris on October 27 at 9am

Please join the Fort River PGO and Interim Principal Diane Chamberlain in welcoming Mr. Ryan Harb and Superintendent Michael Morris to the Fort River cafeteria on Friday, October 27th. Mr. Harb, the new Director of Food Services for Amherst Regional Public Schools, will talk about the district’s new in-house food services. Additionally, Dr. Morris is seeking feedback from parents and guardians on the newly proposed district wide homework policy, which can be found here:

English https://goo.gl/wLkxfW 

Spanish https://goo.gl/aHWca3

If possible, please review the proposed policy in advance and bring your questions. 

Friday, October 27^th

9:00-10:00

in the Fort River cafeteria

As always, coffee and snacks will be served and younger children are welcome.

Amherst Education Foundation (AEF) Trivia Bee on October 26 at 6pm

Amherst Education Foundation (AEF) is hosting its 23rd annual Trivia Bee next week! 

Space is still available for youth and adult teams but the deadline to sign up is TODAY (October 23)! Don't miss the opportunity to make history in the first ever Youth Round of the Bee. Your kids will love this family friendly event! To register a team, please email Meg Rosa at megrosa78@gmail.com. If you'd rather not compete then please come out to cheer on your fellow students!

Business sponsorships to fund the teams are a great way to gain visibility with local families. Individuals are also invited to fund a team as well. For sponsorship information, please see the attached form. The sponsorship deadline is also today, October 23.

AEF is a nonprofit organization that gives grants to teachers and administrators in the ARPS district, and the Trivia Bee is one of our most fun and successful events. We hope to see you there!

Trivia Bee Sponsor Letter

Fort River Garden Soup Day on October 26

This Thursday, October 26th, the Fort River cafeteria will be serving vegetable soup made with the veggies that students harvested from our very own Fort River School garden a few weeks ago. All students will have the opportunity to taste the soup, as this is an important part of the learning cycle for them--to eat the produce that they planted, tended, and harvested. Fort River's kitchen staff will prepare small taster cups of soup for students that day. As always, no student is required to try the soup.

We need volunteers to get the trays of taster cups from the kitchen staff and to walk around the cafeteria, offering/encouraging students to give the soup a try. The volunteers will also be responsible for ensuring that used taster cups make their way to the trash bins.

Click http://frpc.pleasebringit.com/public/vwwIeUGeTzY to sign up for a shift or email Stacey Beganny at stacey.fortriver@gmail.com if you have any questions! Thanks, and don't forget that you must have CORI certification to volunteer at school.

Job Fair at Amherst Survival Center on October 25

The Amherst Survival Center holds a Job Search Assistance Program on Thursdays from 11:30 am -1:00 pm.  No appointment is needed. Spanish speaking staff are available.

As part of the Jobs Program the Survival Center will be hosting a Jobs Fair on Wednesday, October 25 between 1 pm and 2:30 pm at the Center. The fair will feature 13 local employers who are actively hiring.

The Amherst Survival Center is located at 138 Sunderland Road, North Amherst on the #33 Bus Route.  For further information, contact Tracey Levy at 549-3968 ext. 102
or jobassistanceservice@amherstsurvival.org.

The Job Search Assistance Program offers the following:

• Weekly One-On-One Assistance: Are you a job seeker? We can help you with
  your job search, your resume, review interview skills, complete job applications, find apprenticeships and other support you may need to get a job.
• Job Fairs and Recruitment Events: Come and meet local employers who are hiring! We host events that give you a chance to meet different employers or offer you a time to meet with a placement agency for positions in various industries.
• Youth Job Panel: Are you a teenager looking to work in the summer? We host a panel discussion every spring to help teens with their summer job search, and give tips on how to find a job in the area.
• Public Computers and Technology: Come and use the Center’s computers, copy machine, and fax to help your job search.
• Group Workshops: We run group workshops to help with resume writing, networking, interviewing, social media, navigating the online application process, and following-up after an interview.
• Interview and Work Clothing: Everyone is always welcome to shop in the Center’s Community Store, which includes clothes, linens and household items. Interview, work clothing and shoes are often available. Everything in the Store is free.

ASC-Job-Search-Assistance-Brochure

LSSE Basketball Clinic on October 28

Basketball is just around the corner and LSSE will  be running basketball clinics this weekend.

Saturday, October 28, 2017

Cost: $5 per Child (Fee collected at door)

Schedule

WHERE:  ARHS GYM
GIRLS:  K-8 10am-12pm
BOYS:  K-8 1-3pm

Enhance your:

§  Dribbling

§  Shooting

§  Passing

§  Rebounding

§  Defensive footwork/strategies

§  Offensive footwork/strategies

View Girls Clinic Flyer

View Boys Clinic Flyer

Contact Chris Johnson
Sports Director, LSSE
Office – (413)259-3144
Fax – (413)259-2407

Four EASY Ways to Support the Fort River PGO

1. Stop & Shopʼs A+ BonusBucks Program

Use your Stop & Shop card and Fort River earns a percentage of your total purchases every month! Registering your card is easy and you only have to do it once. Call 1-877-366-2668 or visit www.stopandshop.com/aplus

Fort River ID # 05218

2. AmazonSmile

Be sure to designate the Fort River Elementary School Parent Council when doing your Amazon shopping. Visit smile.amazon.com to support the PGO. The Amazon Smile Foundation will donate a percentage of the price of eligible purchases to the charitable organizations selected by customers.

Fort River ID Fort River Elementary School Parent Council

3. Atkins Farms Country Market

When you shop at Atkins Farms Country Market mention our reward number - #83 - and they will donate a percentage of your purchase to Fort River School.  Just let them know when you are checking out.

Fort River ID # 83

4. Box Tops for Education

No need to remember ID numbers or register a card for this one! Just clip Box Tops for Education from the eligible products that you already buy and send them in with your child at the end of every month. If you are interested, you can visit www.boxtops4education.com to enter to win additional prizes for Fort River.

Thank you so much for your support!

Please encourage your friends and relatives to designate Fort River at Stop & Shop and Atkins Market, use our AmazonSmile page, and send in those Box Tops, too!!!!