The PGO depends on donations to the Annual Fund to cover about 30% of the annual budget. If you are able to help, please use PayPal on the PGO blog or send a check into the Main Office made out to "Fort River PGO." Thanks!
Fort River PGO, Fort River School, Amherst, Massachusetts. Your source for Fort River news and events. Sponsored by the Fort River Parent Guardian Organization. All Fort River families are automatically members of the PGO.
Tuesday, January 2, 2018
Annual Fund Drive Ongoing - Help Us Meet our Goals!
Thanks to everyone who gave so generously in November and December to our Annual Fund Drive! Many families across all grades have joined together to contribute financially to our wonderful school community. The Fort River staff utilizes your donations to enhance instruction offered to all students. The PGO Board is still receiving grant requests from teachers for special classroom materials, educational trips, and featured guest visits for the current school year. Every dollar helps - no amount is too small!
The PGO depends on donations to the Annual Fund to cover about 30% of the annual budget. If you are able to help, please use PayPal on the PGO blog or send a check into the Main Office made out to "Fort River PGO." Thanks!
The PGO depends on donations to the Annual Fund to cover about 30% of the annual budget. If you are able to help, please use PayPal on the PGO blog or send a check into the Main Office made out to "Fort River PGO." Thanks!
Health Room Update
If you are cleaning out
closets or looking to make further donations, here are clothing items that would be welcomed (be sure that all items are clean and laundered):
- all sizes of socks,
- elastic waist pants (especially sizes for grades K-3),
- hoodies or light fleece jackets to keep warm while inside.
Information Related to School Delays or Cancellations
What to expect in the event of bad weather ...
Delays or cancellations
are posted first on the ARPS School Closing Information line at 362-1898 (with
a goal of posting by 5:30 a.m.).
Notification is made
next to the local television stations.
Delays are typically
two-hours, although a one-hour delay can be called. With delays, students are expected to report the appropriate
number of hours later than the regular school day and should plan to be at bus
stops based on those times, as well.
Las demoras o
cancelaciones se publican primero en nuestra línea de cierre en 362-1898 (con
el objetivo de publicar antes de las 5:30 a.m.).
La notificación se
publica luego a las estaciones de televisión locales.
Los retrasos suelen ser
de (2) dos horas, aunque podría haber retrasos de solo (1) una hora. Con las
demoras, se espera que el personal se reporte de acuerdo el número de horas de
retraso a su jornada de trabajo regular. Por ende, si existiera un retraso de
una hora, se reportará a su jornada de trabajo una hora más tarde, y no habrá
cambios en su hora de salida.
ARHS Sports Season Passes Available
Adult – Winter Season –
$42.00
Student/Senior – Winter
Season – $30.00
Adult – Spring Season – $32.00
Student/Senior – Spring Season – $20.00
These passes will allow entrance to regular season home games. Normal gate prices, per game,
are $5 for adults and $3 for students/seniors citizens. These passes DO NOT provide admittance to MIAA playoff games. Cash or check – payable to ARHS.
GENERATION ZAPPED: Documentary Screening/Discussion at the Jones Library on January 18
A new
documentary revealing the high cost of our addiction to digital devices and the
health risks, especially for children and teens, from exposure to wireless
radiation will be screened at the Jones Library on January 18, 2018 at 6:30 PM.
The screening will be followed by a discussion with Diane Testa, a Senior
Lecturer of Biomedical Engineering at Western New England University, to answer
questions relating to this topic and the upcoming legislative bills.
Like cigarettes and
toxic chemicals before it, emerging science is revealing the concerning reality
that some people suffer health impacts due to radiation from wireless devices.
In GENERATION ZAPPED, scientists, physicians and health researchers discuss the
mounting scientific evidence on links to serious diseases and newly developed
illnesses, such as Electrical Sensitivity (ES). Children and teens are especially susceptible to radiation
from baby monitors, tablets and cell phones, and wireless routers in the
classroom. GENERATION ZAPPED empowers audiences to understand how to reduce
their exposure to protect themselves and their families.
Currently, there are
seven bills in the Massachusetts state legislature relating to the use of
wireless in schools, Electrical Sensitivity, cell towers, and Smart Meters.
Wireless Education, a non-profit with offices in Ashland, is working with
Generation Zapped to screen the film through Massachusetts to raise awareness
about the issue.
Free and open to the
public.
For more information
about the library event, please contact Janet Ryan, Head of Programming & Outreach, at 413/259-3223. For more information about the
documentary, please visit http://generationzapped.com. For more information about Wireless
Education, please visit https://www.wirelesseducation.org/.
Family Educational Series: Planning for the Future of Children With Developmental Disabilities
community notice:
Learn about putting together a system that will ensure quality care and support for your special needs child to the end of her or his life. Trusts? Guardians? Medicaid? Quality of life? Learn what you need to know in this series of lunchtime webinars—online presentations and live Q&A sessions with an attorney to help you figure it all out. As a new member of the Hampshire Valley, attorney Pamela Parker will be providing the following educational seminars free of charge to the local community. They are geared toward helping parents of children with developmental disabilities learn and navigate current and future needs. As a parent of three children with disabilities, Parker is committed to helping families of all backgrounds plan for their children’s future needs.
Family Contributions for Future Support of Individuals With Developmental Disabilities: Special Needs Trusts
Seminar: January 16, 12:30 p.m.
Able Accounts, Sources of Funding, Use of Funds in a Special Needs Trust:
Seminar/ Open Q&A: January 30, 12:30 p.m.
Day-to-Day Care and Assistance for Individuals With Developmental Disabilities:
Day-to-Day Care and Assistance for Individuals With Developmental Disabilities:
Guardians, Trustees, and Other Personal Care Helpers
Seminar: February 13, 12:30 p.m.
Additional Issues/Open Q&A: February 27, 12:30 p.m.
Additional Issues/Open Q&A: February 27, 12:30 p.m.
PO Box 3685
Amherst, MA 01004
Chinese Language Placement Information
Attention 6th Grade Parents: Are you interested in
Chinese language instruction at ARMS and ARHS?
In order to finalize Chinese language offerings for next year, ARMS/ARHS staff are inviting rising 7th, 8th, and
9th grade students and prospective upperclass transfer students to schedule a
placement meeting with Yiping Yan, the Chinese language teacher. Meetings can be
scheduled by emailing Ms. Yan at yany@arps.org. Meetings will be scheduled after school between January 8
and January 19.
An
information session will be held at 7 pm on February 6th in the ARHS library to share
the details of the 2018-2019 Chinese language program. For further information,
please contact Ericka Alschuler, ARHS Interim Assistant Principal, at 362-1714.
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