Fort River PGO

Reminder: Sign up for TOMORROW's Curriculum Day Staff Brunch

TOMORROW Friday, January 27, is a Teacher Curriculum/Work Day, and there is NO SCHOOL for students. A casual brunch buffet is being planned for Fort River faculty & staff. Let's show our appreciation for these incredibly dedicated and talented professionals! Volunteers can cook or purchase items and drop off at Fort River after 8:30 am. Teachers will drop in throughout the day to enjoy the feast! Any help is greatly appreciated. Here are some suggestions for the yummy meal:

fresh whole fruit
fruit salad
hot morning entrees
baked breads/muffins/bagels
quiches or similar egg dishes
K Cup coffee and tea refills for their Keurig coffee maker
juice
milk
creamers and sweeteners

Click here to sign up at Please Bring It.

Please contact Michele Spirko with questions: michele.fortriver@gmail.com.

Junior Achievement Program “It's My Business!” is Coming to Fort River!

Junior Achievement of Western Massachusetts provides age appropriate programs that teach kids about business, economics, entrepreneurship, and personal finance using hands-on experiences to help young people understand the economics of life. Principal Monica Colley has arranged to bring JA to Fort River as an after-school program for grades 4-6 starting the week after February break. It will be held once a week for six weeks from 3:05-4:15 and transportation home will be available. This program is free for all participants and students will receive sign up information through their classroom.

We are looking for Parent Volunteers to facilitate the lessons and be a part of this exciting opportunity. Information and training sessions will be held for volunteers before the start of the program. It is critical to the success of the program to have enough parent facilitators, we hope you will consider helping out.

Please contact Karen Bonneau in the Main Office (362-1200,bonneauk@arps.org) to volunteer or ask questions about the commitment. We are very lucky to have JA come to Fort River and hope our parent/guardian community will support this effort!

Annual Fund Reminder - PGO Budget year-to-date

Don't forget to send in your annual fund check! Every little bit helps Fort River. Donate online via PayPal (on the right-hand side of this page) or send a check to the PGO mailbox in the school office.

You can review the year-to-date PGO Budget here. The PGO needs your support. We can't do it without you! Thanks for all of your support.

CORI (Criminal Offender Record Information) Reminder

Attention all Parent Chaperones and Volunteers! As always, there are lots of field trip opportunities coming up this spring. If your volunteer opportunities bring you into contact with students on a field trip or at school, you need to have a CORI on file. CORI checks must be done on individual volunteers every three years. All PGO and classroom volunteers must be CORI'd.

For the CORI check, bring your current driver's license into the Main Office for photocopying and complete the required application well in advance of any volunteer obligations. The process takes about two weeks to complete. Questions about the CORI process should be directed to Paula Mangiaratti in the Main Office at 362-1200.

More details are available on the district website at: http://www.arps.org/policy/ADDA

Donations of winter gloves needed!

Nurse Karen is in need of new or used gloves and mittens to keep in the health room for Fort River students who need them. She could also use extra hats, socks and sweatpants. Thanks for your generosity!

Common School Geller Diamond Series presents Rachel Simmons

Geller Diamond Speaker Series presents Rachel Simmons, February 9th, 7:00 pm at Stirn Auditorium, Amherst College. Rachel is the co-founder of the Girls Leadership Institute and author of “Odd Girl Out”. She develops programs for girls, parents and educators that empower girls to be emotionally intelligent, assertive young adults. Find out more about the event at: http://www.facebook.com/events/323586234341086/

The talk is free and open to the public, though seating is limited and reservations are suggested by emailing mainoffice@commonschool.org .

This event is not sponsored by the FR PGO.

Jones Library Fundraiser

Help support our local library with their annual Valentine's Basket fundraiser: