Barnes & Noble Book Fair This Saturday, December 5th in Hadley -VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

Our Barnes & Noble Book Fair to benefit Fort River is THIS SATURDAY, December 5th! Since it is the holiday shopping season as well as Educator Appreciation Day, we have a fabulous opportunity to raise some much needed money for our school and teachers.  The key is getting the customers at the store to mention Fort River at check out. There is NO COST to shoppers; B&N simply credits Fort River every time our school is mentioned at checkout.

Our volunteers have been hard at work lining up some great student and alumni performances and demonstrations, and coordinating a gift wrap table.  In addition we will have a welcome table with a raffle for educators, a tree decorating “craft,” and cheesecake tastings. So many opportunities to generate excitement about our wonderful Fort River School!

Volunteers are needed to really make this day successful for Fort River teachers and students.  Please use the link below to sign up for this festive holiday FUNdraiser.  There are 1 or 2 hours shifts, or you can add a time slot that fits your schedule.  

Thanks so much!

http://frpc.pleasebringit.com/public/GV0aZpZ3fEY

Schedule of Events:

10 am - 4 pm Enter your Favorite Teacher in our Hourly Raffle

10 am The Duffy Academy of Irish Dance

11 am Fort River's own Ms. Keizer reads How the Grinch Stole Christmas

11:30 Holiday Crafts and Songs

12 pm Fort River Orchestra Ensemble

1 pm Performance by members of Fort River Band

2 pm Fort River Robotics Club demonstration

Gift Wrap station and Cheesecake tasting also available!

Winter Craft at the Jones Library on December 5th from 10:30 - 11:30 am

Celebrate the season with a winter craft activity at the Jones Library! Ages 6 - 10 invited and ages 4 - 6 welcome with a caregiver. No registration required - just show up and create! 

After School Book Group for 1st and 2nd Grade! December 10th from 4 - 5pm at the Jones

Calling all first and second graders! Wonderful book group opportunity at the Jones Library! 

SAVE THE DATE! SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5 BARNES & NOBLE BOOK FAIR TO BENEFIT FORT RIVER SCHOOL

SAVE THE DATE!

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5

BARNES & NOBLE BOOK FAIR

TO BENEFIT FORT RIVER SCHOOL

Start getting those holiday book shopping lists ready!  

On Saturday, December 5th, Fort River will be hosting a book fair at Barnes & Noble Hadley.  On that day, our school will get a percentage (10-15%) of every purchase made by customers who mention Fort River School at checkout.  

Volunteers are needed to make the day a success. In addition to welcoming customers to the store and making sure they know to mention Fort River, we will be hosting the gift wrapping table.  This is a free service but we are welcome to accept donations to our school as well as hand out flyers for customers to use to designate Fort River.  Please contact our coordinators or click the link below to volunteer at this festive holiday FUNdraiser! 

Welcome Table - contact Liz Larson for more details 

Gift Wrap Table - contact MaryBeth Meade for more details 

Or sign up here:

http://frpc.pleasebringit.com/public/GV0aZpZ3fEY

This is also a special Educator Holiday Shopping Event – use your Barnes & Noble Educator Discount Card to save 25% on all your purchases while you’re supporting Fort River!

DAILY SCHEDULE:

10:00 Welcome table with raffles

11:00 Special Storytime and Activities! How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Can't make it to the Fair? Visit BN.COM/bookfairs to support us online from 12/5/15 to 12/10/15 by entering Bookfair ID# 11609500 at checkout.

PGO Gift Card Fundraiser - Order Now! Earn Free Money for Fort River! Deadline December 1!

Help the Fort River PGO earn money for school programs by doing nothing!

(Well, almost nothing.) The PGO is selling gift cards that you can use for your normal weekly purchases at Stop and Shop or Target, for example. This is money that you would already be spending, but if you use our gift cards, you will be earning money for Fort River as we buy the gift cards at a discount (from 3-16% depending on the retailer – listed in the table below.)

Use the cards for:

• ·      Purchases that you already make on a regular basis like groceries or gas.
• ·      Holiday shopping.
• ·      To give as gifts to teachers, mail carriers and bus drivers.

Again, this is money you already have budgeted, but if you use our gift cards, you are helping the PGO fund school programs for your students.

Please make checks payable to: Fort River PGO. Use this form to order as many full face value gift cards as you wish, attach your check and return to your child’s teacher or to the PGO mailbox in the office.

Gift card orders are due by TUESDAY DECEMBER 1st. Since gift cards are essentially cash, we will not be sending them home in backpacks. Parents must pick them up in person in the Fort River lobby either on WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 9th from 8:30-9:15am or THURSDAY DECEMBER 10th from 3-6pm. If you cannot make either date, please email Stacey Beganny to make other arrangements. (sbeganny@gmail.com)

Click here to access the order form.

Giving Tuesday - Please Remember Fort River!

On December 1st, "Giving Tuesday" follows Black Friday and Cyber Monday! It is an opportunity for reflection and a chance to support the many successful and thriving non-profit organizations that make the Valley such a wonderful place to live.

The Fort River PGO has kicked off the 2015 - 2016 Annual Fund. The youngest students in each household were sent home with Appeal letters in their backpacks at the end of last week.

Please consider financial support of the PGO during this giving season. The work that the PGO does to support teachers and students at Fort River is dependent upon generous donations now and throughout the year. Annual appeal gifts directly support teaching and learning in Fort River classrooms. All donations are tax-deductibile.

Checks made out to "Fort River PGO" can be returned to the Main Office or mailed in the return envelope that was provided with the Appeal request. Thank you so much for supporting Fort River Elementary School!

Amherst Elementary School Building Project - Upcoming Community Forum on December 8

The next public forum on the Amherst Elementary School Building Project will be held on December 8, 2015, in the Amherst Regional Middle School Library. Identical presentations will be made at 3:30 pm and 7 pm and Spanish interpretation is available for both sessions. Bus transportation and child care will again be provided for the evening session.

Visit the Facebook page to stay up to date on this project.