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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.
Thursday, June 13, 2019
Saturday, June 1, 2019
Library Get-Excited-for-Summer-Reading RAFFLE
All
Fort River students can get one raffle ticket and choose one of 20
prizes to try and win! Each student who returns all of their library
books (or takes responsibility for the books in another way) will get a
ticket!
FR Library gives a huge THANK YOU to all of the raffle donors:
Fort River PGO, A to Z Science Store, Amherst Books, Amherst Cinema, Big Y, Cinemark, Hitchcock Center for the Environment, Interskate 91, Odyssey Bookstore, Stop & Shop
Friday, May 24, 2019
Research Study Needs Volunteers
The
Cognitive Neuroscience Group at the MGH Institute of Health Professions
in Boston is recruiting children between the ages of 8 and 12 years
to participate in research studies funded by the National Science
Foundation (NSF) and the National Institute of Health.
Study
1. This is a longitudinal study that follows children over a period of 3
consecutive years. Our goal is to improve understanding of learning
in children. The study consists of 1 in-person visit (about 2.5 hours)
per year for 3 years (weekdays/weekends). During this visit, children
play several games on the computer and complete several language/memory
tasks. The lab visit includes safe and noninvasive
EEG recording. The day after the visit, kids complete a quick follow-up
task from a home/library computer. More information can be found at: https://clinicaltrials.
Study
2. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the learning patterns of
children with typical and atypical language development. The study will
involve 2 visits to the lab at the MGH Institute of Health Professions.
During this visit, children play several games on the computer and
complete several language/memory tasks. The lab visit includes safe and
noninvasive EEG recording. A visit will last
about 3 hours. A week after the second lab visit your child will be
asked to complete follow up tasks on a home computer or a mobile device.
We are looking for children who were late to develop language, and who
still receive services for language or learning
difficulties. More information can be found at: https://rally.partners.org/
Amherst Food Farm to School
FARM TO SCHOOL CULTURAL FOOD EXCHANGE
Come join our Farm to School Cultural Food
Exchange and help celebrate the work that has been done this past year to build a robust Farm to School (F2S) program which will link fresh food in the cafeteria to student learning in the classroom, the community, and area farms. There will also be a presentation from the F2S Team about their plan for the upcoming year!
ARHS Cafeteria
May 29, 5-7pm
RSVP and Volunteer
Summer Garden Help Needed
Thank you for all of the ways you have supported our school gardens! After a cool, rainy spring with little growth, the gardens are ready for an awesome summer, and you can help! This year we will be doing things differently, as we will have weekly maintenance support from the UMass Permaculture program. However, if we face any periods of drought, we will need additional help. To this end, we are compiling a volunteer call list. In the event of a dry spell, we will contact those on the list to arrange for a day or two of watering. Can you help water our crops for a healthy fall harvest? If so, please complete this very brief form. We will follow up with you with additional details. Questions/comments can be sent to Jennifer Reese at reesej@arps.org.
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