Walk, Bike and Roll to School

All students are encouraged to walk, bike or roll to school - contact your neighborhood's organizer for meet-up details. No one in your neighborhood? Grab some parents and make it happen!

Back to School Popsicle Party and 6th Grade Fun Fair

Please join us at Fort River as we celebrate the start of the new school year by grabbing a popsicle with our principals, meeting other families, and supporting our 6th Graders to raise funds for field trips and graduation activities. They will be selling pizza, drinks, and snacks and will also organize fun games for the younger kids! Bring the whole family!

Thursday, September 28, 2023, 5:00-6:30pm
Black Top Area near the smaller play structure.

Fort River Directory - Information Needed!

Every year, the PGO creates a student directory for the school year. Inclusion is voluntary, but we hope that you would find the directory to be a useful tool -- whether it's arranging play dates, contacting other parents, or using it to build relationships with other Fort River families. Families MUST fill out this form in order to authorize the PGO to include your family in this directory. Only fill out the fields that you want to be included in this directory.

Everyone will receive an electronic copy of the directory. The Fort River directory is an internal resource that is private and not disseminated to any outside vendors.

Please complete this form by FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29th.

Project Backpack 2023

 

Summer Ultimate League of Amherst

 

Registration is now open for the Summer Ultimate League of Amherst (SULA), youth division. This is open to all area residents and beginners are welcome. All players will be assigned to a team. With volunteer coaches from championship Amherst teams this is the oldest youth Ultimate League in the country, entering its 25th season.

Games are at Plum Brook Field in Amherst on Tuesday nights and begin at 6:00 PM. The season runs from June 27 through August 8.

There are 3 divisions: Frisbee Activities for Kids (Ages 7-8), Elementary (Ages9-11), and Middle School (Ages 12-13).

To sign up, go to www.suladisc.org and follow link to registration through Amherst Recreation or call 413-259-3065. For more information, contact Nathan Salwen or Susan Morrello at 413-374-7193 (salwen.1@gmail.com). The fee is $49 for the
season.

Amherst Ballet

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-empress-of-thunder-tickets-631747733477

AEF Stars in our schools

 AEF's Spring Stars In Our Schools Closes June 15!

Is there a teacher or staff member that has made a difference in your child's life this year? Make a donation to Amherst Education Foundation's Stars In Our Schools Spring Campaign in their honor and AEF will send a note of gratitude on your behalf, thanking them for all their hard work and dedication.

We grant an average of $30,000 annually to teachers and administrators in our schools and all the money raised this month will help us fund the next round of initiatives and programs. In April, AEF awarded a total of $29,317 in grants spread throughout the Amherst-Pelham School District including, ARHS Bridge to Resilient Youth in Transition Mindful Gardening, Combating Sexual Harassment at the Middle School, Fort River Table and Project-Based Development Initiative, and Protect the Investment project. So far this spring we have honored 42 teachers/staff and raised $956. Last June we honored 165 teachers and staff and raised almost $6,000; please help us do the same this year.

Visit amhersteducationfoundation.org/stars and make your gift today!