- March 30: Good Friday (No School)
- June 21: Last Day of School (ARMS has had five snow days in 2017-2018 counting March 13th. The last day of school is currently June 21.)
We are the Parent/ Guardian Organization for the Amherst Regional Middle School. We strive to create a supportive and welcoming community for students, their families, teachers and administration by hosting events, organizing programs that foster a productive and positive environment; be a resource for information and engagement; and funding academic and ARMS community initiatives. Contact the PGO at armspgo@gmail.com
Sunday, March 25, 2018
Mark Your Calendars
Next PGO Meeting – Calling all 7th Grade Parents
Our focus for this meeting will be the 8th grade end-of-the-year social and picnic (which 7th grade parents traditionally take the lead on) and plans for next year. If you are a 7th grade parent (or an 8th grade parent with a rising 7th grader) and think you might be able to help out next year, please join us. Most of the current PGO leadership is headed to the high school next year, and we really need some new faces for next year. If you would like to get involved, but can’t make the meeting, please contact us at armspgo@gmail.com.
Community Choice Grant Awarded
Congrats to the almost 60 nonprofits in our community who also received grants through this annual program. Since the Community Choice Grants program started 16 years ago, Florence Bank has given away more than $1 million to community non-profits.
The Amherst Regional Public Schools Parent Guardian Organization (ARPS PGO) is a Registered 501(c)(3) Massachusetts Charity encompassing the individual PGOs of the Amherst Regional High and Middle Schools, Crocker Farm and Wildwood Elementary.
Yearbook Cover Contest, due April 13
RULES:
- Cover MUST say Amherst Regional Middle School or ARMS and 2017-2018.
- It HAS to have your name written on the back.
- The dimensions of the paper are 8.5 by 11 (regular paper size).
Due Friday, April 13th
TURN IN ENTRIES TO MAIN OFFICE OR TO Ms. Grant (C7a)
1st place will be the front cover. 2nd place will be the back cover.
First And Second Place Winners Get a FREE Yearbook!
Photos Wanted for Yearbook
The yearbook club is requesting photos of any student activities for both grades to be entered into this years book. If you have any photos of field trips, concerts, sports or other school events that you would like to share for possible use in the ’17-’18 ARMS Yearbook, please forward to grantl@arps.org with a note of what the activity is and what grade the student/students are in. Attachments must be jpeg. Thank you.
Amherst Town Election (and Food Drive), March 27
TOWN ELECTION
Amherst's biggest election in many years is this Tuesday. You will have the opportunity to choose whether Amherst will continue with it's current form of government or choose a new one. Whichever you support, be sure to VOTE THIS TUESDAY! Polls are open from 7am to 8pm. For more information (including sample ballots and polling place), visit: https://www.amherstma.gov/81/Voter-Information
ELECTION DAY FOOD DRIVE IN AMHERST
7am to 7pm at your polling place
Food Drive Barrels will be located at polling places for your donations of canned goods and personal care items.
Most Wanted Items in the Food Pantry: https://amherstsurvival.org/mostwanted/
7am to 7pm at your polling place
Food Drive Barrels will be located at polling places for your donations of canned goods and personal care items.
Most Wanted Items in the Food Pantry: https://amherstsurvival.org/mostwanted/
Not a school sponsored event
Local Vocal Chord Bowl, acapella benefit concert, April 7
For more information, visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/165554340760490/
Hope to see you there!
Geoff Friedman, Andrea Dustin, Todd Fruth, and the ARHS Chorale and ARHS Hurricane Singers
Not a school sponsored event
Geoff Friedman, Andrea Dustin, Todd Fruth, and the ARHS Chorale and ARHS Hurricane Singers
Not a school sponsored event
Sunday, March 18, 2018
Mark Your Calendars
- March 30: Good Friday (No School)
- June 21: Last Day of School. ARMS has had five snow days in 2017-2018 counting March 13th. The last day of school is currently June 21.
Photos Wanted for Yearbook
The yearbook club is requesting photos of any student activities for both grades to be entered into this years book. If you have any photos of field trips, concerts, sports or other school events that you would like to share for possible use in the ’17-’18 ARMS Yearbook, please forward to grantl@arps.org with a note of what the activity is and what grade the student/students are in. Attachments must be jpeg. Thank you.
Spring Sports Informational Night, Monday, 3/19
Time: 6:30 p.m. in the High Gymnasium
Hope to see you there!
Debido a la cancelación de eventos nocturnos el martes, 13 de marzo, necesitábamos reprogramar nuestra Noche Deportiva de Primavera. La nueva fecha para este evento es el lunes, 19 de marzo. La noche de información de deportes de primavera es para los atletas y sus padres / tutores.
Hora: 6:30 p.m. en el Gimnasio Escuela Superior
¡Espero verle allÃ!
Debido a la cancelación de eventos nocturnos el martes, 13 de marzo, necesitábamos reprogramar nuestra Noche Deportiva de Primavera. La nueva fecha para este evento es el lunes, 19 de marzo. La noche de información de deportes de primavera es para los atletas y sus padres / tutores.
Hora: 6:30 p.m. en el Gimnasio Escuela Superior
¡Espero verle allÃ!
March For Our Lives (Amherst), 3/24
Join in an Amherst Community March on Saturday, March 24 to show our support for the students in Parkland, FL at Stoneman-Douglas High School who have planned a march in Washington, DC on this date. It is being called, “March For Our Lives”
Bring your friends, your signs, and your enthusiasm for efforts to change the gun laws and to help our country become less gun-oriented.
We will assemble at the south end of Kendrick Park (across the street from Bertuucci's) at 10 AM and will march to the Town Common. There we will sing some songs and share in a community event to mourn the loss of those we have lost, to speak out against our saturated gun culture and call for a change!
Sponsored by The Amherst League of Women Voters
Sunday, March 11, 2018
Food and volunteers needed for Staff Appreciation Luncheon
You can sign up to provide items for the lunch and volunteer at:
Photos Wanted for Yearbook
The yearbook club is requesting photos of any student activities for both grades to be entered into this years book. If you have any photos of field trips, concerts, sports or other school events that you would like to share for possible use in the ’17-’18 ARMS Yearbook, please forward to grantl@arps.org with a note of what the activity is and what grade the student/students are in. Attachments must be jpeg.
Notes from Principal Patty (Early Release Day & Newsletter)
Please see the newsletter from Principal Bode that was sent by email on Friday (and by US postal mail to those who do not receive email) explaining the specially planned all-school curriculum for March 14th on Learning and Speaking Out, which teaches the big ideas of:
"Our ARMS community has a right to a safe educational environment, and we can make a difference collectively and inclusively. We stand in solidarity with the call for freedom from violence and we express empathy for those who suffer."
Basic Rights in Special Education, March 12
Basic Rights in Special Education. Monday March 12, 2018 @ 5:00 PM, ARHS Library. Please mark your calendars and join us for this informative workshop for parents and professionals.
RSVP to SEPAC@ARPS.org or call (413) 687-4255.
Basic Rights in Special Education - English
Basic Rights in Special Education - Spanish
Basic Rights in Special Education - English
Basic Rights in Special Education - Spanish
Spring Sports Informational Night, March 13
- 6:30 p.m. – Whole Group Meeting in the High School Gymnasium
- 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. – Individual Team Meetings in assigned classrooms
Reminders:
Check with the health room about your child’s clearance to play.
Spring sports start March 19th.
Sunday, March 4, 2018
Mark Your Calendars
- March 9: All Teachers Curriculum/Work Day (No School)
- March 14: Early Release
- March 30: Good Friday (No School)
View ARPS 2017-18 Calendar
Food and volunteers needed for Staff Appreciation Luncheon
Our annual PGO Staff Appreciation Luncheon will take place this year on Wednesday, March 14 (an early release day). This is a wonderful opportunity for all of us to thank the teachers and staff at ARMS with a buffet lunch (provided by families), thank you notes from students, raffle prizes, and fun. Please consider contributing a food item and/or volunteering on the day. We can’t do it without you. The staff really enjoys this event – help us to spread the love!
You can sign up to provide items for the lunch and volunteer at: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/805054ca9a72ba57-arms
Notes from Principal Patty
Last Tuesday, Feb 27th, US Congressman Jim McGovern read a letter on the floor of the House of Representatives that was written to him by a group of ARMS students. He inserted the letter into the Congressional record. We watched McGovern's speech live on C-SPAN during 8th grade lunch. Here is a segment of the video:
The Road to Freedom: Portraits of People with Disabilities is a photo-text exhibit now on view from Family Diversity Projects in our ARMS Lobby-Gallery. This exhibit is the centerpiece of our school-wide curriculum on disability rights which was kicked off on February 16th when we all wen to see the movie, Wonder. Last year, ARMS hosted two other exhibits, and this opportunity continues a our explicit honor of the dignity and worth of each human being while cultivating empathy and solidarity. Each ARMS Advisory Group will be engaged in the curriculum which includes guided interactive visits to the exhibit. See more about it at: https://familydiv.org/exhibits/the-road-to-freedom/
Reminder this Friday, March 9th is a Curriculum day for all teachers, so students will not have school. ARMS teachers will be attending workshops on topics of Equity and Diversity in the morning and working in their collaborative Research Inquiry Groups in the afternoon.
We launched a unit on learning about water treatment in science class! A grant funded by Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Drinking Water Program written by UMass Professor in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, John Tobiason, provides these collaborative activities with the Hitchcock Center, UMASS and ARMS. Brittany Gutermuth was hired through the Hitchcock Center to co-teach lessons with each of the 7th and 8th grade science teachers, and to organize the field trips for the 8th graders. Science teacher, Jennifer Welborn worked with Dr. John Tobiason and Colleen Kelley at the Hitchcock Center to plan these lessons and field trips. Many thanks for the partnership from Department of Environmental Protection Drinking Water Program, UMass Dept of Engineering and Hitchcock Center for the Environment!
The Road to Freedom: Portraits of People with Disabilities is a photo-text exhibit now on view from Family Diversity Projects in our ARMS Lobby-Gallery. This exhibit is the centerpiece of our school-wide curriculum on disability rights which was kicked off on February 16th when we all wen to see the movie, Wonder. Last year, ARMS hosted two other exhibits, and this opportunity continues a our explicit honor of the dignity and worth of each human being while cultivating empathy and solidarity. Each ARMS Advisory Group will be engaged in the curriculum which includes guided interactive visits to the exhibit. See more about it at: https://familydiv.org/exhibits/the-road-to-freedom/
Reminder this Friday, March 9th is a Curriculum day for all teachers, so students will not have school. ARMS teachers will be attending workshops on topics of Equity and Diversity in the morning and working in their collaborative Research Inquiry Groups in the afternoon.
We launched a unit on learning about water treatment in science class! A grant funded by Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Drinking Water Program written by UMass Professor in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, John Tobiason, provides these collaborative activities with the Hitchcock Center, UMASS and ARMS. Brittany Gutermuth was hired through the Hitchcock Center to co-teach lessons with each of the 7th and 8th grade science teachers, and to organize the field trips for the 8th graders. Science teacher, Jennifer Welborn worked with Dr. John Tobiason and Colleen Kelley at the Hitchcock Center to plan these lessons and field trips. Many thanks for the partnership from Department of Environmental Protection Drinking Water Program, UMass Dept of Engineering and Hitchcock Center for the Environment!
Spring Sports (registration closes 3/5)
Please mark your calendars for our Spring Sports Informational Night, Tuesday, March 13th @ 6:30 p.m. This evening is for both athletes and their parents/guardians. Everyone will meet briefly in the high school gymnasium and then go to a sport specific classroom. This will give everyone a chance to meet the coaches, ask questions, find out about tryouts and go over rules & expectations.
- 6:30 p.m. – Whole Group Meeting in the High School Gymnasium
- 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. – Individual Team Meetings in assigned classrooms
Reminders:
Check with the health room about your child’s clearance to play.
Spring sports start March 19th.
Basic Rights in Special Education, March 12
Basic Rights in Special Education. Monday March 12, 2018 @ 5:00 PM, ARHS Library. Please mark your calendars and join us for this informative workshop for parents and professionals.
RSVP to SEPAC@ARPS.org or call (413) 687-4255.
Basic Rights in Special Education - English
Basic Rights in Special Education - Spanish
RSVP to SEPAC@ARPS.org or call (413) 687-4255.
Basic Rights in Special Education - English
Basic Rights in Special Education - Spanish
LSSE Spring Youth Sports (sign-up) & Summer Camp Fair (March 10)
LSSE Spring Youth Sports, sign-up today:
The Summer Camp Fair is coming up on March 10th 11am-2pm at the Jones Library in Amherst:
Not a school sponsored event
The Lion and The Beast, March 17
With 30 actors, 20 singers, and six sets that take you from the savanna to the jungle, The Lion and the Beast is an extravaganza of epic proportions! There's singing, dancing, lions, gazelles, princes, a warthog and so much more -- something for everyone!
Not a school sponsored event
The Whole Children and Milestones Theater Studio gang and Joyful Chorus combine to present this original heart-warming story with timely themes of honoring individuality and the freedom to be yourself.
Catch this can’t-miss show at Smith College’s Hallie Flanagan Studio Theater
122 Green Street - Northampton
March 16 at 7 pm and March 17 at 2 pm
To buy tickets, visit: https://www.wholechildren.org/events/the-lion-and-the-beast/
To buy tickets, visit: https://www.wholechildren.org/events/the-lion-and-the-beast/
Not a school sponsored event
Tickets on Sale for AEF’s March 17 Event
TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
Join Amherst Education Foundation and Principals from our high schools, middle school, and elementary schools for an evening of fun and food, including:
- ARHS Jazz Band!
- Audience Trivia Game!
- Time to mingle with the Principals and friends before dinner!
- Main Event celebrating our Principals with music and fun facts!
Date/Time: Sat, March 17, 2018, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Location: University of Massachusetts Student Union Ballroom
Link to ticket sales: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/aef-celebrates-champions-for-our-schools-tickets-41920686903
All proceeds from our spring gala event will help fund AEF grant awards provided to our ARPS and Union 28 educators.
Not a school sponsored event
FREE Youth Field Hockey Program in April
SPRING 2018 MINI MINUTES FREE YOUTH PROGRAM
April 3, 10, 17, 24 (5:30-6:30pm)
@UMASS Field Hockey Field
Not a school sponsored event
April 3, 10, 17, 24 (5:30-6:30pm)
@UMASS Field Hockey Field
Ages 5-13, Girls & Boys
Learn Field Hockey AND Have Fun!
Learn Field Hockey AND Have Fun!
Head Coach Barb Weinberg and the University of Massachusetts field hockey coaching staff and team will be hosting the first ever annual Mini Minutes Youth Program in the spring of 2018. Mini Minutes is a FREE fun and interactive program intended for youth ages 5-13 years (Kindergarten through 8th grade), and is designed to introduce girls and boys to the sport of Field Hockey and team play.
For more info (including registration), visit: www.wmasshky.com
Questions? E-mail: wmasshky@gmail.com
Questions? E-mail: wmasshky@gmail.com
Not a school sponsored event
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