Thank you for supporting our wonderful staff!!

On Wednesday, March 27, the ARMS Community offered thanks to over 100 staff members at the annual Staff Appreciation Luncheon.  Staff received thank you notes from the students, enjoyed a buffet lunch and entered into a free raffle of prizes donated by Amherst merchants and parents.

Sincere thanks to all of you who donated food and raffle prizes, and a special shout out to

Nancy and Russell Johnson

for organizing the event.

ARMS Environmental Action Club needs you!

Help support the Enviormental Action Club at Amherst Regional Middle School! We are raising funds for a water bottle filler to reduce the amount of plastic waste.

 Please donate to our GoFund Me @ 

https://www.gofundme.com/arms-plastic-bottle-ban 

 -The Enviormental Science Club 

Friends of ARPS Performing Arts

“A society’s competitive advantage will come not from how well its schools teach the

multiplication and periodic tables, but from how well they stimulate imagination and creativity.”

Albert Einstein

We are proud to announce the formation of the Amherst Regional Public Schools Friends of Performing Arts, a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization of parents, guardians, students, and community members committed to providing support for high-quality education in the performing arts at the Amherst Regional Public Schools. We believe that all students should experience the transformative power of the performing arts.  In partnership with the Performing Arts program directors, our goal is to provide financial and logistical support to the programs at both the middle school and the high school, and to advocate for continued investment in the Performing Arts Department.

Find us at http://www.arpsfpa.org or on Facebook at

http://bit.ly/2tMiNUZAmherstFriendsofPerformingArts or

https://www.instagram.com/arpsfriendsofperformingarts 

Not a school sponsored event

Staff Appreciation Luncheon - March 27th

The annual ARMS PGO will host the annual Staff Appreciation Luncheon on Wednesday, March 27 (an early release day). This is a wonderful opportunity for all of us to thank the teachers and staff at ARMS. In order to make this event as successful as possible we will need supplies/food and volunteers that afternoon. A signup has been created for volunteer shifts and food, supplies and raffle donations. Please take a moment to look through the signup and see what will fit your schedule best. The PGO really needs your support the staff really enjoys this day - please help us spread the love!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0A45A9A72CA3FE3-arms1

Special Education Survey

Dear Parents/Guardians of Students with Special Education Services,

This year the Amherst-Pelham Regional School District hired an independent consulting firm, Public Consulting Group (PCG) to conduct a survey of our special education services. The purpose of this survey is to follow up on the survey previously conducted by this firm and is part of our ongoing commitment to evaluate how we support students with IEPs and to improving our practice.

All parents/guardians of students who are currently on an IEP are asked to provide feedback through this anonymous survey.  Please know that your feedback will help to improve special education services across the district.   The survey should take approximately 15 minutes to complete. If you have more than one child currently on an IEP, we ask that you complete a separate survey for each child.

Please access the survey online with the link provided until March 22nd

http://surveys.pcgus.com/s3/ARPS-Special-Education-Parent-Survey

If you have any questions or need assistance accessing a computer to complete the survey, please check in the main office at your child’s school or call the Special Education Office at 413-362-1834.

El 4 de marzo de 2019

Queridos Padres/ Guardianes de Estudiantes con Servicios de Educación Especial,

Este año el Distrito Escolar Regional de Amherst-Pelham ha empleado a una empresa de consultoría independiente para conducir una evaluación completa de nuestros servicios de educación especial. El propósito de esta encuesta es hacer un seguimiento de la encuesta realizada anteriormente por esta firma y es parte de nuestro compromiso continuo de evaluar cómo apoyamos a los estudiantes con IEP y mejorar nuestra práctica.

Se le está pidiendo a todos los padres/guardianes de estudiantes que están actualmente en un IEP que provean su opinión a través de esta encuesta anónima. Por favor sepa que su opinión ayudará a mejorar los servicios de educación especial a través del distrito. La encuesta debería tomar aproximadamente 15 minutos para completar. Si usted tiene a más de un niño actualmente en un IEP, pedimos que usted complete una encuesta separada para cada niño.

 Por favor, tendrá acceso a la encuesta en línea hasta el 22 de marzo en:

http://surveys.pcgus.com/s3/ARPS-Special-Education-Parent-Survey-Spanish

Si usted tiene alguna pregunta o necesita ayuda para accede a una computadora para completer la encuesta, por favor valla a la oficina general de la escuela de su niño o llame a la Oficina de Educación Especial al 413-362-1834.

Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition - Jones Library

Three Minute Thesis (3MT^®) Competition

UMass-Amherst brings their Three Minute Thesis (3MT^®) Competition to the Jones Library on Saturday, March 23, 2019 at 3:00 pm in the Woodbury Room.

Graduate students at UMass-Amherst conduct exciting research on a variety of timely topics, from food safety to improved water delivery systems to election reform. UMass’s Three Minute Thesis competition challenges graduate students to communicate the significance of their research to a general audience, in three minutes or less. Competition finalists will give their talks live at the Jones Library and audience members will have the chance to vote on the $500 People’s Choice award winner.

Free and open to the public. 

This program is brought to the Jones Library by the University of Massachusetts Amherst Graduate School.  For more information, please contact Janet Ryan at 413/259-3223.

Not a school sponsored event

Empty Bowl Dinner to Benefit Amherst Survival Center

Not a school sponsored event

ARHS Musical - Tuck Everlasting

ARHS is thrilled to present Tuck Everlasting: The Musical on March 7-9 at 7:30 pm and March 9 at 2:00 pm. This family-friendly show is based on the young adult novel of the same name and follows the adventures 11 year-old Winnie Foster, who discovers a magical spring in her New Hampshire woods.

Tuck Everlasting premiered on Broadway in 2016 and we are excited to be one of the very first schools in the country to take on this fresh, vibrant show. Nearly 150 ARHS students are involved as actors, musicians, dancers, builders and designers. Chances are, you know at least one person to cheer on directly!

Tickets can be purchased online at https://tuckarhs.bpt.me or at the door. Prices are $20 General Admission, $10 students/ARHS staff/seniors, and $5 for children under 7. We also provide reduced price tickets for families on free/reduced lunch; please contact our Box Office manager, Zeffa Kinney, at zeffamarykinney@gmail.com for details.

Thanks for supporting the arts at ARHS – we look forward to seeing you at the show!

Spring Sports Registration Now Open

Online spring sports registration opened February 1st. Ensure a smooth start to the spring season by registering NOW. Current sport physical forms should be on file with the school nurse before the first day of tryouts. Questions for middle school registrants please contact the middle school nurse at 362-1975.
REGISTRATION: https://www.familyid.com/
PAYMENT: Payment is due right away. Payment is required to try out/practice/participate. If there is a financial hardship, please contact Rich Ferro, the Athletic Director at ferror@arps.org

START DATES:
All sports may begin tryouts on Monday, March 19th.  Wednesday, March 13th is Spring Sports Information Night for athletes and their parents/guardian. Time: 6:30 p.m. in the High School Gymnasium

Amherst Leisure Services and Missoula Children's Theatre Presents:

THE PIED PIPER!

What do you do when your town is overrun by rats?  You call THE PIED PIPER!  On Saturday, March 9^th, take a trip to Hamelin Town with the Missoula Children's Theatre, as over 50 local students present THE PIED PIPER, an original musical adaptation of this classic tale.

This original musical production is part of the Missoula Children's unique international touring project and is presented locally by Amherst Leisure Services Community Theater.

          THE PIED PIPER will be presented on Saturday, March 9^th at 1:30 pm and 4:00 pm at the Amherst Middle School Auditorium. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for students under 18 and seniors.

          For more information, go to “Children’s Theater” at ALSCT.org, or call Susan at 413-461-6722. 

Not a school sponsored event

Public Listening Sessions - Proposal and Application for Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA)