Dear ARMS 8th Grade Families:
We are looking forward to several
events at the end of the 2013-2014 school year to celebrate the ARMS 8th
grade class of 2018 as they transition to high school!
The 8th Grade Mill River Picnic will be on Monday, June 23rd. It will be a day of fun, relaxation, games,
and food catered by several area restaurants. The Town of Amherst will open the Mill River
Pool early for us to use. The UMass
Men’s Basketball team will officiate the advisory basketball tournament finals.
The students will be brought to Mill River by bus at 9:30 am, and will return
to ARMS at 2:00 pm. As it has been the
past two years, we anticipate that Mill River will be a hugely successful day
-- one of the highlights of the year for students and teachers – with your
support.
On the evening of Friday, June
20th is the last 8th grade
dance/social, in the HS. The AMRS PGO is hard at work planning this
event. And finally, there is a “Moving-On” ceremony for the 8th
grade students and their families on Wednesday, June 25th, from 10:30 am until
11:55, to mark the conclusion of their Amherst Middle School experience. Details on this day will be shared soon.
There are real costs for each of these
events which are not in the school budget.
The 8th grade teams have not held fundraisers throughout the
year, and so we are asking each 8th grade family to contribute what
they can now. We hope you will see this
as an opportunity to support and recognize the great work and commitment of
ARMS faculty, staff, students, and families.
For all three of these
celebratory events, we estimate the cost
for each student to be at least $15. Please consider an additional donation of
what you can afford ($30, $60, $100) to support the school and to help those less
able to afford a contribution. Please
send a check made out to ARMS to your student's advisory teacher.
For the Mill River picnic on June
23rd, we also need volunteers to help serve food, supervise activities, and
clean up at the end of the day. Parent coordinators will be posting a signup
calendar and requesting your help in the next several days.
Thank you so much for your
support --
(Please
detach and return with the attached permission slip for the Mill River picnic)
__________________________________________________
___ I would like a scholarship
___I can support the 8th grade
year-end activities. Enclosed is my
contribution of:
__ $15 __ $30 __
$45 __ $60 __ $100
Student's name: _____________________________________
Checks should be made out to ARMS
and returned to 8th grade advisory teachers.
For
the second year, Amherst Leisure Services (LSSE) will be presenting the
“Youth on Broadway” musical theater revue, showcasing the talent of
Pioneer Valley youth between the ages of 9-17 and presenting nearly 40
songs and dances from more than 20 Broadway shows. From “Mathilda the
Musical” to “A Chorus Line,” “Oliver,” “Wicked,” and many other Broadway
productions, the program will present three shows: Saturday May 31,
2014 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and Sunday June 1, 2014 at 2:00 p.m.
All shows will take place at the Amherst Regional Middle School
Auditorium, located at 170 Chestnut Street, Amherst.
The African American Achievement Awards committee is seeking photos for their Facebook page.
The Facebook page is called "African American Achievers of Amherst" and
is meant to showcase the accomplishments of ARPS students (elem/ms/hs).
Parents, guardians, staff and students are invited to post photos from
AAAA night, civic awards, ARHS graduation (students in stoles),
athletics events, fine & performing arts performances, community
service projects, etc. Students should get permission from
parents/guardians before posting photos. Additional information can be
obtained through Dr. Shirley Whitaker 
