ARMS PGO

ARMS PGO Meeting

The last ARMS PGO meeting of the year will be held at Laura Wear's house (143 Lincoln) at 6:30 PM on Tuesday, July 14th. All are invited to attend.

Fall 2016 GCC Classes

There will be multiple opportunities to take GCC classes in Amherst next year.
Four evening courses will be held at ARMS in the fall and open to both students and community members:

ENGLISH 101 (English Composition I: Expository Writing)
ESL 114 (Spoken English-High Intermediate Level)
PSYCHOLOGY 101 (Principles of Psychology)
SPANISH 102 (Elementary Spanish II)

We anticipate that four additional evening courses will be offered in the spring.
For high school juniors and seniors only, two classes will be held during the school day at the high school during the spring semester:

ENGLISH 101 (English Composition I: Expository Writing)
ANTHROPOLOGY 104 (Cultural Anthropology: Tribes, States and the Global System)

An information session and an opportunity to take the Accuplacer placement test (a requirement for the English, Psychology, and Anthropology courses) will take place at ARHS at 2:30 on Tuesday, June 7^th. Students planning on taking the Accuplacer must arrive no later than 3 p.m. This information session is for ARHS students only. There will be a similar information session/Accuplacer testing session for community members in July.
Students interested in taking the GCC courses offered at the high school next spring must meet with their guidance counselor as soon as possible after attending the information session (and before the school year ends) to adjust your course requests. For students planning to take both ENG 101 and ANT 104 or just ENG 101, you will be scheduled for college class E, F, and G periods in 2^nd semester. For students planning to take just ANT 104, you will be scheduled for college class F and G periods in 2^nd semester.
GCC is committed to waiving the tuition and fees for students taking their first college-level GCC class. Students not eligible for the tuition and fee waiver can expect the cost for a 3-credit class to be approximately $700.
For more information please contact the GCC Office of Admission at (413) 775 -1801 or admissions@gcc.mass.edu.

8th Grade EOY Activities Volunteer Sign-Up

ARMS 8th graders will formally graduate on Monday, June 20th. These hard working kids will have the opportunity to celebrate their Middle School experience at two fun events: A class picnic at Mill River (Thursday, June 16th during school hours,) AND a festive social at the High School (Monday, June 20th 7 to 9 PM.)

Please help us make these events memorable by volunteering and/or contributing. Please note that breakfast and lunch will be provided at the picnic but food is needed for the dance.

We need the support from both 7th and 8th grade families!

To sign up click here or visit

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e49a4ae2faaff2-8thgrade

Pancake Breakfast for Puffer's Pond

The 25^th Annual Puffer’s Pond Pancake Breakfast will take place this Saturday, June 4 from 8:30 - 11:00 AM at the Mill River Recreation Area. All you can eat pancakes and coffee $8 adults/ $6 kids.

Please join us for multi-grain pancakes made from ingredients donated by local farms. There will also be gluten-free pancakes and local sausages! And, as usual, we’ll have real maple syrup, live music, fabulous raffle prizes, and tons of community spirit! The event is held Rain or Shine.

Mark Your Calendars

June 8 - 7:30 pm, ARMS 7/8 band

June 15- 7th Grade EOY Field Trip to Look Park
June 16 - 7:30 pm, ARMS 7/8 Orchestras
June 16- 8th Grade EOY Field Trip to Mill River
June 17- Noon Dismissal
June 20- 8th Grade Moving On Ceremony/ Noon Dismissal
June 20- 8th Grade Social
June 21- Last Day of School- Noon Dismissal

August 1st – Deadline to register/pay for fall sports
August 23rd – Fall Sports Information Night for Parents/Guardians
August 27th – Hurricane Golf Open 2016
August 31st- First Day of School

Jones Library Teen Summer Reading Kick Off

Pun intended—the Jones Library will be kicking off summer reading with a Library vs. Library Bubble Soccer event at Sunderland Public Library on Saturday, June 18th from 1pm-5pm.

There will be book giveaways and food, too! Spectators of all ages are welcome. Any interested teens can pre-register for this program at The Jones Library or 413-259-3091/ teens@joneslibrary.org

Thursday, June 2, 2016