THE ARPS FREE WINTER COAT SWAP IS THIS FRIDAY! 

ALL ARE WELCOME!

IN THE AMHERST REGIONAL MIDDLE SCHOOL LOBBY
at 170 Chestnut Street, Amherst 
(One family will be allowed in at a time.)

FRIDAY, DEC. 18, FROM 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.

IS YOUR FAMILY READY FOR ANOTHER WINTER? IF NOT, THE AMHERST REGIONAL SCHOOLS’ PARENT & GUARDIAN ORGANIZATIONS (PGOS) MAY HAVE A SOLUTION!

 

PGOS FROM ACROSS THE DISTRICT ARE HOLDING A JOINT COAT SWAP THIS YEAR.  PLEASE STOP BY THIS FRIDAY, AND TAKE HOME FREE NEW & GENTLY USED COATS, SNOWPANTS , HATS, BOOTS. AND OTHER WINTER GEAR IN A VARIETY OF SIZES, FROM SMALL CHILD TO BIG KID AND ADULT! 

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THEN! (Masks are required, and remember to socially distance.)

 

For additional information, contact arpspgo@gmail.com. *This event is organized by the Amherst Regional Schools PGOs.

 

Happy Holidays!

💗 Dear ARMS community,

We sincerely hope you are doing well and that your Thanksgiving went well and happy too, all things considered!

Here are some updates from your PGO.

Firstly, the 5k event is still open to sign up but it is postponed until next year. We have received many congratulations for this great idea! Please contact coordinator kim.nedeau@yahoo.com for any questions or concerns.

Secondly, three full PGO Best Baskets were donated for Thanksgiving. The raffle winner, an 8th grade parent, donated hers to a home for the elderly. A great loving gesture! They surely enjoyed delicious homemade cookies, specialty chocolates, tea and candy. And a special message! The other two baskets went to a community center and church to cheer them up at this challenging time.

And the Holiday Basket raffle is on, Dec 21! Who will win home & gifts, chocolates, cookies & candy? We just want to cheer you up! Again, donate and contact us to leave your info.

Last but not least, the PGO continues with the coat drive and we also helped teachers with the science kits. As always, we are happily and actively involved helping our teachers. They certainly do a great job in this part of the world where many uncertainties arise due to the pandemic situation. Please help the Environmental Club with plastic bottles for a project. And stop plastic pollution!

If possible, please show you care for your school community by donating to our ongoing fundraising efforts.https://www.mightycause.com/story/Amherst-Regional-Middle-School-Parent-Guardian-Organization Check our blog http://armspgo.blogspot.com/

We need you to keep doing good programs for the school! Every fundraiser benefits the students and teachers! And contact us at armspgo@gmail.com with ideas for your 8th graders move-on events and activities! We have suggestions to share with you; and your volunteer help is so much appreciated!

We look forward to hearing from you! Thank you!

Tis' this time of year again....

The wonderful season of thanks, joys and blessings for all! Oh what fun! a favorite time! May you have a healthy, wonderful and blessed holiday season!

 Keep it up, all safe and sound!

Laura & Team PGO 2019 - 2021💗

 Call for Submissions: Dreaming the Future!

The Forbes, Jones, and Lilly libraries are collaborating with UMass's Feinberg Lecture Series, and we are asking the young people of Western Massachusetts (ages 5-18) to help envision a future where climate change is mitigated and the world has adapted. The project, Dreaming the Future, asks young people to consider their relationship with the natural world, how they think it might change in the future, what they hope it might be like, and how to help guide humanity toward a more climate-just world. Participants are invited to respond to a variety of prompts and share their work with us; we will then publish the collection as a zine (a limited-edition publication). Participants will receive a physical copy of the booklet and it will also be available online. We are asking for submissions now through January 1st. To view the prompts and find information on how to submit, please visit: https://blogs.umass.edu/feinberg/dreaming-the-future/

See flyer here.

Please support the ARMS PGO! 💗

Dear ARMS families and friends,

Tis' this time of year again....

The wonderful season of thanks, joys and blessings for all! Oh what fun! a favorite time!

Here at the PGO we enjoy what we do for our school community, we remember our younger days at school having a good camaraderie, learning and sharing so many nice moments. We know you enjoyed good times at school too, think of all those special memories... 

The point is that your PGO tries to keep up with all those good times, making a good difference for the teachers, the students and all the school community through a variety of activities and events. Stay tuned!

ARMS PGO goal of $1000 plus will help with students and families activities, grants for teachers and student groups, support for the environmental club, supplies, events and gifts for 8th graders move on celebration and more!

Please contact armspgo@gmail.com for more info. And to volunteer in leading roles!

But we couldn't do it without you. Please help our fundraisers below to keep up the ARMS spirit! Thank you, thank you! 

In the season of thanks, we sincerely thank you so much! Please stay safe & sound!

 💗The ARMS PGO team 2019-2021

www.mightycause.com/story/Amherst-Regional-Middle-School-Parent-Guardian-Organization

Ways you can support the ARMS PGO

Like us on Facebook

Stop&Shop A+ Bonus Bucks

Florence Bank Customer Choice Community Grant for ARPS

Amazon Smile

Mighty Cause 

Happy Thanksgiving! Feliz Día de Gracias!

A special Thanksgiving message...

 

Dear ARMS families and friends,

‘TIS THE SEASON OF THANKS & JOY! 

We would like to bring some joy to your home and also give thanks for another year all together in spite of a very challenging time with the pandemic still around! Indeed these times are testing our best values, hopes and community resilience to face the uncommon. I'm totally positive we will return unscathed as a great school community! So keep up all safety precautions and your good spirit!  Remember that hope keeps on singing…

Now I'd like to invite all to participate in these two fun fundraiser events!

 You know funds raised go directly back to the school to help students with more and great educational opportunities of all kinds. Please email us at armspgo@gmail.com for any questions and for volunteer opportunities. Do you want to be on the PGO board?

1) THE BEST PGO HOLIDAY BASKETS RAFFLE! 

We love the variety of nice gifts the baskets can offer: chocolate & candy, movies, health & wellbeing, sports, cookies & tea, fav games, books, toys, knits, home and more! Which one would you choose?

The first drawing will be on Thanksgiving day! Thursday 26, 10 am via virtual raffle meeting. Each ticket is $5 minimum and please contribute more if you can. Please let us know which basket you’d like. We have now: cookies & tea, chocolate & candy, gifts & toys. More treats! And the special Argentina Gourmet Holiday Cookie;)

Please donate at https://www.mightycause.com/story/Amherst-Regional-Middle-School-Parent-Guardian-Organization. Contact us at armspgo@gmail.com to leave your email. We will contact you on Thanksgiving day for your chance to win! Get your raffle tickets asap!

The second drawing will be near Christmas time TBD.

2) THE ONE & ONLY PGO 5K RACE!

I'm pretty excited about this event! This is not your typical 5k run! This virtual event welcomes cheaters! You can run, cycle, ski, skate, scooter, stair climb, elliptical, ElliptiGO, walk, hike, run while bouncing a basketball or kicking a soccer ball. Cheaters welcome! Come play with us! join us at  https://www.runreg.com/9682

Be well! Go Hurricanes!

THANKS SO MUCH!                 KEEP UP THE ARMS SPIRIT!

Laura Rojo MacLeod ARMS PGO Chair

Team 2019 - 2021 in community

Get your ARMS t-shirt!

👈YESSS 👀  THAT'S THE ONE !😊

We have your popular T-shirt on sizes L and XL only left!

The items make great gifts for everyone, from rising 7th graders to graduating 8th graders moving on to high school. And for parents and family too!

Thank you, thank you!

Your kind contribution goes directly to the ARMS PGO to help us fund programs and activities for ARMS students, teachers and families. If you have any questions and to order, please contact us at armspgo@gmail.com.