Ring in the holiday season with this over 40-year old Amherst tradition on Friday, December 6th from 3-7pm (tree lighting at 5pm). For more information and a schedule of family-friendly activities: https://www.facebook.com/events/500499050791518/ https://www.amherstarea.com/events/details/2019-lighting-of-the-merry-maple-22786
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This is open to all families interested in the Seal of Biliteracy District Wide! Childcare & Pizza will be provided but please bring a dish to share! More information can be found at: http://www.arps.org/sealofbiliteracy
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Celebrate the coming holiday season in the very best way with signed books for everyone on your gift list. Join us in the Woodbury Room of the Jones Library at 2:00 pm on Saturday, December 7, 2019 for this Valley author event, coordinated by the Massachusetts Center for the Book. Doors will open at 1:30 […]
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Girls on the Run coming to Crocker Farm Spring 2020! We are looking for volunteer coaches to support this team. Coaches do not need to be runners. Girls on the Run (GOTR) is a unique 10 week (twice weekly) after-school program led by trained coaches who lead small teams through our research-based curricula which includes […]
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The Jones Library Board of Trustees is looking for five volunteers to serve on the newly established Jones Library Accessibility Subcommittee. For details and more information: http://pgocrockerfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Accessibility-Subcommittee-Advertisement-11-15-19.pdf
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Crocker Farm’s Month of Giving: November 1st – December 3rd, 2019 Support Crocker Farm:https://www.mightycause.com/story/7nnydg IMAGINE THIS: If $20 were donated for every child at Crocker, we would have around $7000! Why do we ask you to support the Crocker Farm PGO? As a public school, Crocker Farm has a limited budget. The PGO helps by working to build […]
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Mothers Out Front Pioneer Valley invites the public on Sunday, November 24 from 1:00-2:30 at the Jones Library to learn about ARPS’s diesel school buses, how they might be replaced with electric buses and what we can each do to help. For more information: https://ma.mothersoutfront.org/electric_school_bus_launch_party?utm_campaign=esb_campaign_launch_party&utm_medium=email&utm_source=mothersoutfront
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Check out what LSSE has in store for Winter 2020: https://www.amherstma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/49237/Leisure-Times-Winter-2020
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Join in some fun math-oriented family games with a side of pizza on November 21st from 6 – 7:15pm. English: http://pgocrockerfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_0490.jpg Spanish: http://pgocrockerfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_0491.jpg
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We have a few distribution shifts to fill. Can you help? https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4ca9ac22a5fa7-crocker5 And we always welcome donations! Please drop them off in the Crocker Farm main lobby or Preschool/Parent pickup lobby through November 19th. For more information on the coat drive and where it goes after Crocker: Spanish: http://pgocrockerfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2019_CoatDrive_Flyer_Spanish_jpg.jpg English: http://pgocrockerfarm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/2019_CoatDrive_Flyer_Spanish_jpg.jpg
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DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST JR.Grades 2-6. Registration now open: https://www.starlights-youth-theatre.com/list-of-upcoming-classes/ Come join the fun November 16, 2019 for a Registration Workshop 9:00-9:40am at Mapleridge Community Center, 659 Amherst Road, Sunderland. Singing, dancing and picking up additional materials. Regular class begins January 11, 2020. Show in early April 2020. Limited Space! Sign up today. FIDDLER […]
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ARMS ELL teacher Alicia Lopez has co-authored a book with her mother, Sonia Nieto, UMass professor emerita, on their shared experience as educators. Amherst Books is hosting a book talk on November 12, and all are welcome to attend.
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Date and Time: Saturday, November 16 2:00-4:00 pm Location: Amherst Ballet (29 Strong Street, Amherst) Learn about Indian Culture, Experience Indian Dance, and Enjoy Indian Cuisine at Amherst Ballet! Amherst Ballet is hosting a free Indian Dance Workshop led by Ms. Monica Bhowmik as the first of its World Dance Workshop series. The workshop will […]
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We are looking for volunteers for this event, especially during distribution shifts. For more information and to sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4ca9ac22a5fa7-crocker5 We are also still taking donations. Donation boxes are in the Crocker main lobby and parent pickup area/preschool lobby. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! Reminders: Don’t miss Math Night on November 21st For more info:http://pgocrockerfarm.com/math-night-returns Save-the-Date for the B&N Book […]
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Get that candy out of your house! The PGO is organizing an impromptu candy collection, and we will bring your candy to the closest Operation Gratitude drop-off location for you. Please put all candy in Ziploc or other plastic bags (grocery bags for example). Drop off locations and times: 1. The Crocker front office:Friday Nov. 1st […]
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