Hello Crocker Farm families, Delaney MacPhetres, a CF alumni (now a HS junior), has coordinated a “Holiday Happiness” Card Campaign. A Holiday Happiness deposit box is located outside the main entrance at Crocker Farm for families to bring cards. Below is more information, and the more cards the merrier the holidays. As you may have heard, the […]
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Dear Crocker Farm Families, The ARPS Family Center-led district-wide coat drive is in full swing. Thank you to everyone who has donated items or made monetary contributions. If you are in need of winter gear (coats, boots, hats, gloves, etc.) for your children, please contact Mildred Martinez (Martinezm2@arps.org, 413-362-1871) at the ARPS Family Center so you […]
Learn MoreWeather permitting, the Jones Library will be offering outdoor access to public computers on weekday afternoons from 1 to 4 p.m. Computers will be available under a tent on the front lawn of the Jones Library. Learn more here!
Learn MoreMondays, 10:30 – 11:15 a.m. Join Wendy and Anna Plummer online for Sing With Your Little Ones—45 minutes of music, finger plays, and movement. This program can be enjoyed by babies, big siblings, and caregivers. Join Monday at 10:30!Email Kids@Joneslibrary.org to receive the Zoom link.
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This free workshop for parents/guardians and professionals—on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 7-9 p.m.—is sponsored by the Special Education Parent Advisory Council. To receive the online access link, please email sepac@arps.org. The workshop will cover what an IEP is, why it is important, how the IEP is developed, a child’s strengths and concerns, a vision statement, sections […]
Learn MoreDear Crocker Farm Families, The Amherst-Pelham Educators Association (union) wants to reach out to families of ARPS students to discuss school re-opening plans. Teachers, paraeducators and support staff at the schools miss your students and are looking forward to seeing them again, but have concerns about in-person learning. They would love to also hear your […]
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Dear Crocker Farm Families, We hope everyone is staying cool, safe, and sane. There has been a lot of news about school reopening possibilities in our district, so we hope you are reading our blog and Facebook posts to stay updated. At the request of an interested parent, the PGO is hosting a book club, […]
Learn MoreJoin the Amherst, Pelham and Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committees next Thursday, July 9 for a discussion of priorities for opening of school in the fall. ARPS staff, parents/guardians and community members are welcome! There will be two sessions with one focused on the elementary schools and one focused on the secondary schools. Thursday, July 9, […]
Learn MoreA group of UMass students are offering free Italian lessons (activities, songs, fun) for kids at Jones Library in Amherst on Tuesdays, 4 to 5 p.m. For questions, please email Cara Takakjian.
Learn MoreCalling all Third and Fourth Grade Girls Free Clinic with Amherst Youth Lacrosse: Sunday March 10, 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Amherst Regional Middle School. Come check it out!
Learn MoreWhat do you do when your town is overrun by rats? You call THE PIED PIPER! On Saturday, March 9, 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 […]
Learn MoreThere will be a Dual Language Family Info Session at 30 Southpoint Drive, co-hosted by the Barahona Hernandez family, on March 5, 6-7 p.m., with dinner.
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