Each year, the Crocker Farm PGO prepares a directory with student names and family contact info to share with Crocker Farm families. The directory is a great resource for arranging playdates and connecting with other families. The PGO can only publish contact info for families that have given us permission to do so. There is […]
Learn MoreAmherst Leisure Services Community Theater (ALSCT) is creating a fabulous, large-scale musical, with lavish sets and costumes, a full live orchestra, and enthusiastic audiences to fill the 600-seat UMass Bowker Auditorium for nine performances in January. This year’s presentation will be Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, the classic “tale as old as time.” Actors, singers, and dancers ages […]
Learn MoreBus service will be provided for Butternut, the Brook, and South Point.
Learn MoreGood afternoon Crocker Farm families, My name is Paula Lima Jones. I am a Crocker Farm parent of a first grader and will be serving as the PGO class parent coordinator for the 2017-2018 school year. I am emailing you to invite you to consider an important role in the building of our school community-volunteer […]
Learn MoreThe school lunch menu for August and September is online here. This year, the regular prices are $3 for lunch and $0.75 for breakfast. Starting this year, the Amherst schools are again running their school lunch programs and not having them run through a vendor. Ryan Harb is the new Director of Food Services. You […]
Learn MoreDear ARPS Families: Given the recent events in Charlottesville, VA, we wanted to reaffirm our unequivocal commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion in our school community. Our policies and practices center around providing a safe, supportive environment for all students, staff, families, and community members. Undoubtedly, the events of recent weeks will be on […]
Learn MoreDear Crocker Families, The new school year is almost upon us! Please help us get the school grounds in top form for the first day of classes. We’ll gather outside at Crocker Farm on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2-4 p.m. Please bring gardening tools (rakes, shovels, spades if you have them). It will be a great chance to […]
Learn MoreDear CF Families, Please join us for the 46th annual Amherst A Better Chance Fall Foliage 5k Walk/Run on Saturday, Oct. 14. The Amherst Town Common will be full of fun, family activities as walkers and runners finish the race. The course is a beautiful loop through scenic countryside during peak foliage! All levels of participation […]
Learn MoreARPS Project Backpack Distribution Days, through the ARPS Family Center Income-eligible families can receive free backpacks & school supplies for the coming year: Thu and Fri, Aug 17-18, 8 a.m. – 4 p,m. Please contact 413-362-1871 or check out www.arps.org/families for more information.
Learn MoreThe UMass Quidditch Team is running a Quidditch Summer Programming Event (a sports camp) Aug 21-25. Registration is not high enough to run the event currently, so the new discounted price is $135 per child for the full week, which includes one meal every day as well as all equipment. The program is geared toward kids ages 6-14 or entering […]
Learn MoreHello Families, We hope you’re having a wonderful summer. We wanted to let you know about a generous offer from Jones Library next week. An incredible solar eclipse will be visible across the U.S.A. on August 21. Starting Monday, Aug. 14, Jones Library will be distributing special eclipse-watching glasses at the Reference and Kids’ Desks. Two pairs per family; supply is limited. […]
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