December PTO Meeting Cancelled

Dear Pelham Families,

  The December PTO meeting has been cancelled.  We would like to wish you all a Happy Holiday season and a Happy New Year!

Sincerely,

The Pelham PTO

Bertucci's Family Night Monday Nov. 30th!

Please join us at Bertucci's on Monday November 30th!  Bring in this flyer or mention the Pelham PTO, and we will receive 15%!  This event has been a hit with our families!  Join your Pelham friends for dinner!  Or take out!

We Need Your Vote!

Please take a moment to vote for the Pelham Elementary PTO by clicking this link.  Florance bank gives away grants, and we need 50 votes!

https://www.florencebank.com/vote

Give Back With Amazon.com

Remember to click this link before placing an order on Amazon.com!  A portion of the sales goes to the  Pelham PTO!

PTO Meeting Tuesday Nov. 17th!

November PTO Meeting

Tuesday November 17

6PM

Teacher's Lounge

Free pizza and childcare always provided!  Please RSVP to Amie Weddleton amie.weddleton@gmail.com 

Yankee Candle Orders Due Tomorrow, Nov 13th!

PTO News Just a Reminder that Yankee Candle order forms are due tomorrow, November 13th. However, online ordering will be available until January 13, 2016! The next PTO meeting will be held Tuesday November 17th at 6:00 in the teacher's room at the Elementary School. Pizza and childcare are always provided. RSVP to Amie at amie.weddleton@gmail.com.  We hope everyone had fun at the annual spooktacular Halloween Bash!Thank you to everyone who attended/volunteered/donated to make this a great family event. Even with all the volunteering and donations, the PTO spends about $200 to make this event possible! And speaking of donations- the PTO just wrote checks totaling over $1000 as gifts to the Pelham Elementary teachers and support staff. We would not be able to do this or throw any of the other fun events throughout the year without the support of our Pelham parents and community! Thank you!

Merry Maple

**Not a school sponsored event**

Warm Winter Clothing Share

The Pelham School will gladly accept donations as well.

Yankee Candle!

Dear Pelham Families,
You will be receiving a packet from your children this week from Yankee Candle. Selling Yankee Candle items (it's not just candles) has been a great way to support the Pelham School PTO. Items ordered through this event will arrive in time for the December holidays.

Although you may choose to not participate in this fundraising event, please remember, the PTO's mission is to help parents and the community support the mission of the school; to encourage participation in the life of the school; to create a sense of community among parents, children, teachers, and the town; and to create happy memories for our children.

The Pelham Elementary School PTO is an involved group of parents who work collectively to support the school. Popular PTO events include the Back to School picnic, Halloween Bash, the book fair, staff appreciation day, and the Spring Fair. Proceeds from PTO events help the school purchase needed equipment, offset the cost of field trips, and fund cultural enrichment events.

Did you know that you can sell Yankee Candle online?  Just go to www.yankeecandlefundraising.com and register your child using the school's Group Number: 990065962

Halloween Bash Reminder!

**NOTE**

This is not a drop-off event.  Please make sure all children are with an adult, please!

Amherst Cinema Family Movies

RESCHEDULED OCTOBER PTO MEETING

Dear Pelham Families,

  Please note: Our October PTO meeting has been RESCHEDULED.

Date:  Tuesday,  October 20th

Time:  6:00 pm

Location:  Teacher Lounge - Pelham School

*Pizza and childcare provided

**Please RSVP to Amie Weddleton (amie.weddleton@gmail.com) if you plan to attend so we can have enough food for everyone.

AGENDA ITEMS

Halloween Party

Pelham School Halloween Bash!

Harvest Potluck & Ice Cream Social Reminder!

What will you be bringing to the Harvest Potluck?  Remember, to save a little room for ice cream provided by the PTO!

Our Scholastic book fair will be set up in the gym!  Come take a look!

September PTO Meeting! Join Us!

Please Join Us for the September PTO Meeting

Date:  Tuesday, September 15th

Time:  6:00 pm

Location:  Teacher's Room - Pelham Elementary School

*Pizza and childcare provided

**Please RSVP to Amie Weddleton (amie.weddleton@gmail.com) if you plan to attend so we can have enough food for everyone.

Harvest Potluck!

Back To School Picnic Tonight!

The Pelham PTO is sponsoring a "Back to School" gathering on Monday, August 31st from 5:00-6:30 for all Pelham families.  Pack your supper and join the Pelham School Community on the school grounds to meet new families and teachers and to get reacquainted with other Pelham School families from past years. Beverages and cake will be provided by the Pelham PTO.  

Monday, August 31- Back to School Picnic- 5:00-6:30

Hello Pelham Families!
  The PTO is sponsoring the Pelham Elementary back to school picnic.  It will be held on
Monday August 31 from 5pm-6:30pm.  
Bring a picnic dinner and meet new families and the teachers!  The PTO will provide lemonade and cake!  Looking forward to seeing you all!

Jones Library Family-Friendly Film

Murder at the Movies

The Jones Library kicks off summer vacation with a family-friendly film on Tuesday, June 30 at 5:30 PM in the Woodbury Room. Cary Grant and Grace Kelly star in a Alfred Hitchcock classic, a splashy and fast-paced thriller set on the French Riviera that opens with one of the best car chases in movie history.

Local author and film blogger Lisa Lieberman will introduce the program. Her new Hitchcock-inspired mystery, All The Wrong Places, features scenes in the Carlton Hotel in Cannes, where Kelly’s character is staying with her mother when she falls for the cat-burglar played by Grant. “Grace Kelly in her last Hitchcock film before she became a princess. Cary Grant in a tuxedo. What’s not to like?” says Lieberman.

Copies of All the Wrong Places will be available for sale at the end of the film. All proceeds will be donated to the Jones Library. This event launches a recurring series of mystery films, Murder at the Movies, at the Jones Library.

For more information, please contact Janet Ryan at 413/259-3223 or visit the Jones Library website at www.joneslibrary.org.

AR[T]HS: An Exhibit of Outstanding Student Artwork

The Amherst Regional High School Art Department and The Eli Marsh Gallery, Amherst College, Present:AR[T]HS: An Exhibit of Outstanding Student Artwork from the 2014-2015 Academic Year

The Art Department at Amherst Regional High School is proud to present AR[T]HS, an exhibit of outstanding student artwork from the 2014-2015 academic year. The exhibit will showcase juried work from all of the Art Department’s areas of study: Ceramics, Drawing, Painting, Photography, 2D & 3D Foundations, Printmaking, Art Portfolio and Sculpture.

AR[T]HS

will be on display at The Eli Marsh Gallery, 105 Fayerweather Hall, Amherst College, from June 3th-June 11th. Gallery hours are from 9 am to 5 pm, every day, Sat & Sun 10-4pm.

The opening reception is on Thursday, June 4th from 5-8 pm. The opening is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. The opening will be part of the monthly Amherst Art Walk. Last year’s opening was attended by more than 300 students, parents and relatives, including many non-art students showing support for their peers. It is also an excellent way for students to see what type of work is done in all the various art classes to help them in their future course choices.

Spring Sprint

Eat At Bertucci's in Amherst Tonight! Monday, April 27th!

Rafters College Towne Classik 5K and 5 Mile

Creating Innovators

International Festival

Chemistry Demonstration Show

Interested in a fun, interactive, and educational event on a Friday night?

The UMass Amherst Chemistry Department invites you to our Chemistry Demonstration Show. See exciting demonstrations and learn why chemistry is not magic! Stay after the show for some fun hands-on activities! Free and open to the public!

Friday April 17th at 7 PM. 

Integrated Sciences Building Room 135
661 North Pleasant Street
Amherst MA 01003
(not a University sponsored event)

Contact Raina Kittilstved for more information: rkittilstved@chem.umass.edu

Calendar Raffle & Many Hands Farm

April Is Calendar Raffle Month at Pelham School! 

The Pelham School Community has currently sold 95 calendar raffle tickets and has raised $475 for the Pelahm PTO.  

Please continue to sell tickets until Monday, March 30th and help beat the total of $2,100 raised from the calendar raffle last year.  

Proceeds from this raffle support the following PT sponsored events:

Pelham Spring Fair

ARHS Pelham PTO Scholarship

Teacher Appreciation Luncheon 

Family Fun Night

(Additional tickets are located in the school office)

Many Hands Farm

Many Hands CSA is much more than fresh produce: it is a place where friends come to relax, eat, play, and gain an appreciation for what it takes to bring dinner from farm to table. Their goal is to maintain sustainable growth, focusing on quality over quantity, cultivating friendship, food and community.

For the first time this year when you buy a share, Many Hands will donate $50 to the Pelham Elementary school. Please consider supporting Many Hands and they will support Pelham School.   See the attached program brochure for more information.

http://manyhandsfarmcorps.com

Mark your calendars for upcoming events for the Pelham Elementary School Community!

Mark your calendars for upcoming events for the 

 Pelham Elementary School Community!

*April Calendar Raffle  - winners will be drawn every day in April starting on April 1 (and that’s no joke).  Turn money and tickets in to Pelham School by March 30th.

*Pelham Bertucci’s Night – Monday, April 27^th

*Electronics Recycling  -  Saturday, May 9th from 9:00 to    noon.

*Spring Fair - Sunday, May 3rd from noon to 4.

 *Teacher Appreciation luncheon - Thursday, May 28th.

Money raised at these events has paid for Family Fun Night, Spring Fair, Teacher Appreciation Luncheon, Halloween Party, Back to School Picnic, Pelham T-shirts,   ARHS Pelham PTO Scholarships, and much more.                                               

FFN Thank You!

Hello friends,

 

On behalf of the PTO, thank you to all who attended Family Fun Night (FFN) on March 14th!

 

It was great to see so many Pelham Community members enjoying the evening and the children seemed particularly excited about the bounce obstacle course, spin art, music around the campfire and of course the make your own smoothie bike.   

 

Many thanks to Matt Wolaver who coordinated this event and the following Pelham Community members for giving their time to make FFN a full success:

Tim McCarthy

Michael Candidto

Lee Halasz

Nat Woodruf

Steve Lawler

Loren Walker

Todd Jansen

Oliver Miller

Jill Isabelle

Marie Hall

Andrea Allees

Josh Kenny 

Eric Castenson 

Noah Tuleja 

Dana Brown

Jordon Brown

Tina McPherson 

Mike Hayes 

Mr. George

Lisa Desjarlais

Kevin

 

Thanks again to all who came to Family Fun Night!

 

Sincerely,

The Pelham PTO

Discover Makerspace!

A Cappella Concert!

FFN Volunteers needed!

Date:  Saturday, March 14th

Time: 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Location:  Pelham Elementary School  

The Family Fun Night Team is looking for volunteers to help with:

1. Set up starting at noon on Saturday

2. Help During event: (Raffle Ticket Sales, Overseeing Various Events, Art & Craft Projects, 

3. Post Event Clean Up. Following the event at 7:30

Please contact Matt Wolaver at mattwolaver@gmail.com to let him know what you may be able to assist with.

Thanks for your help in advance and for support this Pelham School Community Event!!

Musical Opportunities

Sports Equipment Swap

ARPS PGO Sports Equipment Swap is March 7. ALL families are invited to get FREE equipment!  
Watch video for more info:

On the Same Page

Amherst, MA – The Jones Library is holding its third On the Same Page community reading program, this year featuring the novelThe Girl Who Fell from the Sky by bestselling author Heidi Durrow.  The entire Amherst community is invited to read the book and participate in the upcoming programs and events.  The following series of programs will be held during February and March at the Jones Library, and are based on topics and themes from the novel.  On the Same Page – Amherst will culminate in an appearance by author Heidi Durrow to be held at 7:00 pm on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at the Munson Memorial Library Hall in South Amherst.   For complete program descriptions, visit the program’s webpage at http://www.joneslibrary.org/onthesamepage/osp2015.html

February 6 - March 14, 2015 – Atrium Jones Library

Of Many Colors Exhibit - Of Many Colors includes photographs and interviews with families who have bridged the racial divide through interracial relationships and/or adoption.  The exhibit and its companion book were created by Family Diversity Projects.

 

Tuesday, February 24 at 7 pm - Woodbury Room Jones Library

Book Discussion - An interactive book discussion will explore the impact of community on identity with fun & engaging activities, and then lead into sharing and discussing The Girl Who Fell from the Sky.   This event is co-sponsored by the Jones Library, Amherst Together, and the Equity Project Intergenerational Team at Amherst College.

 

Thursday, March 5 at 7:00 pm - Woodbury Room  Jones Library

Multiracial Families: The Amherst Experience - A panel of Amherst parents share their personal experiences of parenting biracial and adopted children in our community. The panel will be moderated by Peggy Gillespie, Co-Founder/Director of Family Diversity Projects.

Wednesday, March 11 at 5:30 pm – Munson Memorial Library, South Amherst

Friends’ Reception - Please join the Friends of the Jones Library System and author Heidi Durrow at this special reception.  Sponsored by the FOJLS, this event is free & open to the public.

Wednesday, March 11 at 7:00 pm – Munson Memorial Library Hall, South Amherst

On the Same Page...with Heidi Durrow - Join us for this author appearance!  Heidi Durrow will talk about her book and the issues it explores.  Books will be available for purchase & signing.

Copies of The Girl Who Fell from the Sky can be borrowed from the Jones Library and branches, requested and checked out from the C/W Mars library catalog, or purchased at Amherst Books in Amherst.

The Girl Who Fell from the Sky was the winner of the PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction in 2008, which is awarded biennially to the author of a previously unpublished novel of high literary caliber that promotes fiction which addresses issues of social justice and the impact of culture and politics on human relationships. The Girl Who Fell from the Sky was a has been hailed as one of the Best Novels of 2010 by the Washington Post, a Top 10 Book of 2010 by The Oregonian, and named a Top 10 Debut of 2010 byBooklist, as well as being a New York Times Bestseller, a Los Angeles Times Bestseller, and an Indie Next Pick.

Heidi W. Durrow, the New York Times best-selling author of The Girl Who Fell from the Sky, is a graduate of Stanford, Columbia's Graduate School of Journalism, and Yale Law School. She is the host of a new audio and video podcast called The Mixed Experience, and has been featured as a leading expert on multiracial and multicultural issues and identity by the NBC Nightly News, the New York Times, CNN, National Public Radio, the BBC, Ebony Magazine, and the San Francisco Chronicle. She is an occasional contributor to National Public Radio and blogs for the Huffington Post.

On the Same Page – Amherst and its programs are sponsored by the Friends of the Jones Library System.  For further information about the On the Same Page - Amherst, please contact Janet Ryan at 413/259-3223.

Community Storytelling

Box Top Competition!

Second Annual Box Top Competition

The Pelham PTO is sponsoring a Box Top drive during the months of February and March.   Please look for the Box Tops logo on products you buy or already have in the cupboard, cut it out and have your children deliver your box tops to the collection containers in their classroom. For each Box Top clipped the school receives 10 cents.

The Box Top drive will run from February 2nd to March 13th and the class that collects the most Box Tops will win a movie and popcorn celebration.

Visit the Box Tops website at boxtops4education.com to learn more about how to find Box Tops. It’s easy, free and you’ll discover a new way to help Pelham School earn FREE MONEY.

April Calendar Donations

Dear Pelham Families,

The Pelham PTO is currently looking for donations of goods or services to add to our April Calendar Raffle.  Every day during the month of April there will be a drawing for a different prize donated by local businesses or artists.  All donors will be acknowledged in our fundraising materials, including printed and electronic communications, and on our website. (An example of a calendar raffle is on the back of this letter.)

Here are some donation ideas:

 *tickets to a local events

*gift certificates to local restaurant, stores or businesses

*local pottery

*local jewelry

*local artwork

Please contact Lisa Candito ( lmcandito@gmail.com) if your or anyone that you know would be willing to donate to the April Calendar Raffle.  The PTO would like to collect all items by Friday, February 20^th.

Thanks for supporting the Pelham PTO.

January 2015 PTO Meeting

Please Join Us for the January   PTO Meeting

Date:  Tuesday ,  January 13th 

Time:  6:00 pm

Location:  Teacher's Room - Pelham Elementary School

*Pizza and childcare provided!

**Please RSVP to Amie Weddleton AGAIN (amie.weddleton@gmail.com) if you plan to attend so we can have enough food for everyone.

AGENDA ITEMS

1.  Winter Events - Family Fun Night

2.  Calendar Raffle 

3.  Electronic Recycling

Amherst Lacrosse