Overview: Aspen Heights Amherst is a brand-new, 88 unit rental apartment community located in Amherst on 408 Northampton Road. There will be 11 affordable apartments ready for occupancy starting in Summer of 2021. All affordable apartments will be rented to households with incomes at or below 80% of the area median income through this application …
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The month of April is Linguistic Heritage Month! The Bilingual Parents Advisory Council wants to help our community acknowledge and celebrate this important aspect of our community’s identity and diversity. We have created a list of activities to help highlight our collective linguistic heritage and would be excited for you to share the attached information …
The STAMP test is one of the assessments to qualify students forthe Seal of Biliteracy and is used to put younger students on thepath to earning the Seal. The STAMP test has four sections:reading, writing, listening and speaking. The test modules arebased on real-world and every-day situations. If you are planning to take the test …
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ARPS has an updates website that provides information regarding their school health protocols surrounding Covid-19. https://sites.google.com/arps.org/school-return-fall2020/nurse-covid-protocols Family Resources https://sites.google.com/arps.org/school-return-fall2020/nurse-covid-protocols#h.ba529s9auyyi Contact Tracing Protocols: https://sites.google.com/arps.org/school-return-fall2020/nurse-covid-protocols#h.o4l4zoqgwgne Protocols for Face Coverings and Masks: School Year 2020-2021 – Nurse Covid Protocols
Wildwood is one of ten MA schools selected to participate in the first-ever MA PBL School Leader Network facilitated by PBL Works. See this press release for more details.
Book Backpacks are for remote students (students who will not physically return to the school building this spring) Pick up: WEDNESDAY, April 7th or THURSDAY, April 8th between 3:30*-5:30. *Please note pick-up begins at 3:30! In-person school does not end until 3:10 – anticipate delays in the parking lot. Delivery: Bus Delivery/Home Delivery will be …
Join Multi-Arts for an adventure into the ARTS Fun. Creative. Engaging.You will have at home a happy child Join Virtual Multi-Arts this April vacation 19-23 Art – Puppet Party – Book Illustration – Crafts & Story Time – Theater & NEW: Arts For Change!! Children will be able to sign up for one activity, for …
It’s Spring Cleaning Time!Recycle your old clothes, linens and more, and the Amherst PGOs can earn money — at no cost to you. Bay State Textiles collects used clothing and other textiles. They accept items in good condition, stained clothes, single socks and shoes, worn towels and linens, and more…just make sure they’re clean and dry. …
This year has brought up so many questions about our students and technology. What is safe? How much screen time is too much? What are the best resources for my students? Please let me know what you would like me to address at our upcoming Technology meeting, where Kathryn Runyan will present some of the ARPS …
Hello parents and guardians,Amherst Schools’ Assistant Superintendent of Diversity, Equity, and Human Resources, Doreen Cunningham, encourages those of us looking for work coming out of the pandemic to consider these health care jobs, with training provided in part online. For more information please contact Doreen Cunningham.
There are two informational nights with Allison Estes and Principal Nick to give you a chance to ask questions about this transition. Information Night The second forum will occur on Wednesday, March 31, also at 6:30 PM
Attention Wildwood parents and guardians, on Monday and Tuesday of this coming week, Wildwood Elementary principal Nick Yaffe plans to have two forums to address questions and concerns regarding the return to in-person learning, as well as the changes to remote learning that are underway. The forums will be held on MONDAY, 3/22, and WEDNESDAY …
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Amherst, MA – The Jones Library celebrates its ninth On the Same Page community reading program by joining with the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association (PVMA) and 40 other organizations and businesses in Franklin, Hampshire, and Hampden counties in the National Endowment for the Arts NEA Big Read: Pocumtuck Valley program as we read and explore …
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The whole world is CRAZY but one thing is CERTAIN: Your WW Library BOOK BACKPACK! Only REMOTE students will continue to receive BOOK BACKPACKS. In-person students will have in-person check out time in the WW Library. APRIL backpacks will be ready Wednesday, April 7th MAY backpacks will be ready Wednesday, May 12th JUNE BOOK SWAP …
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Due to COVID-19, all schedules (opponent, location, streaming information etc.) are subject to change. For the most up to date information and full schedule, please visit UMassAthletics.com/Calendar. Follow us on Twitter @UMassAthletics for live updates. The health and safety of our student-athletes will always be our top priority. Click Here for Full Schedule Wednesday – …
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We are students from ARHS Environmental Action Club. We want to work towards impacting our local community environmentally to create a more sustainable future. We want to plant trees in our community to make up for the amount of paper our school has been using. Each tree is $5, and we have three options for …
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Due to COVID-19, all schedules (opponent, location, streaming information etc.) are subject to change. For the most up to date information and full schedule, please visit UMassAthletics.com/Calendar. Follow us on Twitter @UMassAthletics for live updates. The health and safety of our student-athletes will always be our top priority. Click Here for Full Schedule Wednesday – …
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Amherst, MA – We all know the ditty “Lizzie Borden took an ax….” but few people know the actual facts! Join us for Lizzie Borden: The Mystery Continues, an event to be presented by Christopher Daly and hosted by the Jones Library via Zoom on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at 7:00 pm. Lizzie Borden: The …
Here are the FAQs related to the survey for families to find out if they want their children to return to in-person instruction or to continue with remote instruction for the remainder of the year. Please read this document as it contains containing important information about the reopening survey, such as the fact that choosing …
Dear Elementary Families: Yesterday, the Amherst and Pelham School Committees unanimously approved the following motion: The School Committee directs the Superintendent to develop and implement a plan for the return of in-person learning, for all students who want it, with grades k-2 returning by April 5, grades 3-6 returning by April 12, and grades 7-12 …
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Susan Wells on the Book Bus! Thanks to Susan for trying new things this year as schools were closed during the pandemic, including school bus delivery of backpacks full of books to Wildwood children.
Due to COVID-19, all schedules (opponent, location, streaming information etc.) are subject to change. For the most up to date information and full schedule, please visit UMassAthletics.com/Calendar. Follow us on Twitter @UMassAthletics for live updates. The health and safety of our student-athletes will always be our top priority. Hockey East is currently scheduling games for …
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This coming Tuesday & Wednesday the Amherst-Pelham School Committee will hold two meetings. On Tuesday, they will vote on the proposed school start time change, hear about pooled testing for COVID-19, and discuss returning to in-person learning this Spring. During the Wednesday meeting, a vote on the return to in-person learning this Spring will be …
Wildwood Library/PGO Book Delivery and Pick Up Project The Week of MARCH 1st IMPORTANT: Our MARCH backpack will be essential for our MARCH ASSEMBLY: WILDWOOD READS on Friday, March 5th at 10:40 AM. Your student will need a PHYSICAL BOOK for the DROP EVERYTHING AND READ (DEAR) time! Pick Up at Wildwood School: If you …
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Due to COVID-19, all schedules (opponent, location, streaming information etc.) are subject to change. For the most up to date information and full schedule, please visit UMassAthletics.com/Calendar. Follow us on Twitter @UMassAthletics for live updates. The health and safety of our student-athletes will always be our top priority. Hockey East is currently scheduling games for …
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All 2021 spring programs will abide by the COVID-protocols of the Massachusetts Youth Soccer Association (www.mayouthsoccer.org). From Developmental to Travel Soccer, From Pre-K to age 17, Boys and Girls, Play Learn and Have Fun in a supportive community environment. for more information visit http://www.amherstsoccer.org or email info@amherstsoccer.org
The Amherst Art for Clean Energy student anthology, co-created by Amherst Sunrise and Amherst Regional High School students, is looking for nature-inspired art from Wildwood students! They are compiling written and visual art inspired by nature and/or environmental action, made by Amherst students or residents ages 5-18. After reviewing submissions, they will publish them and sell …
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The Jones Library and The Friends of the Jones Libraries Present: History At PlayTM, LLC’s Critically Acclaimed One-Woman Performance. Celebrating the Centennial of the 19th Amendment in the United States Tuesday, March 9, 2021 – 7:00 PM ET Free and Open to the Public -VIA LIVESTREAM DIRECT TO YOU! Amherst, MA – History At PlayTM, LLC …
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The Week of MARCH 1st IMPORTANT: Our MARCH backpack will be essential for our MARCH ASSEMBLY: WILDWOOD READS on Friday, March 5th at 10:40 AM. Your student will need a PHYSICAL BOOK for the DROP EVERYTHING AND READ (DEAR) time! Pick Up at Wildwood School: If you chose “pick up,” come to the front doors …
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The Amherst Sunrise Movement and ARHS juniors Elaine Wu and Rebekah Hong have created a project called Amherst Art for Clean Energy. The goal of the project is to put together a student anthology of visual or written art inspired by nature or environmental action. ARPS students ages 5-18 are invited to submit their work. Once compiled, the anthology will …
