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You are invited to three “listening events” and explorations at the land previously known as Hickory Ridge Golf Course.  Please see attached announcements (English and Spanish).

You are invited to a Community Garden Tour at the Fort River Farm Conservation Area. Activities for children, food and interpretation will be available. Please see the attached announcement (English and Spanish).

LINK:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFcFZutrZgQ Esta es una sesión informativa con profesionales médicos locales para discutir una variedad de temas incluyendo el covid-19 y la vacuna. Para participar sólo tienes que seguir el enlace el 10/6 a las 8PM. Si desea una grabación de este evento en español, por favor contacte a Sasha Figueroa en FigueroaS@arps.org.Esta é uma sessão de …

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Did you know that YOU are the PGO?Wildwood Elementary School is a wonderful community with vibrant parent/guardian involvement. The Wildwood Parent Guardian Organization (PGO) is a group of volunteer parents/guardians whose mission is to build a strong community among parents, guardians, and staff, supply academic enrichment opportunities, and promote equity for all children. We have …

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UMass will continue this fall to offer free COVID tests for asymptomatic Individuals ages 4 and up. If your family used this service previously, please note that the format has changed a bit. You now pick up a testing kit (or more than one) at a desk in the Campus Center; you (or your student) …

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Thursday, September 30, 2021 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Join the Amherst Survival Center and the Jones Library for a virtual cooking class! Are you wondering what to do with seasonal produce from your Survival Center pantry box, Mobile Food Bank distribution, CSA farm share, local farm stand, or generous neighbor?  Would you like to …

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Both the Munson and the North Amherst Libraries have free hotspots for families that can be checked out for a month at a time and are good for up to 10 devices. The hotspots provide free, unlimited internet access; there is some default content filtering that can be removed. Visit or contact these libraries for more information.

The 2021 Latino Heritage Month begins on September 15th and the theme for 2021 is “Esperanza: A Celebration of Hispanic Heritage and Hope.”  We would like to invite families to help the Wildwood community celebrate.  Are you willing to record a song, story, or poem? We would like to share videos of people from our …

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Creates and Executes Surprise 6th Grade T-shirt Gifting We are grateful to Ms. Ceara ‘s initiative and follow through to make special and punctuate the culmination of each student’s grammar school experience with the sentiment of togetherness for the Wildwood ‘20 6th graders’ graduation, through her contribution of organizing an unprecedented sixth grade graduation t-shirt …

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Dear WW families: Today, Jenny and I are writing to you as volunteers.  We are working together to create a Wildwood 2019-2020 digital yearbook* for our students! We are working hard to provide the joy the yearbook brings to our students during this difficult time. The WW yearbook will not be a print yearbook like …

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SPRING CLEANING? RECYCLE YOUR OLD CLOTHES AND HELP THE AMHERST SCHOOLS EARN MONEY! Many of us have been seriously spring cleaning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Recycle your old and tattered clothes, shoes, and linens and the Amherst PGOs can earn money — at no cost to you.Bay State Textiles collects used clothing and other textiles. Stained …

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The Multicultural Fair/End of the Year Picnic is going virtual!  We have some exciting plans to make Wildwood’s end of the year traditions happen even if we can’t all be together physically. Principal Nick and several of the specials teachers are helping the PGO will this event but we need someone to help coordinate some of the …

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Thanks to generous support and funding from the Wildwood PGO, I was able to purchase and deliver a selection of art supplies to Wildwood families in need.  Last week, these supplies were dropped off at 10 Amherst homes to support 14 Wildwood students. Families were referred to me by classroom teachers. Priority went to first …

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Hello all,We hope you are well, safe and sound, in these terrible pandemic times. We are writing from the Amherst Regional Middle School (ARMS) PGO to invite your 6th grade families, room parents and active volunteers who will be joining ARMS next year.This below is some information about volunteer activities organized by ARMS PGO we want to share with you. We …

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Amherst Regional Public Schools, in partnership with UMass Amherst Dining, will continue to provide FREE meals to all children ages 0-18 through the duration of the school year closure.🍎Take advantage of this program at any of our 14 distribution sites🥕This is a federally funded program, and the food is nutritious, so please come take your …

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Art, in all its manifestations, has the power to connect us with what matters the most: it connects us with ourselves, with life, love and beauty.  In these times of change and isolation, to be able to create and give life to something that comes from within ourselves is healing and fills us with joy.  That is why, like running water, we at Multi-Arts, …

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Hello Artists and Art Enthusiasts, LSSE with the Town of Amherst is announcing a Kids Art Contest. We are looking for art that is inspired by all the helpers we see around us during this strange time in our lives. We want to show the helpers how much they mean to us with a lively …

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The Town of Amherst is designing a playground for the children ofAmherst, to be located in Kendrick Park.  The Planning Department, LSSEand DPW staff are working together to prepare a design, with input fromthe public.  During the summer of 2019 the Town of Amherst applied for aPARC grant from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and was …

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Just over two weeks ago, the ARPS PGOs (parent guardian organizations) launched this fundraiser to ensure that all Amherst and Amherst Regional public school students have home wifi access during the school shutdown.  We have now raised enough to cover the costs not only for the rest of this school year, but for next year …

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There will be a virtual SEPAC meeting on 5/1/20 at 9:00 am.  The agenda will be:  Executive Board Meeting Agenda, Approve Minutes, Impacts of School Closure for Special Education (Questions encouraged), Delivery of services as outlined on IEP’s, Scheduling and logistics of IEP team meetings, Extended School Year (summer programming for SpEd), Nominations for SEPAC Board …

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In addition to all the amazing resources on the Wildwood Library page ( thanks Ms. Wells!) and the ARPS library page, we wanted to share with you that all residents 13 and older in MA are eligible for a free Boston Public Library electronic card. This is an incredible resource that gives our students (and you!) …

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The Amherst Elementary School Gardens Program invites you to help grow our first community garden – intrigued ? Find details and sign up here!

Just 2 weeks ago the ARPS PGO organized a fundraiser to provide home wifi access for all Amherst public school students during the school shutdown. They are thrilled that the community has responded so quickly and generously to their request and have now expanded the fundraising campaign to ensure that our students have home internet …

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Multi-Arts is happy to invite children 6 to 12 years old and teenagers!! to join this Spring vacation our virtual and innovative program. From Saturday, April 18 to Wednesday, April 22, we will be offering daily arts activities, and emphasize children’s social interactions supported by their own artistic creations. The program is free but donations are appreciated. This will …

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As we continue through this extremely difficult time, we know that the ability to do online work, chat with teachers and classmates, and watch Nick’s morning messages are lifelines helping our students feel connected. We also know that some members of our community do not have internet access at home, and the district is committed …

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ARPS is very excited to announce that they are able to provide meals for students on the weekends starting this Friday!!  On Fridays each student can take three breakfasts and three lunches. The totes will be marked with the day of the week so that they won’t get the same meal for all three days …

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