Dear Parents and Guardians, You are welcome to join your child in the Wildwood Library on Friday, February 7th to enjoy Young Audiences’ The Right To…Liberty, a performance by storyteller Valerie Tutson, brought to your school by The Wildwood PGO. She will present twice: 9:45 – 10:30, Grades 3 – 6 : The Right To…Liberty …
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AEF gives approximately $30,000 in grants to our public schools every year. We are seeking Board members who are dedicated to our mission of supporting our regional public schools in providing a challenging and enriching educational experience that maximizes the learning potential of everystudent and prepares them to succeed in the 21stcentury. AEF’s all volunteer …
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Wildwood Elementary School Presents a Title 1 and PGO Sponsored Family Math Night. We are all Mathematicians! Thursday March 21, 2019 5:45 – 7:30 pm* “Play and Take” Math Games Pizza dinner in the cafeteria: 5:45-6:15 Math games in rooms around school: 6:15-7:15 Grand prize raffle in the Gymnasium: 7:15-7:30 RSVP by Monday March 18th *Buses will pick up at …
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THE 2nd ANNUAL MCBA MAKERSPACE PLAY DAY! 5th & 6th grade students READ an MCBA Mashup book, they created a game or activity that features that book, then they built it AND NOW WE ARE READY TO PLAY! You are invited to come and play (and help a little bit, if possible). Your job will …
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The Amherst Center Recreation Working Group is excited to announce a Public Forum on Wednesday, October 3rd in the ARHS Library from 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. Come see the proposed design for the renovation of the Amherst Middle and High School athletic fields and track, Community Field, and War Memorial pool house/basketball courts/playground!! Over the past …
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We are looking for support from families to help the school gardens have a healthy summer growing season. Families are invited to join Leila and Jen for an on-site garden volunteer training at your school on Saturday, June 9th (Wildwood @ 9 AM, Fort River @ 10:15 AM, Crocker Farm @ 11:30 AM). In the …
Do you know of someone (student, parent, staff, community member, etc.) who you would like to recognize for their dedication, creativity, patience, and determination in helping students who receive special education to experience success? The Amherst-Pelham Regional Schools SEPAC encourages you to nominate such excellence in our learning community so that we may all publicly …
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Thank you to all Wildwood families for helping make this year’s Valley Gives fundraising campaign a great success. Together, you donated a total of $3,610 – between online and brown envelope donations – exceeding the goal of $3,000! Through your continued support, the PGO is able to fund curriculum enrichment events and activities, and support …
Come lie on a bed of nails and check out some cool weather experiments and optical illusions! Join us at the Wildwood Elementary School Gym for Science Night with The UMass Science Outreach Club. Grades K-2: Wednesday, April 11 Grades 3-6: Thursday, April 12 6 PM to 7 PM All children must be an accompanied …
ALSCT and Missoula Children’s Theater brings two professional actor/directors to Amherst to stage an original, fill-scale musical production with local cast members in grades K-12 in ONLY ONE WEEK Auditions Monday March 5th, 4:15PM at the ARMS cafeteria Performances March 10th, 1:30PM and 4:00PM a the ARMS auditorium. Tickets $5/$8 View Flyer
AMHERST AREA NAACP AND AMHERST HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH The public is invited to a celebration of Black History Month on Sat., Feb. 10, 2018, from 11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Amherst Town Common, on the steps of Town Hall At the event, sponsored by the Amherst Area NAACP and …
Thank you to all our VOLUNTEERS and our incredibly creative STUDENTS for a great MCBA MAKERSPACE PLAY DAY! There were over 60 STUDENT MADE games to PLAY in 6 spaces! 130 students participated in this HUGE event! Please watch the recap and our student reflections on the process: 1. Read an MCBA Mashup Book 2. Design …
Below is an enlightening infographic showing what the ARPS Elementary school libraries were upto in 2017.
An informational session about the rights of immigrants will be presented at the Jones Library on Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at 7:00 PM in the Woodbury Room. Are you an immigrant or an ally who is concerned about your status? The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and the Political Asylum/Immigration Representation (PAIR) Project will be conducting a …
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The Books are Not Enough: Windows, Mirrors and the Bookshelves of Our Community Forbes Library (upstairs in the Coolidge Museum) Wednesday, November 1st at 6pm 20 West St, Northampton MA When we talk about diversity in books, we often talk about “windows and mirrors.” But what does that mean? Why is it important? And, if …
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Youth on Broadway is a musical revue performed by area kids and teens. This is a wonderful opportunity to see and support youth in the arts, while taking in some fine entertainment. The show runs May 6 at 1:30 and 7 pm, and May 7 at 1:30 pm at the Amherst Regional Middle School Auditorium. Tickets …
From the WW Library blog: Watch our Drop Everything and READ (DEAR) time at our Dr. Seuss Read Across America assembly on Tuesday: YouTube Video
We are pleased to announce our WW PGO sponsored author visit for grades K,1,2 on READ ACROSS AMERICA DAY – March 7th, 2017. Corinne Demas and Artemis Roehrig will visit with us in the afternoon.
