ABRPTSO Weekly Chatter RJ Grey Junior High School April 4, 2021

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Table of Contents Calendar of Events Class of 2025 - Transition to High School Website AB Color Guard Help the PTSO Support Student Clubs - Volunteers Needed! Calling all Problem Solvers! Virtual Escape Room Event! Project Graduation: Something for Seniors (GIFT CARDS) & Something for You (PIZZA)! Looking for a Mental Health Provider?

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

April 9 - High School 2021-2022 Course Registration Opens for Current 8th Graders

Class of 2025 - Transition to High School Website https://sites.google.com/abschools.org/abrhstransition2025/home

AB Color Guard The AB Color Guard is open to all students in grades 7-12. The Color Guard performs with the marching band. No experience is necessary. If interested, please contact Louie Drum (21drume@abschools.org) or Megan Joyce (meganjoyce0@gmail.com).

Help the PTSO Support Student Clubs - Volunteers Needed! HS Student Council Event (April 9th, 7pm) The HS Student Council has planned a Family Feud Event for the evening of Friday, April 9th. The PTSO is looking for 3 more adults who can host the Zoom event. You will also need to be available for an informal dress rehearsal on Wednesday, April 7th at 6pm.  If you are interested please email secretary@abrptso.org. You need to have a current CORI. HS Computer Science Club Event (Saturday, April 17th, 5-8pm) The HS Computer Science Club has designed a very special Escape Room game event for Saturday, April 17th (see Escape Room information below). The PTSO is looking for 15 adult volunteers who can chaperone breakout rooms on Zoom for this virtual event.  Please sign up using the SignUp Genius link below if you can help. You need to have a current CORI.  SignUp Here

Calling all Problem Solvers! Virtual Escape Room Event! Do you like riddles and/or problem-solving? Have you ever wanted to learn a little bit about the world of computer science? If so, this is the activity for you! The AB Computer Science Club is hosting an Escape Room on Saturday, April 17th from 5-8pm, for AB students in grades 4-12. No prior experience is necessary, as there will be short video tutorials provided to teach students about the concept. There are also two divisions based on age and difficulty: Junior and Senior. The junior track is recommended for grades 4 - 6, and the senior track is recommended for grades 7-12. Students can drop in and play at any time, either individually or as a team. If you decide to have a team, all members of the team must sign up using the RSVP form. Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdN82cz7F_cI_3vNYLaGN6dsL17Kw9aEz1z6bxxuY8qsjMHPg/viewform. If you don’t sign up as a team, you still have the option to be randomly assigned with other people who are of the same age too. As we get closer to the date, The AB Computer Science Club will email out the Zoom link along with other information pertaining to the event. Please email ab.compsciclub@gmail.com if you have any questions.

Project Graduation: Something for Seniors (GIFT CARDS) and Something for You (PIZZA)! Here's an easy way to put a smile on the faces of our graduates as they wrap up their AB experience at the Senior Sunset Send Off, a fun, outdoor, substance-free celebration. We are collecting GIFT CARDS in small denominations to give out as game and activity prizes. Click here if you can help!    Next, mark your calendars for our first-ever PIZZA NIGHT fundraiser! On Thursday, April 15 from 5:00 to 10:00pm, order pizza from any of these great local restaurants and Project Graduation gets 10% back! Here's the amazing list:  AP Pizzeria Bravo Pizza DiCapri Pizzeria New London Style Pizza Sorrento's Pizza Sweet Tomatoes Pizza Enjoy your pizza! Visit our website to stay up to date and to donate.  Jennifer Mabardy and Jennifer Philion AB Project Graduation 2021 Co-Chairs abprojectgraduation@gmail.com https://www.abprojectgrad.org

Looking for a Mental Health Provider?   INTERFACE Referral Service is a mental health resource and referral Helpline that helps children, adults and families, in subscribing communities, become connected with mental health and wellness resources. Part of your ABRPTSO Membership Donation goes towards the funding of this service.     INTERFACE Referral Service looks forward to continuing to help residents of Acton & Boxborough find a successful match with an outpatient mental health provider in their area, who is able to see them at a convenient time, takes their insurance or meets their fee requirement, as well as meets their clinical needs.    Please call the William James College INTERFACE Helpline at 617-332-3666 Monday through Friday from 9 AM to 5 PM, for resource information and/or provider referrals from a mental health professional. Please also review the very extensive website at interface.williamjames.edu for additional information about the service, as well as resources on mental health and wellness across the lifespan.

The Weekly Chatter is distributed each Sunday. If you have a submission you'd like to include in the Chatter, please email it to ABWEEKLYCHATTER@gmail.com by noon on Friday. The Chatter was created solely for the purpose of communicating school-related events, groups and forums to parents and students.   Deanne O'Sullivan Acton-Boxborough Regional PTSO Chair

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