ABRPTSO Weekly Chatter RJ Grey Junior High School April 11, 2021

"Creating a community of thinkers, learners, and responsible citizens."

Table of Contents Calendar of Events PTSO General Meeting Agenda Project Graduation: Pizza Night this Thursday AB Color Guard Help the PTSO Support Student Clubs - Volunteers Needed! Calling all Problem Solvers! Virtual Escape Room Event 4/17! Looking for a Mental Health Provider?

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

April 13 - PTSO General Meeting 7:30pm April 15 - Project Graduation: Pizza Night April 19-23 - No School - Spring Recess

PTSO General Meeting - Tuesday, April 13th Members of the PTSO include all R.J. Grey Junior High School and AB High School parents/guardians, all JHS AND HS faculty/administrators/staff, and all JHS and HS students. Multiple HS student clubs and their leadership attended last month's meeting to share information about their upcoming events and how the PTSO could assist. Our next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 13th and all are welcome! Click here to find the Agenda. The meeting runs from 7:30-9pm. Please join using this Zoom link.

Project Graduation: Pizza Night, This Thursday! This Thursday is our first-ever PIZZA NIGHT fundraiser! On Thursday, April 15 from 5:00 to 10:00pm, order from any of these great pizza shops, tell them you're supporting Project Graduation, and the restaurants will generously give us 10% back! Here's the amazing list:  AP Pizzeria Bravo Pizza DiCapri Pizzeria New London Style Pizza Sorrento's Pizza Sweet Tomatoes Pizza Happy Pizza Night, everyobody! Jennifer Mabardy and Jennifer Philion AB Project Graduation 2021 Co-Chairs abprojectgraduation@gmail.com https://www.abprojectgrad.org P.S. We are collecting GIFT CARDS in small denominations to give our as game and activity prizes at the Sunset Send Off. Click here if you help!

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 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 Event Flyer

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.

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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