RJ Grey Weekly PTSO Chatter

ABRPTSO

Weekly Chatter

RJ Grey Junior High School

December 19, 2021

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Table of Contents

Calendar of Events
Simply. Thank. You.
Staff Appreciation Luncheon - December 21st
Yearbook Purchasing
Lost & Found
Main Office - New Email Address
Acton Memorial Library - Teen Nature Program
RJ Grey Clubs
Rise to the Challenge
Looking for a Mental Health Provider?

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Tuesday, December 21: Early Release at 11:10am for Parent Conferences

Thursday, December 23: Early Release at 11:10am (beginning of Winter Break)

Friday, December 24 - Sunday, January 2: School Closed for Winter Break

Sunday, December 26: Weekly Chatter will not be published

Simply. Thank. You.

It’s time to pause and say Thank You to everyone who helped the ABRPTSO spread the word and the love as we shared many donation opportunities with parents/guardians for supporting our students and staff. A huge THANK YOU goes out to our caring AB community. We hope everyone has a healthy and safe holiday and, of course, a winning lottery ticket!

Thanks so much and Happy Holidays to you and yours!😊

Staff Appreciation Luncheon - December 21st

The luncheon on Tuesday, December 21st will be “hybrid.” Most of the donations can be made monetarily and the RJ Office will handle all the logistics. However, if some parents are interested in bringing in a few desserts, they may do so on the day of the luncheon from 7:00am - 10:00am. Sign up for the same is for Dec 21st.

Important note: Please, no nuts and no citrus in ANY dish due to severe allergies. Please list all ingredients on a page accompanying the dish. All serving dishes may be picked up from the table outside the JH office after 2:30pm the day of the luncheon. Please label your serving dish.

Yearbook Purchasing

Watch for emails from Herff Jones Publishing for instructions on how to reserve your copy of the 2021-2022 RJ Grey Yearbook!

Lost & Found

Please check out the lost and found items on the tables in the lobby for clothing, water bottles or lunch boxes you might be missing. Items not claimed after December 23rd will be donated to charity.

Main Office - New Email Address

If you need to email the main office, RJ Grey has created a new email address where you can reach them: rjgrey_main_office@abschools.org. You are welcome to use this email which will reach several staff members. As RJ Grey recently experienced changes in staffing, this may be a useful tool to know that your message is getting to multiple people.

Acton Memorial Library - Teen Nature Program - Reading the Landscape

This program takes place on Wednesday, January 5th at 6:30 PM on Zoom. Make observations, create, and tell stories based on animal tracks & signs. Open to ages 11-18. Supplies will be provided to registered participants. Register here: actonmemoriallibrary.org/calendar

RJ Grey Clubs

The official RJ Grey Clubs doc is now on the RJ Grey Website. Click here to link to the page. If you have any questions about the clubs, please contact the club advisor.

Rise to the Challenge

Rise to the Challenge is something we started as a way of recognizing student involvement in community service. We know that many students are already participating in service activities outside of school, and we hope to celebrate those efforts along with encouraging more students to become active in service opportunities. Students who complete 10 hours of service within the school year will be recognized for their efforts. Please visit the community service page on our website that provides all the details for this program. If you have any questions, please email Debbie Brookes at dbrookes@abschools.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 chatter@abrptso.org by noon on Friday. The Chatter was created solely for the purpose of communicating school-related events, groups and forums to parents and students.