RJ Grey Weekly PTSO Chatter

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Weekly Chatter

RJ Grey Junior High School

January 9, 2022

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

Table of Contents

Calendar of Events
Holiday Appreciation Celebration a Success!
Upcoming Community Ed Courses
RJ Grey Clubs
Rise to the Challenge
Looking for a Mental Health Provider?

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Monday, January 17: No School for Martin Luther King Day

Tuesday, January 18: PTSO Meeting

Monday, January 24: Early Release (1pm) for Professional Learning

Friday, January 28: Hawaiian Shirt Day

THANK YOU TO PARENTS & GUARDIANS,

AND TO THE PTSO!

The PTSO would like to thank all parents and guardians who donated to make the RJ Grey Staff Appreciation Holiday Celebration possible on Tuesday, December 21, 2021. The PTSO brought in lunch - on conference day - from Oscar's Burritos and many, many delicious desserts!

The RJ Grey staff appreciated being treated to lunch and desserts. Principal Jim Marcotte, on behalf of the staff, sent his sincere thanks to the PTSO for all the work that went into the celebration!

Upcoming Community Ed Courses

Community Ed is offering a myriad of teen and college prep courses this winter. Visit our website or sign up for our email list to receive updates regarding new classes. You can reach our office at 978-266-2525 with questions or to register.

Junior High

Introduction to Programming With Python (Gr. 6-8), January-April

Students learn the fundamentals of programming using Python, a beginner-friendly programming language. There are both Monday and Saturday options.

American Math Competition AMC 8 Test - Registration deadline, January 11

The AMC 8 is a 25-question, 40-minute, multiple-choice examination in middle school mathematics designed to promote the development of problem-solving skills.

Test date, Tuesday, January 18, Course Code: AMC8W22

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.