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ABRPTSO
Weekly Chatter
RJ Grey Junior High School
September 26, 2021
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"Creating a community of thinkers, learners, and responsible citizens." |
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Table of Contents
- Calendar of Events
- NEW Email Address for The Chatter
- Ready, Set, We're Back!
- TODAY: AB Youth Volleyball Clinic
- Daily Substitutes Needed
- Food Service Positions Open
- Community Ed. Fall Offerings
- Rise to the Challenge
- ABSAF Annual Phone-a-thon
- Greetings from the Food Service Department
- Looking for a Mental Health Provider?
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Monday, September 27: Early Release at 1pm
Thursday, October 7: Back to School Night (virtual)
Monday, October 11: No School for Indigenous Peoples' Day
Monday, October 18: Early Release at 1pm
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The Chatter Has a New Email Address
Many thanks to the PTSO's loyal Chatter readers and those that submit weekly school-related content! The email address for The Chatter is now: chatter@abrptso.org. Please update your records to reflect this new address.
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Ready, Set, We’re Back!
Welcome back to all our students and staff and a Very Special Welcome to the new 7th Graders! The ABRPTSO is wondering if summer is over yet? We are still enjoying warm days - when it’s not raining ;) - yet we are also excited to be back together again
in school. Together, the PTSO can help you organize your school months with our weekly Sunday Chatter updates and on-line School Directories (which are coming soon).
Not only are the students together again in person, but the ABRPTSO is too! If you can spare a little time, we would love for you to join us at our monthly meetings. Please see below for meeting dates, time and location, and see upcoming Chatters for links to our agendas. We are always looking for new ideas, and welcome your energy and input into making this year a success. Now off to find a pumpkin spiced something or other...
ABRPTSO Meetings: Tuesdays at 7:00pm in ABRHS Conference Room 115N:
Oct. 19, 2021
Nov. 19, 2021
Dec. 19, 2021
Jan. 18, 2022
Feb. 15, 2022
Mar. 15, 2022
Apr. 12, 2022
May 17, 2022
Jun. 7, 2022
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AB Youth Volleyball Clinic at ABRHS TODAY!
If you have a child interested in learning more about the sport of volleyball or working on their volleyball skills, please join Varsity Coach Darren Gwin and members of the girls volleyball teams at their first YOUTH CLINIC.
The last day of the clinic for children in grades 4th -8th will be on Sunday 9/26.
4th - 6th grades 1:00p - 3:00p
7th - 8th grades 3:00p - -5:00p
Location: ABRHS Field House (upper gym)
Pre-registration is preferred via Google form or you can sign up the day of.
Cost:
1 day $35.00
If the link is not working to register, you can go to ABVB’s website at abvbspike.com to register as well.
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Daily Substitutes Needed
This is an appeal to anyone who might be interested in becoming a more active part of our school community. We are in need of adding some daily substitutes to our pool! If you are interested in coming to work with us on a temporary basis, we'd welcome you to fill out an application to become a substitute teacher at RJ Grey or any of the other AB schools. Our staff has a very good attendance records, so this is not to say we're in dire straits. However, we can always beef up our pool of adults who are willing to come in and sub throughout the year. We are also looking for a teaching assistant in our Academic Support Center.
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Food Service Positions Open
Do you have food service experience? Are you tired of working nights and weekends? Do you want to be on the same schedule as your kids? Apply for a Food Service Position HERE.
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Community Ed. Fall Offerings
Community Ed has a myriad of offerings for JH kids this fall. 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.
Some examples of upcoming classes for JH students are:
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Rise to the Challenge
Rise to the Challenge is something the Junior High 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 a school year will be recognized for their efforts. Please visit the Community Service webpage for details on this program. If you have any questions please email Debbie Brookes.
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The Acton-Boxborough Student Activities Fund is hosting Annual Phone-A-Thon!!
ABSAF is hosting their annual Phone-A-Thon on Sunday, October 3rd and Wednesday, October 6 from 5-8pm. The committee volunteers will be calling members of the community during the two day phone-a-thon. ABSAF was created to support extracurricular programs at the junior high and high school.
Please consider PICKING UP THE PHONE AND DONATING to support our students!!
100% of donations is gifted to AB for activities.
*If your student is looking for volunteer hours, come join us at the phone-a-thon. Students can assist us with making phone calls. We'll walk volunteers though this easy process. We serve treats and provide phone assistance as we call local families to donate. If interested in collecting volunteer hours for our phone-a-thon, please contact Shelly Jaros.
Need a PASS? Start off the fall season with an ABSAF pass for your family!
ABSAF is a non-profit organization that supports our students in all of the extracurricular activities they participate in. ABSAF contributions support athletic teams (Junior High to Varsity), academic teams (Math Team, Science Team, Speech and Debate Team, and Academic Decathlon Team), performing arts groups (Band, Chorus, and Theater), and community service at ABRHS and RJ Grey.
Donations are accepted throughout the school year and any amount is appreciated. Many families also benefit from the tremendous value of the ABSAF Pass. With a donation of $175 or more, you and your immediate family will receive an ABSAF Pass.
When purchasing the $175 ABSAF Pass you receive the following BENEFITS:
- Admission for all immediate family members to home high school regular season sporting events
- Two complimentary tickets to a performance for each of the High School's Proscenium Circus' (PC) main stage productions and to the RJ Grey musical
- Convenience for your family when attending AB events
To learn more about how to obtain an ABSAF pass and support extracurricular activities at the Junior High and High School, please visit www.absaf.net.
ABSAF Donations in 2020-2021:
- $10,000 towards High School and Jr High Student Activities Stipends, Interscholastic Athletics, Performing Arts, and High School Proscenium Circus
Where can you purchase the ABSAF pass?
On behalf of the AB student community, we thank you for your support!
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Greetings from the Food Service Department!
The Food Service Department has had a busy start to the school year.
We enjoy making meals for your children each day.
We have received a few questions on why a student account is getting charged.
This school year all students will receive 1 breakfast and 1 lunch at no charge.
- The breakfast includes milk and fruit along with whatever the student selects for the breakfast entree.
- The lunch includes milk, a choice of fruit and vegetables. If your child gets a second meal or any a la carte items such as a bottle of water or chips these items are charged to the students account.
We send out emails to families every Sunday if there is $5.00 or less on your student account.
We look forward to seeing your children each school day!
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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.
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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.
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