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ABRPTSO
Weekly Chatter
RJ Grey Junior High School
September 19, 2021
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"Creating a community of thinkers, learners, and responsible citizens." |
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Table of Contents
- Calendar of Events
- Ready, Set, We're Back!
- Daily Substitutes Needed
- Rise to the Challenge
- ABSAF Fundraising Drive
- Community Ed. Fall Offerings
- AB Youth Volleyball Clinic
- Looking for a Mental Health Provider?
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September 20: 8th Grade School Photos
September 21: 7th Grade School Photos
September 27: Early Release at 1pm
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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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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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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 (ABSAF) is launching its 2021-2022 Fundraising Drive!
The Board is thrilled to start a new year of fundraising and happy to announce that we presented a check for $10,000 to the Acton Boxborough School Committee in May of 2021. We will continue our efforts this year through ABSAF Pass Sales, Fall Phonathon and outreach to the AB Community.
ABSAF is a non-profit organization that supports our students in all of the extracurricular activities they participate in (see below):
- Athletic Teams (Junior High to High School Varsity)
- Academic Teams (Math Team, Science Team, Speech & Debate Team, and Academic Decathlon Team)
- Performing Arts Groups (Band, Chorus, and Theater)
- Community service at ABRHS and RJ Grey Junior High
Donations are accepted throughout the school year and any contribution is appreciated. Many families benefit from the tremendous value of the ABSAF Pass. A donation of $175 or more, will grant you and your immediate family an ABSAF Pass with the following benefits below:
- Admission for all immediate family members to home High School regular season sporting events.
- Two complimentary tickets to each of the theatrical productions at the Junior High and High School.
- Convenience for your family when attending AB events that charge admission.
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 or tap on this link:
On behalf of the students at RJ Grey, we thank you in advance for your support!
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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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AB Youth Volleyball Clinic at ABRHS
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 clinic is for children in grades 4th -8th and will be on Saturday, 9/25 and Sunday 9/26. Come for 1 or both days.
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
2 days $60.00
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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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 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.
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