Next Week at Crocker Farm

Monday Feb. 2
(8:30 - 9:00am): Coffee with a Principal in the Community Room

Wednesday Feb 4:
Crocker Java Coffee orders due. Click HERE to download an order form.

Friday Feb. 6: Wednesday Clubs registration forms due.

& beyond...
Thursday Feb. 12 (1:45pm): Band & Orchestra Concert
Thursday Feb. 12 (6:30 - 7:30pm): PGO Meeting

Gift Basket Silent Auction for Local Libraries

The Friends of the Jones Library announce the 12th Annual Valentine Gift Basket Silent Auction featuring Baskets, Books, and Chocolate on display in the atrium of the Jones Library, Amherst, starting Thursday, January 29th and ending at 4pm on Sunday, February 8th.

Come to the Jones Library on Saturday, February 7th, enjoy a free family-friendly concert with Nerissa and Katryna Nields at 10:30 a.m. sponsored by the Friends, and then bid on your favorite baskets. http://www.joneslibrary.org/

2 Hour Delay

There's a 2 hour delay this Thursday morning!

Save The Dates

Candidates for Superintendent will visit with families on Wed. Feb. 4, Mon. Feb. 9, and Wed. Feb. 11 at 7:00 pm each night in the High School Library.

Movie Night is Back! THIS FRIDAY!

Bring your sleeping bags and

join us for some free family fun in the cafeteria as we watch

Wall-EFriday, January 30th

Doors open 6:30 PM - Movie Starts at 7PM
Admission is free, but please bring a non perishable food item for the Survival Center.
Popcorn, water and juice will be for sale.

It's A Snow (+ Ice + Rain...) Day

Another snow day today. Stay warm, have some fun, see you Thursday.

National Girls In Sports Day at Smith

Smith College's 18th annual sport clinics for girls 3rd through 5th grades are being held Sunday, February 1, from 12:30-4 p.m. in the ITT. Girls have the chance to try out different sports with Smith College athletes (from track & field, field hockey, crew & more). Wear comfortable clothes & sneakers. Snacks, certificates & t-shirts are provided for free.

Pre-registration is required. Call 585-2708 to sign up with the athletics department. Also, fill out the attached form & bring it with you on Sunday.

Click on the image above to see the full size flyer & print.

Amherst College Sportsmanship Night

On Friday, February 6th, the Amherst College Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) will host a community event to celebrate National Sportsmanship Day. Children in grades K-5 are invited to participate in a night of fun activities to recognize the importance of sportsmanship in athletics.

Registration begins at 4:45pm in the Amherst College Alumni Gym. Throughout the event, Amherst athletes will sponsor clinics in sports and sportsmanship activities in Alumni Gym and Coolidge Cage. At the end of the event, pizza and refreshments will be served, before heading to LeFrak Gymnasium to watch the Amherst Women's basketball game vs. Bates College at 7:00pm. Parents are welcome to stay and observe. For registration and further information, please contact Whitney Kouvaris at (413) 542-2218 or wkouvaris08@amherst.edu.

AEF Parent Survey - Takes 3 Minutes!

Dear Crocker Farm families,

The Amherst Education Foundation has noticed that not many Crocker Farm families have completed their electronic survey. They, of course, would like to have as even a distribution of responses as possible so would you take 3 minutes to click on the link below and fill out the survey? Then ask your friends to fill it out too...AEF SURVEY LINK

Looking Ahead to 7th Grade

Sixth grade parents and students are invited to the ARMS Family Education Night on Tuesday, January 27 at 7 pm in the ARMS library. Please join us for a panel discussion concerning "Socialization and the Middle Schooler" - how to help your child navigate the potentially choppy waters of middle school life.

The topic for this Family Education program is "Socialization and the Middle Schooler" and an expert panel will cover many different aspects of supporting the growth of our young adolescents. An earlier email regarding this program describing topics to be discussed erroneously stated that team placement would be discussed. Any specifics regarding team placement/formation or any other information appropriate for administrative, not guidance, responses will be covered at the Middle School orientation session for families of rising 6th graders held later this year.

Topics of discussion will include what the school can and does do for kids with social/emotional disabilities. Also issues around ostracism, real-time- and cyber-bullying, queen bees and wanna-bes and all the myriad aspects of social life of young adolescents (and how many of us would like to redo our middle school years?!) Presenters will be De Boyd and Talib Sadiq- 7th and 8th grade Guidance Counselors, Denise Green- School Psychologist, Paul Lyons-Therapeutic Teacher and Sue Tippett- School Adjustment Counselor We thank these ARMS staffers for their time and expertise and hope you will have lots of questions for them following the presentation! Students are welcome to participate. Hope to see you there!