Friday, November 1, 2019 | Westford Public Schools

Good afternoon,

Some annoucements for you.

Parent Volunteers/CORI Applications

A reminder that parent volunteer CORI requests for the 2019-2020 school year are only done through December 2019. As of January 1, 2020, CORI's are only done on an emergency basis. If you plan on volunteering during the 2019-2020 school year, you need to be CORI'd by January 1. If you even think there may be a chance that you will be volunteering in some capacity at Westford Academy, please come to the Main Office at Westford Academy between the hours of 8:00 AM and 3:00 PM to complete a CORI application.

Class of 2020 – Holiday Bazaar Silent Auction

This year the Class of 2020 will be holding a silent auction at the Westford Academy Holiday Bazaar on December 7th. They are looking for donations from the community for auction items. Examples of past donations include themed baskets, tickets to sporting events, signed memorabilia, gift cards to local establishments, gift certificates for goods or services for your personal business or businesses that you are affiliated with, etc. If you would like to donate to this event, please contact Wendy Croteau at wcroteau@westfordk12.us or John Nidzgorski at jnidzgorski@westfordk12.us. All donations should be turned in to the advisors by Wednesday November 27th. Thank you in advance for helping support the class of 2020!

ACT Math Prep Course

Roudenbush is offering an ACT Math Prep Class. The course will run for four weeks on Wednesday nights starting on November 13th. For a full course description, and to register, please visit the Roudenbush website: https://www.roudenbush.org/events/act-mathematics-prep-course

WESTFORD YOUTH BASKETBALL

Registration for the winter season is still open!! Join your friends and make new friends playing the most awesome sport on earth… we have a place for you. Grades 1 thru 12. Please register and pay by November 1st to avoid a late fee of $25. Go to www.westfordhoops.com to register and for more info.

Friends Advancing Music Education

Friends Advancing Music Education is a non-profit 501(c)(3) all-volunteer parent organization that supports music students, teachers, and programs of Westford Public Schools K-12. Interested in volunteering, contact us @ fame.westford1@gmail.com. Monthly meetings are on 1st Tuesdays, 7:00 PM in Room 108 at Westford Academy, next one is November 5th. FAME Partners with Bamboo - Westford for a 'Dining for a Cause' Fundraiser. Join us for lunch or dinner between 11:30 AM- 9:45 PM on Thursday, November 7th at Bamboo-Westford. Dine In or Take-Out and 20% of the food sales will be donated to music education in Westford Public Schools. Just mention your support of FAME to cashier/server at time of ordering. (no flyer/voucher needed)

Compost Driver Volunteers Needed

Would you like to help our schools compost their fruit & veggie scraps at Westford Academy? We need volunteers to transport bags of fruit & veggie scraps, twice-a-week, from the Crisafulli and/or Blanchard school over to Westford Academy, where students make compost. Volunteers can sign up even if they can only commit to transporting food scraps once or twice a month. Compost drivers get free bags of compost! If interested, contact Sharon at westfordcommunitycompost@gmail.com

Westford Parent Connection

Do You Ever Wonder What Your Teens And Tweens Are Thinking?

Have teens and tweens in your life? Either at home or in your classroom? You may often wonder what’s going on inside their heads. What are they worried about? What makes them anxious? Do you wish they’d share more with you? Join the Westford Parent Connection on Wednesday, November 13, at 7:00 PM to hear Jon Mattleman present The Secret Life Of Teens And Tweens. Jon is a mental health counselor and trainer with more than 30 years of experience working with young people, parents, families, and educators. Jon delivers practical advice in an often humorous, always compassionate manner. He teaches anyone who cares about young people how to better understand, engage, and communicate with teens and tweens. He covers a wide variety of topics in the process, including depression, anxiety, suicide, “acting out” behaviors, drug and alcohol use and abuse, and more. Want your teens and tweens to talk to you? Come to this presentation! This event – at the Stony Brook Middle School – is free and open to the public, thanks to the generosity of our sponsors. For more information about Jon, go to https://www.jonmattleman.com/.

And then, on Tuesday, November 19, join the Westford Parent Connection and the Westford Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) for a screening of the highly anticipated film, Intelligent Lives. Intelligent Lives stars three pioneering young American adults with intellectual disabilities – Micah, Naieer, and Naomie – who challenge perceptions of intelligence as they navigate high school, college, and the workforce. This is one of the area’s first screenings of this important film. The screening with then be followed by a panel discussion, with panelists Melanie Perkins (Intelligent Lives producer), Sophia Johannson (MA Families Organizing For Change), and Jenny Lawton (Westford Public Schools). For more information, go to https://intelligentlives.org/. This event also begins at 7:00 PM at the Stony Brook Middle School and is free and open to the public.

Lastly, the Westford Parent Connection has its next book discussion group gathering on Tuesday, December 12, at 10:00 AM at the J.V. Fletcher Library in the Mary Atwood Room. The book being discussed is Michele Borba’s Unselfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed In Our All-About-Me World. A limited number of books will be available at the front desk for check out. Registration is not required. Questions? Go to https://westford.org/wpc/ or contact Mary Anne Seraphin

Have a great weekend. Jim Antonelli