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Fort River Parent Council website at

http://ftriver.blogspot.com

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All Fort River families, staff and faculty are welcome to sign up!”
 

Welcome to Fort River Parent Council

Parent Council is an organization of parents and guardians that works to enrich and enhance our children’s education and school experience, and every parent and guardian is automatically a member of Parent Council.  We work towards this goal in several ways, including planning events that bring children and families together as a community, showing appreciation and support to our teachers and staff, and sponsoring activities to raise funds for school events, supplies, field trips, and scholarships.  We want parents from all backgrounds and experiences to work together on our common goal of making Fort River School a fun, safe, stimulating, and welcoming environment for all children and for all families.

  

Parent Council Executive Board, 2007-2008

Steering Committee

President:  Catherine Sanderson (256-4977; casanderson@amherst.edu)

Vice Presidents:      Sue Borden (253-1608; szborden@yahoo.com)

                              Elly Hosea (259-1334; elly_hosea@yahoo.com)

Secretary:  Ann McLaughlin (256-3768; damclaughlin@comcast.net)

Treasurer:  Lynn Hayes (253-7207; hay3bay@comcast.net)

 

Grade Representatives

K – Amy Rose (253-3831, amy@klezamir.com)

1 – Ruthie Ireland (253-1744, 4ireland@comcast.net)

2 – Diane Caraker (253-4191, dianec711@comcast.net)

3 - Morgan Lord (256-3763, storm01061@yahoo.com

4 – Janet McGowan (256-8333, janetmcgowan30@comcast.net)

5 – Jan Kelly (253-9403, jankelly@jkellycollegeconsultants.com)

6 - Lynn Logan (256-0232, lynnlogan@comcast.net)

 

Resource Coordinators

*ALANA ([African-American, Latino(a)/Chicano(a), Asian/Pacific American, and Native American]) families: Pat Ononibaku (256-0027, PatBaku@aol.com)

*Same-sex parent families: Megan Lambert and Dana Mergendahl (253-8931, lambertmegan@yahoo.com, genxmergie@yahoo.com)

*Single-parent families: Christie Barcelos (546-4956; christiebarcelos@gmail.com)

*Child with special needs families:  Pamela Brigham (256-1951; pamberwald@gmail.com)

*English as a second-language families:  Pamela Brigham (256-1951;  pamberwald@gmail.com)

 

Room Parents

K                                                                    

Felix – Hana Rivkin (256-2330, hrivkin@yahoo.com), Iris Berkman (253-3787, ianddberkman@comcast.net), Suzanne Schilling, patsueschilling@comcast.net (253-4697)

Imbimbo – Carol Slaughter  (253-9920, CarolSpyce@aol.com)

Shea – Lisa Oram-Brown (253-8199, lisaoram@comcast.net)

 

1st

Hickson – Deb Leonard (253-3294, deblee@comcast.net), Matt Mitchell (253-7999, studio@crocker.com)

Rondeau - Becky Michaels (256-3579, beckymichaels@hotmail.com), Chris Felton (253-1242, cmfelton@comcol.umass.edu)

Thrasher – Amy Bush (256-3755, jadeandsamsmama@yahoo.com)

 

2nd                                                                                         

Davis – Kathy Niedzielski (253-3201, stonyhill4@verizon.net), Eileen Marasco ( 256-3880, e.marasco@comcast.net.

Eigner – Pam Rietkerk (256-2605;  PJRietkerk@aol.com)

Sheehan – Michele Spirko (253-6412, spirko@pol.net), Lynn Hatch (256-4113, lhatch@econs.umass.edu)

 

3rd

Davis – Scott Goldman (253-9969, sagoldman@hatfieldpublicschools.net)

Farrington - Mary Donahue (253-7016, aj_donoghue@msn.com)

Fournier – Catalina Arrubla (584-7951, carrubla@gmail.com), Jeanine Gonzales (230-3605, jeanineajk5@comcast.net)

Griswold – Jacquie Juras (256-0979, jac.juras@comcast.net)

 

4th                                                                                            

Davis – Pam Rietkerk (256-2605;  PJRietkerk@aol.com)

Jackendoff – Janet Kannel (253-4641, janetkannel40@comcast.net), Alisa Braverman (253-5362, a.braverman@comcast.net)

Yeh – Amy Bush (256-3755, jadeandsamsmama@yahoo.com), Traci Wolfe (230-3007, twolfe@amherst.edu)

                                        

5th

Cantillo – Robin Corder (253-1320;  robincorder@gmail.com)  

Chang – Anne Duffy (256-1646, cattlexstudios@verizon.net) and Nancy Reffsin (253-5183, nreffsin@hotmail.com)

Klass - Carla Carpenter (549-0484, kipandcarla@gmail.com)

 

6th

Morris – Lynn Logan (256-0232, lynnlogan@comcast.net) and Susan Seigel (230-3333, susan.seigel@gmail.com)

Lamdin – Janet McGowan (256-8333, janetmcgowan30@comcast.net), Jihyun Kim (230-3736, jihyun0716@gmail.com)

Wallace – Lisa Liberman (253-4966, phaedrus4@comcast.net)

 

Parent Council Activities and Events

 

Student Directory:  Jenny Reynolds (253-4639; reynoldsjh@aol.com) 

 

Staff Welcome Back Day:  Michelle Spirko (253-6412, spirko@pol.net)

 

Family Fair:  Pat Ononibaku (256-0027, PatBaku@aol.com)

 

Cultural Enrichment Committee: Morgan Lord (256-3763;  storm01061@yahoo.com)

 

School Pictures: Pam Rietkerk (256-2605;  PJRietkerk@aol.com) 

 

Holiday Gift Wrap Sales:  Karen Zilberstein (253-7072;  eKaren@comcast.net) 

 

Fall Festival (the “Halloween Party”): Louise Levy (256-1930; lhlevy@lycos.com) and Ann Becker (253-6449; annmbecker@comcast.net)

 

Beach Party: Sherri Schmidt (253-9666;  sschmidt@mac.com), Pat Ononimaku (256-0027, PatBaku@aol.com), Sue Cairn (253-9148, scairn@verizon.net)

 

Book Swap: Pam Rietkerk (256-2605; PJRietkerk@aol.com) and Andra Rose (256-8686;  ar@andrarose.com)

 

Bus/Van Driver Appreciation Breakfast:  Jen Wellman (253-7324, ajwellman@comcast.net) 

 

6th Grade Graduation:  Karen Zilberstein (253-7072; eKaren@comcast.net)

 

Book Fair: Diane Caraker (253-4191; dianec711@comcast.net) 

 

Field Day: Cathy Doctor (253-7481; kacki29@yahoo.com) and Sarah Murphy (253-1696;  saraha.murphy@comcast.net) 

 

Staff/Teacher Appreciation Luncheon: Robin Corder (253-1320; robincorder@gmail.com)  

 

Yearbook: Lynn Hayes (253-7207;  hay3bay@comcast.net), Jacquie Juras (256-0979, jac.juras@comcast.net)

 

Fort River Lost and Found/Hand-Me-Downs: Morgan Lord (256-3763;  storm01061@yahoo.com) 

 

Celebrate With A Book:  Elly Hosea (259-1334; elly_hosea@yahoo.com)

 

Coffee With A Principal: Sue Borden (253-0140; shopping164@yahoo.com)  

 

Savings Makes “Cents”: Ron Miller (256-6076; ronsmiller@comcast.net)

 

Playground Committee:  Cindy McCarthy (253-9918; mccarthy_cin@hotmail.com) and Catherine Sanderson (256-4977;  casanderson@amherst.edu)

 

Diversity and Social Justice Committee:  Sheri Schmidt (253-9666;  sschmidt@mac.com)

 

Box Tops for Education: Jan Kelly (253-9403; jankelly@jkellycollegeconsultants.com)

 

Printer Cartridge/Cell Phone Recycling:  Mikey Cutting (253-7220; neebish@comcast.net) 

 

Summer Read-A-Thon: Lynn Logan (256-0232;  lynnlogan@comcast.net) and Gloria McCann (259-2117; gloriamccann@comcast.net)

 

Fort River Parent Council Newsletter:  Jen Ditkoff (253-9210, jditkoff@yahoo.com)