North Adams Public Schools -

We're still singing "Total Eclipse of the Heart" over here! Here are some photos of Colegrove students checking out the eclipse on Monday.

Reminder! The Hero and Me Dance is this Friday, 4/12/2024, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm at Brayton Elementary School. Tickets will be sold at the door.

Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Western MA See flyers for programming options and information on how to get involved. BB/BS of Western MA is a newly merged organization that brings together the existing programs in Franklin and Hampden counties and is working to re-launch Big Brother/Big Sister services in Berkshire County. There is a Berkshire County Advisory Committee that has been meeting to work on what this will look like for the county. If you are interested or would like more information please feel free to reach out to Executive Director David Bertune at dbeturne@bigbrothers-sisters.org.

Thanks, Specialty Minerals for coming in to read to students at Brayton Elementary School! We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!

Haiku on the Hoosac See flyer for details

Upcoming Fair Housing 101 training hosted by MFHC and the 3 County COC. See flyer for details.

April break programming at Roots Teen Center

Williams College is hosting Summer Science Lab 2024 for current 4th, 5th, and 6th graders this summer. This week-long hands-on science experimentation runs the week of July 8-12, 2024 and July 15-19, 2024 from 9:00-3:00. Scholarships are available. More information can be found and registration can be found here: https://learning-in-action.williams.edu/education-outreach/summer-science-lab/ Professor Amanda Turek will present chemical mysteries to the young scientists. Students in groups of four will experiment with multiple chemical reactions relating to solids, liquids, and gasses in Williams College laboratories with the assistance of Williams students and two Berkshire County middle school teachers – Tim Herrmann and Stephen Bechtel. Williams College has made 12 scholarships available. To request scholarship funding, parents/guardians need to email sslab@williams.edu prior to completing the registration form. They cannot offer bus transportation but are willing to connect parents interested in carpooling with each other.

Despite the weather today the next Mobile Food Bank scheduled for tomorrow, Friday, 4/5, from 11am to noon at the Brien Center will still be taking place. All are welcome! Free produce and grocery items are provided by the Food Bank of W. MA. https://www.foodbankwma.org. In the event the Food Bank cancels they will post updates on social media and email community stakeholders. The Food Bank will also post updates to their call line: 413-419-0079 See SNAP Outreach flyers with updated income guidelines. Folks looking to apply or with questions can call the Food Bank's Outreach Team at (413) 992-6204

Chair yoga at Colegrove is canceled today due to school closings. Hope to see you next week!

This free improv theatre workshop has now been opened up to high school juniors and seniors! Saturdays during the month of April from 12 - 2 pm at Gallery 49 See flyer for additional information

Upcoming programming from the Family Place

Upcoming programming at Roots Teen Center. See flyers for details.

A Hero and Me Dance tickets are on sale. See flyer for details

Berkshire Food Project Easter meal Thursday, March 28 from 11:30 – 1 at Berkshire Food Project, 134 Main Street (entrance around back of the church). ALL are welcome!

UMass 4-H Career Exploration Series: Anthropologist Laurie Godfrey 4/10/24, 7-8pm ET, via Zoom Free – Geared toward middle/high school youth, ALL welcome. If an animal is extinct and all we have are bones and teeth, what can that tell us? What living or extinct relatives are there. What happened to it. How long it was in its mother before it was born! Stalagmites are pointy things in caves, what can they tell us? How old it is. Climate changes over time. What grasses and trees grew above it! Find out more about what it really means to be an Anthropologist. Curious about what else they do and if it might be a career for you? Come listen to Anthropologist Laurie Godfrey and ask the questions you have. To register: https://bit.ly/4-HCES4-10-24

Community of Practice: Chair Yoga Looking for a way to practice yoga from the comfort of your own chair? Well, come join us in the Colegrove Park gym. Accessible to all levels, chair yoga is a safe, restorative practice that is taught through a trauma-informed approach. Every Thursday from 3:30 to 4:00 Colegrove Park Elementary School Gym Please RSVP to slazzari@napsk12.org All you have to bring is yourself and comfy clothes. Open to all staff and community members. Please consult your doctor before participating in a new exercise regimen.

Today the 5th grade at Colegrove welcomed Hon. Mark Pasquariello for Judicial Outreach Month. He taught a bit about the branches of government, and students had a chance to participate in their own jury simulation. Thank you for visiting, Hon. Pasquariello!

Here at North Adams Public Schools, we're incorporating Breathe 4 Change practices into our school district and have seen the positive impact they're having on both students and staff! Enjoy this short piece by Spectrum News highlighting these efforts! https://spectrumnews1.com/ma/worcester/news/2024/03/14/yoga-in-class

Upcoming programming at Roots Teen Center. See flyers for details.