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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.

On Tuesday, 3/19, the North Adams Police Department and BE SMART Program will be hosting a BE SMART Safe Storage Workshop from 6-7 pm in the North Adams PD Training Room (21 Holden Street). The night will start off with a presentation from BE SMART followed by an open floor for questions answered by the North Adams Police Department. Everyone in attendance will be entered into a raffle to win a safe. Free gun locks will be available. The Be SMART campaign was launched in 2015 to promote responsible gun ownership in order to reduce child gun deaths. Whether you’re a gun owner, or you know someone who owns a gun, there is a role for everyone in the conversation around secure gun storage. Be SMART is a framework that parents, caretakers, and community leaders can follow to help keep their communities safe. Ultimately, you can help prevent kids from accessing firearms by storing them securely, and encouraging others to do the same. Because children deserve to feel safe, no matter where they are. For more information about the BE SMART program: https://besmartforkids.org The event is free and open to all! Please feel free to share and post. North Adams SRO Mirante Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/780041180217975/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[]%7D

Community Forum: Grade Configuration and Closure of Greylock Elementary School Wednesday, March 20th at 6:00 PM Location (hybrid): Welcome Center at Brayton Elementary School or via Zoom link: www.napsk12.org/ZoomLinkMarch20 Hear about grade configuration and closure options being considered for the 2024-2025 school year. Ask questions and provide feedback. Hope to see you there!

Our amazing North Adams teachers participated in collaborative professional development sessions on Thursday afternoon, delving into topics like mathematics instructional practices, self-regulated strategy development in writing, school improvement planning, social-emotional learning, and more! The teachers in our district are incredibly reflective and continually work to hone their teaching practices and improve student outcomes.