Each year we enter the classrooms with hope and anticipation, and this year was just the same. By this time of the year it is hard to recall what the students looked like at that time, but we know where they are now. Because of the hard work of our teachers, support staff, and you at home, the kids have made great strides. We were happy to watch them grow each day, and we are just as excited to watch them continue on their educational journey next year. Have a safe and enjoyable summer.

We will again ask that after July 4th you start sharing pictures of our JRB students reading in summer areas. We will post them online for others to see as well. This is just one of the many ways we try to keep our JRB family together, even during the summer. You can share them via our social media (linked at the bottom of this page) or to nnorth@awrsd.org. Thank you and happy reading!

Link for the JRB Spring Concert on 6/2:

http://cablecast.awcatv.org/CablecastPublicSite/show/6372?site=9

Link for the JRB Recital Night on 6/9:

http://cablecast.awcatv.org/CablecastPublicSite/show/6387?site=9

All of our students did such a fantastic job and we are so proud of them!

5th GRADE BAND/CHORUS PARENTS:

If you haven’t already done so, please complete the Overlook band/chorus Google Form, so that your musicians are scheduled for band and/or chorus in 6th grade: 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfRFxbm5lABzZer-C3Ij_jQz9SPHBH41vR854BAQlotIqMP2A/viewform 

2025-26 BAND/CHORUS NEWS:

For students entering grades 3, 4, or 5 and are interested in joining band and/or chorus, signup information will be going home in backpacks during the first couple of days of school in August, in addition to being in the 2025-26 edition of the JRB newsletter. 

For planning purposes, instrument lessons typically begin the 3rd/4th week of school, and will be scheduled on a first come, first serve basis depending on instrument, instructor, and schedules.

Beginner Band begins at the end of October and is held on Tuesdays from 3-4pm. 

Advanced Band for students returning from this year’s band will resume during the 2nd or 3rd week of school, and will be held on Thursdays from 3-4pm. 

We are having an Instrument Demonstration Night on Wed., 9/3 at 6:30pm in the JRB cafeteria. This is a great opportunity for students to try out a couple of instruments before deciding which one to play! (FYI: There is a monthly rental fee for instruments which covers repairs as well as a quarterly lesson fee throughout the school year). 

Chorus rehearsals will be held on WEDNESDAY mornings, from 7:30-8:20AM, tentatively beginning Wed., 9/3! We will be preparing for our annual performance at the Celebrate Ashburnham Street Fair on 9/27!

Any questions, please contact Mrs. Lordan: mlordan@awrsd.org.

UPCOMING MUSIC EVENTS:

• Instrument Demonstration Night, 9/3/25 at 6:30pm, JRB Cafetorium

The PTA would like to send out a huge THANK YOU to Melissa Basnett and Jason Stanton for all your hard work over the last 5 plus years helping our school. Your time and effort are truly appreciated, and we will miss seeing your faces at Briggs!!