Welcome to the Farmington River Elementary PTA!
If you haven’t already, now is the time to renew your membership. Click here to renew online or e-mail pta@frrsd.org to request a form be sent home with your student. We look forward to hearing from you!
PTA Monthly Meetings
Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM – This meeting will occur on Zoom. Please click here to access the Zoom meeting
Thursday, March 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM – This meeting will occur on Zoom. Please click here to access the Zoom meeting
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2025-2026 Officers
President: Trisha Tetreault
Vice President: Jen Catolane
Treasurer: Jessica Poirier
Secretary: Brittany Mackbach
UPCOMING EVENTS
2026 Annual Cash Calendar Raffle
The Farmington River PTA is excited to announce the launch of our 2026 Cash Calendar Fundraiser!
Calendars came home in backpacks last week! Each student received five calendars to sell. We know many of you go above and beyond each year—thank you! If you’d like to request additional calendars, please email us at fresptacashcal@gmail.com.
The revenue raised from this fundraiser helps the PTA continue to support a wide range of programs and events, including:
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Technology Enhancements
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Enrichment Programs
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Otis Ski & Board Lesson Program
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Screen-Free Week Activities
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Field Day
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Staff Appreciation Week
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Butternut Tubing
…and much more!
Drawings begin March 1st and run through April 1st. Winners will be contacted by phone and announced on the school website and our Facebook page.
We extend our heartfelt thanks to all of the local businesses and friends of Farmington River who generously donated cash prizes—and to all of our families and community members who support this important fundraiser by purchasing calendars.
Together, we make a difference!
2026 Annual Butternut Tubing
Join us for our 9th Annual Tubing Event at Butternut on Sunday, February 8th from 4–6 PM
Forms have already been sent home in backpacks. The PTA will cover the full ticket price for all FRES students and staff. Family members can join the fun too with discounted tickets for just $10 each — payable by cash or check sent in with the form.
Prefer to pay online? You can purchase tickets through our online store using this link:
Butternut Family Tickets
Important:
This year, Butternut requires all waivers to be completed online. Please take a moment to fill out the waiver here:
Butternut Tubing Waiver
Families are responsible for transportation to and from Butternut and for supervising their children during the event.
Come enjoy a fun-filled evening of tubing, hot cocoa, and S’mores!
We can’t wait to see you there!
PAST EVENTS
2026 Thunderbirds Hockey Game
The PTA is sponsoring a trip to see the Springfield Thunderbirds at the Thunderdome Saturday, January 24th at 6:05 pm. Ticket sales have closed. If you have already purchased tickets, you will be able to pick them up at will call the day of the game.
2025 Fall Fundraiser
Our Fall Fundraiser has officially kicked off, and wow — does it look yummy! We’re working with Field & Fork, a baker and caterer from New Marlborough, who is keeping it super-local by using apples from Sandisfield Orchard for our pies!
Why do we fundraise in the fall?
- Everything raised in the Fall Fundraiser goes directly to the teachers’ classroom accounts and your students’ class accounts — class accounts follow the class until 6th grade, when the money is used to pay for graduation and the sixth-grade field trip (recent trips include an overnight at Fort Ticonderoga and a fun day in Boston)
- Selling is live NOW, with orders and money due on Tuesday, October 14
- Students have sales flyers and order forms to collect orders and buyer information; money can be collected by the student or on our easy-to-use website, Givebacks. Pies can be ordered here, and Cookie dough can be ordered here.
Join us for a fun exchange! Bring in gently used clothes you no longer wear and swap them for something new. It’s a fun way to declutter, save money and reduce waste. We are excepting Clothes, Shoes, Bags, Hats, Gloves & Jackets. Recently cleaned items can be dropped off ahead of time in the bin near the front door of school.
2025 Apple Picking
Saturday, September 27, 2025 at 10am
All PTA member families are invited to Sandisfield Orchard (formerly Riiska Brook) for a morning of apple picking fun. All FRES students from PTA families will receive a small bag for picking apples, and we’ll have fresh apple cider donuts for everyone! The orchard has coffee, espresso drinks, teas, pastries and more available for purchase, and you can always buy a bigger bag of apples to take home.
This event is open to all members, so if you haven’t renewed your membership for this school year yet, now’s the time! Click here to renew online or do it in person at the orchard. We hope to see everyone there!
Screen Free Week
May 1, 2022 – May 5, 2023
Field Day
Thursday, June 8, 2023, from 9-11:30 am
This day is a whole school event. We have designed the games to accommodate all age groups.
Visit our Reward Programs tab to see ways to support the PTA every day and to see our past success.