Principal Notes 10-13-17

Principal’s Notes

October  Messages

Peace Message: Responsibility and being Bully Free

Brain Message: My Brain is like a Muscle that Grows

Memorial School Homework Club

Homework Club starts on Tuesday, October 17th.  It will run every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at 7:30am in the computer lab for 3rd and 4th graders.

Suicide Prevention Training

Bedford School District professionals will be conducting a suicide prevention training, open to all community members, on Thursday, October 26th, 5:30-8:30 at BHS. Please contact Zanna Blaney at blaneyz@sau25.netwith any questions regarding this workshop.

8th Annual Witch Way to the 5K - REGISTRATION OPEN

Join us for the 8th annual Witch Way to the 5K  on Saturday, October 28, 2017. The kids 1K race starts at 9:30am and the adult race begins at 10am at Lurgio Middle School. Click here to register. We are also always looking for sponsors - for more information click here.

Sample a Smoothie Day!

We will be offering samples of a Fresh Fruit Smoothie for our students in the Memorial cafeteria during lunches on October 30th. Please note on the menu calendar it states that is will be offered on the 31st, but we felt with that being Halloween, there may be lots of other fun activities going on, so we are officially changing it to that Monday the 30th. Talk to your students about the offering. It will be samples only and any student in the cafe can come up and try one. I have listed the ingredients below, in case there are any questions of allergies.

Fresh Orange Tropical Smoothie

Ingredients:  Bananas - Carrots - Pineapple - Strawberries - Yogurt (plain skim milk)​

Memorial Spirit Wear

You can order Memorial School clothing online!  Please go to www.bedfordwear.com. Click Schools in the menu bar, and select Memorial School.  An order typically takes 7-10 business days to be delivered.  As a bonus 10% of profits come back to the school.

Bedford PTG

MEADOW FARMS GIFT WRAP FUNDRAISER - DEADLINE EXTENDED! -

Thank you to all who participated in our annual Meadow Farms Gift Wrap Fundraiser. If you missed the chance to place an order, you are in luck! Online orders will be available until December 16th. As we embark on the gift-giving season, please take a moment to check out the online link for some fabulous gift ideas.   

** 40% of the sales are donated back to the schools! **

HELP THE PTG - Help the PTG continue to bring exciting programs/speakers to our schools like Eyes on Owls, Abenaki Story Tellers, T.I.G.E.R. Anti-Bullying performance, Ed Gerety Youth Speaker, and Chris Herren Motivational Speaker. These events cannot happen without the support from parents and teachers in the Bedford community. There is still time to help, simply click on the PayPal link at www.bedfordptg.org to make a donation or send in a check payable to Bedford PTG in an enveloped marked “PTG Support” with your name, email address and child’s school. Bedford PTG appreciates your support.

SAVE THE DATE - COFFEE WITH SUPERINTENDENT CHIP MCGEE - Thursday, November 2nd 9:30 – 10:30am.  Join us at BCTV (10 Meetinghouse Road, Bedford), with our special guest Superintendent Chip McGee, for a brief overview of current happenings in the district followed by a Q&A. Light refreshments will be served and your children are welcome to attend.

ANNUAL GIFT CARD FUNDRAISER -  A gift card is the perfect gift for any occasion! For every gift card you buy, a percentage of the value of the card is donated by the sponsoring retailer to our schools while 100% of the value of the card that you purchased is available for you to spend! Order forms will be sent home with children in grades K-8 on October 20th.  For those students attending BHS, or for those who would like to download an order form, one will be available on our website at www.bedfordptg.org.

Bedford Education Foundation

The BEF is holding their annual fundraising event on November 17th from 7pm to 10pm at the Bedford Village Inn.  The theme is Nostalgic November.  For more information on the event and how to purchase tickets, click HERE. Questions can be directed to info@befnh.org

Bedford Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Please join us as we recognize the Inaugural Class of the Bedford Hall of Fame.  The ceremony will take place on Homecoming Day - Saturday, October 21st at 2:00 PM - in the Bedford High School Dining Commons.  For more information, and to order tickets, please click HERE.

Pat’s Peak Learn to Ski and Ride Program

Sign-up information is coming soon!  Registration deadline will be November 15th.  The program will start on Friday January 5th, 2018.  It is a five-week program.  Please contact Kim Peicker at kpeicker@comcast.net with any questions.

Important Dates      

• October 18- Picture Retakes
• November 2- Coffee with the Superintendent- 9:30am at BCTV
• November 10-No School in observance of Veterans Day
• November 18- Annual PTG Ski and Skate Sale
• November 22-24-No School, Thanksgiving Recess
• November 27-December 1- Scholastic Book Fair
• November 30- Math and Literacy Night