Principal’s Notes
October Messages
Peace Message: Responsibility and being Bully Free
Brain Message: My Brain is like a Muscle that Grows
BeBOLD Speaker Series
Dr. Carolyn Morgan will be presenting her “Growing Resilience Program” at the Bedford Public Library on Monday, October 30th from 7pm to 8pm. Click HERE for more info.
Bedford Goes Red
Join the Bedford Community and support our efforts in battling addiction. Let’s light up our homes and businesses in red between 10/23 - 10/31. Click HERE for more information.
Memorial School Homework Club
Our 4th grade teaching team has Homework Club up and running. It will run every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at 7:30am in the computer lab for 3rd and 4th graders. It’s a great opportunity for kids access technology, , work on long term assignments or keep up with the daily homework.
Book Fair!
Mark your calendars! The Memorial Book Fair is Monday, November 27 - Friday, December 1.
Help spread the joy of reading! All are invited to attend the Memorial Book Fair Volunteer Orientation meeting Friday November 3, at 9:30am in the school library.
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. Please double check the ingredients below, in case there are any questions of allergies. If your child is allergic to ANY of them please instruct the NOT to partake in the sample.
Fresh Orange Tropical Smoothie
Ingredients: Bananas - Carrots - Pineapple - Strawberries - Yogurt (plain skim milk)
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.
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
This is a five-week Learn to Ski or Snowboard series for students in grades 1-8. The program runs Friday, January 5, 12, 19, 26 and February 2. Rentals are available. You must provide your own transportation.
Login info:
3:30 PM lessons: bedford3302018
4:30 PM lessons: bedford4302018
Registration deadline will be November 15th. Contact Kim Ahnen at kim.ahnen@comcast.net or at 918-0110 with any questions. Join the Bedford NH Pats Peak Ski and Ride 2018 Facebook page for more information.
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 21- Spirit Day! Wear your favorite sports attire
- November 22-24-No School, Thanksgiving Recess
- November 27-December 1- Scholastic Book Fair
- November 30- Math and Literacy Night
- December 7- Ellis Island Day- Grade 4
- December 19- Spirit Day! Pajama Day
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