Principal's Notes 3/16/18

Principal’s Notes

March Messages
Peace Message: Optimism
Brain Message: Mistakes are opportunities for learning
March is Music in our Schools Month

Last Day of School now June 20
The Superintendent announced at Monday's Board Meeting that the last day of school for students is June 20 (as of now). He had a conversation with the NHDOE about the two days we missed school due to the Halloween wind storm this year. Given the circumstances of the storm and our school calendar, we will not have to have students make up those two days at the end of the year. 

KidVote 2018 (Results)
Bedford School District students had an opportunity to cast a vote during our School/Town Voting Day on Tuesday, March 13th. Memorial students voted for a Patriotic Day (Dress in your red/white/and blue) for an upcoming School Spirit Day.
We are looking at doing this Thursday May 24th prior to Memorial Day.

1. College Day 30%
2. Patriotic Day School 44%
3. School Spirit Day 26%

Spring Fling 2018
On Monday, March 19th, all Spring Fling raffle ticket and dinner ticket order will be sent home with students. Basket wrapping has begun with over 200 baskets to be raffled off.
Date: Friday, March 23rd from 5:00-8:00pm.

 

Spring Book Fair
The Spring Book Fair is in a few weeks. Please click on the Sign Up Genius link to be a volunteer at the book fair. There will be class visits, a Teacher Preview morning, and a Bingo Game Night. Students will need help finding books (especially the younger grades) and completing their Student Wish List.

www.SignUpGenius.com/go/508094AA8A822A0FA7-2018

Strings Program Coming to Memorial School
Has your child been interested in learning a string instrument? We are excited to start an afterschool program this spring in conjunction with the Manchester Community Music School that will enable your child to receive free lessons here at Memorial School. More information on this will be coming home soon.

Destination Imagination Competition
Tomorrow at Goffstown High School our DI Team will be competing at 10:10am in the elementary division Team Challenge. Best of luck to all the students at the tournament.

School Safety Update
On Tuesday April 10th from 6:00-7:00pm at Memorial School, Superintendent McGee and Principal Schappler will be sharing several updates regarding the safety and security of the Bedford School District. They will explain our District Emergency Operations Plan including the Parent Emergency Plan portion. They will discuss recent improvements and answer questions. We hope you can make it.

Bedford PTG
COLOR BLAST 2018 COMMUNITY EVENT…Save the date Sunday June 3rd! Get Ready for the Most Colorful, Fun-Filled Day of Your Life as PTG hosts another Color Blast Fun Run. Stay tuned for more exciting details.

STAY CONNECTED to PTG: Please visit our PTG WEBSITE and be sure to “like” our FACEBOOK PAGE to see all the exciting things happening at our schools.

Thank you for your support!

The PTG and BeBOLD ARE EXCITED TO CO-SPONSOR A PRESENTATION FOR ALL PARENTS & GUARDIANS
Wednesday, March 28th from 7-8:15pm at BHS Auditorium

“Understanding How to Parent So that Children Can Succeed:
Addressing Childhood Anxiety and its Potential Pathway towards Substance Abuse”

Special guest speaker Jessica Lahey veteran teacher, journalist, and author of The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed.

Jessica Lahey will provide insight on how to raise kids who are happy and healthy and less likely to turn to destructive coping strategies, including ways to prevent childhood addiction. Lahey will also share research on the most effective ways to parent and support the psycho-social and emotional needs of our children. Additionally, she will outline risk factors, explain which positive interventions can overcome those risk factors, and offer parents and teachers actionable, useful tools for raising happy, resilient children who will be less likely to turn to unhealthy behaviors when faced with the increasingly toxic stress and anxiety they face at home, in school and in our society. This event is open to all parents/guardians.

The 45-minute presentation will be followed by a 30-minute question and answer session.

Important Dates

• March 17- Destination Imagination Tournament at Goffstown High School
• March 20-Spirit Day- Theme is Disney, show off your love of Disney
• March 23- Memorial Spring Fling 5-8pm
• March 30- End of Quarter 3
• April 2-6 Memorial’s Scholastic Book Fair
• April 4- BINGO Night from 4:30-6:00pm in the school cafeteria
• April 10- 6:00pm Parent Meeting with our Superintendent to discuss school safety
• April 20- Spirit Day- Theme is Crazy Socks Day!
• April 23-27 Spring Vacation
• May 4- Memorial’s Small/Tall Dance
• May 10- Grandparents Day
• May 10- Memorial’s Spring Concert
• May 15- Spirit Day- Beach Day Theme
• May 24- Wear your Patriotic colors as voted during the KidVote
• May 25- District Workshop Day no school for students
• May 28- No school for observance of Memorial Day
• June 3- PTG Color Blast Fun Run
• June 12- 4th Grade Play
• June 20- Tentative last day of school