Principal’s Notes
April Messages
Peace Message: Perseverance
Brain Message: There's a Difference Between Not Knowing and Not Knowing Yet!
BINGO Night
It was great seeing so many of you at BINGO Night. Over $190 worth of books were given away to all our winners.
Spring Book Fair
A HUGE thank you to everyone who visited and supported the Book Fair this week. We are excited to have many new books for our school library and classrooms! If there are more books you want to order, the Online Book Fair is still open until Wed., April 11. Go to scholastic.com/fair. Free shipping of your order to our school. When your order arrives, it will be delivered to your child's classroom.
From the Counselor’s Office
This month, students will learn about perseverance and the importance of sticking with tasks, even when they are difficult. Psychologist Angela Duckworth has found that the hallmark to high achievement in all domains is a “blend of passion and perseverance”, which she calls grit (Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, by Angela Duckworth). Students will learn that perseverance leads to brain growth and success. They will hear about various people who persevered through difficult times, in order to reach their goals. To further our teachings of growth mindset, we will reframe the struggles, frustration and difficulties of trying something new, as an expected piece of the learning and growing process. Students will learn the neuroscience behind growth mindset; that our brains grow when we learn from mistakes, persevere, and do hard things. Therefore, they may not know something now, but they just don’t know it YET. By emphasizing the process of learning and teaching students to expect struggle, we can encourage them to try new and hard things, thus leading to greater success.
INTERESTED IN GETTING MORE INVOLVED WITH PTG AND BEDFORD SCHOOLS?
PTG has some exciting District and Board positions open for next school year (2018/19). Open roles include District Support, Gift Wrap, School Supplies, and Co-Barnes and Noble; along with shadows for 2 Board roles, Treasurer and VP Publicity. If you have interest in any of these roles or would like to learn more please email bedfordnhptg@gmail.com by April 9th.
STAND BY ME COMMUNITY PRESENTATION - PTG is a proud sponsor of Lurgio’s Stand By Me program. All families are invited to the Stand Tall and Stand Together kick off presentation at BHS theater on Monday, April 9th at 7pm. Click HERE for details.
For more information on growth mindset and student success, visit:
Strings Program Coming to Memorial School
Our 3rd and 4th graders will have the opportunity for free after school lessons as part of our Strings Program. Instruments such as violin, viola, cello, and bass would be possibilities of choices to learn. This program will run on Tuesday afternoons for 6 weeks beginning May 1st. Thank you to the Manchester Community Music School who enabled this to happen. Click HERE for more information.
Imagination State Tournament at BHS
Bedford DI is excited to welcome teams from across the state to the Destination Imagination State Tournament at Bedford High School this Saturday, April 7th. Over 100 teams will bring their solutions to STEM challenges, including the Arts and Community Service projects. Bedford DI has 10 teams who advanced. Everyone is welcome to come support the hometown teams. Admission is FREE! For a full tournament schedule see http://nh-di.org/nh/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/2018-State-Tournament-Schedule.pdf
Stand By Me presents Dr. Robin Bruck
A free presentation for Parents and Community Members
Stand By Me is proud to present Dr. Robin Bruck from the NH nonprofit group called Personal Responsibility Organization. Dr. Bruck will present techniques that will help:
Bedford DI is excited to welcome teams from across the state to the Destination Imagination State Tournament at Bedford High School this Saturday, April 7th. Over 100 teams will bring their solutions to STEM challenges, including the Arts and Community Service projects. Bedford DI has 10 teams who advanced. Everyone is welcome to come support the hometown teams. Admission is FREE! For a full tournament schedule see http://nh-di.org/nh/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/2018-State-Tournament-Schedule.pdf
Stand By Me presents Dr. Robin Bruck
A free presentation for Parents and Community Members
Stand By Me is proud to present Dr. Robin Bruck from the NH nonprofit group called Personal Responsibility Organization. Dr. Bruck will present techniques that will help:
- Manage worry and stress
- Decrease conflict
- Increase teamwork and cooperation
- Increase motivation
Bedford PTG
COLOR BLAST REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!!! Come out for a colorful day of fun in support of the Bedford PTG and the Bedford School District! Our 2018 Color Blast is scheduled for Sunday,June 3rd at 9:30AM. Click here to register and visit our Color Blast Fun Run website for event details including sponsorship and volunteering opportunities.PTG has some exciting District and Board positions open for next school year (2018/19). Open roles include District Support, Gift Wrap, School Supplies, and Co-Barnes and Noble; along with shadows for 2 Board roles, Treasurer and VP Publicity. If you have interest in any of these roles or would like to learn more please email bedfordnhptg@gmail.com by April 9th.
STAND BY ME COMMUNITY PRESENTATION - PTG is a proud sponsor of Lurgio’s Stand By Me program. All families are invited to the Stand Tall and Stand Together kick off presentation at BHS theater on Monday, April 9th at 7pm. Click HERE for details.
YANKEE CANDLE - ONLINE EXTENSION UNTIL MAY 15TH - Thank you to all who participated in the Yankee Candle Fundraiser. If you missed it, no need to worry! We are extending the fundraiser online until May 15th. Candles make a great gift for Easter, Mother's Day or any fun Spring gathering! Click here and enter 999965479 in the Group # Box to shop.*** 40% of sales go back to our schools! ***
2018-19 School Calendar
The School Board has approved the 2018-19 School Calendar. Please note that there is a substantial change for 2018-19. The district will shift from tracking days to tracking hours. As a result, the last day of school for 2018-19 will be no later than June 14 and could be as early as June 7. The first five snow days, if needed, will be made up by students at the end of the year. Any snow days beyond five days will not need to be made up by students. This should bring some more predictability to the end of the year for families.
Gsuite Information for Parents
Some of our parents have asked for an explanation of our Gsuite, the tools within Chrome our students now use for much of their school work. Our technology teachers have developed this Gsuite Information for Parents.
Some of our parents have asked for an explanation of our Gsuite, the tools within Chrome our students now use for much of their school work. Our technology teachers have developed this Gsuite Information for Parents.
For parents/guardians who are interested in seeing the work of their child, just ask your son/daughter to log in with their account or provide you with their password to showcase the work completed.
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.
Important Dates
- April 10- 6:00pm Parent Meeting to discuss school safety
- April 19- 8:00am Community Council
- 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
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