Principal's Notes 9/14/18

September Messages Peace Message: Peace and Respect Brain Message: Everyone Can Learn! Important Dates September 17-Open House    Beep- 5:30-6:15pm  AM Kindergarten and K Plus- 6:15-6:45  Grades 1,2,3- 6:30-7:10   PM Kindergarten and K Plus-7:00-7:30  Grade 4- 7:20-7:50 September 18-19 – Yom Kippur September 21- Volunteer Welcome Coffee 9:30am  in the Memorial Library September 25- DI Information Night; 7:00PM McKelvie School September 26- "Growth Mindset" workshop for parents  October 8 – Columbus Day Observance – NO SCHOOL Growth Mindset for Parents Come join us Wednesday September 26th from 6:30-8:30pm for an informational workshop on Growth Mindset. Helping Your Child Cope with Stress: The Power of Growth Mindset Come hear about the growth mindset lessons Memorial kids are learning! Find out how to reinforce this exciting initiative at home, and help your child develop the perseverance and resilience necessary to achieve in school and thrive in life. Please Click HERE to for more information and to RSVP  Presenters: Hannah C. Mariotti, MA, LMHC, Sarah Wagner, M.Ed, School Psychologist Educational Consultant, Beacon Coaching and Consulting, LLC Bus Plan Riding the bus to and from school is a great opportunity for all of our students. We encourage parents to have a conversation with your child regarding the rules of the bus. Further, it is important to create a plan, as a family, for what your child should do if there is no adult waiting for them to get off the bus. Especially with our younger students, the bus drivers will not let them off the bus if no one is waiting. In these cases your child may be returned to the school. Having a backup plan in place will allow for a smooth and seamless bus ride for all. Thank you for your cooperation with this. Destination Imagination Info Night Destination Imagination Info Night for K-8 will be held on Tuesday, September 25th at 7PM in Room 17 of McKelvie Intermediate School.  This is for all new parents who are interested in hearing more about the program.  Returning families can register their children thru the Google Form in next weeks Principal Blog. Registration closes on Friday October 5th, 2018. Destination Imagination is an extra curriculur that relies on parent volunteers.  There is no guarantee that your child will be placed on a team, but we work very hard to place every child who registers.  For more info on this wonderful program offered by our district, please check out www.nh-di.org or contact our coordinator, Marie Russell at bedfordrocksdi@gmail.com. Bedford PTG News BEDFORD MEMORIAL VOLUNTEERS:  Interested in learning more about the amazing volunteer opportunities at Bedford Memorial? Please join us for the Volunteer Welcome Coffee on Friday September 21 at 9:30 am in the Memorial School Library.  Feel free to contact Danielle Brimblecom at memptgvolunteercoordinator@bedfordnhk12.net with any questions.  Small children are always welcome, and we look forward to seeing you there!! SUPPORT OUR SCHOOLS: Through Donations and Fundraisers the PTG helps fund… For our Students…Author Visits, Motivational Speakers, Science Programs, Musical Performers and much more For our Community…Principal Winter Reading Night, Seniors Day, New Family Welcome and many other community focused events.  For our Staff…Staff Appreciation, Library Donations, Nurse Donations and more. Click HERE  for more program information. We couldn’t do it without your continued support. Please consider a donation to the PTG either via PayPal on our website www.bedfordptg.org  or a send a check payable to Bedford PTG in the support envelopes that have been sent home (K-8). Thank You! ONLINE VOLUNTEER FORM: Bedford PTG is excited to introduce a new, faster, paperless way to share your information for volunteering for Bedford Schools. Instead of sending home a paper volunteer form to fill out and return, we will now offer a Volunteer Google Form for each school. To access the form click HERE, or check school websites, or the PTG websitewww.bedfordptg.org under helpful links/forms. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITES: Looking for some great opportunities to volunteer this year? The PTG has several district level and committee positions available… Ski and Skate Committee members - Due to the success of our annual Ski and Skate Sale, we are looking for new members to be part of the planning committee. Our next committee meeting is Tuesday 9/18, 3:30pm at McKelvie library. You don’t need to be a skier to help with this event. Color Blast Co-Coordinator and Committee Members: Get in on the Colorful Fun and be part of planning this amazing community event!! Color Blast is looking for 2 volunteers to share the role of event coordinator (responsible for the overall organization of the committee and event) along with anyone that might be interested in being involved with the planning and execution of this event. District Gift Wrap Coordinator-Work with PTG VP Fundraising and our current Gift Wrap supplier (Meadow Farms) to set up and organize the fundraiser. Coordinate with school level coordinators the distribution, collection and processing of order forms.  If you are interested in any of these roles or would like more information, please email bedfordnhptg@gmail.com MEET THE PRINCIPALS EVENT SEPTEMBER 27TH: You are invited to join the PTG and the Principals from all six schools at our annual "Coffee with the Principals" event on Thursday, September 27th from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. at BCTV (10 Meetinghouse Road). This is a great opportunity to hear what each school has in store for the year. There will be a Q & A following the presentation. Light refreshments will be served, and your young children are welcome to attend. MEADOW FARMS GIFTS, WRAP AND MORE: Looking for quality gift wrap, everyday gifts, tote bags, and gourmet mixes? Our popular Gifts, Wrap & More fundraiser is just around the corner. Brochures will be coming home with elementary students at the end of the month with ordering details. Families, students, and staff at McKelvie, RAL and BHS will be able to order online. 40% of sales goes back to our schools. Sale runs from Friday 9/28-Friday 10/12. More details coming soon. Reminders Bedford Education Foundation Annual Fall Fundraiser Buy your tickets now! Bedford Education Foundation (BEF) Annual Fall Fundraiser Saturday, October 20, 2018, 7 PM @ Noah's Event Center in Bedford, featuring the RAL Jazz Band and Mr. Michael Fournier as our Master of Ceremonies! Tickets are limited and sold on a first-come, first-serve basis. Find more information about the  Bedford Education Foundation on our website, or follow us on Facebook.  If you have questions or would like to get involved, please email info@befnh.org. Infosnap If you have not already done so, please take a few minutes to complete the Infosnap process. If you do not have the email with the link/snapcode that was sent to you this summer, please contact the school office.  News from the Counseling Office click HERE News from Health Office click HERE