Friday, March 15, 2019

Principal's Noters 3/15/19

March Messages
Peace Message: Optimism
Brain Message: Mistakes are opportunities for learning

Important Dates
  • March 26 – Spirit Day; wear your rainbow colors (Date changed)
  • March 29 – End of 3rd Quarter
  • March 29 – Memorial's Spring Fling 5:00-8:00pm Memorial School 
  • April 5 – Report Cards Released (on-line)
  • April 8-11 – Scholastic Book Fair
  • April 10 – BINGO Night 4:30-6:00pm
  • April 22-26 – Spring Vacation
  • May 10 – Memorial's Tall/Small Dance 6:30-8:00pm
  • May 22 – Grade 1 Orientation and Screenings
  • May 31 – Kindergarten Overview; 9:00-10:00 am in the Cafeteria
  • May 9 – PTG Coffee with the Principals (9:30 AM @ BCTV)
  • May 16 – Grandparents’ Day
  • May 16 – Spring Concert; 7:00 PM McKelvie Intermediate School
  • May 21 – PTG Year in Review with the Superintendent (9:30 AM @ BCTV)
  • May 22 – McKelvie Parent Information Night (4th to 5th grade)  
  • May 24 – District Workshop Day – No School for Students
  • May 27 – Memorial Day Observed – No School
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  • May 30 – Field Day
  • June 2 – PTG Color Blast Run
  • June 5 – 4th Grade Musical, Manchester Christian Church 
  • June 10 – Tentative Last Day of School/4th Grade Clap Out/Move Up Day

    Destination Imagination 
    Congratulations to the 2 teams who represented Memorial at the DI Regional Tournament in Amherst last Saturday, The Rising Stars team, and the LMBAV Ninjas who placed 2nd. Thanks to all of the volunteers who have worked with these kids since last fall, especially their Team Managers.

     KidVote 2019 Results (Sponsored by Bedford PTG)
    Bedford School District students had an opportunity to cast a vote for our 4th Grade Musical Performance during our School/Town Voting Day on Tuesday, March 12th. 
    Here are the results:

    1. Aladdin Trouble 45%
    2. Dragon Days 36%
    3. The Peace Child 10%
    4. Sunflower in Supper 9%
    Thank you for your support, the kids were SO excited about this ballot question!! 

    Memorial School’s Annual Spring Fling Event 
    Spring Fling is coming back to Memorial on Friday, March 29th!  
    Please click here to:
    - Get more information about this fun family event.
    - Learn how you can donate a family basket.
    - Access extra copies of dinner and/or raffle ticket forms.
    - Sign up to help the night of the event
    The last day to buy your tickets will be March 22, don't hesitate to reserve your spot for this fun filled evening.

     No After School Program on March 29
    We are informing you that we will not be holding a program at Memorial on 03/29, due to the Spring Fling, however we will still be holding the IMAGINE program.  We will bus the children as normal to our Back River Rd location.  
    Please feel free to call the New Morning office if you have any questions! 

    Marikate Coppez, School Age Program Coordinator
    New Morning Schools, LLC

    Book Fair
    "The Annual PTG Spring Book Fair is COMING. Book Fair dates are Monday, April 8th through Thursday, April 11th. Hours will be Monday and Thursday from 8am to 6pm and Tuesday and Wednesday from 8am to 3pm. The children will be participating in class visits to the fair starting on Friday, April 5th so be on the look out for Student Wish Lists that will come home with the kids. In conjunction with the Book Fair, we will be holding a coin drive in which the proceeds generated will go to the School's Classrooms and Library. A flyer regarding the coin drive will be coming home with your student(s)! 

    As always, we are looking for volunteers during this exciting two week time frame. Should you have any availability, please follow the link below for a SignUp Genius for the event:https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090B4EACAD23A02-memorial3

    Thank you for your participation in this wonderful reading event!

    Melinda Bator, Memorial Book Fair Coordinator"

    PTG News and Information
    COLOR BLAST FUN RUN/WALK COMMUNITY EVENT: Get excited, registration opens March 15th for another fun filled Color Blast Fun Run/Walk to be held on Sunday, June 2nd.
    New Registration discounts available…Children’s price now applies to kids 10 and under and 4-pack of entries available at a reduced rate.

    GRANDPARENTS/SENIORS DAY: Lurgio is proud to host Grandparents and Senior Citizen Day on March 21st! Guests will be treated to a dress rehearsal performance of the Little Mermaid, a tour of the school and a light lunch. Registration is required by March 15th. Learn more or download a copy of theregistration form here.

    DAVID FLOOD, MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER: David Flood, Youth Motivational Speaker, has been speaking with students for over twenty years about dignity, respect and compassion, is coming to BHS and RAL on March 29th. Learn more about David at http://davidjflood.com/
    Drum-Azing Video
    As promised below are the links for our third and fourth grade performances from our week of Drum-Azing. 
    REMINDERS
    Food Pantry
    Memorial is continuing to work with the Bedford Food Pantry to help collect food items that are most needed by families.  Every other month we will be collecting 1 food item. For the month of March that item is Pasta with Meat.   We will have a box for donations in the hallway by the main entrance.  Thank you so much for supporting this very worthy cause, which supports Bedford families.

    Counseling Corner
    Please click HERE for an update from Mrs. Pleat's Desk

     Bedford Early Education Program (BEEP) Open Enrollment
    It is time for Open Enrollment for our Bedford Early Education Program.  You can find the information  HERE. 



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