Principal's Notes 3/8/19

March Messages
Peace Message: Optimism

Brain Message: Mistakes are opportunities for learning

Important Dates

• March 12 – No School; Voting Day and teacher Workshop Day
• 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 
• 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
• 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 
Best of luck to all our teams who are presenting at the Destination Imagination Regional Tournament at Souhegan High School in Amherst this Saturday, March 9th.  Representing Memorial are Dhruva Cianelli, Hannah Arndt, Cameron Pakler, David Gray, Dominic McCrone, William Carlone, Mia Wallace, Adriana Merry-Rodrigue, Bryce Horion, Lumi Lee, Evan Bruno.
For a complete schedule you can click HERE.  

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

KidVote 2019 (Sponsored by Bedford PTG)

Bedford School District students will have an opportunity to cast a vote during our School/Town Voting Day on Tuesday, March 12th. At Memorial, students will vote on our 4th Grade Musical performance.  You can click on the choices below for more information:
1. Dragon Days A Real Scorcher of a Musical
2. There's A Sunflower In My Supper An Environmental Musical

3. The Peace Child
4. Aladdin Trouble A Genie-ous Musical

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.

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.

STAND BY ME: PTG had the pleasure to hear a wonderful presentation from the Stand By Me Student Committee. Click HERE for a photo. The Bedford PTG is proud to be a sponsor of the Stand By Me program. Stand By Me is a day for 7th graders at Ross A. Lurgio and their parents/guardians. These interactive workshops are designed to help teenagers and their parents build trust, self-esteem and improve communication. To learn more about the Stand By Me program, please visit LURGIO'S WEBSITE

MANCHESTER MONARCHS EVENT: Join the PTG and Riddle Brook Chorus at the Monarchs game on Sunday, March 10th 3pm. Click HERE to order tickets. Enjoy a fun, family evening out and support Riddle Brook Chorus as they sing the National Anthem!

VOTE VOTE VOTE – Don’t forget to get out and vote on Tuesday March 12th!

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.

REMINDERS

Dr. Dawn Huebner Presentation on Anxiety in Children

Join us on Wednesday, March 13th at 6:30pm at McKelvie Intermediate School for a 90-minute Q&A with Dr. Dawn Huebner, nationally recognized Psychologist, Parent Coach and author of award-winning mental health books for kids. Dr. Huebner is best known for her What to Do Guides - including What to Do When You Worry Too Much and Outsmarting Worry - which have sold over 1 million copies. Rather than giving a one-size-fits-all talk, Dr. Huebner will be answering audience questions about how to recognize anxiety in kids, how to respond to it, and how to build skills to better manage it. Questions can be submitted in advance, written on a note card that evening (to maintain anonymity) or asked live. This is not a group therapy session but instead an informative Q&A that will leave you with a clearer understanding of anxiety, what parents do that inadvertently feeds it, and how to help your child get on the path to defeating it.

Check out Dr. Huebner in advance at her TEDx Talk on "Rethinking Anxiety: Learning to face fear" HERE.

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. 

State Assessment

Starting in April and continuing into May our students in grades 3 and 4 will be participating in the New Hampshire Statewide Assessment System (NHSAS). For detailed information, please take a look at THIS LETTER

Fisher Cats Reading Challenge

Reminder to everyone participating that all forms are due back to the Fisher Cats no later than Friday, March 15th.  Forms can be submitted in the following ways:

Students can turn the forms in to their teachers or can mail their form individually.  Be sure to write Memorial School on the top of the form.  Thank you.