Principal's Notes 8/28/20

Message of the Month
Safety- Be safe showing a safe body 

Thank you all for your patience and support during these first days of school.  It is great to have teaching and learning happening again.  All our students are learning and developing new routines whether at home learning or in school.  I am very pleased with our students and the preparations done by staff are paying off.  

Important Dates

• September 7 - No School in observance of  Labor Day
• September 8 - No School due to the NH State Primary
• September 9 and 10 - Picture Days

Parent Resource Documents

K-8 Hybrid Calendar

Hybrid Parent Guide 

Remote Parent Guide

Bedford Reopening Plan

Memorial School Welcome & Orientation

Picture Days

Picture days will be the 9th and 10th for all students.  If you are a parent of a Remote Student we will have envelopes at the school for you to pick up.  Pictures will be taken outside using the safety precautions and under a pop-up tent.

Strings lessons for Memorial students

We are, once again, offering violin lessons for our students in conjunction with the Manchester School of Music.  More information will be coming shortly.  

From the Health Office

Click to read A few notes from Mrs. Cook, our School Nurse.

If you are curious what to expect if you receive a positive COVID test you can read the 5 Steps to expect if a student tests positive for COVID-19

Reminders

Mask Requirement

Masks are required when social distancing is not possible (i.e. bus, hallways, bathrooms) and are recommended at all times.  Please send in a cloth mask (preferable) with your child each day.  Gaiters, bandanas and shields are discouraged.

 

Quarantine Protocols

Please adhere to this FLOWCHART for protocols.

 

Layers of protection

CDC has a new video posted to their site explaining layers of protection.  

layers of protection

Pre-Ordering Student Lunches

Families are required to pre-order meals using the online system. Online ordering will be through www.sendmoneytoschool.com.  Please click HERE for other important lunch information.

 

Daily Student Health Screening

Students will be required to complete a daily health screening prior to traveling to school.

COVID-19 Symptom and Risk Factor Screening Questions

·      Have you had any symptoms of COVID-19?

·      Do you have a fever of 100 F or greater?

·      Have you had close contact with someone who is suspected or confirmed to have COVID-19 in the prior 14 days?

·      Have you traveled in the prior 14 days outside of New England (outside of NH, VT, ME, MA, CT, RI)?

 

Please be prepared for children to be sent home if they are ill or display any symptoms of COVID-19.  We ask that you display patience with our school nurse during these instances.

 

Click HERE for upcoming opportunities with the Girl Scout

NH Tackles Hunger fundraiser 

In previous years WMUR has partnered with the NH Food Bank and 57 NH High School football teams to collect food and monetary donations for pantries and programs around the state. The food drive/fundraiser is known as Tackles Hunger. This year’s Tackles Hunger food drive is going to be quite different due to several factors surrounding 2020. This year the program is open to all 89 high schools in the state of NH and only monetary donations are being collected via the NH Food Bank website. All high schools have been paired with a pantry or program in their town or region, and your program is one such recipient! You can see the full list of schools and their partnering program here. https://www.nhfoodbank.org/nh-tackles-hunger/

Over the next month, residents of NH, businesses, schools and more will make monetary donations via this same website link, and any funds that are collected for your assigned school will be credited to your Food Bank account at the conclusion of the drive. We will notify you then as to how much money was donated to your program via the high school.
We are excited about this virtual food drive and hope that you are too. If for any reason you feel that you do not want to participate in this virtual food drive/fund raiser please let us know. Thanks so much.

Principal's Notes 8/21/20

Message of the Month
Safety- Be safe showing a safe body 

Click below for a video update regarding the start of school

Memorial School Welcome & Orientation

Important Dates

• August 25 - Chromebook and school supplies pick-up for Remote Students
• August 25th and 26th- Medication drop-off to the school nurse
• August 27- First Day of School for Remote Students and students L-Z or (B) Group
• August 28- First Day of School for students A-K or (A) Group 

Remote Student Pick-Up Day

Tuesday, August 25th from 3:00pm-5:00pm we will be distributing Chromebooks and school supplies for our Remote Learners.  Please drive up to the front of the building where a staff member will be there to assist you.

A Note from Our Nurse, Anna Cook

Please drop off your child's medications along with the appropriate paperwork to the school nurse on Tuesday, August 25, 2020 or Wednesday, August 26, 2020 between 8AM -12PM at the front office. The school nurse will be available to receive medications at this  time. If you are unable to drop off at this time, please call the school nurse, Anna Cook, at 603-627-1776  to make other arrangements to drop off prior to the first day of school.

Start of School Information

Reminders for the first day of school:

Thursday, August 27 (L-Z) & Remote Students

Friday, August 28 (A-K)

*Please adhere to THIS SCHEDULE

 

It’s very important that you read the appropriate Parent Guide thoroughly before school starts.  

Hybrid Parent Guide 

Remote Parent Guide

 

However, there are some important points that we wanted to highlight for you.

 

Drop Off Time

Drop-off begins at 7:45 AM rather than 7:30 AM as we cannot have all of the students on the playground in the morning as we typically do.  Students will go directly to their classrooms.

 

Drop Off & Pick Up Procedures

            Drop Off (7:45 AM - 8:00 AM):

Starting at 7:45 AM, parents/guardians will drop off their children off in front of the building where they will enter and go directly to their classroom.  K-2 students will enter the front doors and 3rd and 4th grade students will enter the door next to the cafeteria.  Click HERE for a more detailed map. 

 

Pick-Up (2:20 PM) 

By 2:20 PM, students will be in the cafeteria and ready to be dismissed to their parents/guardians' vehicles. Parents/guardians will proceed through the parking lot and loop around to the cafeteria door.  Staff members will be present to help direct traffic and dismiss children.  Children will need to enter their vehicles on the passenger side.  Each vehicle should have a clearly labelled and visible sign with the first and last name(s) of the child(ren) being picked up, and parents/guardians must be prepared to show identification until duty people are familiar with you.

 

*The primary responsibilities for staff members during drop-off and pick-up are to direct traffic and guide students entering and exiting the building, not to unload or load children into vehicles.  Please have your children practice exiting and entering your vehicle independently.     

 

Attendance

Attendance will be recorded daily.  During Remote, In-school and Distance Learning days parents will need to call the Attendance Line if their child is unable to attend or participate.

 

Mask Requirement

Masks are required when social distancing is not possible (i.e. bus, hallways, bathrooms) and are recommended at all times.  Please send in a cloth mask (preferable) with your child each day.  Gaiters, bandanas and shields are discouraged.

 

Quarantine Protocols

Please adhere to this FLOWCHART for protocols.

 

Layers of protection

CDC has a new video posted yesterday to their site explaining layers of protection.  This may be a good one to put on your teacher website.  

layers of protection

Pre-Ordering Student Lunches

Families are required to pre-order meals using the online system. Online ordering will be through www.sendmoneytoschool.com.  Please click HERE for other important lunch information.

 

Daily Student Health Screening

Students will be required to complete a daily health screening prior to traveling to school.

COVID-19 Symptom and Risk Factor Screening Questions

·      Have you had any symptoms of COVID-19?

·      Do you have a fever of 100 F or greater?

·      Have you had close contact with someone who is suspected or confirmed to have COVID-19 in the prior 14 days?

·      Have you traveled in the prior 14 days outside of New England (outside of NH, VT, ME, MA, CT, RI)?

 

Please be prepared for children to be sent home if they are ill or display any symptoms of COVID-19.  We ask that you display patience with our school nurse during these instances.

 

Click HERE for upcoming opportunities with the Girl Scout

NH Tackles Hunger fundraiser 

In previous years WMUR has partnered with the NH Food Bank and 57 NH High School football teams to collect food and monetary donations for pantries and programs around the state. The food drive/fundraiser is known as Tackles Hunger. This year’s Tackles Hunger food drive is going to be quite different due to several factors surrounding 2020. This year the program is open to all 89 high schools in the state of NH and only monetary donations are being collected via the NH Food Bank website. All high schools have been paired with a pantry or program in their town or region, and your program is one such recipient! You can see the full list of schools and their partnering program here. https://www.nhfoodbank.org/nh-tackles-hunger/

Over the next month, residents of NH, businesses, schools and more will make monetary donations via this same website link, and any funds that are collected for your assigned school will be credited to your Food Bank account at the conclusion of the drive. We will notify you then as to how much money was donated to your program via the high school.
We are excited about this virtual food drive and hope that you are too. If for any reason you feel that you do not want to participate in this virtual food drive/fund raiser please let us know. Thanks so much.