Message of the Month
Important Dates
February 22-26 – Winter Vacation
- March 9 – District Workshop Day – NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS
- March 19– Childfind Screening 8:00-2:00 at MEM
- April 2 – End of Quarter 3
- April 4 – Happy Easter!
- April 9 – Report Cards Released Online
- April 26-30 – Spring Vacation
- May 31 – Memorial Day Observed – NO SCHOOL
- June 11 – Tentative Last Day of School
Parent Resource Documents
- Kindergarten and first grade hybrid students will remain 100% (Monday-Friday) in-person learning March 1-5.
- Grades 2-8 hybrid students will maintain their hybrid schedule and return to in-person learning on Friday, Friday, March 5th.
- Remote students will continue with their remote instruction.
Students will make a difference in people’s lives! Ask family and friends if they’d like to donate. The AHA has asked to limit donations to electronic only, so we will not be collecting cash or checks this year. Their donations can help us earn certificates for PE equipment so we can keep our students moving! Our Kids Heart Challenge will continue through April 1, 2021.
If you have any questions about Kids Heart Challenge, please contact Mr. Vitagliano at vitaglianom@sau25.net.
Our schools have an obligation to provide an education to students who are required to quarantine and be excluded from school due to exposure. These students are a priority for our teachers (aside from the ones in front of them, of course). Families who elect to stay home or travel will not receive the same service as those students who are required to be excluded.
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The Bedford PTG wishes you and your family a wonderful February Break!
Distancing: We will now maintain 3 feet rather than 6 feet of distancing. Staff members will continue to maintain 6 feet of distancing. *NH DHHS still requires 6 feet for contact tracing purposes.
Lunch: Students will be seated 3 ft apart with plexiglass barriers between them. They will sit 3-4 to a table, spaced 3 feet apart. Lunch tables will continue to be disinfected and rinsed after each lunch period. Please be sure to continue to pre-order meals. This is extremely helpful in the planning and production of meals. Pre-ordering meals can be done through www.sendmoneytoschool.
Recess: Students will play with their classmates in their designated recess areas with masks on. Classes will not be mixed during this time.
Drop off/Pick Up: These procedures will remain the same, but will definitely take longer, especially on Fridays. Please have your child's name showing in the passenger car window for easy loading. Once we have a baseline for how the procedures are working, we will make adjustments, if necessary.
Buses: Buses, most likely, will be fuller. Students will sit 1 to a seat until they fill up, and then they will sit 2 to a seat. Students will continue to sit by grade level, wear masks and windows will be open/cracked.
Attendance: Kindergarten and K+ are full time programs. Students will not be able to attend kindergarten on a part time basis. The curriculum moves at a full time pace and teachers would not be able to “catch up” students who only attend part time. The same rule and logic applies for grades 1-4. There is no part time option for students to stay home on days that they are scheduled to be in school.
All other mitigation procedures will continue. We will do our best not to mix cohorts outside of the classroom, but there may be some circumstances when that is not possible (i.e. support services, etc.).
**Please take a look at Superintendent Fournier’s note about the implications of bringing the students into school more. You can find it HERE.
*** You can see my video regarding the changes at MEM HERE
*Forms are being updated, and will not be available until February 1st.
- A child must attain his/her 5th birthday on or before September 30, 2021 to be eligible for kindergarten.
- A child must attain his/her 6th birthday on or before September 30, 2021 to be eligible for first grade.
Here is the LINK to the website.
Important reminders from the Health Office:
If your child misses school and the absence is related to illness please call the absentee line (school nurse monitors absentee line). Please leave a reason for the absence (this helps school nurse with decreasing calls she has to make). If the illness, even mild symptoms or singular symptoms, is related to the covid screening criteria the recommendation is to get tested for covid. Please leave a message on the absentee line to the nurse if you plan to have your child tested and then follow up with the nurse about the results. If your child is ill please keep them home and have them tested. Please call the school nurse with any questions.
