Principal's Notes 3/12/21

Message of the Month

Flexible Thinking - (Growth Mindset, Flexible vs. Fixed)

Important Dates

• March 18
  – School Sprit Day "Hat Day"
• 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                                       

Remote Parent Guide

Bedford Reopening Plan

Daily Health Screening for Students 

COVID-19 Overview Dashboard

Testing Options

Quarantine Guidance

School District Vote on March 9th

Thank you to everyone who went out and voted this past Tuesday. We are happy to have our School District Budget pass and to have the overwhelming majority support for our Teacher Contract. 

State Assessment

This coming April and May all our students in grades 3 and 4 will begin participating in the New Hampshire Statewide Assessment System (NHSAS).  For detailed information, please take a look at STATE TESTING INFORMATIONAL 2021.

BEEP Registration

Registration is now open for the 2021-2022 School Year for the Bedford Early Education Program (BEEP) at Memorial School. Class assignments are based on your child’s age as of September 30, 2021 and availability. Registration paperwork is available at Memorial School and classroom availability is on a first come first serve basis.

Please contact Katie Ryan, preschool coordinator, with any further questions about the  Program 627-1776 ext 23216.

Thank you

Kids Heart Challenge

We are about halfway through our Kids Heart Challenge month! Thank you so much to our Memorial community for the continued support and generosity. We have already surpassed our fundraising goal, raising $4,386 so far! This money will help fund research and education to keep hearts healthy, as well as help our schools with education on heart-healthy habits and certificates for PE equipment.

We still have until April 1 to continue registering and fund-raising, so keep up the great work! Please click this link to register with our school. If you have any questions about Kids Heart Challenge, please contact Mr. Vitagliano at vitaglianom@sau25.net

Destination Imagination
We would like to wish all our teams the best of luck in the Destination Imagination Virtual Tournament this weekend. We are so proud of the 13 Bedford teams who stepped up to the challenge of collaborating and creatively solving challenges virtually! We would also like to thank all of the volunteer Team Managers who facilitated all of the virtual meetings with these students.

Wellness Newsletter

Memorial's Wellness Team helps provide the Memorial community of parents and teachers with support and tools that we're using to educate our students. The newsletter is updated every week with resources and ideas for everyone to enjoy. Please click HERE to access the Wellness blog. You'll also receive a friendly reminder over the weekend.

Mrs. Davison's Enrichment Riddle of the Week

Brainstorm as a family and have fun with this.  Mrs. Davison has added her "Riddle of the Week" to her blog and it includes a form where people can submit answers.  Check it out HERE.

VIRTUAL COLOR BLAST FUN RUN/WALK - REGISTRATION OPENS MARCH 19th:  Our annual Color Blast Fun Run/Walk will be held virtually this year. Participate any time between May 22nd and May 31st. You set the distance and course; get out for a run, jog, skip, walk or hop and celebrate with a color party in your backyard. All registrations come with a color packet and the opportunity to purchase additional color.
Register early to take advantage of the option to purchase an event t-shirt!
Click HERE for more event information.

MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS DISCUSSION SERIES: The PTG is partnering with the Bedford School District to bring this series. The first one is on Thurs., March 18. Limited seating at the BHS Theater (mask required) at 7 p.m. BCTV will also be live streaming this session.

This event will be an informal presentation and will incorporate community questions and feedback. Questions can be emailed in advance to bedfordnhptg@gmail.com or submitted at the event. The panelist(s) will do their best to address as many questions/concerns as they can related to the topic.

March 18: Psychological First Aid: Parents, Kids and Mental Health
Moving through the psychological stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE 2021/2022 SCHOOL YEAR: The PTG is looking for volunteers on the District and School level. Please be on the lookout in upcoming weekly Principal Notes for these opportunities. If you are interested or would like more information on any of the roles below please email bedfordnhptg@gmail.com

District Gift Card Coordinator: Work with the Gift card coordinators at each school, as well as the VP of Fundraising to coordinate and execute the PTG Gift Card fundraising event. Help secure and collect gift cards from local participating businesses. The Gift Card fundraiser runs mid-October until late December.

District Support Coordinator: Work with the Support coordinators at each school, as well as the VP of Fundraising to coordinate and execute the PTG Support drive. The Support drive runs throughout the school year with a kick-off and appeal at the beginning of the school year.

HANNAFORD HELPS REUSABLE BAG PROGRAM: Hannaford on Jenkins Road has chosen Bedford PTG to be the beneficiary of the Community Bag program in March. For every $2.50 Community reusable bag purchased at Hannaford on JENKINS ROAD in March, the PTG will receive a $1.00 donation.  Get yours today to support the PTG and the environment!

“LOVE YOUR SCHOOL” EFFORTS:  In addition to helping the PTG to continue its focus on providing support to our schools and students, we are able to do something special for our staff and administration at each school this month (see what these are by checking out our FACEBOOK PAGE). They have been amazing in taking care of our kids during this challenging year and we want to express our thanks.

Reminders

COVID-19 Relief to families in need

Although there might be light at the end of the COVID19 pandemic tunnel there are still organizations and people in our community that continue to need assistance. Bedford Presbyterian Church will continue to offer additional resources during this difficult time.

 

If any individual is in need of assistance, please notify Katelyn LeBlanc or Christine Hodgdon  here at the school.  603-627-1776

 

Additional resources include:

A dedicated COVID19 Fund to provide assistance to community programs and individuals.

Our Helping Hands Outreach Ministry, that can provide necessary urgent home repairs

to people that are unable to afford or perform them themselves.

Bedford Presbyterian Church also houses the Bedford Community Food Pantry

which is open every Saturday from 9am-11am. (603) 867-1445

Free Screening for Children 2.5 - 6 years old

Please see this FLYER to make an appointment and learn about a free screening for our child.

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.