Principal's Notes 6/11/21

Message of the Month

Community - (How can you make a difference?)

Important Dates

• August 25 – Meet and Greet Grades K-4 (Tentative)
• August 26 – First Day of School
• August 30 – First Day of Pre-School for our BEEP Students

We wish everyone a happy and restful summer break. We all have enjoyed your children throughout the school year and look forward to seeing many of them back here in August. For those moving on I hope you embrace and enjoy your new experience and remember you are always welcome back to Memorial.

Report Cards

As a reminder, student report cards are available online only in the PowerSchool Parent Access Portal.   To access your child's report card online, log into the PowerSchool Parent Portal and you will see a Report Cards icon in the left hand pane.  When you click on this icon your child's report card will appear on the screen.  You can scroll to see the entire report card and choose to print it, if you'd like.  Kids planning on participating in youth football and cheerleading programs may be required to have a printed report card.  If you’d like a printed report card, please print it prior to July 1st, as it will not be available after we do roll over (sometime in July).  Anytime you click on the Report Cards icon, the most recent report card will generate.  Quarter 4 report cards are now available for viewing. 

Class Placement

This morning your children had an opportunity to visit their new classrooms, meet their teachers and see which friends are in the class for the next school year.  

• Kindergarten and First Grade students will receive a letter from us after July 4th with their teacher placement information.

4th to 5th Grade Band Information

The McKelvie Music Department is looking forward to meeting the new 5th grade class this fall. Just a reminder that band sign ups are currently taking place and the sign up closes July 1st.

Please click here to view the information digitally, the video students viewed in music class, and to access the sign up link.

Please email Christa Wickham at wickhamc@sau25.net with any questions.

603 Bright Futures Survey
The New Hampshire Department of Education wants to hear from staff, families, and community members. The 603 Bright Futures Survey is an opportunity for you to have your voice heard. These surveys will gather feedback around learning, school climate, family and community engagement, and parent involvement in special education. Parents completing the survey should complete it once for each child.

The New Hampshire Department of Education  hopes to gain insight regarding the successes and challenges of the recent school year and to plan for the 2021-2022 school year. The Department of Education has partnered with Panorama Education to implement the 603 Bright Futures Survey. The survey will remain open until June 30.

Please use the following link to access the survey. Your feedback is valuable.

Families in K-12, Preschool, and Private Schools: bit.ly/nhdoefamily

Staff in Public and Private Schools: bit.ly/nhdoestaff

Community Members: bit.ly/nhdoecommunity

Reminders

If Your Family is Planning a Move

If you have plans to move after school gets out, please contact our school office as soon as possible to let us know. This information impacts placement for us. In addition, we will let you know what you need to do in terms of paperwork. Thank you!

Bedford Food Pantry Summer Assistance

With the end of the school year right around the corner, the Bedford Community Food Pantry will be providing food boxes to students over the summer, as needed.  These boxes, containing 28 meals and including items such as cereal, mac and cheese, peanut butter, tuna, etc, are available for monthly pick up by parents.  Boxes can be picked up week days from 8a to 2p at Memorial School, or during the weekly Bedford Community Food Pantry hours from 9a to 11a on Saturdays.  Shopping for fresh food and other non-perishables is also available on Saturdays at the Food Pantry, which is located at 4 Church Road in Bedford.  

If you have any questions, please contact 603-867-1445. 

2021 Children's Summer Reading Challenge

Bedford Public Library's Summer Reading Challenge runs from June 12th - July 30th.  For more information click THIS LINK to their website.

Principal's Notes 6/4/21

Message of the Month

Community - (How can you make a difference?)

Important Dates

• June 9 – Spirit Day, wear your Memorial School attire or wear blue/white
• June 10 – Last Day for Kindergarten / Kindergarten Recognition Day
• June 11 – Last Day of School12:20 dismissal/ Move up Day / 4th Grade Clap Out

Parent Resource Documents                                       

Travel Guidance

Remote Parent Guide

Bedford Reopening Plan

Daily Health Screening for Students

COVID-19 Overview Dashboard

Testing Options

Quarantine Guidance

Bedford High School Seniors Visit Memorial

Staff and students enjoyed celebrating these soon to be graduates. We wish all the graduates the very best.

Field Day

The weather was beautiful and the day was a lot of fun.Thank you to all our volunteers who helped make this year’s Gr. 1-4 Field Day a success. It was a great day for celebrating physical activity, working with and supporting others, and having tons of fun!! A special "Thank You" to Mr. Vitagliano for planning a fun and safe day.

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.

 

CELEBRATING STUDENTS: Congratulations to the Class of 2021!! We wish the Class of 2021 much success as they head off to their next endeavors. 

COLOR BLAST  FUN RUN/WALK  THANK YOU – Thank you to all our participants, sponsors, vendors, committee members and volunteers for making PTG’s Virtual Color Blast Fun Run a success! And a special shout out to McKelvie, Dave and the custodial staff for helping us with Bib pick up. Don’t forget to share your fun by posting pictures with #ColorBlast2021.

 

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

MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS DISCUSSION SERIES: Thank you to Diane Vaccarello (Licensed Family Therapist), panel members and moderators for leading this three-part discussion series brought by the PTG and the Bedford School District. To see all three sessions, click on the links below. Psychological First Aid: Parents, Kids and Mental Health Parents of High Schoolers: a Deeper Dive - How to best support your Teens' Wellness The Positive Impacts of COVID - How to not only Survive but Thrive!

Reminders

If Your Family is Planning a Move

If you have plans to move after school gets out, please contact our school clerk, Sue Christensen (christensens@sau25.net), as soon as possible to let her know. This information impacts placement for us. In addition, she will let you know what you need to do in terms of paperwork. Thank you!

Bedford Food Pantry Summer Assistance

With the end of the school year right around the corner, the Bedford Community Food Pantry will be providing food boxes to students over the summer, as needed.  These boxes, containing 28 meals and including items such as cereal, mac and cheese, peanut butter, tuna, etc, are available for monthly pick up by parents.  Boxes can be picked up week days from 8a to 2p at Memorial School, or during the weekly Bedford Community Food Pantry hours from 9a to 11a on Saturdays.  Shopping for fresh food and other non-perishables is also available on Saturdays at the Food Pantry, which is located at 4 Church Road in Bedford.  

If you have any questions, please contact 603-867-1445. 

2021 Children's Summer Reading Challenge

Bedford Public Library's Summer Reading Challenge runs from June 12th - July 30th.  For more information click THIS LINK to their website.

Summer Camps Opportunity

The NH Department of Education is partnering with Summer Camps across NH to give children opportunities this summer.  Click HERE for more information.  Questions should be directed to Tyler Govia at Comms@doe.nh.gov.  These programs are not affiliated with or recommended by the Bedford School District.  Families are encouraged to contact the NHDOE or specific summer camp directly with questions.

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

Emergency Rental Assistance Program, click HERE for information that may help.