Principal's Notes 9/24/21

Message of the Month

Be Safe - (Safe body-safe words-safe student behavior)

Parent Resources

BSD Reopening Plan 2021/22

Start of School Letter--Preventing COVID

COVID-19 Schools Dashboard

Important Dates

• September 28 – Open House 
• October 8 – Volunteer Orientation 9:00am
• October 11 – Columbus Day Observance – NO SCHOOL
• October 12 – District Workshop Day – No School for Students
• October 29 – End of Quarter 1
• November 5 – Report Cards Released
• November 11 – Veterans’ Day Observance – NO SCHOOL
• November 15 –  Picture Retake Day
• November 24-26– Thanksgiving Break

Memorial named a 2021 National Blue Ribbon School
As I sent out earlier this week we were recognized as one of the National Blue
Ribbon Schools for 2021. We are very proud of our students and staff that made this possible. We also recognize our parent community who supports us and supports education in Bedford. We are blessed to be in this community where education is so highly valued and everyone's hard work is acknowledged. We will recognize our staff and students and their successes throughout the year and will be planning a school-wide culminating celebration this spring.

School Lunches

As you are aware our school lunches are free for students this year.  The free lunch includes an entree with vegetables, 1-2 servings of fruit, a second vegetable, and 1 milk.  If students would like additional items they can be purchased through their lunch account.  Additional items may include bottled water $.50 each, a juice cup $.50 and/or a second milk $.50.

American Heart Challenge

The American Heart Association named Memorial as one of the top 10 donors in the state of New Hampshire last year during our Kids Heart Challenge month! This program teaches heart-healthy habits and helps the American Heart Association raise money for research and education that saves lives. Thank you so much to the Memorial community for their continued generosity. We are so proud of our school!

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.

SUPPORT THE PTG:

Through Donations and Fundraisers the PTG helps fund…

For our Students…Author Visits, Science Programs, Musical Performers and much more.

For our Community…Principal Winter Reading Night, New Family Welcome and many other community focused events. 

For our Staff…Staff Appreciation, Library Donations, Nurses Office Donations and more.

We couldn’t do it without your continued support. Please consider making a donation to the PTG either via the PayPal link HERE or send in a check payable to Bedford PTG in the support envelopes that have been sent home (K-8) or an envelope labeled with your name and email address (turn into your child’s school or mail to PO Box 10077 Bedford, NH). 100% of your donation through the Support Drive goes directly to the schools and students of Bedford.

LOOKING TO VOLUNTEER: Please complete a Volunteer Google Form for each school you have a child attending. To access the form click HERE or you can find them on the PTG website www.bedfordptg.org under PTG Forms. You need to fill this form out in order to hear about volunteer opportunities at the schools or district wide.

Here is the Memorial Volunteer Form.  Our Volunteer Orientation is October 8th at 9:00am in the school library.

PTG COMMUNITY EVENTS VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY:

Color Blast Fun Run Committee: Get in on the colorful fun and be part of planning this amazing community event!! Color Blast is looking for anyone that might be interested in being part of the planning committee. The committee meets monthly starting in October and more frequently closer to the event which is scheduled for Sunday, May 22nd.

If you are interested in any of these committees please email bedfordnhptg@gmail.com.

NEW FAMILY WELCOME: If you recently moved to Bedford or are sending your first child to a Bedford School, you're welcome to attend Bedford School District's New Family Welcome hosted by the Bedford PTG on Wed., September 29th, from 9:30-10:30 a.m. or 6:30-7:30 p.m., at the Bedford Town Library.

Representatives from each school will be available to answer questions, provide school and town information, share opportunities on how you can be involved and welcome you into our community.

Please RSVP to keldamyork@gmail.com and specify if you will be attending the morning or evening session.

MEADOW FARMS GIFTS, WRAP AND MORE: Bringing you quality gift wrap, unique gifts, home & kitchen items, gourmet food, Kringle Candles and more. Our popular  GIFTS, WRAP, AND MORE  fundraiser is just around the corner. Brochures will be coming home with elementary students at the beginning of October. Online ordering only this year. 40% of sales goes back to our schools and orders ship directly to home! Sale runs from October 8-22.

Reminders

Open House

Open House will be on Tuesday, September 28th and will run similar to the way we ran our Meet and Greet. Classes will be divided in two sections by students' last names. The exception will be BEEP and Kindergarten where they will come as AM/PM and grade 4 where we will spread parents out in the cafeteria.  

The schedule is as follows:

• 5:30-6:00pm  Morning BEEP Students, AM Kindergarten and Grade 1 A-K
• 6:00-6:30pm  Afternoon BEEP Students, PM Kindergarten and Grade 1 L-Z
• 6:30-7:00pm  Grades 2 and 3 A-K
• 7:00- 7:30pm Grades 2 and 3 L-Z
• 6:45-7:30pm  Grade 4 in the cafeteria
• Specialist teachers available throughout the evening

News from the Health Office
We ask that you continue to monitor your children for any symptoms related to COVID-19. Please keep in mind that DHHS recommends COVID testing for any new or unexplained symptoms, and our school district follows that recommendation. If you have any questions about whether to send your child in or get tested you can contact Anna Cook, school nurse. If your child is being treated for seasonal allergies please notify her as well.

Please see THIS LETTER regarding "Face Mask Use" from DHHS.

Destination Imagination

The Bedford School District is proud to offer Destination Imagination (Bedford DI) as an extra curricular program in all of our schools. Registration is now open and anyone interested should complete the application here  For more information on What is DI/Covid-19 guidelines, please check https://bit.ly/3tSLQnR. Registration closes October 1.

Thank you, Marie Russell DI Coordinator - bedfordrocksdi@gmail.com

We still have families who haven't started Infosnap.  If you have not already done so, please take a few minutes to complete the Infosnap process. If you do not have the email with the link/snapcode that was sent to you this summer, please contact the school office.