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Important Dates
- October 8 – Second Grade Butterfly Parade 8:15am
- October 8 – Volunteer Orientation 9:00am in the library
- 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 8-12 – Scholastic Book Fair
- November 11 – Veterans’ Day Observance – NO SCHOOL
- November 15 – Picture Retake Day
- November 24-26– Thanksgiving Break
It was great to see all of you who came to visit the night of our Open House. I hope you and your children enjoyed the time together.
ParentSquare
On Monday, September 27, 2021 you received an email from Kevin Federico (Director of Technology) explaining the District’s change to ParentSquare. On Tuesday, September 28, 2021 you received an invite from ParentSquare to activate your account. If you have not activated your account, please do so by visiting https://www.parentsquare.com/signin. We suggest that you also download and install the ParentSquare App on your phone. The app will allow you to see all news from all schools you have children attending in the Bedford School District. Instructions have been created to help assist parents on our district technology website.
Changing Weather
Our weather is turning colder. Please make sure children are coming to school dressed appropriately. We have a number of students coming in and asking for extra coats, sweatshirts, and gloves and are having a difficult time accommodating all of them. Thank you!
Our weather is turning colder. Please make sure children are coming to school dressed appropriately. We have a number of students coming in and asking for extra coats, sweatshirts, and gloves and are having a difficult time accommodating all of them. Thank you!
Would You Like to Work at Memorial School?
We have opening paraprofessional positions. If you are interested and would like to know more about the position, please reach out to Beth Purcell at purcellb@sau25.net.
THE BOOK FAIR IS COMING TO MEMORIAL SCHOOL!
Reading can take you anywhere! Our Scholastic Book Fair is a reading event that brings the
books kids want to read right into our school. It’s a wonderful selection of engaging and
affordable books for every reading level. Please make plans to visit our Book Fair and be
involved in shaping your child’s reading habits.
Book Fair dates: Monday, November 8th through Friday November 12th .
Special Pre-Order opportunity: Students will have the opportunity to pre-order the brand
new “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Big Shot”, scheduled to be released at the end of this month! We
will have additional details in the coming week on how to take advantage of this special offer!
This is a Memorial School only event and all proceeds will go directly back to the school for
educational related materials.
We can’t wait to see you there!
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.
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.
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, Museum of Science pass (held at the Town Library) 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. To access the form click HERE or you can find it 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 school or district wide.
****VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION OCT. 8TH @ 9AM IN THE LIBRARY, ALL ARE WELCOME (INCLUDING LITTLE ONES)***
STAY CONNECTED to the PTG: Please visit our PTG WEBSITE, “like” our FACEBOOK PAGE, check us out on Instagram (bedfordPTG) and Twitter (@Bedfordptg) to see all the exciting things happening at our schools. Thank you for your support!
Reminders
Memorial named a 2021 National Blue Ribbon SchoolAs I sent out earlier last 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!
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
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