Dear Memorial Families,
NEW NEWS
Week of October 17:
Oct. 18: To be an Upstander, we can tell the person who is unkind to stop, using a respectful voice. If we are afraid to do that, we can ask our friends to do it with us, without ganging up on the person. We can also be kind to the person who was hurt by the unkind behavior. We may ask that person to play and/or ask if he/she is okay. Peacemaker Challenge: Be an Upstander.
Oct. 21: If we are afraid to tell a person to stop unkind behavior, we can still be an Upstander. We can “Stop, Walk and Talk.” That means we stop what we are doing, walk away, and tell an adult we trust. The adult may be one at school or home. If we tell an adult at home, he/she can call the school. Peacemaker Challenge: Be an Upstander.
Thank you to all the parents for their patience as we try to deal with the limited parking at Memorial.We are working on a plan to make parent pick-up safer. The police have stated that it is not legal to park in the access road to the church. Though it is a longer walk, please park in a parking space. We are trying to make the best of a difficult situation. I will be back with you soon with a plan that we hope will ease the situation.
Pre-Order Opportunity - Fall Book Fair
The Fall Book Fair is coming and this year we have a special opportunity for a new, release from the popular book series Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Double Down! The book retails for $8.99 and is available as a pre-sale only through Memorial School and the Fall Book Fair. The book might be at the actual fair, however, supplies are bound to be limited. If you are interested in purchasing this book for delivery to Memorial (secret if needed for holiday gifts), please reach out to Mindy Bator or melindabator@gmail.com or 603-540-0542 and she will add you to the list for the pre-order, no later than 10/25/16. Individual deliveries can be arranged if this is a top-secret purchase! Thank you for supporting the Memorial School Fall Book Fair, we look forward to seeing you there!
Annual Pet Week - October 17th - October 31st
For many of us at Memorial School, our pets are an important part of our families. During the month of October we'll be celebrating how animals enrich our lives through a variety of pet-themed events.
Starting on Monday, October 17th and ending on Monday, October 31st, we will be accepting donations for the Animal Rescue League of New Hampshire. The donations can be sent in with students and placed in the bins which will line the front hallway of our school. Some of the most needed items at the shelter include:
· Canned Fancy Feast (kitten or adult)
· Flat cat beds (not the stuffed ones)
· Plain chicken or turkey baby food (for kittens)
· Kitten food (both canned and dry)
· Clay cat litter
· Laundry detergent, high efficiency
· Hand sanitizer
· Toilet Paper
· Disposable non-latex gloves
· Good “brain toys” for dogs
· Good quality canned food for dogs (Iams, Pedigree, & Up)
· Martingale clip-on collars
*The Animal Rescue League also has a wish list through Amazon.com. which you can find under “Animal Rescue League of NH”.
We will also be displaying pictures, stories, and drawings of students and their pets. Feel free to send in a picture of your little ones and their pets to be displayed in the Pet Howl of Fame.
We look forward to a great month and to seeing those bins fill up with goodies to help our furry friends in need!
Teal Pumpkin Project - An Idea for Holloween
Memorial School wants to help every child experience the joy and tradition of trick-or-treating on Halloween by encouraging our families to participate in Fare's Teal Pumpkin Project. Last year, households from all 50 states and 14 countries participated. This is a worldwide movement to create a safer, happier Halloween for all trick-or-treaters.
FARE’s Teal Pumpkin Project helps make sure all children will come home on Halloween night with something they can enjoy. It just takes one simple act: offering non-food treats, such as glow sticks or small toys, as an alternative to candy.
How to Take Part
- Provide non-food treats for trick-or-treaters.
- Place a teal pumpkin in front of your home to indicate to passersby that you have non-food treats available.
- Display a free printable sign or premium poster from FARE to explain the meaning of your teal pumpkin.
If you have any questions or need free printables, go to the Teal Pumpkin Project Website: http://www.
Happy, Safe, Trick-or-Treating!
PTG NEWS
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Gift Cards
GIFT CARDS are back! Gift giving and every day shopping is easy when you order Gift Cards through the PTG. We are excited to offer gift cards to locally owned businesses along with a wide variety of local and online retailers. There is NO expiration date on the gift cards and you receive the FULL value of the gift card while the retailers will give a portion of the sale to the Bedford PTG (see order form for details). Order by November 2nd for pre-Thanksgiving delivery and order byNovember 30th for pre-Christmas delivery. Order forms have gone home with students K-8 and are available to download at www.bedfordptg.org
PTG Hosts Superintendent Coffee
Our next Community Meeting is on Thursday, November 3rd at 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. Join us at BCTV (10 Meetinghouse Road, Bedford), along with special guest Superintendent Chip McGee, for a brief overview of current happenings in the district followed by a Q&A. Light refreshments will be served and your children are welcome to attend.
Ski & Skate Sale
REMINDERS
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Report Cards
Just 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 Card icon in the left hand pane. Quarter 1 report cards will be available to view on Friday, November 4th at 2:30PM.
Bedford Education Foundation
The Bedford Education Foundation Fall Fundraiser will be held on Friday, November 4, 2016 at the Manchester Country Club at 7:00pm.
Tickets available at www.seatyourself.biz/befnh
$50 for community members and $25 for faculty and staff in Bedford.
Don’t miss this fantastic evening out for a great cause.
For more information or for sponsorship opportunities please email info@befnh.org
Memorial Clothing
You can order Memorial School clothing online! Please go to www.bedfordwear.com. Hover over Schools in the menu bar, and select Memorial School. An order typically takes 7-10 business days to be delivered. You can order in a variety of colors and styles. We have a few samples in the office area so you can get an idea of what is offered. Also, there is a size chart on the website for your reference. 10% of profits come back to the Memorial.
Community Council
The first Community Council Meeting will be on Monday, October 17th. We will be talking about new signage for Memorial, yearbooks, and parking for dismissal. The following are members of this group:
Sally Kellar, Megan Olibiero, Chris Heath, Roberta Keane, Mindy Bator, Tara Jenkins and Rachael Bagenstose, Janice Souza, and Pam Ilg. If you have any ideas, please share them with a member of Community Council.
Principal's Advisory
A student from each third and fourth grade classroom will be representing their class on the Principal's Advisory. The following students will represent grade 3, Cori O'Donnell, James Tamulevich, Brendan Kaup, Mea Kling and grade 4 will have Evan Dunker, Elyse Ngenda, Sarah Winslow, Lily Kfoury, and Max Shea. I am looking forward to working with these students.
Bedford Skis Crotched Program
Bedford Ski Program
Bedford students in grades 1-8 are invited to take advantage of discounted ski/snowboard lessons at Pat’s Peak Ski Area in Henniker, NH. This parent run program is geared to give kids the opportunity to learn to ski and snowboard at a ski area perfect for all levels. This five week Friday night program includes 1 hour lessons and free ski time – under the lights until the 10PM closing time. Discounted lift tickets are available for students who do not need lessons. Included in the program is a free bonus day at Pat’s Peak, Gunstock, and Cranmore to be used from February 27 th to the close of the 2017 season.
The 2017 Bedford Ski Program begins on Friday, January 6 th and runs for 5 weeks. The choice of lesson times are 3:30 – 4:30PM or 4:30 – 5:30PM. Parents are responsible for providing transportation or arranging carpools.
Easy Online Registration is available at www.patspeak.com. Click on “Learn to Ski & Ride Program” and “Register Here”. The username for bedford330 and bedford430 for the 4:30 lesson. The Password is patspeak17. More details are available at www.patspeak.com. Visit our table at the Bedford Ski and Skate Sale.
Contacts –
Kim Ahnen – kim.ahnen@comcast.net
Martha Cronin – bplmartha@gmail.com
Marker Recycling Program
Registration is now open! Go to http://www.crotchedmtn.com/
Bedford students in grades 1-8 are invited to take advantage of discounted ski/snowboard lessons at Pat’s Peak Ski Area in Henniker, NH. This parent run program is geared to give kids the opportunity to learn to ski and snowboard at a ski area perfect for all levels. This five week Friday night program includes 1 hour lessons and free ski time – under the lights until the 10PM closing time. Discounted lift tickets are available for students who do not need lessons. Included in the program is a free bonus day at Pat’s Peak, Gunstock, and Cranmore to be used from February 27 th to the close of the 2017 season.
The 2017 Bedford Ski Program begins on Friday, January 6 th and runs for 5 weeks. The choice of lesson times are 3:30 – 4:30PM or 4:30 – 5:30PM. Parents are responsible for providing transportation or arranging carpools.
Easy Online Registration is available at www.patspeak.com. Click on “Learn to Ski & Ride Program” and “Register Here”. The username for bedford330 and bedford430 for the 4:30 lesson. The Password is patspeak17. More details are available at www.patspeak.com. Visit our table at the Bedford Ski and Skate Sale.
Contacts –
Kim Ahnen – kim.ahnen@comcast.net
Martha Cronin – bplmartha@gmail.com
Memorial School is happy to announce that we have joined the Crayola ColorCycle program! Through this program, used markers (ANY plastic marker - Crayola, dry erase, highlighters, etc) are collected and shipped to Crayola to be re-purposed into many different items. And it's free! Crayola even pays for the shipping!
Our Crayola dropbox is located just outside the main office - please feel free to drop off any and all dried out markers. Questions? See Mrs. Schmitt for more information.
Ecosmith Recycle Bins for Destination Imagination
Did you know that every school in the district has an Ecosmith Recycle Bin? This is a great way to donate/recycle old clothes, while helping raise funds for our teams who advance to Global Finals each year. You can put any kind of fabrics in these bins, towels and stuffed animals too. Ripped shirts and pants with holes are fine, as well as well worn shoes. Bedford DI greatly appreciates your continued participation in this program.
The district has updated its phone system. We now have 5 digits extensions. You will need to add a 2 in front of our previous 4 digit extensions. For example, our nurse’s former extension was 5201, and it is now 25201.
Text Message Alerts
Parents - If your cell phone number is in the District's PowerSchool Information System and you wish to receive alerts via text, you can text YES to 68453.
IMPORTANT DATES
October 28 – End of Quarter 1
November 4 – Report Cards
November 7 - Picture Re-takes
November 7 - Picture Re-takes
November 7-18 – Parent/Teacher Conferences
November 8 – Election Day/Workshop Day (No school for students)
November 11 – Veterans’ Day Observance – NO SCHOOL
November 23-25 – Thanksgiving Recess – NO SCHOOL
Thanks,
Pam
