Friday, November 20, 2015

Friday, November 20, 2015

Dear Families,


It has been great to see so many families in the building for parent conferences.  The students seem proud of the work they are doing at school.


Student led conferences took place in fourth grade this week.  During these conferences, the students show their work and explain to their parents about their individual learning experience.  This is a powerful experience for students as they explain the learning that they have experienced.  We had the honor of sitting in on a couple of the conference.  A special thank you to students, Justin Perry and Mishka Allam and parents for letting us witness your conferences.

Today was our Kindergarten Thanksgiving Feast. Thank you to all the parents who donated and helped make this a special event for our Kindergarteners.

 


PWS Happenings
A note from Ted Luszey
"With all your help Operation Care for Troops shipped 4751 Holiday stockings to our men and women serving our country.  Even as we were packing these goodies and cards for our Troops we were getting new requests to send packages.  We met these challenges and we exceeded our goal by more than 100% and we fulfilled all requests received!  Thanks to each of you and your hard work."


Thanks to everyone for your help and support!!!


Student Artwork at the District Office
Congratulations to Abby Conway, Aditi Jamkhande, Liam Shannon, Kolton Baroody, Lydia Denon, Kiana Khromets, Joshua Meisner, Zack Papik, Meredith Reich, Will Smith, Marissa Stewart for having their artwork displayed in the district office boardroom:


Community Info
PTG
Please see the below link about the Ski and Skate Sale this weekend!


Upcoming Dates
Monday, November 23rd, 10:00 am-11:00 am-First Grade Parent Visitation

Wednesday, November 25th-Friday, November 27th-Thanksgiving Break


Have a great weekend,


Cheryl Daley Dan Mitchell

Principal Assistant Principal








Friday, November 13, 2015

Friday, November 13, 2015

Dear PWS Families,

A special congratulations goes out this week to Mrs. Jess Ferenc who was named the NHAHPERD Elementary Physical Education Teacher of the Year this week. Great Job Mrs. Ferenc, we are so proud of you!!

We had a Veterans Day Tribute on Tuesday afternoon.  We want to thank all the PWS community for the donations.  As a school handed off letter the students wrote to the veterans, had the color guard share what the thirteen folds in the flag represented, said the pledge of allegiance and sang patriotic songs.  We had the honor of having a guest speakers, Mr. Beecher (active duty member) who spoke to the students about how much their donations and letters would mean to the veterans.  It was a heart warming event.  

Parent conferences are in full swing, it has been great to see so many of you coming in to meet with teachers and discuss your child's progress. It is hard to believe that we are already a quarter of the way through the school year.

PWS Happenings
Substitute Opportunity
Have you ever thought about subbing, but have not been brave enough to take the plunge? Well, it's time to take that plunge.  We are looking for people who can be confidential, patient, kind, and follow a lesson plan.  AND - do that in a supportive environment with amazing students.  If you are interested, click here and start your application process.  

Upcoming Wreath and Poinsettia Sale
Our Garden Club will be holding a poinsettia and wreath sale this year. Please see the following link for more details and to place an order.


Community News
“PTG ANNUAL SKI & SKATE SALE EVENT”
Saturday, November 21st
Get ready for the PTG’s biggest fundraiser and stock up on all your winter sports gear needs for the entire family! Proceeds from this tremendous consignment sale fundraiser provide a variety of wonderful programs supporting Bedford students across all six schools. Please consider supporting this important event in any way that you can by selling your used equipment, purchasing equipment, donating, or volunteering!

Go to www.bedfordptg.org for all the details and add your equipment to the sale using our easy online scanning system!

(Drop off for selling your equipment is Friday, November 20, 2015 between 5:00 pm-8:00 pm at BHS.)

Ski and Skate Bake Sale 2015!!!
The PTG is holding its annual Ski and Skate Sale on Saturday, November 21st 2015.   The Bake Sale has been a long standing tradition and have been incredibly successful in years past.  We are hoping people and families could bake or buy one (or two) items to contribute to this wonderful event.  In the past, we have received creative bakes goods such as homemade pies, cakes, chocolate covered pretzels, cupcakes, fudge, decorated cookies, breads and pastries (just to name a few).  These are just examples and please don’t feel pressured to channel your inner Martha Stewart…Betty Crocker will be just fine OR if you are like me, any and all local bakeries are on speed dial!!!  Please know that whatever your contribution, it will be a) greatly appreciated and b) I’m sure bought, and again, greatly appreciated by the person(s) consuming your donated goodie!

We ask that any donated food be brought to the High School Cafeteria on either Friday night (the 20th) from 4pm-8pm or Saturday morning (the 21st) from 7:30am-9am.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at any time at the below contact information.  Again thank you for considering participating in our Bake Sale at the Ski and Skate Event.  Your donations and efforts are greatly appreciated!

Melinda Bator
603-540-0542 or melindabator@gmail.com

PTG Gift Card Sale
The holidays are just around the corner, are you looking for the perfect gift for a friend, neighbor or teacher? The PTG Gift Card sale is now underway. We have lots of retailers including local businesses such as The Purple Finch, Canvas Roadshow, T-Bones, Zin Zen Yoga, Copper Door and Wicked Good Butcha! How does it work? For every gift card you buy, a percentage of the value of the card is donated by the sponsoring retailer to our schools while 100% of the value of the card that you purchased is available for you to spend! Click here to download an order form today.

ORDERS DUE: Friday, December 4, 2015 for Pre-Christmas Delivery.

Important Dates
Monday, November 23rd, 10:00 am-11:00 am-First Grade Parent Visitation

Wednesday, November 25th-Friday, November 27th - Thanksgiving Break

Have a wonderful weekend,

Cheryl Daley         Dan Mitchell

Principal                Assistant Principal

Friday, November 6, 2015

Friday, November 6, 2015

Hello PWS Families,

Thanks for helping the students be well rested and ready for school each day.  This Tuesday the professional staff had a workshop learning about Close Reading.  It was engaging and teachers brought back strategies on how to help students understand text they read at a deeper level.  

PWS News
Veterans Day Celebration
PWS will be having an All School Meeting on Tuesday, November 10th at 1:30 to celebrate Veterans Day.  We would love to involve students' family members that are veterans or active military in this event. Please spread the word, as well, to anyone you would like to attend this event. 

Smarter Balance Reports (Current Gr. 4)
Last spring all students in grade 3 and 4 took the statewide Smarter Balance Assessments. The Smarter Balance reports for our current fourth grade students will be mailed home on Thursday, November 12th.  

Operation Care Troops

Monday is the last day to bring in personal care items for the troops.  The items are tube socks, protein bars, candy, ramen noodles, and oatmeal packets.  Thanks for all your help with this!

Upcoming Wreath and Poinsettia Sale

Our Garden Club will be holding a poinsettia and wreath sale this year. Please see the following link for more details and to place an order.

Community News
PTG Information
“PTG ANNUAL SKI & SKATE SALE EVENT”
Saturday, November 21st
Get ready for the PTG’s biggest fundraiser and stock up on all your winter sports gear needs for the entire family! Proceeds from this tremendous consignment sale fundraiser provide a variety of wonderful programs supporting Bedford students across all six schools. Please consider supporting this important event in any way that you can by selling your used equipment, purchasing equipment, donating, or volunteering!

Go to www.bedfordptg.org for all the details and add your equipment to the sale using our easy online scanning system!

(Drop off for selling your equipment is Friday, November 20, 2015 between 5:00 pm-8:00 pm at BHS.) 

PTG Gift Wrap

The holidays are just around the corner, are you looking for the perfect gift for a friend, neighbor or teacher? The PTG Gift Card sale is now underway. We have lots of retailers including local businesses such as The Purple Finch, Canvas Roadshow, T-Bones, Zin Zen Yoga, Copper Door and Wicked Good Butcha! How does it work? For every gift card you buy, a percentage of the value of the card is donated by the sponsoring retailer to our schools while 100% of the value of the card that you purchased is available for you to spend! Click here to download an order form today.

ORDERS DUE: Monday, November 9, 2015 for Pre-Thanksgiving/Hanukkah Delivery. 

ORDERS DUE: Friday, December 4, 2015 for Pre-Christmas Delivery.
Looking for gift wrap or other gift items? The Gift Wrap & More fundraisBedford Substance Abuse Summit

Substance Abuse Epidemic
In response to the threat posed to our community by the substance abuse epidemic, the Bedford Police Department in conjunction with the Bedford School District will host a community-wide meeting on Tuesday, November 10th from 7P to 10P at the Manchester Christian Church, 56 Old Bedford Road, Bedford (across from Memorial School).  We want to thank Manchester Christian Church for graciously donating the use of their facility for this important endeavor.

The goal is to involve individuals and groups from throughout our community.  The focus is to first de-stigmatize this issue to encourage parent(s), student(s), loved one(s), friends and family to seek assistance for not only those suffering from substance abuse but also for guidance in education and treatment (agenda).  To accomplish this, we plan to have some gallant members of the community discuss their struggle with abuse in their families followed by a panel discussion and, most importantly, community engagement that we hope will lead to an action plan.

Anyone seeking more information about the meeting may contact the Police Department or the Superintendent's Office in person, by telephone or email.  On behalf of the Bedford Police Department and the Bedford School District, we want to thank you all for your assistance and whatever level of participation you are able to offer.

John J. Bryfonski
Chief of Police
55 Constitution Drive
Bedford, NH  03110

Upcoming Dates
Monday, November 9th-Parent/Teacher Conference Week

Monday, November 9th-Mount Kearsarge-Grade 3-West, Torcia, Manning


Tuesday, November 10th-All School Meeting-Veterans Day

Wednesday, November 11th-Veterans Day-No School


Thursday, November 12th-Mount Kearsarge-Grade 3-Dionne, Doherty, Marshall

Friday, November 13th-Dana Center-St. Anselm College-Grade 1

Monday, November 23rd, 10:00 am-11:00 am-First Grade Parent Visitation


Wednesday, November 25th-Friday, November 27th-Thanksgiving Break

Have a wonderful weekend,


Cheryl Daley            Dan Mitchell

Principal                   Assistant Principal