January 19, 2018

PWS PrinciPal’s News

PWS Families,

It was another week with another snow day. We are quite impressed with how flexible and resilient the students have been with all of these weather events. Despite the interruptions these days cause, the students still show up ready to learn and work hard, for this we are grateful.

Today marks the end of Quarter 2. The teachers are working hard to fill in the report cards and make their comments. The Powerschool Parent Portal is currently closed to facilitate this process. The portal will be opened and you will be able to view your child’s report card starting next Friday at 2:45. We will include directions for signing in to the ParentPortal in next week’s blog and on our school Facebook page.

We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible this coming Thursday evening at the Annual PTG Principals’ Winter Read. We have our book picked out and are working on our acting skills. We are sure that this will be an enjoyable evening for all that are involved. We hope to see you at the 4:30 or 6:30 readings.

Finally, congratulations to our fourth grade Spelling Bee Winner, Nathan Edwards. Nathan won the Spelling Bee in the 20th round, correctly spelling the word oceanography. Congratulations also to Irene Tsai for earning second place. The fourteen participants in this year’s bee should feel very proud for what was an intense, fun, and intelligent Spelling Bee. Thank you to Mrs. Speaker and the fourth grade teachers for coordinating this event.

Have a Great Weekend,

Cheryl Daley, Principal

Dan Mitchell, Assistant Principal

Upcoming Dates to Remember

Thursday, January 25	PTG Principals’ Winter Read (Session 1- 4:30 PM; Session 2- 6:30 PM)
Friday Jan. 26- Sunday Jan. 28	Barnes and Noble Days.
Thursday, Feb. 8 4-5:30 PM 6-7:30 PM	Family Fun Night

News from PWS

Family Fun Night 2018

Peter Woodbury's Annual Family Fun Night is taking place on Thursday, February 8, 2018.  This year's theme is Family Olympics A Night of Games and Activities.

Things to know:

• The night is divided into two sessions: 4-5:30 and 6-7:30.
• Families can purchase pizza, water, ice cream, book walk, 50/50 raffle, basket raffle and teacher raffle tickets.  Order forms will come home soon.
• Plenty of free games and activities will be taking place throughout the building. 
• Each classroom picks a basket theme and supplies a basket for the night. Your child's classroom teacher will be in touch about this. 

What we need now:

• Parent Volunteers - please use this Sign Up Genius Link to sign up for what works for you
• Corporate sponsors to help offset the t-shirt costs. If you are interested in this, please use this form.

From the Superintendent

School District Dialogue

Community members are invited to a School District Dialogue hosted by Bedford School Board members. The event is on Tuesday, January 23 at the Bedford Town Library from 6-8 p.m. in the Richmond Room. Come share your thoughts, feedback, questions or concerns.

Last Day Update

We have had five school cancellations this year so the current last day of school is Wednesday, June 20.

From the PTG

Panera & PTG

Take a night off from cooking and join us at our Bedford PTG Night at Panera on Thursday February 1st.  Bring your Panera February Flyer anytime between 4-8pm to the Panera at Colby Court and enjoy a night out.  Thanks for supporting your Bedford PTG!

PTG Night at the Monarchs – On Saturday, January 20th at 6:00pm come join the Bedford PTG and the Manchester Monarchs as we host our Marvel Superhero and Villains Night! Participate in our HIGH-FIVE TUNNEL and celebrate your favorite Marvel character! Ticket sales are online only.  To order tickets, please visit MONARCHS TICKETS.  If you have any questions, please contact Amy Dion at amye731@gmail.com.    

Principal Winter Reading Night

Dress in your PJ’s, bring a blanket and come listen to all the Bedford Principal’s read you a story.  This fun filled event will be held on January 25th at the McKelvie Intermediate School cafeteria.  Be sure to bring your admission ticket to enter our book raffle!

Barnes and Noble Days with Bedford PTG

January 26th - 28th join us at the Barnes and Noble Manchester location!  Come and look at the many art projects from all Bedford Schools, listen to the performance by the McKelvie music department and listen to stories read by Bedford’s elementary teachers.  For more information and to view the schedule of events, please visit Bedford PTG Barnes & Noble.

Yankee Candle

Our Yankee Candle fundraiser is coming soon!  The sale starts February 2nd and 40% of sales go back to the PTG!  Visit Bedford PTG Yankee Candle for more information and be on the look for the full color brochures coming home soon (K-6) or in the front offices at Lurgio and BHS.

From the Community

BHS Bee Movie Night

On Friday, January 26th at 5:00 PM, the BHS Save the Bees Club will be hosting a Bee Movie movie night to teach elementary school children the importance of saving bees and keeping them off the endangered species list.  The event will be held in the BHS library.  For more information, please take a look at THIS FLYER.

Repeated News & Messages

Snow Day Lunch Info./Announcements

Some parents across the district have asked if there is a rule of thumb when determining the lunch menu on the day following a snow day.  There is no rule, as the menu for that day is dependent upon what was on the menu the day of the snow day, what prep the kitchen had to do, and what fresh produce the kitchen had ordered.  Therefore, our district’s Food Service Director (Emily Murphy) has decided to provide an announcement on the SAU’s website (www.sau25.net) in the District News box, which will detail, by school, what the hot lunch offering will be the day following the snow day.  This information will be available the day of the snow day.

Community Enrichment

Courses for the Spring term of Community Enrichment are posted! Please join us for Introduction to Italian, Fused Glass Workshop, Elements of Art or Introduction to Photography!! Course descriptions and registration information are listed here: https://goo.gl/1byvaY

Girls on the Run

The girls on the run program is in need of coaches for the Spring Session. The session begins in March with the 5K Final event taking place in May. There will be four coach training sessions that will take place prior to this. If you are interested please let Mr. Mitchell know by phone or email.

More information can be found HERE