September 6, 2019
Dear PWS Families,
The second week of school is done and the excitement and energy of the new school year is still high. We continued our visits in the classrooms this week and are encouraged by how well the students are taking our message about being kind and spreading kindness. This morning during morning announcements we reminded the students of our PWS School Rules which are:
PWS Students:
- Are Kind
-Are Safe
- Take Care of Each Other and Our School
-Try Our Best
This morning was our annual PTG Welcome Back Breakfast. It was great to see familiar faces and plenty of new ones as well. The PTG is vital to all that we do here at PWS. We are excited to see what the school can accomplish this year with this great partnership. If you haven't already, be sure to sign up. We are confident that everyone has some gift that can be shared through the PTG to continue to make PWS such an amazing school and community.
Here are some scenes from our second week of school to enjoy:
Have a Great Weekend,
Cheryl Daley, Principal
Dan Mitchell, Assistant Principal
Upcoming Dates to Remember
| Thursday, September 19th | PWS Open House
Grades K-2 5:30 - 6:30
Grade 3-4 6:30 - 7:30 |
| Tuesday, September 24th | Picture Day |
News from PWS
PWS Garden Club
In addition to our occasional and spontaneous garden lessons during morning and lunchtime recess, we are pleased to offer Garden Club to 2nd-4th grade students after school on Fridays for four weeks beginning Sept. 13th. Registration is first come, first served and limited to 20. Click HERE to register your child.
PWS Strings Club
We are pleased to be able to offer a beginners String Club for 3rd and 4th grade students. This club will meet on Wednesdays for 14 weeks. The first session begins soon. Please click on the link for more information and how to sign up.
NH Reach Out and Read
Megan Leyden, a BHS sophomore, and Sydney Leyden, a freshman in college, will be running a book drive to benefit the Manchester, NH Reach Out and Read. A donation bin will be set up near the front office at PWS. Please consider donating gently used children's books. The book drive will run from September 9th-20th.
From the PTG
Volunteer Orientation: Thank you to all who attended our Volunteer Orientation breakfast this morning! We are excited to have an enthusiastic group of parents to join us in the many volunteering efforts in our school this year.
Volunteer Form: Any interested volunteers MUST fill out a volunteer form (located HERE) in order to be notified of opportunities within the school as well as throughout the school district. This form must be filled out every year as we do not retain contact information from year to year.
Event & Program Coordinator Opportunities: PWS has many programs and events throughout the year that have volunteers in place to coordinate them. We are in need of coordinators for the following events & programs:
Grandparents & Seniors Day (event is in May, planning begins mid-winter) - Need two shadows for the current coordinators. Ideally, parents of children in 2nd grade or younger with interest in coordinating the event after 2020.
Yearbook (yearlong) - Need one or two coordinators to join current coordinators on the development of the PWS yearbook. Must be parents of children in 3rd grade or younger with interest to continue on as coordinator(s) after 2020.
Girls Night Out/Boys Night Out (GNO event is in March - planning begins in January, BNO event is in May - planning begins in March) - Need coordinators for both events. We have volunteers interested in assisting with the planning of the events & executing the day-of tasks but both of these events require a coordinator in order to take place.
If interested in any of these coordinator positions, please contact Kelly O'Donnell (kellydurrigan@comcast.net).SUPPORT THE PTG
Help the PTG continue to bring exciting programs/speakers to our schools like Project Nature, Wildlife Encounters, Music In Technology, David Flood Motivational Speaker, and Chris Herren Drug Prevention Speaker. If you’d like to make a donation, simply click on the PayPal link at www.bedfordptg.org or send in a check payable to Bedford PTG in the support envelopes that have been sent home (K-6) or an envelope labeled with your name and email address. Click HERE for more information on the PTG and programs funded with your support. Thank You!
LOOKING TO VOLUNTEER
Bedford PTG is again offering a faster, paperless way to share your information for volunteering for Bedford Schools. Instead of sending home a paper volunteer form to fill out and return, we now offer a Volunteer Google Form for each school. To access the form click HERE for PWS's form, or check school websites, or the PTG website www.bedfordptg.org under PTG Forms for the other schools. You need to fill this form out from each school that your children attend in order to hear about volunteer opportunities at the schools or district wide. This form must also be filled out every year as we do not retain contact information from year to year!
PTG VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Looking for some great opportunities to volunteer this year? The PTG has several district level and committee positions available…
Ski , Skate and More Committee members: Due to the success of our annual sale, we are looking for new members to be part of the planning committee. The Ski, Skate and More sale is schedule for Saturday, November 23. The first committee meeting is Friday, September 13th at 3:40 at McKelvie.
Color Blast Fun Run Committee Members: 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 31st.
District Book Fair Coordinator: Oversee the Scholastic Book Fair held in the spring at the 3 elementary schools and McKelvie. Work closely with school level coordinators to ensure they have what they need for a successful book fair.
If you are interested in any of these roles or would like more information please email bedfordnhptg@gmail.com
BOX TOP PROGRAM CHANGE
Put away the scissors! No More Clipping! Box Tops is changing to fit today's families. The new and improved Box Tops mobile app uses state-of-the-art technology to scan your store receipt, find participating products and instantly add Box Tops to your school's earnings online. Visit www.btfe.com to learn more and start earning for our schools.
MEET THE PRINCIPALS EVENT SEPTEMBER 27TH
You are invited to join the PTG and the Principals from all six schools at our annual "Coffee with the Principals" event on Friday, September 27th from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. at BCTV (10 Meetinghouse Road). This is a great opportunity to hear what each school has in store for the year. There will be a Q & A following the presentation. Light refreshments will be served and your young children are welcome to attend.
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