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| May 15, 2020
Dear Families,
We want to thank everyone for coming by today to drop off the library books. If you could not make it, no worries we are going to have another day where students can drop off materials. Seeing all of your faces brought joy to our hearts.
We also continue to join Google Meet to see and chat with the students. Teachers have begun to come into school in small numbers to organize their classrooms for the end of the year. It is wonderful to see them but we are still missing the presence of the students.
The fourth graders are planning for a Virtual Egg Drop. Our third graders went on a Virtual field trip to the Zoo. Second graders have been listening to their teachers read stories. First graders and kindergarteners continue to see their peers and teachers on Google Meet. While remote learning is ideal we are so glad that it is going as well as it is.
The sun is shining! We continue to miss all of you! We wish you a fun filled weekend with love and laughter!
Take Care,
Mrs. Daley, Principal
Mr. Mitchell, Assistant Principal
Upcoming Dates to Remember
Monday, May 25, 2020 Memorial Day, No School - No Food Service
News from PWS
Congratulations to Yashi Bajpai and Emerson Drown on winning the Disruptive Technology 3rd Place & Home Improvement Award at the 2020 at the Northern New England Invention Convention last Sunday. They are now invited to present their invention at the 5th Annual Invention Convention U.S. Nationals presented by United Technologies. This year’s competition will be online and hosted by Invention Convention Worldwide and The Henry Ford Foundation in Dearborn, MI.
Mrs. Clark's Blog
Our School Counselor, Mrs. Clark has updated her blog with many activities and resources for you to use at home.
News from the PTG No news at this time. From the Community No news at this time Repeated News & Messages
2020/21 Placement
Placement will take place over the summer this year. We are aiming for the end of July. At that time, your child’s new teacher will reach out via email with a welcome letter and supply information. Please make sure that your email information is up to date in Power School.
Quarter 4 Report Cards
As a reminder… Governor Sununu recommended schools report a Pass/Fail reporting system. Bedford does not use letter grades at the elementary schools, but we will make the adjustments described below.
Based on participation in the subjects of reading and mathematics, please expect your child's fourth-quarter progress to be either "Meeting District Expectations" or "Meeting Some District Expectations.” For those rare instances when students did not participate in remote learning, they may receive “Not Meeting District Expectations.” This information will be provided in the comment section of the report card. Since the entire fourth quarter instruction has been under the conditions of Remote Learning, it is more difficult to provide a four-point reporting system as we had in the first three quarters of the year. Your child will also have a comment section from the teacher providing more detail.
Integrated Arts will also provide progress on the report card (grades 3 & 4) with "Good" and "Satisfactory" in the area of participation. For those rare instances when students did not participate in remote learning, they may receive “Needs Improvement.”
Playground Access
I know that it is tempting as the weather continues to get nicer, but in staying in compliance with the Town of Bedford and given the guidance from the CDC and DHHS about stopping the transmission of the COVID-19 virus, we are asking that students DO NOT come to our playgrounds.
A Message Regarding Camp Witzel
Jane O'Brien, Recreation Manager said this is an incredible difficult decision to make, as Camp Witzel is the type of community activity that is important to the recreation department. However, in consideration of the safety of all participants (staff/campers), we are unable to properly support this summer program for the 2020 season due to the circumstances of the Covid-19 pandemic and the news we received from the Bedford School District about the unavailability to use the school facility to host the program as it has in past years. Families who have already registered and submitted payment will be given a full refund.
We thank you for being a valued member of our recreation family. It may be hard to see it now, but there's a bright future ahead. We will get there-together.
Miss Jane
Remote Learning Plan
Understanding that we cannot replicate the same education that would have happened if there had not been a Covid-19 pandemic, we are making an adjustment to our weekly schedule. As a school, we are constantly looking for the best ways to support all students. We believe that utilizing a model that lends itself to greater flexibility will be beneficial for our school community. Starting next week we will dedicate Wednesday to support the personalization of learning. Please note, this is not a day off for students as they are expected to participate in their learning. Instead of receiving direct whole-class instruction, Wednesday is a day that may include targeted instructional opportunities and/or allow for more student choice and enrichment. We are hopeful that this change to the remote learning schedule will assist in giving students a little less screen time and a little more choice in their learning. Stay safe and be healthy!
Remote Learning Information
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