PWS PrinciPal’s News
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November 20, 2020
Dear PWS Families,
The temperature this week got down into the 30's. It is a good reminder have your child(ren) wear warm clothing.
As always, we will continue with our yearly tradition of our Annual Food Drive. Students love to participate in this event while giving back to our community.
An important reminder: Picture retakes for students are Monday, 11/23 from 8:30-9:30 am.
An important reminder: Picture retakes for students are Monday, 11/23 from 8:30-9:30 am.
The Bedford School District Offices will be closed to the public next Wednesday, Thursday and Friday in observance of Thanksgiving. Please have a safe and healthy weekend. We would also like to take a moment and wish you all a relaxing Thanksgiving holiday!
PWS NEWS:
Important Note from School Nurse:
Parents please notify the school nurse of any upcoming travel plans outside New England to determine dates of quarantine and confirm a return to school date.
A Shift in Contact Tracing:
NH DHHS has informed us that they are no longer able to do contact tracing for positive COVID cases that originate outside of school. It is now up to schools to assist with the tracing and set the return date for students in these cases. As such, we are relying heavily on parents/guardians reporting positive cases of family members or others with whom their child has had close contact to our school nurses. We greatly appreciate you working with us to keep our schools a safe place to teach and learn.
NH DHHS has informed us that they are no longer able to do contact tracing for positive COVID cases that originate outside of school. It is now up to schools to assist with the tracing and set the return date for students in these cases. As such, we are relying heavily on parents/guardians reporting positive cases of family members or others with whom their child has had close contact to our school nurses. We greatly appreciate you working with us to keep our schools a safe place to teach and learn.
Isolation and Quarantine Guidelines
Governor's Mask Order:
Yesterday, the Governor issued a mask order for NH. Click HERE to see that order. While K-12 schools are considered exempt from that order, the Bedford School District will be adhering to it in the areas where we had not been before. The rationale behind this decision is two-fold.
Governor's Mask Order:
Yesterday, the Governor issued a mask order for NH. Click HERE to see that order. While K-12 schools are considered exempt from that order, the Bedford School District will be adhering to it in the areas where we had not been before. The rationale behind this decision is two-fold.
1.) An added layer of mitigation is prudent given the rising cases of Covid and transmission rates around us.
2.) This additional measure supports our ongoing effort to keep our schools open. Thank you for your support during these challenging times.
Hybrid through the Holidays:
The Bedford School District will remain in our hybrid model of education through the holiday season. Our layered approach to mitigate Covid has proven successful since the start of school. While we have seen many individual cases throughout the district, we have not experienced transmission, clusters or outbreaks. Bedford would consider a move to fully remote learning under 3 conditions:
1.) Governor's Order
2.) Transmission in a school or schools that we are unable to contain
3.) Lack of staffing to keep a school open
Holiday Travel:
School Work for Travel:
Teachers may not be able to provide advance work for students who knowingly travel outside of New England and must quarantine. Even though students are in a hybrid model, their teachers are not. Teachers are fully engaged with students each day. They are already working to engage the students who are actively having to quarantine. The capacity to provide advance work may not be available.
Hybrid through the Holidays:
The Bedford School District will remain in our hybrid model of education through the holiday season. Our layered approach to mitigate Covid has proven successful since the start of school. While we have seen many individual cases throughout the district, we have not experienced transmission, clusters or outbreaks. Bedford would consider a move to fully remote learning under 3 conditions:
1.) Governor's Order
2.) Transmission in a school or schools that we are unable to contain
3.) Lack of staffing to keep a school open
Holiday Travel:
The CDC recently recommended that families DO NOT TRAVEL for Thanksgiving. Please keep in mind that individual decisions made by all members of our community can have a direct impact on one another. The Bedford School District humbly asks that each of us do our part to stay safe, flatten the curve, and maintain open schools.
School Work for Travel:
Teachers may not be able to provide advance work for students who knowingly travel outside of New England and must quarantine. Even though students are in a hybrid model, their teachers are not. Teachers are fully engaged with students each day. They are already working to engage the students who are actively having to quarantine. The capacity to provide advance work may not be available.
PTG NEWS:
HANNAFORD COMMUNITY BAG PROGRAM: During this month, the PTG will receive a $1.00 donation for each purchase of the Community Reusable Bag (cost of bag is $2.50) at the Hannaford store located on KILTON ROAD.
AMAZON SMILE: Did you know that every time you make a purchase on Amazon you can support the PTG? Visit AmazonSmile, and select "Bedford NH PTG" as the organization that you wish to support or simply go to Bedford PTG's unique link HERE. We recommend that you bookmark this unique link as only purchases made at smile.amazon.com are eligible for donations. Now every time you shop at Amazon a percentage of your purchase price is donated to the Bedford PTG!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING FROM THE PTG: We wish you a Wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday! We are thankful for the amazing support we receive from families, staff and the community.
We wish you all a wonderful and safe weekend! We will see everyone next week!
We wish you all a wonderful and safe weekend! We will see everyone next week!
Mrs. Cheryl Daley and Mr. Marc Robitaille
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