Friday, December 11, 2020

 PWS PrinciPal’s News

 

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December 11, 2020

Dear PWS Families,

It has been an exciting week at PWS as we held our traditional Ellis Island Day! This was a huge success!  The students traveled through six stations, in order, before officially entering America.  A special thank you to Mrs. Speaker and the 4th grade teachers for making this a wonderful experience!  Get some tissues ready and take a moment to watch this video.  Two of our favorite stories:….I asked a student what he was going to do in America? He said, “Work in an Oreo cookie factory!”  And two, I was showing a student a picture that represents Thanksgiving.  I asked her, “What do you see?”  Her response, “The love in the family!”  These examples are some of the many reasons why we are thankful to work with your children on a daily basis. 

Message from Superintendent's Office:

The Bedford School District continues to adapt our practices to support the needs of learners. As you are aware, the state of New Hampshire has seen increased positive COVID-19 cases. As a result, we have had more students who have been required to quarantine and are unable to attend school in person. To support these students, our K-8 schools will offer synchronous opportunities, when appropriate, for students to connect with their teachers. For some, this will be in the form of concurrent learning. Teachers will determine when and how students join concurrently, and will work with parents as to what will be best in those situations. 

 

Concurrent learning occurs when students who are receiving instruction in the classroom are joined by their peers who are in a virtual setting. This is more difficult for the teacher to navigate; however, they have been offered training opportunities.This will enable teachers to assist quarantined students who would otherwise not have direct access to their teachers while at home. Please find the expectations for students and parents in THIS document.

Feel free to contact your building leaders and teachers with any questions.

PWS News:

Notes from the Library:

I'm excited to share that PWS students and staff have a new ebook and audiobook platform available to them for free.  Please visit Mrs. Baldi's blog to learn more about Sora: https://sau25baldia.blogspot.com/. Happy Holidays and Happy Reading!

SNOW GEAR:

It is really important that you have students bring in their snow gear for the winter months.  We currently have the students in five quadrants at recess.  If your child does not bring in their snow gear they could be in a mixed cohort with students on the hardtop area.  It is important to get the students outside as much as possible.  Thanks for your understanding in this situation.

 

Long Term Substitute Opportunity:

PWS is looking for a long term substitute for 4 days a week. The purpose of this position to substitute for any staff member that is absent.  Teacher certification required. Competitive daily salary.  Please reach out to daleyc@bedfordnhk12.net if you are interested.  

 

Substitutes:

Looking for ways to be involved in the schools? Bedford School District is in need of substitute teachers. New increased pay rate of $100/day. Flexible schedule based on your availability. You will need to be available and able to work in-person and you will be responsible for managing the classroom and daily duties of the absent teacher. Bachelor degree preferred but not necessary.  Prior experience working with school age students is helpful. For more information contact the SAU at 472-3755. 

 

PTG News:

IMPACT OF YOUR PTG SUPPORT: Thanks to your support, PTG has been able to fund Sigmund Brouwer's Story Ninja Writing Class at RAL, where students will have the opportunity to participate in a virtual writing class. We’ve also recently funded an interactive virtual tour of Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum for the third graders of PWS and a virtual Pulpit Rock Field Trip for fourth graders at RBS. 

 

AMAZON SMILE: Make a purchase on Amazon and 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. 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!

Again, we wish you a safe and relaxing weekend! We will see you all next week! 

Mrs. Cheryl Daley and Mr. Marc Robitaille