Friday, February 5th, 2021

 PWS PrinciPal’s News

 

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February 5th, 2021

Dear PWS Families, 

We are so excited to be writing to you on this Friday! PWS looks forward to welcoming back our K-1 hybrid learners for five days of school next week. We are also highly anticipating the return of our hybrid 2-4 learners on all Fridays! Please take some time to review some reminders and information about our recent change in phases. It will be important to be up to date to make the next few weeks go smoothly. Enjoy the snow and we can’t wait for next week!

PWS News: 

IMPORTANT PHASE CHANGE UPDATE:

Protocol Information for Phase 2 of our Reopening Metrics

The district has now experienced 2 “green weeks.” As a result, the following will occur:

• Kindergarten and first grade hybrid students will return for 100% (Monday-Friday) in-person learning beginning Monday, February 8th. 

• Grades 2-8 hybrid students will return to in-person learning on Fridays, beginning on Friday, February 12th.

• Remote students will continue with their remote instruction.

 Below is updated protocol information for K/1 (everyday) and all students on Fridays:

Distancing:  We will now maintain 3 feet rather than 6 feet of distancing.  Staff members will continue to maintain 6 feet of distancing.  *NH DHHS still requires 6 feet for contact tracing purposes.

 Lunch:  Students who are getting a school lunch will enter the cafeteria and get in the lunch line, standing 3-6 ft apart and masked.  They will sit 3 to a table, spaced 3 feet apart.  Lunch tables will continue to be disinfected and rinsed after each lunch period. Please be sure to continue to pre-order meals. This is extremely helpful in the planning and production of meals. Pre-ordering meals can be done through www.sendmoneytoschool.com. If you have any questions or concerns please contact Emily Murphy (603-472-3755 x 21242) email murphye@bedfordnhk12.net. FYI all school meals remain free until the end of the school year.

Recess:  Students will play with their classmates in their designated recess areas.  Classes will not be mixed at this time.

Drop off/Pick Up:  These procedures will remain the same, but will definitely take longer, especially on Fridays. Parent drop off starts at 7:45 am and Parent pick up starts at 2:15 pm.   Once we have a baseline for how the procedures are working, we will make adjustments, if necessary.

Buses:  Buses, most likely, will be fuller.  Students will sit 1 to a seat until they fill up, and then they will sit 2 to a seat.  Students will continue to sit by grade level, wear masks and windows will be open/cracked. 

All other mitigation measures will continue (wearing masks, washing/sanitizing hands and social distancing). We will do our best not to mix cohorts outside of the classroom, but there may be some circumstances when that is not possible (i.e. support services, etc.).

**Please take a look at the Superintendent Fournier's note about the implications of bringing the students into school more.  You can find it HERE

Kindergarten and 1st Grade Registration (2021 – 2022):

Starting Monday, February 1st, you may download and print out registration packets from the PWS Website (under the School Information tab—New Student Registration) or stop by our school to pick one up. 

*Forms are being updated, and will not be available until February 1st.

The packets need to be returned to the school by Thursday, March 4th.  A $525 deposit is required with the K+ registration (checks made out to Bedford School District).

• A child must attain his/her 5th birthday on or before September 30, 2021 to be eligible for kindergarten.

• A child must attain his/her 6th birthday on or before September 30, 2021 to be eligible for first grade.

Kindergarten students who are currently enrolled at PWS (or anywhere in the district) do not need to register for 1st grade.

 

Kids Vote:

This year we will not be having a PWS kids vote. We are hoping to continue with this tradition starting next year. We do encourage parents/guardians to vote on March 9th.

 

Child Find:

Please click Here for more information on the Child Find Screening.

PTG News: 

LOVE YOUR SCHOOL - THIS VALENTINE’S DAY!  

From now- Feb 12th, “Love Your School” by donating to the Bedford PTG to help us continue our focus on organizing virtual programming and events, enhancing outdoor spaces, COVID mitigation supplies for teachers/classrooms, and assisting with student needs through guidance and nursing department support. Along with these efforts, a portion of funds raised during this drive will be used to do something special for our staff and administration at each school.

 

To donate via PayPal, click HERE or simply send a check made out to Bedford PTG (turn into your child's school or mail to PO Box 10077 Bedford, NH). Anyone who donates this week will be entered for a chance to win a $50 BVI or $50 T-Bones gift card. We appreciate your continued support!

 

BLUE RIBBON AWARD: 

The Bedford School District received the Blue Ribbon Award for each of our six schools.“The NH Partners in Education (NHPIE) Blue Ribbon Award recognizes the extraordinary efforts of school volunteers for the achievements realized during the previous school year.  The 2020 Blue Ribbon Award is given to successful and effective school volunteer programs during the 2019-2020 school year. This is a testament to the extraordinary job our school volunteer coordinators and volunteers do in each of our schools during the school year.” 

COLOR BLAST FUN RUN: 

We're bringing the Color Blast Fun Run/Walk  to your front door! Just because things are a little different this year doesn't mean we can't have any fun.  Join us for a virtual Color Blast Fun Run/Walk over the week of May 22.  We will miss throwing color at you but we'll make sure you have enough color to throw at your family. Registration opens March 22nd. Click HERE for more information. 

If you have a business and would like to sponsor the Color Blast click HERE for how you can be involved.

We hope you have a wonderful weekend and we will see you all next week! 

Mrs. Cheryl Daley and Mr. Marc Robitaille