Friday, March 26th, 2021

  PWS PrinciPal’s News

 

We are a community that inspires and develops, engaged, successful learners every chance, every day. 

Peter Woodbury School-A Place Where People Care!

March 26, 2021

Dear PWS Families, 

Happy first week of spring! It was another great five days at PWS as we head into the beginning of April. As the weather has started to warm up many classes have resumed their learning outside on our beautiful school yard. Fourth graders have continued learning about the state of New Hampshire. Mrs. Beauparlant’s class designed some awesome New Hampshire vanity license plates that are on display for all of the students to see! Learning is certainly in full swing as the different grade levels prepare for the end of Quarter 3 on April 2nd.

PWS NEWS:

Parent/Guardian Infographic and Decision Flowchart for Dismissal From School:

Please click Here to see the graphic and for more information.

Guest Riders on Buses:

A note from our Transportation Coordinator, Anne Wiggin… we are not allowing guest riders on the buses at this time.  Since ridership numbers are increasing, we expect that mitigation measures and contact tracing will be more difficult if we were to include guests.

Important reminders from the Health Office:

If your child exhibits any Covid-19 symptoms, your child should stay home and it is strongly recommended to have your child tested.  Your child may return to school once your child is feeling well, 24 hours symptom free without fever reducing medication and has a negative covid test.  Please check with the school nurse to be cleared to return to school.

 

Allergy season is upon us with the warmer days we have been having. If you child has seasonal allergies, please get a note from your child’s pediatrician for the nurse to keep on file for this school year.  DHHS recommends testing for any new or unexplained symptoms.   

 

Travel and Contact Tracing Guidance (Updated):

• Domestic travel within the U.S. is still discouraged however, no longer requires quarantine upon return to NH (regardless of COVID-19 vaccination status). This includes domestic travel to U.S. territories. Even though a person may not be required to quarantine, the CDC does suggest that people seek testing 3-5 days after returning from travel for asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection.  Children will be allowed to attend school while awaiting the test results.

• NH DPHS will not recommend quarantine for students or staff if a COVID-19 exposure occurs in the classroom setting where students and staff are seated and spaced at least 3 feet apart with consistent and correct face mask use.

• The 3 feet of distancing applies to controlled areas only (i.e. classrooms).  It does not apply to recess, lunch and bus.  Those areas will still be contact traced based on 6 feet of distancing.  

Parent Drop Off:

We thank you for your continued support during our Phase Changes to make parent drop off and pick up a success. We need to remind you all that if you miss the parent dropoff time of 7:30-7:55am it is expected that parents will park their vehicle and then walk their student into the school building. Thank you for your understanding.

 

SAS Testing: 

3rd and 4th Grade Families: Please take some time to review PWS’s plan for statewide assessments for this school year. Use this RESOURCE for more information and planning. 

 

BEEP:

Registration is now open for the 2021-2022 School Year for the Bedford Early Education Program (BEEP) at Memorial School. Class assignments are based on your child’s age as of September 30, 2021 and availability. Registration paperwork is available at Memorial School and classroom availability is on a first come first serve basis. 

Please contact Katie Ryan with any further questions about the BEEP Program 627-1776 ext 23216. 

 

School Buses: 

The school buses continue to be an option for transportation to and from school. Parents, please send a note to teachers when changing your student’s mode of transportation from parent pick up to the bus. Parents, if your student is taking the bus for the first time, please talk to them about their address and bus stop. 

PTG NEWS:

VIRTUAL COLOR BLAST FUN RUN/WALK - REGISTRATION IS OPEN!  CLICK HERE to register. All registrations come with a color packet. Plus, register by April 23rd for the opportunity to purchase a color bucket (to make your celebrations even more colorful) and an event t-shirt (the perfect tee to get colorful in)!  Participate in our Virtual Color Blast Fun Run/Walk any time between May 22nd and May 31st. You set the distance and course; get out for a run, jog, skip, walk or hop and celebrate with a color party in your backyard. Visit our Color Blast Fun Run/Walk website for more details.

 

MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS DISCUSSION SERIES: The PTG is partnering with the Bedford School District to bring this series. Mark your calendars to join us for the second session on Thursday, April 8th! Limited seating at the BHS Theater (mask required) at 7 p.m. BCTV will also be live streaming this session.

 

This event will be an informal presentation and will incorporate community questions and feedback. Questions can be emailed in advance to bedfordnhptg@gmail.com or submitted at the event. The panelist(s) will do their best to address as many questions/concerns as they can related to the topic.

 

April 8: Parents of High Schoolers: A Deeper Dive - How to Best Support Your Teens’ Wellness. During COVID and non-COVID times.

 

To see the first session, please click on this link:

Psychological First Aid: Parents, Kids and Mental Health Sponsored by the PTG and Bedford School District 3-18-21

 

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE 2021/2022 SCHOOL YEAR: The PTG is looking for volunteers on the District and School level. If you are interested or would like more information please email bedfordnhptg@gmail.com

 

District Gift Card Coordinator: Work with the Gift card coordinators at each school, as well as the VP of Fundraising to coordinate and execute the PTG Gift Card fundraising event. Help secure and collect gift cards from local participating businesses. The Gift Card fundraiser runs mid-October until late December.

 

HANNAFORD HELPS REUSABLE BAG PROGRAM: Hannaford on Jenkins Road has chosen Bedford PTG to be the beneficiary of the Community Bag program in March. For every $2.50 Community reusable bag purchased at Hannaford on JENKINS ROAD in March, the PTG will receive a $1.00 donation.  Get yours today to support the PTG and the environment!

Have a wonderful weekend, we will see you all next week!

Mrs. Daley and Mr. Robitaille

Friday, March, 19th, 2021

  PWS PrinciPal’s News

 

We are a community that inspires and develops, engaged, successful learners every chance, every day. 

Peter Woodbury School-A Place Where People Care!

March 19th, 2021

Dear PWS Families, 

It was a lucky week to be a member of the PWS Community as we celebrated St. Patrick’s Day on Wednesday! Staff and students were adorned in green and many classes got to do some fun activities to go along with the day! Mr. Robitaille was lucky enough to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with several classes and enjoyed all the festive attire. Mrs. Daley got the opportunity to read a book with Mrs. Zucchi’s kindergarten class this week and the students enjoyed their time with her. Students continue to embrace their time together in their full in-person classrooms. Many children are happy to be seeing friends from other classrooms out at morning recess and reconnecting. We wish you a happy first weekend of spring!

A BIG thank you to the PTG for providing a coffee cart on St. Patrick's Day!

Important Dates

April 9-Report Cards are posted on Powerschool

April 26-April 30-Spring Vacation

 

Inventive Thinking Unit:

Congratulations to all third graders for all their hard work and perseverance throughout the Inventive Thinking Unit.  We have 7 students that will represent Peter Woodbury virtually at The Young Inventors Program Regional event.  The students are: Owen Carpenter and his invention Dry 'n Stow, Tyler Csendes with Tool Cool, Gwen McDonald and her Koozie Cone, Will Chadbourne with The Snow Scooter, Ryan Fournier and his Magnificent Mayo Dispenser, and Addie Leonard with the Masklet.  Representing us in the challenge category of ideas to make distance learning more fun and productive is Elise Murphy and the Kid Kube.  We wish them all the best at the next level!

 

Updated Travel Guidance: 

Please click here for updated travel guidance from DHHS. 

 

Parent Drop Off:

We thank you for your continued support during our Phase Changes to make parent drop off and pick up a success. We need to remind you all that if you miss the parent drop off time of 7:30-7:55am it is expected that parents will park their vehicle and then walk their student into the school building. Thank you for your understanding.

 

SAS Testing: 

3rd and 4th Grade Families: Please take some time to review PWS’s plan for statewide assessments for this school year. Use this RESOURCE for more information and planning. 

 

BEEP:

Registration is now open for the 2021-2022 School Year for the Bedford Early Education Program (BEEP) at Memorial School. Class assignments are based on your child’s age as of September 30, 2021 and availability. Registration paperwork is available at Memorial School and classroom availability is on a first come first serve basis. 

Please contact Katie Ryan with any further questions about the BEEP Program 627-1776 ext 23216. 

 

School Buses: 

The school buses continue to be an option for transportation to and from school. Parents, please send a note to teachers when changing your student’s mode of transportation from parent pick up to the bus. Parents, if your student is taking the bus for the first time, please talk to them about their address and bus stop. 

 

PTG Principal Notes:

VIRTUAL COLOR BLAST FUN RUN/WALK - REGISTRATION OPENS MARCH 19th:  All registrations come with a color packet and the opportunity to purchase additional color. Register early to take advantage of the option to purchase an event t-shirt! Participate in our Virtual Color Blast Fun Run/Walk any time between May 22nd and May 31st. You set the distance and course; get out for a run, jog, skip, walk or hop and celebrate with a color party in your backyard. 

Click HERE for more event information.

MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS DISCUSSION SERIES: 

The PTG is partnering with the Bedford School District to bring this series. The first one is on Thurs., March 18. Limited seating at the BHS Theater (mask required) at 7 p.m. BCTV will also be live streaming this session.

This event will be an informal presentation and will incorporate community questions and feedback. Questions can be emailed in advance to bedfordnhptg@gmail.com or submitted at the event. The panelist(s) will do their best to address as many questions/concerns as they can related to the topic.

March 18: Psychological First Aid: Parents, Kids and Mental Health

Moving through the psychological stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE 2021/2022 SCHOOL YEAR: 

The PTG is looking for volunteers on the District and School level. Please be on the lookout in upcoming weekly Principal Notes for these opportunities. If you are interested or would like more information on any of the roles below please email bedfordnhptg@gmail.com

District Gift Card Coordinator: 

Work with the Gift card coordinators at each school, as well as the VP of Fundraising to coordinate and execute the PTG Gift Card fundraising event. Help secure and collect gift cards from local participating businesses. The Gift Card fundraiser runs mid-October until late December.

District Support Coordinator: 

Work with the Support coordinators at each school, as well as the VP of Fundraising to coordinate and execute the PTG Support drive. The Support drive runs throughout the school year with a kick-off and appeal at the beginning of the school year.

HANNAFORD HELPS REUSABLE BAG PROGRAM: 

Hannaford on Jenkins Road has chosen Bedford PTG to be the beneficiary of the Community Bag program in March. For every $2.50 Community reusable bag purchased at Hannaford on JENKINS ROAD in March, the PTG will receive a $1.00 donation.  Get yours today to support the PTG and the environment!

We wish you all a safe and relaxing weekend, the weather looks like it will make for a great start to spring! We will see everyone next week!

Mrs. Cheryl Daley and Mr. Marc Robitaille

Friday, March 12th, 2021

  PWS PrinciPal’s News

 

We are a community that inspires and develops, engaged, successful learners every chance, every day. 

Peter Woodbury School-A Place Where People Care!

March 12, 2021

Dear PWS Families, 

It was an awesome week here at PWS as we experienced our first full week of our in-person students coming full time. The building was certainly a busy place with classrooms full of learners getting used to their new classmates. Spring-like weather was also a welcomed sight as students got to spend some more time outside comfortably with their friends. Please note that next week students will no longer be separated into zones during their lunch recess time. PWS also celebrated our inventive thinker winners this week and want to again congratulate all of the third graders that participated in this event.

 

Parent Drop Off:

We thank you for your continued support during our Phase Changes to make parent drop off and pick up a success. We need to remind you all that if you miss the parent drop off time of 7:30-7:55am it is expected that parents will park their vehicle at the front of the building and walk their student into the school building. This is a safety issue and it is important students are supervised. Thank you for your understanding.

 

SAS Testing: 

3rd and 4th Grade Families: Please take some time to review PWS’s plan for statewide assessments for this school year. Use this RESOURCE for more information and planning. 

 

Lunch Menu Change: 

There has been a change in the online pre order menu Tuesday & Thursday next week (3/16 & 3/18).  Tuesday lists grilled cheese & tomato soup.  It is actually Chicken Caesar Salad.  Thursday states Shepherd's pie bowl and it is actually Pasta w/butter or meat sauce.

 

Kid’s Heart Challenge: 

It's not too Late!  Sign your student up today for the Kids Heart Challenge and take advantage of online games and activities focused on physical and emotional health.  Plus, you can help PWS earn P.E. equipment and resources while also raising funds for the American Heart Association.  TO REGISTER:  DOWNLOAD THE APP OR VISIT HEART.ORG/KHC

 

Destination Imagination:

We would like to wish all our teams the best of luck in the Destination Imagination Virtual Tournament this weekend. We are so proud of the 13 Bedford teams who stepped up to the challenge of collaborating and creatively solving challenges virtually! We would also like to thank all of the volunteer Team Managers who facilitated all of the virtual meetings with these students. 

 

BEEP:

Registration is now open for the 2021-2022 School Year for the Bedford Early Education Program (BEEP) at Memorial School. Class assignments are based on your child’s age as of September 30, 2021 and availability. Registration paperwork is available at Memorial School and classroom availability is on a first come first serve basis. 

Please contact Katie Ryan with any further questions about the BEEP Program 627-1776 ext 23216. 

 

School Buses: 

The school buses continue to be an option for transportation to and from school. Parents, please send a note to teachers when changing your student’s mode of transportation from parent pick up to the bus. Parents, if your student is taking the bus for the first time, please talk to them about their address and bus stop. 

 

PTG Principal Notes:

VIRTUAL COLOR BLAST FUN RUN/WALK - REGISTRATION OPENS MARCH 19th:  All registrations come with a color packet and the opportunity to purchase additional color. Register early to take advantage of the option to purchase an event t-shirt! Participate in our Virtual Color Blast Fun Run/Walk any time between May 22nd and May 31st. You set the distance and course; get out for a run, jog, skip, walk or hop and celebrate with a color party in your backyard. 

Click HERE for more event information.

MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS DISCUSSION SERIES: 

The PTG is partnering with the Bedford School District to bring this series. The first one is on Thurs., March 18. Limited seating at the BHS Theater (mask required) at 7 p.m. BCTV will also be live streaming this session.

This event will be an informal presentation and will incorporate community questions and feedback. Questions can be emailed in advance to bedfordnhptg@gmail.com or submitted at the event. The panelist(s) will do their best to address as many questions/concerns as they can related to the topic.

March 18: Psychological First Aid: Parents, Kids and Mental Health

Moving through the psychological stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE 2021/2022 SCHOOL YEAR: 

The PTG is looking for volunteers on the District and School level. Please be on the lookout in upcoming weekly Principal Notes for these opportunities. If you are interested or would like more information on any of the roles below please email bedfordnhptg@gmail.com

District Gift Card Coordinator: 

Work with the Gift card coordinators at each school, as well as the VP of Fundraising to coordinate and execute the PTG Gift Card fundraising event. Help secure and collect gift cards from local participating businesses. The Gift Card fundraiser runs mid-October until late December.

District Support Coordinator: 

Work with the Support coordinators at each school, as well as the VP of Fundraising to coordinate and execute the PTG Support drive. The Support drive runs throughout the school year with a kick-off and appeal at the beginning of the school year.

HANNAFORD HELPS REUSABLE BAG PROGRAM: 

Hannaford on Jenkins Road has chosen Bedford PTG to be the beneficiary of the Community Bag program in March. For every $2.50 Community reusable bag purchased at Hannaford on JENKINS ROAD in March, the PTG will receive a $1.00 donation.  Get yours today to support the PTG and the environment!

“LOVE YOUR SCHOOL” EFFORTS:  

In addition to helping the PTG to continue its focus on providing support to our schools and students, we are able to do something special for our staff and administration at each school this month (see what these are by checking out our FACEBOOK PAGE). They have been amazing in taking care of our kids during this challenging year and we want to express our thanks.

We wish you all a safe and relaxing weekend, hopefully the sunshine will stick around! We will see everyone next week!

Mrs. Cheryl Daley and Mr. Marc Robitaille

Friday, March 5th, 2021

 PWS PrinciPal’s News

We are a community that inspires and develops, engaged, successful learners every chance, every day. 

Peter Woodbury School-A Place Where People Care!

March 5, 2021

Dear PWS Families, 

 

We hope everyone had a relaxing February vacation and had the opportunity to do a fun winter activity. The Inventive Thinking Unit was capped off today with our third graders sharing their inventions with the staff and their classmates. We were blown away by the students' unique and helpful inventions! We are so excited to continue in our reopening plan in the Bedford School District. This is another reminder that this Monday, March 8th all hybrid students Grades K-4 will be coming to school five days a week. Our remote learners will continue with remote instruction. Morning parent drop-off will continue moving forward with our new times: 7:30am-7:55am. We thank you for a smooth and quick parent drop off experience today. We hope you have a wonderful weekend.

PWS NEWS:

School Lunches:

The Bedford School District will resume serving lunches on trays rather than in boxes effective March 8, 2021.  The FDA has released their findings that Covid-19 is not transmitted via food preparation.  Click HERE to read the article.  

No School 3/9/21:

Just a reminder that there will be no school for students on Tuesday, March 9th for Election Day/Teacher Workshops. Enjoy the day!

 

Guidance Update: 

Please click here for the most recent guidance update from Mrs. Clark!

 

School District Vote on March 9:

Please remember to vote on Tuesday, March 9th.  Polls are open from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM at Bedford High School in the gymnasium. 

• Voters will select two people for open Board seats.  

·       Voters will decide whether to support the following Warrant Articles:

o   Sprinkler/Alarm Bond (Memorial, Peter Woodbury and McKelvie)

o   Contract for BEA (Teachers/Professional Staff)

o   Operating Budget

 

More information can be found HERE and HERE.

Kids Heart Challenge:

Peter Woodbury Elementary School is Getting Ready for Kids Heart Challenge! Click Here for more information on how you can participate/contribute to this school event.

 

School Buses: 

The school buses continue to be an option for transportation to and from school. Parents, please send a note to teachers when changing your student’s mode of transportation from parent pick up to the bus. Parents, if your student is taking the bus for the first time, please talk to them about their address and bus stop. 

PTG News:

VIRTUAL COLOR BLAST FUN RUN/WALK - REGISTRATION OPENS MARCH 19th:  Our annual Color Blast Fun Run/Walk will be held virtually this year. Participate any time between May 22nd and May 31st. You set the distance and course; get out for a run, jog, skip, walk or hop and celebrate with a color party in your backyard. All registrations come with a color packet and the opportunity to purchase additional color. 

Register early to take advantage of the option to purchase an event t-shirt!

Click HERE for more event information.

STRESS, ANXIETY AND MENTAL WELLNESS: The PTG is partnering with the Bedford School District to bring three special events, once a month in March, April and May, about mental well-being. Please mark your calendar to attend these events! The first one will be on Thurs., March 18 at the BHS Theater (limited socially distanced seating and mask required) at 7 p.m. BCTV will also be live streaming these sessions.

March 18: Psychological First Aid: Parents, Kids and Mental Health

      Moving through the psychological stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic

HANNAFORD HELPS REUSABLE BAG PROGRAM: Hannaford on Jenkins Road has chosen Bedford PTG to be the beneficiary of the Community Bag program in March. For every $2.50 Community reusable bag purchased at Hannaford on JENKINS ROAD in March, the PTG will receive a $1.00 donation.  Get yours today to support the PTG and the environment!

DON’T FORGET TO VOTE  – Tuesday, March 9th  at BHS 7 a.m.-7 p.m.

Have an awesome weekend, we will see you all next week! 

Mrs. Cheryl Daley and Mr. Marc Robitaille