RBS Principal’s Notes
April 7, 2017
Thank you for supporting
our Family Fun Night last Friday night.
Despite the weather, it was a great success!
Thank you, too, for
supporting our Book Fair this week! I
hope you were able to stop by and see how our rooms were transformed into a fun
and engaging campsite! Our volunteers do
an INCREDIBLE job, and I feel so fortunate to have them! A HUGE thank you to Lauren Wilensky, Anne
Lewis and Heather Noonan!
IN THE NEWS:
Fourth Grade Play
I hope many of you were
able to attend our annual Fourth Grade Play last night. This year’s play was Once Upon A Dream. As
always, the students were SPECTACULAR! I
am always proud to see the number of RBS students who continue on this path
through their years in Bedford. Many of
our students go on to have roles in the McKelvie, Lurgio and BHS
productions. A big thank you goes out to
our teachers, Mrs. Munz, Mrs. Duhaime, Miss Ferns and Mrs. Read for pulling off
such a wonderful event!
Regional Invention Convention
Congratulations to the following RBS winners
in the Regional Invention Convention this past weekend:
Grade 3:
Andie Nugent – Technology Award and K-12
Inventor’s Challenge
Advika Govindaraju – Best Rube Goldberg
Colin Fitzgerald – Special Needs Invention
Award
Grade 4:
Emmerson Danish – Inventor’s Choice Award
Julia St. Hilaire – Original and Unique
Invention
Andy Dell’Orfano & Jack Noonan – Best
Overall Rube Goldberg and Best Rube Goldberg for 3rd-5th
grade.
RBS Spirit Week (April 17-21)
Monday, 4/17: Favorite Color Day
Tuesday, 4/18: Sports Day (*BHS Varsity
Lacrosse Boys & Girls teams will be reading to classes)
Wednesday, 4/19: Wacky Wednesday
Thursday, 4/20: Holiday Day (Dress for
your favorite holiday)
Friday, 4/21:
RBS Spirit Day
Mother/Son Dance (Luau Theme)
Moms – mark your calendar! Our annual Mother/Son Dance is scheduled for
Friday, May 5th. More
information coming soon!
Book Drive
A former RBS student
(Sydney Leyden) is conducting a book drive for families in need. Please take a look at THIS
FLYER for more information.
Lizzy and Katy Obukhov Memorial Amphitheater
Fundraiser
Manchester Community
Theatre Players will present the New Hampshire premiere of Yours, Anne a musical work, based on “Diary of a Young Girl” by
Anne Frank. March 31st to
April 9th. Yours, Anne is the first official
fundraiser for the Bedford Children’s Foundation, which is raising money to
design and build the Lizzy and Katy Obukhov Memorial Amphitheater in Bedford,
NH. Not only is this fundraiser in honor of former RBS student, Katy
Obukhov, it also stars another former RBS student, Ella Weintraub.
Art Supplies
Donation (BHS Senior Project)
As
part of her Senior Project, Julie Vyhanek, a student at Bedford High School, is
accepting new/lightly used art supplies to be used at the Elliot Hospital for
Art Therapy. A donation box is located in our main floor hallway if you
would like to contribute. Please click here for
more information about her project.
PTG News/Information
- ColorBlast 5k Run/Walk – Sunday,
June 4th @ 10:00 AM
The PTG is excited to announce that registration
for our first annual ColorBlast 5K Run/Walk is open! Register
today and mark your calendar for a super-fun, family event! Not a runner? That’s OK. You can walk, skip, hop, twirl, dance or
stroll your way through six color stations along the 5K route that starts
at Lurgio Middle school on the BHS/RAL campus. Be sure to wear white for maximum color affect
(you will be blasted with food safe colorful powder). All funds raised from this event will go back
into our schools!
We are looking for volunteers and sponsors for
this great event. If you or your business are interested in sponsoring the
event or volunteering, please contact us at bedfordcolorblast@gmail.com, or
for more information please visit www.bedfordptg.org.
This event is presented by Derry Medical
Center.
- YANKEE CANDLE: Due to parent interest, we
have reopened our Yankee Candle sale for online ordering
only. Get your Easter and
Mother’s Day online exclusive gifts shipped direct. Shipping is free on orders $100 or more
and 40% of sales go back to the PTG. Online ordering is available through June
1st. Group Code #999965479
- HELP WANTED: The
PTG is looking for someone to coordinate our ORK (Opportunities Reaching
Kids) program for the elementary schools. This coordinator will be
responsible for all ORK programming- such as Eyes On Owls, Tanglewood
Marionettes & Bat Presentations, across the three elementary schools
(Memorial, Peter Woodbury, and Riddle Brook). This person must have
good communication and organizational skills (flexible hours &
work from home). For more information
please contact Sue Jennato at bedfordnhptg@gmail.com
Bedford DI Fundraiser
Beford DI had great
success at the DI State Tournament last weekend at BHS. 5 of our teams
won the opportunity of competing at the Global Finals in
TN is May. While the
experience of going to the Global tournament will be priceless, it will cost
the teams who choose to accept the invitation a considerable amount to make the
trip. Bedford DI is busy organizing fundraisers, and this Monday they
kick it off their annual Ecosmith, shoes, bags, and belt fundraiser. In
order to get credit for the special fundraiser, all items must be placed in the
blue bags inside the boxes in the lobby of your school. Ecosmith
takes shoes in all conditions, even that one shoe/sneaker who has lost its
mate! All clothing and fabric in regular bags can go directly into
the Ecosmith bin in the parking lots.
Executive
Functioning and Mindfulness Messages
Executive
Functioning
Great Bosses
Prioritize and make a Plan. Prioritizing means figuring out what is most
important. Once you figure out what is most important, or what should
happen first, making a Plan is easier. The best Prioritizing and Planning
tool you often have is directions. Directions that you read or
hear will tell you what is important and how to get a job done. Always
listen to or read the directions, so you can get your job done and be a great
Boss of yourself!
Mindfulness
This is our
last message. Remember, Mindfulness helps, so just breathe!
When we are focused and paying attention to our thoughts, feelings and
choices, we have a much greater chance to change those thoughts and feelings
that are not helping us in life and in school. When we understand this, we see and feel the
difference!
REMINDERS:
2017/18 School Calendar
The school calendar for
next year can be found HERE. The last day of school for the 2017/18 is
Wednesday, June 13th.
Bedford Food Pantry – Items Needed for Children
Food Insecurity is a
growing concern across the nation and right here in our own backyard. Nearly 350 adults and children in Bedford
qualify for food stamps and more than 167 families in Bedford meet the income
standards for the government’s free school lunch program.
If you are able to donate
these items (these are ongoing donations), please bring them by the Bedford
Food Pantry at the Bedford Presbyterian Church, 4 Church Road, Bedford, NH.
Parents/guardians, please
contact the school guidance counselor or school nurse if you would like your
child to participate in this program.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
April 3-14 – Parent/Teacher Conferences
April 6 – RBS 4th Grade Play
(RBS Gym)
April 7 – Official Report Cards available
on Power School
April 10-18 – Passover
April 14 – Good Friday
April 16 – Easter
April 24-28 – Spring Vacation
