RBS Principal’s Notes
September 15, 2017
IN THE NEWS:
Book Fair
Thank you to our families
for making our fall book fair a great success!
Thank you, too, to our Book Fair Committee for all of your planning,
hard work, talent (artistic and otherwise) and time! They are: Heather Noonan, Shailagh Klicker,
Jennifer Sufat and Anne Lewis.
Safety Educator
Please take a look at
September’s edition of Safety
Educator.
Destination
Imagination – Parent Info. Night 9/18
Destination Imagination is
a fun academic program that teaches creativity, problem-solving, collaboration,
critical thinking, and management skills through project-based Challenges. These are key skills that all businesses (and
colleges) are looking for – the ability to identify challenges and solve
them, while leveraging the talents on your team. Designed to complement K-12
education, we offer seven new academic Challenges in the fields of STEM
(science, technology, engineering and mathematics), fine arts, service
learning, and early learning. In solving
a challenge, students learn the creative process from imagination to innovation
and the skills needed to thrive in school, their careers and beyond. Teams can be made up of 2-7 members and must
have an adult Team Manager i.e. - a parent or two. We need volunteers and
we will train you! The 2017-18 Parent
Info. Night will be this coming Monday, September 18th in
the Peter Woodbury School Library at 7:00 PM. For more info., check
out Bedford DI on Facebook or contact our District Coordinator, Marie
Russell at www.bedfordrocksdi@gmail.com.
PTG News/Information
Back to school
greetings from the PTG! We
are looking forward to another great school year full of fantastic programs and
events for our students, staff and families.
Thank you for turning in
volunteer forms last Friday! We are so excited to see that so many people
are willing to help make this year fantastic for our students. Our
support drive is under way and if you’d like to make a donation to the PTG you
can do so via PayPal by visiting our website www.bedfordptg.org. Donations via check can be made out to Bedford PTG and returned to school with
students in the PTG support envelops that have been sent home. With your support, we are able to put over
$65,000/year in programs and events into our schools!
Meadow Farms Gifts,
Wrap and More: Looking for
quality gift wrap, everyday gifts and gourmet mixes? Our popular Gifts, Wrap & More fundraiser
starts Monday 9/18. Brochures, with
ordering details, should have come home with elementary students this week.
Families, students, and staff at McKelvie, RAL and BHS will be able to order
online via this link McK-RAL-BHS Ordering
Link
All orders are due
by Monday, 10/2 and product will direct to your home. 40%
of sales are donated back to our schools!
Wonder what the PTG is
and what we do? Check us out
at Bedford Olde Towne Day on Saturday, September 23rd from 10am-3pm.
Learn more about school programs and community events sponsored by the PTG,
meet our Bulldog, and see how you can be involved.
Meet the Principals
Event: You are invited to join the
PTG and the Principals from all six schools at our annual "Coffee
with the Principals" event on Wednesday, September
27th from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. at BCTV (10 Meetinghouse Road). This is a great opportunity to hear what each
school has in store for the year. There
will be a Q & A following the presentation. Light refreshments will be served and your
young children are welcome to attend.
Bedford Old Home Day
The whole community of
Bedford will be celebrating Old Home Day on Saturday September
23 from 10 - 3 at Riley Field. Please join us! Click
here for details.
REMINDERS:
Harlem Wizards v.
Lurgio Lions Fundraiser - Tickets on Sale Now!
On September 22, at 6:30
PM in the Bedford High School Gymnasium, staff from the Bedford School District
will face-off against the Harlem Wizards basketball team. All funds raised from this event will go
towards extracurricular programs at Lurgio Middle School. Click [HERE]
to watch a video about the event then click [HERE] to buy
your tickets. You won’t want to miss out
on this extraordinary community event!
Drop-Off and Dismissal Procedures
Morning Drop-Off:
When transporting your
child to Riddle Brook School between 7:30 a.m. and 7:50 a.m., you will drop-off
in the oval at the rear entrance of the school. A duty teacher is
available to supervise children at the drop off area beginning at 7:30
a.m. From 7:50 AM - 8:00 AM, you will drop off at the main entrance.
I would recommend arriving by 7:50 as often as possible as traffic can
get backed up at the main entrance. If the children arrive late to their
rooms (due to traffic) they will still be marked tardy. The academic day
begins at 8:00 a.m. If you arrive after 8:00 a.m., you must park in
Visitor Parking and accompany your child to the office to sign a clipboard noting
his/her tardiness.
In order to avoid
traffic back up and being marked tardy, the best course of action is to take
the bus or arrive at 7:30 AM.
Afternoon Parent Pick-Up:
Please click on the
following link for Parent Pick-Up procedures:
Automated Attendance Call
Again this year families
in the Bedford School District will receive a phone call confirming their
child's absence via our "School Messenger" system. Once we have taken attendance, a message will
be generated confirming your child's absence. The elementary calls will go out at
approximately 9:30 AM, McKelvie and Lurgio will go out at 10:30
AM and the BHS at 11:00 AM. If
this call comes to you in error, please contact the Main Office so that we can
correct the attendance report.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
September 20-22 – Rosh Hashanah
September 27 – PTG Coffee with the Principals (9:30 AM BCTV)
September 29-30 – Yom Kippur
October 4 – PTG New Family Welcome (9:30 AM Bedford Town
Library)
October 6 – Workshop Day (No School for Students)
October 9 – Columbus Day Observance – NO SCHOOL
October 14 – RBS Harvest Festival (More info. to come)
October 18 – RBS Picture Retake Day
November 2 – PTG Shorty’s Night
November 10 – Veterans Day Observance – NO SCHOOL
November 18 – PTG Ski and Skate Sale
November 22-24 – Thanksgiving Break
December 1 – Grade 4 Ellis Island Day
