RBS Principal’s
Notes
December 7,
2018
IN THE NEWS:
Ellis Island
Today was our
annual Ellis Island Day for fourth
grade students. Our immigrants looked
and performed great! Please check out
the slideshow below to get a flavor of the journey back in time that our
students experienced today.
Holiday Cheer at RBS
We have some fun and festive “Spirit Day” events coming up for RBS
students and staff!
- Friday, December 14th: All School Holiday Pajama
Day. Students and staff may wear
their comfiest and coziest holiday PJ’s. (No stuffed animals or
slippers, please.)
- Friday, December 21st: Festive Sweater Day. Students and staff may wear their most
“festive” sweaters/vests/dresses, etc.
BHS Key Club:
Gingerbread House Extravaganza Fundraiser (THIS EVENING)
Come celebrate the
holiday season at BHS Key Club’s town-wide Gingerbread House
Extravaganza fundraiser! Design, create and decorate your very own
gingerbread house. Amidst the fun, you can help out families in need by
dropping off a much-appreciated monetary donation as the entrance fee for Make-a-Wish
Foundation. Help us spread happiness, and come enjoy the holidays with
your family and friends on the evening of Friday, December 7th.
For more information, please check out THIS
FLYER.
PTG News and
Information
HANNAFORD HELPS
REUSEABLE BAG PROGRAM: Hannaford
on Jenkins Road has chosen Bedford PTG to be the beneficiary of the Community
Bag program in December. For every green Community reusable bag purchased at
Hannaford on JENKINS ROAD, in December, the PTG will receive a $1.00
donation.
COLOR BLAST FUN
RUN OPPORTUNITY: It’s
not too late to get involved with planning this Colorful community event. Our
first planning meeting will be Tuesday, December 11th ,
9:00am at McKelvie. Please email bedfordnhptg@gmail.com for
more information, or simply join us on the 11th.
STAND BY ME
COMMITTEE: PTG
is proud to sponsor Stand By Me , a day-long workshop event for all 7th
grade students and their parents to be held May 31st, 2019 at
SNHU. The parent committee is instrumental in organizing this
program. If you are interested in finding out more about Stand By Me or
would like to join the committee, contact Lurgio’s Guidance Secretary, Beth Fitzgerald or
simply come to the next meeting on December 13th 9:30am, at
Lurgio. You do NOT need to have a 7th grader to participate on the committee or
as a volunteer for the event.
AMAZON SMILE! Did you know that every time
you buy on Amazon, you can support the Bedford PTG? Simply visit AmazonSmile and
select “Bedford NH PTG” as the organization that you’d like to support.
Now, every time you shop at smile.amazon.com, Amazon will donate a percentage to the
Bedford PTG. Thank you for your support.
REMINDERS:
Coat Drive
As we have in past
years, Riddle Brook School is sponsoring a Coat Drive. Items collected will be donated to needy
families. The drive runs from Monday, December 3rd –
Wednesday, December 19th.
Items to be collected include: clean hats, mittens/gloves, scarves and
coats for men, women, children and infants.
Boxes are located in the library hallway.
Food Pantry
RBS is working
with the Bedford Food Pantry to help
collect food items that are most needed by families. Every
other month we will be collecting 1 food item. Because we had our annual Thanksgiving Food
Drive, I moved our November drive to December.
For the month of December, that item is SINGLE SERVE CEREAL/OATMEAL.
If you are able, please bring in single serve cereal/oatmeal until Friday, December
21st. We will have a box for donations in the office hallway
outside of the library. Thank you so much for supporting this very worthy
cause, which supports Bedford families.
RBS Winter Concert
RHYTHMICS will present "Light Up The World," on our school
stage on Wednesday, December 12th at 6:30 PM.
Everyone is invited! This will be a fun hour of musical entertainment,
presented by our fourth grade chorus as they perform fun songs we hear on the
radio as well as holiday songs. We ask those who attend this free concert to
bring a toy for TOYS FOR TOTS to add to our stage decorations. We will
present our donations to the United States Marines during the
concert! (The snow date is December 19th).
Meanwhile, toys can be dropped off at school any day. Please help us meet
our goal of 500 toys for TOYS FOR TOTS 2018!
Playground
Just a reminder
that students need boots, snow pants, coats, gloves/mittens, etc. to play on
the playground when we have snow.
Toys for
Tots at RBS
RHYTHMICS kicked
off its TOYS FOR TOTS collection during their rehearsal this week.
TOYS FOR TOTS is a well-known charity run by the U.S. Marine Corps
Reserve. We hope to collect more than 500 toys before our Winter Concert,
which is scheduled for December 12th. Until that day, boys,
girls and Riddle Brook community members are asked to deposit new, unwrapped
toys in the big boxes located in the halls and in the music room at
school. All the toys will be used as decorations on the edge of the stage
for the concert! Through our generosity, the holidays will be filled with
happiness for boys and girls who need our help!
RBS
Clothing
You can
order Riddle Brook School clothing online! Please go to www.bedfordwear.com. Click on Schools
in the menu bar, and select Riddle Brook School. An order
typically takes 7-10 business days to be delivered. You can order in a
variety of colors and styles. We have a few samples hanging in the office
area so you can get an idea of what is offered. Also, there is a size
chart on the website for your reference. 10% of profits come back to the
school.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
December 2-10 – Happy Hanukkah!
December 7 – Ellis Island (snow date 12/10)
December 12 – RBS Winter Concert – 6:30 PM RBS
Gymnasium *Snow date December 19
December 24 -
January 1 – Holiday Recess
December 25 – Merry Christmas!
December
25-January 1 – Holiday
Recess
January 18 – End of Quarter 2
January 21 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – NO SCHOOL
January 29 – 4th Grade Spelling Bee
(Library 2:45 PM) *Snow date – January 30
January 24 – PTG Principals’ Winter Read (More
information to come) *Snow date – January 31
January 25 – Report Cards Released (on-line)
February 1 – RBS Father/Daughter Dance *Snow date –
February 8
February 6 – RBS Cabaret – 6:30 PM RBS Gymnasium
*Snow date – February 7
February 11 – RBS Invention Convention (More
information to come) *Snow date – February 18
February
25-March 1 – Winter
Vacation
