RBS Principal’s
Notes
September 28,
2018
IN THE NEWS:
Harvest
Festival
Our Annual Harvest Festival
is coming up on Saturday, October 20th. It's always a lot
of fun! Please see THIS
FLYER for more information. Also, it's not too late to take part in
our CALENDAR
RAFFLE. For a description of how the calendar works, please click HERE. The grand prize ($500) will be drawn the day
of the Harvest Festival (you don't have to be present to win), but
the raffle will continue each week day through Friday, October 5th.
Tripod Survey
Teachers will be
administering the fall edition of the Tripod Survey in October. For more information, please read THIS
LETTER.
From The
Enchanted Book Fair
We would like to
give the families and staff of Riddle Brook School a huge Thank
You for making our Back to Books Fair a smashing success! We exceeded our
goals and sold approximately 1,800 books which equals 32,400 minutes of
reading!! We would like to thank all the staff members who helped promote and
encouraged their students and families to visit us all week. We would also like
to thank all the wonderful volunteers who donated their time to turn our fair
into a beautiful Enchanted Reading Forest, and of course a huge thank you to
the families of RBS who help make the gift of reading a priority for
students.
We also want to
congratulate Griffin Early our Raffle winner!
See you in the spring!
Shailagh Klicker,
Anne Lewis, Heather Noonan and Jen Sufat
Morning Drop
Off
Just a reminder
that cars are never to pass buses when their red lights are flashing and the
stop sign is out. There’s a sign in the
back circle indicating that there’s no passing allowed (because students are
exiting cars), so there shouldn’t be any passing going on—buses or cars. I’m hearing that some parents are honking at
others to pass during morning drop off in the back circle. Also, please be kind, patient and respectful
of one another. Thank you!
STRINGS CLUB for
Fourth Graders
STRINGS CLUB starts
Tuesday, October 2nd, and will meet in the music room
every Tuesday from 2:40-3:30 PM.
Please click HERE
for more information.
PTG
News/Information
COFFEE AND
CONVERSATION with Interim Superintendent Mike Fournier: Hosted by the PTG, Interim
Superintendent Mike Fournier invites you to “Coffee and Conversation”,
Thursday, October 11th, 9:30am at BCTV (10 Meetinghouse Road)…LIMITED
SEATING-RSVP REQUIRED.
This will be a
small, informal gathering to discuss Bedford School District happenings.
In order to be
more interactive and personal, seating is limited so you must RSVP here… Coffee
And Conversation if you wish to attend.
This will be a
discussion based gathering, so questions and comments will be encouraged.
Additional
get-togethers with Mr. Fournier will take place throughout the school year if
you are unable to attend or seats are no longer available.
MEADOW FARMS
GIFTS, WRAP AND MORE: Looking
for quality gift wrap, everyday gifts, tote bags, and gourmet mixes? Our
popular Gifts, Wrap & More fundraiser starts Friday 9/28! 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 Order Link All orders are due by Friday
10/12 and product will ship direct to you. 40% of sales goes back to our schools.
NEW FAMILY
WELCOME: If you
recently moved to Bedford or are sending your first child to a Bedford School,
you’re welcome to attend Bedford School District’s New Family Welcome hosted by
the Bedford PTG on October 4th, from 9:30-10:30am or 6:30-7:30pm, at the
Bedford Public Library.
Representatives
from each school will be available to answer questions, provide school and town
information, share opportunities on how you can be involved, and welcome you
into our community.
Please RSVP
to psvdm617@gmail.com and
specify if you will attend the morning or evening session.
NEW DISTRICT
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: PTG
is seeking a District Event Coordinator. This person will work with all 6
schools to organize how PTG will solicit support from local merchants for
district wide events. This role is designed to help create and build strong
working relationships with our local merchants and schools. Contact bedfordNHPTG@gmail.com if
interested or for more info.
MANCHESTER
MONARCHS OPENING NIGHT: Join
the PTG and McKelvie Chorus for Opening Night at the Monarchs…Friday, October
19th 7pm. Click HERE to order tickets. Enjoy a fun, family night
out and support McKelvie Chorus as they sing the National Anthem!
Bedford
Education Foundation (BEF) Annual Fall Fundraiser
Saturday, October
20, 2018, 7 PM @ Noah's Event Center in Bedford
This event
features the RAL Jazz Band!
Tickets are
limited and sold on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Event will include
a variety of live auction items! As we lead up to the event, we will be adding
some exciting items to our online auction as well! Currently, we are auctioning
a BHS Parking Spot! Check back often to find out about more
items!
Find more
information about the Bedford Education Foundation on our website, or follow us
on Facebook. If you have questions or would like to get involved, please email info@befnh.org.
Safety
Educator
Please click HERE
for September’s edition of Safety Educator (provided to us by the Bedford Fire
Department).
REMINDERS:
Class
Pictures
This year, Geskus
is doing class pictures a little differently.
Students will receive a composite picture of their class after retakes
are complete. However, in the spring,
Geskus will be back to take a class picture, and families will be able to
purchase a 5x7 or 8x10 print. 20% of the
purchases will come back to the school.
They will be scheduled for late winter.
A specific date and order information will be available closer to the
date.
Hannafords
Helps Schools Initiative
Starting September
2nd and running through December 1st, the Hannaford store
located at 4 Jenkins Road, Bedford, NH is running its annual Hannaford Helps
Schools program. For more
information, please click HERE.
Halloween
Costume Exchange
Bedford Girl
Scouts is hosting their annual Halloween Costume Exchange on Saturday, September
29th at McKelvie School from 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM. All
costumes are $5, or bring one to donate and get one for 1/2 price! They are collecting new and gently used
costumes, which can be brought into RBS and placed in the Halloween Costume
Exchange box located outside of the library.
For more information, please take a look at THIS
FLYER.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
October 1 – Safety Trailer Demonstration (grades 1
& 2)
October 8 – Columbus Day Observance – NO SCHOOL
October 11 – PTG Coffee with the Superintendent –
9:30 AM BCTV
October 20 – RBS Harvest Festival 1:00-3:00 PM
October 17 – RBS Picture Retake Day
October 31 – Happy Halloween!
November 2 – End of Quarter 1
November 6 – Workshop Day/Election Day – NO SCHOOL
FOR STUDENTS
November 12 – Veterans’ Day Observance – NO SCHOOL
November 17 – PTG Ski and Skate Sale
November 21-23 – Thanksgiving Break
