RBS Principal’s
Notes
February 15,
2019
IN THE NEWS:
Invention Convention
Our annual
Invention Convention was held this past Monday (gr. 3) and Tuesday (gr. 4). Congratulations to all of our winners and
participants! We had a number of
impressive inventions and Rube Goldberg submissions this year! Our winners were:
Funventions:
Grade 3: Robyn Haig & Heather Pickett, Finley
Hirsch & Joelle Croft
Grade 4: Jagger DeLena, Claire Thomas & Reese
Garrett
Rube Goldberg
Category:
Grade 3: Eva
Zink & Paige Gibson
Grade 4: Clare White & Jack Fabrizio, Brody Hoang
Inventions
Category:
Grade 3: Brynn Gordon, Jacoby Holmes & Adelina
Vellis
Grade 4: Sunay Komarla
BSD Substitute Information Open House
Wednesday, March 6th from
9:00-11:00 AM
Superintendent’s Office
(Board Room), 103 County Rd. Bedford
Have
you ever considered substitute teaching in Bedford? If so, please join us
for a chance to discuss this opportunity with principals from all
levels in the district as well as Human Resources. Parents, community
members and those interested in substitute teaching in our district are
encouraged to attend. You can learn about the various substitute
positions available, opportunities at each school, application procedure,
qualifications and pay. This is a great opportunity to have all of your
questions answered about subbing in our district. If you think you might
like to be a part of the Bedford School District team, please join us on March
6th!
RBS Night
Out at Mel's Funway Park - SAVE THE DATE!
Please save the
date of Friday, May 3, 2019 for a night out at Mel's Funway Park! Mel's
is giving Riddle Brook students and families an opportunity to purchase
"Funway Fun Packs" that will include one round of mini golf, one
go-kart race, one game of laser tag, one Lazer Maze, four batting cage tokens,
and one small soft serve ice cream, all at a discounted rate. This is a chance
for students to share a night out with their fellow RBS friends and families.
The rain date for this event will be Friday, May 10, 2019. Ticket order
information will be sent home in mid-March.
Box Tops
Submissions for
Box Tops is coming up soon. Please click
HERE
for more information.
Crayola
Color Cycle (BHS Project)
BHS Seniors (and
former RBS students), Katie Lewis and Isabella Poschmann will be running a Crayola Color Cycle drive at
RBS from March 4th to March 15th for their CAS project, a
requirement to graduate in the IB diploma program at BHS. This drive is to
collect used/dried up markers that will then be sent to Crayola to be repurposed.
The idea behind the drive is to help protect the environment by reusing and
properly disposing of old markers. Please send in any used markers during the
dates above. There will be a collection bin for the markers in the main floor
hallway (outside of the library). Thank you in advance for all your donations!
PTG News and
Information
COFFEE AND
CONVERSATION WITH SUPERINTENDENT: Hosted
by the PTG, Superintendent Mike Fournier invites you to “Coffee and
Conversation” on Friday March 8th, 9:30am at Bedford Town Library
(McAllister Meeting Room)…RSVP REQUIRED.
This will be a
small, informal, discussion-based gathering to discuss Bedford School
District happenings including upcoming items on the March 12th ballot.
Please click HERE
to RSVP if you wish to attend.
MANCHESTER
MONARCHS EVENT: Join
the PTG and Riddle Brook Chorus at the Monarchs game on Sunday, March 10th 3pm.
Click HERE to order tickets. Enjoy a fun, family
evening out and support Riddle Brook Chorus as they sing the National Anthem!
COLOR BLAST FUN
RUN/WALK COMMUNITY EVENT: Get excited, registration opens
March 15th for another fun filled Color
Blast Fun Run/Walk to be held on Sunday, June 2nd. LOCAL
BUSINESSES…want to join PTG’s efforts in providing enriching
educational opportunities, creating community events, and helping support the
individual needs of our Bedford School District, while gaining positive
exposure for your business? Consider becoming a Color Blast Fun Run sponsor
visit HERE for more details or contact bedfordcolorblast@gmail.com.
REMINDERS:
Spirit Days
I wanted to give
parents a heads up about our upcoming Spirit Days. Typically, we have Spirit Week the week
before both February and April Vacations.
This year, our Principal’s Advisory Group decided to do it a little differently
by having a Spirit Day 1 day a week for 5 weeks. Here is our upcoming January/February
Schedule:
Friday, Feb. 22 –
RBS Spirit Day
RBS Day at
the Monarchs
Please consider
joining us on Sunday, March 10th! Riddle
Brook School Day at the Monarchs is an event for our school community. Our choruses will lead the singing of the
National Anthem, and we will give high-fives to the players as they get back
onto the ice for the second period. You
can order your tickets online using THIS
LINK. Please take a look at THIS
FLYER for more information.
Bedford High
School’s For’word’ Momentum Literacy Night
We would like to
invite the elementary students of Riddle Brook and their families to our club’s
Literacy Night at Bedford High School. The event will be held on Friday,
February 15 from 6-7 in the library at BHS. Parents can enter through the
Theater in the circle. Club members will
be reading their favorite children’s books and engaging your children in
corresponding activities. If you have
any questions, please contact Aubrey Patrick (student) at aubreypatrick81@gmail.com or
Linda Pomeroy (advisor) at pomeroyl@sau25.net.
Save the
Date – RBS Math & Literacy Night
Please mark your calendar for our annual Math/Literacy Night. It will
be held on Thursday, March 7th (snow date – March 14th). More information will be coming home soon.
Kindergarten
and 1st Grade Registration (2019 – 2020)
Starting
Monday, February 4th,
you may download and print out registration packets (HERE)
or stop by our school to pick one up.
The packets need to be returned to the school by Thursday, March 7th.
A $525 deposit is required with the K+ registration (checks made out
to Bedford School District).
- A child must attain his/her 5th birthday
on or before September 30, 2019 to be eligible for kindergarten.
- A child must attain his/her 6th birthday
on or before September 30, 2019 to be eligible for first grade.
Kindergarten
students who are currently enrolled at RBS (or anywhere in the district) do not
need to register for 1st grade.
Dr. Dawn
Huebner Presentation on Anxiety in Children
Save the Date: Join us on Wednesday, March 13th
at 6:30pm at McKelvie Intermediate School for a 90-minute Q&A with Dr. Dawn
Huebner, nationally recognized Psychologist, Parent Coach and author of
award-winning mental health books for kids. Dr. Huebner is best known for her
What to Do Guides - including What to Do When You Worry Too Much and Outsmarting
Worry - which have sold over 1 million copies. Rather than giving a
one-size-fits-all talk, Dr. Huebner will be answering audience questions about
how to recognize anxiety in kids, how to respond to it, and how to build skills
to better manage it. Questions can be submitted in advance, written on a note
card that evening (to maintain anonymity) or asked live. This is not a group
therapy session but instead an informative Q&A that will leave you with a
clearer understanding of anxiety, what parents do that inadvertently feeds it,
and how to help your child get on the path to defeating it.
Check out Dr.
Huebner in advance at her TEDx Talk on "Rethinking Anxiety: Learning to
face fear" HERE.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
February
25-March 1 – Winter
Vacation
March 7 – RBS Math/Literacy Night (5:30-6:30 PM
Gym/Library) *Snow date – March 14th
March 12 – District Workshop Day/Town Voting Day –
NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS
March 29 – End of Quarter 3
April 5 – Report Cards Released (on-line)
April 8-11 – Scholastic Book Fair
April 12 – RBS Family Fun Night & Art Show
April 16 – RBS 4th Grade Play (6:30 PM –
Multipurpose Room)
April 19 – Spain Brothers’ Concert
April 19 – Good Friday
April 19-27 – Passover
April 21 – Easter
April 22-26 – Spring Vacation
May 3 – Boy’s Choice Event (Mel’s Funway) (Rain
Date: May 10)
May 6 – Full STEAM Ahead Day
May 7 – Kindergarten Orientation (12:30 PM)
May 8 – Grade 1 Orientation (12:30 PM)
May 9 – PTG Coffee with the Principals (9:30 AM
@ BCTV)
May 14 – RBS Grandparents’ Day
May 15 – RBS Spring Concert (6:30 PM BHS Theater)
May 21 – PTG Year in Review with the
Superintendent (9:30 AM @ BCTV)
May 22 – McKelvie Parent Information Night (4th
to 5th grade) *More
information to come
May 24 – District Workshop Day – No School for
Students
May 27 – Memorial Day Observed – No School
May 28 – Field Day Grades 3 & 4 (Rain
Date: May 31)
May 29 – Field Day Grades 1 & 2 (Rain
Date: May 30)
May 29 & 30
– Grade 4 Field Trip to
State House
June 2 – PTG Color Blast
June 7 – Tentative Last Day of School/4th
Grade Clap Out/Move Up Day
Events that
will be scheduled once the last day of school is set:
- Kindergarten Recognition Day
- BHS Senior Clap Out
- 4th Grade Talent Show (and try outs and
rehearsals)
