RBS Principal’s
Notes
February 22,
2019
I want to wish
everyone a relaxing and fun-filled February vacation!
IN THE NEWS:
RBS Math & Literacy Night
Please mark your calendar for our annual Math & Literacy Night, which
is scheduled for Thursday, March 7th with a snow date of
Thursday, March 14th. The
event runs from 5:30-6:30 pm. Math will
be in the gym and literacy will be in the library. Please be sure to bring your favorite book
for the literacy portion of the evening. All families are welcome!
KidVote 2019 (Sponsored by Bedford PTG)
Bedford School
District students will have an opportunity to cast a vote during our
School/Town Voting Day on Tuesday, March 12th. At RBS, students will vote on a day for April
Spirit Week. The choices are:
1. Holiday
Day (Dress for your favorite holiday – no matter what time of the year it
is!)
2. Favorite
Color Day (Wear your favorite color(s).)
3. New
Hampshire Day (Dress to represent your favorite NH place, activity, person,
etc.)
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!
March Food Drive
RBS is working
with the Bedford Food Pantry to help
collect food items that are most needed by families. Every other month we collect 1 food
item. For the month of March, that item is CANNED FRUIT. If you are able, please bring in canned fruit
until Friday, March 29th. 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.
B.E.E.P.
2019/2020 Open Enrollment
For
information about our district’s Early Education Program (located at Memorial
School) for preschool-aged students, please click HERE.
Evening
Q&A with Dr. Dawn Huebner
Join us for a
90-minute Q&A on Wednesday, March 13th at 6:30pm at McKelvie Intermediate
School 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.
To submit a
question for Dr. Huebner in advance, email Priscilla McGinty, School Counselor
at McKelvie Intermediate School at mcgintyp@sau25.net, or your child's School
Counselor.
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.
PTG WISHES YOU
A WONDERFUL WINTER BREAK!
REMINDERS:
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.
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.
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.
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)
