RBS Principal’s
Notes
October 18,
2019
Please join us
tomorrow anytime from 1:00-3:00 PM for our Harvest
Festival. It looks like it’s going to be a beautiful
fall day!
IN THE NEWS:
Raffle Winners
This week’s (and
Friday of last week) Calendar Raffle winners:
Friday, October 11th
– Debbie Ekland (sold by Alexis Sheppard) – $50 to Whole Foods
Monday, October 14th
– Michelle McLaughlin (sold by Aiden Gerety) – $50 to Marshall’s
Tuesday, October 15th
– Christina Garrett (sold by Mason Garrett) – $50 to Dunkin’ Donuts
Wednesday, October
16th – Betsy & Jim Looney (sold by Carly Ebitson) – $50 to
Target
Thursday, October 17th
– Maureen Maisttison (sold by
Vivienne Duquette) – $50 to Whole Foods
Friday, October 18th
– Jodie Horton-Piggott (sold by Aurora
Piggott) – $50 to Chipotle
Lost and
Found
The lost and found
bin is overflowing! If your child is
missing anything, please check it out the next time you’re in the
building. Also, it’s always helpful if
you label all of your child’s outerwear.
It’s much easier for us to identify and return clothing to the rightful
owner when it is turned in.
BHS Key Club
Halloween Movie Night
The BHS Key Club is
hosting a family movie night on Wednesday, October 30th from 6:00-8:30
PM in the BHS Media Center. For more
information, please click on THIS
FLYER.
Safety
Educator
Please click HERE
to read the October edition of Safety Educator.
REMINDERS:
Blue Ribbon
Volunteer Award
Once again, Riddle
Brook School has earned the Blue Ribbon Award for excellence in
volunteerism. A HUGE “thank you” to all
of our volunteers for putting in so many valuable hours of volunteering during
the 2018-2019 school year. Thank you
especially to last year’s Volunteer Coordinator, Melissa Morales, this year’s
Volunteer Coordinator, Emily Tolson and our PTG Liaison, Lauren Martin!
Food Drive – October 28 – November 22
The Bedford Community Food Pantry is a
valuable resource for those in our community who are facing hunger
or food insecurity. The Food Pantry is
a 501(c)3 organization that is a well-coordinated effort between 5 area
churches, local organizations, including the Bedford Lion's Club and the Boy
Scouts, and individuals and families in Bedford.
They are always in need of THESE
FOOD ITEMS. At RBS, we would like to
make a concerted effort to collect these items for our food drive. If you are able to make a donation, I know
the Food Pantry would GREATLY appreciate it!
*Donations of cash are also welcomed in
order to purchase food from the NH Food Bank (checks made
out to Bedford Community Food Pantry).
On Tuesday,
November 26th the boxes will be donated as a contribution from
the Riddle Brook School community.
Therefore, we will need all donations by Friday, November 22nd. Our Principal’s
Advisory Group will be organizing and packing the donations on Monday, November 25th.
Halloween Parade
Again this
year, our Halloween Parade will take place on Halloween day at 1:30 PM.
(Morning Kindergarten students who do not go to K+ are welcome to join
us!). Given the magnitude of the event,
below are some guidelines to follow:
- Due to lack of space and time, costumes that
slip on right over your child’s clothes are necessary. Try to
imagine 120 kids all waiting to use the three stalls in the
bathroom...yikes, talk about scary!
- No weapons or accessories that need to be
carried (swords, guns, witches’ brooms, magic wands)
- No make-up, please. We will not have time
to apply it at school.
- In order to respect the sensitivities of all
our K-4 students, please do not send in costumes or masks with blood, guts
or gore (masks that “leak” blood). Very
scary or gory masks will not be allowed to be worn.
- Send your child’s costume to school in a
clearly labeled bag. You may also want to label the costume.
- If parents would like to see the parade, please arrive at our
school yard before 1:30 because we will be closing our parking lot entrance
at that time.
- Parents can line the parade route on the island, sidewalk, and down
near the playground.
- In order to avoid chaos in
the office, parents wanting to dismiss their children will need to go to
the classroom to sign them out AFTER the parade is over.
- If your child will be going to parent pick up, please enter through
the gym as you normally do.
BSD is
Celebrating Red Ribbon Week
October 23rd
to October 31st is Red Ribbon Week (alcohol, tobacco, and other drug
and violence prevention awareness campaign). BeBOLD, with support from our PTG, is leading
the charge on community engagement in Bedford.
Superintendent Fournier has asked that each school, and all Bedford
School District staff members, take part in this important initiative. At RBS, our teachers will lead a discussion
with their students at some point during Red Ribbon Week about the importance
of making healthy choices in their lives.
Staff members will also be encouraged to wear red on Friday, October 25th. Students are welcome to wear red as well. I would also encourage parents/guardians to
have age-appropriate discussions with their children at home as they see fit.
Please click HERE to see a public service announcement from BeBold
on Red Ribbon Week. If you are looking
for some resources, please click HERE.
Farm to
School Day (A note from Food Services)
October is
national farm to school month. In order to recognize this event, the Bedford
School District Food Service Department is dedicating a special lunch that only
features local foods. Please click HERE
for more information.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
October 19 – RBS Harvest Festival
October 31 – Happy Halloween!
November 1 – End of Quarter 1
November 8 – Report Cards Released (grades 2-4)
November 11 – Veterans’ Day Observance – NO SCHOOL
November 27-29 – Thanksgiving Break
December 3 – RBS Winter Concert – 6:30 PM RBS
Gymnasium (snow date 12/9)
December 6 – Ellis Island (snow date 12/9)
December 22-30 – Happy Hanukkah!
December 23 -
January 1 – Holiday Recess
December 25 – Merry Christmas!
