RBS Principal’s Notes
April 29, 2020
Although it’s short, please take these Spring Vacation days to decompress, recharge and enjoy some well-deserved relaxation. Students, teachers and parents have invested a lot of mental energy into Remote Learning, and everyone needs this time to unwind!
As a district, we are working on end of the year events and protocols. We will communicate that with parents as soon as we have confirmation.
IN THE NEWS:
RBS Library Books Return – MAY 5, 2020
We will be collecting RBS library books from families on Tuesday, May 5th. Miss Ferns has outlined the procedure HERE. If your library books are at school please don't worry, we will collect those when we clean out desks and cubbies.
Parent Questionnaires (NO QUESTIONNAIRE FOR THIS WEEK)
The results from our weekly questionnaires help teachers to calibrate their lesson planning each week. We greatly appreciate parents/guardians continuing to fill them out for EACH of their children EACH week. Thank you!
Results (numbers are rounded):
Week ending April 24:
RBS: Just Right: 88% Too Little: 3% Too Much: 9%
BSD: Just Right: 78% Too Little: 11% Too Much: 11%
Week ending April 17:
RBS: Just Right: 86% Too Little: 4% Too Much: 10%
BSD: Just Right: 78% Too Little: 11% Too Much: 11%
Mindfulness
Here is another mindful breathing exercise: The Deep-Dive Breath
Sit quietly in your chair. Inhale for four counts, hold for four, and exhale slowly for four counts. Find the rhythm of the exercise. Inhale 1, 2, 3, 4. Hold 1, 2, 3, 4. Exhale 1, 2, 3, 4. Try this several times.
REMINDERS:
Placement
Even though we are working remotely, we are starting to think about placement for 2020/21. Please read THIS LETTER, which outlines the process.
Breakfast and Lunch – April Vacation
BSD will continue to offer breakfast and lunch to students during April Vacation (4/30-5/1). Please continue to fill out the Food Service Meal Order Form (HERE). Deadline for pre-ordering is 2pm the previous day. Please know that pre-ordering is a must in order to ensure you have meals.
Bedford Presbyterian Church COVID-19 Resources
George Reese from the Bedford Presbyterian Church and Bedford Food Pantry reached out to RBS offering resources to our community. I wanted to pass them onto parents. They are:
- A dedicated COVID-19 Fund to provide assistance to community programs and individuals
- Helping Hands Outreach Ministry, that can provide necessary urgent home repairs to people that are unable to afford or perform them themselves.
- Bedford Presbyterian Church also houses the Bedford Community Food Pantry, which is open every Saturday from 9am-1pm. (603) 867-1445
Boxer Proud Initiative
Show your Boxer Pride! Print out and color a Boxer. Then, hang it proudly in your window to show your Boxer Pride. Take a walk around your neighborhood or a drive around town. Count the Boxers that you see. We are all in this together and we are all proud RBS Boxers!
This activity is your child’s art lesson for the week. This is optional for students who have art on Thursday and Friday. Please visit Mrs. Read’s blog for more directions and inspiration!
Google Meet Expectations
We strive to provide the best possible education and support for our students, while maintaining the privacy within each home. We are respectfully requesting that, if possible, when your child meets in small groups or one-to-one with an educator, that those meetings take place in a public part of your home. We thank you for your consideration as we continue to support students in productive
Please find the Google Meet Expectations in the link.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
April 30-May 1 – Spring Vacation
May 5 – Library Book Return
May 8 – Placement Information due to Mrs. Reese
May 25 – Memorial Day Observed – No School
Events we are working on:
- Kindergarten and Grade 1 Orientation
- 4th Grade Talent Show
- Kindergarten Recognition
- Grade 4 Clap Out
- Placement (will take place over the summer)
- Collection of Chromebooks and other school materials/Distribution of student materials
