This was an incredibly busy
week at McKelvie. As you will notice from my lengthy notes, we have a
lot going on. Feel free to save these to read over a cup of coffee!
For those of you who celebrate, I hope you have a wonderful Easter
weekend! I look forward to seeing the kids back on Monday morning...
Polite & Right Raffle Winners
Grade 5: Christian Barker, Buchanan Field
Congratulations!
Q4 Intramurals- April 4 – May 26, 2016
Sign-ups
for fourth quarter intramurals will be held from March 25 at 3:30 PM -
Sunday, April 3rd at 3 PM. You will be able to sign up on the McKelvie
website under the intramural tab. Space is limited so be sure to sign
up. Any questions, please contact geddesa@sau25.net.
Smarter Balanced Practice Testing - Action Item Grade 6
Grade
5 students will be taking a quick tour of the Smarter Balanced
Assessment site on Monday (3/28) and Tuesday (3/29). Please have your
5th grade student bring in a set of earbuds for Monday &
Tuesday. We do have a few to borrow if your child does not have a set.
They will be sent home not later than Wednesday (3/30). A small ziplock
bag with their name written in sharpie is recommended.
World Language Week Wrap-up at McKelvie School
For
the “Identify the Flags Contest” outside the cafeteria. We had a lot
of entries, with 7 entrants who had them all correct. We entered their
names in a drawing, and the overall winner was Nicholas Gibson. For the
“Guess the Number of Flags in a Jar”. The correct answer was 2,260.
The winner who had guessed the closest with the number of 2,222 was
Chris Luders. To see a photo of Nicholas and Chris please click here.
The homeroom winners for the World Language Week Trivia/Theme Days were.
6th grade: Mrs. Ramsey
5th grade: Mrs. Opitz
Thank you to everyone who participated.
We
would like to thank all the businesses and parents who helped to make
World Language Week a success. Donations were received from Fresh Market, Hannaford Supermarket, Harvest Market, Panera Bread, Pizza Bella, Yanni's Pizza, and Irish treats from the PTG.
McKelvie's FIRST Annual Recital
A
HUGE thank you to the Music Department and all of the students who
participated in Wednesday's Recital Night. The evening was TERRIFIC!
Click here to see a group photo of the participants. Thank you to the participants for a great evening: Taylor
Hatem, Taylor Oster, Alexa Allen, Michelle Yu, Kara Pulsifer, Ally
Garron, Emma Malayandy, Hiba Babar, Lily Mooney, Grace Van Valkenburg,
Avi Goldman, Noah Goldman, Camden Cilley, Emma Watts, Sophie Watts,
Kendall Kerr, Sean Guillory, Kenzy Bibawi, Alexia Crisologo, Owen
Bresnahan, Ava Weld, Vivian Robinson, Dylan Fanburg, Kira Abdelsayed,
Ava DuBois, Erika Adler, Mackenzie McCarthy, Elsie Munsterteiger,
Garrett Konieczny, James Wang, Sydney Buffet, Julina Li, and Ginny
Fitzgerald.
McKelvie Art Club Paints Window Mural!
Thank you to the following 6th grade students for painting our Spring Mural: From left to right on the back row: Eli O'Brien, Noah Rey, Lindsey Pelletier, Richa Thapa, Kate Bagley, Ryan Prendible, Max DiGiovanni, & Katelyn Neal. From left to right on the front row: Sydney Gagne, Morgan Dias, Molly Crowder, & Nolette Perry. Click here to see the kids and part of their work.
Community Action Team Endeavor
Your Coins to Benefit NH's Children in Hospitals! Starting Monday, March 28th, through Friday, April 8th,
the Community Action Team (CAT) is collecting "coins" to benefit NH's
Hospital for Children at Elliot. Monies will be collected on the
following schedule:
Monday - Pennies
Tuesday - Nickels
Wednesday - Dimes
Thursday - Quarters
Friday - Any monies
The
goal of CAT is to make a hospital stay a little more comfortable for
children in NH. Elliot Hospital has a wish list of items that would
provide comfort and distraction to children who are facing surgery or
hospitalization (Wish List).
Through the student's donations CAT will be purchasing items on the
hospital's wish list. If you have any questions about this drive,
please contact CAT Advisors Michael Crowell (crowellm@sau25.net) or Jodi Parsons (parsonsj@sau25.net).
Clothing Drive April 4th-8th
McKelvie will be participating in a clothing drive with Schoola (www.schoola.com).
Schoola collects pre-loved women's and children’s clothes, preps and
sells them online, and gives 40% of the proceeds back to McKelvie.
Donate clean clothing in like-new condition from April 4th - 8th. To be
sure McKelvie gets credited for items sold please label your donation
bags with the stickers that should have come home with students.
Questions can be directed to Sue Jennato at sjennato@comcast.net
PTG Scholastic Feelin’ Groovy Book Fair
The
PTG “Feelin’ Groovy-Peace, Love and Books” Book Fair will be at
McKelvie April 4th – 7th. We will be open Monday/Wednesday til 5:30 and
Tuesday/Thursday til 7pm in room 1. We will kick things off with a Tie
Dye Spirit Day on Friday, April 1st and wrap it up Hippie Day on Friday,
April 8th. Students will all have an opportunity to preview the book
fair during the week with their class and create a "wish list" of books
they like. Parents are welcome any time during fair hours to come to
shop for great books. There will also be a "classroom wish list" for
each teacher on display at the fair. If a parent/student wants to
purchase and donate a book to a teacher’s classroom they can do so at
the fair. Be sure to check out the 1960’s Dance Off competition going
on between some staff members!
Camp Invention Summer Camp
Does
your child like to take things apart, and design, color and create? Are
you interested in unlocking your child's potential this summer? Camp
Invention, EPIC (click for video)
may be a great fit. McKelvie Middle School will once again be hosting
camp June 20 - 24 from 8 am - 3:30 PM. Camp Invention is the only
nationally acclaimed summer enrichment day experience for children
entering grades 1 - 6 led by NH certified teachers with a staff ratio of
1:8!! Camp cost is $250, but there is an Early Spring $25 discount.
Click here to register online, or here to view our paper flyer. If you have any questions, please contact the director, Courtney Cheetham at cheethac@gmail.com
Spotlight on Special Education in Bedford
Are you the parent or guardian of a child who accesses special education services in Bedford?
Join us for an informational session to learn about special education
services in our Bedford schools! Meet representatives and gain insight
into the different programming at each school through this panel
presentation. Tuesday April 19th, 6:00-7:30 p.m. at the SAU Board Room, 103 County Road. RSVP to Robin Palis palisr@sau25.net or 472-3755 (option 2).
Community Enrichment Program
Time
is running out to register for our Spring Community Enrichment
Classes! We still have room in our "Conversational Italian I for
Beginners" and our two Photography classes: "Photography Basics II" and
"Photo Editing Basics; Quick and Easy Fixes for your Photographs". Don't
miss out on the fun -Register now by clicking here or more information!
Illusionist Show @ BHS
The
Bedford High School DECA chapter will be hosting the magical
spectacular, The Magic of Lyn. The show’s award winning illusionist, Lyn
Dillies, has toured all around the country and is bringing her 85
minute act to the BHS Theatre at 7:30 PM on April 9th. Tickets will be
$10 when ordered directly from a DECA student attending ICDC, $15 online
here
and $15 at the door. We will also be offering a VIP package special for
the kids which includes a light up magic wand paired with a magician’s
cape customized with your child’s name on it for $15. All proceeds from
the event will go toward funding DECA students to compete at the
International Career Development Conference (ICDC) in Nashville at the
end of April. We can’t wait to see you there!
Volleyball Clinic - April Break
Courtney
O’Connell, a senior who plays for the Varsity Volleyball team at
Bedford High School, is hosting a volleyball clinic from April 25-27 for
girls in grades 5-8 for her senior project. The camp is about
improving on fundamental volleyball skills and learning more about the
game, with appearances from college and club coaches! Click on the link to sign up!!
Happy Easter,
Michael Fournier
Principal
McKelvie Intermediate School
108 Liberty Hill Road
Bedford, NH 03110
603.472.3951 (W)
603.472.4503 (F)
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