Dear McKelvie Families ~
I hope this communication finds you well and adjusting to a new school year. With all of the preparations leading up to our start, I am happy to report that both staff and students seem to have adjusted rather well. I am proud of our school and look forward to a positive and productive academic year!
Each week I will send home a communication that provides you with (hopefully) all of the information you need to be “in the know” at McKelvie. You will receive these each Friday at 5:30pm. Below are this week’s updates:
Mindfulness
McKelvie is privileged to have 6 staff members who participated in a mindfulness training this past summer with Mindful Schools. Success students, 6th grade music students, as well as students in Mrs. Lovering and Mrs. Waldman's pods will be exposed to mindful practice with these teachers. Students in the Donahue/ Oliveira/ Ouellette pod, as well as the Cleghorn/Hayward pod will be exposed to mindful practice lessons with our guidance counselors. Our hope is that mindfulness practice will help students to improve focus, regulate their emotions, and become more self aware. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact these teachers or the guidance counselors.
NO SCHOOL
Just a reminder that there is NO SCHOOL on Monday, September 4th in observance of Labor Day.
School Picture Day
Mark your calendars! School picture day is Wednesday, September 6th from 9am to 11:30am. Order forms were sent home today.
Piano Accompanist Needed
If you or someone you know might be interested in accompanying the McKelvie chorus, please contact Rebecca Coughlin at coughlinr@sau25.net. This position comes with a stipend.
Intramural Sports
Intramural descriptions will be posted on the school website by 5pm on Friday, September 1st. Sign ups will begin on Tuesday, September 5th @ 5pm and will stay open until Sunday, September 10th at 3pm. Assume that if you sign up, your child is in unless you hear from the advisor. Some Clubs have a maximum participation rate (e.g., Yoga).
Chorus Sign Ups
Chorus Sign Ups are now Open! Chorus meets every Thursday at 8:00am in the music room. We have 2 concerts every year; one on December 8th and one on May 18th. For weekly rehearsals, please be in the cafeteria by 7:55am. I will come to the cafeteria to bring your child to chorus. Please be prompt in your drop off. Students should have a black 3 ring binder to keep their music in. Students should bring their binder/music with them to ALL rehearsals.
Clubs
Club descriptions will be available on Friday, September 8th. Sign ups will begin on Monday, September 11th @ 5pm and will stay open until the club is full. Clubs will be filled in the order in which registrations are received. Clubs have varying start and stop dates. Please consult those individual web pages for details.
World Language Supplies
If your child is taking a world language, there are two needed items that were not included in the PTG Supply pack. Ask your child the name of their teacher and click HERE to get the list (navigate to their individual web site).
Grade 5 Parent Night
A reminder that the 5th grade Parent Night is on Wednesday, September 6th at 6pm in your child’s classroom. This evening is for parents only. If you would like to meet the Integrated Arts or World Language teachers, please stop by at 5:30!
From the Library
It was wonderful to see so many new and returning readers come to the McKelvie Library during our first 4 days of school! The students who visited were thrilled about the 144 new book acquisitions to our library over the summer! It was great to see their smiles as they viewed the new releases.
Right before the first day of school, we again placed 10 "Golden Tickets" inside the pages of various books in the McKelvie Library. This was done as a fun way to get the students to look at books and encourage checkout. Students, be sure to read and look for the "Golden Tickets" when you visit the McKelvie Library! ~Mrs. Cote
Shopping Rewards
Please send in those box tops you have saved over the summer. Also Coca-Cola has a program where you can put in codes from the bottle covers or the codes from the 12 packs cans and donate those points to the school.
- You can go to Coca-Cola.com/give and sign up then you go search for the school and click on it. You can either scan the code with your phone or manually type it in.
- You can send the caps or the codes from the 12 packs and send it in with the box tops and I can put them in. Any coke products will have a code.
Girls On the Run
Have a daughter that is interested in running while building self-confidence? Click HERE to learn about Girls on the Run that can be accessed at the end of the day at McKelvie.
Harlem Wizards v. Lurgio Lions Fundraiser - Tickets on Sale Now!
On September 22, at 6:30 PM in the Bedford High School Gymnasium, staff from the Bedford School District will face-off against the Harlem Wizards basketball team. All funds raised from this event will go towards extracurricular programs at Lurgio Middle School. Click [HERE] to watch a video about the event then click [HERE] to buy your tickets. You won’t want to miss out on this extraordinary community event!
Michael Fournier
Principal
McKelvie Intermediate School
108 Liberty Hill Road
Bedford, NH 03110
603.472.3951 (W)
603.472.4503 (F)
BeBOLD Board Member
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