Dear McKelvie Families ~
A couple of weeks ago, the Superintendent shared this Ted Talk with the Bedford School District faculty. I have watched it at least three times. Further, I have used the concept within my own home as a way of reinforcing hard work and determination. Angela Lee Duckworth provides a compelling message that I believe is so important in the positive development of our kids. I hope you enjoy this as much as I have.
This week’s note is chock full of information and action items. Getting through it may require a cup of coffee! :)
McKelvie Move-A-Thon - ACTION ITEMS
McKelvie School's annual fundraiser, the Move-A-Thon, will be held on Thursday, October 26th. We will be providing students with more information regarding the Move-A-Thon next week. This is McKelvie's only school-wide fundraiser.
Parents complete an online registration for the Move-A-Thon including what activity their child will participate in on that day. Students then gather pledges or support from family and friends to sponsor them for their 1 hour of MOVING.
Click HERE to find an information sheet regarding this year's Move-A-Thon and HERE for this year's Activity Options.
Registration for the Move-A-Thon will open on TUESDAY 9/19 at 7pm on the school's website. This event is successful each year because of our parent volunteers. There will be a link for Parent Volunteers to Sign Up when you register your student beginning 9/19 on the website.
Move-A-Thon T-Shirt Contest 6th Grade Students ONLY
Starting on Monday 6th grade students will have an opportunity to submit an original design for the Move-A-Thon -Shirt contest. Contest information and links will be available on the school's website starting Monday 9/18. All student work must be completed in Google Draw and must be an original design. More information on this contest can be found HERE. This contest will be announced to students on Monday and submissions will be accepted until Wednesday 9/27.
Quarter One Soccer Intramural Announcement
Due to the overwhelming response for the Quarter 1 Soccer Intramural, many students have been placed on a waitlist. You should receive either a confirmation or waitlist notification today from the Intramural Coordinator, Susan Cavanaugh. Registrations were filled in the order in which received and each session has a limit of 24 students. Students who are waitlisted will automatically be placed on either the Q2 or Q3 roster. If you no longer wish to participate, please notify the Intramural Coordinator at cavanaughs@sau25.net.
World Language
As you know, our World Language Teachers have adopted a new and innovative delivery model of instruction within their classrooms. Click HERE to see a copy of the letter that was sent home with students on the first day of school (and is also on each WL Teacher’s web site). This document is identical for French and Spanish (just change the teacher name and language spoken). Click HERE for even more information.
Math & Reading Support
Many families received permission slips regarding their child accessing either Reading or Math Support this year. Please return the slip to your child’s teacher as soon as possible. Questions about Reading can be directed to Lee Webb (webbl@sau25.net). Questions about Math can be directed to Sean Donahue (donahues@sau25.net)
Bedford Old Home Day
The whole community of Bedford will be celebrating Old Home Day on Saturday September 23 from 10 - 3 at Riley Field. Please join us! Click here for details.
Destination Imagination - Parent Info Night 9/18
Destination Imagination is a fun academic program that teaches creativity, problem-solving, collaboration, critical thinking, and management skills through project-based Challenges.
These are key skills that all businesses (and colleges) are looking for – the ability to identify challenges and solve them, while leveraging the talents on your team.
Designed to complement K-12 education, we offer seven new academic Challenges in the fields of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), fine arts, service learning, and early learning. In solving a challenge, students learn the creative process from imagination to innovation and the skills needed to thrive in school, their careers and beyond.
Teams can be made up of 2-7 members and must have an adult Team Manager i.e. - a parent or two. We need volunteers and we will train you!
The 2017-18 Parent Info Night will be this coming Monday, September 18th in the Peter Woodbury School Library at 7pm. For more info, check out Bedford DI on Facebook or contact our district co-ordinator, Marie Russell at www.bedfordrocksdi@gmail.com.
Crotched Mountain Ski Program
Join old friends and new ones at Crotched Mountain for some after-school skiing this winter! Sign up by November 15 and your student will hit the slopes on five Fridays after the New Year for just $129 – and they’ll also get a Peak Pass on February 20 which will get them out at seven more mountains for no additional cost for the rest of the season! Email Loren Foxx at lofoxx@gmail.com or visit bedfordski.com for more details.
From the Library
This past week was very busy in the McKelvie Library! All 29 homerooms at McKelvie will have attended an hour long library overview by next Wednesday. Students are being introduced to Destiny Discover as a way to search our online catalog. This new interface has been well received by students. As a result of savvy searching, many holds have been placed by students. This year students will be emailed, via their school email accounts, if a hold is ready to be picked up. An email, sent by the library staff, will be our way to communicate if a hold is ready to be checked out. Please remind your child to check his/her school email account!
On Monday afternoon a second "Golden Ticket" was found in a nonfiction book! Click HERE to see Rani with her book selection, "Golden Ticket", and her prize. Congratulations and happy reading, Rani!
McKelvie Jimmy Fund Walk Team/Panera Fundraiser on September 19
On September 24, a team of McKelvie staff will be walking in the Jimmy Fund Walk to raise money for cancer care and research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Our community has been greatly impacted by cancer over the last few years, and we want to represent Bedford well and raise money for this important work. If you'd like to donate to our team, please follow this link.
To benefit our team and the Jimmy Fund, we will be holding a fundraising night at the Bedford Panera on Colby Court on Tuesday, September 19, between 4 and 8 p.m. Please join us as Panera will donate a percentage of the proceeds to our team. Please bring a copy of the attached "Eat Bread to Raise Dough" flyer with you as we are discouraged from handing them out at Panera on the evening of September 19.
In Previous News…
McKelvie's Volunteer Orientation
Please join us on September 21 at 9:30 AM in the cafeteria. This is a great opportunity for new and returning parents to connect with other parents and learn about the many opportunities to be involved throughout the year. We are expecting Superintendent Chip McGee to drop in. Light refreshments will be served. Younger children are welcome.
After the meeting, we will provide a brief tour of the building for anyone interested.
Shopping Rewards
A reminder that Hannaford dollars can be dropped off at the Hannaford at Jenkins Rd. However, we are more than happy to collect them here, if that is more convenient. Also - keep those Box Tops coming!
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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