We have officially made it through the first week of school, and what a week it was! I don’t know that we’ve ever had such a hot start to the school year but the kids and staff were amazing! Next week is going to be hot as well for a few days. To help beat the heat we have AC in the cafeteria as well as the library. We are also encouraging kids to fill up their water bottles throughout the day to stay hydrated. Hopefully it won’t be quite so humid during next week’s anticipated heat wave.
There are a lot of announcements for this week!
Clubs and Intramurals
McKelvie Club and Intramural descriptions will be posted to the McKelvie website on Wednesday, September 5th, at 5pm. This will allow families time to review this year's offerings before online registration begins on Friday, September 7th, at 5pm. Registration will remain open until the maximum number of students has been reached or September 14th, whichever comes first.
Important Info: Each club and intramural facilitator sets his/her own schedule and number of students, so please review the session info carefully. Note that Intramurals are posted each quarter, so only Q1 offerings will be published next week.
If you have questions about a club, please reach out to the club facilitator directly. If you have questions about Intramurals, please reach out to either Intramural Coordinator Ms. Amy Francis (francisa@sau25.net) or Miss Jaclyn Parolin (parolinj@sau25.net).
Lastly, when online registrations begin on Sept 7th, it is really important that parents do not submit more than one submission for each club/intramural as the online forms are set up to shut off when the maximum number of students has been reached.
Picture Day is Wednesday, Sept. 5th
A message from Geskus: I want to let you know also that we offer an extensive FAQ page for schools and parents that can be found HERE. Please share this page with anyone who may have questions regarding school photos – we know you are busy so we want to help! Topics covered are: picture day, ordering, delivery, cover folders, late orders, missing pictures, retake day, and refunds. Also, we have a great blog designed to help students get ready for picture day. That can be found HERE.
Library News:
Hello, McKelvie families! I hope this finds you well. During the summer our library remained a busy place as we were charged with cataloging textbooks for the school. A BIG thank you to the wonderful PTG volunteers who came in on a steamy summer morning to help stamp 700 new Wonders textbooks for our students to check out. Michelle Flynn, Barbara Hardy, Elise Johnson, Carrie Jurus, and Sonya van de Meer were instrumental in making sure these texts were ready for kiddos to check out. It is official! McKelvie textbook check out has begun. Click HERE to see the check out "station" we have set up for textbook purposes.
During the summer we also obtained many new fiction, nonfiction, graphic novels, biographies, and professional books for students and staff. Over 90 of the new acquisitions were processed and students and staff have already been busy browsing, reading, and checking out the new books!
I look forward to meeting the new readers and researchers here at McKelvie! As for the returning students, it has been wonderful to see some familiar faces. The library and the books have missed the readers. Welcome back! Click HERE to see the library waiting for readers.
Have a restful and safe long weekend!
~Mrs. Cote
Interested in volunteering at McKelvie?
Come to the Volunteer Orientation meeting!
Date: Thurs., Sept. 6
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Location: McKelvie Cafeteria
Learn about volunteer positions, join a team, or become a coordinator.
We hope to see you on Sept. 6! (For those that cannot attend the meeting, but want information about volunteer opportunities, please click here to sign up for notifications.)
PTG News:
BACK TO SCHOOL GREETINGS FROM THE PTG! We are looking forward to another great school year full of fantastic programs and events for our students, staff and families.
SUPPORT THE PTG: Help the PTG continue to bring exciting programs/speakers to our schools like Eyes on Owls, Native American Story Tellers, T.I.G.E.R. Anti-Bullying Performance, Ed Gerety Youth Speaker, and Chris Herren Motivational Speaker. If you’d like to make a donation, simply click on the PayPal link at www.bedfordptg.org or send in a check payable to Bedford PTG in the support envelopes that have been sent home (K-8). Click HERE for more information on the PTG and programs we fund with your support. Thank You!
LOOKING TO VOLUNTEER: Bedford PTG is excited to introduce a new, faster, paperless way to share your information for volunteering for Bedford Schools. Instead of sending home a paper volunteer form to fill out and return, we will now offer a Volunteer Google Form for each school. To access the form click McKelvieVolunteerForm , or check school websites, or the PTG website www.bedfordptg.org under helpful links/forms.
LYNN LYONS “Interrupting the Worry Cycle: Skills We Can (and Should!) Teach Our Children” Presentation: the Bedford PTG is proud to co-sponsor Lynn Lyons, licensed clinical social worker and psychotherapist, on September 12th, 6:30pm at BHS Theater as she presents “Interrupting the Worry Cycle: Skills We Can (and Should!) Teach Our Children”. MARK YOUR CALENDARS! You won’t want to miss this insightful presentation! Lynn Lyons Flyer
PTG VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: Looking for some great opportunities to volunteer this year? The PTG has several district level and committee positions available…
Ski and Skate Committee members - Due to the success of our annual Ski and Skate Sale, we are looking for new members to be part of the planning committee.
Color Blast Co-Coordinator and Committee Members: Get in on the Colorful Fun and be part of planning this amazing community event!! Color Blast is looking for 2 volunteers to share the role of event coordinator (responsible for the overall organization of the committee and event) along with anyone that might be interested in being involved with the planning and execution of this event.
District Gift Wrap Coordinator-Work with PTG VP Fundraising and our current Gift Wrap supplier (Meadow Farms) to set up and organize the fundraiser. Coordinate with school level coordinators the distribution, collection and processing of order forms.
If you are interested in any of these roles or would like more information please email bedfordnhptg@gmail.com
MEET THE PRINCIPALS EVENT SEPTEMBER 27TH: You are invited to join the PTG and the Principals from all six schools at our annual "Coffee with the Principals" event on Thursday, September 27th from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. at BCTV (10 Meetinghouse Road). This is a great opportunity to hear what each school has in store for the year. There will be a Q & A following the presentation. Light refreshments will be served and your young children are welcome to attend.
Bedford Education Foundation News:
Buy your tickets now!
Bedford Education Foundation (BEF) Annual Fall Fundraiser
Saturday, October 20, 2018, 7 PM @ Noah's Event Center in Bedford, featuring the RAL Jazz Band and Mr. Michael Fournier as our Master of Ceremonies!
Tickets are limited and sold on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Find more information about the Bedford Education Foundation on our website, or follow us on Facebook. If you have questions or would like to get involved, please email info@befnh.org.
I hope everyone has a terrific long weekend! Call or email if you have any questions.
Jen Asdot
