Happy Spring! The READ project kicked off on Monday, with everyone in the building reading The Doughnut Fix by Jessie Janowitz, each afternoon. At the conclusion of the READ project, Jessie Janowitz will be coming to McKelvie for an assembly.
Last year's READ author was Jennifer Jacobson. As a school we read her book, Small as an Elephant. She is also the author of a newly published professional text called No More "How Long Does it Have to Be?" Fostering Independent Writers in Grades 3-8. This book was released in the middle of February and has some work from McKelvie students published in it! Click HERE to see a photo of Jennafer Merk, Rose Cariello, Lyla Stein, Sarah Ray, and Talya Baskin, holding their own copies of the book!
In other impressive student news, six students from McKelvie qualified for the New Hampshire Alpine Race Association Championships that were held March 9th & 10th at Wildcat Mountain. Congratulations to Luke Purnell, Caleb Goldstein, Mackenzie Goldstein, Ariana Hughes, Jake Oliviero and Ethan Steichen! Both Ethan and Luke finished in the top 10 which allowed them to represent New Hampshire on the NH state team at the Francis Piche Invitational, where the top athletes from eastern states as far away as Virginia and Pennsylvania train together for three days and then compete in both Giant Slalom and Slalom. Click HERE to see the skiers!
Upcoming Events:
March 26th Grade 6-7 Registration Night at Lurgio School from 6-7pm (Parents Only)
April 8th-11th: Scholastic Book Fair
Electronic Device Reminder:
Students at McKelvie can bring electronic devices, but can only use them at the before school program. Once morning recess begins, phones should be turned off and put in backpacks. If your child wears a smart watch, notifications should be disabled during the school day. Click HERE to read an interesting article about a teacher who had students tally the number of notifications they got during one period of class time. The number of distractions was eye opening!
RAL Information Night:
Just a reminder that Lurgio School will be hosting a registration night on Tuesday, March 26 at 6:00 PM in the Lurgio Dining Hall, for students entering 7th grade in the fall. Click HERE for an informational letter from Ross A. Lurgio School pertaining to registration. This event is for parents. Students will have opportunities later in the year, to meet with Lurgio staff and ask questions.
Box Top Popsicle Party Contest:
The Box Tops for Education has their next semi-annual submission deadline coming up later this spring. Your homeroom may just win a popsicle celebration for submitting the most Box Tops! Check your pantries and kitchen cabinets for any box tops. They do expire and the school gets no credit for those expired box tops. Remember to cut or rip carefully. The four digit code and expiration date must be legible on each box top.
Library News:
Happy first weekend of spring 2019! We have been busy in the library using a product called Animoto to create book trailers with the help of our Digital Learning Specialist, Susan Cavanaugh. We have been using one of our databases, Britannica Image Quest, to locate and save images. The students in the Francis/Parolin pod know how to get the MLA 8 citation and format it properly in a works cited document. Many skills have been gained with the creation of the book trailers!
Click HERE to see an Adobe Spark of our You CAN Do the Rubiks Cube Mosaic progress! The first portion of the raccoon from The Doughnut Fix cover is done. The work will continue over the next few weeks.
Have a wonderful weekend. ~Mrs. Cote
McKelvie Kitchen News:
The breakfast program will be featuring a delicious and nutritious Peach Berry Smoothie. It’s loaded with peaches, strawberries, raspberries, banana and a boost of protein with vanilla Greek yogurt. Peaches and berries are naturally low in sugar and carbohydrates, but are full of beneficial fiber, vitamins and minerals. They also contain health promoting antioxidants. In addition to breakfast combo meals, the kitchen will be offering a homemade pineapple muffin with a coconut streusel topping. This lovely, healthy treat will keep you feeling full and satisfied with lots of long lasting energy from whole grain complex carbohydrates. Our from scratch baking also helps to limit unhealthy ingredients and removes processed and artificial preservatives. Start the school day off with a bang and don't miss out on these healthy, wholesome NEW breakfast items.
BHS Unicef Club:
The Bedford High School UNICEF club is hosting a Water Walk on March 24 (this Sunday) to raise awareness of the lack of clean water in other countries. This is a free event and registration can be found on the water walk website (www.is.gd/waterwalk) or just arrive at 1:30 p.m. at McKelvie Intermediate School, 108 Liberty Hill Road, Bedford, NH. Bring a water container, like an empty milk jug. It's open to all ages, and Real World Learning Hours are available for high school students. We hope to see you there!
For further information, visit the water walk website at www.is.gd/waterwalk, or email them at bedfordwaterwalk@gmail.com.
PTG News:
COLOR BLAST FUN RUN/WALK COMMUNITY EVENT: Get excited!! Registration is now OPEN for another fun filled Color Blast Fun Run/Walk to be held on Sunday, June 2nd. New Registration discounts available for returning runners, PLUS Children’s Price now applies to kids 10 and under and 4-pack of entries available at a reduced rate. Click HERE to register.
~~ First 250 registrants will be entered for a chance to win a raffle, where two lucky winners will receive a $25.00 Barnes and Noble gift card~~
DAVID FLOOD, MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER: David Flood, Youth Motivational Speaker, has been speaking with students for over twenty years about dignity, respect and compassion, is coming to BHS and RAL on March 29th. Learn more about David at http://davidjflood.com/
SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR IS COMING – Scholastic Dino-Mite Book Fair…Stomp, Chomp and Read, will take place April 8th - 11th at all elementary schools and McKelvie. PTG’s Scholastic Book Fair will be a reading event that brings the books kids want to read right into our school. It will have a wonderful selection of engaging and affordable books for every reading level. Please check with your schools for more details and specific shopping hours.
Enjoy the weekend!
Jen Asdot
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