During this Teacher
Appreciation Week, we have been overwhelmed with the generosity and
kindness of students, parents, community, and the Bedford PTG. Teachers
were surprised with a Parfait Cart, Chair Massages, Staff Luncheon,
Staff Breakfast, and a treat from TCBY. WOW! A HUGE thank you to our
many volunteers with special thanks to Sue Jennato, Sarah McCarthy, Christy Vigue & Brit Munstertiger!
Polite & Right Raffle Winners
5th grade: Cole Wolfinger & Anna Smith
6th grade: Olivia MacDonald & Tyler Beekman
Congratulations!
You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown- FAMILY EVENT
TONIGHT
is our opening performance at 7pm! Tickets are $5 per person or $20
per family. Come on out and see a fun play and support our young
actors! There are two follow up performances on Saturday at 1pm and
7pm. See you there!
Spring Flowers
If you have noticed spring flowers in the front of the building, they are courtesy of Vivian Law. A BIG thank you to Vivan who keeps our front entrance looking good even though she does not have any children at McKelvie!
3rd Annual Faculty Basketball Game
"Swishes for Wishes", our third-annual staff basketball game, is happening next Friday, May 13th! Click here for more information and to reserve your tickets!" Questions can be directed to Michael Crowell (crowellm@sau25.net) or Jodi Parsons (parsonsj@sau25.net).
Principals Year in Review
Join the Parent Teacher Group and our School Principals at BCTV on Monday, May 9th @ 9:30 – 10:30a.m. to hear about "The Year in Review” followed by a Q&A. Have a question for the principals? Email us at: bedfordNHPTG@gmail.com
McKelvie Author Visit
Monday, May 16th, author Lynda Mullaly Hunt will be coming to McKelvie. Ms. Hunt is the author of our all school reads, Fish In a Tree and One of for the Murphy's. There
will be an opportunity for students to have their copies of either of
these books signed. Send the book in to school, prior to May 16th, labeled with your child's name. Questions can be directed to Jodi Parsons (parsonsj@sau25.net). Thank You to the Bedford Education Foundation for the funding to make this visit possible.
Volunteer Opportunities-McKelvie Open PTG Coordinator Roles
McKelvie is looking for several PTG event coordinators for the upcoming 2016/17 school year. PTG Support Coordinator-Champion
the PTG support drive in the fall. Collect, input (via google
spreadsheet), and process/deposit all donations. Help promote PTG at
McKelvie or District wide events. Gift Card Coordinator-Organize the Gift Card Fundraiser at McKelvie. Distribute materials, collect, process and deliver orders.
Grandparent/Senior’s Day Coordinator-Work with main office on coordinating this event. Recruit volunteers, assist with set-up, execution, and clean-up.
Scholastic Book Fair Co-coordinator-Co-execute
the book fair at McKelvie. Duties include planning, decorating, set-up,
recruiting volunteers and working the fair (during and after school
hours). These are all McKelvie specific roles and training will be
provided. Please email Sue Jennato (sjennato@comcast.net) by Friday 5/13, if you have interest in any of these roles.
Substance Abuse Talk 7PM Tuesday May 10 Bedford Public Library
Timothy
Rourke, Director of Substance Use Disorders Grant making and Strategic
Initiatives, will be speaking. It is a community event sponsored by the
Bedford Republicans. The topic is as follows: NH’s heroin epidemic,
what the state is doing to address it, and what parents and members of
the community should be doing to combat the problem.
Bedford PTG - Grade 6 Parent Volunteers
The Bedford PTG would like to let you know that we are looking for volunteers to help in the following positions at Ross A. Lurgio Middle School:
VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR : This position is responsible for assisting the PTG Liaison for Lurgio in planning and executing a variety of events.
Anyone interested in taking on the role of Volunteer Coordinator at Lurgio next year (2016-2017), please contact Sally Thomas (Lurgiosally@gmail.com).
MEMBERSHIP/SPONSORSHIP COORDINATOR: This
position is responsible for the collecting of sponsorship money donated
by parents at RAL as well as creating a database of names to be given
to the District Coordinator. From time to time, this person is
responsible for assisting the PTG Liaison and the Volunteer Coordinator
in executing events. Anyone interested in taking on the role of
Sponsorship Coordinator at Lurgio next year (2016-2017), please contact
Lynne Natale ( lynatale@aol.com ).
The
role of volunteering is ever so important in what we do as an
organization. The opportunities at Ross A. Lurgio are not as frequent,
but they are equally important in making a difference for our children
and our school district. We hope you will join us!
Math Excel - ACTION ITEM
Information regarding 5th grade Excel Placement can be found on the Mathematics Placement Page on
the McKelvie website. If interested, permission slips can be printed
and should be returned to your child's math teacher by Wednesday, May 11. Excel testing will take place on the morning of Friday, May 13.
Parent Involvement Survey
If
your child receives special education services, you are being asked to
complete asurvey about the district's efforts to involve parents in
improving services and results for children. Paper surveys are in the
mail complete with a pre-paid return envelope. If you prefer, you can go
to www.NHParent.com and
complete the surveyonline. Surveys must be completed by May 13th. Your
opinions are very important, and we hope you share them.
Spanish Summer Camp
Students entering 2nd grade-8th grade will be exposed to Spanish in fun immersive language environment on July 11th-14th from 8:00am-11:30am at Bedford High School. There
will be different themes each day taught by highly trained and
certified teachers with teenaged team leaders. Students will be in
appropriate age and ability groupings. No Spanish experience is
required. Email Laura Chenette at chenettel@sau25.net with questions or to register, spaces are limited.
Girls Inc Book Drive
Please
consider bringing in new or gently used books to benefit Girls Inc in
Manchester. Girls Inc is a great foundation that that supports girls in
New Hampshire and gives them a positive environment to grow, learn, and
become better people. This book drive will help support the IB C.A.S.
(Creativity, Action, and Service) Project of Paige Wallat, Anna
Bogursky, and Lilly Heald from Bedford High School. The class that
brings in the most books gets an ice cream party, so let’s get
collecting and help Girl’s Inc!
Happy Mother's Day!
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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