8.30.19 Principal Notes

Dear McKelvie Families~

This has been an absolutely wonderful first week of school! The kids have been amazing, the staff has done an incredible job of getting to know their students and building their classroom communities, and the weather has been fabulous! I hope everyone enjoys the long weekend!

Scroll to the bottom to see great pics from this week!

Important Dates:
Sept. 5th Picture Day
Sept. 6th Club/Intramural Descriptions Posted.
Sept. 11th Grade 5 Open House 6-7 for Parents.
Sept. 12th Grade 6 Open House 6-7 for Parents.
Sept. 13th Club/Intramural Registration opens at 7:00pm.

Strings Club:
The Bedford School District has partnered with the Manchester Community Music School in order to offer strings lessons K-8. Please click HERE to see a flyer about the program if your child is interested in playing a stringed instrument. The program is run by MCMS but lessons are at McKelvie and the strings club will be incorporated into our school concerts.

Clubs/Intramurals:
Club and intramural descriptions will be posted on the website on September 6th. Registration for clubs and intramurals will be on Friday, Sept. 13th. Next Friday's Principal Notes will have a link to the descriptions. Stay tuned!

Open Positions:
We are in need of two lunch monitors, one who will only work Tuesdays and another that can work Monday through Friday. We are also looking for two paraprofessionals to work with terrific kids. If you are interested in being a part of this amazing school community, please click the link HERE to get to the application site.

Box Tops:

A message from Amy Gaff, our Box Top Coordinator:  After 20 years, the Box Tops Program is changing to fit today's families. The new and improved Box Tops mobile app uses technology to scan your store receipt, find participating products and instantly add Box Tops to your school's earnings online. For the families that like to give back to the school, it will take a small change of habit. As coordinator, I have personally tried to scan the receipt from the grocery store as soon as I get the groceries unpacked and it seems to be working well.; however, others from across the country have experienced technological challenges and if this happens, please reach out to me. I am here to help McKelvie reach their fundraising goal. I will also collect receipts in the collection box if you choose to submit and I can scan them myself but will need to do so within 14 days of purchase. Remember, still clip any box tops on products and submit to the collection boxes. They are still worth $.10 each. Last year we reached our $1,000 goal and hoping to do that again in 2019-2020. Click HERE for the box top flyer.

Library News:
Hello, McKelvie families! I hope this finds you well. During the summer our school library remained a busy place as I was cataloging books to have ready for the first days of school and hosted 3 Relax & Read Events! Rising 5th -7th graders were able to check out books for the first time during the summer at the McKelvie Intermediate School Library. This was amazing! Book checkouts, frozen treats, and raffles made for many smiles! Thank you to the McKelvie staff who helped to make this possible.

During the summer we also obtained many new fiction, nonfiction, picture books, graphic novels, biographies, and professional books for students and staff. Over 80 of the new acquisitions were processed and students and staff have already been busy browsing, reading, and checking out the new books!

Just before the first day of school, 10 "Golden Tickets" were placed inside the pages of various books in the McKelvie Library. Click HERE to see one of the signs promoting the McKelvie "Golden Tickets." This is done as a fun way to get the students to browse our book selection and encourage checkout. There has been one student who has checked out a book containing one of the "Golden Tickets" during our first week of school. Click HERE to see Emma who has been awarded a $5.00 gift certificate to Barnes & Noble! Congratulations! Keep reading and looking for the "Golden Tickets" when you visit the McKelvie Library. There are 9 tickets remaining! 

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 you. Welcome back! Click HERE to see the library waiting for readers.

Please click HERE to consider subscribing to my Library News Blog.

Have a nice long weekend. ~Mrs. Cote

PTG Principal Notes:
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 Project Nature, Wildlife Encounters, Music In Technology, David Flood Motivational Speaker, and Chris Herren Drug Prevention 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-6) or an envelope labeled with your name and email address. Click HERE for more information on the PTG and programs funded with your support. Thank You!

LOOKING TO VOLUNTEER: Bedford PTG is again offering a 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 now offer a Volunteer Google Form for each school. To access the form click HERE , or check school websites, or the PTG website www.bedfordptg.org under PTG Forms. You need to fill this form out in order to hear about volunteer opportunities at the schools or district wide.

McKelvie Volunteer Orientation: Please join members of the Mckelvie PTG Committee to learn about the many different volunteer opportunities for the upcoming school year. We will be holding this event in the McKelvie cafeteria on Thursday, September 19th at 9:00 AM.

PTG VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: Looking for some great opportunities to volunteer this year? The PTG has several district level and committee positions available…
Ski , Skate and More Committee members: Due to the success of our annual sale, we are looking for new members to be part of the planning committee. The Ski, Skate and More sale is schedule for Saturday, November 23. The first committee meeting is Friday, September 13th at 3:40 at McKelvie.

Color Blast Fun Run Committee Members: Get in on the Colorful Fun and be part of planning this amazing community event!! Color Blast is looking for anyone that might be interested in being part of the planning committee. The committee meets monthly starting in October and more frequently closer to the event which is scheduled for Sunday, May 31st.

District Book Fair Coordinator- Oversee the Scholastic Book Fair held in the spring at the 3 elementary schools and McKelvie. Work closely with school level coordinators to ensure they have what they need for a successful book fair.

If you are interested in any of these roles or would like more information please email bedfordnhptg@gmail.com

BOX TOP PROGRAM CHANGE: Put away the scissors! No More Clipping! Box Tops is changing to fit today's families. The new and improved Box Tops mobile app uses state-of-the-art technology to scan your store receipt, find participating products and instantly add Box Tops to your school's earnings online. Visit www.btfe.com to learn more and start earning for our schools.

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 Friday, 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.

School Pics:



                Ben, Madison, and Elyse



    PJ, Sam, Zach, Aaron, Noah and Mrs. Cote



                   Katie, Teagan, Sarah, Kira



               Irelyn and Lexi



      SRO Officer Nightingale



McKelvie Staff in 5th and 6th Grade





Bulletin Boards

Have a terrific weekend and call or email if you have any questions!

Jen Asdot

8.23.19 Principal Notes

Dear McKelvie Families~

It's almost here!  The first day of school is Tuesday, August 27th!  All teachers will be on the playground for the first day of school, holding signs with their names on them so students can see where to line up.  There will be plenty of staff on hand to make sure kids get to the right place!  We do not have a Meet and Greet at McKelvie School as we cannot accommodate 700 cars and families at one time.  This is why we also have two Open Houses at McKelvie.  This week's notes are a bit lengthy but have a lot of important information about the first day of school.

Important Dates:
8/27/19 First Day of School
9/5/19 School Picture Day
9/11/19 Grade 5 Open House 6-8pm
9/12/19 Grade 6 Open House 6-8pm

AM Arrival Procedures:
All students who are driven to school should be dropped off at the front doors of the building's main entrance at the front of the school.  Students can be dropped off beginning at 8:20 and recess goes until 8:40 when the bell rings to enter the building.  Cars may not enter the bus drop off line and students cannot be dropped off at the playground.  Students who are driven to school walk to the playground from the main entrance.  Students who take the bus will be dropped off next to the playground along the concrete barriers.  I highly encourage all students to take the bus, even on the first day of school.  Students need to be in their homeroom classes by 8:50 or they will be marked tardy.  We give some leeway to this on the first week of school.

PM Dismissal Procedures:
Afternoon announcements begin at 3:15 followed by dismissing parent pick-up students.  All students whose last name begins with the letters A-J are picked up at the main entrance on Liberty Hill Road in front of the school. A-J students exit the cafeteria doors near the flagpole and parents need to pull all the way up to pick up their kids.  This keeps the line moving and helps to prevent the blocking of intersections.  All students whose last name begins with K-Z are picked up at the canopy entrance on County Rd.  Parents need to pull all the way up to prevent blocking intersections and to keep the lines moving.

Students who are parent pick-up, walkers, or bike riders need a note stating how they are getting home.  All students go home on the bus that do not have a note indicating they are going home a different way.  If your child is alway a parent pick-up, send in a note indicating the specific days and we will put their names on the permanent parent pick up list.  If your child is a permanent walker/bike rider, send that note in as well.

At approximately 3:17 we begin dismissing busses.  After ALL busses are dismissed and have left the parking lot, we dismiss walkers and bike riders at approximately 3:25.  Walkers and bike riders are dismissed last as there are far fewer cars and busses on the road.  I highly encourage all students take the bus home, even on the first day of school.  I anticipate students will get home a little late the first day.

Before School Program:
Students who have registered for the Before School Program can be dropped off as early as 7:30 at the main entrance on Liberty Hill Rd.  Parents do not need to walk students in and can just drop them off!  Click HERE to get the registration form for the Before School Program.

Infosnap:
If you have not already done Infosnap, please do so ASAP.  Your child will not be able to use computers in the building if Infosnap is not complete.

Older Notes but Still Important:

Kindness Quotes:
We still have a lot of kids that have not submitted a Kindness Quote to hang on the walls of McKelvie. Please click HERE to submit your quote. It only takes two minutes!

Supply Lists:
Click HERE to find your child's supply list. Supplies can come in with students on the first day of school or split up over the first few days.

Bus Routes:
Bus routes are online and can be found HERE. Scroll down to MCK Afternoon and MCK Morning Bus Routes for stop locations and pick-up times. I highly encourage all students to take the bus to and from school, as drop off and pick up lines are really long.

Have a terrific weekend and I can't wait to see your kids next week!  As always, call or email if you have any questions.

Jen Asdot
McKelvie Principal

8.16.19 Principal Notes

Dear McKelvie Families~

Only 11 days until the start of school! By now everyone should have received an email with a link to Infosnap, to update your child's registration. Once updated, you can get into Powerschool to see your child's homeroom teacher and schedule.

I am thrilled to announce that we have hired Gretchen Lordan as our new Grade 6 teacher, joining the Burke/Robinson Pod. Gretchen has over twenty years experience teaching at both the middle and intermediate levels, primarily in the area of science.

Kindness Quotes:
We still have a lot of kids that have not submitted a Kindness Quote to hang on the walls of McKelvie. Please click HERE to submit your quote. It only takes two minutes!

Supply Lists:
Click HERE to find your child's supply list. Supplies can come in with students on the first day of school or split up over the first few days.

Bus Routes:
Bus routes are now online and can be found HERE. Scroll down to MCK Afternoon and MCK Morning Bus Routes for stop locations and pick-up times. I highly encourage all students to take the bus to and from school, as drop off and pick up lines are really long.

Before School Program:
We offer a Before School Program at McKelvie School, whereby kids can be dropped off at 7:30am. The cost is $100 per student for the year. Click HERE to get the Before School Program registration form. Checks should be made out to the Bedford School District. Students can go to the Before School Program on the first day of school, so long as they are registered.

Enjoy the weekend and call or email if you have any questions.

Take care!

Jen

6.09.19 Principal Notes

Dear McKelvie Families~

I truly can't believe the 18/19 school year has come to an end! I hope you all have a wonderful summer. Report cards will be available on line tomorrow.  Please remember that tomorrow is a 2 hour early dismissal.  School ends at 1:15pm and there is no after school program.

Ice Cream Sandwich Give Away: 

We have 850 ice cream sandwiches that were donated to the school last week. We are giving one to every student tomorrow.  If your child has an allergy, there will be a popsicle alternative.

Chorus News:

New this year!! Chorus registrations are now open. To sign up for the 2019/20 McKelvie Chorus, please click here. Chorus meets every Thursday at 8:00am in the music room. We have 2 concerts every year; one in December and one in May.

The 2019/20 concert dates are Dec 13th and May 8th. 

Library News:
On Monday, June 1st the 9th and final "Search Slip" winner of the year was announced. Congratulations to 6th grader Wesley in Mrs. Allen's homeroom. His "Search Slip" was selected from all of the May entries. Click HERE to see Wesley and his prize.

Thank you to all of the McKelvie Summer Book Swap participants! There were numerous students that donated books to the swap and as a result were able to choose 1-2 books. These students are able to get a jump start on summer reading and added books to their summer reading stack! Thank you for all of your support with this 2nd annual event.

Click HERE to link to the McKelvie Library Google Sites portion focusing on summer reading. Information regarding reading opportunities, incentives, and leadership roles can be found via the link above. I would love to see rising 5th through 7th graders during the summer on July 1st, July 16th, and August 13th from 12:00-2:00 at the McKelvie Library. Please be sure to take a look. Remember summer reading is reading for FUN. Enjoy!

I wish you all a safe and happy summer filled with great reads! ~Mrs. Cote

BOX TOP News:
WE DID IT MCKELVIE STUDENTS AND STAFF!!! With everybody’s help we collected a total of 10,271 box tops which is the most our school has ever collected in one school year. I am so proud of everyone who helped meet our goal of 10,000 clipped box tops. With that being said, the box top program is changing. They are going DIGITAL. They will still accept the traditional clipped box tops up to its expiration date so keep clipping over the summer. HERE is a letter from the Box Tops 4 Education Program that helps to explain the new changes. I hope to have all of the details before we go back to school so more information to follow.

RAL Parent Volunteers Needed:
Dear Grade 6 Families, the Bedford PTG is looking for a few great volunteers to fill the following positions for the next school year at Lurgio Middle School: 2 Volunteer Coordinators and PTG Support Coordinator. The current folks who fill these positions will be moving on next year and we would love to have some incoming 7th grade parents join the ranks. If you are interested or would like more information on any of these opportunities, please email Sue Jennato or Amy Dion at BedfordNHPTG@gmail.com or Mandy Underwood at amandaund@gmail.com.

PTG News:
PTG THANK YOU…As we close out another school year, the Bedford PTG would like to extend our appreciation and thanks to all of our volunteers who selflessly give their time, talents and donations to support our events throughout the school year. It is due to our amazing volunteers that we can provide so many enriching programs to Bedford students.

BEDFORD PTG COLOR BLAST FUN RUN/WALK THANK YOU – Color Blast Fun Run was an amazing success and we want to extend a huge thank you to all of the participants as well as the many volunteers who made the event outstanding!

Shout out to Custodians Richard and Dan, Bedford Police & Fire/EMT, our National Anthem singer Julia McCahill, our Generous Sponsors and our Master of Ceremonies Mr. Fournier!

Photos will be posted soon on our FACEBOOK page.

HAVE A GREAT SUMMER AND STAY TUNED FOR SOME EXCITING PTG SPONSORED EVENTS/PROGRAMS COMING IN 2019/20!

Have a GREAT summer!

Jen Asdot

6.2.19 Principal Notes

Dear McKelvie Families~

Happy June!  I hope everyone has enjoyed their weekend and that no one lost power during this evening's storms! Though it's raining now, it looks like perfect weather for both Fifth Grade Field Day as well as the Grade 6 Chuckster's field trips. Please remember to put on bug spray and/or sunscreen at home. 

Reminder-The last day of school is Monday, June 10th.  There is a 1:15pm early dismissal and no After School Program.

Student Council News:
Yesterday a group of students from the McKelvie Student Council came to school bright and early to paint terrific sayings and pictures on the wall outside of the cafeteria. They did an amazing job! Click HERE, HERE, and HERE to see some pictures.  A special thanks to Kimberlee Reich, Mike Brown, and Carolyn Mail for organizing the event!

Kindness Club:
The Kindness Club was a group of amazing students who worked to spread kindness throughout our building and community this year. Our “grand finale” was accomplished with the help of staff during the workshop day. Kindness Club created kind notes which were placed on every locker in the building. Some of the other accomplishments this year were decorating the sidewalks prior to “Frozen, Jr.” and creating cards to be placed into homeless care packages. Would you like to see more of what the Kindness Club did this year? Follow them on Instagram at kindness_in_5th_and_6th.

Sprinkle kindness this summer!

Library News:
Please help your child(ren) return all McKelvie Library materials by tomorrow, June 3rd. I appreciate your help with this! Thank you in advance.

Grace Larochelle and Carla Ferreira from the Bedford Public Library visited the McKelvie Library to invite students to participate in "The Universe of Stories" Summer Reading Program on Friday! Ask your child about summer reading and leadership opportunities at the Bedford Public Library. Click HERE to see one of the Lunch and Learn sessions with Grace and Carla.

Additional summer reading opportunities will be hosted right here at the McKelvie Intermediate School Library this summer! These "Relax and Read" events will take place on:

Monday, July 1, 2019 from 12:00-2:00pm
Tuesday, July 16, 2019 from 12:00-2:00pm
Tuesday, August 13, 2019 from 12:00-2:00pm

The students (grades 4-6) are invited to pop in or stay, check out books, and participate in readers' advisory. If a 6th-grade student checks out books during the summer, there will be a box for McKelvie books at the Ross A. Lurgio Middle School Library when school re-opens for the next school year. The Bedford Public Library will be open as well, but I feel strongly that students should be able to access their school library space during the summer. Students can be dropped off at the center side entrance off of County Road. There will be sawhorses and signs marking the way to the library. Please walk your child in to relax and read!

Click HERE to the link from the McKelvie Library website dedicated to summer reading. At McKelvie, there is not a mandated summer reading list. However, we encourage all students to read what they want and are excited about!

Please consider helping to keep your McKelvie student's home library current by participating in our second annual Summer Reading Book Swap! This will encourage kiddos to keep reading over the summer! This swap will be held Wednesday, June 5th through Friday, June 7th. Students will be able to bring in 1-2 gently used, grade-level appropriate books to swap out for another 1-2 books. This will hopefully generate some additional excitement about reading over the summer months! "A Universe of Stories" is a common theme to those libraries involved in the Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP).
~Mrs. Cote

Destination Imagination - Bedford DI in Top 10!!
Last week four teams from Bedford DI traveled to Kansas City as part of Team New Hampshire for the Global Finals tournament. All 4 teams brought a stellar presentation finishing in the Top 40. However, a shout out to The Mindblowers from McKelvie Intermeidate School who placed 8th out of 65 teams from 17 countries, and made it into the Top 10 Champions of the World. This is a tremendous achievement for both Bedford and New Hampshire DI. Bedford DI are so proud of all of our teams who brought solutions to both Regionals and State tournaments. We would like to thank all of our volunteer adults who acted as Team Managers for these kids this season, as without them, these teams would not exist. To all our students, thank you for a wonderful season of collaboration and creative problem solving.

Bedford DI would like to thank all of you who donated and helped with fundraising efforts. Also, please note that the Ecosmith Shoe Drive finished, but you can continue to drop shoes, clothing, all fabrics, and stuffed animals in our Ecosmith bins year round in the school parking lots!!!!

PTG News:
BHS GRADUATION SEAT RAFFLE - The PTG is raffling off 2 sets of FOUR seats for the June 8th Graduation Ceremony in a prime picture taking spot. Winners will also receive one reserved parking spot that day. $20/Entry or 6 Entries for $100. Click HERE for entry form and details. Entries, with cash or check payable to “Bedford PTG”, are due to BHS school office by JUNE 3rd. Winners will be drawn & announced on June 5th.

BHS PARKING SPACE RAFFLE The PTG is raffling off TWO prime guaranteed parking spaces in the top lot for the 2019-2020 school year. You must have a valid license and a vehicle sometime during the 2019-2020 school year to be eligible to WIN! $10 Donation Per Entry. Click HERE for entry form and details. Entries, with cash or check payable to “Bedford PTG”, are due to BHS school office by June 3rd. Winners will be notified before the end of the year.

Have a terrific week!

Jen

5.27.19 Principal Notes

Dear McKelvie Families~

I hope everyone enjoyed the beautiful weather this weekend! The month of May was packed with activities at McKelvie School. Last weekend the McKelvie Maskers put on an outstanding performance of Frozen Jr. The cast, production crew, and parents worked incredibly hard to put on such a fantastic show. Special thanks goes to Nate Sawyer and Becky Coughlin for the countless hours spent on this year's production!

This past Thursday, our school had a Memorial Day Assembly. I could not be more proud of how respectful our students were during the assembly that included performances by the band and chorus, poetry readings by various students, a presentation by our very own Mr. Robinson, and taps played by students. The kids were incredible at the assembly from start to finish.

Upcoming Events:
May 30th at 9:30 Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast in MIS cafeteria
June 10th-Last day of school 1:15pm dismissal No After School Program

Library News:
A "Lunch and Learn" session will be held on Friday, May 31, 2019, for all interested 5th & 6th-grade students. Grace Larochelle, Head of Children's Services at the Bedford Public Library, will be here to discuss the summer reading program, as well as the opportunity to become a Jr. Librarian. She will be conducting 4 sessions during lunch times. A nut safe table will be established for these sessions. Interested students will be allowed to carry their lunch from the cafeteria or bring their lunch to the library to listen and learn! Please encourage your child(ren) to come and hear about the program.

Additional summer reading opportunities will be hosted right here at the McKelvie Library this summer! These "Relax and Read" events will take place on:

Monday, July 1, 2019 from 12:00-2:00pm
Tuesday, July 16, 2019 from 12:00-2:00pm
Tuesday, August 13, 2019 from 12:00-2:00pm

The students (grades 4-6) are invited to pop in or stay, check out books, and participate in readers' advisory. If a 6th-grade student checks out books during the summer, there will be a box for McKelvie books at the Ross A. Lurgio Middle School Library when school re-opens for the next school year. The Bedford Public Library will be open as well, but I feel strongly that students should be able to access their school library space during the summer. Students can be dropped off at the center side entrance off of County Road. There will be sawhorses and signs marking the way to the library. Please walk your child in to relax and read!

Please consider helping to keep your McKelvie student's home library current by participating in our second annual Summer Reading Book Swap! This will encourage kiddos to keep reading over the summer! This swap will be held Wednesday, June 5th, through Friday, June 7th. Students will be able to bring in 1-2 gently used, grade-level appropriate books to swap out for another 1-2 books. This will hopefully generate some additional excitement about reading over the summer months! "A Universe of Stories" is a common theme to those libraries involved in the Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP).

Please help your child remember that all library books are due back by June 3rd.

Additionally, this information will be posted on the McKelvie Library Blog as well as the McKelvie Homepage.

I hope you all had a great weekend! 

~Mrs. Cote

Congratulations:
Jessamine Hui is a 6th grader at McKelvie and her FIRST LEGO League (FLL), Blue Box, was recently selected as one of the 20 semi-finalists to compete for the FLL Global Innovation Award (GIA). More information on this can be found at https://www.firstinspires.org/robotics/fll/global-innovation. Jessa is the only Bedford student on the team. The team will be holding a fundraiser to raise money to attend and participate in the GIA next month. Click HERE if you'd like to help support Jessa's team by attending the fundraiser.

PTG News:
On behalf of the PTG, we’d like to wish all families an enjoyable Memorial Day Weekend!

BEDFORD PTG COLOR BLAST FUN RUN/WALK SUNDAY JUNE 2nd 9:30AM – Rainbows your thing but running isn’t? Come help out at PTG’s Color Blast Fun Run on Sunday June 2nd …all the color without the running. We need LOTS of volunteers to make this a successful event. Please consider spending the morning with us! Please click HERE to see how you can help. You can help in the morning and still run with your family!

Still planning on running . . . . REGISTER NOW …Online Registration closes NEXT WEEK on Wednesday, May 29th

Visit our Color Blast Fun Run/Walk website for more details.

BHS GRADUATION SEAT RAFFLE - The PTG is raffling off 2 sets of FOUR seats for the June 8th Graduation Ceremony in a prime picture taking spot. Winners will also receive one reserved parking spot that day. $20/Entry or 6 Entries for $100. Click HERE for entry form and details. Entries, with cash or check payable to “Bedford PTG”, are due to BHS school office by JUNE 3rd. Winners will be drawn & announced on June 5th.

BHS PARKING SPACE RAFFLE The PTG is raffling off TWO prime guaranteed parking spaces in the top lot for the 2019-2020 school year. You must have a valid license and a vehicle sometime during the 2019-2020 school year to be eligible to WIN! $10 Donation Per Entry. Click HERE for entry form and details. Entries, with cash or check payable to “Bedford PTG”, are due to BHS school office by June 3rd. Winners will be notified before the end of the year. 

Have a terrific week!

Jen Asdot

5.18.19 Principal Notes

Dear McKelvie Families~

What an amazing few weeks we've had here at McKelvie! The music department put on their spring concert last Friday. Thank you to Becky Coughlin and Christa Wickham for all of their efforts in making our music program so great! The kids sounded wonderful and I am so proud of how hard they have worked all year! Click HERE to see a picture of the chorus.

Yesterday we had Grandparents' Day at McKelvie School. Over 400 grandparents came for breakfast, a tour of the building, and performances by the jazz band, select chorus, and drama club. A HUGE thank you to Alyssa O’Neil & Laurie Wallace, McKelvie's Grandparents Day Coordinators, as well as Cyndi Parker our Food Services Manager and David Orleans our Custodian. Thank you, also, to the families who volunteered to work at Grandparent's Day and/or donated items. Grandparents' Day was a hit and it is because of the terrific community that supported the event.

Upcoming Events:
May 21st at 3:30 Afternoon Movie
May 22nd at 6:00 Lurgio Parent Information Night for Incoming 7th Grade Parents at Lurgio School
May 24th-27th No School-Workshop/Memorial Day

May 30th at 9:30 Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast in MIS cafeteria

Volunteer Appreciation:
The McKelvie Staff would like to thank the many volunteers we have had over the course of this school year. To show our appreciation, we would like you to join us for a Volunteer Breakfast on Thursday, May 30th, at 9:30am. If you have been a volunteer this school year and would like to attend, please click HERE to sign up so we can get a head count. Thank you again for all you do!

Parents of 6th Grade Students:
Welcome to Lurgio! In a few short months your child will be entering 7th grade, and we would like to invite you to an informational evening to introduce you to the Lurgio Middle School. We will be hosting parents at Lurgio on Wednesday, May 22nd at 6:00PM. The evening will begin in our dining hall with staff introductions, a brief presentation about the transition to middle school, and time to take any questions you might have about student life at Lurgio. After the presentation, we will be offering student-led tours of the school so that you can get the lay of the land that your child will be entering next August. We hope that you are able to join us on May 22nd. I look forward to seeing you there.
Sincerely,
Ed Joyce

Box Top Contest:
BOX TOPS WANTED!!! This year McKelvie staff and students have collected a total of 8,704 box tops totaling $870.40 toward the school’s goal of $1,000. With the last homeroom competition coming to an end on May 23rd, please check your pantries for the hiding box tops. They expire so getting them into the homeroom teacher would be spectacular! We only need 1,296 more to make our GOAL. With 29 classrooms, that is only 45 box tops per classroom. I KNOW WE CAN DO IT!!!! LET'S GO MCKELVIE!

Library News:
It was wonderful to see the many Grandparents/Special Friends visiting our school Friday! The library was a busy place as these important people came to see our space and how it is different from the school libraries they attended! Many of the special individuals who visited the McKelvie Library completed a small "classwork" assignment. On a Post-it Note, they wrote their grandchild's name, their name, and a special book they recall reading during 5th or 6th grade. These notes are on display at the library! Click HERE to see an image.

A "Lunch and Learn" session will be held on Friday, May 31, 2019, for all interested 5th & 6th grade students. Grace Larochellle, Head of Children's Services at the Bedford Public Library, will be here to discuss the summer reading program as well as the opportunity to become a Jr. Librarian. She will be conducting 4 sessions during lunch times. A nut safe table will be established for these sessions. Interested students will be allowed to carry their lunch from the cafeteria or bring their lunch to the library to listen and learn!

Have a great weekend and enjoy the warmer temperatures! ~ Mrs. Cote

MIS Kitchen News:
The breakfast program will be featuring a brand NEW item for the next 2 weeks: a frozen fresh fruit and yogurt bark. A delicious and nutritious take on a frozen Popsicle or ice cream, this new breakfast item has a lot of essential nutrients to offer our students' minds and bodies. The bark is filled with protein packed vanilla Greek yogurt, hydrating and fiber-filled berries, and is topped with whole grain crunchy granola. In addition to breakfast combo meals, the kitchen will be offering a homemade apricot oat breakfast bar. This lovely, healthy treat will keep you feeling full and satisfied with lots of long lasting energy from whole grain complex carbohydrates. The beautifully orange colored apricot contains powerful antioxidants, beta carotene, and vitamin C. It is naturally a great source of fiber. An amazing effect of fiber is that it helps the body have a slow, constant release of energy throughout the school day. Start the day off with a bang and don't miss out on these healthy, wholesome NEW breakfast items.

The hot lunch program is featuring an exciting homemade mac ‘n cheese bowl on Wednesday the 22nd. Fill your bowl with comforting and delicious mac ‘n cheese, choose from protein options that include crispy diced ham, seasoned chicken strips, shredded pulled pork or roasted chickpeas. Top with an assortment of vegetables that include sweet green peas, diced tomatoes, steamed broccoli, roasted red peppers and sliced jalapenos. Lunch also includes fruit choices and milk. Come and build your bowl any way you like it!

Student Council Movie Night:

Student Council is excited to offer a viewing of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Tuesday, May 21st. The movie will begin after school and is scheduled to end by 5:45 pm. Students will be picked up at their usual parent pick-up place: last names A-J at the front office, K-Z at the canopy. Attendance is $2.00 and snacks can be purchased for $1.00. Students must give a printed and signed permission slip (also found on the McKelvie website) to homeroom teachers by May 21st in order to participate.

PTG News:
BEDFORD PTG COLOR BLAST FUN RUN/WALK SUNDAY JUNE 2nd 9:30AM – This colorful run will be here SOON!! Don’t miss your chance to get in fun while supporting our Schools!! REGISTER NOW …Online Registration closes Wednesday, May 29th
CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS: Not participating in the Fun/Run but still want to be involved? We can’t make this event happen without the support of awesome volunteers. Click HERE to see how you can help.  Visit our Color Blast Fun Run/Walk website for more details.

COFFEE AND CONVERSATION WITH SUPERINTENDENT: Hosted by the PTG, Superintendent Mike Fournier invites you to “Coffee and Conversation” on Tuesday, May 21st, 9:30am at Bedford Town Library (McAllister Meeting Room)…PLEASE RSVP, there is still plenty of space left!
This will be a small, informal, conversation based gathering to discuss Bedford School District happenings. Please click HERE to RSVP if you wish to attend.

BHS GRADUATION SEAT RAFFLE - The PTG is raffling off 2 sets of FOUR seats for the June 8th Graduation Ceremony in a prime picture taking spot. Winners will also receive one reserved parking spot that day. $20/Entry or 6 Entries for $100. Click HERE for entry form and details. Entries, with cash or check payable to “Bedford PTG”, are due to BHS school office by JUNE 3rd. Winners will be drawn & announced on June 5th.

BHS PARKING SPACE RAFFLE The PTG is raffling off TWO prime guaranteed parking spaces in the top lot for the 2019-2020 school year. You must have a valid license and a vehicle sometime during the 2019-2020 school year to be eligible to WIN! $10 Donation Per Entry. Click HERE for entry form and details. Entries, with cash or check payable to “Bedford PTG”, are due to BHS school office by June 3rd. Winners will be notified before the end of the year.

Enjoy the rest of the weekend!
Jen Asdot