Lurgio News for December 8, 2017

LURGIO NEWS December 8, 2017

 

Dear Students and Parents,

‘Tis the season for some great fun at Lurgio. The student excitement for the dance is palpable as they look forward to getting together tonight at 6PM. The fun continues next Thursday as our band and chorus perform their Winter Concert in the theater at 7PM.  

Enjoy,

Ed Joyce

Principal

Important Dates

Dec. 8 (Fri)	All School Dance - 6:00PM-9:00PM
Dec. 14 (Thur)	Winter Concert - BHS Theater - 7:00PM
Dec. 25 - Jan. 1	No School - Holiday Break

 

 

Cub of the Week

Each week, teachers nominate students for the Cub of the Week Award. Nominated students are those who have shown exceptional kindness, tolerance, and respect during the week. Each Friday, the Lurgio administration and guidance staff will review all nominees and will select the the “Cub of the Week.”

This week’s Cub is Ben Guertin from Pod 8N. Ben is our cub of the week because he went out of his way to support a fellow classmate. When praised for his kindness and empathy, Ben humbly replied, “That is what everyone should do.”  Congratulations Ben.  Thanks for making Lurgio a great place to be.

Weekly Features

 

Guidance Corner

We are so thankful to have had over 150 people come out to support the “I’ve Got Your Back” (IGYB) movement initiated by our eighth grade student, Hannah Guillemette. On Wednesday December 6, 2017 from 6-8pm we presented the film “Screenagers: Growing Up in the Digital Age” in the Lurgio Dining Hall. We promised to share some additional resources in today’s edition of the Lurgio News. As always, please contact us with any questions.

Common Sense Media: provides resources (articles and videos) on a variety of digital citizenship topics: screen time, cyberbullying, internet addiction, internet safety, book/movie reviews, video game reviews, and more!

https://www.commonsensemedia.org/  

Cyberwise: provides resources on online games, media literacy, fake news, ethical thinking, media psychology and more...

http://www.cyberwise.org/parents  

Netsmartz: provides resources on social networking, cyber-bullying etc...     

http://www.netsmartz.org/Parents  

Parental Controls that work with all devices

• Family Zone
  https://www.familyzone.com/us/how-it-works
• Kids Lox: helps to set limits on screen time and provides content blocking software
  https://kidslox.com/

Book Buzz

Today at Books for Breakfast Cafe we caught the movie buzz. We showed trailers of amazing books made into amazing movies. This was kicked off with the R. J. Palacio book WONDER that has been made into a movie you can see this weekend!

Here are the youtube trailer links:

Wonder by R. J. Palacio
Holes by Louis Sacher
Coraline by Neil Gaiman
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
City of Ember by Jean DuPrau

PTG Corner

Gift Card Fundraiser Thank You

The Bedford PTG would like to thank all those who supported our gift card fundraiser. The second and final round of orders will be delivered next week.

AmazonSmile!

Did you know that every time you buy on Amazon, you can support the Bedford PTG?  Simply visit AmazonSmile and select “Bedford NH PTG” as the organization that you’d like to support. Now, every time you shop at smile.amazon.com, Amazon will donate a percentage to the Bedford PTG.

Reminders

 

National History Bee

Lurgio Middle School is again offering students in grades 7 and 8 an opportunity to participate in the National History Bee. The National History Bee is an exciting academic competition designed to motivate and reward students for studying history! If you are a student who loves history and enjoys academic competition, here is your opportunity to combine the two! Click here to access more information.

Lurgio Tech Corner Update

Over the past few weeks, we have noticed an increase in the number of students who are not being prepared with their chromebooks. Many are forgetting to charge their chromebooks or forgetting their chromebooks at home.

We would love your help! Please help your kids come up with a system/plan to charge their chromebooks every night and to bring them to school every day.

Yearbook Cover Contest - Deadline Extended

Once again this year we will be holding a cover contest for the front and back cover of the yearbook - if chosen, you win a FREE yearbook! Cover entries are due no later than Monday, December 11. For more information visit the Yearbook Website - any questions, see Mrs. Dennis in the Tech Corner.

Powerschool Portal Update

Improvements have been made to the PowerSchool Parent Portal. The student score sheets are now easier to read as it is no longer necessary to click the “blue triangle” to see your child’s assignment scores. Adding to the convenience of the page, each of the columns are sortable.

Two other features to note in Powerschool are the report card and missing assignments report. The report card is an up to the minute accurate report of your child’s progress in their classes. The missing assignments report is a quick way to make sure that your child has completed their assignments.