Friday, May 31, 2019

Lurgio News for May 31, 2019


LURGIO NEWS
May 31, 2019
 
Dear Lurgio Families,

Today we celebrated another fantastic Stand By Me event with our seventh grade students and families. I want to extend a heartfelt thank you to our Stand By Me Volunteers and especially to our co-chairs, Shana Potvin and Beth Fitzgerald.

Since its inception thirty years ago, Guidance Counselor Al Fredette has been a mainstay of Stand By Me. Today was particularly bittersweet as Mr. Fredette will be retiring at the end of this school year. He will be missed in our counselling office and at Stand By Me. Always a stalwart champion of students, I wish Mr. Fredette the happy, long, and healthy retirement that he has earned!

Have a great weekend,

Ed Joyce

Important Dates

May 31 (Fri)
8th Grade Dance (6PM-9PM)
June 2 (Sun)
PTG Color Blast Run (9:30AM)
June 3 (Mon)
7th Grade Gunstock Trip
June 6 (Thurs)
8th Grade Canobie Lake Trip
June 7 (Fri)
8th Grade Feast
June 10 (Mon)
Move-up Day - Last Day for Students - 1:15 Dismissal
 
New News
High School Choice
For all current eighth grade students who are going into ninth grade next year, we need to collect accurate information about which high school you will be attending so that we can efficiently disseminate student records to the correct schools. Please click here for more information.

Lost and Found

All students are reminded to check the Lost and Found for missing items before school is out for the summer. Unclaimed items will be donated to charity.

Nurse’s End of the Year Message

Just a reminder that the last day to pick up your son/daughter's medication/inhalers/epi pens in the nursing office will be on June 10th, 2019 by 1:00 pm. After this date, all medication will be discarded. You can also pick up forms for the following school year during this time.. If you have any questions, please call the Health Office at 310-9100 x 4415, Thank You!  Have a great summer! -Evelyn Chessie

Lurgio Fall Athletics

Information about fall sports for current 7th graders can be found here. Another letter will be sent out this summer with details about registration.

8th Grade Feast

The 8th Grade Feast will happen next Friday and we are still looking for a volunteers. If you are willing to help out, you can click here to sign.

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 Top 40. However, a shout out to The Mindblowers from McKelvie Intermediate School who placed 8th out of 65 teams from 17 countries, and made it onto 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 finishes up today, but you can continue to drop shoes, clothing, all fabrics, and stuffed animals in our Ecosmith bins year round in the school parking lots!!!!

Reminders
BHS Fall Sports Information
Parents of 8th grade students received a letter regarding Bedford High School fall sports participation. Please click through the links to get the most up to date information about requirements and the registration process. If you have any questions please contact Jil Romano at BHS: romanoj@sau25.net.

Guidance Corner

We have been busy this year, building and nurturing social and emotional learning for our students at Lurgio. This week we are providing you a link to the 20 External Assets and we hope you will explore these strategies with your family during the upcoming summer months.

Lurgio Yearbooks are coming!

The 2018-2019 Lurgio yearbooks are on their way!! Yearbooks will be distributed to students the week of June 3rd. There are a LIMITED number of yearbooks available for sale. These yearbooks can be purchased for $30 (checks payable to Lurgio Middle School or cash). Orders will be taken on a first come, first serve basis. Please see Mrs. Dennis or Mrs. Manley in the Tech Corner in the back of the Media Center to place your order.
           
Weekly Features
Tech Corner
Information about the BSD 1:1 Chromebook program has started to be distributed. Purchase information for incoming 7th graders and students wanting to purchase new chromebooks can be found here. Information about insurance renewals 7th and 8th grade students will be sent out soon. WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND INSURANCE IS RENEWED YEARLY. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Donna Dennis (dennisd@sau25.net).

As always, please remind your son/daughter to bring their chromebook fully charged to school EVERY DAY!

Athletics This Week

Weekly Schedule

As always, the weekly schedule is available on our athletics website.

Bedford PTG

Bedford PTG Color Blast Fun Run/Walk Sunday June 2 - 9:30AM

We still need lots of volunteers to make the Color Blast Fun Run a success. Please consider adding some color to your Sunday by joining us for a few hours. Please click HERE to see how you can help.

Online registration is now closed, but you can still REGISTER DAY OF THE EVENT!
Same day registration will be open on Sunday from 8-9:15am and the cost is $35/adults and $10/age 10 & under. 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.