Dear Lurgio Families,
Wednesday’s Winter Concert was absolutely wonderful. Almost 200 musicians delivered a blockbuster performance to a packed theater. I am so proud of how talented, passionate, and committed our students and directors are to their music. Congratulations to all.
Throughout the week before Holiday Break, Lurgio will be putting together food baskets for local families in need. Each advisory group has been asked to bring in grocery items and a small donation. Please see the first New News item below for details. This charitable project is a tradition here at Lurgio and I am always so proud to see our school community come together to help neighbors in need.
Sincerely,
Ed Joyce
Important Dates
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 reviews all nominees and selects the “Cub of the Week.”
This week’s Cub of the Week is Connor Felthun. Connor is a helpful, kind member of our RPG club. He is always the first to volunteer to help out new members to the club, either to create their character pages or to explain the rules and play options. He is even willing to give up his play time to help a fellow club member.
Thank you, Connor, for making Lurgio a great place!
Holiday Basket Food Collection
Lurgio is once again collecting food items to create holiday food baskets for families in the community. Each advisory has been given a designated food item (LIST). We are also asking that each student brings in $2-3 to help defray the costs of additional food items like turkeys, ham, milk, etc. All money and food items need to be brought in by Wednesday December 18th. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Dr. Fairhurst (fairhurstr@sau25.net).
Holiday Candy Gram
Next week during lunch, students will be able to purchase Holiday Candy Grams ($1 each) to send to their friends and teachers. There will also be raffle tickets ($1 each) for donated prizes. Our 7th Grade Stand By Me Student Committee has organized this event with proceeds going towards their May field trip.
Festive Holiday Sweater Day
Next Thursday, 12/19, will be Lurgio's first "Festive Holiday Sweater Day" for both staff and students. There will be announcements to remind everyone, but please make sure to let your students know. Have fun and can't wait to see everyone's festive holiday wear.
The Lurgio Players
The Lurgio Players are pleased to announce that this year’s musical will be Legally Blonde Jr. There will be a meeting in the Chorus Room on Tuesday, December 17, from 3:15 - 4:30 p.m., for all those interested in auditioning for the show and for those interested in applying for the position of stage manager. Backstage crew, lighting, and sound sign-ups will take place after Winter Break. Auditions will take place on January 2 and 3 (all those auditioning are required to attend both days) and callbacks will take place on Monday, January 6. Rehearsals will begin on Wednesday, January 8. Details and expectations regarding the rehearsal and performance schedule will be given out to those auditioning at the meeting on December 17. Please contact Laurel Devino, devinol@bedfordnhk12.net, if you have any questions.
Best Buddies Starting At Lurgio
“Best Buddies International is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to establishing a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.” For more information about this international program, please visit www.bestbuddiesonline.org.
This parent letter explains the Best Buddies organization in further detail. Please reach out to Amanda LaRocca (laroccaa@sau25.net) with any questions you may have regarding participation.
Stand By Me
Athletics Corner
Weekly Schedule
As always, the weekly schedule is available on our athletics website.
Tech Corner Updates
It’s a busy time of year for everyone. Please help your child remember to bring their chromebook to school every day and to charge their chromebook every night. Here in the Tech Corner, we are starting our Bring It! Charge It! Campaign to help students remember. If you would like one of our posters for home, click here to download and print!
RAL Kitchen News:
The breakfast program will be featuring a delicious and nutritious Strawberry Banana Smoothie. It’s filled with strawberries, bananas and vanilla Greek yogurt. This fresh and naturally sweet combination of fruit and yogurt is a perfect way to give the brain and body a beneficial boost of energy. Additionally, this smoothie provides a healthy dose of carbohydrates, protein, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, all essential nutrients for the body. In addition to breakfast combo meals, the kitchen will be offering a homemade cinnamon roll muffin. 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.
The hot lunch program has 2 exceptionally tasty and healthy meals. Monday, December 16th we will be serving local grass fed organic burgers from Brookford Farms in Canterbury. Why should our students be eating grass fed beef? There are a number of nutritional benefits when comparing conventional grain fed beef and grass fed beef, the major one being the fat profile. Grass fed beef is a great source of beneficial brain boosting omega 3 fatty acids. On Thursday, 12/19 we're serving grilled cheese with homemade tomato soup. A perfect warm and comforting meal on these cold December days.
Book Buzz
It was a lucky day this Friday the 13th at Books for Breakfast Cafe with our Holiday Book Swap. Readers know what they like as there was very little swapping. Lots of happy readers during the holiday break.
PTG Corner
Principal Winter Reading Night
Dress in your PJ’s, bring a blanket and come listen to the Bedford principals read you a story! This fun-filled family event will be held on Thursday, January 23rd at McKelvie in the Cafeteria. Choose between two session times, 4:30 p.m. or 6:30 p.m. Details on how to register for the event coming soon.
Mindfulness and Stress Management Seminar
Tuesday, January 14th, 7:00 p.m. at McKelvie, for parents of children in Grades K-6. Come learn about the benefits of Mindfulness including increased focus for learning and stress management for life. Terri Hamilton, a Mindfulness & Stress Management Coach and former teacher and Guidance Counselor, will be sharing her expertise.
Click HERE for more information.
PTG Informational Video
Curious to know more about the PTG? Ever wonder where the "G" in PTG came from? Where do your donations go? How do fundraisers work? How to get involved? And more...watch this short PTG INFORMATIONAL VIDEO for the answers to all of your PTG questions.
Hannaford Helps - Reusable Bag Program
During the month of December, PTG will receive a $1.00 donation for every Hannaford Community Bag sold at the Jenkins Road location.
Amazon Smile!
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. Thank you for your support.
