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LURGIO NEWS
May 22, 2015
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Important Dates
May 21 (Thursday)
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- BHS Parent Information Night (6 p.m.)
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May 22 (Friday)
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- No School for Students (Teacher Workshop)
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May 25 (Monday)
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- No School (Memorial Day)
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May 28 (Thursday)
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- PTG Year in Review with the Principals (9:30AM)
- Spring Concert
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June 4 (Thursday)
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- 8th Grade Awards Night (5PM)
- 7th Grade Cardigan Information Night (7PM)
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June 5 (Friday)
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- 8th Grade Dance
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June 15 (Monday)
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-8th Grade Canobie Lake Park Trip
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June 16 (Tuesday)
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-8th Grade Feast and Yearbook Signing
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June 17 (Wednesday)
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-Last Day of School
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8th Grade End of Year Events
Attention 8th graders: As the end of your time at Lurgio approaches, you have many exciting events and activities in your near future. The fun kicks off with the eighth grade dance on Friday, June 5th. Admission to this 8th grade only dance is free, and it has its own unique theme. On Monday, June 15, the 8th grade goes to Canobie Lake Park, and because your teachers love rides and carnival games as much as they love you this will be an extended day. You will all stay until the park closes at 4PM and buses will be back to Lurgio between 4:30 and 5:00PM. On Tuesday, June 16th, the student council sponsors the 8th grade feast. On this day, the entire 8th grade enjoys a feast and then sign each other’s yearbooks. Enjoy!
PTG Corner:
YEAR IN REVIEW WITH THE PRINCIPALS [EVENT]
When: Thursday, May 28, 2015, 9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
Where: Town Meeting Room at the BCTV Studios, 10 Meetinghouse Road
Enjoy refreshments and spend your morning with the Principals from all six
Bedford Schools! Following a brief presentation with highlights from the school
year, there will be time reserved for questions, answers, and discussion. This is
also a great opportunity to learn about current PTG openings within the district
and at each individual school. Come see how you can get involved in 2015-2016!
Do you have a question for the principals? Please submit all questions directly to Missy Joyce at morgimoo@comcast.net or Adrienne Allen at adrienneallen10@gmail.com. We will present them along with any others voiced at the meeting. Young children are most welcome, and we look forward to thanking you in person for all of your support this past year!
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PTG - END OF THE YEAR VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
The Bedford PTG has been asked to assist in helping with end of the year festivities at RAL including 8th Grade Awards Night and the 8th Grade Feast. If you are interested in lending a hand, please email Sally Thomas at: lurgiosally@gmail.com, and she will include you on our email distribution that will include dates, times and specific ways you can help. Hoping you are all enjoying the end of the school year. Can't believe it is coming to a close! Happy Memorial Day Weekend to all!
Lynne Natale and Sally Thomas, Ross A. Lurgio Middle School Volunteer Team Leaders
BSD Food Service - End of Year Message
The Bedford School’s Food Service Program is a firm believer that a hungry child will struggle to learn, so we take great pride in serving nutritious meals each and every day! Therefore, it is very important and necessary for all student lunch accounts to be PAID-IN-FULL with no outstanding balances by the last day of school. Also, remember that your student’s account balance will carry over each year, even if they are moving up to a new school. If they have a positive balance at the end of the year it will be there for them to start again on August 27th, leaving one less thing for you to think about during those first few days of the new academic year!
Enjoy a great summer vacation!
From your Food Service Staff
Lurgio Dress Code
We have completed the dress code revision process. With significant input from students, parents, and staff members, we hope that the few small changes we have incorporated will provide students the opportunity to dress comfortably while maintaining an appropriate level of modesty and decorum for the learning environment. Please click here to review the new dress code. All changes are effective immediately.
Please Return Sports Uniforms!
Attention all Fall and Winter athletes: please return your uniforms if you have not done so already! Please return your uniforms to your coach, or to Mr. Demers in the Main Office.
BHS Fall Sports Information
For all current 8th graders: BHS Fall Sports Sign-Ups will take place on Wednesday, June 3. For more information, please follow this link.
Lion’s Den:
Summer School Registration at BHS
Students who requested to take In Writing at BHS during summer 2015 are now able to register for summer school and pay online. Please visit the Summer School tab on the BHS homepage to complete registration. Note that this process needs to be completed even if students requested this option in Power School in February. BASE Camp (freshmen orientation) registration is also open and can be found on the same page. Click here to watch a short video about BASE Camp / Orientation, which will run from August 3-7, 2015.
Johns Hopkins CTY High Honors
If your child took a test through CTY this year and qualified for high honors, please e-mail Mrs. Rockwell ASAP (if you have not done so already) at rockwella@bedfordnhk12.net so she can verify she received your child’s scores. If you are unsure if your child qualified for high honors, please review the Awards Ceremony Eligibility Chart for score cutoffs.
Lyme's Disease
The warm weather let's us spend more time outside. As a result, it is important to remember to be cautious about ticks and the possibility of Lyme's Disease. This link from the Center for Disease Control has some helpful information for parents.
DI Off to Global Finals
8th Graders Aish Deva, Amanda Poza, Emma Jacobs, Niamh Russell, Natalie Anderson and Sasha Hordiychuk are off to Knoxville, TN next week to represent New Hampshire in the Destination Imagination Global Finals. This week they received the news that they have been assigned a Buddy Team from China! We have no doubt but they will enjoy this wonderful opportunity and we wish them well.
CBY@RAL Summer Leadership Retreats
Is your student part of CBY@RAL or CBY@BHS? There is a great opportunity taking place this summer. Youth members of the Coalition for Bedford Youth have the chance to attend two leadership retreats this coming summer. CBY is a group of 8th-12th graders that work together to promote healthy assets (as seen on our website- click HERE) through various activities. In many situations our older more experienced members will guide and teach the younger members leadership skills and knowledge of the organization. However, all of the students can benefit from more formal leadership training not only to find and develop their personal inner leaders, but to build leadership continuity and encourage a collaborative environment bringing new leaders along. Training will also enhance the group dynamic through understanding the underpinnings of good leadership and building personal toolboxes that lead to teamwork with multiple leader styles. We are hoping these programs will help all our CBYers develop their inner leader, because all students lead differently within their peer group and community. These two leadership opportunities are open to ALL CBYers... CBY@RAL and CBY@BHS... 8th-12th grade (including CURRENT 7th graders)!
ADVENTURELORE: Friday, June 26, 2015 9 am – 3 pm
DRIFTWOOD: Friday August 14 – Sunday August 16, 2015
Please contact CBY (by e-mail info@cbynh.org) for more information regarding the two leadership opportunities.
Superintendent Feedback Survey Results
From Superintendent McGee:
You may recall that I recently asked you to complete a survey on my performance this year. The purpose of the survey was to gather feedback to improve. Here are the results. Thank you to the respondents (107 employees, 321 parents, 4 students, and 14 community members). One competency where I was rated relatively high was "listens, analyzes and responds to issues related to the needs of the community (including students, teachers, parents and residents)." One competency that was relatively low was “recognizes diversity and promotes acceptance and tolerance within the school district community.” I appreciate all the feedback and will work, in particular, on doing a better job recognizing diversity and promoting acceptance and tolerance.
BHS Parent Information Night
An 8th grade Parent Information Night is scheduled on May 21 at 6:00pm in the theater. During this session our BHS Leadership Team will talk about the "Nuts and Bolts" of high school from the schedule to competencies to extra curricular involvement.
Summer School Registration at BHS
Students who requested to take In Writing at BHS during summer 2015 are now able to register for summer school and pay online. Please visit the Summer School tab on the BHS homepage to complete registration. Note that this process needs to be completed even if students requested this option in Power School in February. BASE Camp (freshmen orientation) registration is also open and can be found on the same page or by clicking here. For instructions on using the online payment system please visit: http://linkyy.com/SendMoneyToSchoolInstructions
McKelvie Intermediate School Staff Basketball Game - Tues., May 19
Come cheer on your former teachers as they raise money for Easter Seals' ES Riders, a program that provides Segways and scooters to individuals with limited mobility. Learn more here, on our fundraising page. Once again, the 5th grade staff will be taking on the 6th grade staff - it promises to be an exciting night! This year we are playing in the Bedford High School gymnasium. You can buy your tickets at the door, $5 per person or $20 for a family. Doors open at 5:30, game starts at 6:30. We hope to see you there!
Guidance Corner
Youth Counselor, Donna LaRue posts a weekly, helpful parenting newsletter article, as well as other relevant material on her website. The featured Asset Article this week is Self-Esteem
Laura Urie is the Lurgio Behavioral Counselor. Click here to access her webpage where you'll find information, strategies, and current research on parenting and working with adolescents.
Staff/Teacher Appreciation Week at RAL
As many of you already know, this week was Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week at RAL. The Bedford PTG worked very hard to make this week a success and they would like to send a thank you to all parents and volunteers who donated their time and efforts to make it a wonderful week for our staff. A very special thank you to Ann Lagasse, owner of TCBY, for donating 110 yogurt cups to Ross A. Lurgio Middle School.
PTG Corner:
YEAR IN REVIEW WITH THE PRINCIPALS
When: Thursday, May 28, 2015, 9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
Where: Town Meeting Room at the BCTV Studios, 10 Meetinghouse Road
Enjoy refreshments and spend your morning with the Principals from all six
Bedford Schools! Following a brief presentation with highlights from the school
year, there will be time reserved for questions, answers, and discussion. This is
also a great opportunity to learn about current PTG openings within the district
and at each individual school. Come see how you can get involved in 2015-2016!
Do you have a question for the principals? Please submit all questions directly to Missy Joyce at morgimoo@comcast.net or Adrienne Allen at adrienneallen10@gmail.com. We will present them along with any others voiced at the meeting. Young children are most welcome, and we look forward to thanking you in person for all of your support this past year!
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PTG - END OF THE YEAR VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
The Bedford PTG has been asked to assist in helping with end of the year festivities at RAL including 8th Grade Awards Night and the 8th Grade Feast. If you are interested in lending a hand, please email Sally Thomas at: lurgiosally@gmail.com, and she will include you on our email distribution that will include dates, times and specific ways you can help. Hoping you are all enjoying the end of the school year. Can't believe it is coming to a close! Happy Memorial Day Weekend to all!
Lynne Natale and Sally Thomas, Ross A. Lurgio Middle School Volunteer Team Leaders
Camp Invention
Looking for a summer experience for your rising 1st through 6th grader that is both innovative and active? Camp Invention is a taught by NH state certified, and Bedford School District teachers. Register for Camp Invention - Illuminate, https://www.youtube.com/campinvention, hosted at McKelvie School, June 29 - July 2nd from 8 AM to 3:30 PM. Click HERE for a link to the online registration page,download our paper registration, or visit us at www.campinvention.org for more information. For more information or questions, e-mail, Courtney Cheetham, Camp Director, (cheethamc@bedfordnhk12.net).
