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LURGIO NEWS
October 12, 2018
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Dear Parents,
On Wednesday we had our kick-off assembly for the Witch Way Fun Run. Using the suggestions of our student council executive board, we have made some great changes to our annual fun run. This year the course will be two miles and will have loads of fun pit stops for the runners to trick-or-trot through. We hope that this shorter distance with its frequent fun stops will make the event appropriate for all ages. Strollers are welcome at this family friendly event that aims to put the FUN back in the RUN!
If you would like to participate in this exciting event, please register early to get the early registration discount. Early registration is open until Friday, October 19. To add to the draw of early registration, if 300 student, parent, and/or staff runners are registered by next Friday, I will let the students pick out a school-appropriate costume for me to wear as I run the course.
Please see the Witch Way stories in the New News section below and consider joining us at our fun run fundraiser.
All the best,
Ed Joyce
Principal
Important Dates
Oct. 20 (Sat)
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BEF Fundraiser
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Oct. 24 (Wed)
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Witch Way Movie Night (6PM-8PM)
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Oct. 25 (Thur)
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Witch Way Glow Dance (5PM-8PM)
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Oct. 27 (Sat)
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Witch Way Fun Run - 10:00 AM
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Nov. 5 (Mon)
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Parent Conferences 4:30PM-7:30PM
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Nov. 6 (Tues)
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NO SCHOOL - Election Day - Teacher Workshop Day
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Nov. 14 (Wed)
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Parent Conferences 3:30-6:30PM
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New News
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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 Chandonette. Ben was an all-star on the Mt. Cardigan trip last week. On the mountain, he went above and beyond the call to assist his classmates on the trip. Congratulations Ben! You are truly a team player and your actions make Lurgio a great plan to be.
Witch Way Weeklong Ramp-up
Witch Way Spirit Week
Monday
10/22
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Tuesday
10/23
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Wednesday 10/24
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Thursday
10/25
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Friday
10/26
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Mummy
Monday
Dress like a mummy and “mummify” staff members with TP at lunch.
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Tie-dye
Tuesday
Where your favorite tie-dye during the day, and join us for a movie night in the evening.
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Wacky Wednesday
Wear your wackiest outfit and enjoy halloween games at lunch.
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Pod-themed
Thursday
Pods pick their themes for the day, and students are invited to our Glow Dance at night.
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Red Ribbon
Friday
Wear red to support our drug-free schools, and enjoy It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown during lunch.
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Witch Way Week Events
We have a ton of fun events planned for our students at lunch and after school during the week prior to the Witch Way Fun Run. On Tuesday, October 23rd we will host a halloween movie night from 6PM to 8PM. This bring your own chair/blanket event will be held in our dining hall. The movie shown will be selected by the students through a vote and announced next week.
On Thursday, October 25, we will host our first dance, the Witch Way Glow Dance. Admission is $5, and concessions will be available for purchase. There will be great music and decorations, and the students are encouraged to wear white as the black lights will make them fluorescent.
All funds raised through these events will bolster three important efforts: supporting Camp Allen, enhancing our classroom sound systems, and making the seating in the dining hall more flexible and inclusive.
Witch Way Fun Run
Looking for a fun way for your family to spend an October Morning? Come over to Lurgio Middle School and run or walk the Witch Way Fun Run. We’ve made some major changes to this annual event! The run will be on a all-new, fun for all ages, 2-mile course (course map here) and will include a variety of Halloween-themed pit-stops stocked with candy and prizes. Strollers are welcome. There will also be face painting, pumpkin decorating, a costume contest, raffles, and post race snacks for everyone to enjoy.
The race will take place on Saturday, October 27, 2018 and starts at 10am at Lurgio Middle School and registration opens at 9am. The early registration discount is available until midnight Saturday October 20, 2018.
Click here for more information: http://www.sau25.net/ww5k
Click here to register: http://www.lightboxreg.com/
Click here to volunteer: https://goo.gl/A2TVHB
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Donna Dennis - dennisd@sau25.net.
Parent Conferences Save the Date
Please save the dates for parent conferences. We will host two evenings to schedule conferences, one from 4:30PM-7:30PM on Monday, November 5, and the other from 3:30PM-6:30PM on Wednesday, November 14. Teachers will be sending out invitations by the end of October.
RAL School Play
We are pleased to announce that this year's musical will be Disney's, "The Little Mermaid Junior." Auditions will take place in December, rehearsals will begin in January 2019, and show dates are March 21 (special preview for Grandparents), March 22 and 23. Specific details about auditions will be available soon!
ABC- Always Be Charging
This is a gentle reminder that students should be charging their Chromebooks every night.
Bedford Education Foundation (BEF) Annual Fall Fundraiser
Buy Your Tickets Now
Saturday, October 20, 2018, 7 PM @ Noah's Event Center in Bedford
This event features the RAL Jazz Band and Mr. Michael Fournier as our Master of Ceremonies!
Tickets are limited and sold on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Find more information about the Bedford Education Foundation on our website, or follow us on Facebook. If you have questions or would like to get involved, please email info@befnh.org.
Also, the BEF Online Auction is now live.
Weekly Features
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Book Buzz
Jessie Janowitz, author of the book The Doughnut Fix, will be here Wednesday, October 17 to present Writers Workshops, and we recently raffled off two copies of her book. The lucky winners were Court McCombs of 7S and Mia Park of 7N.
This week, the students are buzzing about Erin Hunter’s Warriors Series. Here’s what Cam M. from 7S has to say about the series:
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This series is amazing. I also love the website that goes with the series about cats who live in the wild and work to survive. I always check the website for new books. Cats go from apprentice to warrior and live on their own. It's all action and adventure and great because it's about animals. There are clans among them. Erin Hunter puts the reader right into the action and gives each character's perspective. There are different points of view for the action and I like that. There are seekers, survivors, and warriors. If you like animals and adventure, this series is for you. There are games on the website too.
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Athletics This Week
Please click here to view the schedule for the upcoming week.
Our fall season is wrapping up and we will be heading into the playoffs soon. Information about winter sports (basketball, spirit, wrestling) will be sent out next week, so please keep an eye on your inbox for all of the details!
Guidance Corner
This week we are sharing an article from the Search Institute titled “Youth Programs”. In the past, our school district has asked students for their feedback related to their perceived availability of 40 positive assets in their lives. Because we recognize the benefits of structured youth programs, as outlined in the attached article, our school has worked to create clubs and activities that suit our students. We offer leadership opportunities outside of academic rigors with before and after school groups including Student Council, Coalition for Bedford Youth, Technology Student Association, Students Against Destructive Decisions, and Life of a Lion, among others. Click here to review the full article.
Lurgio Tech Corner Update
We need your help… we are noticing an increase in students not being prepared with their charged chromebook every day. Any help and reminders you could give at home would be greatly appreciated. We do track student loaner chromebook usage and have a plan in place to work with them to be better prepared - click here to read more. Any questions, please contact Donna Dennis dennisd@sau25.net.
PTG Corner
Meadow Farms Gifts, Wrap, and More
Our Gift Wrap fundraiser is underway, all orders are due by October 12. Students in elementary schools that sell 5 or more items will earn a coupon for a free kiddie cone at Inside Scoop.
Families, students, and staff at McKelvie, RAL and BHS will be able to order online via this link McK-RAL-BHS Order Link.
Product will ship direct to you and 40% of sales goes back to our schools!
New District Volunteer Opportunity
The PTG is seeking a District Event Coordinator. This person will work with all 6 schools to organize how PTG will solicit support from local merchants for district wide events. This role is designed to help create and build strong working relationships with our local merchants and schools. Contact bedfordNHPTG@gmail.com if interested or for more info.
Manchester Monarchs Opening Night
Join the PTG and McKelvie Chorus for Opening Night at the Monarchs on Friday, October 19 at 7PM. Click HERE to order tickets. Enjoy a fun, family night out and support McKelvie Chorus as they sing the National Anthem!
Stay Connected to the PTG
Please visit our PTG Website, “like” our Facebook Page, check us out on Instagram (bedfordPTG) and Twitter (@Bedfordptg) to see all the exciting things happening at our schools. Thank you for your support!
RAL Kitchen News
The RAL kitchen has two healthy and delicious new recipes on the menu for next week. To go along with the chilly fall weather, vitamin rich homemade soups help to boost the immune system and warm the soul! Starting on Monday the 15th we will be serving a homemade nutrient packed tomato soup with a grilled cheese sandwich and on Friday the 19th we will be serving new authentic ramen noodle bowls! Build your own bowl with chicken, ramen noodles, steamed carrots, broccoli, baby corn and edamame topped with our own rich and savory broth, bean sprouts, celery, thai basil, scallions and hoisin or a chili garlic sauce! Come try some of our new and exciting full flavored recipes that are just what our students need to nourish their minds and bodies!
Reminders
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BHS/RAL Equestrian Club
The New Hampshire High School Equestrian Teams (NHHSET) organization as stated on their website (https://www.nhhset.org/) is "dedicated to promoting and organizing equestrian competition in high school athletic or activity programs. NHHSET will support, challenge and offer recognition to the dedicated students who both physically and mentally pursue the challenge of the equine sport." Bedford High School has competed with a High School Equestrian Club for many years. The state has opened up the registration to middle school students again this year. The Bedford High School and Ross A Lurgio Middle School are once again teaming up to offer the opportunity for student equestrians to compete in NHHSET for the 2018-2019 school year.
The competition is comprised of three meets at the district level in the spring and culminates in the State Championship in May. Students of all riding levels are able to compete in all disciplines. Students compete individually and accumulate points toward a team final placement. Students are able to register as a rider or a spirit member. Riders must own or lease a horse in order to compete. Spirit members participate by working with the riding members to prepare horses for competition as well as "The Grooming Box Challenge" and a Practicum Experience. Participants will practice with the team coach in the winter on patterns as determined by the state board. The meets are run by parent volunteers and as such parents are required to volunteer at least one Saturday meet in the spring. Rider and Spirit registration begins December 1, 2018. Cost for Rider participation was $175 and Spirit participation was $20 last year. The cost structure is still being finalized at the state level.
Kathy Blake (blakek@sau25.net) is the club advisor. Please contact Kathy Blake for further information. Registration will close at the beginning of January. All documents and money orders must go through Kathy Blake in order to be part of the Bedford High School Club Team.
The club will begin meeting in early October. There will be a parent meeting to answer questions in early October as well.
