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LURGIO NEWS
February 8, 2019
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Dear Parents and Guardians,
Please join us in congratulating our new Superintendent of Schools, Mike Fournier. We wish him well as he leads our district and attends to the important work of moving our district forward. Speaking of superintendent duties, he may have a tough call to make next Wednesday morning if the weather forecast holds up!
The building has been buzzing with excitement as our 8th graders and their parents learn about registering for courses at Bedford High School. Please check out the Reminders section for further information regarding the registration timeline this year.
Finally, our 5th Annual Lurgio Read-A-Thon week will be taking place February 18th-22nd. We have a wonderful week planned to support literacy within and outside of our school community. Stay tuned for further details about this wonderful event.
All my best,
Ed
Important Dates
Feb 5 - Feb 12 (Tues-Tues)
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Parent Conferences (8th Grade Only)
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Feb 14 (Thur)
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Last Day for BHS Course Registration (8th Grade Only)
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Feb 18 - Feb 22
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Read-A-Thon Spirit Week & Fundraiser
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Feb 24 - Mar 1 (Mon-Fri)
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NO SCHOOL - Winter Break
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Mar 12 (Tues)
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NO SCHOOL - Teacher Workshop Day / Town Election Day
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Mar 21 (Thurs)
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SAVE THE DATE - Grandparents Day
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Mar 22 - Mar 23 (Fri-Sat)
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RAL Musical Production - BHS Theater
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New News
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Read-a-Thon: Save the Dates
Our annual literacy fundraiser, the Lurgio Read-a-Thon, will take place the week of February 18. Throughout the week we will be collecting money to support literacy at Lurgio as well as book donations for the Children’s Literacy Foundation. The week culminates in our Read-a-Thon Literacy Day on Friday, February 22. Keep an eye out for more details in your inbox next week!
Reminders
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BHS Course Registration Timeline
If you missed the BHS Course Selection Meeting, here are the links to the Registration Process Website and the Course Selection Presentation.
February 5 (Tues.) through February 12 (Tues.)
8th Grade Parent Teacher Conferences are held. Pods will be sending out individual information about scheduling conferences soon.
February 5 (Tues.) through February 14 (Thurs.)
The Parent/Guardian PowerSchool portal for course selection will be open for current 8th graders. You will be able to view teacher course recommendations. Course selection is not prioritized by entry date. You can make changes in this time period; however, the last update must be submitted no later than February 14.
If you have questions regarding course recommendations, please sign up parent/teacher conferences. Any questions regarding the course enrollment process, please contact our Lurgio Guidance Department (310-9101).
Dungeons and Dragons Club
Students can come to the Dungeons and Dragons Club on Tuesdays at 3:15 to 4:15 to play, explore and or pillage, their choice in the wonderful world of D & D. Meetings are held in 7th green pod in Mr. Dubreuil's room 226 starting 1/29/19, bring all possible materials. If you have any questions please see Ms. Stone in room 232.
RAL Musical: The Little Mermaid
Rehearsal Schedule
Click here for the rehearsal schedule for Feb 11 - Feb 21. Contact Mrs. Devino with questions.
Fueled by Kids Food Drive
This year, Lurgio will again be helping Fueled by Kids to put together food items for students in need over February vacation. Lurgio is collecting jars of peanut butter (26 oz) and boxes of graham crackers (info flyer). This is a homeroom competition, and the homeroom in each grade that brings in the most items will earn a pizza party. Collections will run until February 19th. If you have any questions, please see Dr. Fairhurst, Ms. Mazzola or Kate Mikol.
Paper Retriever Recycling
Unfortunately, the green and yellow paper recycling containers (Paper Retriever), which were available to parents/community members have been removed from the district’s schools as this company has gone out of business. Therefore, there will no longer be any containers available on school grounds for the public.
Weekly Features
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Athletics This Week
Please click here to view the schedule for the upcoming week.
Tech Corner
Are you looking for ways to keep your child more focused when they are working on their chromebooks? Here are two Chrome extensions on our approved list that are available for students to install. These extensions are free for everyone so feel free to install them for yourself if you have a personal Google account and need a little help keeping focused.
Stay Focusd - StayFocusd is a productivity extension for Google Chrome that helps you stay focused on work by restricting the amount of time you can spend on time-wasting websites.
Strict Workflow - Strict Workflow is a productivity extension for Google Chrome that enforces a 25min/5min workflow: 25 minutes of distraction-free work, followed by 5 minutes of break.
Stand By Me
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Are you a Lurgio parent looking to get more involved in our school? The parent committee is instrumental in organizing this program. We meet once a month - please join us. Our next mtg is March 14, 2019 @ 9:30am. Contact our Guidance Secretary, Beth Fitzgerald, with any questions.
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Book Buzz
Steve Sheinkin used to write history textbooks and now writes history books for kids. His new series is called Time Twisters. (Think Magic tree House for middle school). His first is called Abraham Lincoln Pro Wrestler:
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WARNING: DO NOT BELIEVE THE STORY YOU’RE ABOUT TO READ. Well, you can believe some of it. There is some real history. But also hijinks. Time travel, and famous figures setting off on adventures that definitely never happened―till now. Time is getting twisted, and it’s up to two kids to straighten things out.
When Abraham Lincoln overhears a classroom of kids say “history is boring,” he decides to teach them a lesson. Lincoln escapes from 1860―to pursue his dream of becoming a professional wrestler! Now siblings Doc and Abby have to convince Lincoln to go back to Springfield, Illinois, and accept the presidency... before everything spins out of control!
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RAL Kitchen News
The breakfast program will be featuring a delicious and nutritious Strawberry Blast Smoothie. It’s loaded with strawberries, bananas and a boost of protein with vanilla Greek yogurt. Fill your body with essential nutrients like vitamin C, folate, potassium, vitamin D and fiber. These powerful vitamins and minerals boost the bodies immune system, promote healthy teeth and bones as well as improving digestion and maintaining a healthy weight. In addition to breakfast combo meals, the kitchen will be offering a homemade Maple Muffin topped with an Oat Streusel. This lovely, healthy treat will keep you feeling full and satisfied with lots of long lasting energy from whole grain complex carbohydrates. This muffin is also featuring Ben’s Sugar Shack local maple syrup as its highly nutritional sweetener. Start the school day off with a bang and don't miss out on these healthy, wholesome NEW breakfast items.
Check out our new, healthy lunch option offered every Wednesday: Build Your Own Salad Bowl! Start with a nice bed of mixed lettuce & greens, topped with a variety of healthy proteins that include hard boiled eggs, chicken strips, beans or legumes and various cheeses. Choose from a lot of different chopped vegetables like grape tomatoes, shredded carrots, cucumbers, diced peppers and red onion. Take your pick from our selection of dressings. A whole grain bread stick with some fresh fruit will be offered with the salad.
PTG Corner
Coffee and Conversation with the Superintendent
Hosted by the PTG, Superintendent Mike Fournier invites you to “Coffee and Conversation” on Friday March 8th, 9:30am at Bedford Town Library (McAllister Meeting Room). This will be a small, informal, interactive gathering to discuss Bedford School District happenings including upcoming items on the March 12th ballot. RSVP REQUIRED, lease click HERE to RSVP if you wish to attend.
This will be a discussion based gathering, so questions and comments will be encouraged.
Additional get-togethers with Mr. Fournier will take place throughout the school year if you are unable to attend or seats are no longer available.
Manchester Monarchs Event
Join the PTG and Riddle Brook Chorus at the Monarchs game on Sunday, March 10th 3pm. Click HERE to order tickets. Enjoy a fun, family evening out and support Riddle Brook Chorus as they sing the National Anthem!
Color Blast Fun Run/Walk Community Event
Save the date: Sunday, June 2nd as PTG hosts another Color Blast Fun Run/Walk. Registration opens March 15th. Stay tuned for more exciting details. Local businesses: want to join PTG’s efforts in providing enriching educational opportunities, creating community events, and helping support the individual needs of our Bedford School District, while gaining positive exposure for your business? Consider becoming a Color Blast Fun Run sponsor visit HERE for more details or contact bedfordcolorblast@gmail.com.
Stay Connected to the PTG
Please visit our PTG WEBSITE and follow us on social media (Facebook, Instagram and Twitter) to see all the exciting things happening at our schools. Thank you for your support!
