Memorial School News

We hope you have a fun, safe and wonderful holiday! Just as a reminder, the Memorial School office will be closed on December 23rd, 26th and January 2nd.  See you on January 3rd!

Thank you for your generosity! We collected approximately 2000 food items during our "Stuff the Turkey" food drive.   All of these items are going to the Bedford Community Food Pantry at Bedford Presbyterian Church. Thanks for helping us support families in need!

The 4th grade classes at Memorial school participated in their first Ellis Island simulation. It was a great experience for the students. At the end of the simulation they decided to have a little fun so they participated in a mannequin challenge video.  Click here for the video

This week, many of our students participated in the Hour of Code. The Hour of Code is a global movement initiated by Computer Science Education Week and code.org. Over 10 million students in 180 countries spent an hour this week being introduced  to computer science and computer programming. Our Hour of Code will continue next week so that all of our students can participate.   Click here to see some of our Coders at work.

Show your school spirit on Tuesday, November 22nd by participating in Wacky Hat/Wacky Hair day. Hats can be tall, hats can be small. Hats can be any size at all. Hats can be boring, all plain, and cause snoring, or hats can be CRAZY, C'mon, don't be lazy! Tuesday is hat day, it's time to dress up: Add baubles, and bangles, and pictures of pups. Add whoozles and whirligigs, balloons and medallions, clip on foxes, or boxes, or miniature stallions. Hats with tails will do nicely, or faces, or fur, Whose will be the craziest? No one knows for sure! Don't forget that on Tuesday, it's your turn for fun, your head needs something silly, as it hides from the sun. If hats aren't your thing, why then, don't hesitate, to join in the fun, with CRAZY HAIR... don't be late! Add color and sparkle, or spike it up big, Turn it into a nest, find a bird, and a twig, Use ribbons or gel,  maybe balloons or some toys,

November is our Month of Kindness and Gratitude.  One way we would like to practice these important traits is by sponsoring our annual food drive.  From November 17 to December 16 , Memorial School will be conducting a non-perishable "Stuff the Turkey" Food Drive.  Proceeds will go directly to the Bedford Community Food Pantry at Bedford Presbyterian Church.  We greatly appreciate any canned or boxed donations you are able to give. Items such as canned proteins (meats, fish, vegetables, etc.), pasta, rice, peanut butter, jelly, rice, flour, sugar and cereal, are especially needed.  If you would like to join us in helping our Bedford pantry, please send the items into school with your child.  If you have any questions, please contact Lisa Pleat, X23206.  Thanks for helping us support Bedford families!

BEDFORD PTG INVITES YOU TO THE “Annual 2016 SKI & SKATE SALE EVENT” Bedford High School Gymnasium – Saturday, November 19th, 2016 (9:00am-2:00pm) Save HUGE on new and used winter sports equipment & apparel! Mark your calendar to join local vendors bringing top name brand equipment both new and used along with our tremendous consignment inventory of ski and boarding equipment, skates, and winter apparel and outfit your entire family for the upcoming season! Whether you are in the market for new equipment or simply want to sell your own, this sale is for you. Experts will be available to help fit the right ski, board and boots to your ability! So grab a treat from our bake sale and have fun shopping this TREMENDOUS sale event! Drop-off equipment for consignment: Friday November 18, 2016 (5:00pm – 8:00pm) ***VISIT http://www.bedfordptg.org for additional sale details and add your items to our sale and tag them from home using our easy online scanning system!

For many of us at Memorial School, our pets are an important part of our families. During the month of October, we'll be celebrating how animals enrich our lives through a variety of pet-themed events.  Starting on  Monday, October 17th  and ending on Monday , October 31st , we will be accepting donations for the Animal Rescue League of New Hampshire. The donations can be sent in with students and placed in the bins which will line the front hallway of our school. Some of the most needed items at the shelter include:  ·        Canned Fancy Feast (kitten or adult) ·        Flat cat beds (not the stuffed ones) ·        Plain chicken or turkey baby food (for kittens) ·        Kitten food (both canned and dry) ·        Clay cat litter ·        Laundry detergent, high efficiency ·        Hand sanitizer ·        Toilet Paper ·        Disposable non-latex gloves ·        Good “brain toys” for dogs ·        Good quality canned food for dogs (Iams, Pedigree, &a

Today was the second grade butterfly parade. Here they are getting ready to go. It was great to have so many parents attend!

Kevin Skarupa visited Memorial School last Friday. Here is the clip from Monday morning. http://www.wmur.com/article/visit-memorial-school/5259411

Show your school spirit by dressing as your favorite book character!

Location:  McKelvie Intermediate School Cafeteria Time:        7PM Contact:    Marie Russell

Memorial School is excited to have author Sigmund Brouwer back to visit with his Rock and Roll Literacy show! Sigmund's uses his own stories, music and videos to deliver a message that encourages and inspires student writers .  We had a great time with him last year and we are looking forward to working with him again this year.

Open House - Wednesday, September 14th Open House is scheduled for Wednesday, September 14th. Below is the schedule: BEEP - 5:30 - 6:15 AMK - 6:15 - 6:45 PMK - 7:00 - 7:30 K+ - 7:00 - 7:30 Grades 1 & 2 6:30 - 7:10 Grades 3 & 4 7:20 - 7:50 BEEP parents will meet in the cafeteria and the rest of the parents will go to their child's classroom at the designated time. Looking forward to seeing you!

Today was a great day! Old friends and new friends, new teachers, new classrooms, a new look to the front of the school; it all made for a very exciting day!

  Bus routes for the 2016-2017 school year are available on the district website .

Start dates for students in the BEEP Program are as follows:   Students attending BEEP for 2 days, 4 days or 5 days will start on September 1st.   Students attending BEEP for 3 days will start on September 2nd.    We are looking forward to seeing our BEEP friends in September!

Public Service Announcements: Our 4th graders created several PSA's this year. You can access them at  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSqFxbeicLkP1gaKFFFjHRQ

Report cards for students in grades 1-4 are available online in the PowerSchool Parent Portal.  To access your child's report card, use your log in info to log into the PowerSchool Parent Portal . Once you have logged in, you will see a Report Cards icon on the left side of the screen. Click on this icon and your child's report card will display on the screen. You can print it the report card if you'd like to have your own copy. The most recent report card will be displayed whenever you click on the Report Cards icon.  

All of the teachers and staff at Memorial School wish our students and their families a happy summer. Have fun, be safe and be ready to return and share your summer adventures with us!

Today we said goodbye to our 4th graders. Their fellow students "clapped them out" as they walked through the school and boarded the busses for McKelvie. Congratulations Fourth Graders! We hope you have fond memories of your days at Memorial School.

One of our 4th graders, Brady P., gave a donation of sporting equipment to Memorial School. Thanks Brady!

Grandparents & Senior Citizens Day 2016 On May 12th our school will be filled with joy as our children's grandparents and senior citizen friends come to visit.  A special time is planned that will include light refreshments and a choral performance by Memorial 3 rd /4 th  grade chorus. Guests will also have a classroom visit and a tour of the school. To register your guests, please complete this form and return to your child’s teacher by May 6 th .  General Guest Registration form – May 12th 9:00am - 11:00am To register any guests to visit in the  Afternoon Beep or Afternoon Kindergarten  program, please complete this form by May 7 th . Afternoon Kindergarten/Beep Registration form - May 12th 12:00 Noon start Please stay tuned for a sign up genius for volunteer and food donation on the day of the event.  Many Thanks, Elise Johnson and Amy Ward PTG Grandparents’ Day Coordinator

Family Science Night COMING TO MEMORIAL SCHOOL Wednesday April 20,2016 5:30PM – 7:00 PM Cost $5.00 per Student This will be an entertaining and educational night your child can participate in. It is not every often students and their parents get to experience a fun night out doing activities together and keeping all the experiments. Here are just some of the many unique benefits of attending: The event is action packed, humorous and very fun filled Up to 8 hands-on experiments that are quality make and take home projects The cost is only $5.00 per student with parents free Visit  www.topsecretscience.com  for lots of information If you wish to attend, please fill out the form below and return it with a $5.00 payment with your child by Friday, April 15. Please fill out and return 1 form for each child attending. Student Name:_________________________ ___________________ Grade Level:________________________ ______________________ Teacher:_________________

The book fair will be open from Monday, April 4th through Thursday, April 7th. Monday and Thursday the fair will be open from 8am - 6pm. Tuesday and Thursday it will be open from 8am - 3:30pm.

Memorial school's annual Spring Fling is tonight , March 18th! Our doors open at 5:00pm. We hope you and your family be able to attend. If you need tickets for baskets they are available at the door. Remember, this is our only school - wide fundraiser where all the money goes to Memorial school. It is also a great time for our Memorial families to spend some time together.

Randy Pierce and his guide dog, Autumn, came to Memorial School today to talk to our third and fourth grade students about perseverance, setting goals and not giving up. Randy also encouraged all of us to reach just a little bit further. If you are a parent of a third or fourth grade student, take a minute and ask them about Randy's example of reaching as far as you can and then reaching a little bit further. We learned it was something we can all do.

Dear Memorial Families, If you are looking for forms for raffles and/or dinner tickets, please click on this link . Please remember to send in your forms as soon as possible. They are due by Tuesday, March 15th. If you wish to donate a family basket, just click on this link to sign up! Hope to see you on Friday, March 18th!

It is time to register Kindergarten and First Grade students for the 2016-2017 school year.  Please pick up your registration packet at your appropriate school on Monday, March 7th between 7:15 am and 3:15 pm at the Memorial, Peter Woodbury, and Riddle Brook Schools.  Return your completed forms along with your child's birth certificate, two (2) proofs of residency and a current copy of your child's physical and immunizations to the appropriate elementary school on Thursday, March 10th.  A child must attain his/her fifth birthday on or before September 30th, 2016 to be eligible for Kindergarten.A child must attain his/her sixth birthday on or before September 30th, 2016 to be eligible for First Grade. New Hampshire law requires all new students to present an up-to-date record of immunizations upon admission to school. In addition, record of a physical exam, done no more than one year prior to entrance, is required. Each of the three elementary schools provide a fee b

Memorial school's annual Spring Fling will be on Friday, March 18th . Please mark your calendar! We hope you and your family will participate by donating a basket and/or purchase tickets for the raffle and join us for dinner. This is our only school - wide fundraiser where all the money goes to Memorial school and it is a great time for our Memorial families to spend some time together.

Max, from the Manchester Monarchs, came by at the end of school today to say "Hi" and wished all of our students to have a safe and fun vacation. Thanks Max!

New Morning Schools after school program is operating on a normal schedule today, February 8th, 2016.

Memorial will be hosting our second annual Bingo Night on Thursday, February 11th.   We hope that you will join us on Thursday, from 5-6:30 to play Bingo. If last year is a predictor, it should be a lot of fun. There is no cost for this event.

We had a great week with the Drum Lady, Anne Poirier… just ask the students. It was a joy seeing all of the students participating.  The third and fourth graders performed for the first and second graders as well as for their parents last Friday. They did an awesome job!   Anne used stability balls, round laundry baskets, and drumsticks to teach students rhythm sequences and eventually added music and movement. It was a rich experience integrating music and physical education.

Players from the Monarch’s team read to our first and second graders on Thursday afternoon … the children were a great audience and they were excited about getting autographs from the players.

Congratulations to Memorial School Spelling Bee Champion Sunny K. and Runner-Up Ryan O. Sunny will represent Bedford at the State Bee at the end of February. Great job!

We are excited to have the Drum Lady, Anne Poirier, with us this week. She is working with grades 1 - 4 through the week. Anne uses stability balls, round laundry baskets, and drumsticks.  Anne teaches students rhythm sequences  and eventually adds music and movement. It is an exciting integration of music and physical education. Reminder to third and fourth grade parents: Friday - January 22nd 11 - 11:30 - Grade 3 will be presenting to 3rd grade parents 1:30 - 2:00 - Grade 4 will be presenting to 4th grade parents We hope you will be able to join us!

Please join us on Thursday, January 14th at McKelvie Intermediate School for our winter chorus concert. The concert begins at 7:00pm in the cafeteria at McKelvie. Students that are in the performance need to arrive at McKelvie by 6:40pm.