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April 30, 2024

Important Dates

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Wednesday, May 1st...Spring Walk and Bike to School Day...see information below

Friday, May 3rd-Sunday, May 5th...Bedford K-12 Art Show @ BHS...see information below

Tuesday, May 21-Thursday, May 23rd...Spring Concert and Celebration of Learning!...see information below

Wednesday, May 29th...BINGO for Books!...see information below

Walk, Bike, and Roll to School Day!

Davis School is excited to announce that we will be participating in the annual Massachusetts Walk, Bike, and Roll to School Day on May 1st! So strap on your helmet and lace up your shoes to participate! Families are invited to meet us at the Lutheran Church parking lot. We will walk up to school at 8:50 together. **All Davis students must be accompanied by an adult**

Spotlight on First Grade

We learned facts about radishes, cleared our garden bed and planted the seeds. We are using science journals to observe and write about their growth.

News from Counseling Dept

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The Counseling Department (K-12) of Bedford Public Schools will host

Sarah Ward: Executive Functioning and The 360 Model

When: May 1, 2024

Where: Bedford High School, Large Group Instruction Room

Time: 7-8:30 p.m.

Live Streamed with Bedford TV

https://youtube.com/live/eEfv8dOjDEE?feature=share

Lecture Audience: Parents/Caregivers and School Staff for ages K-12

RSVP (Limited Seating): https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfUkmA0VpM2oi5HR0W7EtTNqaVbyWhsXmG-JkYVhfrFG-0jjw/viewform?usp=sf_link

TEACH CHILDREN TO MANAGE THEIR TIME, SPACE, AND MATERIALS, WHILE KEEPING THEIR EMOTIONS IN CHECK!

POWERFUL STRATEGIES TO HELP CHILDREN DEVELOP INDEPENDENT EXECUTIVE FUNCTION SKILLS

News from Nurse Leah

Bug bite and allergy season is here with a vengeance! Please make sure to administer allergy medications at home, including eye drops, nasal sprays, or oral antihistamines. Anti-itch creams are NOT allowed to be applied to bug bites by the student or the school nurse UNLESS we have written orders from the pediatrician. Please do not send medications or anti-itch creams in with your students. The nurses office is well stocked with calamine lotion and ice for students with those pesky bug bites!

Lost and found items will be donated at the end of this week. For those who wish to come take a look, please do so by Friday!

Bedford K-12 Art Show

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Our Art Show is an annual event for family members to view the talented work of our students! It is held at Bedford High School. The dates and times are as follows:

Friday, May 3rd...6pm-9pm

Saturday, May 4th...10am-2pm

Sunday, May 5th...11am-2pm

BINGO for Books!

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For Davis Families

Wednesday, May 29, 2024

6:30 - 7:30 pm

Davis School Cafeteria

Dear Davis Families,

Save the date, Wednesday, May 29, 6:30-7:30, for BINGO for Books! This will be a fun-filled night for Davis students. We will play Bingo together and celebrate literacy. At the end of the night, every attending Davis student will go home with a book. For planning purposes, please register for the event on this Google Form by Friday, May 3rd.

In order to accommodate as many students as possible, we ask that one adult accompany your student(s). You will receive a copy of your registration after filling out the Google Form.

You can expect that the bingo board making materials and directions will come via kid-mail at least two weeks before the event. These boards may take a long time to make with your student(s) so please plan accordingly.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Davis School Literacy Specialists

Jessica Hoey Jocelyn Mason

jessica_hoey@bedfordps.org jocelyn_mason@bedfordps.org

Julie Sutton Jennifer Wayne-Bartlett

julie_sutton@bedfordps.org jennifer_wayne-bartlett@bedfordps.org

Andrea Salipante ELA Program Administrator

andrea_salipante@bedfordps.org

News From Music Dept

Spring Concerts and Celebration of Learning

Dear Davis School Families,

Davis School musicians invite you to our Spring Concerts! We are so excited to showcase our skills in singing, movement, and playing instruments!

This year we are adding an opportunity for you to visit your child's classroom after their performance in our Spring Concerts. This will be approximately a half an hour for your child to show you some of the work they have been doing in their classroom. Once the performance is over, we will dismiss students back to the classroom and then a few minutes afterwards we will invite you to go to the classroom.

See the performance schedule below. The event will be taking place in the Davis School gymnasium.

We hope to see you there!

Sincerely,

Miss Hannah and the Davis School musicians

Tuesday, May 21st 9:30am

Grade 2 Meyer, Flaherty-Dawson

Grade 1 Roy, Beers, Petrocelli

Grade K Wait, Oppedisano, Kmiec-Price

Wednesday, May 22nd 9:30am

Grade 2 Shamon, Lua

Grade 1 Cormie, Lewis, Evans

Grade K Srikanth, Moore, Enneguess

Thursday, May 23rd 9:30am

Grade 2 Marino, Petersen, Griffin

Grade 1 Heslop, Mansfield

Grade K Kamthewala, Arciprete

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Alison Hannah

Music Teacher

Davis Elementary School

alison_hannah@bedfordps.org

http://davisschoolmusic.weebly.com

CORI Applications

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As our school year is winding down, there may be numerous fun volunteer opportunities that parents/guardians/caretakers would like to be a part of in the classroom. PLEASE make sure that you have an active CORI on file. CORI forms can be found in our Main office. Thank you for your cooperation.

2024-2025 Kindergarten Registration Information

Registration is open for children age eligible for Kindergarten next year (2024-2025 school year). Please register with the link below.

https://www.bedfordps.org/district/registration-student-records-transcripts-and-work-permits

Bedford SEPAC

Opting for Growth by Embracing Stress and Emotions

Dr. Karin Hodges

May 2nd at 6:30 pm

JGMS auditorium

Please join Bedford caregivers for a discussion on childhood mental illness and the mental health crisis. Dr. Hodges will offer practical solutions that have the potential for significant global impact.

Dr. Karin Hodges is a Psychologist, Child Development Expert, MIT Lecturer, and she is the CEO and Founder of Raising Moxie. She is a passionate advocate for disseminating empirically-grounded concepts, creating nurturing environments, and fostering childhood growth.

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Bedford SEPAC General Meetings: Virtual

Come and discuss special education programming in Bedford and how we can best support our children.

Thurs, May 16, 2024 at 7:30 PM

Join Zoom Meeting:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/4172275285?pwd=OTZaeHZOM3lSY1h4Z0J5SndVMTk0Zz09

Meeting ID: 417 227 5285

Passcode: 333333

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BEDFORD SEPAC (Special Education Parent Advisory Council)

SEPAC is a group of parents & caregivers of children receiving special education support and/or children with disabilities. All parents & caregivers welcome! We meet for support, education, networking and resource sharing.

Email: bedfordmasepac@gmail.com

Web: bedfordmasepac.org

Facebook group: https://www.facebook. com/groups/BEDFORDMASEPAC/