Arrival Update: Now that we are settling into our morning routines, we are adjusting to our typical arrival time by closing doors at 9:05am. After 9:05am you must park and walk your student in to sign them in as tardy.

Thank you for helping us to get our days started safely and smoothly!

For dismissal, if you are arriving by car please remain in the lower lot until 3:25pm or 2:00pm on Wednesdays. This enables us to give access to vans and buses. Please DO NOT drive around other families loading cars. We appreciate your help and patience!

We have 2 Back to School Night events:

*Thursday, September 19th for First and Second Grades

*Tuesday, September 24th for PreK and Kindergarten.

Each event is an informational night for adults only from 6:30-7:45pm.

From 6:30-7:00pm there will be various resources and information available for families to browse. Additionally if you are interested in completing CORI/SORI forms we will be running check in stations then. Presentations in the classroom will begin at 7:00pm. You must have your license or passport on you in order to complete these forms.

If your child is going to be out of school, or tardy, or dismissed, please remember to call our Attendance Line at 781-918-4965. You can leave a message on this line anytime, day or evening. Please call before 9am if your child will be absent on any given day and before 1:15pm if your child's dismissal is in need of change.

Anyone who wishes to volunteer in their child's classroom must have a current CORI form in our system. In order for your completed form to be sent to our Central Office, we will need to take a look at your ID to verify your current address. This needs to be done in person. No photocopies can be accepted. Cori forms are valid for the current school year only and usually take 5 business days to clear. Valid CORIs are good for the entire district...no need to fill out separate forms for different schools!

A few important reminders from the school nurse!

• Please see this link for our up to date illness guidelines. Children should not be returning to school until 24 hours after vomiting, diarrhea, or fevers.
• Other symptoms that may lead to your child having a challenging day at school would be consistent coughing, or non-stop runny noses, if possible, keep your students home until their symptoms are subsiding.
• If your child is diagnosed with an illness such as strep, covid, flu, etc., please report that information on the illness line, email to let me know at Leah_Devereaux@bedfordps.org, or call into my office at 781-918-4906.
• There have been a few reported cases of lice. See this link for information on checking for lice and lice treatment.
• Please send in a spare outfit for your child for accidents, spills, or muddy days.

If your child borrows clothing from the nurse, please launder it promptly and return it so that we can offer it to other students who may need them!

• If you have not completed your child's emergency form, another copy will be coming home with your child's name on it. Please complete this promptly and return it to your child's folder.

Thank you for helping to keep the Davis School happy and healthy!

Leah Devereaux (she/her), BSN, RN, NCSN, CPST

Davis School Health Office

781-918-4906

Bedford School Nutrition would like to help families to understand the Free Meal Process.

All students are able to receive one free lunch and one free breakfast (when available) each school day. This service is available through USDA and State of Massachusetts funding.

All families are asked to please fill out a free/reduced meal application. Why? Because there are other federally funded programs in the district that rely on the information from those applications for additional funding. If you are absolutely sure that you do not fall into the free or reduced category, there is no need to fill out the application. If you are not sure, please fill out the application, send it in and or call the Nutrition office at 781-275-9129 for assistance or thomas_houle@bedfordps.org or olivia_marks@bedfordps.org.

Students are asked to add or have funds in their My School Bucks accounts for other food items such as snacks, additional water or milk or second meals or entrees. Parents or guardians may add funds to their student’s accounts by following the link below.

https://www.myschoolbucks.com/ver2/getmain?requestAction=home

Students must take a complete meal for it to be free. A complete meal contains at least 3 of the 5 offered components and 1 has to be a fruit or vegetable. This means if a student doesn’t take a complete meal, they will be charged the ala carte price for the items they have. Please take advantage of the no cost free meal option.

Bedford School Nutrition will begin expanding the breakfast program in all schools in phases over the course of this school year. More information will be shared as this program becomes more available.

Please call the School Nutrition Office if you have any questions. 781-275-9129

School Directory Cover Contest

Davis & Lane students are invited to design a cover drawing for this year’s school directory. Artwork should be in color. The theme for this year's cover contest is "Imagine, Believe, Achieve." Elements of this theme should be included in all submissions. Deadline for submission is Friday, October 11th. To submit artwork or for more information, click here.

Update your Membership Toolkit Information

BEST PTO uses Membership Toolkit (MTK) for our organization's communication and directory access. Please update your student(s) details with the Current Teacher's Name, so that your student(s) name appears in the class roster in the directory. We'd greatly appreciate it if this is done before Friday, October 4th. so that the directory team has the correct class rosters for the directory.

BEST Spirit Wear Store

BEST PTO Spirit Wear store is open! Order your spirit wear today and show off your school and Bedford pride! The BEST PTO will be selling some merchandise at Bedford Day, but not everything listed on the website will be available to purchase in-person.
Please follow this link to submit your order by Sunday, September 29th. All orders will be mailed directly to your address.

BEST Volunteer Opportunities are available! Immediate needs below:

• Bedford Day Volunteers on 9/21/24
• Room Parent Volunteers
• Lane School Advisory Council Volunteers - Email best.pto.bedford@gmail.com for more information or to apply.

Davis Main Office: 781-275-6804

Jessica Colby, Interim Principal

Jesscia_Colby@Bedfordps.org

Erica Fontaine, Interim Assistant Principal

Erica_Fontaine@bedfordps.org

Caitlyn Queenin, Program Administrator for Special Education

Caitlyn_Queenin@Bedfordps.org

Jaime Doucette, Program Administrator for PreK

Jaime_Doucette@bedfordps.org

Tami Heywood, Administrative Assistant to Principal/Registrar

Tami_Heywood@Bedfordps.org

Karen Poli, Building Administrative Assistant (Student attendance & dismissal)

Karen_poli@Bedfordps.org

Leah Devereaux, School Nurse

Leah_Devereaux@bedfordps.org

Nurse's Office: 781-918-4906 (direct line)