Lane Notes
Week of October 27, 2025
November 4 - NO SCHOOL - Teacher Professional Development Day
November 5 - Student Council Meeting 7:30 - 8:15 AM, Multipurpose Room
November 5 - Parent-Teacher Conferences 1:30 - 7:00 PM
November 6 - 5th Grade Orchestra rehearsal 7:30 - 8:15 AM, Music Room
November 7 - 5th Grade Band rehearsal 7:30 - 8:15 AM, Multipurpose Room
November 10 - School-wide Veterans Day Assembly 9:00 AM
November 11 - NO SCHOOL - Veterans Day
November 12 - Parent-Teacher Conferences 1:30 - 4:00 PM
November 17 - 4th Grade Orchestra rehearsal 7:30 - 8:15 AM, Multipurpose Room
November 19 - 5th Grade Band rehearsal 7:30 - 8:15, Multipurpose Room
November 21 - 5th Grade Orchestra rehearsal 7:30 - 8:15 AM, Multipurpose Room
November 26 - Early Release 11:30 AM (no lunch served)
November 27 & 28 - NO SCHOOL
December 9 - Green Team meeting 7:30 - 8:15 AM, Multipurpose Room
December 18 - Lane School Concert (Gr. 5 Chorus, Gr. 5 Band, Gr. 4 & 5 Orchestra) 7:00 PM, Bedford High School
December 24 - January 2 - December Break - NO SCHOOL
Membership Toolkit
In order to help families stay connected, BEST PTO uses Membership Toolkit (MTK) for all communication and access to our school directory.
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.
How to update your info in MTK:
- Log in: www.bestpto.org.
- First Time User: Create an account using your email.
- Returning User: Log in with your existing credentials.
- After logging in, you will be prompted to update your family contact information and student’s information. Please click “Update Personal Info”. ***If you do not see this prompt, you can click on "My Account" where you will be redirected to your family's account page.
- Verify and update your family contact information and click on "Next Step".
- Confirm active student(s) details and select their current teacher(s) name from the drop-down box.
- Set your Directory Publish Preferences under Step 2 - This is where you can designate what information want and don't want published in the directory.
- Click “Save” to finish.
If you encounter any issues with logging in or updating your family information, please email best.pto.bedford@gmail.com
Calling all Room Parents!
We’re looking for this year's awesome Room Parents to help support our teacher and class! Room Parents are an essential part of the BEST PTO, supporting teachers, and linking the school community.
If you’re interested in becoming a Room Parent, sign up using the links below:
BEST PTO: Lane Room Parent Sign-Up 2025–2026 School Year
Once you’ve signed up, you’ll hear from our Room Parent Coordinator, Aditi Sharma, in the next couple of weeks with everything you need to get started.
If you have questions, reach out to roomparent@bestpto.org.
Helps us Clear the List for Davis & Lane Teachers
Teachers at Davis and Lane Schools are getting ready for the 2025–2026 school year and they need our help!
BEST PTO is relaunching its Clear the List event to make sure every classroom is stocked with the supplies our amazing educators deserve.
Teachers have shared their classroom wish lists, and anyone can contribute—whether it’s your child’s teacher or not!
Wish lists will be shared in our newsletter throughout September, and posted on our Facebook page. New submissions are coming in daily, so keep checking back!
Wish Lists can be found here.
Dollars for Scholars Launches Fall Campaign
Bedford Dollars for Scholars’ annual Fall Appeal fund drive is underway. Donations may be made through the following link:
Donate Now | CSF of Bedford Dollars for Scholars
The chapter, affiliated with Scholarship America, has awarded $3.7 million to 3,770 students to help them finance further education. The most recent award cycle was $197,475 to 124 students, presented in May. Eligible recipients are all Bedford High School graduating seniors as well as other Bedford and Hanscom residents graduating from other high school programs.
Fundraiser at Ken’s NY Deli & Brick Oven Pizzeria
72 The Great Road in Bedford, on Tuesday, Nov. 25
A portion of all purchases from 4-9 pm will be dedicated to Bedford Dollars for Scholars.
Supporters also may send checks via mail to: Bedford Dollars for Scholars, Post Office
Box 585, Bedford, MA 01730. Please write “fall appeal” on the memo line.
Other upcoming fundraising events are the annual Trivia Night on Feb. 7 and the Mail-a-
thon in March and April 2026.
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
Facebook group: https://www.facebook. com/groups/BEDFORDMASEPAC/
Cell Phones and Smart Watches
If a student brings a cell phone or smart watch to school, it should stay in their backpack during the day. Of course, we understand that some students may need their devices for medical reasons, and we're always happy to work with families to make the right accommodations.
Bus Policy
Please note that it is district policy to bus Lane students to their home address or to that of a regularly scheduled caregiver.
Bus transportation is not to be used for play dates or extra-curricular activities.
Dismissal Changes
At the start of the school year, all students were given a yellow Lane Transportation Plan form for caregivers to fill out and return to the school. If, on a given day, your child’s dismissal is different from what you have indicated on the yellow Lane Transportation Plan form you turned in, please notify the main office via:
- a note sent in with your child
- email Becky Ricci rebecca_ricci@bedfordps.org (you can also copy your child’s teacher)
OR
a phone call 781-275-7606.
If your child is attending an after school program, a music lesson, etc. after school, in addition to notifying the office, please remind your child in the morning of their dismissal plan in the afternoon. Thank you!
Absences and Late Arrivals and Early Dismissals
Please note that ALL absences and late arrivals must be reported to the office, by 9 am on the day of. If it is a planned absence/late arrival, you can let us know ahead of time so you don’t have to remember the day of. You can call the main number, 781-275-7606, and leave a message on the Absence Line at any time of day or night (if your child will be arriving late, the message can be left on the Absence line as well). Your message should include your name and a call back number, your child’s name & teacher, and the reason for the absence or late arrival. Alternatively, you may email the information to Becky Ricci rebecca_ricci@bedfordps.org
If we do not have notification from you regarding an absence, you may receive an automated call, email, and text message from School Messenger, asking you to call the office as soon as possible.
Early Dismissals
Please also let the office and your child's teacher know about early dismissals the morning of (or earlier. You may send in a note with your child (which the teacher will send to the office) or your may email or call first thing in the morning. This way the teacher and your child can be prepared for the dismissal time, and not rush to get homework assignments and get their belongings packed up. When you arrive at the office, we will call your child's classroom and have them come to the office to meet you.
Exempt Absences
When a student is absent for medical reasons (doctor’s note required), religious observance (parent call required), court appearance (court documentation required), funeral, or suspensions from school, then that student’s absence is classified as exempt. An exempt absence does NOT count toward the allotted absences of Chapter 76, section 1 of the Massachusetts General Laws. (Please see the Lane Family Handbook for more information)