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Davis News & Happenings January 30, 2025
Main Office Notes
Here are the Key Points- more information is available below
-Register for the Kids Heart Challenge below if you're interested.
-Preschool Screening - 2/6/2025, please note that there will be no classes for preschool students
-February 13th, 12:05 dismissal for K-2, preschool families please review dismissal times below (dismissal is for teacher professional development as mentioned by Cliff Chuang earlier this year)
-Superintendent update regarding permanent Davis Principal position
-Chronic Absence letters have gone out
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Thursday, February 6, 2025...Preschool Screening... NO SCHOOL FOR PRESCHOOL
Friday, February 7, 2025- K-2 Progress Reports Posted to Aspen
Thursday February 13 - 12:05 dismissal for K-2 Students. Preschool morning program will dismiss at 11:45am and full day will dismiss at 2:35.
Feb 17-21 Winter Break
News from the Superintendent's Office
Davis Principal Search Process--Feedback Requested
We are seeking feedback from Davis School stakeholders as part of the selection process for the permanent principal. Your feedback is important to help determine the priorities for this important decision, and we sincerely appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts. If you'd like to share feedback, please take a moment to complete the Davis Principal Selection Process Survey. Please note that email addresses are being collected to facilitate potential follow-up regarding the feedback provided. In addition to the survey, the following feedback focus group sessions have been scheduled for Davis parents and caregivers:
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact Gillian Chartier, Director of Human Resources, at gillian_chartier@bedfordps.org. She will be facilitating this process. Thank you for your engagement and support.
Absence Letters
This week letters have gone home with students if they are close to (or already have) missed 10 percent of their school year. If you receive this letter please double check what we have for our records in case their are errors. Please reach out if we can ever assist you in problem solving if there is an issue you face with regularly getting your child to school on time.
News from PE Department...Updated!
Dear Davis Families,
For the ninth year, we will be doing the Kids Heart Challenge at Davis School. This program is in collaboration with the American Heart Association and coincides with our January health lesson on the heart and related fitness activities.
During the length of the program, (The kickoff week will occur January 27th-31st and will conclude, with online donations needing to be completed by Friday, March 7th) all Davis students are welcome to collect donations from family/friends. Participation in the program is completely voluntary, and all donations will be made online only through the website. All donations collected will go directly to the American Heart Association. In return, at the conclusion of the program, any student who collected donations will receive American Heart Association thank you gifts.
Finn, now a fourth grader, was born with a special heart and has been working hard to help raise awareness and support for kids with special hearts just like him. Finn’s Mission challenges students and families to move more, be kind, help others, and learn the critical life saving skill of Hands-Only CPR!
Just follow these easy steps below to get started:
1. Register with our school: http://www2.heart.org/goto/LtEleazerDavisSchool
2. Complete Finn’s Mission: Here is more information to understand what is Finn`s mission and how to complete it. https://vimeo.com/1037554184/277fec167f?ts=0&share=copy ; https://www2.heart.org/site/DocServer/KHC_Parent_Letter_ENG.pdf
3. Share your KHC fundraiser with friends and family through social media, text and/or email.
Please watch this video of our own heart heroes, right here in Bedford.
Last year, due to our students’ hard work, we raised over $19,000 which assisted the American Heart Association with their research in curing various ailments of the heart!
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out directly to Mr. Ientile (dean_ientile@bedfordps.org)
We feel this is a great opportunity to show our Davis students how we can help people in need who live outside our own Bedford community.
Thank you in advance for your support!
Thank you to all the students, staff and families that made our winter concerts a success!! Special thanks to Alison Hannah for another wonderful display of student learning!
News from BEST...Updated!
Support needed for the Staff Hospitality Event at Davis and Lane
The BEST PTO is coordinating our February Staff Hospitality on Tuesday, February 11th at Davis and Lane Schools. Help us provide "sweet treats" to our wonderful school staff! Volunteers are needed for food contributions, set up and clean up. Please review the signups below for each school. Lane School items will need to be delivered by 7:30AM. Davis School items will need to be delivered by 8:00AM. Please reach out to best.PTO.bedford@gmail.com if you have any questions.
- Davis School Sign Up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050B44AAAD2BA6FA7-54492369-davis#/
- Lane School Sign Up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050B44AAAD2BA6FA7-54539439-lane#/
BEST PTO Winter Social
Get ready for the Bedford Beach Party! This is our annual winter Davis/Lane family social that will be on Saturday, March 8t at the BHS Cafeteria. Tickets will go on sale February 3rd and a link to purchase tickets will be made public on that date. For any questions, please reach out to julies31@gmail.com. Please see start and end times for both events:
- Davis School Students | 4:00PM - 5:30PM
- Lane School Students | 6:00PM - 7:30PM
BEST PTO Color Run
Join BEST PTO for a fun, family-friendly event full of vibrant color, community, and energy! The Color Run will take place on Saturday, May 3rd at 4:00PM at the JGMS Fields. This year’s Color Run will be more affordable than ever to ensure more families can join the fun! While we’ve simplified some offerings, our goal remains the same: to bring joy to our community and raise funds for our schools. Your support keeps this cherished tradition alive—thank you for being part of our vibrant community! Flyers were recently sent home and include a QR code to register online. Register by January31st to get the early bird registration discount of $15/ticket. Price increases to $20/ticket on February 1st.
- Register here: https://runsignup.com/bestptocolorrun2025
Upcoming BEST Volunteer Opportunities
BEST PTO is always looking for volunteers! Please see our current volunteer opportunities below:
- Color Run Volunteers (Please email BESTPTOColorRun@gmail.com if you are interested)
- Read-A-Thon Committee Volunteers (Please email best.PTO.bedford@gmail.com if you are interested)
- Davis School Cafe Sort Monitor Volunteers (Please sign up here if you are interested)
- Davis World Language Program Volunteers (Please sign up here if you are interested)
- Davis Library Volunteers (Please sign up here if you are interested)
- Lane Library Volunteers (Please sign up here if you are interested)
- Davis Art Room Volunteers (Please sign up here if you are interested)
- Lane Art Room Volunteers (Please sign up here if you are interested)
Main Office Contact Information
Davis Main Office: 781-275-6804
Jessica Colby, Interim Principal
Erica Fontaine, Interim Assistant Principal
Caitlyn Queenin, Program Administrator for Special Education
Jaime Doucette, Program Administrator for PreK
Karen Poli, Building Administrative Assistant (Student attendance & dismissal)
Jennifer Capece, School Nurse
Nurse's Office: 781-918-4906 (direct line)