Bedwell students and staff have accepted Rachel's Challenge. We are all striving to be catalysts for chains of kindness and compassion.
Warm regards,
Gretchen Dempsey
Assistant Principal
October:
10/30 HSA Book Fair - Set-up/Student Previews
10/31 Halloween Parade (1:30 P.M.)
November:
11/1 HSA Book Fair - Student Previews
11/2 HSA Book Fair - Student Previews/Public Sales
11/5-11/7 HSA Book Fair - Public Sales
11/5-11/7 Early Dismissal
11/5-11/7 Parent/Teacher Conferences
11/8-11/9 No School
11/13 HSA Meeting (7 P.M.)
11/14 Picture Retakes
11/19 Report Card Day/HSA iPad raffle begins
11/21 Early Dismissal
11/22-11/23 Thanksgiving Holiday - No School
Miscellaneous:
NEW! The Somerset Hills Board of Education invites you to attend a critical issues input sessionto gather information to be used to set criteria for the background, training and experience necessary for the new superintendent of schools -- November 13 at 11:30 am or November 15 at 7:00 pm in the Community Room at BHS.
Bedwell School has dedicated fourth grader volunteers eager to return all lost and forgotten items to their rightful owners. Project Lost & Found is only successful when you write your child's name on all outerwear, lunchboxes, hats, and reusable water bottles. This will enable our helpers to return misplaced items. At the end of each marking period, all unreturnable items will be donated to charity.
NEW! Spirit Wear for sale online November 5th-15th. Please go to the HSA's Bedwell website to connect to our online store. The Spirit Wear Comittee will have samples of items on display during the Bedwell Book Fair next week. Questions? Please contact Michelle Burke @michelle.burke6@verizon.net or 908-766-2022.
NEW! The attached "Classroom Wish List" contains items that were not purchased at the Autumn Harvest Fundraiser. If you would like to make a donation, please find the items requested from each department at BES. Thank you so much for your generosity.
NEW! Kidstuff Payments and/or Returned Books are now past due!
NEW! Box Top Contest has ended. Stay tuned for results!
LIVE from Bedwell: Your HSA Bedwell Directory is Officially Online & Ready to Use!
For all HSA members who want to begin enjoying the directory today, please see these tips to get you started right away.
Bedwell Book Fair - Help us turn the Bedwell Library into a full-fledge bookstore! The Bedwell Book Fair runs Oct. 30 through Nov 7. This popular weeklong event needs many volunteers to ensure its success. Please consider giving a couple of hours of your time. Sign up here.
Lunchroom Volunteers: Volunteers are needed daily to assist the Kindergartners and 1st Graders in the lunchroom and to accompany the students to recess. Monthly schedules are prepared in advance by Chairpersons. To sign up, please contact (Kindergarten) Debbie Infusino, dcinfusino@gmail.com, or (1st Grade) Jen Tondo, jentondo@yahoo.com.
Bedwell Families -Our school directory is going green (and virtual)! This means that our directory will be available in all Internet devices and an application on Smart Phones.
Somerset Hills Education Foundation (SHEF) Kick-Off Meeting for the 10th Annual Chili-Cook Off- Friday November 2 at 10am. All are invited to attend a volunteer meeting, which will be held at the beautiful new venue- Tranquillity Farm. It is located at the intersection of Route 206 and Old Chester Rd. in Chester Township. There are many opportunities to put your skills to use for this successful annual event.
