Life at Bement: Look Ahead
For the week of May 27, 2013
Updated May 24, 2013
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ALL SCHOOL: Double (and Even Triple!) Your Annual Fund Support! Who can resist that? A very generous family wants our annual fund to meet, if not exceed, its goal. For exciting inspiration, they have offered a matching grant (up to $25,000) for any gifts given between now and the end of our fiscal year (June 30). If this is your first gift to the annual fund, your donation will be tripled. If you increase your gift from last year or give a second gift this year they will double that amount. As you know, the annual fund affects virtually every corner of school operations and helps close the gap between Bement's tuition and the actual cost of a year in our school. At the present time, we have raised $240,000 with $85,000 to reach our final goal. We can do this!
Looking For That Lost Blazer? The Lost and Found is full of unclaimed blazers...and many other items! Please be sure to visit it (in the library building) soon to see if you can claim some of your children's missing things. After school is over, all items left in Lost and Found are donated to charity, so take that walk across campus today!
School Nurse Message: Items to know: 1. a new on-line health record will begin for the new school year. (yeah!) 2. if your child's annual physical exam is scheduled for after September 6, you do *not* need to submit a doctor's report before the start of the school year, but you *must* let Elie Shuman know when the physical exam appointment is scheduled. Much, much more information found here.
Library News: With the final few weeks of school in sight, it is time to return materials to the library. Please note these important end-of–year dates: May 24th---Last day for students to check out books May 31st---All books due back to the library Any books remaining checked out on June 1 will be considered lost and student accounts will be billed. Don’t hesitate to contact Marcia Bernard at mbernard@bement.org if you have questions about your child’s library record. |
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LOWER SCHOOL: After School Group Ending: The final day of lower school after school group is Tuesday, May 28. Starting on Wednesday, May 29, the upper school will dismiss at 3:30, so that means that lower schoolers will dismiss at 3:15 for the rest of the year (with the exception of the LAST DAY, Wednesday, June 5, when we will dismiss at 1:45.) Noticing Nature's last day will be Thursday, May 30.
Memorial Day: We DO have school on Memorial Day, with a 12 noon dismissal. We end the morning at Deerfield Academy sharing a special Memorial Day ceremony with Deerfield Academy, Eaglebrook, and Deerfield townspeople. The lower school will be singing My Country 'Tis of Thee. If you would like to practice this song with your lower schooler, click here for the words. Please remember to let Mrs. Pennock know if your child will not be at school on Memorial Day. Thank you!
All
Dressed Up:
On Memorial Day,
Monday, May 27,
lower schoolers are
asked to wear their
navy blazers--not
sweaters--with their
regular Monday
Dress. For
baccalaureate and
commencement, all
lower schoolers are
asked to wear Formal
Monday Dress. This
means that all
students need to
wear navy blazers
(not sweaters),
white collared
shirts (with ties
for boys), and dress
shoes (no sandals or
sneakers). Boys may
wear khaki shorts or
slacks and girls may
wear khaki skirts or
skorts. See page 23
in the
handbook for
more details, or
check in with your
child's teacher or
Mrs. Pennock. If
you have seen these
beautiful events,
you know how
wonderful our
students look in
their Monday
finest! We thank
you in advance for
your attention to
these details.
Attendance:
Please let Mrs.
Pennock know if
your child will
not be at school
on Memorial Day,
or for
Baccalaureate or
Commencement.
We take
attendance at
all three of
these required
school events,
and knowing in
advance about
absences is very
helpful. Thank
you!
Blazers:
As you clean
up blazers
for our
year-end
events,
please take
a minute to
check for
extra ones
that may
have found
their way to
your house!
We have a
number of
missing
blazers
(many with
names in
them) and
they have
not shown up
in Lost and
Found. Any
"found"
blazers
should be
delivered to
Mrs.
Pennock's
office.
Thanks for
checking.
Field Day:
Lower
Schoolers
are getting
ready for
Field Day,
Friday, May
31! After a
lower school
picnic, the
kindergartners
and ninth
graders will
kick off the
afternoon
with a
three-legged
race....then
the real fun
will begin!
Children
have been
divided into
"teams"--blue
and white
(our school
colors.)
Click here
for a list
of all lower
school
students
with each
one's team
designated
by a "B" or
a "W."
Siblings
are all on
the same
team (upper
and lower)
and children
remain on
the same
team
throughout
their time
at Bement.
All
children
should wear
shorts that
day...athletic
shorts are
fine. We
ask that the
Blue Team
wear blue
tee-shirts
(any shade
of blue) and
the White
Team wear
white
tee-shirts.
Tee-shirts
do NOT have
to be
new---just
all blue or
all white!
(Minor
decorations
are OK.)
Lots of the
games
involve
water, so
students may
wear bathing
suits under
their shorts
and
tee-shirts
that day.
Please send
in a towel
and a change
of
clothing...most
students
will be wet
for the ride
home! We
all look
forward to
this
fun-filled
event! Many
thanks!
4/5 Grade Band: Mr. Cheese’s Psycho Kitty and Great Mushrooms of Madagascar will have band on Friday.
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UPPER SCHOOL: Memorial Day: Memorial Day is a required school day. All Monday classes will meet and attendance will be taken. Please note that we will dismiss at 12:00 p.m. on Memorial Day. If your child is not attending school that day, please email Ms. Doubleday or Mr. Fusto. All upper school students need to be in Formal Monday Dress. As a reminder, you can find Formal Monday Dress on page 23 of the Family Handbook.
Exam Schedule: Wondering what the exam schedule is for upper school? Wonder no longer, as it can be found here.
After School Program - The upper school after school program will continue through Tuesday, June 4 from 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Please contact Doug Harder at dharder@bement.org or 413-834-7333 to arrange proctoring/study hall in the library.
Farewell Evening, Baccalaureate, and Commencement: Please remember that our end of year events are required school attendance. If you foresee an absence for any upper school student, please contact Ms. Doubleday or Mr. Fusto by email or phone. Thanks for your help with this!
Please Note our Dress Code Reminders for the Final Weeks of School: Monday, May 27: Formal Monday Dress - see Family Handbook for full description Monday, June 3: No Monday Dress - all school free dress Tuesday, June 4: All school free dress Wednesday, June 5: All school regular dress Thursday, June 6: Baccalaureate/Farewell Evening - Formal Monday Dress for grades 6, 7, 8 and Baccalaureate Dress for 9th grade Friday, June 7: Commencement - Formal Monday Dress for grades 6, 7, 8 and Baccalaureate Dress for 9th grade
Summer Reading: Curious about summer reading? Click here for for information!
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THIS WEEK'S PERFORMANCES:
7th grade
drama students will be
performing Act Three, Scene Two
from Shakespeare's "As You Like
It" on Thursday May 30 at 3pm.
Please join us on the main lawn
for this fun outdoor production.
The rain location will be the
barn.
Other not-to-miss performances:
Wednesday: 2nd grade Play 8:10 a.m.
Thursday: 4th grade Play 8:10 a.m.
Friday: 7th/8th/9th grade band 8:10 am
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THIS WEEK'S ATHLETIC NEWS: Click here for a full athletic schedule.
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THIS WEEK'S MENU: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner: Bement's dining room menu can be found here.
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FROM THE PARENTS ASSOCIATION: Faculty/Staff Appreciation Luncheon Help Needed: On Monday, June 10th, the Bement Parents Association will host its annual Faculty & Staff Appreciation Luncheon to honor all of the incredibly dedicated Bement employees who have made this another fabulous year for our children. Your help is needed to make this event a festive celebration. Please review the attached flyer for additional information and let us know how you can help!
Box Top Thank You: A big thank you to all who clipped Box Tops during the school year. We have submitted $120 this school year so far. If you have any, please drop them off to Mrs. Pennock or Ms. Doubleday before school ends. Please continue to clip them all summer and turn them in at the start of the school year this fall. Have a great summer!
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BEMENT COMMUNITY NEWS: Summer Sitter: Meah Dellert's (Kindergarten) older sister Isobel (18 years old) is home from her first year at Brown for much of the summer. She is interested in babysitting, and is available weekends and many Mondays and Fridays. Isobel has experience with all ages of children and is flexible in her time. Isobel has her own transportation. She can be reached by cell phone 781-686-7135. $10/hour or nearest offer.
Kick up Your Heals: Sophie Balk from Kindergarten will part of the Celtic Heels School of Irish dance show on Saturday, June 1 at 2:00 PM at the Shea theater in Turners Falls. Brava, Sophie!
Do you have news to share? Email Julia Flannery at jflannery@bement.org. Wednesday deadlines!
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LOOKING FURTHER
AHEAD:
Upcoming Dates: Full school calendar is here.
May 27
Memorial Day--12:00 pm
dismissal
May 29-June 4
LS 3:15 dismissal /US 3:30
dismissal
May 29
Mrs. King's second grade
play, Little Red Riding
Hood and Goldilocks
8:15 a.m.
May 30
Both 4th grade's play,
How NOT to Write a Play
8:15a.m.
May 30
Second Grade Insect Fair
2:45 library
May 31
All library books due
June 4
Kindergarten End-of-Year
Party 2:30
June 5
Final day of classes. LS
1:45 dismissal/ US 2:00
dismissal
June 5
Cotillion
June 6
Baccalaureate 4:30 p.m.
required attendance
June 6
Farewell Evening
June 7
Commencement 10:30 a.m
required attendance
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Former head of school from 1947-1971, Mary "Gug" H. Drexler, passed away on April 23, 2013 at the age of 101.
Remembrances of Gug's time as head of school can be found on the school's alumni facebook page.
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