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Week of December 9, 2016

In This Issue

Calendar of This Week's Events

 

Save the Dates

 

Volunteer Opportunities

  • Ongoing Opportunities at Davis and Lane

Announcements

  • Box Tops Collection 12/16
  • BEST/PTO Flatbread Fundraiser 12/20
  • November Box Tops Results

Community Announcements

  • Bedford Youth Lacrosse Open Skate Fundraiser 1/1/17
  • West Virginia Mission Festival 1/14/17
  • BPS Integrated Preschool Registration
  • Breakfast with Santa 12/11
  • Mothers Out Front Gas Leak Labeling Campaign 12/10
  • Library Holiday Book Sale 12/10-12/11
  • Bedford TV Alfred Hitchcock Lecture Series 12/13-1/24
  • Relay for Life Letters from Santa or Frosty (deadline 12/16)
  • Womenade- not too late to help Bedford Veterans
  • Tween/Teen Brain Development Presentation 1/19/17
  • BEF Bash Save the Date- 1/21/17
  • Swim Angelfish offers classes for children with autism
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from the BEST/PTO! 

We serve the staff and families of the children in grades K-5
at the Davis and Lane Elementary Schools,
Bedford, MA.


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Dawn Kociubes
BEST/PTO President
Newsletter Editor
Holly Munsie
VP, Davis School
Sandy Morvillo
VP, Lane School
Audrey Gould,
Treasurer
Nina Tate
Secretary

Calendar of This Week's Events


Friday, December 16- Box Tops Collection Day
December 12 - December 20- Good Cheer Donations Collection

Save the Dates

 
December 20- BEST/PTO Fundraiser at Flatbread Company
December 22- Lane School Concert
January 13- No School (Professional Development Day)
January 16- No School (Martin Luther King Day)

Future Davis Hospitality Committee Events: 2/14 and 5/2
Future Lane Hospitality Committee Events: 2/1, 4/5, 6/8
Future 2017 Box Tops Collection Dates:  Fridays, January 20, February 17, March 24, April 28, and May 26 (Final collection for the school year)

Click for 2016-2017 District Calendar, Davis School Calendar, & Lane School Calendar

Volunteer Opportunities
Don't Forget About These
Ongoing Volunteer Opportunities
in the Davis and Lane Schools!

Davis Library Volunteers
Mr. Royds and Ms. Sullivan are so pleased about all of the help they have been getting in the Davis School Library!  To sign up for a shift or two, click on the links below!  

Davis Lunch and Recess Volunteers
Assist during your choice of one hour shifts during the four lunch or recess periods to ensure that students move efficiently throughout the cafeteria and to the rest rooms.
Lunch:  11:05 – 12:10 or 12:05 – 1:10, daily
Recess:  11:30 AM – 12:35 or 12:30 – 1:35, daily
Questions?  Email Gretchen Heid at gretchenela@yahoo.com

To see the Davis Lunch and Recess Schedule, click here:  https://bestptoma.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/davis-lunch-and-recess-schedule-16-171.pdf


Lane Lunch Volunteers
Assist during lunch periods to ensure that students move efficiently throughout the cafeteria and to the restrooms. 
Questions?  Email Pam O'Brien at pdob@comcast.net

Announcements

New Community Announcements
The First Church of Christ, Congregational in Bedford, 25 Great Road,
will host a West Virginia Mission Festival  
Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017, from 3 to 9 p.m.

This fun afternoon/evening benefit will feature Appalachian music and storytelling, a Southern-inspired buffet dinner, cake walk, arts & crafts sale featuring handmade items from West Virginia, and a wide variety of children’s activities. A free-will donation will be collected at the door with a suggested minimum of $10 per person or $20 per family.
All proceeds from the West Virginia Mission Festival will fund First Church’s humanitarian mission work in West Virginia. This work has been going on for three years, and supports the work of a growing list of inspiring nonprofit partner organizations in West Virginia, including: The goal of the Mission Festival is to raise money to help these organizations fight poverty through a wide variety of strategies, including home repairs and improvements, after-school education programs, and art and music programs to inspire young minds.
 
Appalachian Music & Storytelling
One of the premier highlights of the First Church Mission Fair will be live Appalachian music and storytelling about West Virginia culture and the challenging economic environment citizens are facing today. It will also focus on the opportunities available for mission work as partners in a shared journey to bring hope and optimism back to a naturally beautiful and amazing part of our country.
The Mission Festival’s music program will feature four active musicians from West Virginia, including Tim Mainland and Maggie Jusiel (board members of the Appalachian South Folklife Center in Pipestem Knob, WV), and Lori McKinney and Robert Blankenship, owners of the RiffRaff Arts Collective in Princeton, WV.
Beginning at 4 p.m., the musical program will continue until 8 p.m. in two sets. The first musical set will take place from 4 to 6 p.m., and will repeat from 6 to 8 p.m.

Southern-Style Buffet Dinner
Come sample the great cooking of our First Church chefs and listen to some great music while you enjoy your dinner! A delicious dinner buffet featuring Southern-style food will be available, cost is $15 for adults and $5 for youth (18 and under). 

Join Our Festival Environment
The First Church West Virginia Mission Festival will also include a variety of fun-filled activities for children and the young at heart; an Appalachian Cake Walk (think musical chairs – with cakes!); and an Arts & Crafts room where folks can purchase items from West Virginia and local artists.  Children’s activities are included with the free-will door donation. Raffle tickets will be sold separately for the Cake Walk, and Arts and Crafts items will be priced and sold separately.

For more information about First Church Bedford’s West Virginia Mission Festival, call the church office, 781-275-7951, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
See your Community Announcement Here!
Email best.pto.bedford@gmail.com
Deadline:  Thursday evening of each week

Repeat Community Announcements
Bedford Rotary Announces Breakfast with Santa Date
30th Annual Event to be held from 9:00 AM to noon on December 11, 2016
 
Rotary Breakfast with Santa will be held on Sunday, December 11th at Bedford High School.  This year will mark the 30th time the Rotary Club of Bedford has sponsored this event, which has become a favorite family tradition in town. 

Children will have an opportunity to visit with Santa, to enjoy holiday coloring, crafts, and balloon making, and everyone will have the opportunity to enjoy a breakfast of pancakes, eggs, sausage and more!
 
Would you like to have a custom note from Santa to your child appear in the coloring book being distributed at the event? If interested in doing that, you can sign up at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050f4eada92aa75-breakfast. 
 
Those interested in learning more should with www.bedfordmarotary.org/BreakfastwithSanta.cfm, contact the Bedford Rotary at Bedford.rotary@gmail.com, “Like” our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/bedfordbreakfastwithsanta) or call Nancy Gilroy (617-320-9304) or Wayne Newman (781-838-0071).
Come to the Holiday Book Sake hosted by the Friends of the Bedford Library
Sat., December 10:  2 – 4 pm & Sun., December 11:  1 – 4 pm 

Choose from fiction and non-fiction books in great condition across all genres.  The sale also includes many holiday themed books.  These make great gifts at especially great prices.  Prices range from $.50 to $2.00 unless otherwise marked.  All proceeds go to the Friends of the Bedford Free Public Library that support children, teen and adult programming as well as acquisitions for the Library.  We hope to see you there.
 
No scanners permitted during the Holiday Book Sale.
***Please Note!***
The deadline for a letter from Santa or Frosty is
Friday, December 16th!


It's not to late to help our Bedford Veterans


The Board of Bedford Womenade thanks all who joined us recently at our fall fundraising event.  Many thanks to our wonderful hostess, Diana Jarvis, for welcoming us into her beautiful home.  

The recipients of our event are the 69 previously homeless veterans now living at Bedford Place on the VA Property.  Our donations will go towards the purchase of recreation room equipment for our new neighbors.

If you were unable to join us but wish to contribute we are still accepting donations.  Thank you!
Checks may be directed to:  Bedford Place, LLC
Mail care of:  Nancy Latady,  2 Myers Lane, Bedford, MA 01730
Don't Forget About These Ongoing Ways to
Support BEST/PTO and our Schools
  • Order Bedford Spirit Wear right from the BEST/PTO Website!
  • Register your Stop and Shop card for A+ Rewards!
  • Start your Amazon.com shopping at Amazon Smile!
  • Clip those Box Tops!
  • Support all four schools through the Bedford Education Foundation (BEF)!
  • Support JGMS through the MSPA!
  • Support Bedford High School through the BHSPA!
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