Lane Notes
Week of June 3, 2024
Upcoming Events
June 7 - Challenge Day for Grade 5 (rain date 6/10)
June 13 - Grade 5 Invention Convention
- 8:50 - 9:20 Mathisen/McKinney/Espejo/Hickox/Hunt
- 9:45 - 10:15 Stanley/Rosten/Love/Lerra
June 14 - Grade 5 Social 6:00 - 7:30 PM (Family event; NOT a drop off event)
June 17 - Last day of school (early dismissal at 11:30; no lunch served)
Students leaving the Bedford Public Schools ...
If your family is moving from Bedford this summer or if your child will be attending a private school next year, you will need to withdraw them from Bedford Public Schools. Please call the Main Office to let us know you will be withdrawing your student and we will send you the appropriate paperwork. Thank you.
A Note from the Art Teacher
Lane School will host its 4th Annual Lane Chalks The Walk (LCTW) from June 10 - June 14, 2024! During the week of LCTW, all students will venture outside during their art class (weather permitting) and use sidewalk chalk to create themed drawings. The theme for LCTW 2024 is IMAGINE. Modeled after the global Chalk The Walks (CTW) initiative, LCTW aims to build community through artmaking while spreading joy, optimism, and inspiration. The event coincides with the art program's curricular focus on artistic communities.
This year, we invite families and community members to participate, too! Work solo or get creative with others; Jen Ferrari, visual art teacher at Lane School, would be happy to receive pictures of you and yours embracing artmaking out in the community. Read more about last year's event in The Bedford Citizen to get inspired!
If you would like to donate chalk for this year's LCTW, donations can be sent to school with children via Backpack Express, dropped off in the "Art Materials Donation" box in Lane's main entryway, or purchased from Amazon.
Jen Ferrari (she/her)
Visual Art Teacher, Lt. Job Lane Elementary School
Lane Art Studio * Lane Amazon Wishlist * Visual Artist & Educator
Volunteers for Grade 5 Challenge Day
There are some volunteer slots still open for Grade 5 Challenge Day on Friday, June 7 (rain date Monday, June 10). All pertinent information is included on the sign up page - see link below. Please note: in order to volunteer, you need to have filled out a CORI this school year. If you haven't done so, please visit the Lane School main office ASAP to do your CORI.
Grade 5 Challenge Day Volunteer Sign up
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090D4FA5A923A4FB6-49581929-5thgrade
From JGMS - for Grade 5 Parents
Dear Parents/Guardians of Incoming JGMS students in Grade 5,
We are so excited to transition your 5th grader to JGMS! Throughout the spring, our staff at JGMS will be collaborating about students and how we can best meet their needs. Since you know your 5th grader the best, we are also hoping to learn from you as well.
Please take a moment to read this Parent/Guardian: Student Input Forms letter and the applicable survey that is linked within. The survey provides an opportunity for you to share bit about your child that will support us in team placement and scheduling.
In addition to this Parent Input Form, please be on the lookout for a Music Selection form that will support us in building your child's schedule for next year as well.
Finally, we will be spending time introducing you and your child to JGMS. Please mark your calendar for the following events. Teachers will prepare students for the student only events and it may be helpful for you to be aware as well.
Wednesday, June 5 - Middle School students visit Lane - Student Only Event
Thursday - June 6 - Step Up Day - Lane students visit JGMS - Student Only Event
Monday - June 10 - Grade 5 Parent Information Night 6:30pm - 7:30pm @JGMS - Parent Event
We look forward to finishing the year strong and preparing for next year.
Respectfully,
Jonathan A. Hartunian
Principal
John Glenn Middle School
99 McMahon Road
Bedford, MA 01730
jonathan_hartunian@bedfordps.org
(781) 275-3201
he/him/his
A Note from the School Nurse
Lane Families:
A reminder to complete a visual body check of your children periodically as the tick season is now active. I will always call you if an embedded tick is ever found on your student. See this link to the Bedford Board of Health for more information
Ticks | Bedford, MA (Bedford ma.gov)
Lorene Simoneau, BSN, RN, NCSN
Lane School Nurse
Donations
Snack Donations
Help Our Guinea Pigs
Lane School is fortunate to have four therapeutic guinea pigs. Donations of lettuce, green peppers, cucumbers, or other leafy greens are greatly appreciated and can be left in the labeled bin just outside of the main office.
BEST PTO Announcements
Membership Toolkit
Stay up to date with all of the latest school and community events by joining Membership Toolkit today! If your family is already registered, make sure you update/review your family’s information and email preferences for this year. Head over to bestpto.membershiptoolkit.com to get started.
SEPAC Announcements
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
Web: bedfordmasepac.org
Facebook group: https://www.facebook. com/groups/BEDFORDMASEPAC/
Youth Public Safety Academy
From Justin Brooks, our School Resource Officer ... please click below to see the flyer with more information.
School Policy Reminders
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.
CORI forms
To be in full compliance with our HR Department and the State, all CORI forms MUST BE SUBMITTED in person, with a valid picture ID, ONLY by the person whose name appears on the form. Forms will not be accepted via kid mail, email, or spouse, etc. The district requires parent volunteers (chaperones on field trips, room parents, helpers in the classroom, etc.) to complete a new CORI each school year.
Please come to the office and complete a CORI well ahead of needing one, so that you don’t get stuck without one and then are prohibited from volunteering.
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 sheet you turned in, please notify the main office via:
- a note sent in with your child
- email Becky Ricci rebecca_ricci@bedfordps.org and Karen Lua karen_lua@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, 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 and Karen Lua karen_lua@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)