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Dear BES Bobcat Families,
March and April Building Bobcat Readers
Thank you, in advance, for fostering these at home literacy building opportunities during the months of March and April.
Open Enrollment Video
You have the opportunity to vote on warrant articles, regarding open enrollment, at the annual meeting on March 13th. Please view this informative Open Enrollment Video.
We are Better Together: Share your Unique Perspective
District Strategic Planning - Please view this Strategic Plan Video to learn about our district’s commitment to elevating the K-12 experience for every student - then join us in this work by submitting this anonymous Strategic Plan Survey (open until March 20th).
Family Literacy Survey - BES is participating in Bridging the Gap in the 603: Pathways to Literacy Proficiency to improve literacy for all of our students. Your input will improve our daily work - please share your experiences via this anonymous Family Survey Link (open until March 31st).
Is your child coming to Kindergarten in August 2026? BES Kindergarten Registration - this flyer’s QR code takes you to the New Student Registration webpage! Have questions? Feel free to call the main office for help.
Spring Sports Information
BAC Softball Registration (open until March 20th).
Girls on the Run Registration (open until March 29th).
Thank you for the many ways you support our school,
Melissa
Upcoming Events:
🏛️ Annual School Board Meeting: March 13th 6 pm (BHS)
🎶 Date Change — First Grade Concert: March 16th at 6 pm (BHS)
🎨 District Art Show: March 18th 5 pm (BHS) — Our fourth graders’ artwork will be on display!
📚 Student Universal Book Swap: March 19th 5 pm — Bring your Bobcat(s) with any finished books and bring home two new ones! Details here: Book Swap!
🎵 Kindergarten Concert: March 26th 6 pm (BHS)
Dear BES Bobcat Families,
Alma Report Cards and Winter Assessment Data: Today, students’ report cards will be sent, via Alma, and students have hard copy reports of their recent Acadience and iReady assessments in their backpacks. Please see our Acadience Coversheet to orient you to that specific assessment report - scroll to see both pages specific to reading and math.
Kindergarten Acadience Coversheet
First Grade Acadience Coversheet
Second Grade Acadience Coversheet
Third Grade Acadience Coversheet
Fourth Grade Acadience Coversheet
Have questions about your child’s assessment data?
Reading specialists (Kathy Scanlan and Emily Berube) and math specialists (Monica Swenson and Rachel Hunton) are available to discuss your child’s iReady or Acadience data, your child's progress and goals, and/or how we use this data at school. Please use the links below to sign up for a Google Meet. If you prefer an in person meeting - please email your child’s classroom teacher to coordinate a time to meet with a specialist.
Reading Specialist Google Meet Sign Up
Math Specialist Google Meet Sign Up Link
Winter Break: Our K-2 Family Math Night, Olympic Wellness Day and Spirit Week were a blast - look for new pictures on the BES website! The BES staff wishes you all a wonderful winter break We look forward to welcoming BES Bobcats back to school on Monday, March 2nd!
Take care,
Melissa
Upcoming March Events:
Student Universal Book Swap - March 19th: Who doesn’t have books to pass on? Who doesn’t want to pick out two free books? Here is all the information you need for our BES Book Swap!
Girls on the Run - Registration is open and the first practice is March 23rd at BES - Girls on the Run Registration Link.
Spring NHSAS Assessments: Our 3rd and 4th grade students will take the NHSAS statewide assessment - please see the dates below. This link on the district website provides more statewide assessment information.
Gr. 3 NHSAS dates - May 6, May 13, May 20 Gr. 4 NHSAS dates - April 21, May 13, May 21
Dear BES Bobcats Families,
Ms. Krueger Update:
Ms. Krueger is very grateful for the care and concern shown to her this week. She is upbeat and looking forward to returning to school! In the meantime, your children are making heart warming cards to wish her well!
Second Grade Rockstars:
Our second grade students shined during their concert last night! A big shout out to
Ms. Kephart for a wonderful opportunity for students to spread some joy.
NEW Progress Report Date: Digital progress reports will arrive (via Alma) and hard copies of winter iReady and Acadience reports (reading and math) will come home next Fri., February 20th. Thank you for understanding that we needed extra time this week to complete this work.
February Events:
Next week is Spirit Week: Check out daily themes - Spirit Week Flyer. Participation is optional but highly encouraged as we roll into winter break with a little extra flair!
K-2 Family Math Night: Tues., Feb. 17th - Come to the BES Cafeteria from 5:30-6:30 to play math games, facilitated by members of our Bobcat Math Club. The featured games are geared towards Kindergarten through second grader learners, but your entire family is welcome to join in. We will host another math night in May geared towards third and fourth grade mathematicians!
Winter Wellness: Wed., Feb. 18th - The day’s theme is the Olympics and mixed-age teams, representing different countries, will play variations of Olympic games run by BMS students! We are looking for two more parent / guardian recess volunteers to assist with recess. Please submit the sign-up link if you are available to help supervise mixed-age groups playing together. Adults who have already signed up will receive an email from Mrs. Young prior to Wednesday. Thank you!
2026 Bow Lacrosse Registration Bow Athletic Club is pleased to announce that registration for the 2026 Bow Lacrosse season is open for grades 1-8 only! To register please visit the link below. Registration will be open until Sunday, February 15, 2026. Any registrations that come in after this date will have a late fee of $10.
Welcome | 2026 Bow Youth Lacrosse Registration | Bow Athletic Club
bowathleticclub.sportngin.com
FINAL BAC LACROSSE UNIFORM STORE NOW OPEN!
Our last uniform store for the 2026 season is now open and will be closing Sunday, February 15th at 11:59PM. This is your last chance to order a uniform, which is required, for the upcoming season.
**Uniforms are the same as last year**
https://tlsportssalesinc.tuosystems.com/stores/2026-bow-lacrosse-uniform-store-2
Dear BES Bobcats Families,
It has been a landmark week at our school as we reached the milestone of the 100th Day of School this past Thursday. Our first graders kept the momentum going today by celebrating the 101st Day of School with a delightful 101 Dalmatians theme. Both days were packed with engaging math and literacy activities designed to help students reflect on how much they’ve grown since the fall. The week of February 16-20 we will have spirit days. Please see the attached flyer. We are going with an Olympic theme this month. If it feels too cold to go outside tonight you can watch the Opening Ceremonies on television.
Welcome to the class of 2039
Please go to our website to register your incoming Kindergartener for the Class of 2039!!! Since you are already a BES family, you will head to the "BES Parent Portal" link on the right side of the page. If you have friends who have a child ready to BES for the first time, please share this information with them. We have the information out on our sign boards and we will post it on the Bow Community page. In May we will hold an Open House for incoming Kindergarten families in the evening.
Throughout this week and next, teachers are participating in grade-level data meetings to review winter assessment results from iReady and Acadience. These benchmarks are vital for tailoring our instruction to meet every child's needs. You will receive these assessment results, along with the half-year report card, on Tuesday, February 17.
It is great to be a New England fan this Sunday, let’s Go Patriots!
Bundle up and enjoy the weekend!
Lori
Finally, we have two wonderful after-school groups organizing evening activities for our community. On Tuesday, February 17, our Math Club will host a Family Math Night for grades K-2, where club members will lead our youngest students in a variety of math games. Looking ahead to March, our Student Universal group is sponsoring a 📚 Book Swap. Please be sure to review the attached flyers for more information on Math Night and to see the specific book levels we are looking to collect for the swap. We look forward to seeing you there!
Dear BES Bobcat Families,
While I am not quite ready to predict what the groundhog will see this coming Monday, I have high confidence that we will not have any weather issues impeding our school day. I want to extend a sincere thank you to all of our families and caregivers for your incredible support during our recent remote learning day; we saw an impressive 90% participation rate among our students. As we navigate the school grounds this week, please continue to use extra care during drop-off and pick-up. We have quite a bit of snow piled up, which has created a few logistical challenges, and our staff on duty truly appreciate the consideration you've shown to keep everyone safe.
Excitement is building for our upcoming ❄️ Winter Wellness Day 🎿 on Wednesday, February 18! During our Bobcat Block this week, our older students were busy preparing by creating bobsleds and snowballs for the festivities. The day will feature an Olympic theme with mixed-age teams representing different countries as they compete for medals in variations of snowball cornhole, curling, "ice" hockey, and bobsled races. We owe a huge thank you to Beth Corkum, Director of MTSS, for coordinating this event, and we are thrilled to have BMS students returning to run the activities. To make the day a success, we are looking for parent volunteers to assist with recess. Since we will have half the school outside at once, Mrs. Young and I would love to have a few more adults join us; please check the sign-up link if you are available to help.
Finally, we have two wonderful after-school groups organizing evening activities for our community. On Tuesday, February 17, our Math Club will host a Family Math Night for grades K-2, where club members will lead our youngest students in a variety of math games. Looking ahead to March, our Student Universal group is sponsoring a 📚 Book Swap. Please be sure to review the attached flyers for more information on Math Night and to see the specific book levels we are looking to collect for the swap. We look forward to seeing you there!
Stay warm this weekend!
Lori
Dear BES Bobcat Families
It was wonderful to have five complete days of school this week! There is a distinct rhythm to the building when we have a full week together, and the "January confidence" radiating from our students is truly a pleasure to see.
While walking through the halls of BES this week, I was energized by the high level of engagement in every classroom. Our students are finding their voices—not just verbally, but through their written work as well. From collaborative math corner activities to the 3rd graders diving deep into their new Tall Tales unit, the conversations I overheard were thoughtful and inspiring.
We have officially kicked off our mid-year iReady assessments. To ensure students can perform their best without feeling overwhelmed, we break these sessions up over several days for both Reading and Math. Results from these assessments, combined with the first report cards of the year, will be sent home on Tuesday, February 17.
We are gearing up for Winter Wellness Day on February 18, and our theme this year is the Olympics! During the week of January 26, students will be "building things" to support our winter games during Bobcat Block. If we can collect enough large cardboard, we plan to build a fleet of cardboard bobsleds!
PTO NEWSLETTER: https://tinyurl.com/janptonews
This Monday we observe Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. I hope you and your family enjoy the first holiday weekend of the calendar year.
Take care of yourself and each other,
Lori
Audio and Visual Recording consent form. We have received replies for 70% of the students. Please complete in the coming week. Thank you.
As Marcy Kelley, Superintendent, said in her message before Christmas, this general consent form follows recent guidance from the New Hampshire Department of Education that clarified parental consent requirements for audio and video recordings under the Parental Bill of Rights. Collecting this consent helps us continue normal instructional and school-related activities in compliance with state law. Please do one form for each child. The form has drop down options for grade level and teacher. This helps us to organize our permissions as we collect them for all 533 students.
Please read and complete this form. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to reach out to me.
Bow Elementary School Parental Consent Form
This weekend provides
Musical Theater Summer Program
If your child loves to act, sing, or dance, you won't want to miss summer camp registration for RB Productions at the Capitol Center for the Arts!! These wonderful theater camps SELL OUT quickly every year, but there is still time to grab a place for your little actor or actress (if you hurry!). All registered kids will pick up their scripts in April 2026, and placement auditions occur at Concord High School in mid-May. All registered children get a role in the show! During each week-long camp, experienced directors, choreographers, and music teachers work with your children to create incredible productions in just one week. Prepare to be amazed by the quality of these fast-paced youth musicals!! Beware, your children will likely ask to perform in multiple shows next summer :)
Summer 2026 RB Productions Line Up:
Seussical Kids Show: Half-Day Camp for ages 5 to 10 - 9am to 12 noon at the Bank of NH Stage in Concord. July 13 to July 17th. Performances on Sat, July 18th at 11am and 1pm.
Shrek Kids Show: Full-Day Camp (except Tuesday) for ages 7 to 11 - 9am to 4pm on M, W, Th, F, and 12 noon to 4pm on Tuesday at the Bank of NH Stage in Concord. July 27th to July 31st. Performances on Sat, August 1st at 11am and 1pm.
Lion King Jr. Show: Full Day Camp for ages 9 to 16 - 9am to 4pm at the Capitol Center for the Arts Main Stage in Concord. July 20th to July 24th. Performances on Fri, July 24th and Sat, July 25th.
13, Jr. Show: Full Day Camp for ages 12 to 17 - 9am to 4pm at the Capitol Center for the Arts Main Stage in Concord. July 27th to July 31st. Performances on Fri, July 31st and Sat, August 1st.
Register now to secure your child's spot: https://rb-productions.com/
Note: RB Productions also offers a 2026 Footloose camp for high school students (and a sold-out 2026 camp for Frozen, Jr. -- you can join the waitlist for Frozen, Jr. at the link above).
Dear BES Bobcat Families,
It has been a wonderful first week back from vacation! As we move into our second month of winter, we are enjoying the fresh air daily. However, our playground conditions are quite varied right now, and we want to ensure every student is prepared for a fun and comfortable recess.
To make the most of our outdoor time, please keep the following guidelines in mind regarding winter attire:
We see a variety of methods for getting snow gear to school—wearing it, stuffing it into backpacks, or using separate snow bags. All children are responsible for carrying their own belongings. We have noticed that when a snow bag is disproportionately large compared to the child, it becomes a physical burden for them to manage. Please help your child choose a bag size that is easy for them to carry independently.
Our bus students have mastered this transition beautifully, and we want to help everyone feel just as successful!
A very pleasant winter reminder that school begins at 8:00. There is a very limited line from 7:40 -7:45. We are once again coming in late. This affects many learners as the staff outside have learners waiting on the inside. Thank you.
Have a lovely weekend!
Lori
PTO Meeting Wednesday, January 14th 7:00 PM at BES
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday, January 19th No School
Audio and Visual Recording consent form. We have received replies for 50% of the students. Please complete in the coming week. Thank you.
As Marcy Kelley, Superintendent, said in her message before Christmas, this general consent form follows recent guidance from the New Hampshire Department of Education that clarified parental consent requirements for audio and video recordings under the Parental Bill of Rights. Collecting this consent helps us continue normal instructional and school-related activities in compliance with state law. Please do one form for each child. The form has drop down options for grade level and teacher. This helps us to organize our permissions as we collect them for all 533 students.
Please read and complete this form. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to reach out to me.
Bow Elementary School Parental Consent Form
Concord Community Music School is hosting a free “Try an Ensemble” event on Saturday, January 10, from 4:00–6:00 pm, designed to introduce musicians to our chamber ensemble program. The event is open to wind, brass, and string players of all ages who have at least one year of experience on their instrument and are able to read music.
The afternoon will begin with short performances by CCMS faculty, followed by breakout sessions where participants can experience playing in small ensembles. It’s a relaxed, supportive way for students to explore ensemble music-making and connect with other musicians.
A flyer is attached, and additional details are available here:
Happy New Year!
I hope that everyone was able to enjoy the holidays with family and friends. If you are traveling may you have the good fortune to avoid the weather challenges that have been occurring. Yesterday when I lost power twice during the storm I decided it might be time to research options for a generator.
I will send this form out again in the Friday newsletter when we return but thought it would be good to get a head start on collecting the permissions. As Marcy Kelley, Superintendent, said in her message before Christmas, this general consent form follows recent guidance from the New Hampshire Department of Education that clarified parental consent requirements for audio and video recordings under the Parental Bill of Rights. Collecting this consent helps us continue normal instructional and school-related activities in compliance with state law. Please do one form for each child. The form has drop down options for grade level and teacher. This helps us to organize our permissions as we collect them for all 533 students.
Please read and complete this form. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to reach out to me.
Enjoy the rest of the break!
Lori