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Dear BES Bobcat Families,
Thank you for everyone's patience as we work through our new routines for drop-off and pick-up. We are closely monitoring how everything is going during these first few weeks of school. While several aspects are already improving, we recognize that challenges still exist and appreciate your continued cooperation as we refine the process.
We celebrated a few traditional "firsts" this week! We held our first practice fire drill, which we have without the alarm sounding so our students can see where to follow their teachers this year. This approach also allows our Kindergarten and Preschool students to have a smooth, comfortable practice session first.
Today we gathered for our first school-wide assembly of the year, which featured a very special surprise! Slider, the New Hampshire Fisher Cats mascot, paid us a visit to present our school with a $1,000 check for placing among the top five schools in New Hampshire for the Fisher Cats Reading Challenge. Thank you to all the parents who turned in reading forms for students who read five books over the spring and summer. We hope you all enjoyed attending a game with the tickets you earned! We will be using the money to keep our school book vending machine stocked with fresh reads.
We will be honoring September 11 by having your children wear red, white, and blue. We will be holding a morning assembly around the flagpole to commemorate the day.
Please also keep in mind that local voting will be taking place at Bow Memorial School on Tuesday. Traffic will likely be affected, but the Bow Police Department will be on-site to direct vehicles and support traffic flow.
Tuesday is also our school picture day! We love seeing those smiles!
Take a look below at opportunities through Bow Rec and other items of interest for families in New Hampshire coming up.
Our PTO is looking for volunteers for Open House. The Bow PTO will once again be selling pizza and water in the cafeteria. You can come to Open House and have dinner! The doors will open at 5:00 for Open House.
Thank you for your continued partnership and support in making it a great start to the school year!
Enjoy the Labor Day weekend!
September 4 - No School
September 7 - No School Labor Day
September 8 - School Pictures
PTO Meeting 6:30
September 9 - Open House 5-6:30 Preschool, Grades 1 and 3
September 10 - - Open House 5-6:30 Kindergarten, Grades 2 and 4
From PTO - Help for Open House
The Elementary School Open houses are September 9th and 10th, 5:00 to 6:30. We are looking for volunteers to sell pizza and clean up afterward.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0F4EAFAE22A3FD0-65510889-besopen
Kindergarten Parents
We loved connecting with you during Kindergarten Screening days, and we’d be thrilled to have you finish the One Trusted Adult caregiver training with us! Your participation plays such a vital role in building a safe, supportive circle around our newest students. Please take a quick moment to share your availability on this short form [Kindergarten Parent One Trusted Adult Workshop] so we can create a menu of opportunities to finish the training with you!
From Bow Rec
After School Drama
Fridays | 2:30–4:30 PM Let your child act, imagine, and shine! This fun program includes drama games, skits, and creative play for students in Grades K–5. For more information, go to bownh.myrec.com.
Tuesday Treasure Makers
Tuesdays | 2:30–4:30 PM Kids can explore their creativity through hands-on art, crafts, stories, and games! It’s a fun way for Grades K–5 to create, imagine, and make new friends. For more information, go to bownh.myrec.com.
Dance Class
Wednesdays | 2:30–3:30 PM Get moving and grooving with a fun dance class designed for all experience levels! Students in Grades K–5 will build confidence, learn new moves, and have a great time. For more information, go to bownh.myrec.com.
Fitness Fusion
Mondays | 2:30–3:30 PM Fitness Fusion combines games, movement, fitness, and teamwork in a fun and active setting! Students in Grades K–5 will stay moving while building healthy habits and having fun. For more information, go to bownh.myrec.com.
Save the date for the 5th Annual WickedSTEM expo from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sept. 19 at SNHU in Manchester. Families from across New England are invited to participate in hands-on demos, robotics showcases, student-built innovations and more. Registration is open for the free event.
Calling all NH students ages 9-17! Train to be an astronaut, airplane pilot or robotics engineer in a five-day immersive, educational and fun space camp at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. The Alex Higgins Memorial Space Camp Scholarship is available; the application window opens on Sept. 19. Three New Hampshire students will be selected to go to space camp in Alabama in 2027.
Good evening,
I know we can all agree that the end of the day routine was a lot today.
At BES we debrief as a group when things don’t go as we would like. Melissa, Christina, Hannah, and Jess got together to work on solutions. There was a lot of confusion with the buses for getting children home to the right places. We have some action items for this.
In the office, we will make sure the kindergarten names are crossed off the list for tomorrow. It all prints out on the list the drivers get from us daily and our Kindergarten students start Monday.
We will work to have the drivers check their list more closely for questions when they arrive at school.
On PUP we had a good number of the wrong bus numbers. This happened when people put last year’s bus number in. Some routes have changed. We have made contact with most of you or will be tomorrow morning.
Another piece that is a huge help to the drivers is to put in PUP the address your child is going to. Sometimes this is different from your home address.
Finally, we do not leave young children at home without someone there to greet them unless you as a parent have put in okay to leave. This is particularly true for grades K-2. If that is okay with you please do so otherwise the children will be brought back to school if we can not reach you when the bus arrives.
I am eternally optimistic that tomorrow will go smoother. Buses and cars will get out of here in a more timely manner.
Thank you as always for your cooperation. We will continually monitor our changes in the first weeks of school and make adjustments as necessary for safety and efficiency. Safety will always be first.
Lastly, we do not know what happened to the text we tried to send about the combining of the buses. We will have our tech department take a look at that. I will not use the text method again. ParentSquare should solve that challenge🙂
Take care. I am sure many children will sleep well tonight. It was great to see everyone getting back in the routines today.
Lori
Dear BES Families,
Please see a review of our new Drop Off and Pick Up routines. You will see a lot of us out there supporting this new routine. One thing I am sure is that in the first 2 weeks of school these routines will take longer until everyone is comfortable. The buses will take longer for pick up and drop off. Cars need to still wait prior to 7:35 as they always have prior to pulling into the parking lot. A staff member will wave the cars down. Please see the map for where to wait.
Although everyone loves first day of school pictures we ask that these be taken at home. The drop off line is not the safe and appropriate place to do so. This is true at the end of the day as well. We thank everyone for their patience in advance. All BES staff today had an opportunity to review in detail our plans for this time of day. Together we are collaborating on how to work together to make this safe and smooth.
Please see the attachment as a reminder of the importance of stopping for buses. It is against the law to pass a bus with the lights passing. The Bow Police Department is enforcing this. Our buses are equipped with cameras that will track vehicles that pass a bus when the lights are flashing red.
Thank you to everyone who put in their PUP plans. Hannah and Jessica have been reaching out to families today who have not so that we are fully ready for tomorrow.
We are so excited for tomorrow! I know I never sleep the night before school starts.
Take care,
Lori
Review of Drop off and Pick Up routines.
You will find a map of our new routine attached along with this video here, showing you how to pull into the parking area. We will now be parking along the sidewalk that abuts the gym wall.
Drop Off
Pick Up
At all times no cars are to drive around another to leave before all cars have let their children out or in.
We will not be dismissing students from the office after 1:45. This is a very busy time for our office, along with buses, Bow Rec, and other after school people getting in place. This has been our practice in past years and we have found we need to return to it. We thank you for your cooperation. .
Pick Up Patrol: If you have not done so please put your child’s default end of day plans into PUP. Hannah and Jessica will be calling in the next 2 days if you have not. The less calls the better. We work hard to make sure dismissal is as calm and easy for all as possible. The link on the BES website is the car icon.
Take care,
Lori
Dear BES Families,
Today we are sharing the new drop off and pick up routine for cars. Please read carefully. We will have a lot of signage and support for this new routine. This routine was developed as we have spent time since last winter looking at making it safer for kids and adults. It is appreciated and expected that we will all work together on this new routine. This is the most challenging time of our day. The goal is always about safety. The children who get in and out of cars need all adult support to do so safely. If a grandparent or babysitter will be the regular person picking up or dropping off your child please share this with them.
You will find a map of our new routine attached along with this video here, showing you how to pull into the parking area. We will now be parking along the sidewalk that abuts the gym wall.
Drop Off
Pick Up
At all times no cars are to drive around another to leave before all cars have let their children out or in.
We will not be dismissing students from the office after 1:45. This is a very busy time for our office, along with buses, Bow Rec, and other after school people getting in place. This has been our practice in past years and we have found we need to return to it. We thank you for your cooperation. .
Pick Up Patrol: If you have not done so please put your child’s default end of day plans into PUP. Hannah and Jessica will be calling in the next 2 days if you have not. The less calls the better. We work hard to make sure dismissal is as calm and easy for all as possible. The link on the BES website is the car icon.
ALMA:
If your student has already been at the middle school for at least a year you likely know what an important tool ALMA is. If you are new to middle school you will want to become familiar with how to use this tool effectively. ALMA is the best platform for keeping track of your student’s progress in his or her classes. The document linked below is a helpful guide for learning how to navigate ALMA:
My School Bucks:
SAU 67 uses “My School Bucks” as our payment system for our lunch program. I imagine that most of you will be familiar and comfortable with using this system, however if you are new to our SAU and want to use this platform for your student to purchase things from the cafeteria you will need to create an account. You can either sign into your account or create a new account using the link below:
The BES teachers and staff are looking forward to a wonderful school year. We look forward to seeing everyone this week. Kindergarten parents look for a separate message about parking and coming into the building for Kindergarten Screening this week.
Take care,
Lori
Dear BES Families,
We have more information for you today as we get ready for students next Thursday. Along with the bus routes The district has a link for ease in our ability to answer Alma help questions to the Alma support through the district. This support is through our tech department. Elliot Anderson manages the Student Information Systems for the Bow School District.
At the end of week I will be sending the new route for Parent Drop Off and Pick Up. We have a video to help with this significant change in the procedure. You will find an attachment below that shares information on the new law regarding stopping for school buses. I encourage everyone to read it.
Please also find our Family/Student Handbook in the attachments below.
The BES teachers have been coming into school and setting up their classrooms. We are looking forward to seeing everyone next week as we build our school community for the coming school year. Please check out the offerings from Bow Rec for after school activities. Children are able to take a bus to the community center for these activities.
We can’t wait to see you all!
Lori
For all who have waited to enter information in Parent Pick Up Patrol here our the 26/27 Bus Routes! Yeah!
Erin Smith the Bow School District Transportation Coordinator has asked me to share the following message below.
From Erin Smith:
Hello Bow SAU 67,
We hope everyone had a wonderful summer and is looking forward to a great 2026- 2027 school year! We certainly are!
A big thank you to everyone who has already completed the bus transportation questionnaire. We truly appreciate those parents who have taken the time to fill out the transportation form. It has really helped the Transportation Department refine routes and provided a more accurate depiction of pickup and drop-off times. The information you provided is extremely helpful and allows the transportation Department to plan routes and run our transportation system much more efficiently. For those families who haven't had time yet, if you could please take a few minutes to complete it, it would greatly help transportation run more efficiently.
Bus Transportation Questionnaire
When reviewing your students' transportation information, please pay close attention to both the route and the bus number. Some routes have been renumbered for this school year, even though the route itself may remain the same
Please take a moment to review the information before the first day of school so everyone knows which bus to look for.
Thank you for your cooperation and for helping us get the 2026- 2027 school year off to a smooth start!
Dear BES Families,
Please see the message from our Transportation Director, Erin Smith
Take care,
Lori
As we prepare for the start of 2026-2027 school year, we are trying something new to help us better understand actual bus ridership
Due to State testing requirements and a shortage of evaluators at DMV, we anticipate beginning the school year with fewer bus drivers than we would like. Erin Smith, Transportation Director and her staff have worked very hard to develop our routes and schedules, and we are now trying to determine which students will actually be riding the bus on a regular basis.
We are sharing the link below with families and encouraging parents to complete the ridership form even if they have already sent an email. This information will allow us a more accurate picture of who will be using transportation and who will not.
Once we have this information, we can review the routes and make adjustments where appropriate, particularly with regard to timing. Even one student who does not ride can potentially add or subtract 5 - 8 minutes from a route That can make a significant difference for students and families, especially when they are waiting outside in inclement weather
We appreciate your support and assistance as we try this new approach. Our goal is to make our transportation routes as efficient and reliable as possible while minimizing unnecessary wait times for our student
Link to Transportation Request
Our plan is to post the bus routes next Monday 8/17/26.
Great News! Bow Elementary has partnered with PickUp Patrol to help better manage our dismissal process (en español/em português).
PickUp Patrol provides a layer of safety to our dismissal process by authorizing plan changes and automatically tracking dismissal plans. The application reduces interruptions, speeds up dismissal time, and is administered by our own staff.
ALL plan changes should now be submitted through PickUp Patrol. When making changes, please do not send notes, emails, or call the office, except in an emergency.
Important Action Needed: Please take a few minutes to set up your account so that we can accurately dismiss your child(ren).
We use PickUp Patrol to track: Plan Changes, Absences, Early Dismissals, Late Arrivals, Daily Dismissal Plans (default plans).
If you have questions, please contact Bow Elementary at besoffice@sau67nh.gov or support@pickuppatrol.net.
Bow Elementary & the PickUp Patrol Team
This email report is intended solely for the addressee(s) and contains confidential and/or privileged information that may be legally protected from disclosure. Do not share this information with anyone unauthorized to view it
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Dear BES Families,
Welcome back! I hope everyone has had a summer of events and activities that makes them happy. The weather has been decent for being outside and enjoying all that New Hampshire has to offer in the summer season. At BES we are thrilled to welcome all our families back to Bow Elementary School for the 2026-2027 school year. To all our new families, welcome! As we look for the 26/27 school year we are embracing the theme of Beyond the Build, Strengthening Community. At BES we are proud of our community of learners. We spend each day growing and learning together.
This year we are welcoming many new people to our building. We are especially excited to announce that our preschool program is returning to BES after being hosted at BHS for the past few years. It is wonderful to have our youngest learners back under our roof. Their teachers Sam O’Donnell and Elizabeth Duncan, are joined by our new teachers in grade 1 Kayla Buxton and Laurie Hodgman, grade 3 Allison McInnes, Kaleigh Baker, and Britt Ledoux, grade 4 Isaiah Winnettknoy, and in special education Amanda Conely and Samantha Harvey-Dinan. In addition we are pleased to welcome Matt Ardita, Danielle Rossi, Rachael Ovaginian, Brittany Williams, Astrid Ruff, Camelia Beansch, and Erica Lewis as paraprofessionals supporting our students. In addition we collaborate with Southern New Hampshire University for their education program and we welcome student teachers Aurora Costa and Melaine Rand to Kindergarten and grade 3. This year we have entered a fellowship with St. Anselem’s College and we welcome Julia Vaughan to special education.
We would like to extend a special thank you to Tyler Young and our hardworking custodial crew—Kelly, Grayton, Don, and our high school summer help—for all their efforts this summer. The building looks fantastic and is ready for the return of our students.
It has been a pleasure having our summer ESY program back in the building, and we are grateful that this is our first summer in several years without construction. We appreciate the peace and progress this has allowed.
A reminder of our opening day schedule at BES:
You can look forward to receiving welcome letters from your child's teachers soon. These letters will provide essential information regarding classroom expectations and specific supplies. As a reminder here is a link to our school supply list.
Additionally, a welcome email from Pick Up Patrol will follow this newsletter. The welcome email will also be sent when we have the bus routes. We anticipate receiving bus schedules around August 20th. Once the routes are finalized, we will send a follow-up message with that information, along with a review of our parent drop-off and pick-up routines to ensure a smooth transition for everyone.
We are looking forward to a wonderful year ahead.
Beyond the Build, strengthening our community.
Take care,
Lori