Bridgewater Bear Tracks
Bear Pride: Respect, Responsibility, Be Safe, Do Your Best
December 17, 2021
Thank you!
Recess Weather Guidelines
Outside play is an important part of our elementary students' day. Our goal is to ensure that children have an opportunity to be outside and engage in activities on a daily basis. However, in some circumstances, winter weather prohibits us from allowing students to go outside. Our students will have recess when the air temperature is warmer than 0º F and the wind chill is warmer than -10º F. Please make sure your children are dressed appropriately for the weather to enjoy playing outside during recess!
Since conditions and temperature recordings can vary between locations, all three Northfield elementary schools use the Carleton College Weather Station as the official site to determine when weather conditions (as listed above) necessitate holding recess indoors. Our teachers supervise recess and have liberty to use their own judgement if they feel that the temperature has dropped and no longer appropriate to have students outside. One of the joys of living in Minnesota is the opportunity to experience all four seasons, and winter can be a lot of fun being outside in the elements!
Winter Break
Happy Holidays!
I'm looking forward to spending the holidays with my family as well. My son has been at his job for a full year, and is living on his own. My daughter just finished her classes, and is ready to student teach. I am so happy for them and looking forward to spending quality time with them!
Happy Holidays!!
Unplug and Talk
Don't Forget to Read
Northfield Public Library Activities
- Here are some of the activities at Nfld Public Library over break:
- Craft Therapy: Scrunchies
6:00pm - 7:30pm Wednesday, December 22, 2021 - Sci-fi Book Club
7:00pm - 8:00pm Monday, December 27, 2021 - Unicorn Noon Years Eve
11:30am - 12:00pm Friday, December 31, 2021
Register at: https://guides.mynpl.org/home
Snow
Helping At Home
Here is a link for ways to help students with fluency:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sltKEoCVEeZoLPjW-tn5KxqI0IoibD6s/view?usp=sharingBridgewater PE Monthly Update
We only have a few December days left till winter break here is a summary of December Phy Ed Happenings.
PE Schedule students are learning in December
Team Cooperative (December 1st- 3rd)
Volleyball (Dec 8th-19)
Winter Break Games (December 20-22)
Monthly Challenge (optional):
Participate and check off ten days off the December Monthly Challenge and bring it back for a prize.
Reminders:
As the snow could start to come in, we see an increase in winter boots. Please have your child remember to have good tennis shoes for PE. It is even a good idea to have a spare pair to be left in their locker.
Get ready grades 3-5 for Roller Skating. This is for grades 3-5 and will be $5.00 for this in-house field trip.!!! Sign-up info coming soon!
Contact Us Via email if you have any questions or concerns
Paul Bernhard
pbernhard@northfieldschools.org
Shari McCabe
Pop tabs for Ronald McDonald House
Upcoming Events
Dec. 20---5th Grade Book Talk with Emily Lloyd from the Nfld Public Library
Dec. 21---Elementary Orchestra Concert 7:00 pm @ Northfield Middle School
Dec. 22---School Spirit Day & Staff Ugly Sweater Day
Dec. 23-Jan.2---Winter Break, No School for Students and Staff
Dec. 6 & 7---STEAM Museum Onsite for All Grades
Jan. 20---4th Grade Kindness Retreat
Jan. 21---5th Grade In-House Snowshoeing "Field Trip"
Feb. 1---SkyDome Planetarium Onsite Field Trip for All Grades
Feb. 25---Choral Festival @ NMS from 11:00-3:00
Apr. 26---5th Grade Kindness Retreat
Bridgewater Elementary School
World-class Learning for Elementary Students Grades K–5
Bridgewater Elementary School, situated on a 14-acre campus just south of downtown Northfield, is a K–5 public school serving approximately 550 students. It serves the neighborhoods on Northfield’s southern side,
Dundas, and the rural area south of Highway 19 and west of Highway 246. Students benefit from an active parent-teacher organization, Bridegwater Booster Club (BBC) and many parent volunteers.
The staff is intensely dedicated to offering a high quality, well-rounded education that strives to meet the specific needs of each student. We focus on empowering our students in their learning and building a solid foundation for their educational journeys.
Email: nantoine@northfieldschools.org
Website: northfieldschools.org/schools/bridgewater-elementary/
Location: 401 Jefferson Parkway, Northfield, MN, United States
Phone: 507-664-3300
Twitter: @antoine_nancy