The Awards Program will be held on Tuesday, June 4th at 9:00 a.m. in the gym. The program is designed to award students for service, participation, citizenship and attendance. There will be other awards that are program specific. Parents are welcome to attend this assembly as well.

The Fifth Grade Recognition / D.A.R.E. Graduation will be held on Monday, June 3rd at 2:00 p.m. in the gym.  Students are encouraged to dress nicely for the occasion. Parents are also invited to attend this celebration with a reception to follow in the commons.

Please join us at the Bridgewater Learning Fair on the evening of Friday May 3rd! Student Council is sponsoring a hot dog supper from 5:30-7 (limited availability!) for $2/meal, visit the Scholastic Book Fair and enjoy the BOGO sale until 8:00, and stroll through the Bridgewater halls and view a variety of student work on display grades K-5!  ALL families are invited – we hope to see you there!

Today’s, April 19,  events: 1st & 2nd Grade Field Trips and the 5th Grade FYI have been cancelled due to the weather.  Watch for information from teachers regarding rescheduling.

Please join us for our annual 5th Grade FYI Friday Breakfast. This is a great opportunity to have a snack breakfast and hear a terrific message from our guest speaker, Jeff Pesta.   A muffin or bagel and coffee will be provided for our parents.  7:45 Breakfast, 8:05 Welcome, 8:20 Students to class, Mr. Pesta talks to parents “Welcome to Middle School” .

 Today’s (4/11/13) 4th Grade Field Trip has been CANCELLED due to the snow.  More information to follow.

Watch the newsletter and classroom news for more information.  There will be a book fair held in conjunction with the Learning Fair.

Bridgewater Elementary will hold an informational meeting from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Monday, March 4 for parents with students entering kindergarten in 2013-14.

At this meeting, parents can talk with the school’s kindergarten teachers and nurse, KidVentures, and Bridges to Kindergarten. Enrollment packets can be turned in during this meeting, and also picked up if a family hasn’t received the information.

Bridgewater Spring Conferences will be held March 14, 19 and 21. Teachers will be sending conference reminder times home with your students soon.  See you there!

WEAR YOUR PURPLE!

We have a special guest coming to visit our students this Friday morning.  Minnesota Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph is coming to Bridgewater in honor of the Superbowl Breakfast Challenge that we won through the Fuel Up to Play 60 program!  Bridgewater Phy Ed teacher, Paul Bernhard, has been instrumental in completing all the applications and communicating with the staff from the Minnesota Dairy Council to make this all possible for our students.  Thank you Mr. Bernhard!! More »