Important Dates

• 10.7 - Bike, Run, and Skate to School Day: Wednesday, October 7th both RES and RMS will be endorsing the Bike, Walk, Roll to School day.  In the past we have had close to 75% participation!  Why do it?  If you would like to get involved, we need some help this year with these tasks:

• 10.9 - No School: In-Service Day: On Friday, 10.9, we will be hosting in-service for our staff, so school will be closed for students.  We will be spending our time looking at, creating, and building the data analysis tools for upcoming assessments.

• 10.12 - No School

• 10.30 - Last Day of Quarter One

Friday Focus Message

Hello RMS Community,

October has arrived and with it we had such a wonderful week at RMS!  There were so many neat learning opportunities to talk with your students about: 7th grade science had a lab that assessed the impact of aposable thumbs, 6th grade science had a blast learning about the metric system, and 8th grade science was constructing timelines of geological events.  Thank you for sharing your students with us.

We also had a Fire Drill on 10.1 - we snuck it in while the weather was nice.  All students did a wonderful job, but if you drove by school wondering “why is a fire truck there?’ - that’s what we were up to.

We will miss your students this Friday for teacher in-service and next Monday for the holiday.  We hope your long weekend is full of joy and we are excited to take flight again on 10.13!

Cheers,
O'Leary

 

School news, PTO information, and other bulleted updates

Helpful Links

• Attendance Reminder: Please email rmsattendance@hanovernorwichschools.org for any attendance related updates or concerns.

• PowerSchool and Schoology Access: Guide to reference for PowerSchool access if needed!

• Multiple free flu/covid vaccine clinics around the Upper Valley are oneline here! All PHC clinics are free, open to the public, and do not require registration.

 

Updates and Information

• Request - limit energy drinks: While we don’t have a formal ban on them, I am asking that you consider students not bringing energy drinks to school.  I appreciate the consideration.

• Thank you MK Woodworks in Enfield for their generous donation of white oak, poplar, and pine to the RMS Woodworking program!

• HPD E-Bike Update: With a trend of e-bikes in the Upper Valley our partners at HPD built this helpful guide to what bikes require what level of registration.

• Author Event at the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord, NH event featuring Jeff Kinney, author of the Diary of the Wimpy Kid books.  If you know of any students who might be interested in attending this event with their families please pass the info along to them.

 

Previous Information

• RMS is Hiring - we need great people to join our flock of geese!

  • New 1 Educational Assistant who supports general education classes and sometimes fills as our building substitute.

  • 3 Educational Assistants to work with our incredible students.  If you or someone you know is interested, please apply on the website.  If you know anyone who is willing to work with small groups of students, a HS degree or higher is required, we are so excited to welcome you to the flock!  

 

Athletics and Clubs

Important Information

Basketball registration is open for all 7/8th grade students! Visit the RMS Athletics website for registration information. The season runs from mid-Nov through mid-February. Tryout dates have not been set. The full basketball game schedule can be found on the RMS Athletics website. Practice schedules will not be known until after tryouts. 6th grade students play basketball through Hanover Parks & Rec.

 

Registration for fall sports closed on Monday, 8/31. We are no longer accepting new registrations for fall sports.

 

Recap of the Week

• Boys A Soccer lost to Cardigan Mountain School 1-2

• Boys B Soccer lost to Cardigan Mountain School 5-7

• Girls Soccer lost to Indian River School 0-2

• Field Hockey lost to Woodstock 1-2

• Boys Cross Country came in 2nd out of 9 teams at the U-32 Invitational. Scoring members included Oliver Marchetti, Hugo Hilton, Robin Hanaway, Phineas Soucy, and Everett Swenson. Both Marchetti and Hilton placed in the top 10

• Girls Cross Country runners Maggie Anderson came in 4th place overall and Baden White came in 13th place overall. 

 

Upcoming Events

• Saturday, 10/3, 9:00am: Cross Country Away @ the Thetford Woods Trail Run

• Tuesday, 10/6, 4:00pm: Girls Soccer Home vs Woodstock @ Sachem Fields

• Tuesday, 10/6, 4:30pm: Field Hockey Home vs Kearsarge @ Sachem Fields

• Tuesday, 10/6, 5:00pm: Boys A Soccer Home vs Woodstock @ Sachem Fields

• Tuesday, 10/6, 5:00pm: Boys B Soccer Away @ Plainfield

• Thursday, 10/8, 4:00pm: Field Hockey Home vs Newport

• Saturday, 10/10, 1:00pm: Cross Country Away @ Hopkinton Distance Festival

 

The full game schedule can be found on the RMS Athletics website.

 

Club Updates

Clubs will not start up until after Labor Day. Advisors are still finalizing dates for this year.

 

• Robotics Team, we have an advisor! Robotics will meet Wednesdays from 2:00-3:30pm. Start date has not been set.

• Quiz Bowl Team meets, during 7th/8th grade lunch in room 600. Advisor: Alex Lovejoy

• SAGE (Sexuality and Gender Equality) Club: Meets every Tuesday during lunch. All are welcome! Advisors: Chris Putnam and Kris Wood

• Math Team: Starts Friday, 9/18 and meets every Friday from 3:15-4:30 in Room 313 at Hanover High Advisor: Tom Wharton

• Environmental Club: Meets Mondays during 7/8th grade lunch in room 702. Advisory: Jen Frederick

• 6th Grade Homework Club: Meets Tuesdays from 3:00-4:00pm in room 602. Advisor: Liz Powers

• Debate Team, TBD. We are looking for a Debate Advisor

 

Reminders:

 

Physical Exam: If your student is planning to tryout for an RMS sport, please make sure that they have an up-to-date physical exam within the past 2 years from their doctor. All students will be required to have an up-to-date physical exam in order to participate on any sports team for RMS. Physicals will need to be completed every 2 years to stay eligible for sports. If the 2 year mark occurs part way through a season, your student will need to get a new physical exam before the 2 year mark, in order to stay eligible. Physicals should not be sent to RMS, physicals will be uploaded directly to Final Forms (our registration site) once it is setup in the next couple of weeks.

 

All information about RMS Athletics & Co-curricular opportunities can be found on the RMS Website under Enrichment

 

School/Team Apparel

 

The RMS Athletics Store run through BSN Sports is now open for business. Athletes and families may purchase apparel directly from BSN Sports. Disclaimer: Apparel is not required to be purchased for participation in any of our sports.

 

Any questions about Athletics or extracurricular activities in general can be directed to Brandon Hannon, Director of Athletics & Co-curricular Programs

 

Additional Sports Opportunities (Non-school Related)

 

6th grade sports are run through Hanover Parks & Rec. Information about Hanover Parks & Rec opportunities can be found on the HPR Website.

 

Hanover Middle School aged Football is run through Friends of Hanover Football. 

Upcoming Football games:

• Wednesday, 10/7  6:00pm @ Claremont