October 25 - 7:00-8:30 - Fall Social

October 31 - PTO Warming Station

November 1 - Spirit Day - Orange and Black

November 1 - End of Q1

November 6 - PTO Social Evening & FUNdraiser @ Sawtooth in Hanover

November 11 - Veterans Day - NO SCHOOL

November 14 - 7 pm PTO Meeting on Zoom

November 15 - 7 pm - Fall Talent Show

November 27 - December 1 - Thanksgiving Break - NO SCHOOL

Mon, Tue, Thur - Library open for after school study

Monday - 6th grade HW club.

Tuesday - Math help available in the Library.

Friday - Mathcounts at HHS

 

Thoughts from the Rolling Desk

Today was “Orange, Black, and Purple Spirit Day - 2 out of 3 isn’t bad, right?

Lots of news this week!

Congratulations are in order this week!  The cross country teams from Hanover Parks and Rec (including many RMS students) finished in first place (girls) and second place (boys) in the state Middle School cross country championships. 

Congratulations to:

Edie Rojansky, Margaret Hourdequin, Gala Shea, Heidi Groff, Mila Schauer, Lena Scavone, Lila Marchetti, Maggie Anderson (Ray School 5th grader), Cora Swenson, Lillian Van Citters, Stewart Bick, Teague Fenzel , Everett Swenson (Marion Cross 5^th grader), Noah Smolin, Ben DeSilva, Rowan Schauer, Dylan Faris , Miles Molina, Coop Jones, Robin Servoz, Hans Hilton, Rocky Bardach, Ollie Marchetti (Marion Cross 5^th grader) 

 

Thank you to members of the student council who staffed an aid station for the recent CHaD Hero road race.  Thank you to Ms. Fred and RMS counselor emeritus John LaCrosse for your help.  It is great to see RMS folks supporting the community.

Adeline Miller of Breaux Bridge, LA (the heart of Acadiana), and a member of the musical group Amis du Teche,  visited RMS on Thursday to share the music, language, and history of “Les Acadians” in Louisiana.  Our French students were treated to a great afternoon of Cajun music and discussion (largely in French).  Thank you to Kelly McConnell, RMS parent and Dartmouth prof, for organizing this great opportunity.  Merci beaucoup!

Traffic concerns 

We have noticed a number of cars that are using the neighborhood to the south of us as drop off and pick up spaces for RMS students (and the Ray School as well).  Please be mindful of many students walking/biking/rolling in that neighborhood.  We know the traffic in Hanover is not getting better, but the safety of our students must remain the first priority. 

 

Mathcounts Change

Starting next Friday, 11/1, Mathcounts will combine with the HS team and meet at Hanover High School starting at 3:15.  This move allows coach Wharton to accommodate our large numbers and have our students work with experience mathletes  Carpool coordination will be helpful for transportation. 

 

Next week marks the end of Q1, Halloween, a Dartmouth bonfire, and the semi-annual clock change that causes us to “fall back.”  We are looking forward to a surge in energy at school and in town.  Please join us in taking this weekend as a respite prior to welcoming November.  As always, please reach out with any questions or concerns, be well, stay safe, take care of each other, and remember that the geese have got it.

Tim Boyle
Principal

https://www.instagram.com/rmsgeese/

Anissa Morrison
Associate Principal

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School News, Information, and Resources

RMS Cafe

Information about menus, mealtime, and application for RMS’ meal program are available here.

The RMS lunch program is run “in house” and does not follow a state or federal program.  If your family may benefit from assistance for meals, please contact Robin Morley-Ploof in the office for more information.  The program is confidential and runs the same way as the more traditional cafe meal funding program. 

RMS works hard to accommodate the dietary needs of our community, so if you have any questions, concerns, please contact Austin Jacobs.  

 

Volunteer Opportunities

We have a wide-range of volunteer opportunities available both during and outside of school hours throughout the district.  Please take a minute to fill out this brief questionnaire to let us know what activities you would be interested in learning more about for the 2024-25 school year.  Teal Parker, our Coordinator of Volunteers, will be in touch with more details as events/activities arise.  

In addition, if you are interested in volunteering but have not yet gone through the background check process, please fill out this form and we will be in touch to get the process started for you.

RMS Health Office Updates

Covid/Flu/Respiratory Virus and Return to School Guidelines 

• No longer following the 5 day quarantine for Covid.
• With any illness, please stay home until feeling better and 24 hour fever free without acetaminophen or ibuprofen.
• If Covid positive or recent respiratory virus and returning to school please consider wearing a mask through day 5. 
  • For example: stayed home Monday and Tuesday with symptoms, returned to school Wednesday (day 3), consider wearing a mask day Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. 

 

If you have questions regarding health programs, or anything related to the health of your students please reach out to Nurse Abby. 

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10/25/24 PTO Gaggle

Join us for “Cocoa, Conversation, & Costumes” on Halloween night, 5-7pm– RMS Field Stop by the RMS Halloween Warming Tent to connect with other families, grab a cup of hot cocoa, or hang out while your kiddo(s) trick or treat in the local neighborhood. The tent makes an ideal family meet-up point.

The PTO is seeking four additional volunteers for shifts at the Halloween Warming Tent. Sign up here—you’ll have fun chatting with other parents, and you’ll be guaranteed your first choice of treats (no need to bargain with your tweenager!)

Save the date:  Sawtooth FUNdraising Dinner Night on November 6th in Hanover Join us at Sawtooth Kitchen on Wednesday, November 6th for our first RMS PTO fundraiser of the 2024-25 school year! Sawtooth is generously donating a percent of profits from in-restaurant and take-out orders (between 5pm-9pm) on the evening of November 6th. So bring your entire family, and don’t forget the dessert!