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Friday Focus

Welcome to the Friday Focus. Our weekly newsletter will be posted here. It will include the Administrator's message, important updates, and fun things happening around our school.

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RMS Friday Focus, October 4, 2024

Important Dates

September 20 - October 6: Spirit wear sale
October 8 - 7:00 PTO mtg. (link to follow) Zoom
October 11 - PD day, NO SCHOOL for students
October 11 - Teacher Appreciation Event (Volunteers needed)
October 14 - Indigenous Peoples day - NO SCHOOL
October 16 - Student Flu Clinic - Consent form here (school listed under “Hanover”)
October 16 - 6:00 - Parent Round Table - Devices and Social Media
October 23 - 6:00 Parent Meeting for 8th grade immersion field trips
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 11 - Veterans Day - NO SCHOOL
 

Thoughts from the Rolling Desk

The fall colors have started their descent on the upper valley, the daylight has retreated behind the 12 hour threshold, and pumpkin spice is once again becoming ubiquitous.  Autumn energy has arrived!

changing color of the leaves, looking from the ground up at 2 trees.

With fall come colder temperatures. Need a new hoodie, or some other RMS swag?  Take advantage of the RMS spirit wear sale (ending Sunday).  On that note, it is also a great time to have your student check the lost and found as we find multiple bits of warmer clothing every day (it is chilly in the mornings, but by lunch time it is too warm, and stuff gets left behind).

A quick reminder that students will have a four day weekend next week as RMS rolls into our “October break.”  Teachers will undertake professional development on Friday focusing on conscious building of community, and then the district will be out of school in observance of Indigenous People’s Day/Columbus Day on the following Monday.

Ohh the Horror bulletin board with books and skeletons on it.

A quick reminder, now that we have weathered the first 6 weeks or so of school, RMS does not have designated parent conference days like our colleagues at Ray and MCS.  However, should you wish to meet with your student’s teachers (and/or counselors, admin, etc.) at any time, please reach out and we can schedule a meeting or conference.  

Have a wonderful weekend and, as always, be well, stay safe, take care of each other, and remember that we geese have got it.

Tim Boyle
Principal
 
Anissa Morrison
Associate Principal

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.  

RMS News 10/2/2024

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 

health office doorway

Student Flu Clinic- Save The Date

Wednesday, October 16th during school hours.

The clinic is optional. Sign ups will be online this year, link available soon.

  • Free. 
  • No nasal. Injection only.

If you DO want your student to receive the flu vaccine at our school-based clinic, please complete and submit the virtual consent form (Link below), no later than 10/11/24. 

If you DO NOT want your child to receive the flu vaccine at our school-based clinic, please DO NOT complete the consent form. No action is needed.

This school clinic is in partnership with Dartmouth Health Community & Population Health and staffed with volunteer EMT's, nurses and volunteers. 

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. 

PTO Gaggle: 

Last Chance for Spirit Wear:  Storefront closes on Sunday

Only two more days to stock up on RMS spirit wear for the fall and winter months. Don’t delay, visit the online storefront today! All items ordered will arrive in advance of the Thanksgiving Holiday break, and a portion of each sale goes to support the RMS PTO. Financial assistance is available for spirit wear. Contact RMS Financial Assistant, Janice Starkey, to learn more. 

 

NEXT PTO MEETING: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8th @ 7pm on Zoom

We invite you to join us next Tuesday for our second PTO meeting of the year. In addition to a visit from school leadership, we have also invited the Advisors for Student Council to join us! View the October agenda.

Friday Focus with RMS Logo in the center

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