RES Weekly Buzz

We are already part way through November! Where does the time go? The weather is changing significantly from day to day; please make sure your child has outerwear that is appropriate. Our students are enjoying both the warm fall temperatures and the crisp days for outdoor recess. Recess games and activities help foster friendships through kindness and inclusion. Thank you to our new playground monitors who have been a wonderful addition to our school community and provide guidance and support to our students each day.

Thank you to Mr. Twombly and Mrs. Araneo from First R Readers who read to our kindergarten and first grade students this week! The kindergarten book was Ricky, the Rock That Couldn't Roll, by Mr. Jay, and our first graders listened to The Leaf Thief, by Alice Hemming. The First R Readers gave a classroom copy of each book to the classroom libraries as well. RES is very fortunate to have First R Readers and Endicott students visiting and reading to our classes throughout this school year.

Following this week's Orchestra Summit, we had another amazing musical performance by all of our very talented RPS orchestra students. Thank you to Abigale Reisman, Charles Clements, Chris Baum, and Josue Gonzales for working with our elementary orchestra students; and a HUGE THANK YOU to Nathan Cohen for his enthusiasm, energy, and dedication to the music program and students of Rockport Public Schools. Thank you to Aeolus String Quartet for their mentorship and their amazing performance. It was awesome to see our elementary students on stage and to have ALL 4th through 12th grade orchestra students perform Vivaldi's Concerto in D together. We can't wait to see how you grow as musicians.

Reminder, NO SCHOOL on Friday, November 11th.
Thank you to all of the veterans in our community for their service and sacrifice; we honor you today.

Have a wonderful weekend,

Amy & Jodi

• November 11th: No School - Veteran's Day
• November 23rd: 1/2 Day for Students and Staff
• Pre-K Dismissal 11:30am
• Bus Students 12:00pm
• Walkers 12:03pm
• November 24th & 25th: No School - Thanksgiving Break
• December 1st: End of Trimester
• December 6th & 7th: Parent Conferences; more information to follow
• December 23rd: 1/2 Day for Students and Staff
• December 24th - January 2nd: Winter Break

2022 - 2023 RPS School Calendar

RPS Music Calendar

• Euker-Alpert Scholarship Information
  

Please remember to keep your child home if they have any of the following symptoms and/or illnesses:

Fever of 100.0 or higher (may return to school once symptom-free for 24 hours without use of analgesics)
Vomiting or Diarrhea (may return to school once symptom-free for 24 hours)

Positive diagnosis of influenza or COVID (may return to school after 5 days and must be symptom-free)
Strep throat, conjunctivitis, impetigo or any other contagious illness that requires antibiotic treatment
(may return to school after being on antibiotic for at least 24 hours)
Respiratory illnesses or severe cold symptoms (should have a negative rapid COVID test and improvement in symptoms before return to school)

Homework Club for Gr 3-5 in room G132 with Mrs. Trumbour. The schedule is as follows:

• Monday and Thursdays 3-4pm
• Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 8-8:45am

Before/After School Activities Weekly Schedule Classes for this session are wrapping up. Be sure to check the weekly schedule for when classes end. Winter Session 1 signups.

Please check the lost and found inside RES's front door. We will be donating all items left behind over the Thanksgiving break. Ask your children to pick up their belongings if you recognize them.

Click the buttons or pictures to see the current RES menus. You can look for other information and/or forms at our RPS Food Services webpage.

The sign up is ready for the PTO Holiday Fair on November 19th. If you have a High Schooler, this is a great opportunity for community service hours. We especially need youthful help setting up the tables on the 19th, right after school, and taking the tables down when the fair is over at 2:30 on the 19th.

As well as the usual help we need setting up the day before the fair and all the great help you give during the fair, we are looking for someone to spearhead the creation of the gingerbread houses. We can provide all the details on this task if you are interested. If we can't find anyone, then I'm afraid this will be missing from the fair this year. Thanks!

RPS PTO HOLIDAY FAIR SIGN UP GENIUS

RES needs your help collecting Surprise jars for this years PTO Holiday Fair. Click here for more information. All jars should be turned into the RES office by November 18, 2022.

• RES Employment Opportunities:
• Crossing Guard; School Spring ID 4061922
• Playground Monitor; School Spring ID 3955630
• RPS seeks to hire full-time and substitute bus drivers.
• Please see the RPS Bus Driver Posting for details.
• RPS Cafeteria Staff and Cafeteria Substitutes
• Call or email Deborah Nokes at 978-546-1234 or dnokes@rpk12.org
• Substitute Teachers, All Levels; School Spring ID 3807059

• Savings Makes Cents program offered by Cape Ann Savings Bank for Grades 3-5.
  
• Savings Makes Cents Account Form
• Author Visit to GHS
• Lynn Lyons, Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents: December 6th
• Rockport Youth Basketball
• RPS Community Flyers

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