RES Weekly Buzz
Highlights of the Week
• Preschool has been learning about holidays celebrated around the world. Mrs. Tina's class recently enjoyed learning about Hanukkah and playing the dreidel game! Mrs. Marshall's class is in the midst of an author study of Laura Numeroff, and they made a giant class cookie and opened up a hot cocoa stand!
• Our kindergarten students have been very busy reading different versions of gingerbread stories. This week, they compared and contrasted what happened in each and decided which story was our favorite and why. The children then transformed the classroom lofts into life-sized gingerbread houses by decorating them with sweet treats made from paper.
• First graders were busy learning addition and subtraction strategies. These mathematicians are now pros at using a tens frame and number line and making a ten to solve larger addition and subtraction problems. In ELA, they enjoyed reading and listening to stories about kindness and teamwork.
• Second graders made holiday cards for the local nursing home to spread holiday cheer to those living there.
• Third graders have been practicing multiplication strategies, reading poetry, and learning about winter holidays celebrated worldwide.
• Today, our fourth graders hosted their first-grade buddy classrooms and made holiday ornaments. They made doves, hearts, and colorful medallions.
• Our fifth graders have been busy learning about the water cycle and have an evaporation lab set up right now, taking measurements and data, and making observations.
- December 18: RES Winter Concert
- 6:30pm RMHS Auditorium
- December 22: SPIRIT DAY and HALF DAY OF SCHOOL
- Theme: Merry & Bright (Wear your holiday wear to school!)
- Half Day of School for students
- Pre-K Dismissal: 11:30 am
- Grade K-5 Dismissal: 12 pm
- December 25th - January 1st: Holiday Vacation
- January 2, 2024: Back to School in the New Year!
- January 15, 2024: No School
- January 30, 2024: Half Day of School for students
- Pre-K Dismissal: 11:30 am
- Grade K-5 Dismissal: 12 pm
Winter Session #1 of Before/After School Activities
Grades 3-5 at RES on Thursdays 8:30-8:45am (RES Cafe)
RES Juggling Club: Grades 2-5 at RES on Thursdays, 8-8:45am (RES Gym)
Reminder: Students attending a before school activity
should not be arriving at school before 7:55am unless arriving by bus.
The RES Health Office is in need of clothing donations. We will happily accept donations of used items as long as they are in good condition and have been cleaned at home prior to sending in. The following items are needed: (1) winter gloves, (2) snow boots sizes 2 through 8, (3) girls and boys sneakers sizes 3 and up, and (4) boys pants sizes 4 through 14. Thank you!
As we enter into the holiday season and many families are traveling, please remain diligent about monitoring your child for illness. If your child has any illness symptoms, please test them with an at-home rapid COVID test. Free COVID test kits are available from the Town of Rockport. Reach out to the Board of Selectmen's Office at Town Hall during their business hours. You can review the RPS COVID protocol here.
For any questions or to report your child's illness, please call the RES health office at 978-546-1223 or email rwagner@rpk12.org .
Thank you,
Ruth Wagner, MSN, RN
School Nurse
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