Rochester Memorial Minute

The Inchy Bookworm Book Vending Machine is a fun and motivating way for RMS students to earn book tokens. The goal of this PTO initiative is to inspire a love for reading and help RMS students build strong reading habits.

Grades K-2:
For students in Kindergarten through 2nd grade, the class works together to reach a goal of 1,000 reading minutes. Once the class reaches this goal, all students will receive a token for the Inchy Bookworm Book Vending Machine.

Grades 3-4:
For students in 3rd and 4th grade, the goal is 1,500 minutes of reading at home. After reaching this goal, students will earn a book token to choose a book from the vending machine.

Grades 5-6:
For students in 5th and 6th grades, the goal is 1,800 minutes of reading at home. After reaching this goal, students will earn a book token to choose a book from the vending machine.

Students and families can track and log reading minutes by using the Inchy Bookworm Book Vending Machine Reading Log.

It is that time of year again for Winter Activities. Please see link below to register your child as registration ends on Friday, November 22nd. The winter programs begin the week of December 9th. The link is available at:

https://rmsphysed.weebly.com/rms-after-school-activities.html

• Please be sure all dismissal communication is sent to the office as well and not just to the classroom teacher or Countryside. When the office isn't aware of a dismissal change, it holds up the buses as we have to either get a student off the bus or get a student on the bus.
• It is important to include the office staff on the emails because sometimes staff will be absent. So a good rule of thumb for dismissal changes is to send it to the office, classroom teacher and/or Countryside if applicable.
• At this time Lori Sevigny is our office Administrative Assistant and her email is lorisevigny@oldrochester.org
• It is also important to not send dismissal notifications after 2:00PM, as we cannot guarantee this notice will be seen. Teachers have informed the office that some families send dismissal notification via the Remind App or other platforms and the teacher can't always read these notices.
• We also need our parent pick-up families to be at RMS before 3:05PM.

The 6th graders worked together in partners to create large paper pumpkins. The goal was to see who could make the largest pumpkin by height and circumference. Students then had to measure by centimeters and share their results. There were a lot of trials and errors and great teamwork!

Dear School Community,

The devastation in the wake of recent hurricanes is heartbreaking. Our schools’ Project 351 has partnered with the nurses in an effort to try to support families impacted from the storms. We would like to collect donations from our school families to be sent to areas in need from hurricane damage. Our hope is that helping one area allows us to make a small difference for those experiencing such unbelievably challenging times.

Donations can be dropped off at any of the schools or brought into school by your student. We will be collecting donations until November 15th. Then we will be partnering with organizations driving to areas impacted by the hurricanes.

Possible Items for Donation:

Bandaids Toothbrushes/Toothpaste

Antibiotic Cream Flashlights

Poison Ivy Cream Packs of Socks and Underwear (All sizes)

Canned soups Pet Food (5# and 15# bags)

Chef Boyardee Work Gloves

Can openers Bug Spray

We appreciate you taking the time to help our students with this community service project.

Many thanks,

Project 351 Team and School Nurses

• Monday, November 11th: No School- Veteran's Day

• Tuesday, November 12th: Picture Retake Day and PTO Meeting at 3:15 PM

• November 15, 2024: Movie Night

• Thursday, November 14th: Magic of Science Assembly

• Thursday, November 14th: School Committee Meeting at 6:30 PM

• Friday, November 22nd Marks Close and Report Cards go Home on December 6th.

• Wednesday, November 27th: Early Release Day

• Tuesday, December 3rd: School Council Meeting at 3:30 PM

• Wednesday, November 27th: Early Release Day: Dismissal begins at 12:35
• Tuesday, December 3rd: School Council Meeting at 3:30 PM
• Monday, December 9th: Annual Town Tree Lighting Ceremony
• Thursday, December 19th: 5th and 6th Grade Winter Concert for Students

If your potential preschooler needs a screening here are the dates and times below. Please know that

families must register with the Early Childhood Office prior to the date and will be assigned a 30 minute time slot.

Each appointment last approximately 30 minutes

Time: 9:00am - 1:00pm

When and Where:

• JANUARY 21st, Tuesday Rochester Memorial School
• MARCH 13th, Thursday Mattapoisett Center School

We are excited to share that RMS has its own Facebook page, just look up Rochester Memorial School and add yourself to the page. Here you will find notifications and other information throughout the week and year ahead.

ORRconnect Mobile App

This mobile app allows families to receive targeted, real-time updates right at their fingertips regarding school happenings. Families can filter content, calendars and settings unique to one building or all. Check out the Mobile App Info Sheet for details on the information within our app.

Search ORRconnect in the app store or use the links from your mobile device.

From your Apple Mobile Device

From your Android Mobile Device

You can also access a lot of our information on our school website at https://rms.oldrochester.org/