RVJHS Newsletter

Monday, November 4 (B Day)

Tuesday, November 5 (No School)

Wednesday, November 6 (C Day)

Thursday, November 7 (D Day)

Friday, November 8 (A day)

Field of Flags sponsored by the DAV, Disabled American Veterans, will be on display from Monday 11/4/24 through Tuesday 11/12/24. Flags will be lit up nightly and the community is encouraged to drive by the main Rondout Valley campus on Kyserike Road.

Thursday, November 7th will be Red, White, and Blue day!

🎃 Students in Mrs. Bradley's 7th Grade ELA classes present their Spooky Story pitches. 👻 BOO!

Ms. Green's 7th grade ELA students became "living sculptures" of their vocabulary words. Pictured below are the words facsimile, transact, and petrify. Bet the students won't ever forget the meaning of these words!

For raising the most funds in the PTSA Walkathon, four students had the exciting opportunity to step into the roles of Principal and Assistant Principal for the day! On October 30th, Patrick Casey served as Junior High Principal, with Peter Colomer as his Assistant, while Olivya Harty and Greyson Merick took on the roles of Principal and Assistant Principal at the Intermediate School.

These students experienced a true day in the life of an administrator, visiting classrooms, monitoring the halls, approving building posters, judging a cookie contest, and even supervising recess. They also toured the district office and attended a "Principal's Meeting" with Superintendent Dr. Spadaro. Meanwhile, Mr. Cutler, Mrs. Saffioti, and Mr. Protoss enjoyed the chance to be students for the day!

The Junior High students (and staff!) had fun dressing up on Halloween!

Anyone interested in playing a Winter sport and needs an updated physical -please sign up with your school nurse. Physicals will begin shortly. See your school nurse if you are unsure of when your physical expires. Remember- athletes CANNOT participate in practices or try-outs without Family ID approval.

Monday: Homemade Baked Pasta with Cheese

Tuesday: No School

Wednesday: Cheeseburger

Thursday: Chicken and Cheese Quesadilla

Friday: Hot Dogs

After School Tutoring

Mondays with Ms. Dubois in APOD 5 for all subject areas

Wednesdays with Mr. Corigliano in C202 for all subject areas

Thursdays with Ms. Vertucci in A211 for math

Diversity Club

Diversity Club (4th-8th grade) will meet every Thursday in the Library starting October 10th. Permission slips can be picked up from Mrs. Tourtelot in the library or from Mr. O'Shea in room A101.

Environmental Club

Do you care about the environment or enjoy being outdoors in nature? The Environmental Club meets on Mondays in A204. Club advisor is Mr. Garbowski.

After School activities end at 3:30. Students can be picked up by their parent/guardian or take the 3:35 late bus. Contact Ms. Cusher at x.4606 to find out which late bus your child should ride.

eGaming Club

Drama Club

Cooking & Crafting Club

Yearbook Club

Picture Day went well! Post picture day ordering is available and you will receive an email from Upstate images once the school receives the proof sheet. These orders include an additional shipping fee and are mailed directly to your home address.

Our OPT OUT fundraiser is still running! We understand that participating in certain fundraisers is not always feasible for everyone, so this is a chance to provide a one time (any amount) open donation to help the RVMS PTSA. Unlike some other fundraisers, 100% of your donation goes directly to the PTSA and every contribution helps! You can donate online using https://bit.ly/RVMSPTSADONATE or fill out the attached form and send it back to us at school with a check made out to RVMS PTSA. These forms should also be coming home with your students this week.

We have 94 members and are so very close to our goal of 100 memberships for the 2024-2025 school year! If you haven't already: staff, parents and students can join here: https://rvmsptsa.memberhub.com/store or send in the paper form with a check to the school and our 100th member will receive a special gift from the PTSA!

Our next big event is Tip-A-Teacher, where your principals and teachers will transform into your wait staff at the High Falls Cafe! You can make reservations with the restaurant at (845) 687-2699 between 5pm and 8:30pm. Check with your student's teachers to see when they're "working" that night! All gratuity and a portion of the night's sales will be donated back to the PTSA!

• November 5: No School for Students
• November 7: County-Wide Evacuation Drill (students dismissed 15 mins early)
• November 8: End of Quarter 1
• November 11: No School- Veteran's Day
• November 19: Tip-A-Teacher at High Falls Cafe
• November 21: PTSA General Meeting/Capital Project Presentation by Dr. Spadaro