Rochester Memorial Minute

This week, our Project 351 Students were busy preparing their ideas for RMS. We had three groups of students working collaboratively. One group was revising and creating scenarios for each grade level. Another group was creating positive posters, finishing bulletin boards and hanging up quotes, and the final group was creating positive inclusive tasks for everyone to do for the next month on Task Tuesday or Thoughtful Thursday. This group of students have so many great ideas and are a great team. We are so proud of them.

Also, the next Project 351 Playbook Initiative is at the high school on Wednesday, March 19th from 10:00-12:00 PM. The student will have lunch at the high school, or they can bring their lunch.

Check out our Facebook Page to hear these students perform! They were awesome!

We have our Annual Form Concerts this month. Tuesday, March 11th (chorus) and Tuesday, March 18th (band) our students perform with all the other students from around the district at the high school. The shows start at 6:30 PM in the gymnasium. These performances make for a fun night and we hope you can join us.

As a district, we are already planning for the fall of 2025 for our soon to be kindergarten students.

• Kindergarten Orientation at RMS will be Thursday, March 27th at 6:00 PM
• The two screening dates are Monday, May 19th and Friday, May 23rd
• Once a student is fully registered, that means all required paperwork has been submitted to the office secretary for kindergarten, then the parent-guardian-caregiver will receive a date and time for their student's kindergarten screening.
• Please call ahead to Alison Rotella at 508-763-2049 and/or email Ms. Rotella at alisonrotella@oldrochester.org

• The Spring student rosters have been completed. Please read over the list for each day and note the dates, as each group has different start and end dates.
• https://rmsphysed.weebly.com/rms-after-school-activities.html

• Tuesday, March 11th District Chorus F.O.R.M Concert at ORRHS, 6:30PM (grades 5 & 6)
• Friday, March 14th: Taiki Thunder Assembly K-6 starts about 1:15 PM
• Tuesday March 18th District Instrumental F.O.R.M Concert ORRHS, 6:30PM (grades 5 & 6)
• Friday, March 21st: Report Cards go Home & Movie Night-Wonka
• Wednesday, March 26th: Kindergarten Orientation at 6:00 PM in RMS Cafeteria

Project Grow Application open as of Jan. 13th for the 2025-26 school year.

Project GROW was established to provide high-quality pre-schooling to children in Marion, Mattapoisett, and Rochester. The program aims to provide children with a part-day, high-quality preschool experience in a public school setting and an inclusive learning environment for children with special needs.

The program is be offered at three district schools:

• Sippican Elementary School, Marion (9 a.m. – 1 p.m.)

• Center School, Mattapoisett (8:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.)

• Rochester Memorial School, Rochester (9 a.m. – 1 p.m.)

The program consists of two section of classes:

• Tuesday and Thursday ($2,520/year)

• Monday, Wednesday, Friday ($3,780/year)

• All classes follow the ORR public school calendar.
• This four-hour program is open to all children residing in Marion, Mattapoisett, and Rochester who will be 3 years of age before Sept. 1, 2025.
• Parents and guardians are reminded that they are responsible for providing transportation to and from the program each day.
• Each preschool class is staffed by a certified teacher and assistant. The program aligns with the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks and follows the High/Scope curriculum.
• For more information or to register your child for the program, click here.

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