The RMS PTO, faculty and staff would like to extend a huge thank you to our school bus drivers! They are so patient, kind and caring with our students and we are fortunate to have such a dedicated team of bus drivers.

Thank you to our PTO for sponsoring this delicious breakfast for our bus drivers.

Each year, we receive our MCAS results in the fall following the spring testing. As a school, we review the MCAS data to identify trends in our areas of weakness and areas of strength. As a team, we determine what our actions steps are to support our students in making progress while reviewing our scope and sequence of curriculum standards in each content area.

Below you will find our school-based report card for our school. If you have any questions about our school data, please give Mrs. Letendre a call.

District Report Card:

• Rochester Memorial School's Report Card is now available from DESE. Please see this letter from Dr. Fedorowicz. This letter is also available in Portuguese, Spanish, French and Hindi.
• It is also located on our district website at https://rms.oldrochester.org/departments-school-info/school-report-card

If you know any families that need to register their soon to be kindergartener, please encourage them to reach out to our school and go to our school web page at https://rms.oldrochester.org/

On this page, under the families and student tab, there is a link for new registrations. We need all incoming families to register their child through this link, aka PowerSchool. In addition, we need a few hard copy documents for proof of residency.

If anyone has any questions. please reach out to Ms. Guard, Office Administrative Assistant at 508-763-2049. We look forward to meeting our new kindergarten families soon.

Project 351 Playbook Initiative Training Day:

• Grades 4-6 Influencers go to High School for a day of training on February 27th from 10:00-12:00 and will each their lunch at the high school

• Wednesday, March 6th Early Release Day for Faculty Professional Development

School Council

• Wednesday, March 5th 3:30-4:30 PM

Chorus and Band Concert

• The FORM Chorus concert grades 5-12 is on March 5th
• The FORM Band concert grades 5-12 is on March 12th. Both at 6:30 PM

Field Trip

• Grade 3 attends Symphony Concert-

PTO Meeting

• Tuesday, March 12th, 3:10-4:00 PM
• Tuesday, April 9th, 3:10-4:00 PM

Grade 5 MCAS Dates:

• March 26th and March 27th ELA Testing
• Student attendance is important so please be sure your child is not tardy and is ready to do his/her best.

Meetings will be biweekly on Tuesday mornings from 8:10-8:40. A ride to school on these Tuesdays will be needed. Drop-off will be at the back of the school at the rear entrance.

February 27

March 12
March 26

April 9
April 23

May 7
May 21- Final meeting!

Dear Rochester Memorial Elementary School Families,

We are restarting the Box Tops for Education program and reaching out because we need your help. The Box Tops for Education program has been around for 25 years and has given schools one billion dollars since 1996. As a community, we can help give our students what they need to succeed with just a touch of a button.

It's easy! Here's how it works:

· Buy Box Tops products. With thousands of participating products, there are lots of chances to earn!

· Scan your receipt (paper or electronic) with the Box Tops app within 14 days of purchase and automatically earn for Rochester Memorial Elementary School with every Box Tops product you buy.

· Don’t have access to an app? Or don’t have the time? Send in the receipt with the item clearly circled and the box top stapled or paperclipped to the receipt within 14 days of purchase and we can take care of it for you.

Our goal is to earn $10,000 through Box Tops this year to help with field trips.

Remember, you can earn a bonus for our school by referring your friends, family & other parents at RMS to sign up for Box Tops. You'll both earn a bonus when they scan their first receipt with the Box Tops app.

When first adding the app (Please enter referral code- UJZ56EPY).

Every Box Tops product will count towards our goal. Let's make a difference together.

We can do this!

Grade 6:

ELA: April 1 and April 2, 2024

Math: May 13 and May 14, 2024

Grade 5:

ELA: March 26 and March 27, 2024

Math: April 29 and April 30, 2024

Science: May 16 and May 17, 2024

Grade 4:

ELA: April 4 and April 5, 2024

Math: May 2 and May 3, 2024

Grade 3:

ELA: April 9 and April 10, 2024

Math: May 6 and May 7, 2024