Friday Focus

Good Afternoon RMS Family:

This week brought a lot of new information, which we did not feel could wait until Friday (and maybe, just maybe, Fridays email will be shorter).  We also discovered that the second half of the Friday Focus did not make it to everyone.  

So here, without further ado, is the news for today, some new, some old.

Be well, stay safe, take care of each other:

Tim & Anissa

 

Grade Level Parent Welcome Meetings

RMS Counselors John LaCrosse and Liz Powers invite middle school parents to meet the second week of school for grade-level meetings. We hope that by this time families will have had a few days to settle into their schedules and routines, and we also will be looking for ways to streamline middle school transition. Parent engagement at RMS has always been wonderful, and we look forward to hearing about the initial student experience and how we can support students this year. 

 

The 6th grade parent meeting will take place Wednesday 9/16 at 6 PM

https://sau70.zoom.us/j/97157092244?pwd=NEJ1a0VUbW42eDljcXhYemo3ZlpoZz09

 

The 7th grade parent meeting will take place Wednesday 9/16 at 7 PM

https://sau70.zoom.us/j/93021406410?pwd=Vm5pK21iU0lLZCtlTnVXUUs0MDRXQT09

 

(8th grade meeting is tomorrow)

 

Public Service Announcements

• Check out our “Brand New School”  
• When accessing schoology from home, please go through https://www.frms.org/student
• Next week’s MENU. 
• Order your next week’s breakfasts and lunches HERE.
• You can always find the information at https://www.frms.org/resources/foodservice - we will try to get the new order forms up by Wednesday.

 

RMS Health Office Updates

 

We have had many questions about our protocols surrounding students who are sick, both with and without symptoms of the corona virus.  

 

Many thanks to Abby Pelletier, who has created the following letter outlining the protocols designed to help us take care of each other.

Protocol Letter

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SAU 70 is hiring morning Bus Monitors, for both Norwich & Hanover

 

The job includes greeting students at each stop, taking the students' temperatures with a contactless thermometer prior to boarding, helping students to find assigned seats, making sure seatbelts are fastened, monitoring student behavior, and assisting the bus drivers with reinforcing rules and regulations.

$20 an hour from 6:30 - 8:30.

 

VOLUNTEER NEWS

Student Opportunities - Tutoring/Mentoring

Tutoring

If you are interested in tutoring at RMS or HHS, please complete this short form. I will match all peer-tutoring requests individually and will be in touch as soon as there is a match. Please be aware that for now, tutoring will be remote. If you are interested in getting help from a tutor, please contact either your teacher or guidance counselor and they will get in touch with me.

Thank you

 

Students - Need a tutor?

Are you a student in the SAU 70 school district and would benefit from on-line tutoring from your peers? Please contact Emma if you can help. 

 

Please be advised that all minors, and either their parent or legal guardian, are required to complete the Parent Consent Form for on-line tutoring. You can find the form on this Link, or check out the COVID19 resources page on the SAU70 web site www.sau70.org/resources/covid19 The form needs to be signed and emailed back to Emma at emmacottage@sau79.org 

 

Upcoming important dates

September 16th - 6 pm - 6th grade parent meeting

September 16th - 7 pm - 7th grade parent meeting

September 17th - 6 pm - 8th grade parent meeting

 

RMS does offer a lunch program for families who may need assistance or special needs.  Please contact Robin Morley-Ploof in the office for more information.

 

Parent Resources 

Links to parent resources aimed specifically at Middle School aged students.  

 

 

How to talk to your student about gender

RMS is committed to building an inclusive school environment, and beginning discussions around identity for all students.  The following article can help you join those discussions with your student. 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxjmcJln7VwrMGc3ZWNnbnEtVjFxZ0oxc1p3LVBYN0pnNE1B/view?usp=sharing

 

Please view our Community Interest page.