RMS NEWSLETTER

Volume 7, Issue 5

RMS

Newsletter

433 Shady Rill Road Middlesex, VT 05602 802 223-5429

Friday, September 30, 2016

Soccer is in full swing at Rumney. The 3/4 Girls team displays Wildcat spirit during last week’s Soccer Jamboree at EMES.

PRINCIPAL’S CORNER Dear Rumney Families, It is 6 o’clock on Thursday night. The weather forecast for Elmore, Vermont is beautiful. Every student at Rumney School has signed up for a hike. We have sufficient chaperones to take 66 students up to the Elmore Mountain Fire Tower. We have four field trip buses, 8 walky-talky’s and 12 First Aid Kits. We are looking forward to a magnificent hike today. Ms. Grossi, Mrs. Israel, Mrs. Danyew and I spent every spare moment, and a few moments that weren’t spare preparing for every aspect of today’s all school hike. We have tried to make sure that each student has been able to grow and expand in multiple intelligences: kinesthetically, emotionally, socially and naturalistically. This hike could not come at a better time: students and teachers are exhausted from 5 weeks of school, two rigorous weeks

of academics and assessment, soccer games and practices and all the other activities our students participate in. We all deserve a day in the woods and on the mountain and I hope this year’s goes as nicely as our past experiences. I have a note to grade 6 parents-we are just about ready to send you a survey regarding our end of year field trip and our Grade 6 graduation. It should come out by the end of next week. For everyone--I encourage you to attend the PTO's Chili Cook Off coming up on Saturday, October 8th. I want you to know I would be there if I could...I’m preparing to send another child to college next year, and this long weekend is a great opportunity for a couple of campus visits. Maybe our PTO friends can save me a portion or two from some of the notable chili entries. For those of you who like to keep up with business of the Rumney

School Board, this fall our meetings rotate among the WCSU schools. Our boards are utilizing a full board meeting format for information that all school boards should hear and discuss, and then breaking off into smaller meetings for local board business. This past week the full board and each WCSU school board met a Berlin Elementary School. Superintendent Bill Kimball gave an extensive presentation about student achievement and other measures of student success, and the full board had an opportunity to discuss issues common to all WCSU schools. Then the individual boards met. The next such meeting will be at Calais Elementary School on October 26. Thank you and enjoy the weekend.

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Movie is over) of this fun filled night please contact Hannah O'Brien at [email protected]. Homework Club is offered on Tuesdays! The cost this year is $10 and includes snack and Community Connections care until 5:30, (if needed). Please sign up for Homework Club through CC this year.

UPCOMING EVENTS 10/1 9-10PM K-2 Soccer Practice 11-3:15 PM 5/6 Jamboree @EMES 10/2 10-12 Girls Scouts 10/3 5PM 5/6 Boys @ EMES 5-6:30PM 5/6 G Practice 10/4 3:30-4:30PM 3/4 G Practice 5PM 3/4 B HomevEMES 10/5 5PM 5/6 B HomevBerlin 5PM 5/6 G@Berlin 10/6 3:30-5PM 3/4 Boys Practice 5PM 3/4 G HomevCalais 10/7 Inservice - No school for students 10/8 9-10AM K-2 Soccer Practice 10/8 12-3PM PTO Chili Cook Off 10/10 No School - Columbus Day

NEWS AND NOTES There will be no school on Friday, October 7th due to teacher inservice and no school on Monday, October 10th due to the Columbus Day holiday. To sign up for Community Connections day camps, please click here for forms. PTO NEWS: Chili Dinner & Cookoff! The Hottest Event of the Year is almost here. The PTO’s 1st Annual Chili Cook –Off and Dinner will be held on Saturday October 8th, 123pm at Rumney School. Our Chili dinner will include Chili (Beef donated by Greenfield Highland Beef), Dessert. Admission for the Chili Dinner is $8 for Adults, $4 for Children and Children 5 and Under Cornbread, Drinks and Free. We are still looking for contestants for our Chili Cook-Off.

Students in Diana Costello's 3-4 class consider how the freshwater stream creatures they are studying have evolved features that help them survive.

There is an entry fee of $10. Please let us know by September 26th if you would like to enter. We have CELEBRITY JUDGES who are ready to try your delicious Chili. More details to follow for Chili Cook-Off Contestants. There are Prizes for the top three winners (Prize donations from Alchemist Brewery, Blue Stone Pizza, Capital Kitchen and Craft Beer Cellar)!! All proceeds from this event go to supporting Rumney Enrichment activities and events such as Flynn Theater Tickets, Artist in Residency Program, Staff Appreciation Week, Rumney Shirts for Kindergarteners, and The Rumney Theater Program. A Big Thank you to our sponsors for this event; Green Light Realty, McVeigh*Skiff and Three Penny Taproom. Please contact Emily Leader to sign up for the Chili Cook-Off or with any questions at [email protected]. PTO Meeting is Tuesday October 11th at 6:30-8pm in the Library. Please join us to discuss our upcoming events and fundraisers! Halloween Family Movie Night is Friday October 21st! Doors open at 6pm with movie staring at 6:30pm. We will be showing Hotel Transylvania! Popcorn and Treats to be served! Please bring your own water bottles. If you would like help with setup (5-6pm) or clean up (After

School Board News: There will be full board meeting at 6pm followed by a regular meeting of the Rumney Board at 7:30pm on October 26th at Calais Elementary School. Box Tops: I hope you all had a great summer, and that you continued to clip box tops to support the Principal’s fund. Please bring in your summer cache of box tops soon as the first submission deadline is November 1. Our goal is to submit 5000 box tops this year, netting $500 to assist needy families, buy supplies, and pay for field trip expenses. Thanks for your help in supporting Rumney School! Rumney Theater presents the Wizard of Oz! Auditions for 4-6 graders will be in December, time TBA. The parent-led theater committee is looking for help with Sets, Lights, Costumes and Choreography. Interested volunteers please contact Sorsha at [email protected].

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Community Events 15 at Berlin Elementary School for parents/caregivers of kids in grades 4-9 (before kids enter middle school and before high school). Free, Space is limited, Preregistration is required. Childcare provided with reservations. Contact: Ann Gilbert or Ginny Burley, CVNDC, at 802-223-4949 or [email protected].

. Two members of Ms. Emmons' 3-4 class find the drama of a Tintin adventure hard to resist.

Muscular Dystrophy Walk! Saturday, October 1st starting at 12pm. Please come support the Muscular Dystrophy Association by participating in a walk to raise awareness. Starting point is in Burlington at Oakledge Park starting at 12:00pm. For more information, please click http://www2.mda.org/site/TR/MuscleWalk/Muscle Walk2016-National?fr_id=22201&pg=entry. Mama Says Costume Swap! Accepting gently used costumes for babies, children and adults, as well as used skating, dance, performance costumes, masks and other accessories for the Costume Swap event on Saturday, October 8th from 1:30-3:30 at the Kellogg Hubbard Library. You can drop off costumes before October 7th at the KHL or at EMES. At the event, all adult costumes are $2 and all children's costumes are $1. 5-week Parenting Class, "Guiding Good Choices," Tuesdays from 6-8PM, October 18 – November

Prescription Drug Take Back Day Oct 22! Most Rx drugs should not be flushed down the toilet, washed down the drain, composted, or left around the house. Proper disposal helps avoid harming water sources, wildlife, pets, and people. It also helps to prevent theft and misuse by others. 7 collection sites in Washington County. Check your medicine cabinets and those of your elderly relatives and bring to a site on October 22nd or use the 4 permanent, year round, locked drop boxes*. For national information and to find the collection site nearest you, visit: http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drug_disposal/ta keback/index.html. Middlesex Girl Scouts: We have expanded our troop to K-5th grade girls! Troop 30830 will be holding a parent meeting on Sunday October 2nd @ 10am in the Rumney gym. Come find out what all the fun is about. Please Email [email protected] with any questions. Middlesex Cub Scouts: Cub Scouts is open to all K-5th graders. Contact Eric Benedict at 802 461-9768 or email [email protected]. For more information on the Cub Scouts, visit www.scoutinvermont.org. CVSA Hockey: For children 3-8 years old. October 12th December 21st at the Central Vermont Civic Center in Montpelier. Cost is $100. For more information and to register online, please go to www.cvsahockey.org.

Community Connections Paul Dayton, K-6 Site Coordinator 802 223-5429, x1302 [email protected] Honi Bean Barrett, PreK Site Coordinator 802 223-5429 [email protected] Community Connections Website: http://www.communityconnections.us/

2016-17 Registration Form http://www.communityconnections.us/ProgramInfo/PDF/Regi stration_Form_2016.2017.pdf New! K-6 Session One sign-up forms are available here! https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0gNka7yo0RrVTVWdXUxY2 p5NWs/view?usp=sharing October Inservice Sign-up Forms https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0gNka7yo0RrWFVRWU5Ze VZUWVE/view?usp=sharing