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First Grade students had an amazing trip to the Roger Williams Park Zoo. Besides having fun watching the animals being bathed and fed, they gathered information for their animal families research project.
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The Head of School's blog talks about the Rocky Hill brand. Please add your comments!
Menu Testing
Tuesday, November 8 & Wednesday, November 9 | 3:00 - 5:00 PM | Campbell Cafeteria
Parents and students are invited to join us next week to taste samples from two possible dining vendors (one each day) and provide critical feedback.
Veterans Day Observance Ceremony
Thursday, November 10 | 11:00 - 11:20 AM | Sharpe Gymnasium
We invite parents, grandparents and other friends and family members who have served our country to join us as special guests at a school-wide ceremony led by the Middle School Student Council. Please contact Ted MacDonald if you, or a family member, would like to attend. All students who participate in scouting type activities are invited and encouraged to wear their uniforms for our observance ceremony as well. Ceremony will feature performances by the US band and divisional chorale groups: Sound, Wave and Puddles.
No School next Friday, November 11 in observance of Veterans Day.
American Heart Association and RIAHERD
Rocky Hill is going to be presented with the Rhode Island - Top 10 Jump Rope for Heart/Hoops for Heart Schools First Place Award for our participation in the 2010-2011 program. It will take place this evening at the annual RIAHERD's business meeting held at URI. Last year, our LS and MS students raised a total of $4,800.00 to help fund vital research and educational programs for the American Heart Association. Rocky Hill School coordinators for these events are Traci Fairchild, MS and Sue Wood, LS Physical Education and Health Teachers.
Head of School Coffee - List of Dates
From now until March, the Admission Office is hosting periodic Head of School Coffees. These casual conversations are a chance for prospective families to learn more about 21st Century Education and Rocky Hill School. Please forward this invite to your friends and neighbors.
Yearbook Cover and End Sheet Contest
Submissions for the Yearbook cover and front end sheet (inside cover) are due December 1. Content for the cover should be Rocky Hill related, can be 2 or 3D and can be either vertical or horizontal. Submissions for the front end sheet must be nautical in subject and horizontal. The first three submissions for either the cover or front end sheet will receive king size candy bars and the winner of each category will receive "Movie Packets". US submit to Ms. Getsinger, MS submit to Ms. Dunne and LS submit to Ms. Dumas.
Mid-Semester RHEA Courses
Two Rocky Hill Enrichment Academy (RHEA) classes started this week and there is still room to participate. Learn more or contact Mike Lawson to register:
Paper Mache
Wednesdays | November 2 - December 14 | Grades 1 - 5 | $125
Students will make art creations using paper mache. Students will build, build, build and paint, paint, paint everything from beads to large animals and imaginative monsters. If you enjoy getting messy and being creative, this is the class for you!
Puppet Making II
Tuesdays | November 1 - December 13 | Grades 2 - 6 | $125
Students will learn about the inner mechanics of giant puppetry and work together to create a 15-foot-high "mega-puppet" for the Rocky Hill Winter Solstice celebration. Students will work with paper mache and other materials to create the puppet's head and body. Collaboration and teamwork will be key as students first create and then control the puppet.
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 Congratulations to George Duan '13 who won best costume overall in the US Halloween costume contest.
Financial Aid Night
Tuesday, November 8 | 7:00 PM | Flynn Lecture Hall
Aida Mirante of the Salve Regina University Financial Aid Office will introduce parents and students to the college financial aid process. Ms. Mirante will detail the instructions for both the FAFSA and PROFILE forms, the major documents involved in applying for college financial aid. This is always an informative and well-received session, and we hope that all members of the Upper School community attend. If you have questions regarding this program or any other issue related to college placement, don't hesitate to contact Paul Tukey in the College Counseling Office.
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 On Location! Zach Jennings '16, Ava Lamoureux '16 and Lauren Silva '16 spent a period at the waterfront filming a scene for their Media Literacy and English advertisement for the novel "The True Adventures of Charlotte Doyle." Through this process, the students learn how to make a compelling message in 30 seconds, while bringing the literature alive. 8th Grade Parent Night in Upper School TONIGHT | 6:30 - 8:00 PM | Flynn Academic Center Don't miss this opportunity to meet faculty and learn more about the US program, including college counseling, athletics and co-curricular programs. Parents and students will partake in experiences using the Harkness table and technology.
Middle School Dance
TOMORROW | 7:00 PM | Campbell Center | Admission is $5
6th & 7th Grade Boston Museum of Science Field Trip
Tuesday, November 8 | 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM
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P3 & Kindergarten Parent Coffee
Tuesday, November 8 | 8:15 AM | Campbell Conference Room
Healthy Haunted House
The K-5 LS students enjoyed themselves last Friday at the "Healthy Haunted House" in Sharpe Gymnasium. The entire gym and lobby was transformed with seasonal decorations, lighting and music. The event comprises nine different physical activity stations all with a Halloween theme. This year the 5th Grade helped decorate the gymnasium during their PE class. They also chaperoned Kindergarteners while the 6th Grade manned the stations. Both grades did an exceptional job providing leadership and safety for the younger students in their charge.
The setup, breakdown and coverage of the event were a breeze with the much-appreciated help of several parents who volunteered Thursday and Friday.
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 Athletes of the Week - A family affair
In an unprecedented familial sweep, Matt Nota '12 and Kate Nota '15 were athletes of the week for their outstanding play for the girls' and boys' soccer teams. Read more about these star athletes.
Please note our boys' and girls' varsity cross country teams will be competing in the SENE championship meet tomorrow at St. Andrews. The girls' meet starts at 2:45 PM and the boys' meet starts at 3:30 PM.
Winter Sports
Middle School programs such as dance, karate and basketball will officially start on Monday, November 14.
Upper School programs such as basketball, yoga and karate will start the week of Monday, November 28. Upper School lifetime fitness will begin on Monday, January 9 at Ocean State Fitness Center.
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LS PTL Meeting
TOMORROW | 8:15 AM | Perkins
 OneCause Shopping
When you shop online through OneCause 1-3% of your total is donated back to RHS. Through OneCause, you can access almost 2,000 vendors including Amazon, Staples, Apple and eBay. It's a painless way to give back to the school, and just in time for the holidays!
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Next Thursday, November 10, Upper School math teacher Terry Coes will be a featured speaker at the annual conference of the Association of Teachers of Mathematics in New England. The title of his talk is "Make Some Movies, Understand Some Algebra," and he'll show how to use video to capture and analyze motion.
Digital Photography teacher Ruth Clegg has been selected to the Warwick Museum of Art's 25th RI Open Juried Art Competition that runs from November 2 - 26 and features to the work of 25 artists. Prizes for the top three pieces of art will be presented at the Opening Reception tomorrow from 7:00 - 9:00 pm.
Jon Spencer (US Physics), Katherine Harcourt (US Chemistry), Abby Wood (US Environmental Science, Marine Sciences, and Ecology) and Pam Matson (Dept. Chair, US Biology and Human Physiology) attended NSTA workshops last week. The workshops provided substantive material and real strategies/tools that can extend and enhance not only the teaching within the various sciences, but also the students' experience, understanding and life skills.
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Send any news, photos, kudos and comments to Karen Gibson by noon on Wednesdays.
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