Despite the rain, a large number of fans cheered the boys' soccer team on to victory Wednesday.  We hope that community spirit continues this weekend during the drama performances Friday and Saturday nights at 8:00 and the boys' semifinal soccer game Saturday afternoon at 1:00.

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Drama Production

Tomorrow & Saturday  |  8:00 - 10:45 PM  |  Campbell Center

Don't miss the Upper School's drama performance. The show is free and open to the public but contains mature subject matter that may be unsuitable for very young children.  

Dinner & A Show

Tomorrow  |  7:15 PM  |  Campbell Conference Room

Grades 8 and 9 are invited to mingle and eat before attending the drama production. Students can learn more about transitioning from Middle to Upper School, support the drama program and have fun!

NO SCHOOL next Wednesday through Friday for Thanksgiving. 

All School Winter Concert

Wednesday, November 30  |  6:30 PM  |  St. Luke's Church, East Greenwich

Enjoy performances by all of Rocky Hill's choral groups and bands in a historic concert hall.  

ACE Coffee 

Holly Cotta, director of the Academic Center for Enrichment, will host an informal question and answer session for all Middle and Upper School parents. Discuss motivation, homework and study skills and talk about the best ways to help children succeed. 

Nature Tales & Nature Tunes

Rocky Hill is promoting a new monthly storytime and a separate monthly sing-along designed for two to five year olds and their grown-ups.  Learn more.    

Picture Retake Information

Coffee Pond Photography sent information today for ordering your child's retake portraits. If you did not receive this information, please contact their Customer Care Department directly for assistance at 1-800-632-2323 ext 0 or Lifeguards@coffeepond.com.

Barnes and Noble Book Fair

Tuesday, December 6  |  9:00 AM - 10:00 PM  | 1350B Bald Hill Road, Warwick, RI

A percentage of purchases made online or in any store across the country will benefit Rocky Hill School. Door prizes will be given and special events will take place at the Warwick store. Pre order a Cheesecake Factory cake now to be picked up at the Book Fair. More details to follow.

Head of School Blog

The Head of School writes about giving thanks and giving back in his blog. Join the conversation!

Stop & Shop

Register your card - ID # 08769 - to earn money for Rocky Hill while shopping through March 2012. To date, this fundraising initiative has raised $156.28. Contact Liz Cochran for help registering. 

Latin Competition

Last Tuesday, the Rocky Hill certamen team, composed of Upper School Latin students, travelled to Roxbury Latin School to compete in the first certamen of the year. Freshmen Shane Woolley, Brady Dill, Ray Mancini and Amanda Siegel, affectionately dubbed "Shabranda," finished second in their subgroup and fourth overall.

Financial Aid Night

Wednesday, December 7  |  7:00 PM  |  Flynn Lecture Hall

All parents are welcome to listen to a guest speaker discuss how the college financial aid process works.

Middle School 

Island History

Grade 7 students travelled to Jamestown Monday to explore the diverse geology found on the island. Jamestown has a fascinating geologic history where rocks that differ in age by hundreds of millions of years sit nearly side by side, supposedly the remnants of two continental plates colliding very long ago.

P3 and Grades 1-3 will have their vision screened by Saving Sight RI Tuesday, November 29.         

Boys' Soccer Update

The boys' varsity soccer team defeated Brimmer and May Wednesday in a thrilling golden goal overtime game.  Read the recap here. Don't miss the home semifinal game Saturday at 1:00. If the boys win that game, they advance to the finals at Northfield Mount Hermon Sunday at 10:30 am.

Monday, November 21  |  2:30 PM  |  Campbell Center

Winter Sports

Middle School programs such as dance, karate and basketball started this week.  Upper School programs such as basketball, yoga and karate will start the week of Monday, November 28. Upper School lifetime fitness will begin Monday, January 9 at Ocean State Fitness Center.

PTL Breakfast Club

Friday, December 2  |  8:15 - 9:15 AM  |  Campbell Conference Room

Director of Technology Tom Adams will give a presentation on technology.

OneCause Shopping

When you shop online through OneCause, 1-3% of your total is donated back to RHS. 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!

Upper School math teacher Terry Coes has been invited to attend a meeting of The National Alliance of Presidential Awardees in Mathematics and Science Teaching at the National Science Foundation in Washington, D.C. this weekend.   

Send any news, photos, kudos and comments to Karen Gibson by noon on Wednesdays.

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