Though the weather suggests differently, it is still fall.  As an appropriate exercise for the season, preschool students learning about the letter "H" did some "harvesting" in the Garden Classroom Tuesday!

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Veterans Day Assembly
TOMORROW  |  11:00 AM  |  Sharpe Gymnasium
Parents, grandparents and other friends and family members who have served our country are invited to join us as special guests at a school-wide ceremony led by the Middle School Student Council. All others are invited to attend.  All students who participate in scouting type activities are invited and encouraged to wear their uniforms to the ceremony as well.

NO SCHOOL Monday, November 12 in observance of Veterans Day

Tunes & Tales
Tuesday, November 13   |  10:45 - 11:30 AM  |  Preschool Building
Rocky Hill is continuing its monthly story time and singalong for two to five year olds and their grown-ups. Please pass the word on to anyone you know who might be interested!

Blood Drive
Thursday, November 15  |  2:00 - 5:00 PM  |  Sharpe Gymnasium
Click here to donate blood.  Click here to volunteer at the event.  Students 16+ can donate, but  will need to submit a signed permission form.  Permission form for 16 year olds.  Permission form for 17 and 18 year olds.   

Additionally, every year 10,000 patients need a marrow transplant from a caring stranger. Patients of a diverse racial background have a more difficult time finding a donor match. Many of these patients receive regular blood transfusions. Please consider joining the marrow registry, you could be the miracle match someone is waiting for.  Visit ribc.org/bethematch to learn more.
This short video discusses the need to diversify the registry.
 
Cabaret
Friday, November 16  |  7:00 - 9:00 PM  |  Campbell Center
The Visual and Performing Arts Department presents the fall drama production. Audience members can reserve tables for the Cabaret show by contacting Meg Myette at mmyette@rockyhill.org. Tickets will be $5.00, with proceeds supports the performing arts productions this school year.

Head's Blog
The head of school writes about how sometimes life at a school can be like living in a bubble.  Click here to read more.

Board of Trustees
A new slate of Board of Trustees Officers was voted in at the recent Corporation Meeting: Condolences
Rocky Hill School sends condolences to the family of Cassandra "Sandy" Lovejoy who passed away October 31.  Cassandra was the librarian at Rocky Hill for 24 years until retiring in 2007.

Save the Date
The all-school winter concert is scheduled to take place on Friday, December 7 in Sharpe Gymnasium.  The choir performance will begin at 6:00 and the instrumental at 7:30.


Upper School
College Search 101
Tuesday, November 13  |  7:00 - 8:30 PM  |  Flynn Lecture Hall
College Search 101 is the official start to the college process for juniors and their parents. Families will get an overview of the college search and application timeline and learn how to avoid common college search pitfalls. This event is mandatory for juniors and parents, but all Upper School families are welcome to attend. Contact Annie Reznik for more information.

 

Middle School

Eighth Grade Night in the US
TONIGHT  |  5:30 - 7:45 PM  |  Campbell Center
The night will begin with dinner in Campbell Center for eighth grade parents and students, followed by an introduction to the Upper School program. 

Upper School math teacher Maureen Fahey worked with Theresa Conroy's eighth grade algebra class to explore the connection between sampling candy and sampling voters.

Sixth-graders had a great time dissecting perch on Tuesday in Blue Wheeler's science class.  
   
Lower School                                                        
Tasty Fractions
Belinda Johnson's third-graders and Theresa Conroy's eighth-graders worked with candy and fractions relating to cutting up a candy bar into equal pieces. They then estimated the number of M&M's in a mini-packet, worked out how close they were and then worked out the fractions of colors found in a packet of M&Ms. Of course the final task was to eat the candy!

Rock the Vote
Donna Goldstein's fifth grade class ran a presidential election in the Lower School. Children were escorted to the voting polls set up in the Blue Room.  Student names were checked off and the children voted at individual stations.  Each child received a sticker, thanks to Maria Emmons, that said, "I voted."  As a follow up math activity, grades 4 and 5 calculated statistical analysis based on the data.  Students used Excel to organize and enter data, and bar and circle graphs were created to represent models. 

GrandFriends' Day
Tuesday, November 20  |  9:00 - 11:30 AM  |  Campbell Center & Perkins
GrandFriends, donšt miss this wonderful opportunity to visit Rocky Hill, tour classrooms, participate in activities and hear music and poems performed by all Lower School students.  This is a dress-up day for all LS students.
  • 9:00 a.m. Registration & Welcome in Campbell Center  
  • 9:20 a.m. Classroom Visits  
  • 10:45 a.m. Student Performance in Campbell Center  
  • 11:30 a.m. Dismissal
   
ACE
ACE Support Group Meeting
Thursday, November 15  |  2:30  PM  |  ACE Technology Room   

Athletics                                                                       
This week's athletes of the week are: Ei Yazh Foster '16 for his steady improvement on the cross country team, Danielle Trombley '13 for her defensive prowess on the girls' varsity soccer team, and Juan Giraldo '11 for his inspirational play on the boys' varsity soccer team.  Click here to read more.  

   


Alumni                                                                   
New York Regional Event - POSTPONED                          
The alumni event originally scheduled for this Saturday night at Dorrian's Red Hand Restaurant and Bar has been postponed due to the effects of Hurricane Sandy.

 

Regional Event - Palm Beach Gardens, FL                        
Thursday, December 6  |  5:30 - 7:30 PM  |  Brio Tuscan Grille 
Special thanks to RHS Alumni Association Regional Ambassador Lauren Friedman '02 for organizing the event. Click here to register.       

Austin Ahlborg '06 works as a freelance cinematographer in Los Angeles. He shot a personal travel video in Hawaii recently while visiting his brother. He is currently shooting a documentary for Red Bull about break dancing. It's called Break'n Reality and follows three of the world's best break dancers into their personal lives as they make their way towards the world championship of break dancing. Click here for more info.

Faculty Spotlight                                                         
On November 2, US science teacher Abby Wood attended the biennial Ocean Literacy Summit sponsored by the New England Ocean Science Education Collaborative.  It was held at URI's Graduate School of Oceanography and was a terrific opportunity for approximately 200 researchers and educators to exchange their ideas.  The theme was Ocean Exploration, and the keynote speech was delivered by Dr. Robert Ballard, who is best known for his historic discoveries of hydrothermal vents, the R.M.S. Titanic, and the German battleship Bismarck.  Other break-out sessions focused on sustaining ocean resources, new technologies in oceanography, and mathematical modeling as a tool to predict oceanic processes.  The day wrapped up with a panel discussion on the multidisciplinary nature of ocean exploration, hosted by NPR's Ari Daniel Shapiro.



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