eCurrents March 7, 2013

What exactly is Developmental Designs?

Watch this brief video to learn more about the integrated social-emotional and academic learning approach implemented in the Middle School.

	All School LUNCH MENU \| PHOTOS \| CALENDAR

	Spring Ahead Don't forget that Daylight Saving Time begins this Sunday at 2:00 a.m. Got Yogurt? Jaime Gardner is collecting empty Chobani yogurt containers to use as plant starters for the Garden Classroom. Please drop them off in the Lower School. Spring Break Monday, March 11 - Monday, March 25 \| Classes resume Tuesday, March 26 Head's Blog The head of school talks primary sources and discovering what you love in this week's blog post. There is NO SCHOOL Friday, March 29 in observance of Good Friday. A+ Rewards - Ends March 28 Don't forget to designate Rocky Hill School as the recipient for Stop & Shops A+ Rewards, which runs until March 28. The School will earn cash when you shop. Rocky Hill's ID Code is 08769. Click here to register your card today.

	Upper School

	US DayGlo Dance Thursday, March 28 \| 8:00 - 11:00 PM \| Sharpe Gymnasium Math Team Yesterday, the US math team had its best meet of the year. The A team scored 68 points and tied East Greenwich's A team. Christopher Ratigan '14 scored a perfect 18 points, the first time this year for any Rocky Hill team member. George Duan '13 scored 16 and Ziqiao Wang '15 scored 14 points. Environmental Field Trip The AP Environmental Science class took a field trip to the Narragansett Bay Commission and the RI Resource Recovery group to learn more about the stages of waste treatment and recycling efforts. Show Your Colors The Spanish and multicultural clubs sponsored a Show Your Colors event yesterday where members of the community dressed to reflect their cultural heritage. Students provided food for a tasting during student life period. Money raised will help pay for members of the clubs to attend AISNE's annual Students of Color conference in April. A Prime Example of a Case Study In early February, the largest currently known prime number was discovered, measuring more than 17 million digits. Inspired by Terry Coes' question, "How many blackboards would that fill up?" Julie Van Deusen's Algebra 2 and fourth and fifth grade math classes partnered to explore what it would take to write out this number, in terms of both time and space. Although it might not seem like an everyday problem, the logical thought process involved in answering questions like these is an ability students will utilize throughout their lives (especially if they ever do a case study interview!) Through data collection, best guess estimation, and numerous calculations, the class discovered that it would take a single person around 150 days (without any breaks) and a few thousand whiteboards to write out this largest-known prime number; however, if everyone at Rocky Hill worked on it together, we could complete it in around 8 hours (although we would need to bring in a lot of extra whiteboards.) Does that sound like a good way for the RHS community to spend a school day? The students agreed: probably not. Students of the Week - Feb. 25 Congratulations to Allison DeGerlia '16, Brady Dill '15, Kyla Teeters '14 and Nicholas Cicchetti '13 for their selection as Students of the Week. Click here to read more.

	Middle School

	Harbor Hill Visit Eighth grade students visited Harbor Hill recently and enjoyed a spirited game of seated volleyball, followed by an activity to create memory boxes. The class has developed a strong bond with many of the residents, one of whom attended last week's performance of Seussical. World Cultures Week The Middle School raised the flag of Israel to officially mark the beginning of this year's World Cultures Week. US history teacher John Hughes, Mr. Eyal Almog and his son, Dylan Weisser '13, spoke in front of the Middle School students on Wednesday to help them garner a better understanding of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Mr. Almog is from Israel and served in the Israeli Air Force, and Dylan holds dual citizenship in the US and Israel. We are grateful for their time and for helping students understand this complex topic. Geography Bee Anessa Petteruti '17 qualified with a written test to compete at the state level National Geographic Bee on April 5, 2013. Anessa won Rocky Hill School's geography bee in January. Alyssa Grayson '19 earned a blue ribbon and placed third overall in the state for her age group with her presentation "Ernest Thompson Seton and Lobo" at the state 4-H competition last weekend at URI.

	Lower School

	LS Early Dismissal Wednesday, April 3 \| 12:45 PM Off and Running Lower School girls from Rocky Hill as well as other schools came together this week for the first time as members of the Girls on the Run program. Special thanks to RHS parent, Erin Reedy, for bringing this fun and enriching activity to our campus.

	ACE

	ACE Parent Coffee Wednesday, March 27 \| 3:30 PM \| ACE Technology Center Topic revisited: Raising Resilient Children Part 2

	Athletics

	MS Athletic Awards The winter sports assembly was held on Monday, celebrating a strong season for the Middle School basketball teams. Click here for a list of award winners. Snowboarding Success In the USASA's Jam Women (18-22) division, Anna Yamada '13 is currently ranked first in the nation for giant slalom, second for slalom and sixth for boardercross. The USASA National Championships take place March 30-April 4 in Colorado.

	PTL

	Catch the Wave Gala - April 20 Gala invitations were sent, have you received yours? Register online OR by mailing your reservation form back to the School. Be sure to fill in the back requesting your meal and listing your guests. If you know with whom you would like to sit, you can request that too. Not sure? Consider putting together a table composed of parents in your child's class. Contact Beth DeGerlia or Kristin McCaughey with any questions.

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

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