RES Weekly Buzz
We hope this Weekly Buzz finds you and your family happy, and healthy and looking forward to spending time together over the holiday break. Our school has been bustling with holiday cheer this month, especially this past week. We are grateful to our students for being able to learn, have fun, and celebrate with one another while being their best selves.
•Pre-K has enjoyed the outdoor classroom and has discovered ice! They have enjoyed their time being creative in making ice muffins, and breaking them into different unique shapes.
•Kindergarten and fifth-grade "buddies," wrote a gingerbread story together, after our Kindergarten friends had read different versions of gingerbread stories.
•First and fourth-grade "buddies" watched The Polar Express together while cozy in their jammies and sipping hot cocoa.
•Second graders have "traveled" around the globe learning about winter holidays celebrated in different countries. They enjoyed learning about others’ customs and traditions.
•Third graders enjoyed learning about customs associated with the winter holidays and shared their own traditions with each other. They read books, listened to interviews, read information answered questions, and created a craft for each country they “visited."
Enjoy your children with today's extra day off and during this break. Play, paint, connect, read, hug and enjoy time together. We wish you the happiest of holidays.
See you in 2023!
Amy & Jodi
Upcoming Important Dates
- January 2nd: No school for Staff and Students
- January 16th: No School-Martin Luther King Jr Holiday
- January 31st: 1/2 Day for Students
- February 17th: 1/2 Day for Staff and Students
- February 20-24th: Winter Break
Notes from the Nurse
Reminder: If your child plans on bringing in any goodie bags for their classmates (for birthdays, holidays, etc.), please DO NOT include any food items at all!
Please remember to keep your child home if they have any of the following symptoms and/or illnesses:
Symptoms for different illnesses can often look very similar. Please review the illnesses listed below and monitor your child closely. Always do an at-home rapid COVID test if any symptoms develop. Reach out to your child’s pediatrician as well. If your child tests positive for COVID (please see guidelines here: RPS COVID Protocols 2022-2023) or is diagnosed with RSV or influenza, they MUST remain home until they are no longer considered contagious. Any absences related to illness can be excused if a doctor's note is provided to the school.
Before/After School Activities
Homework Club for Gr 3-5 in room G132 with Mrs. Trumbour. The schedule is as follows:
- Monday and Thursdays 3-4pm
- Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 8-8:45am
Before/After School Activities: Winter session 1, check the Weekly Schedule here.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
- RPS Cafeteria Staff and Cafeteria Substitutes
- Call or email Deborah Nokes at 978-546-1234 or dnokes@rpk12.org
- Substitute Teachers, All Levels; School Spring ID 3807059 or click here
Parent Resources
- Savings Makes Cents program offered by Cape Ann Savings Bank for Grades 3-5.
- Rockport Youth Basketball
- RPS Community Flyers
