Rocky Hill School 2005-2006
Academic Calendar
Day Event
M Victory Day (School Offices Closed) Th Upper School Student Council Mtg.
M Preseason Upper School Field Hockey/double session T Leadership Conf. for US Student Leaders, Team Captains, their Parents, & Coaches M Preseason Athletics Upper School
Girls Soccer /double session 9-11 am & 1-3 pm
Girls Field Hockey/3-5 pm
Boys Soccer/ 5:30 -7 pm
Day Event
Th Preschool Play Day
M Labor Day (School Offices Closed) T New Faculty Orientation T Opening Full Faculty & Staff Meeting Division Meetings Headmaster's Opening Reception for Faculty, Staff & Trustees
W Faculty Classroom Prep
CPR/AED Recertification Course/mandatory for coaches; limited availability for faculty 8:30 am - 1 pm Better Learning Center Orientation, Carriage House
MS & US NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION
(All new students in MS & US and all returning 6th & 9th students and parents attend)
Student LapTop Roll-Out, Campbell Center
Th SCHOOL OPENS – CLASSES BEGIN US:
Lower School Orientation - Early Dismissal MS: Nursery/3yr olds - 8:30-9:30 am
PreK/4 yr olds - 10:15-11:15 am
K - Grade 5 - 8:10-11:30 am
8:00-3:00 pm 8:10-3:10 pm
F Lower School Classes Begin/Full Day MS EnviroWeek Begins Grades 11 & 12 Community Svc. Project -
Hospice Regatta Cocktail Party, Bristol Yacht Club
6:00-10:00 pm Sa Grade 10 Community Svc. Project -
Hospice Regatta Dinner, Herreshoff Museum, Bristol
4:00-10:00 pm Su SAT Prep, Campbell
M-W MS EnviroWeek M Upper School Auditions for Fall Play, Campbell
Mandatory Coaches Mtg. (MS & US); Campbell Conf.
Tu PTL Meeting, Carriage House Library 7:00 pm
Th Chewonki Info Session for gr. 9 & 10 students & parents F Convocation/Cancelled Sa Grade 11 Community Svc. Project -
Audubon Society Coastal Sweep
9:00-11:00 am Su SAT Prep, Campbell
M Bay Ridge Assn. Neighborhood Mtg., Campbell Conf.
7-9 pm T PAC Meeting @ Lincoln School 9:00 am
Senior Seminar 5:30-8:30 pm
W US Division Faculty Mtg. 1:30-3:00 pm Th US Parent Open House
F Class & Student Portraits (rain or shine) Su SAT Prep, Campbell
M 7th Annual Fall Golf Classic & Dinner Auction
(raindate: Oct. 18)
Tu Full Board Meeting (Community Invited) W Senior Seminar Lower School Parent Night F Admin Mtg 7:30 am
Day Event
Su SAT Prep, Campbell
M-F Grades 9 & 10 to Chewonki in Wiscasset, ME
Tu Rosh Hashanah - SCHOOL CLOSED/Offices Open W PreSchool Parent Open House Th BLC Mtg w/parents to discuss IDEA Law (IEP), Carriage House 7:00 pm F Field Hockey Clinic for grades 4-8 w/varsity team 3:15-5:15 pm Su SAT Prep, Campbell
M Columbus Day - SCHOOL CLOSED Tu & W MSStudent Discussions
Tu PTL Meeting, Campbell Conference Room Middle School Parent Night
Senior Seminar, Flynn W Full Faculty & Staff Meeting, Campbell PSAT: Grades 10 & 11 Senior Class Cookout at Head's residence/rescheduled Wed. 10/19 US Division Faculty Mtg. 1:30-3:00 pm Th Yom Kippur - SCHOOL CLOSED/Offices Open Su SAT Prep, Campbell
M-Th MS Parent Conferences
3:30 - 5pm
Tu PAC Meeting @ Gordon School 9:00 am
Senior Seminar W LS/MS Early Dismissal Senior Class Cookout at Head's residence Seniors: Vaccinate Before You Graduate -
Flu Clinic
F
Admin Mtg 7:30 am LS Parent Coffee topic: "Are your children safe?"
Guest Speaker from Elizabeth Buffum Chace Center, LS Computer Lab, Perkins
Founders Day US Athletic Games US Potluck following athletic competitions
5:30 pm
Sa Founders Day Fall Festival & MS Athletics
Upper School Founders Day Dance
Su SAT Prep, Campbell
M Band Instrument Rental Info Night, Campbell Tu Full Board Meeting W Senior Seminar(web conf. w/Sen. Chafee) RI Math League Meet #1 Th Flu Clinic for Fac/Staff (see school nurse for details) 2:30-4:30 pm Curriculum Committee Mtg., Flynn 3:15 pm F Healthy Haunted House, Gym;
Lower School Halloween Parade & Storyteller
Upper School 1st Quarter Ends
Middle School offers trip to Field of Screams,
West Greenwich
1:15 pm
5:30 pm
Sa Admission Open House
Grade 9 & 10 PAC Dance at Moses Brown
Su SAT Prep, Campbell
Day Event
Tu Grade 1 field trip to PETCO, Warwick College Financial Aid Info Night for parents, Flynn W Full Faculty & Staff Meeting, Campbell Grade 5 field trip to Boston Museum of Fine Arts US Faculty: Student Discussions 1:30-3:00 pm Th LS Parent Conference Day; No LS Classes;
No Extended Day
F Middle School Dance, Campbell
Sa SAT EXAM
M & Tu LS Fac & Div Hd attend Literacy Conf, Providence all day M MS Faculty Meeting
US Faculty Mtg./ Richard Ryan:"Decision-making" 3:15-5:00 pm Richard Ryan presents "Decision-making" to all parents, Flynn Lecture Hall
Tu US Faculty: Student Discussions
PTL Meeting, Campbell Conference Room
Richard Ryan presents "Decision-making" to parents, Flynn Lecture Hall
Photo Retake Day, Hopelands living room W US Faculty: Student Discussions Grade 2 field trip to Main St., EG Th Admin Mtg 7:30 am All-School Veterans Day observance
(Hopelands flagpole)
F 11 Veterans Day – SCHOOL CLOSED Su US Boys' Lax/Bruno Turkey Shoot Lax Tournament, Goddard Park M-Th US play: Our Town production week; Campbell Tu PAC Meeting @ RHS, Flynn Lecture Hall M-F US Parent/Student/Adviser Conferences Th Grade 7 field trip to Jamestown RHS Alumni & Friends Reception, NYYC, NYC 6-8 pm F US Heads & Deans Luncheon, RHS 12-2 pm Grade 1 field trip to Opera, Providence 9-2 pm F & S 18& 19 US Production of Our Town, Campbell Tu 22 GrandFriends Day in Lower School
(LS dismissed at noon)
W 23 1st Trimester Ends for Middle School W - Su 23 - 27 Thanksgiving Recess/SCHOOL CLOSED M 28 CLASSES RESUME M-Th 28-12/1 PTL Book Fair M & W 28 & 30 MS & US Auditions: Anything Goes (March musical) Tu Parent Book Club "Family Matters" by Robert Evans
Carriage House Library
Full Board Meeting W 30 PTL Book Fair & Headmaster's Family Pasta Bash US Faculty/Adviser Mtg. 1:30-3:00 pm RI Math League Meet #2
Day Event
Th K & Grade 1 field trip, Haffenreffer Museum, Bristol 8:45-1:45 pm F Admin Mtg/ Canceled 7:30 am Narragansett Sound class (karaoke for credit), Campbell
M MS Faculty Meeting
Tu MS field trip to Romeo & Juliet, URI 8:30-1 pm 8th Grade Student & Parent Night, Flynn AC 6:30 pm W Full Faculty & Staff Meeting, Campbell LS/MS Early Dismissal US Division Faculty Mtg. 1:30-3:00 pm M URI Veterinarian visits grade 6 w/sheep Tu - F 13 - 16 Upper School Exams W 14 Grade 8 Expo Presentation - Day #1 Th 15 Fac & Staff Holiday Cheer, Hopelands F 16 Winter Solstice Student Winter Vacation Begins;
No LS Extended Day
Sa - M 17 - 1/4 STUDENT WINTER VACATION M & Tu 19 & 20 Boys' Basketball RHS Holiday Classic Tournament
Day Event
M 2 New Year's Holiday (observed)/SCHOOL CLOSED Tu 3 Offices Open; Faculty Meetings W 4 Classes Resume Th Preschool-Grade 3 Vision Screening
Sa Alumnae vs Girls' Varsity Basketball Game
Alumni vs Boys' Varsity Basketball Game
10 am
11:30 am
M MS Faculty Meeting
Tu PTL Meeting, Campbell Conference Room Berwick Academy visitors view Upper School Model
Speaker for MS & US parents: Healthy Relationships W US Division Faculty Mtg. 1:30-3:00 pm Fac & Staff: Flexible SpendingProgam mtg, Carriage House
Th Paris Tour Rep meets w/parents, Carriage House
F-Su Upper School Ski Trip, Killington, VT M 16 Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday (observed) – SCHOOL CLOSED T PAC Meeting @ The Wheeler School 9:00 am
Full Board of Trustees Meeting W LS-Only Early Dismissal - date change from 1/25 Th LS African American storyteller: Queen Nur F Close of 2nd quarter & 1st semester for grades 9-11 East Bay Collaborative to view US Physics
5th & 6th grade girls' field trip to URI/Rhode to Success All-School Pep Rally @ US basketball games Grade 7 Dance @ Wheeler School
Grade 8 Dance @ Gordon School
W MS Early Dismissal US Faculty/Adviser Mtg. 1:30-3:00 pm RI Math League Meet #3 Th Grade 2 trip to RI State House F Kindergarten trp to PPAC & Angelo's Restaurant
F-M Grade 8 Trip to Quebec
Su Admission Open House
M World-Scholar Athlete Info Session for US students
M-Tu US Faculty: Student Discussions
Day Event
W US Division Faculty Mtg. 1:30-3:00 pm F-Su Narragansett Sound Across the Borders, NYC-Cancelled M