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Lower School News

Week of November 10-14, 2008

Dear Students and Families,

Noelle and Michael are getting ready

to cast their votes.

Gr. 5 students explain the results of the election.

As culminating activities to our Election 2008 units in LS, each child in Perkins had an opportunity to cast his/her vote for President. The information was gathered and then each class presented their tallies, which were explained during morning assembly. Are you surprised to learn that Lower School voted as did the nation?? Obama was victorious.

GrandFriends' Day Invitations were mailed last week.

Please confirm with your child's guests the date, Tuesday, November 25 and times :
Preschool: Arrival time was circled on the invitation (either: 8:10-9:10 AM or 9:30-10:30 AM)

Kindergarten - Grade 5: Registration - 9:00 AM; Dismissal - 11:30 AM

Special Request for parent bakers: We are in need of parent bakers for this event. If you would like to donate finger sandwiches, quick breads, mini-muffins, or fruit and cheese platters, please fill out the enclosed form or contact Mrs. Barbara Feingold (bfeingold@rockyhill.org ) with your offer to help. Thank you!

Save the Date for Lower School Family Math Night: Our first Rocky Hill Family Math Night will be held on December 4 th at 6:30 PM in the Campbell Center. This night will be devoted to strengthening math skills and “math talk” through the power of family interaction. The night will be full of fun math activities, ice cream sundaes, and estimation door prizes!!! Please mark your calendars now to attend this exciting event.

There's someone new in the Brick House! Welcome to our new school nurse, Mrs.Ann Durning, who joined the RHS community this week. To call Mrs. Durning, please use x112; her e-mail address is adurning@rockyhill.org.

Mrs. O will host a LS Coffee and Conversation on Thursday, November 13 th in the Perkins Blue Room from 8:20-9:20 AM. This is an informal get-together to learn more about Lower School events.

Did you know about Upper School Math Buddies? Beginning this November, Upper School student volunteers will be working with Lower School students on basic math concepts for 15-20 minutes on a variety of topics using games and activities that they help put together. The Upper School student volunteers are Alex Forrester, Katie Meringolo, Iona Ross, Karolyn Jackson, Anthea Weixel, Ayodele Samuel, and Sarah Taylor. We are very excited for this partnership and are eager to see the benefits of their time and effort.

Veterans Day: We are in the process of organizing our Veterans Day observance for Lower and Middle Schools and would like to extend an invitation to any member of our school family who is a veteran or a current member of our country's armed forces to join us Monday, November 10th at 11:15 AM. The ceremony will last approximately 25 minutes. Please contact Mr. Ted MacDonald at tmacdonald@rockyhill.org if your child has an interested guest.

New Media Specialist/Librarian: On Monday, November 17th Ms. Larisa Badger will join the RHS faculty as our new Media Specialist/Librarian. Ms. Badger has her BA from the University of Rhode Island and her MLS from Simmons College . She is also a certified teacher in Library Media. We are pleased and eager to welcome her aboard!

A gift for you and a gift for your school. Celebrate the holidays this year with extra savings from the Box Tops Marketplace! For a limited time, not only can you earn cash for your school with every Marketplace purchase, but you'll also find great deals and discounts for popular online stores such as Lands' End, Wal-Mart, Best Buy and Barnes & Noble. Just go to www.btfe.com/marketplace/hollydeals. With new deals updated throughout the holiday season, it's a gift for you and a gift for your school at the same time! Stay tuned for details! For a complete list of participating products, visit www.boxtops4education.com or ask Tracie at tracie_seed@yahoo.com.

After School Enrichment Programs : This is the Final Week for Chess Club, Chinese Culture, and Soccer. Thank you to all who helped make these programs a success. Karate will continue on Tuesday/Thursday. Music with Mr. Christensen will continue on Tuesday. We are taking a break for the holiday season; Winter Enrichment Program will begin January 12th. Possible Offerings include: Yoga for grades 2-5; Bead Mania for grades 2-5.

From Miss Kathy in Extended Day : With the focus on Thanksgiving, we will be making woven baskets, and cave art painting next week in regular Extended Day. We will also be cooking with corn, pumpkin, and squash. Look in the preschool play yard for our Mister Pumpkinhead!

After school Activities next week (all classes 3:15-4:15 PM unless noted):

Wednesday: Soccer – Amphitheater – 3:15-4:30 PM

Chinese Culture (Blue Room)

Thursday: Chess Club (Blue Room), Karate (MS Commons)

Mark your calendars for these important events:

• Monday, Nov. 10th – Veterans Day Observance, 11:15 AM

• Tuesday, Nov. 11th – No School – Veterans Day

• Thursday, Nov. 13th – Coffee and Conversation with Mrs. O, 8:20 AM – Blue Room

• Tuesday, Nov. 25th – L.S. GrandFriends' Day

• Wednesday, Dec. 3rd – LS Early Dismissal Day, 12:45 PM dismissal

• Thursday, Dec. 4th – LS Family Math Night, 6:30-8:00 PM – Campbell Center

• Dec. 8-12th – PTL Scholastic Book Fair