10/17 through 10/22 - BHS Homecoming Week (See Below)

10/18 through 10/20 - RMS PE Hike or Swim Trip (See Below)

10/20 - Pink Thursday! Wear Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness

10/21 - District Wide Blue/Gold Day for Bullying Awareness

10/21 - 6th Grade BMX Assembly for Bullying Prevention

10/27 - School Picture Retakes

10/28 - Fall Costume Dance (See Below)

11/1 - Gertrude Hawk Orders Due

11/2 - PTO Meeting at 7pm

11/8 - No School - Professional Community Learning Day for Faculty and Staff

11/11 - No School - Veterans Day

11/14 through 11/21 - Scholastic Book Fair

11/21 and 11/22 - Report Card Conferences (Half Days for Students)

11/23 through 11/25 - No School - Thanksgiving Break

Awesome!

10/17: Modified Girls Soccer vs. Goshen 4:15 @ RMS Soccer Field

10/17: Modified Volleyball vs. Wappinger Falls Jr. High 4:30 @ RMS Gym

10/18: Modified Boys Soccer vs. Newburgh 4:15 @ RMS Soccer Field

10/20: Modified Boys Soccer vs. Monroe Woodbury 4:15 @ RMS Soccer Field

10/20: Modified Cross Country vs. Unionvale 4:15 @ BHS

10/20: Modified Volleyball vs. Monroe Woodbury 4:30 @ RMS Gym

10/25: Modified Girls Soccer vs. Monroe Woodbury 4:15 @ RMS Soccer Field

10/26: Modified Boys Soccer vs. Middletown 4:15 @ RMS Soccer Field

10/26: Modified Volleyball vs. Haldane 4:15 @ RMS Gym

Go Bulldogs!

2. Environmental Club will meet Thursday, 10/20, in room A106 after school until 3:30. All students are welcome! Any questions please see Ms. Benson.

Over the next two weeks our school will be partnering with The Pulsera Project, a fair trade nonprofit organization that seeks to empower, inspire, and educate people in Central America and the U.S. The Pulsera Project provides sustainable, well-paying work opportunities for artisans in Nicaragua and Guatemala, most of whom make colorful hand-woven bracelets, or “pulseras” in Spanish. The project then creates a market for their artwork by partnering with schools across the U.S.

Pulseras will be sold for $7 here in our school, and the proceeds will be invested in a wide range of social impact programs in Nicaragua & Guatemala, including:

*Sustained employment for nearly 200 artists

*Secondary education programs

* University scholarships for artisans and their families

*Healthcare for artisans and their families

*A housing program for artisans and their families

*Environmental initiatives

*Support for other social enterprises doing impactful work in these countries

We hope this will be a highlight of the school year as students engage with the beauty of Latin American culture while lending support to these skilled artisans and their communities!

Questions? See/contact Ms. DeCandia!

Here is a picture of some of our World Language Club with their Pulsera's!

Our next PTO meeting is Wednesday, November 2nd at 7pm in the RMS Library. We hope to see you there!

We will be holding a bake sale at the Fall Costume Ball on 10/28. Please consider donating food or volunteering. Please use this sign up list to let us know what you will be brining. https://signup.com/go/wJSeURR

The Gertrude Hawk Fundraiser is in full swing. Order forms need to be returned to school by November 1st. At least 30% of your order total can be applied towards some of your child's field trip cost, like Washington DC.

The PTO has purchased 2 volleyball crossnets to be used at recess. They should be up in the next couple of weeks. We hope the kids enjoy them!

Please visit our website RomboutPTO.org where you can sign up to get more information on what we are doing for RMS. You can also make a donation as we rely on your generosity to help support the students, faculty, and school.