Moose Memo

From the A Team

Lissa McDonald and Stephanie Sumner

Getting Ready for School

• Welcome letters
• Pre-K Announcements
• Bus information
• Create a lunch account

Upcoming Dates

• Kindergarten Playdate
• Open House, Grades K-5
• First day of school, Grades K-5
• Pre-K Open House and first day of school Announcement

Employment Opportunities

• @ RMCS
• @ South Burlington School District

For the first time ever, the RMCS administration will have a principal and assistant principal, and we will call ourselves, the A- Team. We've divided responsibilities by grade-level and program.

• Assistant Principal Stephanie Sumner will be the grade level administrator for Grades Pre-K-2 with a focus on mathematics school-wide. We share Stephanie with Gertrude Chamberlin School. She will be located at the GCS campus on Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning of each week.
• Principal Lissa McDonald will be the grade-level administrator for Grades 3-5 and Creative Arts, with a school-wide focus on literacy.

The goal is to become experts in those areas, to provide support for staff assigned to those grade levels, and to provide clarity and responsiveness in communication overall. Please reach out to your grade-level administrator with questions and feedback.

Sincerely,

The A-Team

If you haven't received one already, welcome letters from classroom teachers and possibly the whole grade level team will be arriving soon. Teachers are excited to introduce themselves and will also let you know what you'll need to start the school year.

Friday September 2nd

Come explore the classroom, meet the teachers and learn more about our program!

• 9:00 -9:30 a.m. for children who will attend the morning session
• 10:00 - 10:30 a.m. for children who will attend the afternoon session

The first day of preschool is Tuesday, September 6!

Follow this link to find the bus schedule, which includes pick-up and drop-off times. Select Rick Marcotte Central School for our neighborhood bus routes.

RMCS students will receive one free breakfast and one free lunch at school each day.

• Extra meal items and a la carte items, including milk, are not part of the USDA Free & Reduced meal programs. If your student brings lunch from home and wishes to purchase milk, the cost is $.50.
• Extra meal items and a la carte items may not be charged; a student must have funds in their account or pay cash at the register.
• All students will be assigned a pin # to be used for making a purchase from their lunch account. Don't worry! if your child can't quite remember their pin # yet, we can credit the account by name.

MySchoolBucks is an online payment service that provides a quick and easy way to add money to your student’s meal account using a credit/debit card or electronic check. You can also view recent purchases, check balances, and set-up low balance alerts for FREE!

Enrollment is easy!

1. Go to MySchoolBucks.com or download the mobile app and register for a free account.

2. Add your student(s) using their school name and student ID.

3. You will find the student ID, listed as Student Number, in the PowerSchool Parent Portal.
   

4. Make a payment to your students’ accounts with your credit/debit card or electronic check.

Already have an account?

• Click on this link for a video on how to reset a password via mobile phone or via email.
• Click on this link to add another student to your account.

Do you have a kindergartener? Stop by Rick Marcotte Central School on Saturday, August 27 from 10:00 - 11:30 for the Kindergarten Playdate, sponsored by the PTO. This is an opportunity to for your child to meet and play with other kindergarteners, for adults to connect with other parents and caregivers, and it's another chance to meet me, Mrs. McD.!

Stop by RMCS to tour the school, meet teachers, and visit classrooms!

• 11:30- 12:45 Kindergarten Open House includes a school bus ride at 12:15.
• 1:30-3:00 Grades 1-5 Open House

We look forward to meeting you!

Welcome to RMCS and the beginning of the 2022-2023 school year!

• Bus schedules will be posted on August 19. Follow this link to the Transportation Page.
• The student drop-off window is between 7:50 - 8:00 am at the designated drop-off spot
• Faculty and staff members will be available to help students get to their classrooms.
• Classes begin promptly at 8:05.
• We plan to return to normal routines in the lunchroom and during recess!
• Students will experience a full school day schedule and dismissal is at 2:35.

Friday, September 2- Pre-K Open House

Tuesday, September 6- First day of school for Pre-K

Enjoy your day!

Sibling Photo Day- September 24

Save the dates! More information to come.

What? We are asking all families to please fill out this application for free and reduced price school meals.

Why? If many families fill out and return this form, we will get more money from the federal government for free school meals now and in the future. We will also get more money for other school programs. Filling out this form also helps our community provide free summer meals to all kids.

How? Fill out the form and return it to the RMCS main office. You may also complete the application online in MySchoolApps if your student was previously enrolled in the district.

RMCS is still hiring. Please contact us about joining our team if you qualify for these openings. Training will be provided for all new hires.

• Special Educator

• Interventionists - working 1:1 with students who have Individualized Education Plans
• Paraeducator - working with small groups of students who have Individualized Education Plans

Are you currently searching for employment? Do you like working with children? Would you like to work the same schedule as your children while receiving full benefits and a generous starting wage ($17.85-23.10 per hour) Nutritional services has several open positions, either full time, 7 hours a day or part time 4.5 hours per day. No experience necessary. For more information or to apply please contact Rhonda Ketner, Director, Nutritional Services; rketner@sbschools.net

Email: ssumner@sbschools.net; lmcdonald@sbschools.net
Website: https://www.sbschools.net/Domain/11
Location: Rick Marcotte Central School, 200 Market Street, South Burlington, VT, USA
Phone: 802-652-7200
Twitter: @lmcdvt