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December 12- Community Budget Forum, 6:00-7:30 pm, 577 Dorset

December 14-19- Market Street, partial closing & traffic rerouted

December 16- Early Release for Teacher Learning

December 16- Popcorn Friday!

December 23-January 2- Early Winter Break- No School

January 3- Return to school

January 14- RMCS Family Night at UVM Hockey vs. AIC

January 16- MLK Day, No School

Our 5th grade students sponsored a school-wide assembly today to remind our school community of the RMCS agreements. We for care ourselves, we care for each other, and we care for our place. Fifth graders created, filmed, and narrated a movie to demonstrate how this looks and sounds in the classroom, the cafeteria, on the bus, and at recess. Here's an excerpt from their important message:

"We care about others in our classroom by listening quietly to what others have to say while they are speaking, helping our peers when they are struggling, helping others clean up spills, and by including others. We care about others at recess by being inclusive, by standing up for our classmates, helping our classmates remember what they brought out, and by making sure everyone has someone to play with."

Thank you fifth graders for caring for our school by being awesome role models and for your outstanding leadership! We ended the assembly by singing the Rick Marcotte Central School song all together. It was a joyous morning!

Beginning Monday, December 19, we will release our students who walk home from school at the BEGINNING of the dismissal process. Walkers will be called to the RMCS Lobby to meet up with PrinciPAL McD at the same time bus buddies are called to meet kindergarten students. Mrs. McD will escort our fabulous group of walkers to the parent pick up area, and students may leave with adults BEFORE buses leave the parking lot. We hope this will be more convenient for parents, siblings, and caregivers who have been patiently standing in the cold (and sometimes rain) while waiting for their students at dismissal. See ya at dismissal!

Pull up! Our goal is to create a safe drop off and pick up lane for students, parents, caregivers, and all drivers, especially in the Pre-K and kindergarten lane. Please follow the signs and pull all the way up before loading your child. Thank you for your attention to this detail!

I thoroughly enjoyed the Barnes & Noble Book Fair last Sunday. The best part of the day was the read aloud I got to share with students. I'm sending gratitude to the RMCS staff members who attended to share their favorite books, a special thanks to the PTO for sponsoring this event, and a shout out to Barnes & Noble for supporting our school.

The City of South Burlington is hosting a community event on December 16 and 17. Market Street will be closed to thru traffic following school dismissal on Thursday, December 15 through Monday, December 19 at 10:00 am.

The portion of the street from Allard Square to City Hall will be available for pedestrians, but traffic will not be allowed to flow from Dorset Street to the "School Street" entrance. Please plan to enter Market Street from Hinesburg Road at dismissal (12:30) on Friday, December 16 and at arrival on Monday, December 19.

For information about the event, check out this link about the Illuminate Vermont event.

Hello South Burlington Families!

This month Common Roots’ Farm to School is bringing back a well-loved lesson: Herbal Teas! We’ve got a whole beautiful array of herbs, generously donated from Railyard Apothecary, that will be carefully selected by your kiddos to make their very own tea blends. Then, we get cozy while our tea steeps…taking deep breaths, moving into the stretches that our bodies are asking for, and finally listening to a wintery story.

Our senses open up to our herbs as we take in their supportive aroma, , warmth, and flavor:

Peppermint for relaxing muscles… Chamomile for calming the brain… Rose for opening the heart… Oatstraw for nourishing and moistening… Red Clover for its honey sweetness, detoxification, and muscle toning powers! Learning about herbs and their powers helps us understand that all food has an effect on our bodies- whether it is a vitamin, mineral, or medicinal constituent- what we choose to nourish our bodies with can be functional, pointed, and honor our sense of dis-ease.

Are you interested in developing an evidenced-based grocery list of food and herbal allies for whatever symptoms you or your loved ones may be facing? From diagnosed nutrition-related illnesses, to food allergies, to digestive discomfort, and much more, healing can be found in food!

Please reach out to me, Kayli O’Donnell, RD if you’re ready to support getting your (or your kiddo’s) body back into balance.

Moonbellynutrition@gmail.com

Moonbellynutrition.com

5th graders had fun with the children's nursery rhyme, I'm A Little Teapot with Health teacher, Mrs. Locker after preparing and tasting herbal tea.

Last Friday, Mrs. Hock's class built forts at their table spots as a celebration for their hard work being accountable as they take care of themselves as students. Congratulations, 2nd graders!

This week, we started sending home friendly overdue book email notices, and we hope these are helpful! You will only get an email if your child has an overdue book. If a book is lost or you would like me to remind your child during the school day, just reply to the email. It will come directly to me, and I can help at this end. Thank you for your support!

Annie

We are looking to collect a variety of gift cards to distribute to members of the RMCS community who need some extra support this coming month. If you would like to contribute, please use the sign-up below to select what you will purchase. Gift cards can be dropped off at the main office at anytime between now and Dec 21st.

Your generosity with this effort makes a difference for many members of our community and is greatly appreciated!

Click here for the Gift Card Sign up Genius

For those in need of assistance during the winter months, we ask that parents and caregivers reach out to Guidance Counselors Laura Standard & Meaghan Rice, School Nurse Michelle Cannon, or PrinciPALs Lissa McDonald or Stephanie Sumner.

• Laura= lstandard@sbschools.net
• Meaghan= mrice@sbschools.net
• Michelle= mcannon@sbschools.net
• Lissa= lmcdonald@sbschools.net
• Stephanie= ssumner@sbschools.net

We will keep your information confidential, and reach out to our wide network of resources to provide you with assistance. Please don't hesitate to ask!

As you know, UVM Hockey players have been visiting RMCS classrooms and making connections with our students. I'm excited to announce that we have been invited to participate in an RMCS Family Night at the UVM versus AIC hockey game on January 14. Students will be admitted for free!

Here's the link to sign up for your student's complimentary ticket. The password is wolves (case sensitive). This link also allows parents and caregivers to purchase tickets for $10.00 each. If you are purchasing a combination of free and purchased tickets, the system won’t let you choose two offers for one “cart.” There is a limit of 1 comp per order, so parents and caregivers who are claiming for multiple students should place a second (or third, or fourth) order if you have more than one child. This is UVM's first attempt at ticketing like this, so please be patient. The comp tickets (free tickets for students) will all be at the Will Call booth. Please reach out to athletic.tickets@uvm.edu if you have questions.

These are general admission tickets in sections 9-12, so your family members and friends will be able to sit together no matter the number on the ticket.

As always, reach out to a member of the care team (counselors, nurse, princiPALs) if you need financial assistance for this event. See names and emails above. We hope to fill the rink with RMCS families!!!

We continue to welcome volunteers to help us at recess. We are fortunate to have a large playground and appreciate the parent volunteers who sign up to help us with supervision from time to time. If you have availability, please visit the Sign Up Genius to schedule the times you are available to join us in late November through the next winter break. Thank you!

To learn more, click HERE.

Everyone six months and older should get a flu shot as soon as possible. Getting the flu shot helps protect you, your family and your community.

Thank you for participating in the Hannaford Helps Schools program in 2022. We are excited to announce that our supporters raised $495.00 for RMCS by purchasing participating products at the Hannaford located at 217 Dorset Street. Additionally, our school was the highest earner, which means we earned a $1000.00 bonus! Thank you to the PTO for connecting our community to this program!

More information about Tools for Schools!

Don't miss a single edition of the Rick Marcotte Central School Yearbook!

Order forms have been sent home, but if you would like purchase your yearbook online, please click here:

https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/customer/1140092/Rick-Marcotte-Central-School/

Then select Order My Yearbook to make your purchase and check out. Please put your teacher name under 'Homeroom' All yearbooks are shipped to the school then delivered to your child's classroom the last week of school.

Any questions, please contact Holly Young or Carrie Rice.

Please join us for our second Community Budget Forum on December 12th from 6:00-7:30 p.m. You can join the conversation about budget priorities and current financial conditions in person at 577 Dorset Street or virtually. For more information, please visit our website under Announcements.

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.

• Clerical Assistant
• Special Educator

• Interventionists - working 1:1 with students who have Individualized Education Plans
• New! Recess Monitor

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