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Tuesday, Nov. 8th - No School, Teacher Inservice and PTO Meeting

Tuesday, November 8th- PTO Meeting

November 18- Popcorn Friday!

Now through Nov. 18- RMCS Food Drive

Nov. 7-14- Family/School Conferences, before and after school

Nov. 21 and 22 - No School, Family/School Conferences

Nov. 23, 24 and 25 - No School, Thanksgiving Recess

December 16- Early Release for Teacher Learning

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

Grade 5 students, as leaders of our school, are collecting, loading, and preparing food donations for pick up. RMCS has donated 209 pounds so far, and the record for RMCS is 912 pounds. We have two more weeks to go. Let's try to break that record! Keep up the great work, and thank you for caring for our school and the greater SB community!

This week, members of the UVM Hockey & Soccer Teams engaged with students in the classroom and on the playground. The soccer players even donated bags of soccer balls for our students to play with at recess. Thank you, UVM athletes, for caring for our school!

On Monday, fifth graders took on the hilarious and creative challenge of decorating pumpkins to look like famous characters, like the RMCS principals. They made amazing replicas of Mrs. Sumner and Mrs. McD.!

Other categories were: Most Mathematical, Most like an Animal, Sportiest, Most Elegant, Most like Author Helen Frost, Most like a Disney Character, and Most like a 5th Grade Teacher. Can you guess the identities of some of the pumpkins below?

Creativity is all over the place at RMCS! I've snapped these photos over the last few weeks and just wanted to share.

Pick A Time is now live!

Click on the link to schedule a Family/School Conference with your student(s)' teachers.

1. Sign Up (new users)- If you have created an account for FTHMS or SBHS, or even another school previously, simply use your password to sign in.
2. Log In
3. Identify your student with their name and birthday (mm/dd/yy)
4. Links to the teacher's appointment schedule will be visible.
5. Click on a date that works, and make a booking.

Please view this document for detailed instructions on how to use Pick A Time to schedule your conference.

Of course, we are here to help! If you have trouble scheduling a conference, please call Sue or Lizzie in the Main Office at 652-7202 or 7200, and they will assist.

Chris Waddell, nephew of beloved RMCS educator Beth White, is gifting an assembly to RMCS in memory of his aunt. Chris is a Hall of Fame Paralympic athlete and the first “nearly unassisted” paraplegic to summit Mt Kilimanjaro. His Nametags program helps students move beyond the labels/limitations that we put on ourselves and others. Here is his promo video: https://youtu.be/tem6HXgUvoI.

We are inviting parents and caregivers to attend because Chris Waddell would love for the conversation to be continued at home. Please fill out this form if you plan to join us. We want to have a seat for you. Please understand that we will need to make a quick transition between the assemblies, so there will not be time for parents and caregivers to connect with students at the end of the K-2 assembly. Students will be sent directly back to class at the conclusion of the assembly.

8:30 - 9:00, Grades K-2- (abbreviated program, Chris' children's book, Q&A)

9:15 - 10:15, Grades 3-5- (45 minutes plus 15 Q&A)

For more information, check out Chris' Apple Podcast Preview.

Want to show your school spirit? The RMCS spirit wear is a great Holiday gift and is now for sale through NOVEMBER 7th, see here for options. Delivery is expected for early December.

COVID-19 BOOSTERS:

A gentle reminder that COVID-19 boosters (bivalent) are available for anyone five years and up, at least two months following the completion of primary or booster vaccination. According to the health department: boosters are an important part of protecting yourself from getting seriously ill or dying from COVID-19; they are recommended for most people; and both the flu and COVID-19 vaccines can be given at the same visit.

Per the FDA, bivalent COVID-19 vaccines include a component of the original virus strain to provide broad protection against COVID-19 and a component of the omicron variant to provide better protection against COVID-19 caused by the omicron variant. To learn more, watch an FDA video about bivalent vaccines HERE and click HERE for more bivalent booster Q & A.

To receive vaccines, find a WALK-IN CLINIC HERE , contact your HEALTH CARE PROVIDER, or VISIT A PHARMACY.

For translated videos and factsheets visit the link HERE.

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.

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
• 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