RO Newsflash
Thursday October 20, 2022
Make a Difference Day at RO
1. Planting tulip and daffodil bulbs all around our school.
2. Writing thank you cards to local veterans and local nursing homes with words of encouragement.
3. Learning about bulbs.
4. Painting kindness rocks.
In addition, all three grades met at community meetings yesterday to discuss and write about the many small acts we can all do, everyday, to support one another and make our community stROnger.
We are also running a food drive for the Easton Food Pantry all week and next week! Check out our donations so far! Keep them coming!
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RO Food Pantry - Food Drive in Memory of Linley Menard
RO is participating in a food drive for the Easton Food Pantry as part of Make a Difference Day on Thursday, October 20th to honor the memory of Linley Menard. Collection bins are outside of the Olmsted Office. The Pantry is in most need of cereal, pasta, pasta sauce, soup, baked beans, canned vegetables, canned fruit, tuna or other canned meat, peanut butter and jelly, coffee and tea, condiments and spices. The deadline for contributing is Friday, October 28th.
Easton Food Bank Halloween Parade: Sunday, 10/30
Pictures from RO's Monthly Community Meetings, where Mr. Getchell
read Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney to all 3 grades.
He connected it to Make A Difference Day in Memory of Linley Menard, an RO student who passed away 2 years ago after a battle with cancer. He also made connections to our RO Constitution. After reading, all students received a sticky note with a heart background
and wrote one way they can make our community a better place.
Grade 5 Students received a special treat with a performance by the OAHS Marching Band.
RO Yearbook Information
Pictures can be sent to the following email address:.richardsonolmstedyearbook@gmail.com.
Information on how to order a yearbook will be communicated around early 2023.
Amazon Smile
If you purchase from Amazon, you have the opportunity to raise money for RO without having to do anything more than logging into smile.amazon.com. Once logged in, please choose the Richardson Olmsted School as your charity. Proceeds from your purchase will go to RO to support our students and staff.
We appreciate your willingness to help our school!
Grade 5 STEM Week
Student Activity Fee
In order to help defray/cover the costs of transportation and entrance/registration fees for enrichment activities, the Easton Public School system has been collecting activity fees. Because of these fees, our district is also able to send our students to Sheep Pasture/NRT for enriching outdoor learning throughout the year. It is a valuable and unique learning opportunity for our students.
The elementary fee structure is $45.00 for grades 1-6.
For your convenience, payment can be made through the following website: www.myschoolbucks.com. If you are only able to pay by check, please make the check payable to Easton Public Schools and in the memo, please indicate it is for the student activity fee and include your child’s name. We do not accept any cash payments. Please ensure you do not pay more than once. Unfortunately, the system does not prevent this.
Please do NOT use the MySchoolBucks app. It is not functioning properly at this time.
Please note: Students who are on free/reduced lunch are exempt from this fee.
Frequently Asked Questions
I’m using my cell phone and I do not see the Activity Fee Link.
The MySchoolBucks app does not support all functionality and you will not see the Activity Fee Link. You will need to log in using a computer.
RO Attendance Email
If you need to change your student's transportation, request an early dismissal, report an absence, etc., please use the following email address and cc your student's teacher. roattendance@easton.k12.ma.us
This is the most efficient way to communicate with our entire office team.
Bridges Math Support for Families
Please see the link below to use as a resource for your student's Bridges math program.
Mark Your Calendar!
Monday, 10/31 - Dress up in your Halloween costume (no swords, knives, guns or bloody stuff)
Tuesday, 11/8 - No School - Professional Development Day for Staff
Thursday, 11/10 - Spirit Day - Wear Red, White & Blue in honor of Veteran's Day
Tuesday, 11/15 - RO School Council Meeting @6:00pm virtual, RO PTA Meeting @7:00pm virtual
Wednesday, 11/23 - 1/2 Day - Early Dismissal @ 11:35am
Thursday, 11/24 & Friday, 11/25 - No School - Thanksgiving Holiday
Richardson Olmsted School
cgetchell@easton.k12.ma.us
Bryan Aries, Assistant Principal
baries@easton.k12.ma.us
Instagram: @rotigers Facebook: Richardson Olmsted Facebook Page
Location: 101 Lothrop Street, North Easton, MA, USA
Phone: 508-230-3205