RO Newsflash
Friday, October 25, 2019
Halloween at RO
The third graders will be parading through the school at 9:00am.
Fifth graders conducting water testing of various lakes and ponds.
Help a Local Vet
Grade 4 Ability Awareness Days, 11/4 & 11/6 - Volunteers Needed
This program will take place on Monday, November 4th and Wednesday, November 6th and is part of the Social/ Emotional Curriculum for all 4th graders at RO.
We need volunteers and would love to see as many as possible participate in our event.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e094fada72da75-richardson2
Please note: Volunteers must have a current CORI background check on file with the Easton Public Schools.
Examples of information found at the Grade 4 Ability Awareness Days.
As part of STEM week this past week, students had to construct various types of dams and test them to see how well they retained water.
OA Jimmy Fund Club: Putting for Patients, 11/16
The OA Jimmy Fund Club has an important event coming up in November, Putting for Patients, which will include a mini -putting course and other fun games to help raise money for the Jimmy Fund in Boston. Please see below for information from the OA Jimmy Fund Club:
Putting For Patients
Hosted by: OA Jimmy Fund Club
~Saturday November 16th, 2019 - 9:30a.m to 12:30p.m
~Oliver Ames Gymnasium
~Mini Put Course along with other fun games to play!
~Come help raise money for cancer research for the
Pediatric Cancer Institute in Boston, the Jimmy Fund!
~Everyone is welcome!
~Unable to attend, but still want to join the effort? Donate on our website at http://danafarber.jimmyfund.org/goto/oliveramesp4p
~All proceeds go towards the Jimmy Fund and the kids battling cancer!!
2019-2020 Student Activity Fees - PAST DUE
In order to help defray/cover the costs of transportation and entrance fees for our NRT Sheep Pasture Program and the YMCA Swimwise Program (Grade 2 only), the Easton Public School system collects activity fees. The fee for Grades 1-6 is $45.00 and was due October 15th. Please pay this fee as soon as possible.
All elementary student activity fees must be completed online through MySchoolBucks. There are no service fees associated with paying online through MySchoolBucks. Please click on the following link to make your payment: https://www.myschoolbucks.com.
Fifth graders work in small groups during a week long STEM Project, "Mystery at Loon Lake". Students have built water dams, fish elevators, they have conducted water testing, learned about the interdependence of ecosystems and created a public service announcements detailing their evidence and plan to help protect and save Loon Lake. Our students were highly engaged
in their learning all week and it was awesome to see!
Mark Your Calendar
Monday, 11/4 - RO Picture Make-Up/Re-Take Day
Friday, 11/8 - NO SCHOOL - Professional Development Day for Staff
Monday, 11/11 - NO SCHOOL - Veteran's Day Holiday
Wednesday, 11/20 - PTA Meeting @ 7:00pm in the RO Staff Lounge
Wednesday, 11/27 - Early Dismissal @ 11:35am
Thursday, 11/28 & Friday, 11/29 - Thanksgiving Break