RINDGE MEMORIAL SCHOOL
RMS WEBSITE www.sau47.org
Bus Company 532-4079
Check out the RMS website for many new updates, monthly calendar, menus, classroom news,
etc.!
January 28, 2016
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
On Friday, February 5 @1:15pm, the TIGER team from Plymouth State University will be here to
present their “Let’s be Friends” program. You are welcome to join us!
Just Between Friends helps children understand what it takes to make and be a good friend and has been
a favorite in our schools because of its humor and strong messages about friendship. School counselors
requested this popular production that seeks to help students understand how their behavior influences
their friendships. Just Between Friends is filled with many entertaining scenes, songs and dances that
teach children how to engage in more positive relationships with their friends. It is suitable for a K-6
audience.
This fun production includes favorites: “The Great Rotini” and “The Jump Rope”.
The cornerstones of this production are: Trust
I accept you
Giving
Exclusion? No!
Respect
(https://www.plymouth.edu/outreach/tiger/performances/just-between-friends/)
REMINDER: In the morning, students can wait in the bus port area until the doors open at 8:20.
There is no adult supervision until that time.
Staff Professional Development (PD): The District will be having a PD day on February 9 (no
school for students!). We have many areas that we want to work on here at RMS. Something that we
continue to work on is our Response to Instruction (RTI), which is sometimes also called Response to
Intervention. I want to define both of these for you and continue to keep you informed about Response
to Instruction at RMS.
General Definition of RTI: Response to Intervention (RTI) is a multi-tier approach to the early
identification and support of students with learning and behavior needs. The RTI process begins with
high-quality instruction and universal screening of all children in the general education classroom
(http://www.rtinetwork.org).
Response to Intervention: Response to Intervention (RtI) focuses only on students in need of
intervention.
Response to Instruction: Response To Instruction (RTI) focuses on meeting the needs of all students
through intervention, prevention, and acceleration.
“The Response To Instruction ( RTI ) model is a process NOT a program. As each school site is
different so must the model be designed to fit the needs of that particular school and their students’
needs” (http://www.iusd.org/WCCEE/documents/Articles%20-%20RTI%20%20vs%20RtI.pdf).
Staff is currently working on a RTI Vision Statement for RMS. We will share more about this as we
develop a vision of where we want our ideal school, RMS, to go. We look forward to your feedback!
DELIBERATIVE SESSION, Wednesday, February 3, 6:30 PM, Rindge Memorial School
Attendees of the school district’s Deliberative Session will help make important decisions about the
school district budget for 2016-17. Although the final voting takes place in March, amendments may
be proposed at this session to change the warrants that will appear on the ballot. For example,
attendees could vote to either increase or decrease the total budget being proposed for 2016-17.
Parents, grandparents and other voters are encouraged to attend this important meeting.
Parents are encouraged to attend and FREE child care will be provided. So we can plan effectively,
please return the RSVP form being sent home last week or you may also call the school office at
899-3363 or send an email to c.areias@sau47.org
Tuesday, March 8, 2016: Voting Day RMS Gymnasium for Rindge voters and Jaffrey VFW for Jaffrey
voters.
DI DANCE Parents must accompany their children at the DI Orange Dance this Saturday,
January 30th!
CONTENT OF PUBLIC NOTICE
PRESCHOOL ACCEPTING STUDENT APPLICANTS FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2016-2017 The
Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative School District is now accepting names for School Year 2016-2017 for the
Jaffrey-Rindge Inclusive Preschool (JRIP). The preschool offers a typical preschool experience for 3
and 4 year old children who reside in Jaffrey or Rindge, as well as special education for those children
who require it. Children must be 3 years old by September 30, 2016 in order to be eligible. The JRIP
has classes at Rindge Memorial School and Jaffrey Grade School. Children are assigned to a school
based on town of residence. Tuition is charged ($750. - $1000. / year) and parents are responsible for
transporting their children. Since there are a limited number of openings each school year, children
requesting entrance to the program are selected by lottery. Registration for the lottery runs from
Monday, February 1, 2016 to Friday, February 19, 2016. To register for the lottery, a child’s parent or
legal guardian should call Catherine at 532-8100, extension 225.
FRESH FRUIT & VEGETABLE SNACKS
The USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable program is available to
students at RMS weekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays during snack time. A variety of fresh whole fruit
and vegetable items are delivered to the classroom for each student at NO COST! We would love
your feedback on the program! Please e-mail Kate Leavenworth, the director of dining services with
your comments at k.leavenworth@sau47.org
Calendar of Events
JANUARY
FEBRUARY
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DI Every Thursday & Friday 3-4:15 pm
Progress Reports home
Rising Stars every Thursday til 4:15pm
Shakespeare Club meets every Monday & Friday til 4:15
Food Pantry Collection Day
Kindergarten’s Annual Penguin Waddle@ 2 pm in RMS Gym
DI Dance RMS Gym 4 to 8 pm by Donation!
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Good News Club every Monday 3 pm in café
First Deliberative Session 6:30 pm RMS Gym
(FREE CHILD CARE WILL BE AVAILABLE!!)
Karate every Wednesday 3 pm in the gym
Plymouth State University Tiger Assembly 1:15pm All invited!
NH Primary, Voting Day, NO SCHOOL
Grade 2 & 4 & Band Concert
Valentine Class Parties
Community Meeting 1:45 pm
Winter Break NO SCHOOL
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22-26
Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative School District
Rindge Memorial School
presents:
Work Songs from
the Land and Sea
A concert featuring Grade 2, Grade 4 and
The RMS Band
Thursday, February 11, 2016
6:30 p.m. – RMS Gym
Dear Parents/Guardians:
We are approximately half way through the school year already! The time does certainly go by
quickly. I would like to take a few moments to provide you with some information regarding
three important dates. They are as follows:
February 3, 2016 — First Session of Annual Meeting (Deliberative)
• Time: 6:30 pm
• Location: Rindge Memorial School Gymnasium
• Purpose: Discuss and finalize Warrant 2016-17 (School District Officers, Operating
Budget, Collective Bargaining Agreements, etc.)
• Free child care provided by district employees
February 9, 2016 - NO SCHOOL
• This is a change from the original 2015-16 school year calendar (see revised calendar on
back)
• School Board Policy KLA was adopted on November 16, 2015 which states, "To ensure
student safety and prevent disruption of the educational process, municipal voting and
class sessions shall not occur concurrently in the same building.”— This is the reason for
the calendar change.
March 8, 2016 - Second Session of Annual Meeting (Voting)
• Jaffrey Polls (8:00 am -7:00 pm) at the VFW Post 5613, 12 Hathorn Road
• Rindge Polls ( 7:00 am to 7:00 pm) at the Rindge Memorial School Gymnasium
• Vote on Warrant Articles discussed at First Annual Session on Wednesday, February 3,
2016
Thank you for your attention to the information above. I do hope that as many of you as possible can
come out to be involved in the discussions and voting on February 3 and March 8.
Reuben Duncan Superintendent
of Schools