Header photo: Sarah Marcus
Important Notes & Reminders…
Need more information? Feel free to email Patty Pontarelli
Extra Clothes Request
Please be sure your child has an extra set of seasonal clothing at school (including socks and underwear) if needing to change out of wet clothes. Also, given the cold temperatures, snow covered or soggy playground, wet equipment, and the fabulous puddles around campus, PLEASE be sure your child has proper outerwear on hand each day, including a hat, scarf, gloves/mittens, snow pants and boots.
“See it and Clip it for RHS”!
All box tops collected will be applied to our spring box tops challenge totals!
Take a Look…
Parents as Learners…
Gain insight into your child’s social-emotional and academic experiences.
The following article from the PBS News Hour reinforces the importance of having literature available to children that exposes them to realities different than their own; to celebrate differences and diversity; and to promote tolerance and acceptance from an early age. Special thanks to Laura Vares for passing the article along!
6 Books to Read with your Kids that Celebrate Differences and Diversity
Mindful Moment…
Mindfulness has found a positive, peaceful, and valuable niche within our Lower School community.
Children and adults want to feel safe within their environment, as well as have a connection and sense of belonging in their immediate surroundings and beyond.
How Can Mindfulness Help Us Connect to the World?
This Week…
Catch a glimpse of what’s happening in Lower School!
Admissions Visitors
Tuesday: 5th grade day visit for 6th grade
Wednesday: 5th grade day visit for 6th grade
Friday: 5th grade day visit for 6th grade
RHEA this week!
Tuesday: Baking & Crafts Grades K-5 (3:15-4:30)
Toy Hack Club Grades 3-5 (3:15-4:30)
Wednesday: Pottery Grades 1-5 (3:15-4:30)
Thursday: Full Steam Ahead Grades 2-5 (3:15-4:30)
Theatre-by-the-Bay Grades 3-5 (3:15-5:00)
Art Tastings Grades 5-12 (3:30-4:45)
5th Grade Girls’ Lunch Group with Traci Fairchild
Tuesday, January 16
11:45 a.m.-12:10 p.m. | Campbell Conference Room
Lower School families are welcome, so please join us!
Upper School PTL Meeting
Q & A/Listening Session
Wednesday, January 17
8:15 a.m.-9:15 a.m. | Flynn Lecture Hall
Learn more about the new Upper School schedule
for the 2018-2019 school year.
Lower School Gathering
Wednesday, January 17
8:25 a.m.-8:45 a.m. | Perkins Hall Blue Room
All-School Morning Meeting
Wednesday, January 17
10:10 a.m.-10:30 a.m. | Sharpe Gymnasium
5th Grade Boys’ Lunch Group with Traci Fairchild
Wednesday, January 17
11:45 a.m.-12:10 p.m. | Campbell Conference Room
First Semester Progress Reports Emailed To Families
Update: Friday, January 19
Kindergarten Swim Session II
Friday, January 19
1:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m. | Absolute Fitness, East Greenwich
Contact Sue Wood for details.
Rocky Hill School Admissions Open House
Sunday, January 21
12:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. | RHS Campus
Tell a friend! Current families, including those in transition years (Pre-kindergarten to Kindergarten and 5th grade to 6th grade) are also welcome to join us to learn more about our Lower School and other divisions!
Looking Ahead…
Save the date, more details to come!
Join us to learn more about the new
Lower School schedule for the 2018-2019 school year!
Lower School PTL Meeting
Q & A/Listening Session
Wednesday, January 24
8:15 a.m.-9:15 a.m. | Location change: Campbell Conference Room
Health & Wellness Parent Event: “Prescription for Parents”
Friday, January 26
8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m. |Flynn Lecture Hall
a presentation from the CVS Pharmacists Teach program. aimed at getting parents and caregivers talking to their kids by arming them with knowledge about commonly abused drugs, and how to identify the signs of drug misuse and abuse. It will provide helpful tips and tools parents need to effectively communicate the risks of prescription drugs to their kids, and prepares them to answer any difficult questions their kids may have.
Preschool Parent Potluck Dinner
& Pizza/Pajama Night for the Preschoolers!
Wednesday, January 31
5:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m. | By-the-Bay Preschool
Details provided by Miss Lisa
Jump Rope for Heart
Friday, February 9
Details provided by Sue Wood
The Rocky Hill School Core Competencies
Our Graduates are Bold Learners,
Prepared to Navigate a Complex and Changing World.
A Rocky Hill Student is a Navigator, Critical Thinker, Citizen, and Communicator,
who is Innovative, Self-Aware, Ethical, and Globally-Minded.
Download the free RHS Mobile App!
Download Rocky Hill School’s new mobile app from the iPhone App Store or Google Play. This free app is full of useful information and features! Click here to learn more