UPCOMING
EVENTS
Friday, April 4 7:00p RMS Talent Show ($2 admission) - Finer Auditorium
Monday, April 7 5:30p 6th Grade Choral Concert - Finer Auditorium
Tuesday, April 8 5:30p 7th & 8th Grade Choral Concert - Finer Auditorium
Friday, April 11 6:30-8:30p 6th Grade Movie Night ($2 admission) -
Finer Auditorium
April 12-20 Spring (we hope!) Break
Monday, May 2 School will be held! This is another in-service
that has been eliminated to make up for snow days. Originally scheduled
as Teacher
In-Service days, we have opted to hold a regular school day to make
up for the numerous snow days, and to do our best to not bring students
back to school during the week of June 23.
UPCOMING
EVENTS
1. All are invited to our 4th Annual Talent Show, Friday
April 4th 7:00-9:00p in the RMS Auditorium ($2.00 admission). There are
25
acts with some serious talent and fun on display!
2. 6th Grade Movie Night has been rescheduled to Friday April 11th
6:30-8:30, $2.00 admission to cover prizes and snacks.
3. The Children
Helping Children Penny War & Money Drive
for the Selamta children in Ethiopia will end tomorrow at noon.
Please
remind
your children to bring in anything they can for the final day.
Bills and checks add to the homeroom's generosity count and
will help 8th
grader Bethlehem Foster and Jody Horan, 8th grade teacher and
CHC leader, to build home libraries in the 5 family homes for
about
80 children
during their upcoming trip. Thank you so very much.
4. A reminder that donations are hugely appreciated for the
weekly Monday Morning Teacher and Staff breakfast. In the absence
of a
PTO, this is an opportunity for Richmond parents to express
their appreciation
and support for all who help our children. Please contact Elizabeth
Cornell (elcornell@yahoo.com) or Louise Cullen (Louise.Cullen@quecheeclub.com)
if you can bake something or send juice, yogurt or another
breakfast treat to brighten Monday mornings in the staff lounge.
IN
THE NEWS
Math Excels!
The RMS MathCounts Team placed first in the state on Saturday!
There were 18 teams. Matt Jin had the seventh best individual
score and
Daniel Hernandez was 12th. Katherine Chen and Siddartha Jayanti
were not ranked,
but placed quite close to give us the best overall team score.
Employers Needed for Operation Day's Work
Operation Day's Work (ODW) is a student-run organization
at Hanover High School that promotes international solidarity
and students
working to raise money for an international aid cause. This year,
ODW is
supporting the Kigutu Community Health Center in Burundi. Run
by the Hanover,
New Hampshire-based Village Health Works, the health center provides
essential primary care for up to 20,000 people in and around
the rural, mountainous village of Kigutu, Burundi. Burundi is
the world's
poorest
country, and the Kigutu region has the second highest HIV infection
rate in the nation. With its community-based approach, the health
center involves the people of Kigutu in construction, staffing
the health
clinic, health care training, and disease education.
ODW's major fundraiser is an annual workday. On the workday,
Hanover High School students are excused from school to do odd
jobs for
members of their community and are paid $7 per hour. All of the
money they
make will go to the health center. The workday will be held on
Wednesday, May 14 from 8 AM to noon. ODW is hoping to expand
this year to have
over two hundred students work, so more employers are needed.
If you would like to hire students to do yard work, office work,
or
housework
at your home or business, or if you would like more information,
please contact ODW student leader Helen Jack at helen.jack@dartmouth.edu.
Requests for student workers must be received by April 14.
Hanover School Board Vacancy
The Hanover School Board is looking for someone to fill a vacant
seat. They will be happy to accept applications until the day
of the meeting,
Tuesday, April 9. Applicants must be registered Hanover voters.
Letters (or emails) of interest can be sent to Wayne.Gersen@sau70.org.
RELATIONSHIP WITH PEERS group now forming for girls
in grades 6-8. This group will enhance girls' awareness of
their
relationships
with themselves and others. Themes include "Expressing
Myself," "Accepting
Different Parts of Myself," "Giving Voice to Feelings," and "Girlfights
or Girlfriends." The groups are conducted in a very interactive
and engaging manner and will center around various activities.
The curriculum is based on the nationwide Girls Circle program
and 2007
research suggests that participants pick friends that treat
them well and are able to see beyond girls' reputations. There
is
also an increase
in school attachment and self-efficacy and a decrease in rates
of alcohol use amongst other findings. Additional outcomes
and information
are
available at www.girlscircle.com. Group will be co-led by Laurie
Rosen, MSW and Teri LaRock, MSW, both pediatric social workers
at DHMC.
Dates: Beginning Thursday April 24 and continuing for 8 weeks
Time: 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Place: Tracy Hall
Fee: $160.00
Space is limited to 10 participants
For additional information and/or sign up, please contact Laurie
at 649-1919.
PRINCIPAL'S
CORNER
Food for thought: A team of psychologists has compiled the data
on cooperative vs individual classroom models from the last several
decades. The culmination included research involving more than
17,000
adolescents
aged 12 - 15 years from 11 countries. Their findings: students
in classrooms that supported cooperative learning (group projects,
group study, group prep for exams) not only had better peer relationships,
they scored higher on academic tests and scored higher on tests
for problem-solving, reasoning and critical thinking. Students
from classrooms that supported individual and/or competitive work,
still
maintained their social friendships, but their academic scores
were lower and scores on problem solving and critical-thinking
were poorer. Roseth, C., et al. (2008) Psychological Bulletin,
Vol 134(2).
Have
a great weekend,
Jim
Jim Nourse, Principal
Richmond Middle School
63 Lyme Road
Hanover, NH 03755
603.643.6040
Jim Nourse, Principal
Richmond Middle School
63 Lyme Road
Hanover, NH 03755
603.643.604
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