It is hard to believe that it is almost here. But on Tuesday, August 28, students of the Old Rochester Regional School District will be back in the classroom for the 2012-2013 academic year. For the kids, it’s time to hit the books; for the parents, it’s time to get organized. Here is some important information on what’s going on for the beginning of the school year.
The Rochester Memorial School has welcomed Dr. Moira Rodgers as its new principal following the retirement of Jay Ryan. Dr. Rodgers received her BA from UMass Amherst and her Master’s Degree in education from Boston College. In 2012, she received her Doctorate from Northeastern University. An educator since 1994, she was most recently serving as the Director of Curriculum and Instruction for Falmouth Public Schools.
Important Dates to Remember:
• Thursday, August 23: New teacher training at Sippican School
• Friday, August 24: Freshmen and new student orientation at the ORRHS auditorium from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm.
• Monday, August 27: Sippican School will be holding its first teachers’ meetings, as well as an open house from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm.
• Tuesday, August 28: First day of 2012-2013 academic year. Sippican School will be holding a special first day celebration from 8:00 am to 10:00 am in the multipurpose room.
• Wednesday, August 29: ORRHS varsity football plays Bishop Feehan at 4:00 pm at David Hagen Field.
• Monday, September 10: First meeting of the ORR Athletic Booster Club will be at 6:30 pm at the ORRHS Library.
The school committees are also gearing up for another big year. Here is a look at their upcoming meeting schedule.
• Wednesday, August 22: Marion School Committee will meet at 6:30 pm at the Marion Town Hall.
• Thursday, September 6: Rochester School Committee will meet at 6:30 pm at the Rochester Town Hall.
• Wednesday, September 12: ORR School Committee will meet at 6:00 pm at ORR in the school committee conference room.
• Monday, September 20: Mattapoisett School Committee will meet at 7:00 pm at Center School.
If you have a child entering seventh or eighth grade at ORRJHS, the school requires students to bring certain supplies for the year.
Seventh Grade Supply List:
Required
• Six binders: 1 red, 1 green, 1 blue, 1 black, and 2 white. All binders should be between one and 1.5 inches in width. Each class requires its own binder. You will be told which binder goes with which class in September.
• Binder dividers (at least five or six per class)
• Filler paper
• Pens and pencils
• Colored pencils
• Scientific calculator. The Casio 360 or the Texas Instruments 30XA are ideal.
• Pouch for three-ring binder (to hold pens, pencils, calculator, etc.)
• Highlighters
• Post-It Notes
• Six inch transparent metric ruler
• Index cards (any color, any size)
Suggested
• Reinforcers for filler paper holes
• Crayons and markers
Eighth Grade Supply List:
Required
•Five binders – one for each subject. English binders should be at least 1.5 inches. All other binders should be one inch in width. Each class requires its own binder. Different colors for different subjects are recommended.
• Post-It Notes for English class
• A quarter-inch graph paper notebook for math class
• Spiral-bound one subject notebook for science class
• Binder dividers
• Filler paper, college ruled
• Pens and pencils
• Pouch for three-ring binder (to hold pencils, pen, calculator, etc.)
• Protractor
• Scientific calculator. The Casio 360 or the Texas Instruments 30XA are ideal.
• 5 pocket folders
• Two spiral-bound two subject notebooks for math class
Suggested:
• Reinforcers for filler paper holes
• Crayons
• Markers
• Colored Pencils
• Highlighters
• Book Covers
Bus Routes:
Visit the ORR School District website at www.oldrochester.org to download the 2012-2013 ORR bus route schedules (scroll down to the bottom of the page).
For more information about the bus routes, you can call your respective school(s).
• ORR Senior High School (508) 758-3745
• ORR Junior High School (508) 758-4928
• Center School (508) 758-2521
• Old Hammondtown School (508) 758-6241
• Sippican School (508) 748-0100
•Rochester Memorial School (508) 763-2049
• Superintendent’s Office (508) 758-2772, ext. 1956
By Eric Tripoli