RMS Monday Message

Happy New Year and we hope that your Winter Break has been great! We are looking forward to a great year ahead.

Reminder that there is no school tomorrow (1/2/24) and school opens back up Wednesday, January 3rd at our normal time: 7:50am for breakfast and 8am for all students. 6th grade 1st period bell rings at 8:10am and 7th/8th grade 1st period bell rings at 8:14am.

Also, see the picture below that shows beginning on Wednesday 1/3, all BCSD students will be able to receive one Breakfast and one Lunch at no cost to students and families each day!

1/2 - Winter Break - No School

1/3 - School Re-Opens

1/12 - Professional Community Learning Day - 1/2 Day for Students

1/15 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day - No School

2/16 - Professional Community Learning Day - 1/2 Day for Students

2/19 & 2/20 - President's Day Weekend - No School

3/22 - Professional Community Learning Day - 1/2 Day for Students

3/25 - 4/1 - Spring Recess - No School

4/2 - School Re-Opens

4/10 - Eid al Fitr - No School

4/11 & 4/12 - NYS ELA State Testing

4/23 & 4/24 - NYS Math State Testing

5/1 - 5/3 - 8th Grade Washington DC Trip

5/14 - NYS 8th Grade Science State Test

5/16 - 5/17 - 7th Grade Boston Trip

1. If you have not done so this school year, please update your contact and emergency information in the 2023-2024 Returning Student Registration found on the Parent Portal (can only be done on computer and not on the app). Even if your information hasn't changed, please submit your information annually to keep the information current. This will also help to make sure that you receive notifications and emails (i.e. Snow Day Alerts!) from the district and school at the correct contact.

2. The winter months see an increase of various illnesses like the common cold, Flu, RSV and some COVID cases. Over break, our wonderful Custodial Staff has deep-cleaned the school and will continue to clean and sanitize classrooms and the cafeteria as well as commonly-touched surfaces. If your child is not feeling well, we recommend that they stay home from school. We ask that families please not send students to school with any of the following symptoms: Elevated temperature (fever free for 24 hours without fever reducing medication), Nausea or Vomiting, and Other Symptoms like excessive cough or sore throat accompanied by headache, muscular aches or pain. We appreciate your understanding in trying to keep everyone healthy!

Below are the home modified athletic contests for the next two weeks. Download the rSchool App to view the most up to date schedules for Beacon Athletics!

1/4: Girls Modified Basketball vs. Goshen 4:30 @ RMS

1/11: Girls Modified Basketball vs. Minisink Valley 4pm @ RMS

1/11: Boys Modified Basketball vs. Minisink Valley 5:30pm @ RMS

1/12: Modified Wrestling vs. Cornwall 4:15pm @ RMS

Mrs. Laderach's social studies classes explored the geography of Egypt's Nile River Valley by creating 3D maps using PlayDoh. Students created the Nile River, its Delta, the Mediterranean Sea, the fertile land and desert land with PlayDoh. It was a new, hands-on way to learn about the Nile River Valley.

1. Esports tryouts for the spring will be in February. February 21st will be Smash Bros tryouts. February 23rd, will be Rocket League and Madden tryouts. The spring season will start March 13th.

If you find yourself wanting to donate clothes, shoes and other items, please consider using our USAgain donation bins. The RMS bins are located in the bus loop parking lot. The positives to using these bins are two-fold: for every bin that is full, USAgain plants 1 tree and two, some money gets raised for our RMS Environmental Club! See the picture below from the USAgain website for some ideas that you may consider donating!

The Harlem Wizards are coming to Beacon on February 16th to face off against the Beacon Heartbreakers! Come join the fun and root on our Heartbreakers, a team made up of Beacon City School District staff members, as they face off with the Wizards in a Slamtastic fundraising event. At a Wizards game, fans will witness amazing basketball talent combined with hilarious comedy. Each year the show is different, so don't miss out on this year's fun. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased online at https://pretix.eu/harlemwizards/beaconny02-16-24-07-00pm/. Buy your tickets today before they sell out!

Questions or Concerns? Contact the Main Office at 845-838-6900 ext. 4131.

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School Address: 84 Mattaewan Rd, Beacon, NY 12508

Principal: Mr. Brian Soltish - soltish.b@beaconk12.org - ext. 4131

Assistant Principal (Last Names A-L): Mr. Michael Carofano - carofano.m@beaconk12.org - ext. 4105

Assistant Principal (Last Names M-Z): Ms. Amanda Pucino - pucino.a@beaconk12.org - ext. 4144