Rochester Memorial Minute
November 1, 2026
Dear RMS Families,
What an eventful week at RMS with 6th graders participating in the Nature on Wheels, Harvest Week, the kindergarten walking field trip, parent-teacher conferences and a full moon! Our 6th grade students engaged in the great outdoors building on teamwork strategies, learning about their environment, testing the PH in water and exploring mother nature, plus so much more. Thank you to our 6th grade team for organizing this wonderful experience for our students. Everyone had so much fun together.
This past week, our kindergarten students also took a walk to the local cranberry bog to learn about their community jobs and the environment too. The third graders will continue their work in our school garden and learning about growing local food and the benefits of gardening thanks to the Marion Institute.
Students and staff also enjoyed our school spirit Harvest Week. We think pajama day by far is the favorite from students and staff alike. The character book costumes were so creative and we hope everyone has a safe Halloween on Saturday.
In addition, Mr. Vanderquist met with students on Wednesday to review our CARES acronym with a focus on "Responsibility." He led a great discussion on bus expectations and checked in with each bus at the end of the day on Thursday.
Please remember there will be no school for students on Tuesday, November 3rd and as educators, we will be participating in professional development opportunities across the tri-town. We look forward to a great start to November at RMS.
Sincerely,
Principal Letendre & Assistant Principal Vanderquist
Lunch Prices and Snacks
Lunch at RMS:
2nd Meal
Breakfast. $2.75
Lunch. $3.50
All Schools
Milk ONLY $0.75
Assorted Snacks. $1.00 -$1.50
Assorted Beverages. $1.00- $1.75
Helpful School Nutrition/Lunch Link: https://orrschoolmeals.com/
Breakfast & Lunch Information
Breakfast and Lunch Information:
Although one lunch each day and one breakfast each day are free this year, we still need families to complete the free and reduced lunch application forms. These forms need to be completed every year. The online forms can be found by using this link: orrschoolmeals.com
Breakfast is served each day starting at 8:30 AM
One breakfast and one lunch are free for all students this year.
Additional milk, drinks or snacks can be purchased for a fee.
Additional snacks and drinks range from $1.00 to a $1.75
Milk costs .65 cents (Please note that students will need to pay for milk if they bring their own lunch).
2nd Breakfast: $2.75
2nd Lunch: $3.50
Please know, many of our buses arrive at school by 8:30 AM. Only students having breakfast in the morning will get off the bus at 8:30 AM. If your student is not to have breakfast please let the office know. Students not having breakfast will be dismissed from the buses starting at 8:40 AM. We dismiss kindergarten students first and they are escorted by our faculty and staff.
Lunch Schedule:
1st lunch: 11:05-11:25 1st and 2nd Grade
2nd lunch: 11:25-11:45 Kindergarten
3rd lunch: 11:55-12:15 5th and 6th Grade
4th lunch: 12:25-12:45 3rd and 4th Grade
Daily Snack:
Just a reminder that students do have a snack each day. The snacks need to be packed separately from their lunch and need to be free from peanuts/tree nuts.
We do have an allergy table in the cafeteria. If you have any questions regarding allergies, please reach out to our school nurse, Mrs. Murphy at ellenmurphy@oldrochester.org
Rochester Memorial School's Parent Teacher Organization (PTO)
- Our school’s PTO is an active organization that supports many school initiatives. This is a great organization that meets monthly.
- The first meeting of the school year will be on Tuesday, October 13th at 6:30 PM. We hope to see you there.
