RMS Monday Message

We are excited to welcome our new and returning students and their families to Rombout Middle School!

The Monday Message is a bi-weekly newsletter that is meant to keep the RMS Community up to date on important information and upcoming events.

It has been busy at our building since the last school bus pulled off of the property, with construction occurring within and on the outside of our building. Some of the projects included renovated Art Classrooms, renovated Science Classrooms, and new roofing. We are excited about these improvements!

The first day of school for students is September 4th!

We hope that you have a great rest of your summer!

9/4 - 1st Day of School for the 2024-2025 School Year

9/10 - Meet the Teacher Night (Formerly Open House) Time TBA

10/3 - Rosh Hashanah - No School

10/14 - Indigenous Peoples/Italian-American Heritage Day - No School

11/5 - Superintendent's Conference Day - No School for Students

11/11 - Veterans Day - No School

11/25 & 11/26 - Half Days for Students & Parent/Teacher Conferences

11/27 - 11/29 - Thanksgiving Break - No School

12/23 - 1/1 - Winter Break - No School

1. The first day of school is on Wednesday, September 4th, 2024.

2. It will be an A-Day!

3. The Transportation Department mailed home bus route information. For the first few days of school, students should arrive at their bus stop ten minutes before the scheduled time of their stop.

4. Doors to RMS open at 8am (7:45am for students eating breakfast).

5. The bell schedules are in the section below.

Doors at Rombout Middle School open at 7:45am for students to eat breakfast and then again at 8am for all students. Students eating breakfast may enter through the Cafeteria Doors or the Kiosk Entrance.

The first period bell for 6th graders is at 8:10am and at 8:14am for 7th and 8th graders. Students who arrive after this time would be considered late and should report to the Attendance Office for a late pass.

See the bell schedules below!

Arrival: If you plan on dropping off your student in the morning, we ask that you use the Kiosk Parking Lot (the lot with the Flag Pole). Note that our Kiosk Lot and Mattaewan does get backed up in the morning. Please plan accordingly and leave a few minutes earlier than you otherwise would. We ask that you pull up as far as you can in the loop when dropping off. Security, Administration, and Faculty will be assisting with this process. The bus loop parking lot is strictly for busses to drop off/pick up students and faculty/staff parking. Please do not use this lot for dropping off or picking up your student.

Dismissal: 6th grade dismissal is at 2:39pm and 7th/8th grade dismissal is at 2:42pm. Busses typically leave RMS at 2:50pm. Please give a few extra minutes for busses to arrive home the first few days of school. If you pick up your student at dismissal, you may utilize the Kiosk lot or Robert Cahill Drive (behind RMS near Memorial Park). Please do not use the bus/faculty lot.

We are pleased to inform families that all students of the Beacon City School District are still receiving one breakfast and one lunch at school at no charge to your household each day of the 2024-2025 school year. Students who would like to additional meals or snacks from the snack shop can purchase those items from their student account.

For your planning needs, below is the district calendar for the 2024-2025 school year!

If you have any questions or concerns regarding your child's schedule, please reach out to your child's guidance counselor below:

6th Grade Counselor: Ms. Kelly Patterson - patterson.k@beaconk12.org

7th/8th Grade Counselor (Last Names A-L): Ms. Stella Virgadamo - virgadamo.s@beaconk12.org

7th/8th Grade Counselor (Last Names M-Z): Ms. Lisa DeSimone - desimone.l@beaconk12.org

Student schedules for the 2024-2025 school year are available to students and families on PowerSchool/ParentPortal.

Supply lists are posted on our website and are also available by clicking on the links below.

Good Afternoon Incoming 6th Grade Families,

We have some important changes to our 6th Grade Orientations that we wanted to share with you.

We are not able to access the building on our regularly scheduled orientation day this Friday 9/30 and have to reschedule.

We are going to reschedule the orientation to the evening of Tuesday, September 3rd at the times below.

The orientation is split into two sessions based on the elementary school your student attended. If they did not attend one of our four elementary schools, they may attend either session. The sessions are split to allow us to better assist you and lessen how many people we have in the cafeteria and hallways at a time. When you arrive to RMS, please head to the Cafeteria where our orientation will begin.

Session 1: 4:00pm - 5:30pm (South Ave and Sargent Students)

Session 2: 6:00pm - 7:30pm (JVF and Glenham Students)

We understand that starting middle school can be a time of mixed emotions, for students and families alike. Please know that as a building, we are committed to assisting incoming 6th Grade Students in their transition into middle school, especially during the first few weeks of school. Our 6th Graders have their own hall exchange, separate from the 7th & 8th Graders, to help them find their classrooms. Our faculty, staff, and administration line the hallways and are always willing to help a student find a classroom, location, or someone in the building. Lastly, our faculty and staff are understanding that moving classroom to classroom for the first time can be challenging and our teachers will give a grace period during the first few weeks of school for students who may run late to a room.

The good news is that the construction in the building is almost complete and we are looking forward to welcoming all of our students and staff back on September 4th!

Have a great evening and enjoy the last few days of summer break!

Sincerely,

RMS Administration

1. Locker assignments will be given out within the first few weeks of the start of school.

2. Student Planners are in! Each student will receive a Student Planner during the first week of school.

Modified practices begin on or after September 9, 2023 besides Modified Football which begins Wednesday, September 4th. Students will not be authorized to begin practice unless they are registered to Family ID. Family ID opened on August 12th for modified athletes and students will not be allowed to participate in sports until their registration has been approved. Questions on FamilyID and/or needed physicals should be directed to Nurse Amber Klemann (klemann.a@beaconk12.org) for Modified Sports.

Girls in Sports Day 2024 will be Saturday, 9/28! Girls at RMS in grades 6-8 are strongly encouraged to attend this event! Our Varsity Coaches and players will be running mini clinics for all the sports that Beacon Athletics has to offer. This is a great opportunity to get involved and try many different sports in one day. Girls will be separated by age and all equipment will be provided. Lunch and a T-Shirt is included in the registration fee. See the flyer below for information on how to register. Any questions, feel free to contact giametta.j@beaconk12.org

Picture day will be 9/18 and picture retakes will be 11/4. Order forms will be handed out shortly after school begins!

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