Supplemental Educational Services Report

Parent/Guardian Letter 2010

The middle school’s Summer Academy is designed to give your child very small group instruction so he/she can master the skills that have proven difficult during the school year. The Academy will run from 8:30 am – 12:00 pm, July 6 -August 14, 2009 at RMS.   Each child will have an hour of reading and [...]

Rutland Middle School finished as Vermont State Champion for both 7th and 8th grade in the 2009 New England Mathematics League Competition! Taylor Ampatiellos, Matthew Abatiell, and Dominic Tadio finished in 2nd, 3rd, and 4th place respectively, for the state.  The 8th grade team not only was the top team for Vermont, but it finished [...]

On Friday, May 1, the Explorer Team began their World War II Integration Day with a ceremonial presentation by members of the American Legion, Legion Auxiliary and Sons of the American Legion and active duty military honoring those who are listed as Prisoners of War or Missing In Action by the U.S. Government. The event [...]

The period of schooling, represented by grades seven and eight, is especially critical in students’ musical development. The music they perform or study during that time often becomes an integral part of their personal musical repertoire. Composing and performing provide students with unique insight into the form and structure of music, and at the same [...]

[ April 20, 2009 9:00 am to May 1, 2009 12:00 pm. ] During the two weeks beginning April 20, 8th grade students will travel in small groups to visit Rutland High School. Our goal is to help RMS students get a better sense of high school by spending part of a day in a class, as well as having the opportunity to speak with and ask questions [...]

[ May 13, 2009 9:00 am to May 14, 2009 11:00 am. ] Eighth grade RMS students will take the New England Comprehensive Assessment Program’s (NECAP) Science exam on May 13 and 14. This is the second time our students will take this test. It is similar to the fall NECAP tests in Reading, Math and Writing. The test measures a student’s progress in meeting science standards from [...]

 
In recognition of Black History Month, the 8th grade Explorer English students have read about and researched Negro League Baseball and its incredible players. The unit was supported by Mr. Labate’s Social Studies class on the U.S. Constitution where cases influencing, if not legalizing, segregation were discussed as Constitutional Law. The lesson was carried over [...]

The students in Evolution English classes have created Greek temples, plays, or another project of their choice, to demonstrate their research about one of the gods or goddesses. The temple designs will be rated for creativity and inclusion of information about their gods or goddesses, including the retelling of a myth about the student-selected Greek [...]

 The seventh grade Evolution Team has been studying three simplified versions of Shakespeare’s plays. In the fall, they were introduced to Shakespeare when they travelled to Weston to see “As You Like It”. To follow up this study, students attended a performance of “Romeo and Juliet” at the Paramount Theater on Friday, March 6th. In [...]