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Another change will come for sixth and seventh graders. Mrs. Tupper said they will be treated as a group with a schedule of enrichment activities that in some way mimics the block schedule at the high school. They will have activities like music and art for longer periods. There is also the possibility of intermural sports, and there will be some special enrichment opportunities that are the result of particular teacher interests.
For example they are expecting to produce a school newspaper, have drama and forensics activities and an ecology club.
Additionally the sixth and seventh graders will have a joint lunch period that will be longer than it has been in the past. The students will be allowed to sit with their friends and go outside when they have finished eating.
Mrs. Tupper said there are advantages in having a school that covers kindergarten through seventh gratae, particularly positive interaction between older and younger students, such as the “reading buddy” program. However, RCES is also trying to provide more of a “middle school” environment for the sixth and seventh graders.
This year, for the first time, parents will be able to buy school supplies from a school store set up in the cafeteria during “Book Day,” Thursday, Aug. 22.
Finally, she said a major change is in the faculty. New teachers and teachers with new teaching assignments make up about half of the faculty, Mrs. Tupper said.
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