RMCS PTO Parent Resources

Parent Resources, PTO Related Links...

Operation Military Kids: Parent Information Series February 2010 PTO Meeting: Coming Soon!

Pennies for Gwollu:

Adam in Ghana (Adam Luck's Blog): http://adaminghana.blogspot.com/2008/10/my-placement-gwollu.html

Gwollu L/A Primary School pictures is: http://picasaweb.google.com/luckadamp/LAPrimarySchool#

District and Community Resources/Links:

Are you familiar with the Members of the Military, Family and Community Network (MFCN) of Vermont?
War and the experiences of our returning troops impact the service members, their families, and aspects of our entire community. Members of the Military, Family and Community Network (MFCN) of Vermont, are committed to ensuring that communities have a greater awareness of the issues that vets and their families face following deployment. The Military Child Education Coalition (MCEC)'s work is focused on ensuring quality educational opportunities for all military children affected by mobility, family separation, and transition. Find out more about the MFCN at: www.vtmfcn.org, or visit the Military Child Education Coalition (www.militarychild.org).

South Burlington School District Support Services Overview: A PowerPoint presentation as presented at the October 14th PTO meeting by Joanne Godek, Director or Educational Support Systems. A pdf version of the presentation is also available for download.

PACT: Parents and Adults Celebrating Children and Teens. This is a local organization founded in 2008. "PACT is fully committed to listening to the voices of children, teenagers, and adults and empowering those voices with respect and sincerity through dialogue and action." Visit the PACT website, http://www.pactvt.com/ to learn more about PACT and how you might become involved.

Internet Safety Talk DVDs Available to Public
Sergeant Kris Carlson of the Burlington Police Department, a member of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, offered an Internet Safety Talk aimed at middle and high school students and their parents and guardians on Tuesday, January 27, 2009, at South Burlington High School. DVDs of that talk are now available in all five public school libraries (Chamberlain, Orchard, Rick Marcotte Central, F.H. Tuttle, and South Burlington High School) as well as the Community Library for families, educators, and community members to check out.

The PTO has purchased Vicki Hoefle's "Parenting on Track" series on both DVDs and CDs. These are available to all and can be checked out in the library.

Please read, Creating the "Pin Drop Moment" in School Classrooms, an article about RMCS Guidance Counselor Madelyn Nash's work with Inner Resilience. For more information about Madelyn's work at RMCS, visit her pages on the school site: http://central.sbschools.net/guidance For a complete list of the Inner Resilience articles that have been generated out of our South Burlington School District, please go to Linda's Lantieri's website: http://www.lindalantieri.org/news.htm.

Curricular Links:
From the 1/8/09 PTO Presentation:
Bridges in Mathematics:
http://www.mathlearningcenter.org/curriculum/bridges/about.asp

Mathematics Materials Selection Criteria:
http://central.sbschools.net/pto/bridges_materials_criteria.pdf

The Bridges to Mathematics Presentation: Getting Started Workshop by Todd (TJ) Jemison
PowerPoint Presentation
PDF Version of PowerPoint Presentation

From the April 2009 PTO Meeting: Social and Emotional Learning Presentation by Madelyn Nash and Matt McNeil:
Social and Emotional Learning PowerPoint Presentation
PDF Version of the Social and Emotional Learning PowerPoint Presentation

PTO Resources
Top Ten Things You Should Know About Roberts Rules of Order from PTO Today www.ptotoday.com