Dear Rising Tide Students and Families,

Our teachers have been working hard to complete second term, or first semester, report cards with feedback on student progress with skills, content knowledge, and understandings. The report cards will be shared through the Community Portal later this week.

We encourage you to review the course narratives, which are overviews of the work of each course through the second term, prepared by our teachers; you can view the narratives through the links below:

Middle School Second Term Narratives 2022-2023

Upper School Second Term Narratives 2022-2023

This is the final week of our primary enrollment period for the 2022-2023 school year. Please remember that siblings of current students must apply for the upcoming year along with any other applicants by Thursday, February 9 to be included in the annual enrollment lottery next week.

Have a wonderful week.

Sincerely,

Tuesday, February 7: RT-SEPAC is holding a virtual, informal get-together for parents/caregivers only of students on IEPs and 504 Plans at 7:00 p.m. Please come and say hello, ask questions, share experiences, and make connections. Click here to join the meeting. Meeting ID: 840 6635 6208 Passcode: 554229

Wednesday, February 8: Report cards will be shared through the Community Portal.

Thursday, February 9: The deadline for submitting an enrollment application to Rising Tide is February 9 at 3:00 p.m. If you already have a child attending Rising Tide and plan to enroll another child for the upcoming year, you must submit an enrollment application by the deadline to have your child included in the lottery.

Thursday, February 9 and Friday, February 10: Performances of the after-school, upper school winter play will take place at 6:00 p.m. each night in the school's Atrium. 

Wednesday, February 15: The Annual Enrollment Lottery will be held in a public forum at 10:00 am at 59 Armstrong Road in Plymouth. The event will be live streamed via Zoom.

Thursday, February 16: The Rising Tide Parent Group will hold its next meeting at 6:30 p.m. This meeting will be held in person at Rising Tide and also virtually.

Friday, February 17: Students traveling to Italy will depart from Rising Tide at 11:00 a.m.

Monday, February 20 - Friday, February 24: School will be closed for February Vacation.

Monday, February 27: The Rising Tide Board of Trustees will have its monthly meeting at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom. This meeting is open to the public.

2022-2023 Academic Calendar for Families

The Monday Memo Translated

If you are interested in translating the Monday Memo into another language, you can do so by clicking on the button below for instructions. Each issue of the Monday Memo will be added to this website page the day after an issue is published.

Current Enrollment Period Closes This Thursday

Rising Tide is currently accepting applications for enrollment for grades 5-11 for the 2023-2024 school year. The deadline to submit an application is Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 3:00 pm. Details on how to apply can be found here.

If there are more eligible applicants than available spaces, the school will hold an annual enrollment lottery. The enrollment lottery will be conducted in a public forum on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. at our school building.

Note from the Nurse Leader

Cold and flu season is in full swing. In accordance with our Health and Nursing Services policy on page 16 of the Student Handbook, students out sick with a fever should be free of all fever for 24 hours, without the use of fever-reducing medications, before returning to school. Additionally, we suggest that a child with vomiting and/or diarrhea should be kept home until symptoms have resolved for approximately 12 hours, and the child is able to keep down food and liquid.

Ireland Trip Applications Due This Thursday

Applications and the $200 deposit for the 2024 April vacation trip to Ireland are due this Thursday, February 9. The deposit can be in cash or a check made out to Rising Tide Charter Public School. The application is a Google Form located on the trip’s Google Classroom. The class code to join the classroom is: 7dsxxgk. In addition to the application, the classroom also has the information packets and slideshow with details on trip pricing and itinerary. Please reach out to Ms. Martz at hmartz@risingtide.org, if you have any questions!

Rising Tide Students to Perform Winter Play This Week

Upper School students have been working hard to present Rising Tide's latest theatrical production, She Kills Monsters. Chock-full of an eclectic cast of characters, She Kills Monsters is a surprisingly sweet tale of friendship, loss, and acceptance. This play is appropriate for ages 15+ and contains mature themes and language. Performances will be on Thursday, February 9 and Friday, February 10 at 6:00 pm each night. Tickets are $5 for students and $10 for everyone else and can be purchased at the door the night of each performance.

Parent Group Update

February Parent Group Meeting

Our February meeting will be held in person and on Zoom next Thursday, February 16 at 6:30 pm. Mark your calendar and plan to join us to discuss and plan second semester activities. We hope to see you there!

Teacher Appreciation Week (May 1-5, 2023) – Seeking Ideas

The Parent Group will be organizing fun ways to “treat” the staff during Teacher Appreciation Week in May. We want to organize a staff lunch for Wednesday, May 3 -– please reach out if you have any restaurant connections. We are also planning to 'Restock the Staff Breakroom', so we will be seeking snack donations. We are looking for other ideas as well -- please reach out if you have any suggestions for ways the families can celebrate our amazing RT staff.

Save the Date:

Rising Tide's 5K, Fun Run, & Health Fair

May 20, 2023

The Massachusetts Charter Public School Association is Hosting Advocacy Week 

From March 13 - 17, 2023, the Massachusetts Charter Public School Association (MCPSA) is hosting a statewide virtual Advocacy Week. In just five minutes per day, over five days, charter public school supporters from all across the state will work together to ensure our elected officials understand the value of our schools and what our children need in order to thrive. Rising Tide is excited to be part of this powerful week, and we hope you will join us! Sign up today to help us speak out on behalf of our school and our students! Once you sign up, you will be able to participate in as many of the planned activities as you wish. The more voices we have, the greater our impact will be!

Please Return Your Overdue Library Books

Books can be returned in the book return box by the North Entrance, to the Main Office, or in the Library.

Seniors, Please Share Your Future Plans

We invite all Rising Tide seniors to share your future planning news. Please email announcements and photos to Martha Popoloski at mpopoloski@risingtide.org. Announcements might include college acceptances, final post-Tide plans, or scholarships students received. In the past, photos have often shown students sporting their college gear or holding up an acceptance letter. We know decisions are still rolling in and plans are being finalized, so feel free to share updates whenever you have the chance.

Communications for School Closings Due to Inclement Weather

In the event that school must be canceled or delayed because of snow, unusual weather conditions, or emergency circumstances, Rising Tide families will receive an email, a telephone call, and a text message. Additionally, announcements will be listed on WCVBTV 5, WHDHTV 7, WBZ, Channel 4, and FOX 25 television stations and websites. An announcement will also be posted on the Rising Tide homepage. Rising Tide can call school autonomously from the Plymouth Public School District, which means that if Plymouth Public Schools are closed, it does not necessarily mean Rising Tide will be closed.

Athletic Updates

Spring Sports Registration Now Open until March 14

Athletic Games This Week

Tuesday, February 7

Girls Varsity Basketball vs. SSCA at 4:30 pm

Location: Sacred Heart

Boys JV Basketball @ SSCA at 3:30 pm

Location: Hanover U

Boys Varsity Basketball @ SSCA at 3:30 pm

Location: Hanover U

Boys Middle School Basketball @ PCIS at 3:30 pm

Location: PCIS

Girls Middle School Basketball @ PCIS at 4:45 pm

Location: PCIS

Thursday, February 9

Girls Varsity Basketball @ Atlantis Charter at 4:00 pm

Location: Atlantis Charter

Boys JV Basketball vs. Atlantis Charter at 4:00 pm

Location: Sacred Heart

Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Atlantis Charter at 5:30 pm

Location: Sacred Heart

Boys Middle School Basketball vs. CCA at 3:45 pm

Location: Village Sports Club

Girls Middle School Basketball vs. CCA at 5:15 pm

Location: Village Sports Club

Friday, February 10

Boys JV Basketball vs. Falmouth Academy at 4:00 pm

Location: Sacred Heart

Boys Varsity Basketball vs. Falmouth Academy at 5:30 pm

Location: Sacred Heart

Girls Varsity Basketball @ Falmouth Academy at 4:00 pm

Location: Falmouth Academy

Recent Happenings At Rising Tide

Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Recipients Announced

Upper school students, Elise Perkins and Kat Schelleng, earned awards in the The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards competition. Elise earned a Gold Key in painting and is now being judged in the National Competition. Elise's work will be shown with other Gold Key winners in March at Tufts University. We will know if she won a Gold Key at the national level in mid-March. Kat Schelleng earned honorable mention for her two submissions.

Elise Perkins

The Burning Bus

acrylic paint on canvas board

20 x 16 in.

Gold Key

Katherine Schelleng

High Strung

acrylic paint and string on canvas board

20x16 in.

Honorable Mention

Katherine Schelleng

Pain is Beauty

clay and paint on canvas board

14 x 11 in.

Honorable Mention

Upper School Student Assists with Seal Release

Upper School Student, Alex Garron, joined with the National Marine Life Center (NMLC) and released a seal named, “Sam Eagle”. This was part of a private release at a new location in Plymouth. The seal was originally rescued in New Hampshire and was brought to the NMLC in Bourne for rehabilitation. Alex was responsible for designing crowder boards, which he created for his Eagle Scout project. 

Students Enjoy LEGO Challenges

Middle school students demonstrated critical-thinking skills while completing LEGO challenges in preparation for their stop-motion projects.

Quick Links and Contacts

Breakfast and Lunch at Rising Tide: The state government has extended the eligibility for all students in our breakfast/lunch program for the 2022-2023 school year. This means that all Rising Tide students have access to one free breakfast meal and one free lunch meal each school day. Please note that students still need to walk through the cashier lines for recording purposes and will need their PIN numbers (located on the upper right hand side of their schedules) in order to do so. Rising Tide's breakfast and lunch program is catered by the Plymouth Public Schools. Check out February's lunch menu here.

Attendance Line: Call (508) 747-2620, ext. 102 to report your child's absence from school.

Complete a Notes from Home to Rising Tide Office Form to share daily communication with our office staff at Rising Tide, including dismissal information.

Health and COVID-19 Questions: Contact Nurse Leader, Lisa Hughes, at lhughes@risingtide.org. You can also call (508) 747-2620 x115.

IT Help: Complete the IT Help Desk Form.