Note from School Leaders

Dear Rising Tide Students and Families,

This is the final week of the semester for all of our students, and we ask you to join us in encouraging our students to put forth their best effort at the end of the term.

Thanks to our students for sharing their creative work in dance, music, theatre, and visual art last week at the Winter Arts Show. The support of our students from one another and from our families was tremendous.

Thanks also to the seniors in the first semester Senior Internship Course for their presentations about their workplace sites and for sharing their experiences as unpaid interns in our community while earning Rising Tide credit.

We are excited to share that this year Rising Tide will be awarding the Massachusetts State Seal of Biliteracy to qualified students. Please look out for further details in a separate announcement this week.

Have a wonderful week.

Sincerely,

Michael O'Keefe

Head of School

Zahra Williams

Interim Principal/Assistant Head of School

Monday, January 22 - Friday, January 26: Students identified as English Learners will participate in ACCESS testing during this week.

Thursday, January 25: Rising Tide will host an Enrollment Open House at 6:30 p.m. for prospective students and their families interested in applying to Rising Tide for the 2024-2025 school year.

Friday, January 26: The Upper School Student Government will host a Winter Formal for Upper School students at the American Legion Post 02360 at 6:00 p.m.

Thursday, February 1: Michael O'Keefe will host a virtual information session at 7:00 p.m. for parents and guardians of grade 8 students regarding the Transition to the Upper School.

Wednesday, February 7: Second term (first semester) report cards will be issued through the Community Portal.

Wednesday, February 7: Rising Tide will host a Virtual Information Session at 7:00 p.m. Prospective students and their families interested in applying to Rising Tide can join via Zoom here.

Thursday, February 8 and Friday, February 9: Performances of the Upper School winter play, Dracula, will take place at 6:00 p.m. each night in the school's Atrium. 

Monday, February 12 - Friday, February 16: The Massachusetts Charter Public School Association will host a statewide virtual Advocacy Week.

Tuesday, February 13: The deadline for submitting an enrollment application to Rising Tide is February 13 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 15: The Annual Enrollment Lottery will be held in a public forum at 9:00 a.m. at 59 Armstrong Road in Plymouth. The event will be live streamed.

Monday, February 19 - Friday, February 23: School will be closed for February Vacation.

Announcements

Rising Tide to Participate in the Massachusetts State Seal of Biliteracy

Rising Tide is pleased to announce its participation in the Massachusetts State Seal of Biliteracy for the 2023 - 2024 School Year. The Seal of Biliteracy is a special seal which is affixed to the diploma of a qualifying high school graduate who demonstrates proficiency in English and any other language, whether they speak or sign the language other than English at home or learned it at school or in the community. Stay tuned for more details this week.

Rising Tide to Host Enrollment Open House This Thursday

Rising Tide will host an enrollment open house this Thursday, January 25 at 6:30 pm. Families of students entering grades 5 to 12 this fall are invited to attend and learn about the school’s curriculum, meet staff and faculty, and visit classrooms on student-led tours of the school. Additionally, a virtual Information Session will take place on Wednesday, February at 7:00 pm. Please share this information with your friends who may be interested in applying. Applications for grade 5 and grade 9 have the highest chances of acceptance.

Rising Tide is currently accepting applications for enrollment for grades 5-12 for the 2024-2025 school year. Enrollment applications are due by Tuesday, February 13, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. All applicants, including siblings of current students, must submit the one-page application by the deadline to be eligible for enrollment. The application is available both online and through a paper form. Students can apply online by clicking here. Students can also download a paper application here, or get an application at the Main Office of the school. Completed paper applications can be faxed to (508) 747-1826, emailed to mjackson@risingtide.org, mailed, or dropped off to the front desk.

The Massachusetts Charter Public School Association is Hosting Advocacy Week 

Please join Rising Tide and our statewide charter public school community in our annual week of advocacy, which will take place from Monday, February 12 to Friday, February 16. Advocacy Week is designed to bring together charter public school families, educators, and supporters from across the state to celebrate the impact of our schools, and through the power of our stories and our voices, to continue the work to ensure that every child in Massachusetts has access to the education and resources they need to succeed. Advocacy Week will include multiple ways to get involved and to ensure our state legislators understand the importance of schools like Rising Tide. 

The week will kick off with an inspiring livestream Zoom event on Monday, February 12 from 6:00-6:30 p.m. Register for the event today! Charter public school families from all across the state will be tuning in. We hope you will join us.

ACCESS Testing to Take Place This Week

For students identified as English Learners, ACCESS testing will be conducted during the week of January 22-26, with makeups scheduled for the following week. ACCESS measures students' skills in the domains of Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking.

Yearbook Club Seeking Parent/Guardian Page Submissions

The Yearbook Club is looking forward to our seniors' parent/guardian page submissions, which are due Tuesday, January 30th. Please reach out to Ms. Martz, hmartz@risingtide.org, or Ms. Llera, ellera@risingtide.org, if you have any questions. Directions for submitting a parent page are located in the Senior Packet here. 

Athletics Update

Weekly Athletic Schedule

Monday, January 22

Boys' & Girls' Middle School Basketball hosts St. John Paul II

Boys at 3:45 pm, Girls to Follow

Site: Village Sports Club, Pine Hills, Plymouth

Varsity Girls' Basketball at Wareham at 5:00 pm

Site: Wareham High School

Tuesday, January 23

Varsity Boys' & Girls' Basketball at Calvary Chapel

Girls at 5:00 pm, Boys at 6:30 pm

Site: Calvary Chapel School

Middle School Boys' Basketball at Derby Academy at 3:30 pm

Site: Derby Academy

Wednesday, January 24

Varsity Boys' Basketball hosts Sturgis East at 3:30 pm

Site: Wolves Den, Pembroke

Varsity Girls' Basketball at Sturgis East at 5:30 pm

Site: Hyannis Youth Community Center, Barnstable

Friday, January 26

Middle School Girls' Basketball hosts Mashpee at 3:45 pm

Site: Village Sports Club, Pine Hills, Plymouth

Recent Happenings At Rising Tide

Winter Arts Show

Rising Tide families enjoyed entertaining performances and creative artwork by our students during Arts Night last Wednesday.

Physics Students Conduct Momentum Experiments

Ninth-grade students taking Introductory Physics are learning about momentum. In an exercise where they can apply what they have learned, the students were tasked with creating a vessel for an egg that would keep it safe when dropped from different heights. Similar to the air bag concept used in cars, the students created ways to protect their eggs from the force of impact and tested their creations by dropping their "protected" eggs from various heights in the school's Atrium.

Fall Internships

Rising Tide seniors have the opportunity to participate in internships with businesses and organizations based in the greater South Shore and Cape Cod areas. A group of seniors recently completed internships they began last fall and made presentations about their experiences to their classmates, families, faculty, and staff. The Senior Internship Course provides students the unique opportunity for academic, skills-based learning in a field in which they are interested. This real-world experience gives them exposure to careers they may wish to pursue after high school or college graduation. 

Quick Links and Contacts

Breakfast and Lunch at Rising Tide: Rising Tide's breakfast and lunch program, catered by the Plymouth Public Schools, offers free breakfast and lunch for students each day at Rising Tide. Check out January's lunch menu here.

Attendance Line: Call (508) 747-2620, ext. 102 to report your child's absence from school. You can also complete a Notes from Home to Rising Tide Office Form to report an absence or share other daily communication with our office staff at Rising Tide, including dismissal information.

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

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