Roderick School November Newsletter

The Roderick Review

November Announcements

Dear Roderick Families,

I hope you are having a fantastic fall! Students have been very successful over the first two months of school. I am continually impressed as students have shown respect, responsibility, and ready to learn behaviors during the start of the 2022-2023 school year. The September/October Word of the Month was Responsibility, as students have been learning about responsible decisions and actions throughout the school day.

Congratulations to the September/October Students of the Month who were responsible members of the Roderick Community! Student of the Month winners will have their pictures posted in the Roderick Lobby and have lunch with Mr. Martes and Mrs. Dietz in early November.

The Roderick Elementary School Word of the Month for November is Respect. Students will learn about various ways to show Respect to peers, staff, and family members throughout the month of November.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to let me know.

Mr. Kevin Martes

Principal

Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences

The fall parent conferences will occur on Tuesday, November 1 (evening) and Thursday, November 3rd (afternoon).

Since a successful parent-teacher conference is a joint enterprise, we ask that parents arrive prepared with the following information for the conference:

Your child’s behavior at home.
Health habits, including eating, sleeping and general disposition.
Use of time out of school, including play, reading, study habits, television, hobbies and interests.
Relationship with parents, other members of the family, friends, and neighbors.
Attitude toward authority and ability to accept direction.
Observations of your child’s home and community life, which you feel will help the teacher “know” your child.
Your child’s feelings about school.
Questions you may want to ask about your child and his/her progress.
Suggestions which would help the teacher work more effectively with your child.

We look forward to making parent conferences a successful experience for all families!

November Important Dates

Tuesday, November 1st

Early Dismissal- Parent-Teacher Conferences

Thursday, November 3rd

Early Dismissal- Parent-Teacher Conferences

Friday, November 4th

Roderick School Hoedown, 6:30PM-8:00PM

Tuesday, November 8th

No School- Staff Professional Development Day

Wednesday, November 9th

PTO Booster Fun Run- Kick-Off Event

Friday, November 11th

No School- Veterans Day

Tuesday, November 15th

School Picture Retake Day

WPS School Committee Meeting, Roderick Library, 7:00 pm

Monday, November 21st

PTO Booster Fun Run Event Day!

Wednesday, November 23rd

Early Dismissal

Thursday, November 24th

No School- Thanksgiving

Friday, November 25th

No School

PTO Updates

Hoedown Dance- 11/4 6:30–8:00pm

Grab your partner and join us for the famous Hoedown Dance for Roderick students (4th, 5th and 6th)! Come dance with DJ Lyte and get some photos taken at the photobooth with friends! Country western attire is encouraged! This is a drop off event.

Fun Run- 11/9/22–11/21- This is our BIGGEST Fundraiser of the year

This year, our entire school is raising funds for field trips, teacher resources, and enrichment programs. Our goal is to raise $35,000, and, if you’d like to, we are inviting YOU to help!

Registration opened – October 26th- see email sent earlier in the week or visit Wrentham PTO Facebook page for more details on how to register

Kicks off – Nov 9th

Main event – Nov 21st. This event is Wrentham Fun Run….families welcome to attend. More details to follow.

Here’s how you can support Wrentham PTO - Roderick & Delaney:

Register on mybooster.com tonight. It’s so easy!

Share about our fundraiser with your family and friends using the SHARE BUTTON on mybooster.com.

Give a donation, if you are able. All corporate matches we keep 100% profit.

We are still in need of volunteers to help sort and deliver the prizes our students earn daily from this Fun Run- please see the sign-up link below to help us if you can!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B4DAEAC23A7FD0-funrun1

6th Grade yearbook – help needed

We are in need of parents to help put the yearbook together for our 6th graders. Please sign up using the following link:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B4DAEAC23A7FD0-6thgrade

Lead Coordinator for events-help needed

We have a few events, dances, and fundraisers that need lead coordinators. We have many volunteers that have offered to help, but do need a lead person in charge or else we will not be able to run the events. We are looking for:

Holiday card fundraiser

Gift card fundraiser

5th grade father/daughter/someone special dance

6th grade father/daughter/someone special dance

6th grade graduation yard signs

Please sign up using the link below!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B4DAEAC23A7FD0-lead

Box Tops

Help us earn money for our schools each month by downloading the Box Tops app, select Wrentham Public Schools as your school and scan your digital or paper receipts after shopping. It’s that easy! Please see the link below for more on this and to scan the QR code and download the app to start using today!

https://1drv.ms/b/s!Ats78z1R96V1gV5r43IjAmhVCVML

Next PTO Meeting:

November PTO meeting – 11/21 Roderick Library 7pm

2022-2023 Roderick School Student Council

Congratulations to our newly appointed 2022-2023 Roderick Student Council Members:

Anderson Lamothe- Vaughn

Reece Battafarano

Jacob Derosiers

Meredith Brooks

Charlotte Tezber

Isabel Gonzalez

Kynslie Perchard

Gabby Cataldo

Sam Gill

Savannah Estime

Quinn Loehfelm

Norah DeVasto

Emma Barrett

Ben Todd

Emily MacDonald

Siyona Jain

Quinn Dwomoh

Nayara DeJesus

Juliana Wilanson

Roderick Health Office Updates

Screenings

Screenings have begun in 4th and 5th grade. The 6th-grade postural screening will begin in December.

Snacks and Water

Please have your student pack a snack and refillable water bottle every day. There is a limited supply in the office.

Physicals

If your child has an updated physical with immunizations, please send it to the office!

Roderick Counselor's Corner

November’s word of the month, and focus for schoolwide classroom lessons, is Respect. Lessons will focus on thinking before you speak, using your social filter and noticing tone of voice.

What is it? Respect is consideration and thoughtfulness of the feelings, wishes and rights of others

Why is it important? Respect in our relationships builds feelings of trust, safety, and well-being. We feel comfortable expressing ourselves when we are respected by others. Being respected by important people in our lives will also help us learn how to be respectful towards others.

What does it look like? We can show respect by listening to others, being kind, polite, and thankful. It’s important to value another individual’s feelings and needs. In the classroom, it is looking at the person who is talking, sharing, waiting your turn, being kind and helping each other.

Spring 2023 MCAS Dates

Please see the following spring 2023 MCAS dates:

Grade 4

ELA: Monday, April 10th & Tuesday, April 11th

Math: Thursday, May 11th & Friday, May 12th

Grade 5

ELA : Monday, April 3rd & Tuesday, April 4th

Math: Tuesday, May 9th & Wednesday, May 10th

Science: Thursday, May 18th & Friday, May 19th

Grade 6

ELA: Wednesday, April 12th & Thursday, April 13th

Math: Tuesday, May 16th & Wednesday, May 17th