Roderick School Blog

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Friday, January 10, 2014

January 10, 2014

Happy New Year Roderick Families!


Please note that we do have school on Tuesday, January 21st.  In years past, we have had a Professional Day the day after Martin Luther King, Jr. day. However, because we had two   professional days prior to the children arriving at school, educators will not have a professional day on January 21st.  


The sixth grade ski club started yesterday afternoon.  57 Grade 6 students boarded two buses and headed off to Wachusett Mountain in Princeton, MA.  The children had a great time.





Congratulations to this week's Positive Referrals.  These students were recognized for being extremely thoughtful, supportive, and diligent.  We are very proud of you!  Keep up the great work!






 March ELA MCAS Dates

Grade 4
Composition - March 18
Comprehension - March 21 & March 25

Grade 5
Comprehension - March 26 & March 27

Grade 6
Comprehension - March 19 & March 20

 If at all possible, please do not schedule any medical or dental appointments for your child/children on the MCAS testing dates.  We greatly appreciate your support and cooperation in eliminating any unnecessary absences.  As always, please do not hesitate to call our teaching staff or me if you have any questions or concerns.




 This week, we began our fourth year of school-wide bullying and diversity awareness lessons, which were developed following the implementation of the 2010 Massachusetts Bullying Law. Ms. D. Paparo (school adjustment counselor) and Ms. Kost (school psychologist) addressed all of our sixth grade classrooms.  In the upcoming weeks these two individuals will visit grades four and five.  Please be on the look out for a letter that specifies the topics discussed in the lessons.  



 We had our Final Competition for the 2014 Geo Bee this afternoon.  All ten contestants did a remarkable job!  Congratulations to all of you for making the final round.



  Congratulations to Greg G. from Miss Zardeskas' class for winning this year's Geo Bee. 



The Wrentham School Committee have requested the School Council's presence at that January 14th School Committee meeting to present the updated 2013-2016 School Improvement Plan.  The meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. in the Roderick Library.  This meeting will be in lieu of our originally scheduled School Council meeting on the 14th at 3:00 p.m.
 

Special thanks to members of Miss Yelle's grade 4 classroom who visited me this week.  They shared with me their fantastic math projects.  Awesome job!




Students looked great as they celebrated Patriots Spirit Day today.






Wednesday, January 15th - Advanced Band Concert - Gibbons Gym 7:00 PM

Wednesday, January 15th - Night of the Arts - Roderick School 5:00 PM - 6:45 PM

Friday, January 24th - Principals' Coffee - Vogel Auditorium 8:30 AM



As always, thanks for reading. Have a great weekend and go PATS!

Stephen S. Grenham, Principal




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