The students and staff had a very busy week the first week back after vacation. Please take a minute and see some of the great things that took place this week and please make note of some important upcoming dates.
Mr. Ray Rose from the Department of Public Works was on hand yesterday to celebrate Arbor Day with our fourth grade students. Members of the Wrentham Holly Club again generously donated the tree for this celebration (a Paperbark Maple). Along with Mr. Rose and the Wrentham Holly Club, the Roderick School is grateful to Ron Cluff (Department of Conservation and Recreation) and Dave Donoghue (National Grid) for again participating in this great event.
This week Mad Science came to all of our 5th grade
classes to demonstrate the Laws of Gravity, force and inertia during their
Fun-damental Forces workshop. Thanks to the continued support of W.E.S.T., students
were able to see and experience these forces in action in our new science lab!
On Thursday, members of the Metropolitan Law Enforcement Council (MetroLEC), ADA Jennifer Rowe, and Wrentham Police Chief Jim Anderson visited our sixth grade students to discuss the dangers when using cell phones. These individuals stressed the importance of being responsible when using a cell phone. This presentation was recorded by Technology teacher Mrs. Fox and can be viewed here.
The grade four classrooms invited guests in today to visit their World Wide Animal Tour. The students did a remarkable job informing guests about their animals from around the world.
Reading Across Wrentham
The numbers are in and I am proud to report that over 300 Roderick School students reached the 1200 minute goal!!!! We are so proud of all of these students and thank all the families for their support.
The classes at each grade level with the most minutes read are:
Grade 4 - Mrs. Kelley's Class
Grade 5 - Ms. Zardeskas' Class
Grade 6 - Ms. Maloney's Class
Each of these classes received a class plaque and each student received a $5.00 gift certificate to use at the upcoming book fair. In addition, a special raffle was held for students who completed the 1200 minute goal. One student in each grade level received an E-reader! Courtney, Alex, and Madison were the lucky winners!
Special thanks to Cathy Denholm and members of our PTO for organizing and running such a great program!
Check out Mrs. Fownes' class and Mrs. Curtin's class using Oreo cookies to learn about the moon's phases.
The PTO Spring Book Fair will take place next week. The students will visit the book fair at various times next week. Please note the new hours this year:
Tuesday 8:10 AM - 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Wednesday 7:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Thursday 8:10 - 2:45 PM
In lieu of their Wednesday evening hours, the PTO will be offering early morning hours, with breakfast munchies! If you have any question with the book fair, please contact Lisa Munn.
Please join us for a spaghetti dinner fundraiser to benefit our school's Destination Imagination team. We are hosting this fundraiser to help offset the cost of our DI team (Thomas, Faye, and Melanie) attending the Global Finals at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. There will be two seatings on Thursday, May 2nd in the Delaney Cafeteria. First seating will be at 5:00 PM and the second seating will be at 6:30 PM. There will be a $5.00 donation per person and a $20.00 maximum per family. We hope you can join us!
Registration for Fall Travel Soccer begins May 1st for current 6th and 7th grade students. Please note that the placement evaluations will take place on Saturday, June 9th.
May 1 - School Council Meeting - 3:00 PM Roderick Office
May 2 - DI Fundraiser
May 3 - All Parent Narratives Due
May 7 & 8 - MCAS Grade 5 {Science and Technology/Engineering}
May 8 - Grade 6 DARE Graduation
May 9 & 10 - MCAS Grade 4 {Mathematics}
May 14 & 15 - MCAS Grade 5 {Mathematics}
May 16 & 17 - MCAS Grade 6 {Mathematics}
As always, thank you for taking the time to check in and read the Roderick School Blog.
Enjoy the weekend,
Stephen S. Grenham, Principal
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