Roderick School Blog: November 1, 2013

Dear Roderick Families:

Dare I say that we had a Spooktacular week! I simply cannot believe how fast that this school year is going. It is incredible to think that we are entering our third month of school! Please take a minute to see what great things took place this week.

Miss Maloney's sixth grade students spent time on Wednesday identifying fact and opinion. The students' culminating assignment was to complete a writing piece including statements of facts and opinions about Taylor Swift.

Special thanks to Anita Devine, Lisa Munn, and members of the PTO for their assistance with the Fall Book Fair this week. Successful fundraising activities take time and organization. The success of this year's Fall Book Fair is clear evidence of Lisa's, Anita's and the PTO's outstanding work. On behalf of the students and the staff of the Roderick School, thank you!

Grade 4 Pumpkin Parade

On Wednesday, October 30th, our fourth grade students participated in the annual Pumpkin Parade. Grade 4 students had the opportunity to decorate a pumpkin into one of the following categories: animal, food, alien/space, holiday, sports, famous person, book/cartoon/television character, inanimate object, vehicle, or craziest. Members of the Grade 4 Team served as the judges and ribbons were awarded. The students did a remarkable job and their creativity was unbelievable. Special thanks to Mrs. Farrell for acting as the Master of Ceremonies. Here are some of the sights:

Dr. John Ribeiro, our Math Curriculum Coach, visited Mrs. Kane’s 5^th grade classroom to help teach the understanding of decimals using base ten blocks. Students practiced representing given values with these manipulatives, and shared different models with each other in a presentation format.

Spirit Day - Food Drive/Super Hero Day

On Friday, November 8^th, the Roderick and Delaney Schools will be having our first official spirit day of the 2013-2014 school year. Children are asked to show their spirit by bringing a non-perishable food item to their classroom. Donations will benefit the Wrentham food pantry and the families of the Wrentham Public Schools. In addition, students are asked to dress as their favorite Super Hero on this day. Please note that no toy weapons will be allowed. We hope you choose to join us; however, participation in Spirit Day is always voluntary.

Principals' Coffee - Friday, November 8th

On Friday, November 8th we will be hosting our first Principals’ Coffee of the year. During this time, we will go over the recently released MCAS data and preview the upcoming parent/teacher conferences. This Principals’ Coffee will be held on Friday, November 8th at 8:30 AM in the Vogel Auditorium. Please note that if you are stuck for child care, please feel free to bring your little ones. We hope that you will be able to stop in after you drop off your child(ren) on this day. Food service director, Mrs. Judy White Orlando and her staff will be providing refreshments for this presentation.

Happy Halloween from all of us at the Roderick School!