November 14, 2014 - Week 11

Greetings Roderick Families,

This morning, Mrs. Wagstaff and I met with parents during our first Principals' Coffee of the school year.  The topics of discussion were MCAS and parent/teacher conferences.  Thank you to all who were able to attend and to the food service staff who provided coffee and snacks.  If you were not able to attend, the Power Point can be picked up in the Roderick Office.  Our next coffee will be held on January 30th.  We hope to see you there.

It was great to visit with Ms. Yelle's fourth grade class this week.  The students were busy working hard with plot structure.  Great work boys and girls!

Informational packets were sent home last week detailing this year's Grade 6 Ski Club.  All paperwork needs to returned to school by Monday, December 1st.  Please email Ms. Maloney if you have any questions regarding the 2015 Grade 6 Ski Club.

As a connection to our mission statement (Opportunities will be provided for students to make connections between their actions and the world around them.), students at the Wrentham Public Schools will be joining the New England Patriots Charitable Foundation and participating in a community service program.  Beginning on Monday, November 10th, the Wrentham Public Schools will be assisting Cradles to Crayons in gathering items for local families.  Students at the Wrentham Public Schools will be collecting new or like-new winter coats.  Families who would like to donate to our community service project can send in coats between Monday, November 10th and Friday, November 21st.  Cardboard bins, provided by the Patriots, will be located in the foyer of our school for collections.  

Roderick School students Jake and Will each received a $5.00 gift card to Dunkin Donuts after they came the closest to the correct count for Tootsie Rolls and candy corns at last week's Hoedown.  Thank you to the PTO for donating the gift cards.  

Mrs. Bevilacqua's grade 5 class took some time this week to study the Incas, Mayans, and Aztecs.  This collaborative lesson involved art, music, engineering, and drama.           Awesome work, boys and girls!  

Thank you to these Roderick students for assisting in the Wrentham Food Pantry pick up earlier this week. 

Parent/teacher conferences are just around the corner. Conferences are a wonderful time to check in with your child's teacher about their academic and social/emotional growth. Conference dates are set for Monday, November 24th (afternoon conferences) and Tuesday, November 25th (evening conferences). Both days are half days for the students with dismissal being held at 12:00 PM. Please note that report cards will be sent home on Friday, November 21st.

Nicole (from Miss Maloney's class) and Angelia (from Mrs. Curtin's class) recently placed first and second respectfully in the Lions Club Peace Poster contest.  Bravo ladies!

2015 ELA MCAS Schedule - March/April  

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
23	24 ELA—Grade 4 Long Comp.	25 ELA—Grade 5 Reading Comp.	26 ELA—Grade 5 Reading Comp.	27 ELA—Grade 4 Reading Comp.
30	31 ELA—Grade 4 Reading Comp.	April 1 ELA—Grade 6 Reading Comp.	2 ELA—Grade 6 Reading Comp. ELA—Grade 4 Long Comp. Make-Up	3 MCAS Make-Ups
6 MCAS Make-Ups

Thank you for reading this week's blog.  Have an awesome weekend!

Stephen S. Grenham, Principal