Roderick Review (Week 3) 9/12/16-9/16/16

Roderick Review (Week 3) 9/12/16-9/16/16

Thank you to all of the parents and family members who joined us for Open House last evening!  Here are a few highlights for those that were unable to join us.

Mrs. Bevilacqua explains how her fifth graders will respond to their reading using their reading log.

School Committee Member and Roderick Parent Mrs. Schmitz, our Superintendent Dr. Cameron, and our Lead Teacher for Student Support, Miss Maloney are eager to visit classrooms!

Mrs. Cederbaum reviews homework expectations.

One of our new teachers, Mrs. Connolly is introduced to parents.

Mrs. Curtin reviews what students can expect over the course of the week AND answers questions about the upcoming Camp Bournedale trip.

Ms. Downing, with the help of her students, explains how the classroom routines work.

Director of Student Services, Mrs. McNamara and our Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment, Mrs. Dykstra visit with parents between grade level sessions.

Mrs. Farrell introduces her students' families to what students will be learning this year in fourth grade!

Parents of students in Mrs. Fownes' class are working hard after the presentation.

Mrs. Hall reviews the expectations she has for her students and reviews all of the ways in which parents can contact her throughout the year.  Communication between home and school is key!

Mrs. Kane finishes her introduction to what like is like in 5Kane and parents write a letter to their children.

Mrs. Kelley shares her passion and excitement for Reading and Writing!

Mrs. Lovely shares the important elements of the visual arts program and highlights a fifth grade project.  Our fifth grade parents will be able to assist with this project, too, based upon the artistic eye of their children and the ideas they have for creating their masks!  Stay tuned!

Mrs. Marazzi shares some highlights of what students will learn in math this year and the hands-on projects she has planned to help students move slowly from the concrete to the abstract.

Parents in 6Moon try out Kahoot just like their children do in class!

Meet Ms. Carly-Rae Haughey our new school nurse!

Ms. O'Connell gives parents a brief view of the curriculum this year!

Mrs. O'Toole shares the elements of the fifth grade curriculum that are intriguing to students and great fun to teach!

Parents of students in 5Downing leave behind a message to their children!

Mrs. Phipps enjoys a few conversations after her presentation.

Ms. Salazar explains the virtues of the various instruments that the students can play and also shared a video of the ensembles in action!  What a melodious treat!  I can't wait to see how many new instrumentalists we will have this year!

Mrs. Stanford shares her role as our reading specialist!

Mrs. Thornton exudes great joy talking about all that her students will experience in Social Studies as they study the different regions of the United States!

Miss White puts parents to the test as they take a quiz about their children and learn about what the students will learn during their sixth grade year! 

Miss Yelle points out the various ways in which parents can be involved in their child's class!

Mrs. McGee also had the chance to connect with a fifth grade parent after the presentation.

Mrs. DeTrolio shares the expectations for homework and also addresses the ever-popular Camp Bournedale questions looking ahead to the upcoming adventure!

After Mrs. Haughey shared what the sixth grade experience would be like, parents are asked to see if they can answer the trivia questions about their son or daughter.

Mrs. Coleman gives a preview of Math and Science topics and shares opportunities for parent experts to visit the class!

The Wrentham Wildcat dropped by our Open House!  The Wildcat is catching our students being
RESPECTFUL, RESPONSIBLE, and READY TO LEARN!