Roosevelt SHOUT!
April 12, 2019
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Apr 12
FAD Day
Apr 15-19
Spring Break - No school
Apr 29,30, May 1
NJSLA Testing - 6th Grade
May 6,7,8
NJSLA Testing - 7th Grade
May 13,14,15
NJSLA Testing - 8th Grade
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RIS Makerspace - Donations Needed
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The Roosevelt Library Media Center is continuing to build its “Makerspace”. The Makerspace is a place where students can gather to create, invent, tinker, explore and discover using a variety of tools and materials. Engaging with a Makerspace will help students develop 21st Century Skills that are necessary in today’s society. We are so excited to bring this opportunity to our students and in order to enhance our supplies, we are asking for donations of new or gently used items. Our Makerspace is a work in progress, but with your donation, it will be even better.
These are things that we would like, but please do not limit yourself to only items on this list.
Zen Den: stress relief items, play doh, colored pencils
Building supplies: Legos, K’nex, science kits, tinker toys, building blocks, circuits, puzzles
Craft supplies: Duct tape, cardstock, popsicle sticks, construction paper, origami paper, clay, Ziploc bags, glue, looms, knitting/crocheting needles, yarn, paint brushes
Household items: Styrofoam cups/plates, foil, wax paper, plastic wrap, Q-tips, toothpicks, straws
Tools: kid friendly tools, batteries
If you have any items that you are willing to donate, please have students drop them off in the Media Center. You can contact Megan Lynn, the media specialist, via email at
mlynn@westfieldnjk12.org
or via phone (908) 789-4560 extension 4 with questions or to find out more.
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For 8th Grade Parents and Students: WHS Fall Sports Sign-up Meetings
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In May and June, the Westfield High School Athletics Department will hold sign up meetings for Fall 2019 sports for student-athletes and their parents. A
meeting schedule
is available on the athletics
department website
. It is important that those interested in playing a Fall sport attend a meeting.
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Sign Up for Middle School Bowling
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If your son or daughter is interested in bowling there will be an opportunity for all middle school students. It will run every Monday and Thursday at Garwood lanes from 3:30-5:15pm starting
April 25th
and ending on June 10th. The cost will be $9 a session. Each session includes three games and shoes. You do not have to attend every session and only have to pay for the sessions that are attended. It will be run by Varsity bowling Coach Ralph Corey and assisted by many of the Westfield Varsity bowlers. It will be for kids who have never bowled before all the way up to very experienced bowlers.
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Boys Volleyball Clinic for RIS and EIS Students
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The WHS Boys Volleyball team will be hosting a FREE volleyball clinic for all interested middle school boys on
April 15th and 16th
. Please
click here
for more information and to sign up.
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Parent Teacher Council (PTC) General Meeting
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Interested in learning what is happening in the Westfield school district? Join us at the next General PTC meeting
Wednesday April 24th at 10:15am
in the Board of Education building on Elm Street. The public is welcome to hear monthly summaries from PTC Committees, BOE members and district administrators.
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Parent Teacher Council (PTC) Special Education Committee Recap
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On March 13, the Westfield PTC - Special Education Committee hosted our 26th annual Awareness Expo. All four presentations from the Expo have now been posted on our web site:
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Franklin PTO Presents
This is Your Brain on Phones,
Thursday, April 25
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At its general meeting on
Thursday, April 25
, the Franklin School PTO is hosting an important presentation for the public, entitled “
This is Your Brain on Phones: Smartphone & Social Media Overuse
.” The forum will be conducted by Sean Keagan Foley, assistant director at Prevention Links. The meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. Please consider attending this important event.
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As part of the Westfield Public School District’s new website, you’ll find a
Community Flyers
section under the
Family Resources
tab. Here you will find information about upcoming events sponsored by non-profit organizations in Westfield. We’ll also continue to alert you to these events in our newsletter and encourage you to click on the link provided for specific details.
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Start off your Memorial Day weekend with a blast and help a good cause. Join together with your friends or family, and consider forming a team of 5-8 to participate in the
Annual Charity Wiffle Ball Tournament
benefiting Sister Pat’s Kids Camp. Sr. Pat’s Kids Camp is a week-long summer camp experience in upstate New York for underprivileged children with cancer.
The Tournament will be held on Friday, May 24, starting at 10:00 a.m. at Tamaques Park in Westfield. (Westfield Public Schools are scheduled to be closed!) The cost is a $15 donation per player. All profits will go directly to Sr. Pat’s Kids Camp. Throughout the event, food and drinks from local stores will be available for sale, and games will be available throughout. To volunteer or if you have any questions, please email James Birle at
jbirle9@gmail.com
. To register for the tournament, please visit
sisterpatskidscamp.org
and download the sign-up sheet under the Fundraising Events Tab.
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It’s that time of year for the Friends of the Westfield Memorial Library annual book Sale. Donation Days are 4/24 - 4/27. Sale Days are 4/30 – 5/4. It’s a great time to clean out your bookshelf and find some new books for readers of all ages.
There are specials each day of the sale. TEACHERS - you receive a 50% discount on May 1 and May 2. On May 3, the entire sale is half off. May 4 is Bag Day, for $8 you purchase a bag to fill up with books. All proceeds from the sale go directly to programs sponsored by the Friends of the Westfield Memorial Library. Need community service hours? The Friends welcomes student volunteers. To learn more go to
www.fwmlnj.org
or contact the Friends at
info@fwmlnj.org
. Check out the
Book Sale flyer
for more information.
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Imagine, a Center for Coping with Loss, is hosting a
grief training session
on Thursday, April 25 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at 244 Sheffield Street in Mountainside. (Come at 6:15p and enjoy a couple of slices of pizza.) Attendees will learn how children, teens, and adults grieve differently, ways to support someone who is grieving, and more. For information and to RSVP, contact Connie Palmer at
connie@imaginenj.org
or call (908) 264-3100.
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The Westfield Police Department will hold
Autism Family Day
on Saturday, April 27 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 425 E. Broad Street. Focused on families of children on the spectrum, visitors will get to meet police officers, firefighters, EMTs and see emergency vehicles. Light refreshments will be served.
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As part of the Westfield Historical Society’s
First Wednesday Luncheon
series, Dr. Laura Wong will speak on the topic of “Staying Fit for Pain Management” on May 1 at the Echo Lake Country Club at 515 Springfield Avenue in Westfield. Check-in begins at 11:45 a.m. The luncheon fee is $35 (WHS members) or $40 (non-members); reservations can be made by email to
westfieldhistoricalsociety@gmail.com
or by calling (908) 654-1794 before 11 a.m. on Friday, April 26.
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The Westfield Day Care Center (WDCC) is hosting its annual
5K Race & Family Color Run
on Saturday, May 4 in Nomahegan Park in Cranford. The 5K race begins at 9 a.m.; the Color Fun Run begins at 10:30 a.m. (Remember to bring/wear a white shirt.) For more information and to register, click
HERE
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Westfield’s Earth Day Celebration is fast approaching. Click
HERE
to view the many fun and informative activities throughout the month of April leading up to an Earth Day fair on May 4.
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April is Earth Month. Here is an easy way for you to get started with your spring cleaning and for our children to learn firsthand the importance of giving, reusing and keeping plastic out of our landfills. The Westfield Conservation Center (WCC) continues to team up with the non-profit organization Second Chance Toys to collect gently used plastic toys for children in need. Donations by Union County residents can be dropped off at the WCC at 1300 Lamberts Mill Road. Please click
HERE
for details. Check
WCC website
for hours of operation.
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The Town of Westfield is seeking public input for its Master Plan Reexamination and Strategic Parks Plan.
Community Workshops have been scheduled to give Westfield residents, business owners and other stakeholders the opportunity to participate first-hand in the planning process. Dates for the interactive public forums are
April 3, April 24, April 29 and May 5
. For more information, including times and locations of the Community Workshops, click
this link
. The public also is encouraged to take online surveys at
www.westfieldnj.gov/futurewestfield
and
www.westfieldnj.gov/parksplan
; both surveys will remain open until September 3, 2019.
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The College Woman's Club will host a Trivia Night fundraiser on Friday, May 3 at 7 p.m. at Scotch Hills Country Club, 820 Jerusalem Road in Scotch Plains. All proceeds benefit the club's scholarship fund for young women from Westfield. Admission is $75 and includes dinner, drinks, silent auction and trivia contest. See
flyer
for details. To register, contact
cwclubwestfield.org/events
.
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Registration is open for the Westfield Recreation Department Summer Playground Program and Teen Scene. Register
HERE
. More information, including dates, schedule, pricing and more, can be found
HERE
. Contact Lauren Harmer with any questions at (908) 789-4080, ext 4088 or
lharmer@westfieldnj.gov
.
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The Rotary Club of Westfield is accepting letters of nomination for the
27th Annual Charles Philhower Fellowship Award
which recognizes an outstanding elementary school teacher each year. Nominations should specify ways in which the teacher has demonstrated outstanding teaching, interest in children, and continued pursuit of professional growth. To be eligible for the award, a teacher must have worked full-time in grades K-5 in Westfield for a minimum of 5 years. Nomination letters should be sent to: Charles Philhower Fellowship Committee of the Rotary Club of Westfield, c/o Office of the Superintendent of Schools,
302 Elm Street, Westfield, NJ 07090
OR emailed to
rotaryphilhower@westfieldnjk12.org
.
The nomination deadline is
Friday, April 12
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The Westfield Historic Preservation Commission invites middle and senior high school students to submit a work of art or creative writing that imagines a favorite place in Westfield as it may have existed in another era. Any original essay, story, poem, drawing, painting or model may be entered. The deadline for entries is
Monday, April 15
. Please see
this flyer
for details.
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