Roosevelt SHOUT!
May 10, 2019
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May 11
RIS/EIS/WHS Jazz Night - WHS Courtyard 6:00 p.m.
May 13,14,15
NJSLA Testing - 8th Grade
May 16
Roosevelt Awards Recognition
May 20
7th Grade Field Trip - Liberty Science Center
May 24
No School - Extra Snow Day
May 27
No School - Memorial Day
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RIS 8th Grade Dance - June 7th
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Attention 8th grade parents!
The 8th Grade Dance- "A Night at the Carnival" is coming up on
Friday, June 7th from 7:00-9:30p.m.
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Invitations were distributed in homerooms this week and we know your children are looking forward to this special event. Please remind them to mark their calendars as $20 tickets will be sold in lunch periods from May 28th to May 31st.
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RIS Staff Appreciation Luncheon - Thank You!
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Yesterday, the PTSO held its annual spring luncheon in honor of teacher appreciation week.
A special thank you to all of the parents who donated drinks, made desserts, and helped with the event! The teachers and staff enjoyed it!
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RIS Kindness Club Food Drive
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The RIS Kindness Club will be having a food drive until Wednesday, May 15th. All food will be donated to the Holy Trinity Food Pantry. Please send in boxed pasta, canned fruit, rice, meals in a can, canned juice, etc. Students can refer to the flyers in school for more information.
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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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Next week, the
8th grade
students will
take the NJSLA English Language Arts and Math assessments Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, May 13 - May 15.
Click
here
for more details.
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The Westfield High School Bands, in collaboration with Edison and Roosevelt Intermediate Schools, will present
their
8
th
Annual Jazz Under the Stars on
Saturday, May 11, beginning at 6 p.m. in the WHS courtyard.
This event is open to the entire community and will feature performances by the WHS Choraleers as well as six jazz bands.
Tickets are $5 in advance before Wednesday, May 8 and $8 at the door. In the event of rain, the program will be held indoors in the WHS Cafeteria B. For ticket reservations and more information, please contact Director of Bands Christopher Vitale at cvitale@westfieldnjk12.org.
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Boys Lacrosse Cookie Dough Fundraiser
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Please click
here to support the boys lacrosse team with their ever-popular cookie dough fundraiser. Sale end date
Sunday, May 12.
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Interested in Debate, Politics and Current Events?
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The Westfield Debate Team will have a
recruitment and information session
for rising 7-12
th
grade Westfield Public Schools students on
Tuesday, May 14 from 7:30-8:30 p.m.
at the Westfield High School Student Center.
Award-winning public forum debaters will square off in a demonstration debate to show potential recruits what competitive academic debate looks like. Please contact
westfielddebateteam@gmail.com
with any questions.
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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 May 15th 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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WHS PTSO presents
Angst: Raising Awareness Around Anxiety
, Tuesday May 21 - NEW DATE
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Event Rescheduled: Please Note New Date – May 21 at 6:30 PM
The event will feature a viewing of the 56-minute film, followed by an informative panel discussion moderated by Westfield Public Schools Director of Counseling Services, Maureen Mazzarese, and featuring mental health professionals specializing in anxiety in teens.
Attendees are invited to arrive at 6:20 to participate in a meditative deep breathing to de-stress exercise. Admission is free and space is limited! Click here to reserve tickets:
www.showclix.com/event/angst-westfield
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WHS Rocks the Runway of Dreams
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The Runway of Dreams Foundation
at Westfield High School is pleased to invite you to the first ever WHS Runway of Dreams Fashion Show highlighting adaptive clothing, student designs and on-trend clothing from local stores and featuring models of all abilities. Join us on
Friday, May 31 at 7pm.
All proceeds benefit the Runway of Dreams Foundation, a nonprofit that works toward a future of inclusion, acceptance and opportunity in the fashion Industry for people with disabilities. The Foundation develops, delivers and supports programs and events that celebrate people’s differences, break down stereotypes and highlight the need for mainstream adaptive fashion.
We are helping bring confidence, independence and style to people with disabilities everywhere by joining Runway of Dreams movement of inclusion in the fashion industry.
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WHS Girls Ice Hockey Yoga on the Green Fundraiser
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Westfield High School Girls Ice Hockey will hold their 3
rd
Annual Yoga on the Green on
June 5 at 6:00 pm.
(Rain date on June 6.) Please sign up in advance
here
if you plan to stay for dinner. Also please purchase a tank in advance if desired; tanks will not be sold on day of 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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The Rotary Club of Westfield presents its
2
nd
Annual Gala Art Exhibition and Auction
on Saturday, May 18 at the First Congregational Church, 125 Elmer Street in Westfield. Preview 7:00 p.m.; Auction 8:00 p.m.
Admission is $10 per person; wine, beer, hors d’oeuvres included. For more information, call (201)410-8282 or email Joe Mindak at joe@theconnective.me
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The Union County Rugby Club/Westfield Blue Devil Flag Rugby is offering
Co-ed Non-Contact Flag Rugby
from June 11 – July 27 for the following age groups: Owls – Children entering Grades K-1; Falcons – Children entering Grades 2-3; Hawks – Children entering Grades 4-6; Eagles – Children Entering Grades 7-9. For information, contact:
westfieldflagrugby@gmail.com
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The Rutgers Division of Continuing Studies is offering Reading Skills and Speed Reading Programs for Children and Adults in Union, Scotch Plains, Edison and on campus for Summer 2019. For more information or to register call 1-800-903-0162. Class schedule and course offerings can be found
HERE
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(Choose 2019 Spring Player; a family account is needed.) Open to Westfield residents only, ages 5-20. Season starts on/about May 4; games are played on Saturdays at 5 p.m. on Gumbert Field 3 (subject to change). Click
HERE
to learn more about this program for players with special needs. Those interested in volunteering to be a buddy, contact Bob Brancatella at
novapoint816@gmail.com
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The Union Chinese School (UCS) in Westfield will hold its
Open House
on May 11 and May 18, 2019 at Edison Intermediate School from 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. For 39 years, the UCS has served to educate and promote awareness of Chinese language and culture. The nonprofit organization offers courses in Mandarin and traditional arts such as calligraphy and Chinese folk dance for children. Mandarin and Yoga classes also are available for adults. For more information, email UCS school principal Airu Chen at
ucsnjp@gmail.com
and/or visit
www.unionchineseschool.org
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Mobile Meals of Westfield is a nonprofit organization that provides meals to neighbors in 7 surrounding towns who are unable to cook for themselves. (They are not affiliated with the national program Meals on Wheels.)
Click
HERE
for information on a Mobile Meals fundraising partnership with Five Guys on May 22 from 4 – 10 p.m. and
HERE
for information on a Mobile Meals fundraising partnership with Limani Seafood Grill every Tuesday in May.
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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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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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