Roosevelt SHOUT!
March 15, 2019
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Mar 21, 22, 23
Bye Bye Birdie - RIS
Mar 27
Coffee with the Counselors - RIS cafeteria 9am
Mar 29
Student/Staff Volleyball game RIS vs. EIS - EIS gym 5pm
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RIS Community Service Day - THANKS!
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On March 13, Roosevelt took part in the district-wide Community Service Week which was an opportunity for all students to participate in
hands-on projects to benefit our community
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Thank you for your generosity and for supporting your RIS students for Community Service Day! With your help student packed over 600 food bags to benefit the Westfield Rotary Club's Project Hunger backpack program, signed a banner thanking our crossing guards and cleaned up trash in Clark Park.
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Bye Bye Birdie at RIS - March 21st - 23rd
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EIS vs RIS Charity Volleyball Game - March 29th
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The first RIS vs. EIS Charity Volleyball Game will take place at Edison Intermediate at 5:00pm on Friday, March 29th. Proceeds from this event will be donated to Imagine, A Center for Coping with Loss.
Tickets are $5 and will go on sale during lunch periods on Wednesday, March 20th. Tickets are limited and are first come first serve. We are looking forward to a great event!
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RIS Coffee with the Counselors - March 27th
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You are invited to
Roosevelt Intermediate School’s
Coffee with the Counselors
Please join us for Coffee with the Counselors to learn more about “Social Emotional Learning”
and how it is being infused into everyday life at RIS.
Date:
Wednesday, March 27
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Time:
9am
Location:
Roosevelt School Cafeteria
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Support Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation Fundraiser
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RIS sixth-grader, Jake Stinton, has two fundraisers for his team, Team AwesomeDude, for the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation.
Please
click here
to read more about Jake’s story and to donate.
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Important Information for 8th Grade Parents
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8th Grade Yearbook Information
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There are some
important dates
coming up regarding
YEARBOOKS
for the 2018/2019 year.
THE PRICE FOR YEARBOOKS is $37.00. THE DEADLINE FOR PURCHASE IS MAY 7Th.
Use this
link
to purchase your yearbook.
Please do not hesitate to contact either one of the RIS yearbook advisors with any questions or concerns:
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Parent volunteers needed for WHS Career Night Panel! Tuesday, April 30th at 7:00pm
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Are you a small business owner, doctor, nurse, attorney, social worker, electrician or plumber? Or do you have a career in Music/Drama/Fine Arts, Publishing/Writing or STEM? If you answer YES to any of these occupations, the WHS PTSO needs you for the upcoming Career Night on Tuesday, April 30th at 7:00 pm.
The PTSO is looking for Westfield parents who are willing to share their career path story with WHS students, particularly those who started in one career and moved to another. The goal of the Career Night is to show students the many different career options available. If you have questions or are interested in being on the panel, please email
whsptso@westfieldnjk12.org
by March 22nd.
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Sweet Charity at WHS - March 14th - 16th
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The Westfield High School Theatre Department will present
Sweet Charity
on March 14, 15, 16 at 7:30 p.m. Inspired by Federico Fellini’s “Nights of Cabiria,”
Sweet Charity
explores the turbulent love life of Charity Hope Valentine, a hopelessly romantic but comically unfortunate dance hall hostess in New York City.
The WHSTD production features more than 130 student actors, technicians and musicians and capitalizes on the myriad talents of the WHS fine arts students. Tickets are available on
whstd.booktix.com
. For more information, visit the WHS Theatre Department
website
.
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Westfield Schools TED Talks - Social-Emotional Learning
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Westfield Public Schools continues the release of its TED-style Talks on Social and Emotional Learning (SEL).
Empathy and respect for different backgrounds and viewpoints are themes that appear throughout Social and Emotional Learning. But nowhere are they more prominent than in the third SEL competency, Social Awareness. As Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum, Instruction and Programs, Paul Pineiro explains in
this segment of our TED-style Talks on SEL
, developing social awareness among our students begins the moment teachers greet students on the first day of school for pre-kindergarten and kindergarten.
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Parent Teacher Council (PTC) General Meeting - March 20th
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Interested in learning what is happening in the Westfield school district? Join us at the next General PTC meeting Wednesday March 20th 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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Make a Poster for the WHS Green Team
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The Westfield Green Team is calling on Westfield intermediate and high school students to create Earth Day 2019 posters to be displayed in downtown store windows. This is not a contest. The Green Team hopes to use all of the posters. Please
click here
to read important poster guidelines. Entries must be submitted to the student’s school office by Friday, April 5, 2019.
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WHS Strive Club Annual Charity Concert Auditions
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The Westfield High School Strive Club is hosting its
annual charity concert
this May. The club is looking for all kinds of talent to perform at the show and invites YOU to try your hand at the performing arts during auditions on April 10 and April 11 starting at 3:30 in Cafeteria B at Westfield High School. This is your chance to shine!
Auditions are open to all Westfield students and residents and are on a first come first served basis, unless you contact the organizers at
whsstriveclub@gmail.com
beforehand to receive a priority time
slot.
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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 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 March 21, 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 Westfield Recreation Department is hosting Field Hockey Clinics in April and May! Join WHS Varsity Coach Varhley to learn the fundamentals of field hockey. All ability levels are welcome. Please
click here
for more information and to sign up.
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EVENT DATE CHANGE: The Here 2 Help Mental Health Coalition has rescheduled its February library forum on Teen Stress to Thursday, March 21 from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Scotch Plains Public Library. Entitled “Talking to Your Teens about Stress: How Parents Can Restore Calm,” this presentation will help you learn how to spot the signs (which may be subtle), how you can help your adolescent, and when you should seek professional help. The library presentation is free; pre-registration is preferred at this
LINK
.
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Westfield PAL Cheerleading will hold
a parent information meeting
on Wednesday, March 20 at 7 p.m. in the cafeteria at Edison Intermediate School (enter through the main doors). Attendance is encouraged to fully understand the program specifics and requirements for both new and returning parents of the upcoming season. Registration for the Fall 2019 season is open for all incoming students in Grades 5, 6, 7 and 8. All potential and returning cheerleaders must register. Email
westfieldpalcheer18@gmail.com
with any questions.
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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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Midday Madness: An Interactive Clue Hunt
Calling all families! The Midday Madness Interactive Clue Hunt is Sunday, April 7 from 1-4 p.m. beginning at 76 Elm Street. Families will be their own team and will use cunning wit and problem solving skills to decipher clues that lead them to various locations throughout downtown Westfield. Cost is $10 per adult and $5 per child to be paid at the registration table at 76 Elm Street on the day of the event (cash or check).
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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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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, 2019.
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Help support a good cause and join the Westfield UNICO for a Flapjack Fundraiser to support Will DeGregorio, the 9-year-old son of Kara Shields, a Special Education teacher at WHS.
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