Roosevelt SHOUT!
April 5, 2019
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Apr 5
Advisory Day
Apr 9
3rd Marking Period ends
Apr 12
FAD Day
April 15-19
Spring Break - No school
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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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RIS Lost and Found and Locker Clean Out
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Lost and Found
Lost and Found will be on display from
April 8-11
. Parents are asked to encourage your child to look through the items that will be on display in the cafeteria. After signing in at the main office, parents are welcome to visit the cafeteria, the same days, between 3 and 3:45 pm to find the items your child couldn’t.
Locker Clean Out
Locker Clean Out will take place on
April 12
. Students will be permitted in the building at 7:45 am to begin the process of cleaning out the trash from their lockers and collect the items to bring home and be laundered.
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RIS PTSO 2019-2020 Slate Announced and General Meeting April 11
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We are pleased to announce the Roosevelt PTSO Board for 2019-2020:
Co-Presidents: Sandra Renshaw and Susan Conover
Vice President 1: Kristine Hunsinger
Vice President 2: Susan Francis
Vice President 3:
Jane Kearney
Treasurer:
Cristina Benson
Corresponding Secretary: Carolyn Buoscio
Recording Secretary: Suzanne Kimelman
Thank you for stepping up to serve the RIS PTSO!
Everyone is invited to join the current RIS PTSO Board for a General meeting on
April 11th
at the RIS Main Office at 12:30. We will be discussing next year's board and other RIS topics with Principal Asfendis.
Please RSVP to risptso@westfieldnjk12.org by April 9th so we can provide a large enough space for the meeting.
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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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RIS 6th Grader Raising Funds for Crohn's and Colitis Foundation
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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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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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Field Hockey Clinics for Middle School Students
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The Westfield Recreation Department will hold Field Hockey Clinics for girls in grades 3-8 on the following Thursdays: April 4, 11, 25 and May 2, 9. (No clinic on April 18.) Online registration at:
https://secure.rec1.com/nj/westfield-nj
. For more information and a registration form, click
HERE
.
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WHS PTSO presents
Angst: Raising Awareness Around Anxiety
, Tuesday April 9th
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The Westfield High School PTSO invites parents and students ages 10 and up to a special screening of the documentary “Angst: Raising Awareness Around Anxiety,” on
April 9
at 6:30 pm. This documentary is sparking a global conversation about anxiety, and is meant to open up a dialogue between local families, community leaders and experts.
The event will feature a viewing of the 56-minute film, followed by an informative panel discussion moderated by Westfield School District’s 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.
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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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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
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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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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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Girls on the Run is a nonprofit youth development program for girls in 3
rd
-8
th
grade that uses running as a tool to promote physical, social, and emotional growth.
Heart & Sole
is Girls on the Run’s program for grades 6-8 in Westfield. To register for the spring season – which runs from April-June – visit
girlsontherunnj.org
. Questions? Email Union County Director Jane Collins at
jane.collins@girlsontherun.org
.
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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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On
Saturday, April 6
from 2-4 p.m., the Westfield Historical Society is hosting
Bunny Crafts
at the Reeve House, 314 Mountain Avenue where children (ages 5 and up) will learn the art of wool-felting to make wool bunnies for Spring decorations. Cost is $5 per child and space is limited. Reservations are required by calling (908) 654-1794 or emailing
westfieldhistoricalsociety@gmail.com
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Help support a good cause and join the Westfield UNICO on
Saturday April 6th
, 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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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 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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