Roycemore School Weekly Newsletter
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Seeking the Gifts
By: Adrianne Finley Odell
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Dog just barfed on the carpet.
Little Dalia is having a temper tantrum.
Oatmeal got burnt while tending to the first two.
Then forty-five minutes late to work because of all of these.
Breathe. Deep. Breaths.
What makes us human is that we all have experiences that test us. We also all have power to choose our response. And it’s human to screw up sometimes. Well, many times. But each day is a new day and we have an opportunity to hit the reset button.
Now let’s look at a day in the life of our children.
Harper called Amelia a “bad name.”
William pushed Rees at recess.
Ellis posted a mean insta about Shea.
Teachers and administrators breathe….deep...breaths. Then step in as needed. Talk with the students about their choices. Cite the school’s core values or one of the 7 Habits-- maybe “Seek First to Understand, then to be Understood?” or “Think Win-Win.” We aim to show the students that they have the power to hit their own reset button. And as educators, we must recognize that children need the opportunity each and every day to try again, to get help with learning important social skills, to be forgiven for being human, and sometimes to have the freedom to reinvent themselves
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Coming Up on the Calendar
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- Thursday, February 27th - Lower and Middle School Conferences, 2:30pm
- Thursday, February 27th - FREE Yoga at Roycemore, 5:00pm
- Friday, February 28th - NO SCHOOL for Lower and Middle School Only (No EDP)
- Friday, February 28th - Lower and Middle School Conferences
- Tuesday, March 3rd - Admissions Morning, 8:30-10:00am
- Thursday, March 5th - FREE Yoga at Roycemore, 5:00pm
- Friday, March 6th - US Basketball 2 on 2 Tournament at Roycemore, 4:00pm
- Thursday, March 12th - Upper School Play, 6:00pm
- Thursday, March 12th - FREE Yoga at Roycemore, 5:00pm
- Friday, March 13th - Upper School Play, 7:00pm
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We will be holding another Admissions Morning on March 3rd. Please tell any friends or neighbors who have wanted to learn more about Roycemore to join us for a chance to tour campus, talk with faculty, and hear what students have to say about their experience here. There will also be an Upper School student panel at 9:00am for high school prospects.
Admissions Morning
March 3rd
8:30-10:00am*
* Featuring an Upper School Panel at 9:00am
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Last Week for Matching Challenge
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A special group of donors have come forward and will match, dollar for dollar, every gift that comes in before March 1st. Please consider donating and helping us take advantage of this incredible and generous match opportunity.
EVERY GIFT no matter its size counts.
And right now, it counts DOUBLE!
Last Day is March 1st
Current Parent Participation Rates
Early Childhood: 42%
Lower School: 62%
Middle School: 55%
Upper School: 55%
Goal: 100%
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We are lucky to have amazing staff and faculty here at Roycemore. As a way to help our families get to know who's who at Roycemore, we recently interviewed
Dr. Dori Franck,
Upper School Faculty and Roycemore's Northwestern University Coordinator
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Dr. Dori Franck
Upper School Social Studies Teacher
Northwestern University Coordinator
Yearbook Co-Sponsor
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In room 232 of the Upper School, you may find nine Roycemore Upper School students silently writing, heads bowed over their desks, eyes focused on their laptops. Instructor Dr. Dori Franck is teaching Movies and Foodies, a short course Roycemore offers during the January Short Term (JST). She devotes some of the time to practice journal writing because the habit of intentionally pausing to write down their reflections can help students understand their own behaviors. She explains, “As a psychology teacher, besides teaching factual information, I am also teaching life skills so students can start to gain insight into their own behavior...
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If you missed last week's profile featuring:
Rachel, Class of 2020
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Roycemore is proud to be a sponsor for the following Family Action Network (FAN) event:
Ready or Not: Preparing Our Kids to Thrive in an Uncertain and Rapidly Changing World
Clinical Psychologist and Author
March 10th
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
When her ground-breaking book, The Price of Privilege, came out in 2006, respected clinician Madeline Levine, Ph.D. was among the first to disseminate the research about the deficits created by parents giving kids of privilege too much of the wrong things and not enough of the right things. Continuing to address the mistaken notions about what children need to thrive, Levine tore down the myth that good grades, high test scores, and college acceptances should define the parenting endgame. In her highly anticipated book, Ready or Not: Preparing Our Kids to Thrive in an Uncertain and Rapidly Changing World, she continues the discussion showing how these same parenting practices, combined with a desperate need to shelter children from discomfort and anxiety, are setting future generations up to fail.
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Re-enrollment and Financial Aid
March 2nd Deadline
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We are in the home stretch for re-enrollment and the deadline is next week! Please have all your re-enrollment and financial aid paperwork complete and turned in by
March 2nd
to secure your student's spot for next year.
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The Upper School National Honor Society here at Roycemore is setting up recycling stations for all of your
plastic bags, printer toner/ink, and old electronics and batteries
. Bins will be made available in the lobby soon and they will be collecting materials until May 15th.
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Calling all volunteers! We are always looking for help in a variety of ways. Please check out our volunteer sign up sheet to see if there is an opportunity for you to pitch in doing something that interests you. We would love for all parents to help get involved.
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Our Lost and Found is getting full again. Parents who are coming to campus this week for conferences, we encourage you to stop by the Lost and Found at the bottom of the stairs. You might find something that belongs to your family.Thank you!
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Good News for Roycemore Alumnus:
Jason Narducy
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The House Theatre of Chicago has announced that they have extended the run of their production
Verböten
. Music and lyrics for the show were written by Roycemore Alumnus, Jason Narducy, who was the guitarist in the punk band, Verböten, back in the 80's. The show will now run until March 29th and is playing at the Chopin Theatre located at 1543 W. Division St. Congratulations to Jason and don't miss your chance to see this great production before it sells out.
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