Volume 25,| February 23, 2020

Lower School News

LAST DAY to DOUBLE your donation!!! A special group of donors have come forward and will match, dollar for dollar, every gift that comes in on or 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 today March 1st Current Parent Participation Rates Early Childhood: 58% Lower School: 67% Middle School: 65% Upper School: 60% Goal: 100% What you give goes directly to help the children. Click HERE to make your gift-- and have it MATCHED!

SPRING BREAK CAMP WILL BE MARCH 31-APRIL 3 Information came out under a separate email. We hope everyone will come for the fun. At this time, we do not have enough children for the camp to run. If you are planning on sending your children, please let me know asap The link to the Camp flyer is   https://drive.google.com/a/roycemoreschool.org/file/d/1mqaZT0dg6eQPYcK6RmBPkzzIoERLfLlO/view?usp=sharing You may register at this link https://campscui.active.com/orgs/RoycemoreSchool?orglink=camps-registration 

RE-ENROLLMENT CONTRACTS DUE MARCH 3RD Calling all current families! Now is the time to complete your re-enrollment forms. All current families have been sent re-enrollment information. Please be aware that discounts are available for families who take advantage of our Advanced Payment options.   For questions about re-enrollment, please contact Tanise Robnett  trobnett@roycemoreschool.org .

LOWER SCHOOL THEME WEEK MARCH 9-13 RECYCLED MATERIALS NEEDED Please help the Lower School by sending in any of the items below this week or next. Students will be engaged in a few design and engineering projects, as well as Theme Week that will use the materials. The materials should be easy for kids to use (cardboard that is not too thick), should be clean, and have no sharp items sticking out. The materials can be left in Melinda’s office. Thank you for your support. Paper Towel Tubes Toilet Paper Tubes Cereal boxes/Pasta boxes Shoe boxes Any Soft Cardboard Oatmeal Containers Small boxes Medium boxes Large boxes Ribbon Rolls Anything else that would be useful in a design

We Are Roycemore  Photos - THIS WEDNESDAY! Remember all the amazing black and white photos of our students that were taken last year? Well, we are VERY excited that photographer extraordinaire, Lisa Gottschalk, will be taking another round of beautiful pictures of our amazing students this coming week! PK, Grs 1, 2, 3, & 4 had their pictures taken last Wednesday-- and JK and K will be on Wednesday March 4th! You can view the schedule here:  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vcmqHotG3qZjeJ_amy_f9N1UXvqns944X-M-mL0Hhr4/edit?usp=sharing

SUMMER INFORMATION . Please look over all the exciting programs we are offering. I know the children will love them. There is information on the Roycemore website under student life or in the brochure that was sent home previously with the children. https://roycemoreschool.org/summer/ . Registration https://campscui.active.com/orgs/RoycemoreSchool?orglink=camps-registration

ONE BOOK, READ TOGETHER The teachers in kindergarten through fourth grade have organized a Lower School Book Club to celebrate family reading. We are asking families to read The Magic Misfits by Neil Patrick Harris together at home. Then, on April 22nd, we will gather as a community to participate in a book discussion, engage in fun activities, enjoy some treats, and even participate in some magic! We are hoping that all of you will join us. We look forward to a magical evening. This year copies of the book will be sold at school by the Leaders of the Lower School, our Fourth Grade students, who will also assist in hosting the evening. If you would like to purchase a copy please write a check to ‘Roycemore School” or bring cash in the amount of $7.00. We hope you all will participate, enjoy the book and the fun.

AFTER SCHOOL ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES   Each week I will list all the activities that we offer, but do know that sometimes, some of them will not go. Please check them to see which ones are going that week. Lego Club  will meet Monday, March 2 in the First Grade Classroom from 3:15-4:00. Drama  will meet Monday,  March 2  in the LS Music Room from 3:30-4:15. Martial Arts  will meet Tuesday,  March 3  in the Gross Motor Room attached to the EDP Room from 3:15-4:00. Ukulele  will meet Tuesday,  March 3  in the LS Music Room from 3:15-4:00  Sprout  will meet Tuesday  March 3  in the LS Art Room 118 from 3:15-5:15. Cross Country/Board Games  will meet Wednesday,  March 4  in the Grade 3 Classroom from 3:15-4:00. Sprout  will meet Wednesday, March 4  in the LS Art Room 118 from 3:15-5:15. Math Club  will meet Thursday,  March 5  in the 3rd Grade Classroom from 2:00-3:00 Fencing  will meet Thursday,  March 5  in the Dining Hall from 2:00-3:00. Chess Club  will meet Thursday,  March 5  in the Grade 4 classroom from 3:00-4:00. This week they will meet in the Dining Hall. Fitness Fun Friday  will meet Friday,  March 6  in the Gym from 3:15-4:00.

What's Happening Around Lower School

Pre-Kindergarten: Fizzing Colors The Pre-K children absolutely loved this classic baking soda and vinegar experiment. A few of the kiddos even spent 30+ minutes "oooohhhhhing" and "ahhhhhhing" over the colorful chemical reactions they created with just three kitchen ingredients! To set up this activity I squeezed a few drops of food color on our activity trays and then covered the droplets with small piles of baking soda. I then set up cups of vinegar with a dropper in each one. I then invited the kids to fill up the droppers with vinegar and then squeeze the liquid on top of the piles of baking soda to find the "mystery color" underneath each pile. The kids LOVED this process and enjoyed the fizzy bubbles that resulted in mixing the baking soda and vinegar.

Pre-Kindergarten: Phonics & Phonemic Awareness The children are continuing to practice early reading skills. We differentiate learning based on what each child is working on. Some kiddos are working on Zoo Phonics letter identification/sounds and some kiddos are working on blends, digraphs and sight words

The Junior Kindergarten children spread out around the classroom with a friend to take a picture walk through books with no words as each group created a story!

JK then also a fun measuring game while making patterns and counting and writing numbers-and loved finding out which snake or pencil or caterpillar was the longest using cubes.

Kindergarten French students engaged in a hands-on phonics activity. They had so much fun learning together all in French!

In French class, third and fourth grade began making autobiographical videos using Adobe Spark. Using Adobe products in a language class is a powerful tool for students to showcase their learning in a hands-on and creative way.

PICTURES FROM THE WEEK! Most of these are pictures from what you have read above.

The Pre-Kindergarten love to be with their reading buddies.











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Reminders

‌   Please remember that Roycemore Lower School is a nut/peanut-free environment.  Please remember this when you send in birthday treats and snacks for your children.  There are many other allergies, specific to individual children, so please check with your classroom teacher before sending in treats.   Thank you in advance for caring about all of our children. Please remember when you need more information, such as lunch menus, the weekly bulletin, and reminders of upcoming special events, go to the Parents' Page on our web site at  http://www.roycemoreschool.org/parents As usual, if you have any questions or comments, don't hesitate to call or e-mail me.