Roderick School March Newsletter

Roderick School March Newsletter

March Announcements

I hope that you and your families had a great February vacation! We have many exciting events for Let's Celebrate Reading Spirit Week from Monday, February 27th to Friday, March 3rd! Thank you to Mrs. Lopez and Mrs. DeVore for organizing an exciting week with many fantastic activities! Please see the WPS Literacy Week Schedule for more information.

Over the last school year, we have seen an increase in students on social media platforms in grades 4-6. We encourage all parents and guardians to talk to their children about safe and appropriate online use at home. The Child Welfare Information Gateway, a service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has several tips for parents on how to teach best practices to children. They can be found at childwelfare.gov/topics/management/workforce/socialmedia/safety.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to let me know.

Sincerely,

Mr. Kevin Martes

Principal

Wrentham Family Wellness Resources

Roderick School March Events

Monday, February 27th- Friday, March 3rd

Let's Celebrate Reading Spirit Week

Tuesday, March 8th

Early Dismissal- Professional Development

Thursday, March 9th

Roderick Art Show, Roderick Cafeteria, 5:30PM-7:00PM

Tuesday, March 14th

WPS School Committee Meeting, Vogel Auditorium, 7:00PM

Thursday, March 30th

Camp Bournedale Parent Night, Roderick Cafeteria, 6:00PM

Roderick School Events Calendar

PTO Updates

*Mother/Someone Special and Son Bowling March 19 4:00pm-6:00pm- North Bowl Lanes

This is for all boys in 4th-6th grade and their mother or someone special. Cost is $35 for mother/son pair and $15 for each additional son if more than one in 4th-6th grade. Please RSVP via the SignUp genius link below and make payment no later than 3/4/2023. Discounted arcade cards are also available as a pre-sale on the SignUp Genius link. The flyer has also been posted to various Facebook pages.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050B4FAFA929A20-mother

*Upcoming Events-Save the Date

5th grade Father/Someone Special and Daughter Dance-May 12th at The Grange in Norfolk from 6:30pm-8:30pm

Red Sox Game-May 16th

Luau-May 18th (grades preK-1)

4th grade Father/Someone Special and Daughter Dance-May 19th at The Grange in Norfolk from 6:30pm-8:30pm

6th grade Father/Someone Special and Daughter Dance- need a lead volunteer to plan and set up a date

*Volunteers Are Needed!:

Events and activities can only happen with help from our school community. Please email the Wrentham PTO at WrenthamPTO@gmail.com for more details or to help with the following committees:

By-law revision committee

Fun Run 2023! Kickoff day is October 3rd and the main event day/fun run day is October 13th (need help planning communications 3-4 weeks prior to event and setting up sorting and delivering of prizes, etc.)

6th Grade Father/Someone Special and Daughter Dance

*Wrentham Gear - Adult and Youth update

Online store- We have partnered with Ink’d to produce some ready-to-ship Wrentham gear! Click the link below to purchase items to be shipped directly to your house!

https://shop.inkdstores.com/wrentham/shop/home

Youth Inventory- Youth tee shirts and sweatshirts coming soon! We plan to have merchandise available to purchase at school events and other designated times. Watch for more details.

If you have any questions on Wrentham gear please direct them to wrenthamspirtitwear@gmail.com.

*Box Tops

Help us earn money for our schools each month by downloading the Box Tops app, select Wrentham Public Schools as your school and scan your digital or paper receipts after shopping. It’s that easy! Please see the link below for more on this and to scan the QR code and download the app to start using today!

https://1drv.ms/b/s!Ats78z1R96V1gV5r43IjAmhVCVML

*Baystate Textile Bin

Do you have any old clothing, towels, linens or other textiles laying around your house that you are looking to donate? Drop them at our 2 bins located in the Delaney parking lot. Wrentham PTO receives a rebate each month from Baystate Textiles based on the amount of textiles donated. So far this year the PTO has raised over $600 to help our schools! See link below for more information and what items are accepted. https://www.baystatetextiles.com/what-we-do-dont-accept/

*March meeting

Our next PTO meeting will be March 20th at 7pm in the Roderick library. All are welcome to attend without the commitment to volunteer as we love having a big turnout! This is a great way to know what we have planned, and we love hearing your thoughts.

As always, we appreciate your support and are so thankful for everything. Please feel free to reach out at any time to wrenthampto@gmail.com.

Roderick School Counselors Corner

March’s word of the month, and focus for schoolwide classroom lessons, is Perseverance.

What is it? Perseverance is the persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success(Oxford Dictionary).

Why is it important? Perseverance is one of the key qualities you need to build success. Life is hard. Life is messy. We want our children to be prepared to handle challenges in stride.

What does it look like? Working through difficulties to reach previously set goals, seeking feedback and using it constructively, viewing challenges as an opportunity to grow.

Check out this clip titled: Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

Roderick School Homework Club

Homework is meant to serve as an extension of the hard work students do in school, allowing them the opportunity to further refine and build upon their knowledge. Recognizing the importance of homework completion, we have established an after school homework program here at Roderick.

Homework Club meets in the Roderick Library on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 2:45—3:45 pm:

If you would like to sign your student up for Homework Club, please click here for additional information.

Roderick Rising Scholars Program

This spring, we are updating the MCAS Boost program to adequately prepare all Roderick School students for the English Language Arts and Math MCAS tests. The Roderick Rising Scholars is a one-week program during the school day before the English Language Arts test from March 27th to March 31st and a one-week program before the Math test from April 24th to April 28th. Students will review important test taking skills and strategies such as reviewing the different kinds of questions on the MCAS test, planning an open response, and citing evidence from the test in your answer. Our goal is to help all Roderick School students become strategic test takers on both the ELA and Math MCAS tests.

2023 Grade 6 Camp Bournedale Trip

Our 6th-grade students will be attending Camp Bournedale in Plymouth, Massachusetts for their annual overnight class trip from Wednesday, June 7th to Friday, June 9th. Each year, this is a memorable trip that is a highlight for many students during their time in the Wrentham Public Schools.

On the evening of Thursday, March 30th at 6:00 PM in the Roderick Cafeteria, staff from Camp Bournedale will hold an information session for 6th-grade families. This will include a Question & Answer session at the end of the presentation. During the school day on Thursday, March 30, staff from Camp Bournedale will present an information session to our 6th-grade students.

Spring 2023 MCAS Dates

Please see the following spring 2023 MCAS dates:

Grade 4

ELA: Monday, April 10th & Tuesday, April 11th

Math: Thursday, May 11th & Friday, May 12th

Grade 5

ELA : Monday, April 3rd & Tuesday, April 4th

Math: Tuesday, May 9th & Wednesday, May 10th

Science: Thursday, May 18th & Friday, May 19th

Grade 6

ELA: Wednesday, April 12th & Thursday, April 13th

Math: Tuesday, May 16th & Wednesday, May 17th