Message From Mr. Gechtman
This week, Roosevelt students and faculty took part in our October Advisory lesson. During our monthly Advisory lessons students meet with teachers to take part in character education, team building, and SEL lessons. During Thursday’s lesson, students engaged in activities designed to build connections with others and their Advisory teacher. The lesson began with students identifying the connections they have with certain other students regarding general low stakes topics such as, “Pineapple belongs on pizza. Or Pineapple definitely does not belong on pizza.” and “I’m asleep as soon as my head hits the pillow. Or It takes me a while to fall asleep when I go to bed.” After discussing the connections they found with others over these scenarios, the teacher of the Advisory shared a bit about themselves and gave the students opportunities to ask them questions so that the students and teacher could build connections. I was thrilled to see how engaged the students were in this week’s Advisory lesson.
Everyone at Roosevelt School is excited for our upcoming Fall Drama performance of The Wizard of Oz - The Deleted Scene on November 3rd at 4pm, November 4th and 5th at 7pm. Please use the link below to purchase tickets. Please note, ticket sales open on October 26th at 10am. All tickets are $10.00 and they will not be sold at the door. In addition, in order to minimize traffic in the vestibule, please have a printed paper copy of your ticket, or your mobile copy ready for entry upon arrival.
Upcoming Dates & Events -
6th Grade Halloween Party - Friday, October 28th 7:00pm-8:30pm
tickets are $10 and will be sold next week during 6th grade lunch
Halloween - Monday, October 31st
students should not wear masks that will affect their vision and masks should not be worn during class time
students are not permitted to bring any costume weapons with them to school
Fall Drama Performances - November 3 - November 5
Early Dismissal - November 9th
Teacher Professional Days - School Closed - November 10th & 11th
End of Marking Period 1 - November 16th
Additional information can be found on our RIS Morning Announcements page.
Curriculum in Focus -
Social Studies -
6th Grade
In order to help develop strong inference skills that are well-grounded in available facts, observations and experiences, students are learning about the archeological processes that require teamwork among historians, scientists, chemists, geologists and other professionals. Student feedback is that they are hearing and experiencing the same claim and theory development, based on evidence, skill-development focus in their Language Arts classes and in their Science classes.
7th Grade
This month, 7th grade students have been learning about Ancient Rome. In this unit students learned about and discussed Roman geography, culture, politics and Roman leaders like Julius Caesar. Students also took a look at Ancient Roman art called mosaics. Students were able to create their own mosaic of a sailboat using construction paper tiles. Students found that it was difficult to create intricate mosaics and were able to understand what it was like for Ancient Roman artists. As this month ends, students are looking forward to starting our next unit on the Byzantine Empire!
8th Grade
Students are learning about various perspectives of the same event. Though people may identify as having similar characteristics, that does not mean they all experience events in the same way. When studying the American Revolution, our eighth graders were challenged to learn about the build up, event, and aftermath through the eyes of: the British, African Americans, Native Americans and Women in addition to the historical context. Students are looking forward to learning about, “What comes next?”
Message From the SRO (School Resource Officer) Officer Riga:
First, I would like to thank the Roosevelt Intermediate School community for the collective work that we all do each and every day to keep our school community safe. I would like to offer some observations of ways to keep our students and schools even safer.
Crossing Clark Street and Tuttle Parkway - Before and after school Clark Street and Tuttle Parkway are both busy streets. Students must only cross where there is a crossing guard and/or a crosswalk. Students must also pay attention to their surroundings while crossing (put the phone down while walking). Please note, Clark Street only allows for one side of the street parking. Furthermore, the townhouse development across the street has a private road where cars cannot park while waiting for pickup.
Bikes and Biking - I love that kids ride their bikes to our school. Please encourage your child to lock up their bikes. Also, students are required to wear a helmet when riding a bike in Westfield. Please remind your children of the importance of wearing a helmet while riding.
Important Information from the RIS PTSO -
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