Rose Review
The Weekly News of Barbara B. Rose School 4-27-22
Key Dates
April 27th: Last day for presale for Multicultural Night Tickets
May 2nd-6th: Teacher Appreciation Week
May 3rd: 7:00 pm, 220 Board of Education Meeting
May 6th: 9:00 am, KG Mother’s Day Program
May 6th: 5:00-8:00 pm, Multicultural Night
May 12th: 7:00 pm, 4th Grade Orchestra Concert at BHS
May 13th: 11:00 am, PTO Luncheon Meeting
May 14th: 9:00-11:00 am, Elem. Family STEM Event at Station MS & Lines Elem. School
May 14th: Stingray Singers perform at the Festival of Music Competition
May 15th: Deadline to order from Flower Power Spring Fundraiser
May 17th: 7:00 pm, 220 Board of Education Meeting
May 20th: 6:00-8:30 pm, Ice Cream Social & Spring Book Fair at Rose
May 24th: Rose Field Day (rain date 5/26)
May 30th: No School, Memorial Day
June 1st: Last Day of School (report cards available on IC at 5:00 pm)
Virtual Backpack
Principal's Page from Heather Schumacher
April 27, 2022
Dear Parents,
We have had quite a fun week at Rose so far! Our 5th grade students went to Timber-Lee on Monday and had a memorable outdoor adventure! Students climbed up tall towers, went zip lining, made keychains and bracelets out of leather, pet and held exotic animals, and studied water samples. Our group had a great time bonding in the fresh spring air up North. Thank you to all of the staff that planned and chaperoned the trip four our Stingrays to have this capstone experience.
Students also redeemed Rose Bucks today at the trade-in event. Students have been earning and saving bucks for this big event! If students did not redeem them today, there will be one more big sale at the end of the year. We are proud to celebrate the positive behavior of our Rose students.
News to Note:
Spring MAP Testing: Students in Grades 2-5 will begin MAP testing tomorrow at Rose School. Please help your child have an optimal testing experience by making sure they get plenty of rest the might before each test, eat a hearty breakfast, and come to school with a fully charged iPad. Classroom teachers will share specific dates for each grade level. If a student is absent, make-up testing will be available beginning Thursday, May 12th.
Click here to read the district MAP letter.
Spring Teacher Tributes Now Available! As summer approaches, please consider sending your child's teacher or favorite staff member off with a Teacher Tribute. Your donation to the Barrington 220 Educational Foundation in your teacher's name allows the Foundation to continue funding grants and resources to students and staff. Each recipient will receive a certificate and you may add a personal message. In addition, they will be recognized on the Foundation's website. The deadline to submit a donation is Wednesday, May 18. Click here to make your donation today!
Rose School is participating in a school supply drive for Ukrainian children.
Between now and May 4, Barrington 220 schools are working with non-profit organizations to collect school supplies for Ukrainian refugee children. Collection items include backpacks, lunch boxes, reusable water bottles, pens, highlighters, markers, crayons, pencils, erasers, sharpeners, scissors, glue sticks, rulers, toothbrushes and toothpaste. All donated items should be new and not used. Donation boxes will be located at the front of our school building. If you are not able to drop off items at school, you can also ship them directly through amazon. Questions? Contact Kamila Henley at 773-827-6855.
COVID Dashboard: We have 2 positive student COVID cases reported at Rose School this week and 0 students in quarantine. We have 0 positive staff case to report. If you have additional questions about positive cases and quarantines, you can also check the district COVID Dashboard for up-to-date district COVID information.
Per new school guidelines, District 220 is now accepting negative home covid test results for certain symptoms. Please review the most up-to-date IDPH guidance here.
Enjoy the rest of the week. It is hard to believe we are speeding into May!
Regards,
Heather Schumacher and Jen Ellett
Multicultural Night
We are excited to celebrate the diverse cultures and ethnicities of our Rose Families on Friday, May 6th, 5:00-8:00 pm. Multicultural Night is a fun-filled evening where you can experience different cultures, talent from around the world, food, games, and much more!! Tickets to Multicultural Night are $5 per person. Kids under the age of 2 are Free.
TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE
BR PTO "Multicultural Night" 05/06/22
Tickets will be $10 at the door.
Teacher Appreciation Week
We are celebrating our amazing and wonderful staff from May 2nd-May 6th. If you would kindly send a flower in with your child on Tuesday, May 3rd, the Room Parent will collect and arrange a bouquet for the classroom teacher. It can be a flower from your garden or the store. Please consider recording a 10-15 second video from your child acknowledging a staff member that has made a difference this year. Please send it to RoseTAWeek@gmail.com by Wednesday, April 27th. We will compile all tributes and share with Rose staff.
5th Grade Lou Malnati's Frozen Pizza Fundraiser
The 5th grade class is running a fundraiser to earn money toward a 5th Grade Legacy Gift, a tradition and an opportunity for our 5th grade students to give back to our school. This year we are supporting the purchase of new snow sleds!
We are teaming up with Lou Malnati's to sell coupons for frozen 9" pizzas at a cost of $13. $5 from each pizza sold will be donated back toward the gift for Rose School. If you'd like to place an order to support their cause and cannot place it with a 5th grader, you can still contribute! Click here to place an order for Lou Malnati's frozen pizza coupons--they will be delivered at the end of May.Flower Power Spring Fundraiser
Order your summer bulbs, seeds and edibles today!
50% of profit to support Rose
- Ordering deadline: All Spring website orders due by May 15th.
- 100% Grow & Replacement Guarantee on all products!
Order directly here: https://www.flowerpowerfundraising.com/index.php/marketplace/seller/profile/shop/rosepto
STEM Family Event
We are excited to announce our STEM Family Event for this year - The Air and Water Show Extravaganza! Families can join us for this outdoor picnic-style event on Saturday, May 14th from 9:00-11:00 am in the fields behind Station Middle School and Arnett Lines Elementary School. Registration is required and is limited to the first 400 students, so please use the link within the flyer below. Please see the flyer for more information:
Ice Cream Social & Spring Book Fair
We are still looking for a SPONSOR for the ICE CREAM SOCIAL. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor please email annsejalshah@gmail.com. As a sponsor you would receive advertising for your business on event flyers, emails and a shoutout from the DJ at the event. We look forward to seeing everyone at this event!
5th Grade Info
April 28th: 7:00 pm, Band Concert at Station MS for Station-bound 5th graders
April 29th: 5th Graders Visit the Middle Schools
May 5th: 6pm Parent Orientation for incoming 6th graders at Prairie/Station MS (NEW!)
May 6th: 4pm, Deadline to select 6th grade course selections
May 13th: 6:00-8:00 pm, 5th Gr. Parent/Child Event at The Club at Prairie Stone* (new venue)May 17th: 7:00 pm, Orchestra Concert at BHS for Prairie-bound 5th graders
May 19th: time tbd, Orchestra Concert at BHS for Station-bound 5th graders
May 23rd: 5th Grade End of Year Party at Main Event
May 25th 11:00 am, 5th Grade Recognition at BHS
May 31st: District 5th Grade Track Meet
August 16-17th: Camp 6th Grade (signup through summer school link)
School Photos
Spring Musical at BHS
BHS Spring Children's Musical: James and the Giant Peach
Please use the James and the Giant Peach Ticket Link to purchase tickets for this fun musical which is a perfect first show for young audiences and the whole family! The musical is based on the classic children's book by Roald Dahl. Show Dates: April 28, 29 & 30 in the BHS Auditorium
School Supply & Backpack Drive
Rose PTO Contacts
Yearbook Photo Submissions: dgonka@barrington220.org
PTO Webpage: mastyfamily5@gmail.com
PTO Info: roseptoinfo@gmail.com
Publicity: shabnamsingh1313@gmail.com
PLEASE LIKE OUR FB PAGE FOR PTO UPDATES & PICTURES OF ACTIVITIES IN SCHOOL: https://www.facebook.com/barbarabrosepto