ROCORI SECONDARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER
DECEMBER 1, 2022
DATES TO REMEMBER
12/1 - End of Trimester 1/Term 2
12/2 - NO SCHOOL
12/5 - Trimester 2/Term 3 Begins
- RHS Band Concert - 7PM in Auditorium
12/23 - 12/2 - Winter Break - NO SCHOOL
TRIMESTER 2/TERM 3 BEGINS MONDAY, DEC. 5TH
TRIMESTER 2 SCHEDULES CAN BE VIEWED ON SKYWARD
SCHOOL-HOME CONNECTIONS
At ROCORI Secondary we are continuing to try and find the best system possible to make meaningful connections between school and home. Teachers will be reaching out during the trimester with progress reports and notes about your student. We want all families to be aware that if a meeting with your teacher is helpful in person, virtually or via a phone call, we are happy to schedule them as requested throughout the year.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Students live in a world that is significantly more difficult to navigate than the one many of us parents grew up in. That is largely due to the prevalence of social media. This week we had some disturbances and concern that came from something posted on Snap Chat. We try hard to let students know that their words have consequences, whether posted or said. We also realize how hard that would have been to navigate in middle school or high school in the brief second it takes to post something. We don’t want a decision made by a student in a brief second to have a lifelong impact because they put it on social media, and we see it happen far too often.
Please talk to your students about social media use and please consider monitoring what is on their phone. This is a good resource by WebMd on talking to your students about social media.
ATTENTION SENIORS AND PARENTS
There are still a few students missing their graduation orders. This included their diploma order, gown reservation and cap and tassel order.
Please stop and see Dee in the office if you have not completed this, they were due November 9th. You can also call 320-685-4911 if you have questions.
SENIOR ALL NIGHT GRAD PARTY
Senior Parents please join us for an informational meeting to start planning the Senior All night Grad party on Wednesday December 7th at 7pm at the Side Bar.
Any Questions, please let feel free to contact us - seniorallnightgraduationparty@gmail.com
Stacy Wild - 320 -293-3396
Amanda Lopau
Pam Bierschbach
FOOD SERVICE CHANGE - BEGINS DEC. 5TH
Beginning December 5th food service will be featuring 3 new lines - Spartan Creations, Homestyle and The Grill
Line 1 - Spartan Creations
Line 2 - Spartan Creations or Homestyle depending on meal popularity
Line 3 - Homestyle
Line 4 - The Grill
The Protein and Sub line will be in the same spot
Spartan Creations will feature 2 new items: Boneless Chicken Wings with a variety of sauces and a Corn Dog.
The Grill is a rotating weekly menu with hot sandwiches - hamburger, cheeseburger, breaded and unbreaded chicken patties, BBQ pork rib and fish patty.
For the full menu download the Nutri Slice App. or CLICK HERE to go to the ROCORI Food Service website.
ROCORI BARNES & NOBLE BOOK FAIR
Rocori Middle and High School will be having a Barnes and Noble Bookfair on Friday 12/9 through Tuesday 12/13. Items can be purchased in store or online during these days. When you are ready to check out at the St. Cloud, MN store mention that you are purchasing to support ROCORI. If you go to a different location you just need to tell the store at checkout that you are supporting Bookfair #12634747. Any purchases online also qualify and you need to put the same Bookfair ID #12634747 when checking out and paying. Anything in store or online are considered qualifying purchases except for gift cards, memberships, textbooks, video games, or digital devices. In store café purchases DO qualify as well. If you would like to pre-order anything from the café an order form is attached. Barnes and Noble would need this back by December 5th. A percent of every purchase goes toward helping ROCORI Schools. With this fair’s proceeds we will purchase books and materials to support our high school EL programming. If you have questions you can call ROCORI’s Innovation Center at 320-685-4919.
ROCORI SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH SURVEY
ROCORI SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH SURVEY
An anonymous public survey is now available in three languages for stakeholders to fill out between November 29, 2022 to December 18, 2022 (English, Somali, Spanish).
Click on the button below to complete the online ROCORI School District Superintendent Search Survey. Hard copies of the survey in each language are also available at the district office.
Following the survey deadline of December 18, 2022, MSBA will summarize and provide an overview of the responses for presentation to the School Board.
SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH
SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH
Questions about the Superintendent search process can be submitted anonymously in advance by clicking below:
Deadline for submitting advances questions is Monday, December 12th at noon. Questions may also submitted anonymously during the session using the chat box.
INCLEMENT WEATHER
As we approach the inevitability of Minnesota Winter approaching, we want to communicate our inclement weather protocols. Because of the potential for a regularly scheduled day to become an unplanned E-learning day as weather dictates, we would encourage students to bring MacBooks to and from school.
If the Superintendent cancels schools due to inclement weather, families will receive a skyward alert by 6:00 am informing them the day is an E-Learning Day. Staff will have items placed on Schoology at 8:30 am. High School students will have approximately 30 minutes of engaged time for each class period and middle school students will have approximately 20 minutes of engaged time for each class period on inclement weather days. Staff will be available to respond to email and Schoology messages between 9:00 am – 2:00 pm on inclement learning days.
Applications for Educational Benefits (Free/reduced lunch) can be found on this site. We encourage all families to complete this application. Any questions, contact barkerc@rocori.k12.mn.us
