ROGERS MIDDLE SCHOOL
MAY 2022 NEWSLETTER
FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Hello Rogers Families!
Wow, what a year we have had. The Spring has been busy for all of us. Hopefully, we are all due for some beautiful weather. I wish that you all enjoy these days as we come close to the end of the year. I want you to know that we are working to make the end of the school year exciting and memorable. More information will be shared with families soon.
I wish you all the best for the remainder of the Spring and the Summer.
“Nothing is so beautiful as Spring –
When weeds, in wheels, shoot long and lovely and lush;
Thrush’s eggs look little low heavens, and thrush
Through the echoing timber does so rinse and wring
The ear, it strikes like lightnings to hear him sing;
The glassy pear tree leaves and blooms, they brush
The descending blue; that blue is all in a rush
With richness; the racing lambs too have fair their fling. “
Happy Spring!
Dr. Richards
CONTACT INFORMATION
Secretary: Mrs. Fran DiPrima | fran_diprima@westiron.monroe.edu
Address: 219 Northfield Road, Rochester, NY 14617
Main office: 585-336-4717 | Fax: 585-336-3097
Website: https://rg.westirondequoit.org/
Health Office: 585-336-3030
Transportation: 585-336-2992
District Office: 585-342-5500 and District website: westirondequoit.org
UPCOMING EVENTS
MAY
- 5/2: WICPTSA Candidates' Night
- 5/5: BOE Meeting/Budget Hearing
- 5/17: Budget Vote, St. Paul Fire Dept., 433 Cooper Road (details)
- 5/17: Orchestra/Drum Ensemble/5/6 Chorus Concert at IHS
- 5/26: Incoming Gr. 4 Parent Orientation 6:15 p.m.
- 5/26: Incoming Gr. 5 Parent Orientation 7:30 p.m.
- 5/30: No School - Memorial Day
JUNE
- 6/2: Gr. 5/6 Band and Jazz Band Concert at IHS
- 6/8: Gr. 4 Concert (3 Ensembles/Band/Orchestra/Chorus) at IHS
- 6/13-14: Grade 6 Outdoor Ed. at Helmer Nature Center
- 6/20: Observe Juneteenth - No School
- 6/22: Last day of School for Grades K-6
For the Rogers School Calendar, click here: https://rg.westirondequoit.org/
EMERGENCY CONTACT INFO
Parents/guardians,
Do you:
Have a new cell phone number or email address?
Have a new work phone number?
Need to update your emergency contacts?
Be sure to keep your child's school informed of any changes to your phone numbers or emergency contact information. Update info directly on the Parent Portal, or send in a note with your child. Thank you!
ODYSSEY OF THE MIND
READING TIP: ASK TEXT-DEPENDENT QUESTIONS!
As we approach the summer and a break from the routine of daily instruction, please keep in mind how important it is for students to keep reading when school is NOT in session.
Reading helps children explore places they may never go or learn about topics they may never encounter in real life. You have probably heard about some different books your child has read in school. One of the best ways to continue this excitement at home is to read with your child. If your child doesn’t ask you questions, one way to truly engage is for you to ask them. By asking your child text-dependent questions you will help them to read a text closely and answer by using details from the text. What is a text-dependent question? They require students to have actually read the text and can only be answered with evidence from the text. This doesn’t just mean questions that ask for a basic recall of facts or details from the text. This means the question is dependent on the student returning to the text for details that support their thinking. For example, read the following two questions about Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
Question 1: If you were Goldilocks and you came across the three bear’s house would you go inside? Why or why not?
Question 2: What do the actions of Goldilocks in the story tell us about her the type of person she is?
What are the differences between these two questions? The first does not actually require a child to have read the text. The second question, however, requires that the child carefully considers the details from the story and provide evidence using those details in their response.
Text-dependent questions should cause students to think at higher levels by making logical inferences, drawing conclusions and engaging in arguments based on what the text says. They can be asked whether reading a book for fun or reading to support learning in areas such as science or social studies. No matter what type of text your child is reading, whether it is a book about sharks, the American Revolution or their favorite fairy tale, the types of questions you ask can lead to your child having a deeper understanding of it.
OUR DAY AT A RED WINGS GAME!
DISTRICT VOTE IS MAY 17
The annual District Budget Vote and Board of Education candidate election is Tuesday, May 17 from 6 AM to 9 PM at the St. Paul Fire Department. PTSA is again sponsoring Netsins Ice Cream Truck from 5:30-8 PM. The Budget edition of "The Quote" will arrive in residents' mailboxes in early May. You also will be able to access it on the District website at THIS LINK. Find more vote information there on:
· Board of Education candidate bios and statements from Courtney Shouse & Matthew Sullivan (2 seats available)
· WICPTSA Candidates' Night (video posted May 3)
· Budget Adoption (video/April 14th meeting)
· Proposed Budget for 2022-23 school year
HONORING OUR INDIGENOUS ROOTS
The West Irondequoit Central School District’s Indigenous People’s Sub-Committee (IPSC) – a branch of our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Coalition – will host a Haudenosaunee Flag Raising Ceremony at 5 PM Wednesday, May 4th at the Irondequoit High School Stadium.The community is invited to this 30-minute ceremony prior to an IHS girls lacrosse game against the Canandaigua Braves.
A Community Connections virtual Town Hall/panel discussion on Irondequoit’s Indigenous heritage also will take place at 7 PM on May 24th. These two events are the next steps in our district’s efforts to honor Irondequoit’s history. In addition, the IPSC and district collaborated on a special publication, “Honoring Irondequoit’s Indigenous Roots,” that you can read at THIS LINK. It will be mailed to all district residents in May. The subcommittee’s Mission Statement below explains our “Why.”
The Indigenous Peoples’ DEI Subcommittee is committed to building a strong partnership approach across our community to ensure that Indigenous voices, heritages, and histories are accurately taught, honored, and woven into our district culture. The special publication includes information on:
The district’s 2002 nickname/mascot change
WICSD’s Land Acknowledgement in 2020
Significance of the Haudenosaunee flag
How to combat Native American “invisibility”