Roosevelt SHOUT!
September 23, 2022
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Sept 26 - Rosh Hashanah - School Closed
Sept 27 - Rosh Hashanah - School Closed
Sept 29 - Club Fair after school in Clark Park - Spend some time listening to Club Advisors and sign up if interested
October 5 - Yom Kippur - School Closed
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Smart Phones and Mental Health Presentation - September 27th |
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“The Effects of the Smart Phone and Social Media on our Mental Health '' will be the topic at a virtual presentation by licensed social worker Sean Foley on Tuesday, September 27 at 7:30 p.m. Click HEREfor more information and to register.
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RIS Club Fair - September 29th |
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Roosevelt’s Annual Club Fair will be held after school at Clark Park on Thursday, September 29h.
Your child won’t want to miss the opportunity to learn more about the many options!
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Special Education Volunteer Opportunities |
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We are looking forward to helping our Special Education parents and educators make the most of this upcoming 2022-2023 school year.
To that end, attached is our latest SpEd Committee flyer, with donation form for our annual scholarship awards to eligible high school seniors and a brief description of who we are.
This school year, we are also excited to bring back (by popular demand) our Annual Awareness Expo and our Kindred Spirits parent outreach program. To make both programs a success, we are looking for help from our SpEd subscribers.
Specifically, we are seeking volunteers to fill a newly created Outreach Liaison position and to staff two newly created subcommittees:
1) Outreach Liaison - We are looking for one Outreach Liaison, who will oversee the Parent Outreach Subcommittee and help connect interested parents with their School SpEd Reps and with “Kindred Spirits” volunteers.
2) Annual Awareness Expo Subcommittee - We are looking for several volunteers to join our Annual Awareness Expo Subcommittee, to help plan Expo programming and logistics.
3) Parent Outreach Subcommittee - We are looking for several parents to join our Parent Outreach Subcommittee, to serve as “Kindred Spirits” who will connect with interested parents who might have questions pertinent to the particular volunteer parent’s experience or interest.
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You can raise money for RIS in three easy ways:
1) Use Amazon Smile: Planning to shop at Amazon throughout the year? Help RIS earn cash rewards through the Amazon Smile program every time you order from Amazon. Registering will only take a minute and will make a huge difference to our school.
You shop. Amazon gives.
- Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to the charitable organization of your choice.
- AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know. Same products, same prices, same service.
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Support RIS by starting your shopping at AmazonSmile RIS. Enter your existing Amazon user name and password.
- If you're already supporting an organization through AmazonSmile, consider supporting Roosevelt by changing your charity in "Your Account" settings.
2) Submit BoxTops: All you need is your phone.
Make a difference for Roosevelt Intermediate School every time you shop. The BoxTops program is an easy way to earn extra money for school programs.
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Download the Box Tops mobile app (Apple or Android) by clicking here.
- Shop as you normally would.
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Simply scan your store receipt within14 days (grocery store, Target, etc) every time you shop. Box Tops will automatically credit cash from participating products to our Roosevelt account.
3) Order cards: The Roosevelt PTSO also has a fundraiser with Minted!
Use the following code on Minted orders to receive a 20% discount and 15% will be donated to the RIS PTSO:
FUNDRAISEROOSEVELT
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RIS SHOUT Facebook Page - Please Follow |
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The RIS PTSO has created a new Facebook page - we hope parents like the page and follow it for updates and announcements! Click here to follow.
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Support Westfield Students |
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As the 2021-2022 school year gets underway, here are a few ways to support our students and school communities.
Thank you, in advance, for your consideration and continued generosity.
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It's Palooza Time - WHS Dream Team |
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Deadline to submit is November 7, 2022. Entry forms and instructions can be found in the links above and under “Health and Welfare” on the CommunityFlyers page on the district website.
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WHS Girl's Volleyball PINK OUT |
The Westfield High School Girls' Volleyball team will host its 13th annual PINK OUT fundraiser on Friday, September 30, with all proceeds benefiting Pathways, a program of The Connection for Women and Children that supports breast cancer patients. Click HEREfor more information and HERE for an additional fundraising opportunity on behalf of Pathways on September 23-25, 2022..
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The event is free to the public, but due to space limitations, it is requested that reservations are made by calling (908) 654-1794.
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"Northern Women in the Aftermath of the Civil War" will be the topic on October 5, 2022 as part of the Westfield Historical Society First Wednesday Luncheon series for 2022-2023. Those wishing to attend the luncheon at Echo Lake Country Club may make a reservation by email to westfieldhistoricalsociety@gmail.com; or, by calling 908-654-1794, by Thursday, September 29.
CLICK HERE for more information on the luncheon fee and other details.
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The Westfield Lacrosse Club is holding tryouts for boys and girls in grades 5-8 the weekends of September 24-25 and October 1-2. Every player will make a team. Register HERE and click HERE for additional information.
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Join journalist and author Sally Williams Cook on Wednesday, September 28 as she shares her journey from Class of 1972 graduate and Hi’s Eye feature writer to New York Times bestseller. Cook’s presentation, “A Writer’s Life,” will begin at 7 p.m. at the Westfield Memorial LIbrary and is part of the 13th Annual Hale Speakers Series, hosted by the Friends of the Westfield Memorial Library. Pre-registration is required at www.wmlnj.orgor by calling (908) 789-4090, extension 0. The Friends of the Westfield Memorial Library also will hold its annual Children’s and Teen’s Book Saleon October 26-29. They will be accepting donations of books, CDs, and DVDs, in good condition on October 23-25. Visit fwmlnj.orgfor more information on both events.
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Boy Scout Troop 77 invites boys in grades 6-12 to join meetings on Mondays from 7:30-9p at St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Click HERE for more information on the many activities and/or email Scoutmaster Sean Crane at src_jlm@yahoo.com.
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The Westfield Public School District shares upcoming events sponsored by non-profit community organizations in Westfield via its Community Flyers page at www.westfieldnjk12.org. If you have questions about an event or do not see a particular event flyer posted on the Community Flyers page, please reach out directly to the individual organization.
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For more than 30 years, the Foreign Language Awareness Group (F.L.A.G.) has been offering Spanish, French, Mandarin, Japanese, and Italian classes to Westfield children. Deadline to register for the 2022-2023 season is September 25. Classes run from October 18 to March 20. More information, including tuition fees, can be found HERE.
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The Westfield Green Team will hold its 2nd Green Energy Fair on October 1 from 12-4:00p. Learn about replacing traditional vehicles with electric options, swapping car trips with bike and e-scooter rides and updating gas-powered landscaping equipment with green solutions. Children ages 8-15 also can design, build and compete in a Kids Solar Car Derby competition for which registration is required.Visit westfieldnj.gov/green-energy-fairfor all the details and registration information. Contact greenteam@westfieldnj.gov.
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Admission is $5 ages 13 and older; $4 ages 3-12, and free under age 3. No reservations necessary.
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