Mr. Diaz gave his annual Veteran’s Day presentation to all the Kindergarten, 1st and 4th Grade students on November 9th, 2011.  He talked about some of the different veteran organizations he belongs to.  He shared stories of his time in the Navy from the time he entered the Navy and went to Boot Camp all the way to his last day in the Navy after serving onboard the U.S.S. Mississippi CGN-40, a nuclear guided missisle cruiser.  He also shared photos showing how he got interested in becoming a teacher when serving in the Navy.  In every place, Mr. Diaz was stationed, he either tutored students, read to kids at a public library or did his student teaching.

Below is a picture of Mr. Robert McCarty presenting to 5th Graders.  He shared his experiences in both the U.S. Marines and Air National Guard. Also presenting were Mr. Robert Ford (U.S. Marines) for 2nd & 6th Grades, Mr. Tom Dougherty (U.S. Coast Guard) for 3rd Grade.

Click Here to See Video of Lieutenant Diaz’s Hallway Display for Veteran’s Day

Roland Rogers Elementary School held a Walk-a-thon on Friday, October 21, 2011 and raised $1,926 for the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation.

Every year, on the last Sunday in September, people from around the world gather for this memorial run to pay tribute to the memory of the heroic life and death of Firefighter Stephen Siller, his 342 FDNY brothers, first responders and all victims lost on 9/11.

This fundraiser will

•Help build HOMES for severely injured Servicemen and women

•Help Burn Centers across America heal our firefighters and burn victims

•Help bring hope to grieving Children.

The Foundation has established LET US DO GOOD PROGRAMS as a way to make a lasting and positive difference in the lives of others.  These programs, In the Line of Duty and In the Name of Love, bring hope to grieving children, and healing to firefighters and families of our military, who sacrifice life and limb in the line of duty by supporting the Weill-Cornell Burn Center and Burn Centers across America, and restores shattered lives by building homes for surviving quadriplegic servicemen returning from combat.

All Kindergarten through sixth grade students and staff were involved.  The Kindergarten will walked 1 mile.  The first and second grade students will walked
2 miles.  The third and fourth grades walked 3.5 miles.   Grades 5 & 6 walked 5 miles.

 An eBoard acts like an on-line cork board where teachers can post information for students and parents. Postings show up as sticky notes, which can be opened by clicking on the note title.

  Click Here for the Roland Rogers Email/eBoard Listing

Students at Roland Rogers are going onboard the ASK Train for the NJ ASK Tests.  They WILL ROCK IT ALL WEEK LONG.  They WILL ROCK IT indeed!

A Pep Rally was held in the afternoon on Thursday, April 28th to help take off the edge of the state testing for Grades 3-6 in the upcoming two weeks.  The event also included puppet shows and video performances by students. 

3rd & 4th Grade Presentation with Mr. Diaz (Short Version)

ASK Train Lyrics sung to the tune of Love Train by the O’Jays

Refrain:
Students at Roland,
Join in
On the ASK Train – ASK Train

The next stop that we make will be easy
Tell all the kids in Grades….
3  thru 6

Don’t you know that it’s time
to get onboard.
And let this train keep on
riding……riding on through

Refrain

3rd & 4th Grade Presentation with Mr. Diaz (Full Version)
Crazy Train, Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Wake Me Up Before You Go Go, Peanut Butter Jelly Time, Love ASK Train, C’Mon Ride the Train N’ Ride It

5th Grade Presentation

6th Grade Presentation

 Click Here >>>>To See Videos of the Roland Rogers 2010 ASK Pep Rally

Extra, Extra, Read all about it!

Room C is in business. We are selling Philadelphia Soft Pretzels to grades 4, 5, and 6. The price is $1.  You will have to pre-order on the day of sale and we will deliver the hot and tasty pretzel to you at your homeroom’s designated time.

Our next sale will be Friday, April 15th.

Any questions please feel free to stop by and ask.

Well I would like to say Thank you for the wonderful response we had for our first sale of pretzels.  Our students were floating on cloud 9 afterwards. 

Mrs. Jourdan and
Mr. Martin

***All monies raised will be donated to the American Cancer Society. 

The mark, American Cancer Society is a registered trademark of the American Cancer Society, Inc.

Come Celebrate the Love of Reading with Your ChildrenRead Across America?

Read Across America is an annual reading motivation and awareness program created by NEA, National Education Association, that calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading on March 2, the birthday of beloved children’s author Dr. Seuss.

The Purpose of Read Across America

Motivating children to read is an important factor in student achievement and creating lifelong successful readers. Research has shown that children who are motivated and spend more time reading do better in school.

Parents are invited into the school to read to their child’s class.  They can contact their child’s teacher.

Read Across America Photos  1st & 6th Grade Students  (Set 1 of 2) 

Read Across America Photos  1st & 6th Grade Students  (Set 2 of 2) 

2011 Roland Rogers Spelling Bee

Who: 4th, 5th, and 6th Grade Students
When:  Friday, February 25th at 9:30 am

 Homeroom spelling bees will be held during the week of February 7th.  The top three students from each homeroom will compete in the school-wide spelling bee on February 25th.

 The winner of the school-wide spelling bee will represent Roland Rogers at the regional bee on March 12, 2011 at Stockton College.

2010 Roland Rogers Spelling Bee

Ebose Eigbe, fourth grade, represented Roland Rogers at the Tri-County Spelling Bee.  Fourth, fifth, and sixth grade classrooms held bees to determine their three top spellers.  They then advanced to the school bee in which the thirty-nine best spellers competed.  Ebose won the school bee spelling the word “photosynthesis”.

Ebose advanced all the way to the seventh round of the Tri-County Spelling Bee, easily spelling words like “latitudinarian” and “gazpacho”.  We would like to congratulate Ebose on his accomplishments!  Ebose faced forty-five other spelling champions from schools in Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland counties which competed in the Tri-County Spelling Bee at The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey in Galloway Township.   

The annual event is open to students through grade eight in all schools and homeschooled students in the three counties. Schools host their own local bees to choose a winner to participate in the larger bee. The winner of the bee, which is sponsored by The Press of Atlantic City, will go on to the Scripps National Spelling Bee on May 31 through June 5 in Washington D.C. This year, ABC will televise the finals of the competition June 4.

Click on the Photos below from  The Press of Atlantic City

Ebose at the Spelling Bee        Roland Rogers Cheering Section

Scroll Down to See All 3 Videos

Ready for the Test I Am

Eye of the Tiger – Roland Rogers -Home of the Tigers

EYE OF THE TIGER- Roland Rogers Pep Song
Music by Survivor
Adapted from Eye of the Tiger © 1981 Frank Sullivan & Jim Peterik
Popularized by Survivor in 1982.  Adapted by  Jose’ Diaz and Marion McDonough

Risin’ up, back on my feet
Got dressed up, ate my breakfast
Went to school, now I’m back in my class
Just a kid with a will to succeed

So many times, we learn in class.
Study hard and do your best
Don’t lose your grip on any tests ahead.
You just try and you’ll do Alright.

Chorus:

It’s the eye of the tiger, it’s the thrill of the fight
Risin’ up to the challenge of our rival
And the last known survivor stalks his prey in the night
And he’s watchin’ us all in the eye of the tiger

Day to Day, At Roland Rogers
Workin’ hard, staying focused
Building a Better World, One Student at a Time.
For we try to reach high, ever higher.

Chorus

Risin’ up, straight to the top
Have the guts, got the glory
Went the distance, now I’m not gonna stop
Just a kid with a will to succeed

Chorus

The eye of the tiger
Roland Rogers Home of Tigers

I Gotta Feeling – By the Black Eyed Teachers