FSA’a Sports Night Family Dinner
Thursday, February 9, 2012

5:00-7:00 p.m.

Don’t miss out on a night of good food, good fun, good entertainment and our Roland Rogers faculty serving you dinner!  We will have hamburgers, hot dogs, fries, Nachos/cheese, desserts and beverages.

This is a family night; students MUST be accompanied by their parents/guardians for this event.

Our chorus students, under the instruction of Mrs. Sauer will be serenading us while we dine. Come watching the Staff vs. 5th & 6th grade Students Volleyball Game.  Parents are welcome to join in!

Please mark your calendars for Thursday, February 9th, 2012 at the Roland Rogers Cafeteria.  We will be serving dinner from 5:00-7:00 pm.  TAKE OUTS AVAILABLE!

Pre-purchased Dinner tickets are $6.00 for adults and $4.00 for children.
At the door the ticket prices will be $8.00for adults and $6.00 for children.  Under 2 years free.  Please bring a dessert to share with others.  Thank you in advance.

We look forward to seeing you!

We are taking orders now.  PLEASE PRE-ORDER!  Please send cash or check (Roland Rogers FSA) with this form to school with your child to the attention: FSA Sports Night Dinner, by Friday, January 27, 2012.  No tickets will be sent home.  When you arrive just give us your name and your tickets will be waiting for you. 

If you have any questions, please call Gail Pomrink at 748-0485.  We look forward to see you there!

Roland Rogers’ CHUCK E. CHEESE’S Night.   Wednesday, January 11th

Join us for extreme fun, family togetherness and school pride at Chuck E. Cheese’s at 3 p.m – 9 p.m..

Maps and Hours:  Click below

http://www.chuckecheese.com/locations/show-map.php?Id=518

Chuck E. Cheese will be making an appearance at Roland Rogers on Wednesday.

Your child will get a sticker at school on the day of the event reminding you about Chuck E. Cheese’s Fundraising Night.  Receive an extra 10 FREE TOKENS by redeeming this sticker at the event.

Chuck E. Cheese’s donate 15% of sales back to our school from all sales generated by this event.  Friends and family members are encouraged to help support this event.

Just Notify the cashier that you’re participating in Roland Roger’s Fundraising Night.

Congratulations to Ms. Rose Farquharson on being named Roland Rogers 2012 Teacher of the Year!

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 invites you into our classrooms to be a part of our American Education Week Activities.  Join Us As We Celebrate on November 18^th.  Our teachers have prepared a variety of educational activities and presentations that will showcase our students’ achievements across the curriculum!

Visits by parents and guardians welcome during the school 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.

We will be having our Fall Festival Parade on the morning of Friday, October 28th.  The parade has been scheduled for 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.. 

Parade Location:  Bus Loop

Afternoon classroom parties will be held after 1:00 p.m.  Check with classroom teacher for specific information.

 Terry Dougherty named Great American Teach Off finalist needs community support to win $10,000 classroom grant

Hundreds of teachers nationwide have been nominated but only ten have been chosen finalists in the Great American Teach Off. The online community GOOD, and University of Phoenix have teamed up to host the contest, which will reward $10,000 to one talented teacher.

Terry Dougherty of Roland Rogers Elementary School is one of ten finalists vying for the grant. Starting Monday, October 3rd, people can go to www.good.is/gato  to vote for their favorite teacher. People can vote once a day. Each week, the lowest two vote-getters will be eliminated from the competition until one teacher is left. He or she will be declared the winner and receive a $10,000 classroom grant.

Three years ago she began the program Free Military Child Tutoring-They are Heroes Too! As a military spouse for thirty years and as a mother, she understands the separation and transition issues that these resilient children face and is making a difference by offering free tutoring services. Her success and positive impact at Roland Rogers Elementary School and in the community brings attention to the unique needs and sacrifices that the children of our military personnel endure for our country.

Please support Terry and vote every day!   To vote you have to register on the website.  Look at the top righthand side of the website to join and login.

 
FOX NEWS Philadelphia Interview:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrKCYqaHe_E
 
Blog article National Math and Science Initiative:
http://www.nationalmathandscience.org/blog/2011/10/13/military-spouse-running-rotary-teaching-grant

Best selling author Tamara Monosoff’s article
http://www.mominventors.com/2011/10/17/military-momteacher-who-is-making-a-difference-in-the-classroom/

Interview:
http://galloway.patch.com/articles/galloway-teacher-advances-to-the-second-round-of-great-american-teach-off
 
 NBC 40 interview:
www.nbc40.net/news/19382

Military Spouse Magazine:|
http://www.milspouse.com/blog.aspx?id=23381&blogid=153375

Interview:
http://www.shorenewstoday.com/snt/news/index.php/galloway-twp/galloway-twp-general-news/17110-galloway-teacher-one-of-10-finalists-in-great-american-teach-off.html
 

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