A Letter From Mr. Cieciwa
Dear Rockland Parents and Guardians,
Our Rockland Raptors are having an exciting May! The entire school celebrated the first grade class and welcomed them into the Circle of Readers. A big thank you to our kindergarten, 1st grade, interventionist, resource, and enrichment teachers and parents that helped out students along their journey to becoming readers. Our band, choir, and orchestra performed in concert in the last few weeks and did an amazing job. We still have some great learning to do before our year is complete and we are looking forward to our last two weeks together!
Student Devices:
We will be collecting student devices on June 1st. Students will turn in their chromebook or iPad, and accessories on this date. A communication was sent on May 17th from the district with details. Please make sure your student has their device and all district accessories in school on this date. Students who are attending summer school will not turn in their device at this time, but they will be collected at the end of the summer school program.
Text Message Alerts from D70:
If you would like to receive information from D70 via text message, make sure to sign up.
By law, District 70 families must opt-in to receive information via text. So opt-in now by texting 67587 with either Y or YES as the message you send. (It takes 48-hours for this option to activate.) This text (SMS) service will be used when very important information needs to be shared. All text messages also will be sent via email so all families receive the same information.
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Little Learners Preschool at District 70:
Hurry! We have a few afternoon openings for our exciting new preschool as D70 kicks off Little Learners in the 22-23 school year.
Little Learners will run from Aug. 29, 2022, to June 8, 2023, four days a week from Monday through Thursday, with afternoon sessions going from 12:05 to 2:35 p.m. Morning sessions are full.
The preschool will feature certified staff who are licensed in general and special education. Little Learners will offer an early entrance into District 70, giving preschoolers the same high-quality education D70 is known for and comfortability with the school system and all that it has to offer.
For more information, check out the D70 website at d70schools.org under Student Supports to Early Childhood. Applications are online now.
Need more information, please contact Special Services Coordinator Carrie Modra at cmodra@d70schools.org or call 847-362-9695 EX 7110
Dates To Remember:
Wednesday May 24 - 3rd Grade Field Trip
Friday May 27 - Early Dismissal 1:15
Monday May 30 - Memorial Day - No School
Wednesday June 1 - Student Devices Turned In
Thursday June 2 - Field Day
Friday June 3 - 5th Grade Picnic
Friday June 3 - Kindergarten Snack and Share - 2:00
Monday June 6 - Closing Bell Ceremony 1:00 - On the front lawn
Monday June 6 - Last Day of School - Early Dismissal 1:15
Sincerely,
Jim Cieciwa
Principal
A MESSAGE FROM MRS. GRAEB
SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST
THE AMERICAN SPEECH -LANGUAGE AND HEARING ASSOCIATION (ASHA) IS CELEBRATING BETTER SPEECH AND HEARING MONTH THIS MAY, YAY! I WANT TO FOCUS ON SAFE LISTENING AND SHARE WITH YOU SOME INFORMATION! NOW MORE THAN EVER, EVEN OUR YOUNGEST KIDDOS ARE USING HEADPHONES AND/OR EAR BUDS. NOISE INDUCED HEARING LOSS FROM GAMING HEADPHONES, EARBUDS AND AIRPODS IS ON THE RISE, IRREVERSIBLE AND PREVENTABLE!
THIS LINK FROM ASHA WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH MORE INFORMATION- https://www.asha.org/siteassets/whd/2022/safe-listening-infographic.pdf
1 IN 8 CHILDREN AGES 6-19 ARE ESTIMATED TO HAVE NOISE INDUCED HEARING LOSS!
1 IN 4 ADULTS AGES 20-69 ARE ESTIMATED TO HAVE NOISE INDUCED HEARING LOSS!
What's going on in Second Grade!
We can’t believe the school year is coming to an end! We have had such a wonderful year of growth and learning. It will be hard to say goodbye, but we are ready for some summer relaxin’!
We continue to flex our math muscles by learning the different ways to measure, compare measurements, show fractions, and solve story problems! We will enforce our skills by continuing to play engaging games and use hands-on manipulatives to enhance our learning.
To continue with our efforts of writing with details, and using adjectives to make our writing more interesting, the second graders stretched their writing muscles by writing poems. The class was busy learning about different types of poetry like haikus, cinquains, and limericks!
Our second graders have been busy learning about landforms and goods and services! We will also wrap up our science unit on matter.
We will continue to reinforce positive behavior through our acronym R.O.A.R.
As you can see, it might be the end of the year, but Rockland's second graders are ready to leave second grade on a high note!
Warmly,
Tejal Mehta
Jenae Murphy
Jamie Hyde