November 25, 2011 News from the Rohr Middle School Ignite the Greatness within Every Student! ~~~ Project Greatness ~~~ What the boys have been saying! After being introduced to Project Greatness, our sixth grade boys were asked what greatness means to them: "when you make others great" "working harder on what you're good at" "trying hardest to achieve your goal" "achieve what you're doing" "do the best you can do"   ~~~Sixth Grade SmartBoard Presentations ~~~    The sixth grade students gave class presentations using the SmartBoard.  Click here to view more pictures.   ~~~Flowers for Shabbos ~~~  Our Eighth grade boys prepare flowers to sell for Shabbos as a class fundraiser.  The boys will be selling flowers each week during carpool.    Click here to view more pictures.        ~~~ Reading Assessments ~~~ All students should be receiving their report cards in the mail shortly.  Along with the progress reports we have mailed the scores from the recent RMS Reading Assessment which was administered to every student in the school. There are twelve reading strategies that were tested.  The report which you will receive will summarize your son's performance in each of these areas.  Click here to see a brief description and explanation of each of the twelve strategies.  If you have any questions regarding the assessment please feel free to contact Mrs. Yosefah Berkowitz in the school office and she will be happy to answer any questions you may have.   ~~~ New Chairs ~~~  We would like to thank an anonymous donor for providing 70 new chairs in the Toby Chait A"H Beis Medrash!   Yeshiva Toras Chaim / Toras Emes 27th Annual Dinner January 8, 2012   We hope you've all received your ad blanks (click here for an ad blank) and will respond as quickly and as generously as possible. Click here to view this week's Journal Update and make sure that YOUR name is there next week! Don't forget to mark JANUARY 8, 2012 on your calendars and line up your babysitters early!     Upcoming Events Nov. 27 - Rosh Chodesh Kislev Nov. 29 - Friend Zone Dec. 1 - Mishmar Dec. 7 - Game Night 7-9 PM Dec. 15 - Mishmar Dec. 18 - RMS Open House   PLEASE NOTE: There will be no Motzai Shabbos program at the JCC this  Motzai Shabbos, November 25th. Further information regarding the JCC program will follow. Click here to see our complete calendar. Eight Grade Parents and Students  are cordially invited to the  YTC~Dr. Abe Chames High School Annual Open House  Monday evening, December 5, 2011, 7:30 PM   Hear from the Yeshiva's Rabbeim and teachers regarding curricular and co-curricular goals, and meet with students who, in their own words, will convey what it's really like to be a talmid at YTC. See the attached flyer for further information, and be sure to mark your calendars and attend this wonderful event.