Jan. 31:
All School Dance 4-6p
Feb. 4
Report Cards (delayed due to ice storm)
Feb. 3-7:
Book Fair
Feb. 6:
3:35 Boy's Soccer Try outs
3:35 Girl's Basketball Try outs
5;30 PTSO Board Meeting
7:00 PTSO General Mtg
7:00 Faculty/Student Basketball game
Feb. 7:
Jazz Festival Performance
Feb. 10:
6:00 Accountability Meeting
Feb. 12
Dropoff valentines goodies for teachers and staff
Feb. 13:
4:00 CAPS Parent Night w/ teachers
Feb. 14:
Half Day for Students
Feb. 20:
6:00-8:00pm Skate Night Jellybeans
Feb. 22:
8:00am-12noon Yard Sale
Front of RGMS
(6:30am--Have Donated Items at RG)
Feb. 24:
Band Rehearsals
Interim Reports
Feb. 25:
7:000 Band Concert
Mar. 9:
Daylight Savings Time
Mar. 11:
7:00 PTSO Board Mtg
Mar. 12:
Try outs for Baseball,
Lacrosse (boys & girls), Volleyball
Mar. 12 - 15:
1st Kanuga Trip
Mar. 19 - 22:
2nd Kanuga Trip
Mar. 24:
3:30 Musical Dress Rehearsal
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Stay Connected
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RGMS
Halligan's Night
is
January 23rd
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Interested in serving on the PTSO Board next year? or any of the other RG board members!
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 Jellybeans
Family Skate Night
February 20th
6pm - 8pm
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Papa Murphy's Night! March 12th All Day Longleaf Mall Location
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Science Fair Winners!
(Roland-Grise Winners are listed first; those students that moved on to the County Level Science Fair and WON are at the end of this article...so keep reading!)
Technology
1st Logan Walters
2nd
Riley Merritt/ David Corpus
3rd (tie) Marcus Dawkins
3rd (tie) Zach Gerald
Biological Science
1st Claire Emma Britt
2nd Lauren Allen
3rd Ellie O'deen
Earth Science
1st Kaylee Duffy
2nd Hunter Small
3rd Cameron Avery
Physical Science
1st Brendon Shearer
2nd Chapel Barnes
3rd Grace Butler
1st Ulee Parker
2nd Addy Duplessis
3rd Caitlin Connor
Green Home Project
1st Sarah Kingman
2nd Avery Ogden
3rd Lauren Burger/Mallory Brooks
Students Moving On To NHCounty Level:
Logan Walters
Riley Merritt/David Corpus
Claire Emma Britt
Lauren Allen
Kaylee Duffy
Hunter Small
Brendon Shearer
Chapel Barnes
CONGRATULATIONS
STUDENTS!
<<<< UPDATE >>>>
New Hanover County
Science Fair
Winners
(*indicates selected for regional competition)
Biological Science (Jr)
1st- Lauren Allen- RolandGrise*
3rd (tie)- Claire-Emma Britt- Roland Grise*
(tie) Janae Young- Noble*
Earth Science (Jr)
3rd- Kaylee Duffy- Roland Grise
Technology (Jr)
2nd- Logan Walters- Roland Grise
The New Hanover County Science Fair was held on Thursday, January 23, 2014 on the campus of Murray Middle School. Over 150 students in grades 3-12 participated. Cape Fear Museum, New Hanover Soil and Water Conservation District, UNCW and the City of Wilmington Storm Water Services provided judges for the event.
Several projects in each category will represent New Hanover County Schools at the Southeast Regional Science Fair on February 8, 2014 on the campus of UNCW.
Great Job Students!!
Good Luck Feb. 8th at SE Regionals Lauren and
Claire-Emma!
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Jungle Rapids
Night
April 9th
(2 activities + 16 game tokens = $10)
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Chick-fil-A Night May 15th 5pm - 8pm Oleander Location
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Drop Your Box Tops Off In The Front Office
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WELCOME!
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Welcome to the first electronic issue of the Roland-Grise newsletter,The Knight News! You are receiving this issue via email because you signed up for the PTSO Email Blast List.
If you prefer to not receive this newsletter in the future, please 'opt out' at the bottom of this page. If you know of other parents who might like to receive this newsletter, please forward this issue to them and they can sign up!
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| I hope everyone enjoyed their break and are excited about starting into the second half of the school year. Thanks to all the teachers, administrators, parent volunteers and students who made our first semester a success.
A special thank you goes out again to Mr. Carpenter for organizing and hosting Roland Grise's third annual Turkey Trot. Even though the weather caused it to be postponed until after Thanksgiving, the students had a great time participating in the running race, tug-of-war, dance off and cheering on their classmates!
The school dance held on November 15th was again a big success! A big thank you goes out to all of the parents who donated drinks and goodies and came out to help chaperone or sell tickets. Our next dance will be after school on Friday, January 31st! So put it on your calendar and join us for some crazy dancing and pizza.
We are a little behind in our fundraising goals for the year, so we will be hosting a giant YARD SALE in front of the school on February 22nd from 8 am to 12 noon. Start going through your closets, attics and garages and donate all of your "treasurers" to our Yard Sale to help us raise money for the Roland Grise PTSO. Additional details about the Yard Sale will be provided in upcoming email blasts or you can contact Tovi Heffron (tovi.heffron@gmail.com) who is organizing the event.
Our next PTSO General Membership Meeting will be held on February 6th at 7:00 pm in the school gym. The meeting will be brief and will be followed by the always favorite Students vs. Staff Basketball Game. This event is always a great time and good for a few laughs! Our slate of officers for next year will be introduced during the meeting, so if you are interested in serving on the PTSO Board next year please contact Heather Black (theblacks5@gmail.com) or any of the other board members and let them know. We would love to have your help and it is a great way to get involved in your children's school!
Melissa Pollock and Heather Black
PTSO Co-Presidents
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Sweet Valentine
Calling all bakers, we need your BEST chocolaty, ooey gooey ~ cakes, brownies, cookies, fudge, etc.
anything that screams chocolate!
It is for our Valentine's Day treat for our RGMS Teachers & Staff.
Last year was such a hit, they LOVED it.
Please bring in (drop off) whatever you
would like the morning of
Wednesday, February 12th
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Thank you in advance for being so sweet! Please e-mail either
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It is that time of year again...the MATHCOUNTS competition season has begun. The following students will represent RGMS during the
2014 season!
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Team Members
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Individual Competitors
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Coach
| | Sanya Shah, 8th grade | Colby Styers, 7th grade | Christy Kornegay | | Sara Banki, 7th grade | Parsa Banki, 6th grade |
| | Daniel Cheng, 6th grd | Jennifer Nguyen, 6th grd | | Feodor Mejouev, 6th grd |
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Competition Dates
| January 31, 2014 | County Competition | NHC Board of Education Ctr | | February 15, 2014 | Chapter Competition | Northeast Campus CFCC | | March 14, 2014 | State Competition | NC School of Science and Math |
Good luck, Mathletes!
For more information on MATHCOUNTS, please visit http://mathcounts.org/.
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Save the Date and Save your Treasures for the |
Roland Grise Yard Sale!
Saturday, Feb 22nd
8:00 - Noon
In front of Roland Grise Middle School
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 The first ever Roland Grise Yard Sale is a great chance for you to clean out some closets, donate your items and support your school! RG PTSO gets all proceeds of the sale and gives back to school in so many ways!... AND it's a super fun morning!!! |
Please bring your PRICED items to
Roland Grise on
Saturday morning (Feb. 22)
at 6:30am.
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Suggested items to bring include furniture, household items, books, toys etc! All items not sold by noon will be picked up and donated to a local charity. We need your help!... If you would be willing to volunteer for all or part of this fun morning please contact Tovi Heffron tovi.heffron@gmail.com So Please Donate, Volunteer and/or Shop with us on Feb 22!
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STAE Class Strikes Again
on Helping the Homeless
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Please help by donating to
OPERATION LOVE
Jan. 27 - Feb.14
Dear parents, please donate the following and
help the RGMS 7th and 8th grade STAE classes:
toothbrushes, toothpaste, mouthwash, shampoo/conditioner, disposable razors,
soap, lotion, new packaged socks,
books, small puzzles, playing cards,
coloring books for kids,
and gallon-sized ziplock
bags to create kits, and/or
check donations payable to
RGMS with "operation love" in memo line.
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The second nine weeks is complete with everyone working hard in all areas of instruction. Roland Grise is continuing our Benchmark testing in Science 8, Reading, and Math through February. These assessments help the teachers plan and deliver the appropriate instruction.
Enclosed with your child's report card is the North Carolina School Report Card highlighting the school growth and composite for this past year. Our school met all 25 of our annual measurable objectives and met a year's growth! You may access complete data at the website at www.ncreportcards.org.
I am very proud of our students for their work at the science fair and invention projects this year! Many of our students are now preparing for Science Olympiad and MathCounts as well as the newly formed Chess Club. Look for a follow up communication to see how we are working with the John T. Hoggard Beta Club tutoring starting in late February.
Thank you for your continued involvement in our school as we continue to be a 21st century school.
Best Regards,
William Hatch
Principal
FYI- Report Cards are delayed until February 4th, possibly later. Thanks and sorry on the lateness.
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Thanks to everyone for clipping and
sending in Box Tops for Education!
Our Fall Submission is complete with
over $800.00 worth of Box Tops sent in!!
The next deadline is February 19, 2014
for the Spring Submission |
but you can send them in anytime! You do not have to count the tops before sending them, but PLEASE make sure the name of the teacher who should get credit for them is included.
The homerooms that send in the most
tops earn prizes.
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Congratulations to the Yucius and Humphrey Homerooms for winning the Fall Contest!
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Please note, we only participate in Box Tops for Education, not Labels for Education or other similar programs; also we cannot redeem expired Box Tops.
We can earn cash for our school online, too! By shopping online through the Box Tops website, you can earn eBoxTops® credits on all your purchases. Visit www.BTFE.com and see how easy it is! Coupons for some BTFE products are also found there!
If you have any questions, contact Marie Warren, BTFE Coordinator at Marie@ec.rr.com ,
350-0627, or 619-9003.
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Roland Grise
School Store-
New Hours!
Our school store is open every WEDNESDAY from 11:00 am - 1:30 pm.
The following items are sold at the store in the cafeteria:
Spirit Items $4.00-$25.00:
T-Shirts, athletic shirts, women's fit tees, hoodies, lanyards, water bottles, car magnets, socks and drawstring bags
School Supplies $.20-$2.00:
Erasers, Pencil Sharpeners, Pencils, Bookmarks, Pens, Highlighters, Paper, Index cards, Sheet Protectors
*Checks made out to "Roland Grise PTSO" and cash accepted*
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Spring Book Fair
Volunteers Needed
The Roland Grise
Spring Book Fair is happening
February 17- 21 in our wonderful Library!
Set up will be the afternoon of Feb. 14th.
VOLUNTEERS are needed!
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AMC 8 Middle School
Math Competition
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On November 19th, 217 students from Roland-Grise Middle School participated in the AMC 8 competition sponsored by the Mathematical Association of America.
The AMC 8 is a twenty-five question multiple choice test. Students are given forty minutes to complete this calculator inactive test.
This year's competition included nearly 150,000 students from just over 2,400 schools.
Sanya Shah will be listed on
the AMC 8 Honor Roll for scoring
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For more information on AMC competitions, please visit http://amc.maa.org/index.shtml.
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Join Us For
Dinner and Fun!
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January
Halligan's (Masonboro location) - Jan 23 - 5 to close
February
Jelly Beans Family Skate - February 20, 6-8pm
March
Papa Murphy's (Longleaf location) - March 12, all day
April
Jungle Rapids (2 activities + 16 game tokens = $10) - April 9
May
Chick-fil-A (Oleander location) - May 15, 5-8pm
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