Good Morning Rochester Intermediate School Students and Staff!
Today is Wednesday, April 12th, 2023
Please stand for the Pledge:
I pledge allegiance, to the flag, of the United States of America, and to the Republic, for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
And now for a moment of reflection
Happy Birthday
Madelyn Gullikson
Raleigh Hofgren
Ryan Houmes
Aiden Lengacher
McKenzie Zentgraf
If you need a loaner chromebook, please visit the Tech Office before 8:30am.
It is important to remember your chromebook daily and to bring it charged and ready for class. Please carry your chargers in your case so if your battery gets low at the end of the day you can charge it. We are seeing more students for loaners everyday and only have a limited number of chromebooks.
Any 6th grade girls interested in trying out for jr high cheerleading, please check the announcements for more information!
Fifth Grade Chorus will meet at the end of the day Wednesday in preparation for the Constitution program on Thursday!
Sixth Grade Band will meet on Wednesday as well!
*Fifth Grade Full Band/Sixth Grade Swing Choir will not meet again until Friday!
Bus Announcements
Bus #2, bus #12 and bus #19 are double routes today.
**Students who ride the bus need to make sure to have all of their belongings before leaving the building and getting on the bus. You will not be allowed to re-enter the building.**
Today’s lunch menu includes:
National Grilled Cheese Day!
Boscos w/ marinara sauce
Asian Chicken Salad
Cheese or Pepperoni Pizza
Chicken Patty
Remember, “Rockets RISE Together” by demonstrating:
Responsibility
Inclusion
Safety
Empathy
Important Dates
Junior High Cheer Try Outs
Tryouts for the ‘23-’24 season are coming up! A parent meeting will be on Monday, April 24th @ 5:00pm. Workshops will be on
Wednesday, May 3rd 3:15-5:00pm
Thursday, May 4th 3:15-5:00pm
Tryouts will be Friday, May 5th, 3:15-5:30pm
All activities will be held in the Jr. High gym.
Please contact Coach Luttrell at DLuttrell@rochester3a.net or Coach Rains at MRains@rochester3a.net if you have any questions.
PTO
RIS PTO Razzo’s Spaghetti Fundraiser
Help support the RIS PTO! Money earned will help with the Spring Carnival taking place on April 21st.
Razzo’s has agreed to partner with the RIS PTO by donating a portion of the sales for a Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser.
4/17 Pick up from 4:30-6:30 @ Razzo’s
Hot & Ready Spaghetti Family Meal package for $45. This includes: Spaghetti w/ Meat Sauce, Lg Salad w/ House Italian, 6 Garlic Breadsticks.
Order: https://docs.google.com/forms/...
PTO
We have one more meeting of the RIS PTO this year: Tuesday, May 9 at 7 pm via Zoom. Please join us to help plan school events, including the carnival and Teacher Appreciation Week!
Winter Carnival Information
The RIS Spring Carnival is coming up on Friday, April 21 from 6-8 p.m. We could use your help to make the event a success! Please consider donating your time by volunteering during the event or contributing a baked good to our cake walk. See the forms below for more information or to sign up.
Spring Carnival Volunteer Opportunities: https://www.signupgenius.com/g...Cake Walk Donations: https://www.signupgenius.com/g...
A full list of upcoming PTO meetings can be found here.
Rochester Summer Camps 2023
It's time to start planning your Summer! Rochester Summer Camp Dates for this year:
Rochester Summer Camp Information
Golf - May 22-25 Grades K-9
Girls Basketball - May 30- June 2 Grades 4-8
Boys Basketball - June 19-22 Grades 3-8
Softball - June 12-15 Grades 3-8
Soccer - June 5-8 Grades K-8
Football - June 5-7 Grades K-8
Track - May 30-June 2 Grades K-6
Volleyball - July 11-13 Grades 3-8
Registrations open March 15th on GOFAN.
RYAA Cheer
Registration is now open! Available Programs (ryaasports.org)
We will have a 1st/2nd grade squad, 3rd/4th grade squad and a 5th/6th grade squad. Please register based on grade entering for school year 23-24. We will have at least one squad per age group but, if there is enough interest and volunteer coaches, we can have an additional squad. Registration closes May 31st.
A kickoff meeting will be held at the beginning of June where measurements will be taken for uniforms.
An all-day camp will be held in June and practices will begin the week of July 10th. Practices will be twice a week and depend on the coach's' schedules.
The squads will cheer at the Rochester JFL games which begin in the middle of August. We won't know the schedule until the first part of August. Games run through mid-October.
The registration cost covers camp, gym usage, insurance, and website costs. The uniform will be an additional $265 (approximately) due at the time of ordering. Last year's uniform design will be used and those who have outgrown their uniform will have them for purchase at our kickoff meeting. You can choose to purchase from last year's girls to help save money. The Bow to Toe package includes a shell, crop, skirt, briefs, warmups, shoes, poms, bow, bag, shirt, and shorts. Fundraising ideas are being developed to help reduce the cost.
If you have any questions, please reach out to rochesteryouthcheer1@gmail.com.
RYAA!!
Sand Volleyball registration open through April 15th. Early bird pricing through March 31st.
Basketball Open Gym
Community open gyms will begin Wednesday April 5th and will go through October of next school year. The open gyms will be held at the RAC every Wednesday from 6-7 pm for 3rd thru 8th graders and 7-8:30 for 9th grade and up.
For more information you may visit: https://www.ryaasports.org/
Lost and Found
Please remind your child(ren) to check out our lost and found table in the back of the cafeteria if they are missing any items. We have a large amount of items that are piling up on the lost and found table.
Library
For the Library newsletter, please check out this link!
Special messages from Rochester Public Library! Click here and here!
Transportation Changes
All transportation changes must be submitted to the office no later than 2:00pm. Please call the office at 217-498-6215 or email your changes to Mrs. Howie at chowie@rochester3a.net or Mrs. Lovett at clovett@rochester3a.net. Any request for transportation changes past 2:00 pm cannot be accepted. Thank you for your cooperation!
Parent Pick-up:
As a reminder, for parent pick-up at the end of the day, all parents should remain in their vehicles and follow the pick-up line around and to the front of the building. Please do not park in the parking spaces in order to pick up your child. Thank you for your help with this!
Lunch Balances
The low lunch balance alerts have been reactivated for all families. You will get an alert when your lunch balance is below $5.00. If you choose to shut off the alert, you will no longer get any school announcements.