Good Morning Rochester Intermediate School Students and Staff!

Today is Friday, May 19th, 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             

No birthdays today

All 4th and 5th grade students will take their chromebooks home for the summer.  Please let students know that the tech department will not be doing any repairs over the summer so if they break theirs it will be fixed in the fall.  

If you know you have a student moving please have them come see Mrs. Flynn today.

Thanks!

 A reminder that ALL RIS Library Books are to be returned to the RIS LIbrary this week!  Any Library books that are not returned or lost must be paid for as a replacement .  

Fifth Grade Chorus will not meet today last hour - please stay in your home room. 

Sixth Grade Band and Swing Choir will meet in the Bandroom last hour today for our Sixth Grade Music Department Awards

Bus Announcements

Bus #12 and Bus #15, Bus #17 & Bus #20 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: 

  1. Sausage Pizza

  2. Cheeseburger

  3. Popcorn Chicken 

  4. Cheese or Pepperoni Pizza

  5. Chicken Patty

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Remember, “Rockets RISE Together” by demonstrating:

Responsibility

Inclusion

Safety

Empathy

Important Dates

May 23rd- Last day of school-12:15 dismissal

4th Grade Band After School Lesson Schedule 

(attend only on the days your instrument is listed!)

All lessons will run from 3:20pm - 4:30pm

Monday, May 15th - Flutes/Percussion*

Tuesday, May 16th - Clarinets/Alto Saxophones

Thursday, May 18th - Trumpets/Percussion*

Friday, May 19th - Trombones/Baritones/Tubas

*Percussion subject to change - individuals in this section will be contacted 

Reminder:

All 4th Grade Students who will be playing percussion or flute in our 5th Grade Band next your you will have your lesson after school today from 3:15-4:30.

Please make sure you have your instrument and that your parents know to pick you up at 4:30 at the Main Parking Lot by the Office!

QUESTIONS - PLEASE SEE Mrs. Parker or Mr. McCafferty

It is SCHOOL SUPPLY KIT order time again!  It is a one-stop shop that is delivered to your house at the end of July.  Order now through May 26th.  Don't miss this great opportunity. 

https://www.shopttkits.com/

School Code: 15879

Jr. High Softball

Any current 5th or 6th grader interested in trying out for JH Softball please see the information in the announcements and fill out the attached Google form:

2023 JH Softball Pre-Season Information

2023 JH Baseball Information

● Tryouts will be Monday, July 31st and Tuesday August 1st from 5:00pm - 7:00pm at Rochester Park.  Tryouts are for 7th and 8th graders at this moment.

● Players will be notified (via email) Wednesday August 2nd (by 10:00am at the latest) if they made the team or not.

● Practices will begin Wednesday, August 2nd. They will be held from 5:00pm - 7:00pm prior to the beginning of school.  Once games are set, I will provide a schedule of practice times (if no game, practice is typically from 3:30pm - 5:00pm at Rochester Park.

● Players must have a current physical to participate in tryouts/practice. If you are not sure, please contact Kim Hauck in the athletic office at khauck@rochester3a.net. If we do not have a copy of your physical at the time of tryouts you will not be able to try out for the team.

● If a potential player is not able to attend tryouts he will not be considered for our team.

● Please take the time to consider any travel plans you may make for the end of the summer, beginning of fall.  We have a short season (July 31st - October 4th) and it is important that every player attends all practices and games.

● Parents will need to register players on the Rschool website prior to tryouts.

● Please make sure to dress properly for tryouts!  Wear pants and wear a hat.  Make sure to have your own water and equipment (there is usually no water down at the park unless the concession stand is open)

● Once we have the roster set there will be a $75 athletic fee for each player.  Also, hats will cost $25 (players get to keep the hats at the end of season).  

Please email me with any questions you may have prior to the beginning of the season. We will hold a formal parent/player meeting after the first day of practice (August 2nd).

Thank you,

Clem Uptmor

Head Coach - Junior High Baseball

cuptmor@rochester3a.net

29th Annual Rocket Football Golf Outing June 2nd~

We will be hosting the 29th annual Rocket Football Golf Outing 

@ Lincoln Greens Golf Course! For more information on golfing, sponsorships and silent auction action during this event, Head over to rocketgolfouting.com or email rhsrocketfootball@gmail.com 

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. 

 

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.