Roycemore School Lower School News 2015-16

The CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION WEEKEND was amazing! This is a picture from the Party of the Century, which really was just that! It was so much fun. I loved seeing so many of you at the old building, and on to today at the Rooftop to see a Cubs' game. What a weekend!!! to celebrate 100 years! Thank you to everyone who made it a huge success for our school! See more pictures at the bottom of the blog.

ROYCEMORE ALUM AND AUTHOR MELANIE ABED TALKED TO OUR 3RD-6TH GRADE STUDENTS FRIDAY, MAY 13

We were so lucky that author and Roycemore alum, Melanie Abed whose book Anni Moon and the Elemental Artifact delighted students, came in for the Centennial weekend and talked to our students of how she became an author. I have known Melanie since she was 14 years old, as she graduated from Roycemore with my daughter. We are thrilled that she is here. She is shown here with my daughter Michelle Lazar and Elke Kenyon all Roycemore alums.

Technology Use Survey

You should have received an email last week from Educational Technology Coordinator Beth Shutters regarding a brief survey to help us plan our investments in technology. Parents, teachers, and students will participate in the survey, which should only take about 5 minutes. Thank you for your help! Click here to take the survey.

YOUNG EVANSTON ARTISTS (YEA): SATURDAY MAY 21
Each year Roycemore participates in the Young Evanston Artists festival. Every art student from Kindergarten through Grade 12 will have artwork displayed from 10:00 AM-4:00PM in Raymond Park, at the intersection of Lake and Chicago Ave. We hope you all will come see our students amazing artwork. I promise we always have one of the best booths at the show.

PARENT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
The YEA Festival is on Saturday, May 21. Volunteers are need on Friday May 20 to lead the bus and on Saturday May 21 to help set up the booth, relieve Mrs. O'Donnell and Ms. Hecht at the booth, and to help take down the booth and load the bus. On Sunday volunteers can help upload the bus. All art students at Roycemore will be represented at our booth, so all Lower School students in Kindergarten through 4th Grade will have pieces in the show. If you are available for any of the above times, please register at www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0e4dada92ba5fb6-yeaart

UPCOMING DATES:
The SPRING SHOW is Thursday, May 26 7:00 p.m. for students in Grades 3-12. It is looking like quite a show!

PRE-KINDERGARTEN AND JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN BREAKFASTS Monday June 6 8:30-9:30 a.m.
CULMINATION NIGHT for Kindergarten-Fourth Grade, Monday, June 6 5:00-6:00 p.m.

END OF THE YEAR OUTING: SUNSET PARK, HIGHLAND PARK Wednesday, June 8 10:00-2:30 Everyone send good thoughts for good weather!

There is still room in both DISCOVERY UNLIMITED AND CAMP. Because the NU Center For Talent Development will be using our building this summer, Discovery will take place the first two weeks after school is out, June 13-24.
A full description of the Discovery and Camp offerings are at www.roycemoreschool.org/summer. You will also find a link for online registration.

Discovery is starting a week before camp this year. Therefore we will be offering an Extended Day Program until 3:00 p.m. for those of you who need childcare for the first week. The children will be able to cycle into camp as usual for the second week, so we will be having childcare until our usual 6:00 for that week.

PICTURES THIS WEEK:

1. Last week I talked about the value of unstructured play at recess. The one issue is if a child has no one to play with. To solve that problem at Roycemore, we have a buddy table. If a child has no one to play with, he/she sits down and other children seeing them there will come over and ask them to play. Here are two boys at the buddy table, but did not want to play with each other. Other children saw them and invited them to play with them. Each child went off and had a very happy recess playing games and soccer!

2. Beth Shutters our Technology Director came into the 3rd Grade to teach them Citizen Science, where students help real scientists conduct real investigations.
See more pictures at the bottom of the blog.

AFTER SCHOOL ENRICHMENT

All activities will be going this week!
K Lego Club will meet Monday, May 16 in the Kindergarten Classroom from 3:15-4:00.
Gr. 1-4 Lego Club will  meet Monday, May 16 in the 3rd Grade Classroom G13 from 3:15-4:00.
Programming will meet Monday, May16 in the 4th Grade Classroom G12 from 3:15-4:00.
Martial Arts will  meet Tuesday, May 17 in the Multi Purpose Room from 3:15-4:00.
Sprout will meet Tuesday and Wednesday, May 17 & 18 in the Lower School Art Room from 3:15-5:15.
Creative Improv will meet Wednesday, May 18 in the LS Music Room from 3:15-4:15.
Cross Country will meet Wednesday, May 18 in the Multi-Purpose Room from 3:15-4:00.
Chess Club will meet Thursday, May 19 in the EDP Room and G06 from 3:00-4:00
License to Chill will  meet Friday morning, May 20 at 8:10 a.m. in the MPR.
Fitness Fun Friday will NOT meet Friday, May 20 in the Gym from 3:15-4:00 due to Spring Show rehearsal!
Spanish Club will meet Friday, May 20 in Room 227 with pickup in the Foyer.

A REMINDER: Please remember that Roycemore Lower School is a nut/peanut-free environment. Please remember this when you send in birthday treats and snacks for your children. There are many other allergies, specific to individual children, so please check with your classroom teacher before sending in treats. Thank you in advance for caring about all of our children.

Finally, a reminder that available on RenWeb is a school calendar with all events. This can be found in the "School Information" section under the heading "Calendar." Please consult this calendar for a weekly preview of what is coming