Rock View Elementary School
Phone: 301-929-2002 Fax: 301-962-5986
www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/rockviewes
Twitter: @RVESRoadrunners (Ms. Alexander) @RockView_AP (Ms. Grigsby)
THE ROADRUNNER
November 18, 2015
Upcoming Events
Nov. 20 – RSVPs due for Dec. 5
Family Field Trip
Nov. 25 – Early Release, dismissal begins
at 12:50 pm
Nov. 26 & 27 – Holiday, schools and
offices closed
Dec. 4 – Individual picture retakes
Food Drive Was a Huge Success!
We had tremendous participation during our Food Drive to support Manna!
Washington Redskins fans won the competition by bringing in more nonperishable items - way to go!!! A big thank you to all of our students for
their contribution and their help in fighting hunger in our community!!
Dec. 5 – Family Field Trip to the National
Museum of American History
Dec. 10 – Reading Night (see section in
this newsletter)
Dec. 11 – Read-a-Thon class winners
Popcorn parties and participation book
giveaway
Read-A-Thon Wrap Up
We have some amazing readers in our school! Our students read over 100,000
minutes during our annual Read-A-Thon! We are still waiting for the final total of
the fundraiser. Thank you for your support for this terrific tradition! Since we met
our whole school goal of reading at least 100,000 minutes, we will celebrated as a
whole school with Rockin’ Recess on Friday, Nov. 13! Thank you to our generous
PTA for making this fun celebration possible. The students loved the inflatables
and DJ! Way to go, Roadrunners!! Class popcorn parties and the book giveaway
will be on December 11th, 2015
Dec. 14 – FluMist clinic, all day
Dec. 24-Jan. 4 – Winter Break
Great Book Fair!
Thank you to everyone who
volunteered to support our Fall
Book Fair – another successful
Book Fair is “in the books!”
Planning and staffing a book fair is
a huge undertaking – thank you
School-Based Seasonal Flu Vaccine Clinics Coming Soon
for supporting this great event in
The Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) will our school.
conduct free, nasal spray flu vaccine (FluMist) clinics for students in elementary
school. Rock View Elementary Schools will host a flu clinic on Monday, December
14, 2015. The clinic at Rock View will take place during the school day and
parents DO NOT need to be present at the time of administration, if they have
sent in a completed consent form. All clinics are free, but registration is
required due to limited vaccine supplies. Please contact Ms. Posie or Ms. Custer
in the Health Room to register via email or by phone. Ms. Custer’s email is
[email protected] and [email protected]. See attached
Ms. Kris Alexander, Principal
Ms. Nia Grigsby, Assistant Principal
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letter for more information about the upcoming clinics and the FluMist, visit the following websites:
http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/emergency/flu/ and http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/flu.
Character Wall of Fame for Marking Period 1
Respect and Responsibility were the Character Traits that we focused on during the 1st Marking Period. Students
learned about this important Character Traits in a variety ways – classroom guidance lessons, morning announcements,
problem-solving and conflict resolution opportunities, and class meetings. Each of our Character Traits have
characteristics that are frequently shared with the students. Classroom teachers in kindergarten through 5th grade will
use these characteristics to identify students from their classes to be recognized for exemplary character – the students
who most notably demonstrate the characteristics of the identified Traits from their classes will be recognized for the
Character Wall of Fame.
Each recognized student will receive a certificate that indicates that he/she is being recognized for demonstrating
exemplary Respect or Responsibility and will have a group picture taken with all the students who are recognized from
their grade level. These pictures and student names will be on display on the large bulletin board near the Main Office.
The characteristics for Respect and Responsibility, as well as the next Marking Period’s Trait and characteristics will be
posted on the bulletin board too. These students will also have a lunch bunch with Ms. Alexander where students can
truly be individually recognized for their outstanding character. Ms. Alexander provides a small treat during the lunch
bunches for the students. Recognized students will have their lunch bunches in the weeks of November 16 and 23.
Students should have been notified by their teachers, and have received an invitation from Ms. Alexander for their
lunch bunch.
Mark Your Calendar - Family Field Trip
We will host a free Family Field Trip to the American History in D.C. on December 5, 2015. We hope you can come to
explore this terrific museum and then enjoy a potluck lunch with other Rock View families and staff members. RSVPs
are due back to the school on Friday, Nov. 20.
Family Reading Night is Coming!
We hope that you can join us for Family Reading Night will take place on Thursday, December 10th! Pizza will be served
for students in the All-Purpose Room from 6 – 6:30 pm, followed by the reading fun from 6:30 – 7:30 pm. Free books
will be distributed at the end of the evening! More information about Reading Night is coming soon!
Options, an Online Resource for Parents
The 2015–2016 Options guide is designed to help MCPS families learn about the various programs that are available in
MCPS at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. Many of these programs are available to students regardless
of where they live. Each program is designed to provide enriched learning opportunities based on student interest and
motivation. The guide is available online in English, Chinese, French, Korean, Spanish, and Vietnamese. Visit
www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/enrichedinnovative/options/ for more information.
Ms. Kris Alexander, Principal
Ms. Nia Grigsby, Assistant Principal
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Forming a Common Agenda for Black Students in Montgomery County
Save the date! MCPS parents and community members are invited to attend the
Forming a Common Agenda for Black Students in Montgomery County
educational symposium on Saturday, November 21, 2015. The event will take
place from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Universities at Shady Grove, located at 9630
Gudelsky Drive in Rockville. This free event, hosted by the Montgomery County
Public Schools African American Student Achievement Action Group (AASAAG),
will provide an opportunity for all stakeholders to collaborate and share their
personal experiences around education; learn of new trends and initiatives to
address the student achievement gap; and develop an action plan to
communicate and advocate for African American students. For more information
about the symposium and to RSVP, please contact the MCPS Office of Community
Engagement and Partnerships at 301-279-3074.
Teaching and Learning at
Rock View
Here are some terrific examples of
teaching and learning that have
been observed recently at Rock
View:
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Ms. Kris Alexander, Principal
Ms. Nia Grigsby, Assistant Principal
Finding perimeter
Asking and answering
questions about text
Learning how people in other
countries learn, play, and work
Strategies for addition and
subtraction within 10, 100, and
1000
Composing and decomposing
2-digit numbers in multiple
ways
Conservation of matter
Comparing and ordering
quantities
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