Good Morning Rochester Intermediate School Students and Staff!
Today is Thursday, November 7th, 2024
Happy Birthday
Julia Leonard
Bus Announcements
Bus I & Bus N are double routes today.
Today’s lunch menu includes:
French Toast Sticks & Sausage
Bean & Cheese Burrito
Fall Brunch Plate
Cheese or Pepperoni Pizza
Chicken Patty
Important Dates
November 27th-29th - NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Break
Reminder, please be sure to contact the RIS Office by THIS Thursday, 11/7 if you have a Veteran who will be joining us for our Veteran's Day Ceremony at RIS! Our ceremony will take place next Monday, November 11th at 1:30 PM in Intermediate School Gymnasium.
See the school webpage to sign-up electronically, or email the office. We plan to acknowledge all Veterans, so please share the name, branch and rank of the Veteran(s) who will be joining us!
VETERANS DAY ASSEMBLY
Our RIS Veterans Day Assembly will take place on Monday, November 11th at 1:30pm in the RIS gym. If you are or have a veteran who is interested in attending this assembly, please fill out this form before Thursday, November 7th.
RIS Scholastic Book Fair - Nov. 4 - 8
Choosing their own books empowers kids and inspires them on their journey to becoming lifelong readers. AND—as always—every purchase at the Fair benefits our school!
Click here to visit the book fair website for more info and to set up your child's e-wallet
We need volunteers to make the book fair possible. Click here to sign up!
Congratulations to our “Link to Learn” Library drawing winners Over 450 Books have been read and submitted by our RIS students and 3
links have been randomly drawn from our Link to Learn chain for gift cards. Our drawing winners are:
Avery Cox from Mrs. Callahan’s class, Daxton Landgrebe from Miss Alcorn’s class, and Tianna Browning from Mrs. Galayda’s class. Also, blue links have been added to our “Staff Chaser Chain” and 2 links have been randomly drawn for gift cards. The staff winners are Mrs. Fox and Miss Alcorn. These 3 students and 2 teachers should come to the Library to claim their prize during their library class. All students grades 4-6 and staff are encouraged to continue reading books completely through and adding links to their chain.
Student Council Food Drive
Student Council will be having their annual Canned Food Drive next week. The canned food drive will take place from Monday, November 11th- Wednesday, November 20th. The cans will be donated to local churches and homeless shelters. The winning homeroom class will receive a donut party.
6th Grade Boys Basketball
Boys Basketball tryouts will be November 25 and 26 from 6:30 - 8 pm in the RIS gym. You must have an updated physical to participate in tryouts.
Coach Combs will have a parents only informational meeting for boys basketball on 11/19 in the RIS cafeteria at 7 pm. If you are interested in trying out, please have a parent attend.
Hello Rocket Families!
We want to say thank you again to all of you who helped make last week's Halloween trunk-or-treat a huge success. Our planning team is already working on how to make 2025 even better and we need your help!
Please take a brief moment to share your thoughts in this Thought Exchange on how we can make the trunk-or-treat even better next year.
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Attention Rochester Literary Club: Congratulations to all our performers who ROCKED it this weekend at the Literary Competition! Mrs. Ramsey, Miss Ross and I are sooo proud of all of your accomplishments! Please join us in celebrating your creativity, courage and charisma with a night of sweet treats! We will celebrate Taylor Swift style with a dessert potluck in the Rochester Intermediate School Cafeteria from 5:30-6:30 on Thursday, November 14. Please dress in your favorite Era and bring a dish to share.
Peggy Cochran
Special Educator
RJHS Wrestling
There will be an informational meeting for any student interested in wrestling on Wednesday, November 6th at 1:45 at RJHS and 2:30 at RIS.
Wrestling Open Mats will begin on Tuesday, November 12 from 5-7 and will be the following days: 11/12, 11/14, 11/19, 11/21 and 11/26. The open mats will take place at the RJHS wrestling room.
Wrestling season begins on December 2 with practice time TBD. Please make sure you have an updated physical on file with the nurse.
Mr. Lauber
ORDER YOUR YEARBOOK TODAY!
Yearbooks are now on sale! They are $20.00 and all orders will be ONLINE ONLY. Online ordering will be open until March 1st, 2025. This will be the absolute last day to order so please set a reminder. Online order code is: 91234D. Click HERE for more information!
SWING FLAG CAMP!!
Calling all 2nd - 8th grade girls. Come join our RHS Color Guard for their annual swing flag camp fundraiser. Registration deadline is Friday, November 29th. Practices are Dec 3rd and Dec 4th with a performance on Friday, December 6th in the RAC. Check out the attached flyer for more information. Each student that participates gets their very own Rocket Swing Flag! Please Register Here: RHS Swing Flag Camp
Rampage Wrestling Club registration is now open.
Click here to view their Facebook page for more information.
Click here to register online.
RYAA Basketball
Registration for RYAA Basketball is now open to boys and girls in grades K-2, 3-4 and 5-6. Registration ends Nov. 15. Volunteer coaches are also needed to keep this program running.
Register at www.ryaasports.org. If you have questions, email basketball@ryaasports.org.
*Fee waivers are available for those in need of financial assistance. Please email baseball@ryaasports.org.
Are you a true Rochester Rockets fan? Now you can show your support wherever you go with our exclusive Rochester Rockets License Plate Covers!
Where to Buy:
Rochester Junior High Front Office
Cocoa Blue Chocolates in Rochester
Cost: $10.00 each, cash only
Blastoff Kids Academy
Information and an application for our district-based daycare can be found at https://www.rochester3a.net/page/blastoffkidsacademy
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:
For parent pick-up at the end of the day, we prefer the line system. All parents should remain in their vehicles and follow the pick-up line around and to the front of the building. You may also choose to park in the spots in the parking lot. It is our preference that you use the line system, however if you choose to park, please come to the front of the building and escort your student to the vehicle safely. Under no circumstances should students be walking across the parking lot unescorted. 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.