Thursday, November 7, 2024
Good Morning Students, Parents and Staff!
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Looking Ahead
11/15 Midterm - 2nd Quarter
11/25 Picture Retakes
11/27-11/29 Thanksgiving Break
12/20 End of 2nd Quarter - 11:15 Dismissal
12/23 - 1/3/25 Winter Break
1 / 6 Teacher Institute - No Student Attendance
1 / 7 Students return to school
Double Routes 1-7-24
Route I
Route N
*All transportation questions need to be directed to the Bus Garage (217)498-9834
Chorus - Bring Chromebooks to Choir today
Mr. Spear is out today. You need to make sure that you bring your chromebooks to class today!
Veterans Day Assembly-Last Reminder to sign up
Rochester High School and Junior High School will be hosting a Veteran's Day Assembly on Monday, November 11 in the RAC. Students are welcome and encouraged to invite any family members who are Veterans. Veterans can start arriving at 1:45 p.m. to check in at the RAC and enjoy refreshments. The assembly will begin at 2:30 p.m. and will be held in the RAC. If students plan on having Veterans attend, the students will need to complete the form that was emailed to them by Mrs. Jones. There will also be a link attached to their daily announcements for the students to fill out. If you have any questions, please email Mrs. Jones at cjones@rochester3a.net .
Trunk or Treat - Thought Exchange
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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RJHS Wrestling
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.
School Pictures
To order pictures go to Inter-State Website. Order Code is 88035ZF or 88035ZB
Retakes will be November 25, 2024
Swing Flag Camp
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 flier for more information. Each student that participates gets their very own Rocket Swing Flag! Please Register Here: RHS Swing Flag Camp
Concession Volunteers needed
Sign up is here for volunteers with Basketball concessions. Please take the time to come out and help.
Tardy Bell 8:05
We have had a number of students coming in late to school. They need to be in their classrooms ready to learn when the bell rings at 8:05. They will be marked Tardy-Unexcused if they are coming in after the bell. Parents please drop off your student with ample time for them to get to class before the bell rings at 8:05. Double route buses do not count towards tardiness.
Attendance Reminder
Dr./Dentist/Ortho. Notes
Make sure that you are calling your student in on days they are sick or have a doctor appointment. This way the office does not have to call you later to check in or they can have your child ready for early pick up.
Make sure that Doctor’s notes are being brought to the Jr High office after the appointment or if your student has been sick. That note will change that absence in Skyward from a parent excuse - AE to a doctor excuse - AD. Remember that students get 10 parent excused absences (AE) in a school year. After 10 they will be considered unexcused (UU). You can have your student bring in the note to the office or you can email the note to cjones@rochester3a.net .
Mental Health Days: you are allowed 5 mental health days in a school year, but those are also part of your 10 excused absences (AE) that were mentioned above. If 10 absences have been taken, all absences going forward will be marked as unexcused unless there is a doctor’s note for that day.
Show your RJHS Spirit on your car
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
Safe2Help
Safe2Help is a 24/7 program for students, staff, and families to share school safety issues, find resources to get help, and find encouragement to help others. Anyone can call to talk to a trained staff member about abuse, bullying, depression, self-injury, or suicidal thoughts for themselves or other students. You can access Safe2Help by calling 844-4-SAFEIL, texting SAFE2(72332), or emailing help@safe2helpIL.com.
LUNCH
Thursday
Rocket Line - Taco Bar
Corner Crust Pizza - BBQ Chicken Sriracha Glazed Crust
Custom Bros Grill - Bacon Cheeseburger
Friday
Rocket Line - Taco Bar
Corner Crust Pizza - Mexican
Custom Bros Grill - Corn Dog