Rogers Middle School Newsletter
January 2, 2024
FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Dear Rogers Families,
As we look ahead to the end of the 2024 calendar year and the start of 2025, we are excited about the many new learning experiences that the New Year will bring for your children. I want to take this time to recognize all the hard work our teachers and staff continue to do throughout the school to create these opportunities for our students. In addition, I want to recognize all the hard work you do at home to support your children and their success here at school.
This time of year is also an opportunity to renew and recommit to those good habits that serve our students so well. Below are some things you can continue to do at home in order to help your children be successful:
Take time to talk to your children about what they are learning at school each day. Ask them about what they are reading, what new concepts they are exploring, or what writing pieces they are currently working on.
Re-establish routines for homework and studying. Have a regular place and time for your children to do homework, such as a desk or table in a quiet room. Check with them to make sure they understand their homework and use it as an opportunity to better understand the work they are doing during their school day.
Be sure that your children are reading at home. Ask them about what they’re reading and talk to them about what you are currently reading. Perhaps even read and discuss the same book. Research tells us that the more often children read for pleasure, the stronger their reading comprehension becomes, setting them up for success in high school, college and professionally.
Encourage your children to attend school every day. The educational process requires a continuous sequence of instruction. When broken by a period of absence, this instruction can never be fully regained. The consistent contact of students with one another in the classroom and their participation in learning experiences under the supervision of a highly qualified teacher will help our students reach their full potential.
We also know that the most successful schools feature strong parent-teacher-school ties and relationships among families and teachers that are marked by a spirit of trust and collaboration. We are grateful to you, our families, for your continued effort to work with us to best serve your children, and we ask that you do not hesitate to reach out to us with any questions, concerns, or feedback.
In closing, I wish you and your family a very happy holiday season and continued good health and prosperity in the New Year.
A Big Fan,
Nicholas A. DiMartino
When to keep a sick child home
It can be hard to know when to send children to school if they tell you they don’t feel well. There are times when keeping them at home to rest or calling for an appointment with your healthcare provider is recommended. Please keep your child home and/or contact your child’s physician for:
Fever greater than 100.4" (taken by mouth)
Vomiting and/or diarrhea within the last 24 hours
Severe sore throat along with fever and feeling ill for more than 48 hours (or after known exposure to Strep throat infection)
Honey-crusted sores around the nose or mouth or rash on other body parts
Large amounts of mucous (liquid) from the nose with face pain or headache
Severe ear pain or fluid coming from the ear
Severe headache, especially with fever
If your child has a fever, it’s not a good idea to give them medicine such as Tylenol/Advil and send them to school because as soon as the medicine wears off, the fever may return and you’ll be called to pick up your child. Please keep children home for 24 hours after the fever ends or they’ve completed 24 hours of medication, if prescribed by your healthcare provider.
If you find your child is frequently asking to stay home, if they are falling behind or appear anxious about school, or if there doesn’t appear to be any physical symptoms, contact your school nurse & healthcare provider to discuss concerns. Remind children to throw away used tissues, cover their mouths when they cough or sneeze, keep their hands away from their face, and to wash hands often with soap and warm water will help keep everyone healthier. Click this link for more resources on the district website.
Families - please update/confirm contact information
Families, do you:
Have a new cell phone number or new carrier?
Have a new email address or work phone number?
Need to update your emergency contacts?
Be sure to keep your child's school informed of any changes to your phone numbers or emergency contact information. Update info directly on the Infinite Campus Parent Portal via this link, or send in a note with your child. Questions about Portal Access? Contact Mrs. Diane Bretz via this email: diane_bretz@westiron.monroe.edu
