Roundtown Weekly Updates
A Message from Roundtown Principal, Dr. Miller
Happy Friday, Roundtown Families & Friends!
What an awesome week of learning and fun we had at Roundtown this past week! To celebrate our Roundtown Family Veterans and enjoy our fall fest activities in one week was a treat. This time of year, as we get set to show our gratitude for all the good things in life, I am grateful for our awesome school and school community. I want to give a huge thanks to our wonderful parent volunteers who made today's fall fest parties so special. Thanks for giving your time and adding so much to our school!
I crafted a new video message for you this week and you may view using the link below to check out all the upcoming activities at Roundtown!
During our fall parent-teacher conferences, I received great feedback and suggestions for future communications. Last week I addressed the after-school activities and shared the district's link for programs offered in our community. If you missed it, here it is again and you may click here to access.
This week I will address enrichment opportunities. Our school's gifted/enrichment facilitator is Mrs. Natasha Weaver. Mrs. Weaver is awesome and provides enrichment activities to our students. Mrs. Weaver works with several students in each grade in a pull-out fashion based upon Acadience Scores. Mrs. Weaver is able to serve many more students directly in the classroom by supporting teachers and providing activities for our students in a non-pull-out manner. On a daily basis, Roundtown has a 25-minute PROUD time where students who need remediation or enrichment can work through activities and resources. Mrs. Weaver has great resources for families as well. Families can use the following link by clicking here to access enrichment opportunities at home! Mrs. Weaver's contact information is: nweaver@cysd.k12.pa.us.
Have a great weekend! I will be traveling to the Mt. Union area this weekend to celebrate my dear sweet Aunt Joanne's 90th birthday! She is an amazing lady who is still active in her community, lives by herself, and reads all the time. May we all be so fortunate at 90! I also want to give a shout out to all of our Veterans out there. Thank you for your service and sacrifice for our country! Happy Veterans Day!
Regards,
Dr. Miller
Roundtown Principal
SCHOOL UPDATES
This past week....
The school enjoyed Fall Fest Spirit Week and participated in a variety of special dress days. Among the favorites were hat day and dress like a farmer or cowboy day!
Our Panther Pantry Holiday Service Project continued and thanks to everyone who sent in an item!
On Monday, kindergarteners from Mrs. Hart's, Mrs. Ogelsby's, and Mrs. Plymire's Classes took their field trip to Flinchbaugh's Orchard.
Kindergarten celebrated its final color day on Wednesday by wearing pink and/or gray. Thanks to everyone who participated in our 10 weeks of color days!
Picture Retake day was yesterday.
Roundtown honored its family veterans on Thursday as well during a special celebration. We are PROUD of our veterans and thank them for their service!
Today was our annual fall festival! We enjoyed Steven Courtney in the morning for another awesome concert and then had PTO parties later in the day.
Coming next week…
There is No School for students on Monday, November 11 in honor of Veterans Day. Thank you Veterans!
Our Panther Pantry/PTO Holiday Service Project Collection will continue. During week 3 we will collect cereal, jelly, and bagged instant mashed potatoes.
The school will participate in an intruder drill next week to continue our practice of safety.
Our next PTO Meeting is set for Tuesday, November 12 at 10:30AM. Please join us!
Beginning Tuesday, PTO and I will provide the first level fundraiser incentive for ALL students. We will start with kindergarten on Tuesday and move to first grade on Wednesday, second grade on Thursday, and third grade on Friday. All students will enjoy a freeze pop and a special story from Dr. Miller.
Saturday, November 16 is set for our Secret Santa Shop. Families are invited to come to Roundtown between 9AM and 12PM to shop for the holiday. PTO is looking for special helpers to assist the children with their shopping and wrap presents. You may use the following link for sign-up to volunteer by clicking here.
FALL LIBRARY NEWS
The students have now had several cycles of library class, and they are enjoying choosing and checking out books. Library books are always DUE on the first day back in library (usually Mondays). Your student may then check out a new book. That book will not be due back until the next library cycle, however, your student may enjoy exchanging books throughout their library week. It is a good idea to keep the book in the backpack at all times, that way it is always with your child at school if it is needed. If you enjoy reading the book at home in the evening, just tuck it back in the backpack when you are done. Watch out for those water bottles too! We have had several books ruined already this year. If you have any questions at all, please reach out at hdusich@cysd.k12.pa.us. Happy reading! Mrs. Dusich
