Teachers are real life superheroes. They educate, innovate, encourage and support. Every day they touch the lives of millions of children and their work and impact extends far beyond the boundaries of the classroom. Take the time to celebrate these real life superheroes during PTA Teacher Appreciation Week, May 2-6, 2016. How You Can Show Appreciation PTA Teacher Appreciation Week is the perfect time ...
Rolling Meadows Teachers Nominated for Excel Awards!
Rolling Meadows is pleased to have three teachers nominated for the prestigious Excel Awards. These awards are given to teachers with a track record of improving student achievement. The teachers nominated for Excel Awards this year are Ms. Davis, Mrs. Brown, and Mrs. Madrigal-Yates. Based on the nominees submitted, the Granite Education Foundation solicits those nominated to take the next step in the nomination process by completing a ...
Third Grade Planetarium Trip
Third grade had the opportunity to visit Hansen Planetarium last week. Here are a few key points from their trip: The Sun, Earth and Moon are spheres with amazing surfaces. The sun gives off light equally in all directions and the Earth and Moon are always half lit. This makes our view of the Moon change over time. A close-up view of the Moon’s surface will show off amazing craters and large “seas.” Ask your third grader to explain a ...
Smiths Community Rewards
Use your Smith's Reward Card and help Rolling Meadows grow! Smith's is giving away $1.5 million dollars to local nonprofit organizations. By linking your Rewards Card to our school, you can direct some of that money to our school. See the following for simple instructions. ...
Time to schedule SEP Conferences
Student Education Plan (SEP) conferences will be held Tuesday, February 9th and Wednesday, February 10th. Teachers will hold the conferences in their classrooms from 4:00-5:30 p.m. and 6:00-7:30 p.m. There will be a thirty minute dinner break for the teachers each evening at 5:30-6:00 p.m. The online scheduler is now open and ready for parents to schedule appointments. To schedule an appointment please follow these instructions: 1. Visit ...
Library Ipods
The Rolling Meadows library is currently allowing 4-6 grade students to borrow iPods. The purpose of the iPods is to give students the opportunity to check out ebooks on OverDrive. When checking out an iPod, students will still be required to follow the guidelines of the Granite School District Acceptable Use and Internet Policy Agreement signed by all students and parents at the beginning of the school year. The iPods are a tool ...
End of Second Term
Please remember that Friday, January 15, 2016 is the end of the second term. Thursday is an early release day and there is not school on Friday for students. ...
Top Rocket Lunch – January 8, 2016
Top Rocket Lunch on Friday. Each teacher takes the time to write a note explaining why he/she chose the student to sit at the Top Rocket Table. It was really inspiring to read students chosen this week were all great friends and willing to help others in their classes. Such a great trait to exhibit. Great Job Rockets! ...
Ballet West Assembly
Please ask your students about the Ballet West Assembly that they saw today. Students learned about ballet, the importance of eating healthy foods and exercising, and were able to enjoy scenes from the Nutcracker performed by Ballet West. Some students even had the chance to try a few difficult ballet moves on stage. A big THANKS to Ballet West for coming to our school! ...
Christmas Sing-a-long
Rolling Meadows enjoyed an outstanding performance from our students yesterday. Thank you to all the parents who came to see the kids sing. We love to have you in the building supporting them. The teachers deserve a big thank you for preparing the students. Who knew we had so many teachers with musical talent? We'll see you next year! ...
