Navigators Newsletter Rogers-Herr Middle School - Vol. 3 No. 1 July 19, 2010

The Compass Navigators Newsletter – Rogers-Herr Middle School - Vol. 3 No. 1 – July 19, 2010

Welcome to the Navigators Team! We Parent Volunteers look forward to getting to know you We would love parents to volunteer and having a wonderful year together! with our team. We have included a We will be sending home a team couple of ways in which you can help newsletter like this with each us through cupcakes and career progress report. There will also be a discussions. If you are interested in copy of the newsletter on our website volunteering for a field trip or the as well. Please read through the classroom you are required to information in this packet. There are complete the criminal background forms that need to be filled out, check included in this packet. You may signed and returned to school by return this to one of the teachers or Friday, July 23. We are excited about submit it with the fax number on the this year! form.

Student Schedules: Homework Hotline: Please note that there is a possibility 560-3970 ext. 70297 that your child’s schedule will be changed within the first few weeks of Website: school. This will affect the order of rogersherr.dpsnc.net (Click on teams the classes within the team only. This and then Navigators) will help to balance class size as well as academic needs. Important Dates August 11 Early Release (12:20) Parent Conference Requests: August 13 Progress Reports Tuesdays are reserved to meet with August 27 Progress Reports parents. If you would like to schedule September 6 Labor Day/No School a parent conference, please contact September 10 Progress Reports Amie Lengyel at 560-3970 ext. 70254 or [email protected]. School Supplies: Attached is a list of school supplies. Please have all supplies by Friday (July 23). We will be organizing our binders during class time on July 23. Snack Time Introductions to the Teachers: There is a set snack time at 9:50 Christine Blystad – Mathematics th since lunch is served at 12:15. We This is my 4 year at Rogers-Herr and th th encourage healthy eating during this 10 year teaching 6 grade. I love math time such as yogurt, fruit, or granola and hope that you do too! I enjoy photography and hiking in the mountains bars and water to drink. Please make to photograph waterfalls. sure your child does not have juice, Lynn Chesnut– Science sodas or sugary items such as candy. th This is my 8 year at Rogers-Herr, but Students will not be allowed to share I've also taught everything from snacks, go to their lockers to retrieve preschool to college. I enjoy spending snacks, or go to the water fountain. time with my 5 year old daughter, Students must follow these rules as swimming, walking in the woods, and well as clean up after themselves or laughing at our silly cats. I look forward snack time can be taken away. to turning every student into a true scientist this year! What is Core Plus? (9:50-10:25) Amie Lengyel – Language Arts This is my 4th year at Rogers-Herr and my Core Plus is a time for a focus on 8th year teaching. I am currently literacy that involves enrichment and attending UNC Chapel Hill to obtain my remediation. It allows time for the Masters in K-12 Literacy. I am obsessed team to focus on individual students’ with reading! needs with flexible grouping. Scott Voorhees – Social Studies Students will start the school year This is my 6th year teaching Social at with their core 4 teacher. In future Rogers-Herr. I have taught both 6TH and weeks, students will be notified of 7TH grade. I obtained a double major in new classroom locations. No additional Middle Grades Social Studies and homework will be given for this class. Language Arts from NC State University. My passion is the study of history and cultures. I look forward to another great What is ER? (7:30-8:00) year at Rogers-Herr. ER is a time for a focus on Mary Holt – ESL enrichment, math remediation, and I grew up in Inglewood Los Angeles, and team events (such as award graduated from ASU, where I studied ceremonies). Students will start the linguistics. This is my 4th year at Rogers- year with their core 1 teacher. In Herr. I enjoy learning different future weeks, students will be languages and playing basketball with my notified of new classroom locations. dog Mina. No additional homework will be given for this class.

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