ROCORI SECONDARY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER
September 17, 2021
PARKING PERMITS MUST BE IN PLACE BY FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 24TH
PICTURE RE-TAKES WILL BE OCTOBER 13TH IN THE A.M.
HOMECOMING IS THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 27TH
CHARACTER STRONG
Character Strong is a student curriculum that focuses on fostering the whole child with lessons that teach social emotional learning and character side by side. This PDF document gives an explanation of the benefits of this curriculum, and the linked video gives first hand examples from students and school staff who have utilized Character Strong lessons in their own school community. Our goal is to use this curriculum to focus on building our students capacity to be caring and thoughtful people who understand how to interact socially at school, home and in the community.
SCHOOLOGY PARENT ACCESS CODES
Schoology is a tool the secondary building is transitioning to throughout the year that provides more detailed information and where students can access assignments, projects, quizzes, and tests that are done in class. Please note that Schoology is different from Skyward and Microsoft teams. Skyward will still be used to access grades, attendance, lunch account, etc. Teams will still be used for communication and video conferencing.
Parents have their own access code to their student’s schoology account. Each student has a unique parent access code, so if you have more than one student you will have a different access code for each student.
MIDDLE SCHOOL: Middle School students were given their parent access code, information about Schoology, and directions to access the parent account today in science class. If you have a middle school student they should have brought that home today, Friday, September 17.
HIGH SCHOOL: High school students will be getting it next week in homeroom.
SEE SAMPLE LETTER BELOW
SOCIAL MEDIA
BUS MASK REQUIREMENTS
Bus Mask Requirements:
All riders of student transportation are required to wear a mask at all times while riding a bus or other district transportation. This is not a school choice but a federal mandate that we are legally required to follow. Please remind your student of this requirement and we thank you in advance for your cooperation.
EMERGENCY BROADBAND BENEFIT
HEALTH OFFICE INFORMATION
- Update Immunizations if you have not already done so.
- 7th Grade: Tdap & Meningococcal
- 12th Grade: 2nd Meningococcal
- Any New Health Issues please let Missy in the Nurse’s office know
- Update care plans for 2021-2022 School year
- All Prescribed Medications being taken at school need to have a Dr Note in the Nurse’s office.
- All medications Need to be kept in the Nurse’s Office unless discussed
- 6-8 - All Over the Counter Medication must be kept in the Nurses Office with a School form signed
- 9-12 All Over the counter Medications must have a form on file sign to have in school Nurses Office.
MIDDLE SCHOOL STAR TESTING 6TH-8TH GRADE
ROCORI Middle School students just finished up their first round of STAR Testing this past week. Middle School students will have 3 more rounds of STAR testing this school year. The next round of testing will be in November, then January and March.
Q: What are Star Assessments?
A: Star Assessments are short tests that provide teachers with learning data. Star tests are computer adaptive, which means they adjust to each answer your child provides. This helps teachers get the best data to help your child in the shortest amount of testing time (about one-third of the time other tests take).
Your child may take a Star test for early literacy, math, reading, or other subjects of their teacher’s choice.
Q: What do teachers do with Star Assessments?
A: Teachers analyze the data they get from Star Assessments to learn what students already know and what they are ready to learn next, to monitor student growth, and to determine which students may need additional help. Star Assessments are heavily researched and scientifically proven to help teachers guide each student on his or her unique path to mastery.
Q: What do Star Assessments do for my child?
A: By pinpointing exactly what your child knows, teachers can personalize your child’s practice to keep them growing. Plus, short test times ensure your child spends more time learning and less time testing.
MIDDLE SCHOOL WEIGHT ROOM WILL OPEN SEPTEMBER 20TH
COLLEGE & CAREER PLANNING
College and Career Planning-October is College Is Knowledge Month
Senior/junior families should watch for more information on these upcoming events:
Monday, September 27th-College Information Night @ 6:30pm (HS Auditorium)
Wednesday, October 27th-College Application Night @ 5-7:00pm (Innovation Center)
Wednesday, November 10th-FAFSA Completion Event @ 5-7:00pm (Innovation Center)
BLATTNER STADIUM GRAND OPENING
ROCORI Families:
We are excited for the Grand Opening of Blattner Stadium with football on Friday September 17th and boys and girls soccer on Monday September 20th. Both events will have family activities, food, Spartan athletics and fireworks that follow. We hope to see many of you showing your ROCORI spirit at these community events.
Go Spartans!
LEARN MORE ABOUT FFA
Come and learn more about FFA and the opportunities it can have for your student! FFA helps in lifelong skill sets. FFA improves students' ability to problem solve and rationalize, make good decisions, public speaking, taking a leadership role, having confidence in themselves, valuing helping others and bettering your community, and overall, just becoming a contributing member of society.
For the FIRST time - ALL students enrolled in an Agriculture class will be an FFA member for NO COST!
All parents and students welcome to our first Chapter Meeting on Monday, September 20, 2021 at 7:00pm in the Ag Room A123. SEE ATTACHMENT BELOW
Tamara Berger
Agricultural Instructor | FFA Advisor
ROCORI School District
HWY 55 BASKETBALL REGISTRATION NIGHT
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Vikings vs. Seahawks | 9/26 @ 3:25PM
Vikings vs. Browns | 10/3 @ Noon
Vikings vs. Lions | 10/10 @ Noon
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WE ARE HERE FOR YOU!
Administration:
Ryan Hauge - Secondary Principal, grades 6 - 12 - hauger@rocori.k12.mn.us
Josh Austad - Assistant Principal, grades 9 - 12 - austadj@rocori.k12.mn us
Jake Nelson - Assistant Principal, grades 6 - 8 - nelsonj@rocori.k12.mn.us
Joel Baumgarten - Activities Director - baumgartenj@rocori.k12.mn.us
Counselors:
Craig Lieser - Guidance Counselor grades 9 - 12 - lieserc@rocori.k12.mn.us
Shelly Collison - Guidance Counselor, grades 9 - 12 - collisons@rocori.k12.mn.us
Marsha Gilbertson - Guidance Counselor, grades 6 - 8 - gilbertsonm@rocori.k12.mn.us
Amy Olson - Guidance Counselor, grades 6 - 8 - olsonamy@rocori.k12.mn.us