PTO Bingo Night is a Huge Success

On January 29th PTO held it's annual Bingo Night. We had over 1,000 participants this year! Because of the high interest, we went to 4 sessions this year. Free popcorn, hot dogs, and beverages were served. The raffles were also a huge success, with the procedes going towards the purchase of additional document cameras for the Elementary. A big thanks to Sheril Flynn, Joann Vose and Jill Wollet for planning this huge event. We would also like to thank our many volunteers that helped to make our evening run smoothly, as well as all who made donations for the raffles and prizes.

Out of the Blue Day

Thursday, January 28th marked our monthly "Out of the Blue Day". Out of the Blue is a special day when students are recognized for making good choices throughout the month. Students earn "Rocket Booster Tickets" for green light days. In order to have a green light day, students must remember and follow our 3 MAIN RULES: BE RESPONSIBLE, BE RESPECTFUL, and BE SAFE.

Mrs. Keller and Mrs. Covi popped into classrooms throughout the day to recognize students who had earned Rocket Booster Tickets. As a bonus, 2 names from each class were drawn to receive a Razzo's Certificate for a free personal pan pizza. THANKS RAZZO'S!!!!

Out of the Blue has become a much anticipated day for the students, and they often ask, "When are we going to have another Out of the Blue Day?"

Real Character Is No Accident

Rochester Elementary participated in a special character building assembly on Thursday, January 14. All students in grades K-3 went to the Middle School for a special presentation by Jerry Jacoby. Jerry's use of comedy, music and audience participation helped promote his message about respect and good character. It was amazing to watch our students actively participate in this assembly. We were especially proud of them when Jerry called his first volunteer out of the audience, and the other students clapped and cheered. Rochester Elementary students truly rock!

For more about Jerry Jacoby, you can visit his website at http://www.jerryjacoby.com/