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June 2012
Vol. VII | Issue 9
That’s A Wrap!
Wrapping up the Wrapping up the Wrapping up the Wrapping up the
2011/2012 school Year2011/2012 school Year2011/2012 school Year2011/2012 school Year
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Dear Parents:
Where did this school year go? It seems like just a few short
weeks ago that students were entering ERMS for the beginning
of the school year. Now, we are at the end. To me, it has been a
very eventful and productive school year.
With the close of the school year, we bid farewell to the
eighth grade class. As a class, they have provided strong
leadership and have set high standards of performance for the
incoming eighth grade class to achieve. We wish them well as
they proceed to high school.
The end of the school year also brings to a close the teaching
careers of Mrs. Susan Albrecht, Mrs. Dee Biedermann, Mrs. Zo
Landis, Mrs. Nancy Neumeister, and Ms. Judy Portzen. They are
retiring. Business manager/principal’s secretary Mrs. Robin
Shultz will be leaving our staff to assume an administrative
assistant position at the district level office. Good luck to all and
our hope is that they have new and rewarding experiences in
their new pursuits.
Students, enjoy the summer and do not be a stranger to
reading and learning. Parents, please find ways for your children
to develop their talents and interests. Summer experiences can
be great learning opportunities.
In just a dozen weeks we will be starting our next school year
with many hopes and dreams of the days ahead. Sincerely,
Mr. Dale Lass
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SAFE ZONE
This school is free of harassment, bullying, and
discrimina�on!
We’re safe here! An�-Harassment/Bullying/Discrimina�on
Assurance Statement
Any form of harassment, bullying, or discrimination can be devastating to an
individual. Therefore, the Dubuque Community School District will not tolerate
harassment, bullying, or discrimination based upon a trait or characteristic of a
student, staff member, volunteer, or applicant for employment including, but not
limited to, age, ancestry, color, creed, familial status, gender identity, marital status,
national origin, physical attributes, physical or mental ability or disability, political
belief, political party preference, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or
socioeconomic status. The school district requires all agencies, vendors, contractors,
and other persons and organizations doing business with or performing services for
the school district to subscribe to all applicable federal and state laws, executive
orders, rules and regulations pertaining to contract compliance and equal opportunity.
School Board Policies
#1001/#1005
Any person having inquiries about this statement or the district’s compliance with
regulations implementing Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 or Iowa Code
Section 280.3 is directed to contact:
The Forum
2300 Chaney Road
Dubuque, Iowa 52001
(563) 552-3000
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These students have all been recognized by their instructors for their exemplary
conduct and hard work in and out of the classroom.
House 6-1 nominates Taylor Walsh as the Raptor Rave of the
month. We love having Taylor in class as she is ready, respec#ul
and responsible and deserves to be recognized as a good role
model for others. Way to go Taylor!
Garre� Knowles is House 6-2’s Raptor Rave for this month.
Garre) is a responsible student who will ask for help when it is
needed and offers help to others who need it. Students and
teachers appreciate his posi.ve a/tude. When it comes to
the 3-Rs, Garre) is an excellent role model.
House 6-3 would like to nominate Addison Aronson as
our Raptor Rave. Addison is very focused in class and works
well with others. His is very conscious of his daily effort and he
is a role model for others with his daily behavior.
7-1 teachers have chosen Shruthi Ravikumar for May's Raptor
Rave! Shruthi is very dedicated to her educa.on and always put
forth 100% in everything she does. She shows kindness to
everyone and is willing to help others in all situa.ons. Her smile
and enthusiasm is very contagious and we are so happy to have
you in our house!
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House 7-2 would like to recognize Will Wehrspann for this
month's Raptor Rave. Will is a kind and caring individual and
is always willing to help others. He has been a true leader
this year and is a great tour guide for new students at
Roosevelt.
House 8-1 - Alex Pape
Always hard working, and ever responsible, House 8-1 is
please to recognize Alex Pape as its Raptor Rave. Diligent,
engaged, respec#ul and helpful are just a few ways to iden.-
fy Alex's approach to the school day, each and every
day. Congratula.ons, Alex!
House 8-2 nominates Michael Cielsielski for our May Raptor
Rave. Michael is always polite and comes to class with a big
smile on his face. He is full of energy and we look forward to
seeing him every day in our class. Michael is kind and
courteous to all of his classmates. Michael definitely
exemplifies the 3 R’s of respec#ul, responsible, and ready
every day here at Roosevelt.
House 8-3 is pleased to name Gabe ILIE as our Raptor
Rave! Gabe has worked so hard this year to improve his
grades, his work habits, and his study skills. His hard work
has paid off and he's made us proud. Way to go Gabe!
House 7-3 would like to recognize Bri�any Koontz for this
month's Raptor Rave. The year is drawing to an end and
Bri)any con.nues represent the 3 R's for house 7-3. We
can always count on her to be respec#ul, responsible and
ready.
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2012 SPRING BOWL COMPETITION
Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School students have
been active in academic bowl competition this
spring. On Saturday April 21st a team of four
students participated in the Western Dubuque Quiz
Bowl held at Farley Intermediate School in Farley,
Iowa. Our team of Anthony Canganelli, Charles
Johnson, Riley Nemec , and Alice Tsui competed in
this wide ranging and fast paced tournament to test
the student’s knowledge with questions in subjects such as music, history, sports, science,
and mathematics. The team finished with a 5-1 record being beaten by the eventual
champion Dyersville Beckman by only 20 points. The team finished in fourth place only
20 points out of third place. The team was very competitive and fun to watch as their
knowledge was tested against all the stiff competition they had. Good Job Raptors!!!
On April 28th, two teams of students from Roosevelt
competed in the first ever Dubuque Community
School District Middle School Science Bowl
Tournament held at Eleanor Roosevelt. Twelve teams
from the Tri-State Area came together to be tested and
challenged in their science knowledge. The
competition was divided into two parts. The
University of Northern Iowa’s Center for
Environmental and Energy Education provided a wind
turbine competition that challenged the students to construct a wind turbine that would
produce the most electrical current in one of two categories. The other part of the
competition challenged their academic prowess in a bowl competition setting with
science questions from the middle school level. Students had two hours to build the
turbine and they had five rounds of questions. Our teams did very well in the turbine
competition finishing 1st in one category and 2nd in the other. To determine the overall
champion, the academic score and the turbine competition were combined to give the
winner. Eleanor Roosevelt took home the first place
trophy and was the overall champion. The members of
both teams: Dorothy Anderson, Justin Blum, Justin Else,
Brandon Jenkins, Cody Krause, Ethan Kueter, Aaron
Locher, James Mihalakis, Drake Oswald, and Brandon
Sindt represented Eleanor Roosevelt in an outstanding
manner and brought home the gold for the day.
Great teamwork Raptors!!!
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TRIPLE AAA CLUB
ENDING YEAR
ACTIVITIES
Triple AAA Club has been busy
with year ending activities at
Roosevelt. On Friday May 4th, they
attended a Loras College
Planetarium presentation on
Constellations of the Night Sky.
Members learned how to locate and
identify some of the 88
constellations in our night sky.
After the presentation, Dr. Ken
McGlaughlin showed the students
the star machine used in the
presentation that evening and how it
works.
On Saturday May 5th, members in
cooperation with the Young Eagle
program of the EAA (Experimental
Aviation Association) were given
free half hour airplane rides around
the city of Dubuque. The rides were
given by member pilots in single
engine Cessna airplanes. Members
are also building multi-stage rockets
to be launched on May 29th at
Roosevelt. Students from Thomas
Jefferson Middle School have joined
us in this activity at Roosevelt.
A very busy month of May for the
members is being experienced.
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Sixth Graders from across the Dubuque Community
School District met on Friday May 4th at the beautiful
Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School Speedway to compete
in their annual solar car competition. Students from
Thomas Jefferson Middle School, George Washington
Middle School, and our own Eleanor Roosevelt Middle
School met in double elimination race competition to see
who had the fastest solar cars in the district. The cars
are provided by the University of Northern Iowa’s
Center for Environmental and Energy Education as an
opportunity for students to learn about how solar power
is a viable means of energy for our society’s energy
needs. The cars are powered by photovoltaic energy
cells, which are being used in our world to be an
alternative energy source. Student built and raced the
cars in their home schools and the top cars from each of
the schools came to Roosevelt for the competition.
House 6-2’s Caleb Melde and Lucas Kelchen had the
first place winning car. House 6-2 ‘s Brandan Avenarius
and David Miner came in at a fourth place finish. House
6-3’s Amber Hillery and Emmie Rheingans brought in
sixth place finish. Great job Raptors !!! We may have
future NASCAR drivers in this group. !!!
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HOUSE 6-2 INVADES SWISS VALLEY
On May 17th, House 6-2 did field work at the Swiss Valley
Nature Center. The theme for the day was environmental
awareness and conservation of natural resources. Students
were able to rotate through five classes taught by the
Dubuque County Conservation staff and House 6-2
teachers. Their service project for the day was to pull garlic
mustard one of the most evasive weeds to be found in the
North American forest ecosystem. It has spread and choked
out much of the forest floor of the native plants that have
been here for years. We also had Mr. David Carnahan a
former teacher and IOWATER volunteer who showed the
students some of the tests he has done for the Iowa
Department of Natural Resources to monitor Iowa water
quality. Mr. Dolan and Mr. Bob Walton did water quality
tests of the Catfish Creek. Mr. Walton looked for
organisms whose presence in the creek indicated the quality
of the water. Mr. Dolan did checks of the water for nitrates,
phosphates, pH, and oxygen to show how healthy the creek
was.
Other activities included in language arts, the introduction
by Mr. Gross of some appropriate environmental novels that
students could read. Mr. Smith and Ms. Putchio did
cooperation games to show the importance of us all working
together to meet the challenges that we face in conserving
our natural resources. Mrs. Tiefel used her expertise in
math to show the importance of good math skills to work
hand in hand with science in the field of conservation. Mrs.
Reeves did a jeopardy game to assess students
understanding of their natural world. Classes in GPS and
caching were taught to show how we can use the natural
world for recreation. A prairie class was also held to show
the importance of the prairie to the development of Iowa’s
ecosystem.
Students were tired after their day, but most felt they had a
better understanding of conservation practices that will be
needed to protect our precious natural resources.
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It is hard to believe the end of the
year is here! It has been such an
exciting time here, I have truly
enjoyed being a Roosevelt
Raptor! This group of 6th graders
have come a long way from that
first day when we tried to get
into lockers and through the halls
to their classes with strangers to
knowing their way around this
school and making new, close
friends!
I hope summer is enjoyable and I
look forward to seeing them as
7th graders!!!
Kindness matters, Mrs. Glennon
Summer is Here
Ever Wished for a Kindle or Nook?
Well, thanks to Keystone AEA,
students and staff have access to
over 500 secondary eBooks on any
computer or laptop! And they can
access more titles if they read books
from the elementary collection!
Students can check out 2 books for 2
weeks!
Want to see how it works? Ask your
student to demonstrate downloading
books to their computer or reading
online using their own usernames
and passwords. Each student should
have a direction sheet to set up the
computer so it works with eBooks,
for instance you must allow pop-ups.
If students lost the sheet or need
their usernames and passwords
again, just see Mrs. Pisarik in the
Media Center for extras!
Have a Great Summer!!
Happy summer reading!
Mrs. Pisarik
Report cards will be mailed home
during the week of June 5.
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ERMS Contacts
Main Office: 552-5000
Principal, Mr. Dale Lass
Business Manager/Principal’s Secretary, Mrs. Robin Shultz
Receptionist, Mrs. Julie Banigan
Ac�vi�es Office: 552-5010
Athletic Director/Assistant Principal, Mr. Jeff Johll
Activities/Assistant Principals Secretary, Mrs. Polly Fleming
A�endance Office: 552-5012
Assistant Principal, Mrs. Kelly Molony
Attendance/Assistant Principals Secretary, Mrs. Denise Durant
Health Office: 552-5016
Nurse, Mrs. Joanie Heitzman
Health Para-professional, Mrs. Davida McNamara
Guidance Office: 552-5013
Guidance Counselor s
Mrs. Amy Glennon
Mr. Mike Cosgrove
Mr. Dan Powers
Records/Counselors Secretary, Mrs. Nancy Weiss
DCSD Anonymous Tip Line: 552-3075
The Roosevelt Report is sponsored by the ERMS Parent Teacher Organization and the ERMS Staff. In future issues we hope to bring you important information about events and activities at ERMS. If you have any suggestions or comments about the newsletter, please contact any of the following:
Mike Lenstra, Editor Robin Shultz, ERMS Secretary/Business Manager 583-9932; [email protected] 552-5003; [email protected]
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POSITION NAME PHONE
President Anne)e Lucy 585-1300
Vice President TBD
Vice President TBD
Treasurer TBD
Recording Secretary Laura Oberfoell 582-2017
Corresponding Secretary Mary Fink 556-3214
Dance Commi)ee Cherri-Lynn Watson 513-4295
watsongro)[email protected]
Spirit Wear Vicki Pfab
Hospitality TBD
FAME Booster TBD
Yearbook Kirsten Pope 543-0935
2012/13 PTO Board Members
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IMPORTANT SUMMER DATES
Labor Day will be here before we know it!! And with that in
mind, I would
like to remind you of the dates for the summer of ’12
Marching Band Camp
so they may be put on your family calendar.
Band Camp is required for all incoming 7th and 8th grade
band students
Please do the band program one large favor. Please spread
the word about
band camp!
I try to get accurate dates out ASAP! Since the DCSD does not have their
summer dates set yet, there is a chance that some of the following times
may have to be adjusted. I will do my best to give you as much notice as
possible. (There is not any registration for band camp. Just show up!)
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August 6, 7
9:00 to 10:30 – flags report to the ERMS Band Room
10:45 to 12:15 – percussion students report to the ERMS Band Room
August 8, 9, 10
9:00 to 12:00 – ALL flags AND percussion report to the band room
9:30 to 12:00 ‐ ALL wind players (wind players are all woodwinds AND
brass instruments) report to the ERMS Band Room.
*On August 8 all students who need a school issued instrument should
report to the band room at 8:15.
August 13
9:00 to 12:00 – Full Marching Band Practice
August 14
9:30 to 12:30 ‐ Full Marching Band Practice!
August 15
12:00 to 3:00 ‐ Full Marching Band Practice!
August 16
10:00 to 12:30 ‐ Full Marching Band Practice!
August 17
9:00 to 12:00 ‐ Full Marching Band Practice
12:00 – Concert/Informance for all families and friends of the ERMS
Marching Band (Bring your video cameras!!!!)
September 3
Labor Day Parade!! A.M. report time to Jackson Park
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CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE
2011/2012 SCHOOL YEAR
• Purchased New Flags for the
Crossing Guards
• Athletic shorts for the sports
teams was approved for
purchase.
• Brought in motivational
speaker Adrian Brambilia
• Paid for and had overhead
projectors installed in
classrooms
• Funded prize give aways for
the Positive Behavior Support
Program
• Purchased and had window
treatments installed in the
cafeteria
• Funded field trips for the
science class
• Invited DCSD Interim IT
director David Cagagil to our
PTO meeting to air our
concerns about the direction of
• Purchased 10 i-pads for
our students & faculty
• Provided lunch for the staff
during Parent-Teacher-
Student Conferences and
Teacher Appreciation
Week
• Purchased “Flip” Camera
for the LRC
• Produced and staffed all of
the school dances
• Co-produced the FAME
production The Jungle
Book
• Provided food and drink for
the cast party
• Purchased compost bins
for the Sierra Society
• Acquired Display Cases
for the PBIS program
• Other classroom purchases—Periodic Tables for the Science
Classes—Geometric Solid sets—Balance Discs—Smartview
Software—Apps and adapters for the i-pads
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SPECIAL GUEST
Local icon and play-by-play man for the Iowa
Hawkeyes was a guest in our RTV Studios in
May. Here he is joined by our own Assistant
Principal Kelly Molony—an Iowa State fan—
just to keep the balance :-)
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LET’S TALK TRASH
House 8-1 went to the Dubuque Metropolitan Landfill Wednesday
May 10th. Students went to learn more about where their garbage
goes. They also discussed energy sources in the landfill.
Let’s see what Olivia Till and Sam Schrobilgen thought of the trip:
What was the most interesting part of your
trip Olivia?
“The recycling.”
What did you learn Olivia?
“That garbage never goes away.”
What was the most interesting part of your
trip Sam?
“The methane burner.” (Try to find the
burner in the pictures.)
What did you learn Sam?
“They had to weigh everything when they entered and left the land-
fill. Like the trucks.”
A grant from the ERMS PTO funded the buses for this trip.
Thank you PTO for supporting this opportunity to learn outside the
classroom.
The PowerSchool Parent Portal will be
inactive from Friday, June 1 through
mid August.
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“Off to summer vacation!
See you next year!”
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TAKE CHARGE OF EDUCATION
Dou you shop at Target? Did you know there is an easy
way for your purchases to benefit ERMS? All you have to
do is use your Target Visa or Target Card and we will
receive a percentage of the amount of each purchase in
the form of a cash donation from Target through the
Take Charge of Education® program. Just visit
target.com/tcoe or call 1-800-316-6142 to designate our
school.
Search the web and shop with
www.goodsearch.com and money from
Yahoo adver.sers and retailers will go
to ELEANOR ROOSEVELT MIDDLE
SCHOOL without you spending an extra
dime! Start your holiday GOODSHOP
shopping now and our school will
benefit! Go to www.goodsearch.com,
search for Roosevelt Middle School,
select our school in Dubuque, IA and
surf or shop.
It’s easy, safe and helpful!
EBLYONS
Nature Center
Thank You to these fine
businesses who have been
so supportive to us this
year. You have helped
enrich our school . . . .
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“And so it has come to this.” Those were the beginning words of legendary Tonight Show
host Johnny Carson’s final monologue as he prepared to end his 30 year career. And every
time I reach a milestone or the end of something those words come back to me. So here
goes:
And so it has come to this. We’re ready to put a lid on school year number seven here at
Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School. Some of the newness of the building has now faded but
I believe that has been replaced by a sense of pride for all that we are now accomplishing
(see PTO Contributions, School of Champions, page 16/17). These achievements could
not have been made without a strong collaboration between teachers, administrators,
students and parents. If space permitted I’d like to list all of those parents and guardians
who have given so much of their time and talents this past year but since it doesn’t I
would like to single out some key contributors that are moving on.
To Jane Rife, our Spirit Wear coordinator for the past four years, thanks for everything
you have done for ERMS. Your creative ideas were great. To Kelly Wollmuth, the
Treasurer of our PTO for the past two years, thanks for being so efficient and so easy to
work with. And even though they will continue to be part of the ERMS family at least for
a little longer Deanne Johll (Hospitality) and Beth Weiland (PTO VP, FAME) will be
taking on other tasks in life but know that Roosevelt Middle School is a better place
because of your contributions.
As for me this caps a three year run as your PTO President. Looking back and seeing all
that we have succeeded in doing, from the four way stop at Radford and Pennsylvania, to
the scoreboard on the football field, the sound system in the gym and the new technology
in the classrooms just to name but a few, tells me that we weren’t just marking time, we
were making a difference. I’m excited to hand over the reins to Annette Lucy, who will
be your new President, and some other new board members. I know they will keep the
tradition going.
And finally I would be remiss if I did not give a shout out to Robin Shultz who has been
my partner in this, The Roosevelt Report, for the last four years. I will miss you. We’ll
have to buy a new pair of shoes because yours cannot be filled.
Have a great summer
Michael J. Lenstra
ERMS Newsletter Editor
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