Today in Mr. Son’s 6th Grade Math Class
Students put their hard work to the test — literally — by testing their toothpick bridges! 🪵✨
This nine-week project connected directly to the 6th grade ratio standards (6.RP.1–4) as students explored unit rate, unit conversion, and equivalent ratios in a hands-on way. The activity also encouraged students to practice key Standards for Mathematical Practice:
MP1 — Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them
MP2 — Reason abstractly and quantitatively
MP5 — Use appropriate tools strategically
MP6 — Attend to precision
Along the way, students built important real-world skills like time management, collaboration, and public speaking as they planned, built, and presented their bridges.
One highlight of the day — a bridge that held an incredible 87.1 pounds before breaking! 💪🏗️
It was an exciting day of learning, problem-solving, and celebrating creativity in math. Great job, young engineers! 👏💡🔧
Students put their hard work to the test — literally — by testing their toothpick bridges! 🪵✨
This nine-week project connected directly to the 6th grade ratio standards (6.RP.1–4) as students explored unit rate, unit conversion, and equivalent ratios in a hands-on way. The activity also encouraged students to practice key Standards for Mathematical Practice:
MP1 — Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them
MP2 — Reason abstractly and quantitatively
MP5 — Use appropriate tools strategically
MP6 — Attend to precision
Along the way, students built important real-world skills like time management, collaboration, and public speaking as they planned, built, and presented their bridges.
One highlight of the day — a bridge that held an incredible 87.1 pounds before breaking! 💪🏗️
It was an exciting day of learning, problem-solving, and celebrating creativity in math. Great job, young engineers! 👏💡🔧
Congratulations to our September House Heroes!
6th Grade-Griffin Oaster, Livvy Scott, Colton Wilmurth, Kennedy Everage
7th Grade-Lairn Smay, Kyndall Hubbard, Aaliyah Schum, Emma Phillips
8th Grade-Abigail Mackelden, Lane Wideman, Cash Reed, Noah Blas Miller
6th Grade-Griffin Oaster, Livvy Scott, Colton Wilmurth, Kennedy Everage
7th Grade-Lairn Smay, Kyndall Hubbard, Aaliyah Schum, Emma Phillips
8th Grade-Abigail Mackelden, Lane Wideman, Cash Reed, Noah Blas Miller
Good morning, parents/guardians.
As we did last year, we want to invite you to get involved in our school for the 2025-26 school year as a member of our Parent Advisory Committee. We can always use help planning and chaperoning events like our fall and spring dances, some of our student appreciation days, as well as some other events. You may be involved as much or as little as you want, so don't be concerned about the time commitment.
Please respond to the email address below with your name and how you would like to be involved.
katie.todd@rcusd.org.
We look forward to another year of great community involvement at RJHS!
Dave Oestreich
Principal
As we did last year, we want to invite you to get involved in our school for the 2025-26 school year as a member of our Parent Advisory Committee. We can always use help planning and chaperoning events like our fall and spring dances, some of our student appreciation days, as well as some other events. You may be involved as much or as little as you want, so don't be concerned about the time commitment.
Please respond to the email address below with your name and how you would like to be involved.
katie.todd@rcusd.org.
We look forward to another year of great community involvement at RJHS!
Dave Oestreich
Principal
JH Boys Basketball Open Gyms this week
Tuesday, September 23 | 3:15–4:30 PM | Central Gymnasium
Thursday, September 25 | 3:00–4:30 PM | Larry Milazzo Gymnasium (High School)
The first day of basketball tryouts/practice for all 7th and 8th grade boys will be held on:
Thursday, October 23 | 3:00–4:30 PM | Central Gym
Friday, October 24 | 3:00–4:30 PM | Junior High Gym
Tryouts are for 7th and 8th grade boys only. If we need to open up tryouts to 6th grade athletes, we will send out communication ahead of time.
Important: All athletes must be registered online and have a current physical on file in order to participate.
Click Here to Register: https://students.arbitersports.com/programs/junior-high-school-sports-registration-2025-2026
Open gyms are not mandatory and have no bearing on whether a player makes the team. These are simply opportunities for your son to get in the gym and get his hands on the ball before the season begins.
Tuesday, September 23 | 3:15–4:30 PM | Central Gymnasium
Thursday, September 25 | 3:00–4:30 PM | Larry Milazzo Gymnasium (High School)
The first day of basketball tryouts/practice for all 7th and 8th grade boys will be held on:
Thursday, October 23 | 3:00–4:30 PM | Central Gym
Friday, October 24 | 3:00–4:30 PM | Junior High Gym
Tryouts are for 7th and 8th grade boys only. If we need to open up tryouts to 6th grade athletes, we will send out communication ahead of time.
Important: All athletes must be registered online and have a current physical on file in order to participate.
Click Here to Register: https://students.arbitersports.com/programs/junior-high-school-sports-registration-2025-2026
Open gyms are not mandatory and have no bearing on whether a player makes the team. These are simply opportunities for your son to get in the gym and get his hands on the ball before the season begins.
Please click on the link for important information. Thank you.
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https://aptg.co/6HPJy4
Winter Tennis camp for grades 3rd-8th starting November 30th! Scan the QR code for more information and to register.
Get ready for an outdoor adventure at Camp Warren Levis! The Discovery Base program is designed for students in grades 4-12 and focuses on everything the great outdoors has to offer. Check out the attached flyer to learn more!
Mrs. Russell's science class is working hard to determine what happened to their beloved Sally Scarecrow. Today students were testing the powder from the crime scene to see if the powder contained a starch by using iodine. They also tested to see if the powder was baking soda by using vinegar. Can the kids find out what happened to Sally? Stay tuned.
Students in Mrs. Russell's 6th grade science class were using a pH indicator to test three substances to see if they contained an acid or a base. This is almost their final experiment before making a decision on what happened to Sally the Scarecrow. Science is fun!
Free Dental Care for Kids! See the following flyer for more details.
One more day until we welcome our 6th grade students and parents! Parents, if you want to get a jumpstart on our House fundraiser, please check out this information. This is a great way for your child(ren) to begin the year with House points while supporting our House field trips and activities.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pwY8cGv6aY9hT7UojTR-0X8T1G5JsRGk/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pwY8cGv6aY9hT7UojTR-0X8T1G5JsRGk/view?usp=sharing
Please click the following link for Skyward and Back to School information.
Happy Monday! We are so excited to welcome 6th grade students and parents to our building on Thursday from 6:30-8:00. Here is a sneak peek at some of the information that we will cover. This will be a good document to reference throughout the year when you have questions.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CESHhRf6j8kHi58zC_KrGwvZVeJXdKyt4LJF4gmmaYQ/edit?usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CESHhRf6j8kHi58zC_KrGwvZVeJXdKyt4LJF4gmmaYQ/edit?usp=sharing
Here is a link with details for families of 7th and 8th grade students at RJHS regarding the first day of school and our School Kick-off event on August 18.
https://5il.co/3mx9b
Parents and guardians of incoming 6th graders, here are details regarding our 6th-grade orientation and first day of school.
https://5il.co/3mx4x
Do you still need to register your student for school at Roxana Junior High School for the fall? Please click on the link below for details.
https://5il.co/3mtsp
https://5il.co/3mtsp