What's New at Roosevelt Middle School

Tonight, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds announced that she is recommending that all Iowa schools close for four weeks to assist in reducing the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19).

The district learned of this unprecedented move as the general public did, and we realize that you are likely to have questions. We share in many of those same questions and expect more details to be available tomorrow and over the next number of days.

Schools in the district will remain closed until April 13. Knowing that this decision was a possibility, our leadership team has been working diligently to prepare. We are finalizing our plans for this closure, which for the district begins impacting us next week following spring break. Throughout this situation, we will work hard to provide you with the most accurate, up-to-date information possible.

While we have few details tonight about the implications of this closure, in these challenging times we can tell you that we will remain committed to serving our students, families and staff to the best of our ability.

As a reminder, we will plan to send an update to families and staff each day this week at 3 p.m. (at a minimum) and will post the most up-to-date information on our website at www.dbqschools.org/coronavirus.

Thank you for your continued support.

The Spring 2019 Online Student Art Galleries are now live featuring art from the district’s elementary, middle and high school students!

View the Galleries

These galleries area a way to highlight the remarkable products of art education in the district. It’s a digital attempt at bringing the work of our student artists at all levels into your home – because art is created for others to take in.

Our thanks to the DRA for our grant that allowed us to install an additional three 55” hallway monitors this school year. These are great for sharing information with students, along with pictures of events and student learning. Here are three students with one of the new monitors by the gymnasium on the west end of the building.

The Winter 2018 Online Student Art Galleries are now live featuring art from the district’s elementary, middle and high school students!

View the Elementary Gallery

View the Middle School Gallery

View the High School Gallery

This gallery is a way to highlight the remarkable products of art education in the district. It’s a digital attempt at bringing the work of our student artists at all levels into your home – because art is created for others to take in.

Chris Burke

Christopher Burke, an 11-year teaching veteran who uses real-world examples to make his mathematics lessons come alive, is the Iowa Department of Education’s 2019 Teacher of the Year, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced today at Dubuque’s Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School.

“Chris Burke exemplifies the great teaching that is taking place in Iowa schools,” said Gov. Reynolds. “His passion for inspiring students to learn math in a real-world context and his enthusiasm for serving as a coach outside the school day underscore the extraordinary commitment of educators in communities across our state.”

Burke, 35, who is also a teacher leader at the middle school, is one of many educators in his family, including his wife, mother and sister. His wife, Betsy, also teaches at Roosevelt.

In the program’s 60-year history, this is the first time a Dubuque teacher has received the Teacher of the Year award.
Read More about “Roosevelt Teacher Named 2019 Iowa Teacher of the Year”

ERMS will be partnering up with the Live Like Jack foundation by collecting food to create Thanksgiving Bags. LLJ has been creating Thanksgiving bags since 2015 and their goal this year is to serve over 500 families! We are providing our students and staff with this opportunity to participate. You can help by purchasing the following items:

Can of Green Beans
Can of Sweet Potatoes
Can of Cranberry Sauce
A Box of Stuffing
A Box of Instant Mashed Potatoes
A Can of Gravy or Gravy Packets
A Package of Muffins or Cornbread Mix
A Box of Cake or Brownie Mix or Similar Dessert
A Jar of Instant Ice tea or Jug of Pre-Made Ice Tea

Mrs. Williams would like you to come check out the Book Fair during Fall conferences. You can also check out the link below to find out more!

Book Fair Link

ERMS will have a Garden Club Greenhouse thanks to some generous sponsors: Bard Materials, Farm Credit Services of America, HyVee, Sustainable Dubuque, Theisen’s, Whole Kids, Grandview Gallop Association, and 5210. We can’t wait to get started on this new adventure! Go to our ERMS Facebook Page for more pictures and a video!

Please consider bidding on a poem book created by students in House 6-2. All proceeds go to Children’s Miracle Network.

Bidding has closed. Thank you.