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February 2015

Rossman Rules Transformed Into Inspiring Mural

February 24, 2015

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Kindness, honesty, respect and responsibility — the pillars of Rossman School's character program — have been artistically interpreted into a floor-to-ceiling mural between the Pratt Performing Arts Center and the Marshall Gymnasium. Professional artist Karla Faith visited Rossman in February to lead a team of 24 students in the design and implementation of the mural, a project made possible by art...Read more

Author Visits Via Video

February 13, 2015

Betty G. Birney, author of the popular “According to Humphrey” books, recently stopped by the library to talk with Rossman second graders. We gathered around an interactive whiteboard to welcome Mrs. Birney via Skype Classroom.

The students greeted Mrs. Birney with great questions and enthusiasm. She graciously shared information about herself, her writing career and Humphrey (a fictional classroom pet hamster). A St. Louis native, Mrs. Birney was excited to meet a class from her hometown. 

It was a special 30 minutes learning about an author and her book series. Mrs. Birney...Read more

Creativity and Conversation at our Fingertips

February 9, 2015

Imagine seeing a larger-than-life wearable sculpture made out of sock monkeys. Imagine seeing another encrusted completely in sparkly sequins. What if those sculptures were worn and the people in them were dancing? What would you see? What would you think? What would you wonder? 

This winter, I took my family to the St. Louis Art Museum to see Nick Cave’s exhibit Currents 109 in the Contemporary gallery (open through March 8, 2015). Missouri native Nick Cave creates “Soundsuits” out of a variety of materials such as textiles, raffia, yarn, buttons, sequins, and other found...Read more

Hockey and Heart Health

February 5, 2015

January was a very busy month in P.E. We just finished up our floor hockey unit, ending it with a tournament held at Rohan Woods last Saturday. It was a great day of hockey, and we had about 20 fifth and sixth graders there representing Rossman School. This was a round-robin type of tournament in which Rossman played each team in a twenty minute game. It was a great way to showcase the skills our students had been learning and working hard on for three weeks.

We also had our annual Jump Rope for Heart event on Friday January 30. Over 100 students participated in jump roping,...Read more

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