Welcome back everyone!

Please note: If you are not returning to Roosevelt this year, you may remove yourself from the Roosevelt Yahoo group. Just send an email to rooseveltelementary-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com. You don’t have to put anything in the subject line or anything in the message. Yahoo groups will delete you automatically.

Monday, August 22
First Day of School!

Classes start at 8:00am for grades K-6.
Grades 1 – 3 are dismissed at 2:00pm and Grades 4 – 6 are dismissed at 2:20pm.
Kindergarteners will be dismissed at the end of orientation.

The First Day of School for Kindergarteners serves as a Parent/Student Info Day. Please note: Kinder Parents must attend the first day and must stay with their child until dismissal. Parents will meet the teachers, learn about pick-up and drop-off procedures, learn lunch and snack routines, give contact information, give Early Bird/Later Gator schedule preference, etc. on that day.

Tuesday, August 23
Kindergarten classes will start at 8:00 and end at 12:10.

Wednesday, August 24
Kindergarten classes will start at 8:00 and end at 12:10.

School Board meeting at District office at 7:00pm. One item on the agenda is the proposal to raise the price of school lunches. All are welcome to attend, and Spanish translation is available. To see the full meeting agenda, go to the following link and click on the meeting date. School Board Meeting Agenda

Thursday, August 25
Kindergarten classes will start at 8:00 and end at 12:10

Grades 1 – 6 Minimum Day Schedule. Grades 1 – 3 are dismissed at 1:00 and Grades 4 – 6 are dismissed at 1:20

Friday, August 26
Kindergarten classes will start at 8:00 and end at 12:10

Important Dates…
September 8 – Back to School Night and Ice Cream Social

Be Safe for Drop Off and Pick Up…
Roosevelt’s only official drop off zone is on Vera Avenue at the gate for the school yard. Speed bumps have been installed in front of the school to slow traffic. Please be courteous and do not park in the Principal, Office Manager or Staff parking spaces in front of the school. If you are dropping your child off across the street, please make sure that your child crosses in the crosswalk with the crossing guard. Another option is to park on Euclid Avenue or in the Rite Aid parking lot.

Do not use the school’s bus loading zone – this zone is for school buses only, and dropping kids off at this location is not only dangerous, it also slows down the flow of all the other cars, and any buses coming in.

Please allow extra time – everyone is very busy, but that’s no excuse to put our kids’ safety at risk – leave a few minutes early to allow ample time for drop off and pick up. Just a few minutes can make a great difference, and help to make the traffic circulation around our school more efficient for everyone.

Please be courteous and respectful of our school’s neighbors and never park in front of driveways.

Reminder…
The school gates are locked at 8:30am and not unlocked until 1:55pm (or 12:55 on Minimum Days). If you are coming on to the campus after 8:30am, you need to sign in at the office.

Welcome!…
Roosevelt has several new staff members this year, so make sure to welcome them to Roosevelt!

Susan Novikoff -5th grade
Maureen McPeek – 4th grade
Michelle Bacolini – Kindergarten
Emily Morgan – SDC 3-5
Jenny Brandt – 1st grade
Gillian Parkhurst – 3rd grade

On the Parent Blog…
I’ll be posting bios of our new faculty members on the blog this week. This year I would really love to show more of the daily life at Roosevelt. It’s difficult for the teachers to consistently take pictures since they’re busy with class instruction. So, if you’re volunteering in the classroom, chaperoning on field trips or on campus, please take a picture or two and send them to me. I would also be happy to post any work by your child – artwork, stories, poems, etc. And remember, any school news is always posted to the parent blog, so please bookmark the page and check it often!

PTA…
If you didn’t turn in a donation or pledge form at MAZE day, you can still turn one in. The PTA still needs your donations to support our P.E. program, Art, Music, Field Trips, and various needed items and supplies for this school year. Checks can be made out to Roosevelt PTA. Please stop by the office or send your pledge forms in an envelope to school with your child. Thank you for supporting the extra curricular programs at Roosevelt!

Donation Matching…
If you want to make a donation to Roosevelt’s PTA (or have already made a donation), make sure to check with your company’s HR department to see if they offer donation matching to 501c non-profit organizations. For a partial list of corporations that offer donation matching programs, take a look at our Fundraising page.

Art in Action for this year…
Volunteers for Art in Action are needed for each grade level this year. You can sign up to be a teacher (docent) or assistant. If you are interested in being a docent, training is provided and you don’t need any previous art experience. Art is such a wonderful addition to our school’s curriculum and, like music instruction, develops areas in the brain that are responsible for creativity, critical thinking skills and language. The time commitment is about 1 hour per month. This is one of those volunteer opportunities that is a low commitment with big rewards! If you are interested, or have questions, please contact Karen Berg-Smith at kazberg66@yahoo.com

Don’t Forget…
Make sure to put your child’s name on any sweaters, sweatshirts or jackets that they bring to school. The Lost and Found was overflowing with unmarked jackets and sweaters last year that could have been returned if they had a student’s name on the tag.

After School Program at Schaberg Library…
The Redwood City Parks and Recreation Department will be offering an after school program at Schaberg library for students in grades 1 – 6. The cost is $40 per month per child. Registration forms will be sent home this week with your child.

Have a great week!