happy-summer2Thanks everyone for another great year at Roosevelt!

In 2012/2013 we celebrated:

* 62 point gain in our API score
* 2013 San Mateo County Teacher of the Year – Sarah Coyle
* 2013 San Mateo County Reading Association Award – Gillian Parkhurst
* 2013 Biz World Challenge Champions – 5th grade team

And we’re thrilled to announce that Roosevelt’s PBL program has been nominated for the California School Boards Association 2013 Golden Bell Award for outstanding programs!

More to come in 2014!

Reading Lists
Keep your child reading this summer! The Redwood City Public Library has a Summer Reading Club and has summer reading lists for children of all ages and reading levels. If you sign up and read for 600 minutes this summer, you can win some great prizes. www.redwoodcity.org/library/kids/index.html

Links for Kids
Don’t forget to include some educational (but fun!) computer screen time this summer. Links for Jiji Math, typing programs and others can all be found on the parent blog under the tab Links for Kids, so check it out!

Uniforms
The following uniform color choices are part of the uniform dress code for 2013/2014:

Dress code for grades K-5:
Navy or Khaki – pants, shorts, skirts, jumpers, etc
White or Navy – collared shirts/tops, sweaters, jackets

Dress code for grades 6-8 ONLY:
Black, Navy or Khaki – pants, shorts, skirts, jumpers, etc
White, Black or Navy – collared shirts/tops
Black, Navy or White – sweaters, jackets.

School spirit t-shirts or sweatshirts are also considered part of the dress code for grades K-8.*

Don’t forget that you can order uniforms online from French Toast (www.frenchtoast.com). They have our school’s logo on file so for an additional charge, you can have the Roosevelt raccoon embroidered on shirts or sweaters. Use our school’s source code when you shop and Roosevelt gets 5% of your order: Source Code QS46WJ9. Over the summer they have a lot of sales, so keep checking their website for deals.

 

*Roosevelt logo polo shirts, t-shirts and jackets will also be sold at MAZE day, Screen shot 2013-06-19 at 4.27.13 PMso you can stock up there as well. Logo polo shirts will be sold for $10 each, so it’s a great value!

 

Important Dates for the 2013/2014 School Year…
August 20 – MAZE Day for students with last names A-L from 5:00-7:00pm
August 22 – MAZE Day for students with last names M-Z from 4:00-6:00pm

The first day of school for the 2013/2014 school year will be Monday August 26.

Have a great summer!