Tuesday, April 7
SBAC Testing begins for grades 3-8 (more information below)
Free chess lessons during lunch time recess for grades 1 – 8 (Sponsored by Roosevelt PTA – thanks to parent donations to the Roosevelt Enrichment Fund)
Family Science Night! Science Magic at 6:00pm in the Cafeteria
Wednesday, April 8
Spanish for Beginners class begins after school (more info below)
Friday, April 10
Kindergarten Field Trip to Hiller Aviation Museum
YMCA Family Night
Important Dates…
April 13 – Reclassification ceremony 4:30 at MIT Auditorium
April 13 – Site Council Meeting at 6:00pm in Room 14
April 14 – 7th grade The Epic of Sundiata PBL Performance at 8:00 and 9:00am
April 16 – Talent Show at PCC
April 17 – Room 13 PBL presentation at 8:30am
April 17 – Minimum Day Schedule
April 20 – 24 – Spring Break
April 27 – Deadline for Mother/Son Event RSVPs
April 27 – Armenian Assembly at 8:30am
April 27 – PTA Meeting at 6:00pm in Room 14
April 29 – Coffee with Principal Girardi in the Upper Staff Room at 8:00am
April 29 – Student of the Month assemblies
April 30 – Restaurant Fundraiser at Chipotle
May 1 – Kristi Yamaguchi Always Reading day for TK & Kinder at 9:00am
May 1 – Author Dan Gutman visit to K-3 (author of the Weird School series – Miss Daisy is Crazy, Mr Klutz is Nuts, etc.)
May 1 – Benefit for a Brighter Future – RCEF Benefit at 5:30pm at Canada College
May 2 – Mother/Son Event (4th grade parents are asked to help with this event)
May 21 – Art Show & Open House
SBAC Testing…
The new testing system for Common Core standards begins on Tuesday, April 7. Because the students have to use Chromebooks or iPads for testing, students in grades 3-8 will not be testing at the same time/days as they did for the STAR tests in the past. The SBAC (Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium) results may be released to the school within one month and to parents sometime in late summer. As of March, the state had decided to not release overall school scores to the public. The SBAC score information will look very different than the STAR test results that parents used to receive. For more information on the new test scoring format, go to EdSource – For parents, a new way to view test scores Want to see the test for yourself? Log in to the practice test and see how you do! Smarter Balance Practice Tests
Spanish Classes…
The next after school Beginning Spanish classes for grades 4-8 starts on Wednesday, April 8. There are only 15 spots available. Cost is $30 for the 6-week session and the class is being taught by Maribel Prado, a local Spanish teacher and tutor. Checks may be made out to Roosevelt PTA and turned in to the school office (cash also accepted). Please email Megan Goulden megan.goulden@gmail.com or Maribel Prado maribelprado84@gmail.com with any questions.
Mother (VIP)/Son Event…
The invitations for the Mother (VIP)/Son Event on May 2 are going home and posters are up all our campus to remind all of you to buy your tickets in advance! Only one special guest per boy student is permitted. Tickets will NOT be sold at the door, so get your RSVP in before the deadline. The deadline to RSVP is April 27th. The 4th grade is responsible for this event but any parent may volunteer to help. Donations for food and drinks are needed. If you are able to help in any capacity, please email Amber Moeckel at amberdawn519@yahoo.com Thank you in advance for your help making this a great event!
Art Show Help Needed…
Believe it or not, but the end of the school year is approaching and our Art teacher, Marlene Perez, has planning for the May 21 Art Show on her mind. She will be needing volunteers before the event to prep, label, and install the art and volunteers on May 22 to take it all down the art show. If you can staple, she needs your help! Please contact Marlene at marlenevperez@comcast.net
RCEF Benefit…
Mark your calendars for the RCEF’s Benefit for a Brighter Future event on May 1 at Canada College!
Benefit for a Brighter Future is the Redwood City Education Foundation’s premiere fundraising event, generating up to 30% of our annual income. We are fortunate each year to welcome an ever-growing number of Redwood City’s top educators, community members, and business leaders for an evening of inspiration, fun, and opportunity. If you would like to sponsor, help with the event, or just learn more, please contact us at: info@rcef.org or phone 650-269-0430. Tickets go on sale on Wednesday, April 1.
Speaking Benefit for a Brighter Future…
Over the years our marvelous BBF committee has dwindled as kids outgrew the district and volunteers moved their energy on to the next deserving project. The committee is down to a skeleton crew and we need fresh blood, energy, and helping hands to make BBF 2015 as fabulous as in prior years. The committee has already finished a lot of the early activities (did lot of work going after sponsors, the venue is set, marketing is going well) and now it’s fun for the party planning. Decorations, kids’ activities (costumes, how they will interact with the guests, etc), catering, and so forth; it can all be fun if find a group to work on it together as a team. Plus our theme is a tropical cruise — just think of the opportunities — shuffle board, islands named after sponsors, kids in sailor hats, this is a fun theme! If you’re interested in being a part of this effort, please contact Erika Pretell at erika.pretell@gmail.com
Do You Have an iPhone?…
You can now add our parent blog as an app button on your iPhone to make accessing the blog even easier! On your phone, go to www.rooseveltparents.com. Then select the “share” button. Select “Add to Homescreen” then select “Add” – that’s it! You should now see a button with a raccoon on your phone’s homescreen. Selecting it will automatically open the parent blog!
Have a great week!
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