It’s Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week! Please take a look at the ways you can contribute this week to show your thanks to the hard working and dedicated teachers and staff at Roosevelt.
Mark your calenders for the following events at Roosevelt:
Please bring a flower for your teacher
Renaissance Day for 7th graders! You may think you are seeing things on the lower field on Monday morning at drop off time. It’s time for the 7th grade to go back in time to the days of the Renaissance! The Renaissance Institute (the people in the costumes that you will see) are at Roosevelt for a day of Renaissance games and crafts.
Tuesday, May 5
Please wear your teacher’s favorite color! Students wearing at least one item of a teacher or staff member’s favorite color may have free dress. Don’t know what their favorite color is? Check out the full list on the Parent Blog
2nd grade field trip to CuriOdyssey
Free chess lessons during lunch time recess for grades 1 – 8 (Sponsored by Roosevelt PTA – thanks to parent donations to the Roosevelt Enrichment Fund)
Wednesday, May 6
Please bring a sweet treat for your teacher
Middle School Honor Roll Assembly at 8:00am in the Cafeteria
Open Garden during lunch recess – Volunteers Needed! (See below for more information)
Thursday, May 7
Teacher/Staff Appreciation Lunch (See below for more information)
Friday, May 8
Please bring in a thank you, drawing or poem to show your appreciation
Saturday, May 9
Girls on the Run 5k race at Golden Gate Park
Important Dates…
May 11 – PBL Tour Day
May 12 – 1st grade field trip to SF Zoo
May 12 – Restaurant Fundraiser! McDonalds on Chestnut Street
May 12 – SPARK Discovery Night for SPARK students and their families
May 13 – 4th grade field trip to Mission San Juan Bautista
May 13 – 6th grade Orientation at 6:00pm for 5th grade students entering 6th grade next year
May 15 – Outdoor Movie Night
May 18 – Instrumental Music Festival at Carrington Hall – Sequoia High School at 6:00pm
May 19 – 3rd grade virtual field trip with California Academy of Science
May 19 – AR Blast Off! Banquet at 6:00pm
May 20 – Parent Coffee at 8:00am in Room 1
May 20 – Art Show Set-up begins – Volunteers needed! (See below for more information)
May 21 – 8th grade Amusement Park Physics PBL presentation at 8:30am
May 21 – 4th Grade field trip to Red Morton Park for Make Time for Fitness event
May 21 – Art Show opens at 5:30pm & Open House
May 22 – Last day to turn in BoxTops for the classroom BoxTop Challenge
May 22 – Art Show take down
May 25 – Memorial Day – No School
May 25 – 6th graders leave for Yosemite
May 26 – Last PTA Meeting of the Year at 6:00pm! 1st Graders performing
May 27 – Open Garden at Lunch Recess
May 29 – 5th grade DARE Graduation at 8:00am
May 29 – Rm 6a picnic at Red Morton
May 29 – 6th graders return from Yosemite
June 1 – Begin Minimum Day schedule (all Kinders on Early Bird Schedule)
June 1 – 7th Grade field trip to Marine Science Institute (meet at MSI dock at 7:30am – parents must arrange for transportation)
June 1 – 8th grade graduation practice at MIT
June 1 – Kindergarten field trip to Happy Hollow Zoo
June 2 – Incoming Kindergarten Meet & Greet event at 3:00pm for incoming Kinders for 2015/2016
June 2 – 2nd grade picnic to Red Morton
June 2 – 8th grade graduation practice at MIT
June 2 – 6th grade field trip to Computer History Museum
June 3 – Kindergarten PBL Presentations at 8:00am followed by a Cereal Reception
June 3 – Kindergarten Farewell Festival at 10:00am
June 3 – Final 8th grade graduation practice at MIT
June 3 – 8th grade graduation at MIT Auditorium at 6:00pm
June 4 – Field Day
June 4 – 8th grade Pool Party at PCC
June 5 – Last Day of School! – Super Minimum Day – all classes released at 12:00 noon
Teacher/Staff Appreciation Luncheon…
It’s that time again when we say a big “Thank You!” to the teachers and staff of Roosevelt School! The luncheon is scheduled for Thursday, May 7 in the Staff Room (Rm 14). The PTA is asking for a donation of $5 per family to help pay for the caterer and for volunteers to help with picking up decorations, set up and clean up. Please contact Joanne Dunbar at dunbear@sbcglobal.net
Outdoor Movie Night!…
Come and join the fun of watching Big Hero 6 under the stars on an outdoor movie screen on Friday, May 15. The food truck will arrive at 6:00pm and the movie will start when the sun goes down (approximately 8:00pm). The movie is FREE and food and snacks will be available for purchase. Please bring camping chairs, blankets and warm clothes. 1st grade families are asked to volunteer for this event. Currently, help is needed with the food truck. Please contact Melanie Centeno at melanieandrodney@yahoo.com
Art Show Help Needed…
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 then more volunteers on May 22 to take it all down. If you can staple, she needs your help! No other skills required! Please contact Marlene at marlenevperez@comcast.net
School Garden…
Looking for a way to get outside on one of these beautiful sunny days and help our kids get back to nature at the same time? Please join the garden volunteer group. We really need more volunteers to get the students out into our newly remodeled garden. We need help with our Open Garden lunch sessions and/or tending the garden after school, on weekends or during school breaks. It will only take a couple of hours a month. Or, come up with your own volunteer garden ideas and we’ll help you make it happen. Email Megan Goulden at megan.goulden@gmail.com for more information.
BoxTops Challenge!…
This is the last BoxTops Challenge of the year! This challenge is between Classrooms! Bring in your BoxTops between April 27 and May 22. Make sure you let us know what Room # gets the credit for your entry. The classroom that has collected the most BoxTops will win a prize! Good luck!
SBAC Testing…
The new testing system for Common Core standards has begun. 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
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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