Message from the Principal
Jog-a-thon this Thursday!
After a number of months of meetings with the Superintendent’s Advisory Council and many community forums, Dr. John Baker will be presenting his recommendations to the Board of Trustees at the November 14 board meeting. Due to an expected large turnout, the board meeting will be held at the Fox Theater at 7pm. The recommendations will become available to the public on November 9, but at this time, I do not expect any major changes to Roosevelt School. While there has been talk of possibly moving to a K-5th and 6th-8th model for schools, Dr. Baker has expressed that he will need more time to review this option, and there will be no changes to the current school configurations for 2019-2020 school year. This means that Roosevelt will remain a TK-8th grade school for at least the next 1 ½ years.
Tomorrow, Monday, November 5, we will be hosting a Parent Information Night about the American education system. Michelle Remond will be leading this talk in both English and Spanish. It will be held in the upper campus. A light dinner and childcare will be provided. While the talk is aimed at TK-1st grade parents, we welcome anyone new to the U.S. education system to attend.
We are super excited for the Jog-a-thon this Thursday! We are getting much closer to our target of $45,000. We hope to see many of you join us for the big event on Thursday.
Remember that parent-teacher conferences start with some teachers on November 14, although the two official conference days are Monday, November 19 and Tuesday, November 20.
Also, Friday, November 16 is a super minimum day. This means that ALL classes are dismissed at 12 o’clock. Please place this on your calendar, so you don’t forget!
On Saturday, November 10, we will be having a Garden Work Day from 9am-12pm. Zoe, our amazing gardening teacher, will be organizing it, and we need as many volunteers as possible.
– Principal Tina Mercer
This Week
- Monday, November 5
- Information Night about the US Education System | 6pm
- Thursday, November 8
- Friday, November 9
- Free Dress
- Back-up Jog-a-thon Date (if weather prevents November 7)
- End of first trimester
- Saturday, November 10
- Garden Day 9am-12pm
Roosevelt Rockin’ Jog-a-thonImportant Dates
- Monday, November 12
- Veteran’s Day -NO SCHOOL
- Tuesday, November 13
- World Kindness Day
- Friday, November 16
- SUPER MINIMUM DAY – class gets out at noon
- Monday, November 19
- Parent Teacher Conferences—NO SCHOOL
- Tuesday, November 20
- Parent Teacher Conferences—NO SCHOOL
- Wednesday, November 21
- Thanksgiving Break – NO SCHOOL
- Thursday, November 22
- Thanksgiving Break – NO SCHOOL
- Friday, November 23
- Thanksgiving Break – NO SCHOOL
JOG-A-THON THIS THURSDAY!
Just 4 days to go until the 2018 Roosevelt Rockin’ Jog-a-thon! We’re more than 75% to our goal, so don’t stop now – our last week was our biggest week in 2017!
The big day is this Thursday, November 8th during school hours. Check here to see what time your child is running if you want to cheer them on!
Congrats to the 2nd grade Tse classroom for earning their pizza/donut party, with Coffey (98%), Mallari (95%), McPeek (86%), and Weindel (79%) closing-in! Also a shout-out to Mr. Sugar’s class with the most raised in middle school!
The final fundraising deadline is not until November 15th don’t stop after the jog! You have a little extra time to earn donations for a job well done.
| # | Classroom Leaderboard | Goal | Total | % to Goal |
| 1 |  Tsuchiyama, 1st Grade |
$ 1,920 | $ 6,950 | 362% |
| 2 | Mosso, 1st Grade |
$ 1,840 | $ 4,688 | 255% |
| 3 | Torres, K |
$ 2,240 | $ 3,984 | 178% |
| 4 | Tse, 2nd Grade |
$ 2,160 | $ 2,592 | 120% |
| 5 | Hinojosa, 3rd Grade |
$ 2,080 | $ 2,470 | 119% |
| 6 | Coffey, 1st Grade | $ 1,760 | $ 1,735 | 99% |
| 7 | Mallari, K | $ 2,320 | $ 2,202 | 95% |
| 8 | McPeek, 2nd Grade | $ 2,240 | $ 1,925 | 86% |
| 9 | Weindel, 3rd Grade | $ 2,240 | $ 1,773 | 79% |
| 10 | Bamberger, TK | $ 2,000 | $ 1,197 | 60% |
Garden Work Day This Saturday
This Saturday, November 10, we will be having a Garden Work Day from 9am-12pm. Our very own plant-head, the inimitable Zoe will be organizing it, and we need as many volunteers as possible. Get your hands dirty and help us get our incomparable garden in great shape for the winter!
Questions? Wanna volunteer? Email garden@roosevelt-pta.com
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