Message from the Principal

2018 is coming to a close, and I have to say that my first five months at Roosevelt have been a real joy. I’m looking forward to a couple of weeks off, and I hope you are able to enjoy the holidays with friends and family.

My last Coffee with the Principal for 2018 will be on Wednesday, December 19 at 8:15am in the library. Please come with any questions or concerns you have with the changes happening to our district, and I’m looking forward to sharing some of the wonderful things we have planned for the new year.

A couple of quick reminders that Thursday, December 20 is a super minimum day, and Friday is the first day of Winter Break. Students start back at school on Wednesday, January 9.

2019 is expected to be a busy one.  We have a full calendar of tours coming up in January through March.  I will need lots of parents to help out as tour guides, so please let me know if you are interested. Even if you can just help on one particular day, that would be very much appreciated. When letting me know, can you also let me know if you speak Spanish, as we do have Spanish-speaking and bilingual parents interested for their children. All tours will be in the morning from 8:30-10am.

Tour dates:

  • January 11, 17, 22, 25, 30
  • February 4, 13, 15, 21
  • March 1, 15, 28

I have set up a couple of Tour Orientation Meetings for parents who are interested in being tour guides. The meeting should not take longer than 45 minutes, but I will walk you through what a tour will look like and provide you with some talking points. There is one orientation meeting on Wednesday evening and another on Thursday morning. I hope you can attend one of these if you are interested in being a parent tour guide. Tours start on Friday, January 11, 2019.

We also have a Meet RCSD night during our first week back. This will be our first opportunity for incoming families to our district to talk to all of the different schools about their programs.

A reminder regarding attendance: RCSD does not get paid by the state when your children are not in school (whether it be an excused or unexcused absence). If you are planning a trip that is five days or more, please make sure you fill in the independent study forms. This ensures that we are still funded for those days, and more importantly, your child can keep up to date with their studies.

– Principal Tina Mercer

This Week

  • Wednesday, December 19
    • Coffee with the Principal | 8:15 am
  • Thursday, December 20
    • Last Day of School before Winter Break
    • Super Minimum Day: school is dismissed at 12:00 noon
  • Friday, December 21
    • NO SCHOOL – Winter break begins

Important Dates

  • Wednesday, January 9
    • Students return from Winter Break
  • Thursday, January 10
    • Tour Orientation Meeting for parent tour guides | Cafeteria | 8:10am
    • Meet RCSD Night | 6:00 – 8:00pm
  • Friday, January 11
    • Parent Tour | 8:30am

Duck Pond Update

Big Thank you to the Weiser Family (Zoe in Mrs. Torres’ Kinder Class) for donating a pump for our duck pond! AND a big thank you for the Mapes-Buck family (Lauren in Pre-K and Mitch in 2nd) for donating our first incubator for our chick hatch! THANK YOU SO MUCH! For anyone else who wants to check out our Amazon Wish List- please click here!

Mathfest Roundup!

Mathfest was a HUGE hit! So much fun we are working on doing it again later in the year. For anyone who missed out… Games game and more games!

“Why do they call it Mathfest when it is all just a bunch of fun games?”
– Wren Wagner, Grade 1.

What better way to instill a love of math than through showing the simplicity, joy and beauty of math through FUN? And for anyone who realized that their kids loved blackened salmon… here is a link to how to make it at home.