12-16-2024

School News

• Principal's Message
• HAP Update
• It's School Choice Time!
• Early Pick-up Procedures

This Week:

DECEMBER 16 (M)
DECEMBER 17 (T)
DECEMBER 18 (W)

• Early Release - 2:35 PM

DECEMBER 19 (TH)
DECEMBER 20 (F)

DECEMBER 23 - JANUARY 6: Winter Break!

After Break:

JANUARY 6 (M)

• No School: Professional Development/Planning Day

JANUARY 7 (T)
JANUARY 8 (W)

• Early Release - 2:35 PM

JANUARY 9 (TH)
JANUARY 10 (F)

Hello Roosevelt Families!

We wish all of you a healthy and happy break! Winter Break starts Monday, December 23 and students return on Tuesday, January 7... We look forward to seeing everyone in the new year, ready to finish out the 2024-25 school year with energy and excitement.

In these last few days before winter break, our school community is working hard to make HAP happen. We are so appreciative of our students, families, and staff who have mounted an incredible effort to bring in non-perishable foods and raise funds for our community. If your family could use some assistance, please contact Allison Wagner at 541-790-8512, and we will do our best to assist you. All requests will be kept confidential.

In the same vein, there is still time to donate to our direct drive. Please see below for options to donate directly to RMS in support of our programs and school staff.

Lastly, if your student brought home their conference portfolio to present at home, please complete the form they brought with it and have your student return it to their House Advisor.

We appreciate you taking the time to read our parent update each week. If there is anything we can do to support you or your student, please feel free to reach out to me directly or call the front office... and we thank you for your continued support of our school community!

Mike & Kelsea

Our thirty-plus year tradition continues… HAP (Helping All People) was a success this year. As a school, we raised over $895 to support families in need in our community. In addition, we collected (and continue to collect) a large quantity of food to be donated to Food For Lane County. RMS is a special community with a big heart. Thank you again for all the support!

MOST DESIRED:

• High-protein, shelf-stable foods such as canned meats and fish, stews, chilis, broths, and peanut butter
• Low-sugar dried fruit, apple sauce and canned fruit without syrup
• Pasta, rice, cereal, corn meal, dried beans, and oatmeal
• Cooking oil and healthy fats such as olive oil or coconut oil
• Masa, mole, chiles, and other specialty spices
• Canned vegetables and beans

MORE IDEAS:

• Baking mixes (premade pancake, waffle, and muffin mixes)
• Brown rice
• Coffee
• Flour
• Granola
• Juice
• Lentils
• Milk alternatives (oak milk, almond milk, soy milk, etc.)
• Nuts
• Mac'n cheese
• Protein bars/granola bars
• Protein shakes
• Shelf-stable milk
• Soups
• Pasta Sauce

If your family is able to support, your donation will be greatly appreciated and benefit families here in Lane County.

In addition, to support a positive and caring environment at school, all December students making good choices at school can receive raffle tickets to enter to win for prizes for their House and in some cases, individual prizes. Some examples include the opportunity for their House to throw water balloons at staff as they run around the field, the opportunity to earn a breakfast party for their House, and the opportunity to be principal for the day.

Our school, like all 4j middle schools, is participating in the Student Health Survey (SHS), a survey sponsored by the Oregon Health Authority Public Health Division and the Oregon Department of Education. The survey asks about health risk behaviors of students in grades 6, 8 and 11. The survey will be conducted online in the classroom and includes questions about student health and safety, mental and behavioral health, school climate and culture, and risk and protective factors.

Taking the Student Health Survey poses minimal risk to your child, who may feel embarrassed or uncomfortable answering some of the questions. Survey procedures have been designed to protect your child's privacy and allow for anonymous participation. If your child is not comfortable answering a question, he or she can leave it blank. While we encourage all students to participate, the decision to participate is voluntary. You may opt to send a refusal for your child’s participation. Your child will have the chance to refuse at the time of the survey. There will be no action against you or your child if your child does not participate.

If you do not wish your child to take this survey, return the attached opt out form to the front office before the survey date of Tuesday, December 17, 2024. You only need to return this form if you do not wish your child to participate. Please see the other side of this form for more information. You can review the survey document at the front office before the survey date. The survey is also available on the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) Public Health Student Health Survey website for you to review before the survey date at: healthoregon.org/shs

Please see the attached documents for more information. Thank you!

In Eugene School District 4J, every school offers an excellent education for our students. Students may enroll in their neighborhood school at any time, or may request to enroll in a different 4J school provided there is space available. School choice requests will be accepted in an order determined by lottery.

To be included in the lottery, 4J residents must submit a request form by January 31 at midnight. Lottery will be held February 15. Non-district residents must submit a request form between March 1 and 31. All students who want to obtain a transfer must submit a request form, including new incoming siblings and students who have moved out of the district and want to remain enrolled next year. Not all schools are open to non-district resident requests. More information can be found online here.

Virtual and in-person school visits are scheduled in the month of January. If you have any friends or family members who are considering school choice, please invite them to learn more about their school choice options!

4j School Choice Information Sessions

• Get answers about the school choice process

• Spanish interpretation provided during Spanish presentation

The district will hold three general information sessions about school choice.

• Virtual: Tuesday, January 7, 12 p.m. - in English

• Virtual: Thursday, January 9, 6 p.m. - in English

• In-Person: Thursday, January 16, 6 p.m. - in Spanish

Roosevelt School Choice Information Sessions

• Learn about Roosevelt's community, answer questions, and tour our school!

• Spanish interpretation will be available at all sessions

Roosevelt will hold three informational sessions:

• Tuesday, January 14, 12:00pm - 12:45pm - Virtual Session

• Wednesday, January 15, 8:30am - 9:15am - In-Person Session

• Wednesday, January 22, 6pm - 6:45pm - In-Person Session

If you know your student will need to leave during the day, please call the front office in the morning to excuse your student at a specific time. We will send a note for your student to leave class, come to the office, and sign themselves out. You can either park and come into the office or make yourself visible from the front door to pick up your student. If an unexpected appointment comes up, please call the office as early as possible.

541-790-8500

• Food consumption at school is limited to the cafeteria.
• Students may not bring coffee, soda, energy drinks or other beverages except water to school. Water bottles must be plastic or reusable materials with resealable tops (no glass, cups, or cans).
• Students may not have food delivered by vendors via delivery apps or family members.

Eugene International High School (Eugene IHS) is a choice school for students in grades 9-12 offering a 4-year interdisciplinary humanities curriculum focused on international studies. Students are dual enrolled in both Eugene IHS and their host school. ANY student can enroll. They must go through the online 4J School Choice Lottery, regardless of attendance area: 4j.lane.edu/schoolchoice. The in-district deadline is January 31, 2025.

IMPORTANT DATES for the 2025-2026 School Year:
January 1……Online application period for 4J School Choice Lottery opens for in-district students
January 31…..Deadline to submit in-district 4J School Choice Lottery Applications
March 1…...Online application period for 4J School Choice Lottery opens for out-of-district students
March 31……..Deadline to submit out-of-district 4J School Choice Lottery Applications

Spanish and French Immersion students from Monroe and Roosevelt will be enrolled in Eugene IHS without the lottery process because they entered immersion through the lottery in elementary or middle school. However, immersion students do need to submit the Eugene IHS Enrollment Form to the Eugene IHS office at South or Sheldon by the January 31st deadline. This form will be included in a special mailing to immersion families.

We hope you will consider becoming a part of our Eugene IHS community!

For more information contact one of the Eugene IHS offices below, or visit the Eugene IHS website at ihs.4j.lane.edu

Eugene IHS @ Churchill: 541-790-5225
Eugene IHS @ Sheldon: 541-790-6636
Eugene IHS @ South Eugene: 541-790-8030

The South Eugene Football Team would like to invite any current 8th graders interested in playing football and attending South Eugene in the fall to off-season football skills and weight training. This will help students get conditioned and ready to play in the fall.

Training is held Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 4p-5:30p in the Weight-room at South Eugene High School. It runs now through July 2025.

We’re thrilled to announce that the Ophelia's Place Winter 2025 calendar is now available! It’s packed with exciting events, activities, and opportunities to get involved. We’re looking forward to sharing this season with you. You can also explore more about Ophelia’s Place and stay updated by visiting their website.

All students in 4J schools can get a student pass to ride Lane Transit District (LTD) buses for free. Student transit passes can be used to travel anywhere within the LTD service area. Student passes can be used at any time—after school, weekends and during school breaks, as well as to get to and from school each day. To get a free LTD student transit pass middle school students can request their own passes at the front office. Passes are valid through September 30 and renew annually.

LTD free student bus passes should work throughout students’ time at 4j. If you try to use your pass and it doesn’t work, please go to the front office right away with your pass to get it renewed. If you lose your pass or it is stolen, the front office at your school can replace it for you.

Please click here to find an updated list of community resources for families.

Free Access to Care Solace

4J families, does your student or a family member need help with mental health care? Eugene School District 4J is providing students, staff and their families’ free access to Care Solace, a confidential care coordination service, to help provide an additional layer of care and address the growing need for mental health care and substance abuse treatment.

Care Solace will connect you to verified community care providers matched to your needs, including providers that accept your medical insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, or sliding scale options for those without insurance. Their care companion team is always available. Get help finding care providers that meet your needs at caresolace.com/eugene or call 888-515-0595 anytime, day or night, in any language. (Note, Care Solace is not a mental health service provider or emergency response service. In the event of a life-threatening emergency, call 9-1-1 or the National Suicide Hotline at 800-273-8255.)

Learn more: 4j.lane.edu/2022/03/care-solace-mental-health-care-coordination-service/

Helping Out Our Teens in Schools

Oregon's Bottle Drop Program! Blue bags and tags are available for pick up in the front office.

You can help Roosevelt earn money for our school by registering your credit card with eScrip. Earn money for Roosevelt every time you shop at Market of Choice & other local restaurants. Register your credit/debit cards, designating Roosevelt Middle School—Recipient ID #6723045. Click on the link above to get started.

Sign up for the Community Rewards program by linking your Fred Meyer Rewards Card to Roosevelt. You can search by our name or by our non-profit number GB554.

Download the Box Top for Education App in Google Play or the App Store, sign up (or sign in) and take a picture of your receipt within 14 days of purchase. It will automatically credit the school for each product. For more information, click on the link above.