ear Roosevelt Parents/Guardians,

Recently, your child received the first trimester report card. This document reflects the hard work and progress your child has made during the school year. In addition, the report card indicates areas for growth and improvement. I encourage you to take time to review the report card with your child. Below I have listed some suggestions to consider as you discuss the report card:

*Let your child give you his/her first impressions of the report card. Allow your child the opportunity to highlight areas of strength and interest.

*Let your child point out areas for growth and improvement

*Work with your child to identify goals and some simple steps your child can take to realize those goals.

*Pay attention to the backside of the report card. This shows progress your child is showing with appropriate school behavior.

*Take time to carefully review the progress being made in our specials program such as Art, Music, PE, etc…

*Ask your child to comment on their overall school experience. Have them comment on their friends in class and at school. Have them discuss their daily schedule of activities.

Report card time is an opportunity to celebrate progress and the love of learning. Keep your child motivated and inspired by making time to discuss the school year and the many experiences your child is having in elementary school. Finally, feel free to contact me at any time if you have any questions regarding our educational programming.

Have a wonderful day!

Dr. Dwyer

December 9 &10: Fastbridge testing

December 12: MAP testing

December 19: Holiday Sing--see times below

December 20: Last day of school before Winter Break

January 6: School resumes

PowerSchool Parent Portal Password Update: District 64 cares about the security of your student's personal information. Effective December 13th, we will be requiring all parents to create a minimum 12-character password for their PowerSchool Parent Portal account. Strong passwords are of the utmost importance - they protect your electronic accounts and devices from unauthorized access, keeping your sensitive personal information safe. The more complex the password, the more protected your information will be from cyber threats and hackers.

Students spend approximately half the lunch hour eating and the remainder at supervised recess outdoors, weather permitting. Students will have indoor recess once the temperature gets to 0 degrees. We will continue to go outside until the "feels like" is below 9. Please make sure your student is dressed appropriately for the temperature outside.

Please see the attached for addresses of Park Ridge neighbors in the community who may need help shoveling their walks this winter season.

Rainbows for All Children provides peer groups for kids in 1st - 8th grade. These groups provide a safe space for them to share their experiences associated with loss of a loved one and/or a changing family dynamic due to divorce, deployment, etc. Trained facilitators help encourage communication while identifying, navigating and discussing feelings amongst the group. Our next session begins on Tuesday, January 14th, 2025. This free program meets every Tuesday, from 5:30 - 6:30 pm, at the Park Ridge Community Church.

Please use this Google Form link to register your child/children and/or to be added to our communications list. Any general questions or interest in volunteering to become a facilitator, please contact rainbows64@att.net . For more general info please visit https://rainbows.org/

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1YWOBWEERhlRwR0oLRee2bU1j89cOg4Qp7jEB0yCnS-E/edit

Please come by to check the lost and found for missing items before December 19th. The lost and found will be donated to The Kid's Pantry after school on December 19th.

Click the photo to the right for the direct link to the D64 Parent Handbook device policy (p. 24).

Parents can help ensure smartwatches are set to not allow notifications from other apps by placing the device in a mode that does more than silence it. You can find steps on how to set up Schooltime mode here. Android users can find parental controls by following these steps.

How To Sign Up For D64 Text Alerts

Our text messaging system is used in various ways, including notifying staff and the community of a school closing due to weather. Anyone who’d like to receive these messages has to opt-in to get them. It’s important to note that the text messaging services will not replace any school emails or calls you receive but will be used supplementally to bring you important information quickly.

If you’ve already signed up for the text alerts in the past, you do not have to do it again.

How to receive text messages:

• You must opt-in to receive text messages. To do so, you will need to text “Y” or “Yes” to 67587.

• If you’d like to no longer receive District 64 text messages, you have to send “Stop” to 67587.

Once you text “yes,” you will receive a confirmation text from SchoolMessenger that is similar to the following:

“You’re registered 4 SchoolMessenger notifications. Reply stop to cancel, HELP for help. Msg&data rates may apply. Msg freq varies. schoolmessenger.com/txt”

There is still time to register your child/children for our 2nd session of the Rainbows for all Children peer groups. The first session for this school year begins Tuesday, Sept. 10th at 5:30 pm. This free program will meet weekly, for 1 hour, at the Park Ridge Community Church and provides a safe space for students in 1st - 8th grade to share their experiences associated with loss of a loved one and/or a changing family dynamic due to divorce, deployment, etc. Trained facilitators help encourage communication while identifying, navigating and discussing feelings amongst the group.

Please use the Google form link below to sign up your child and/or to be added to our email communications list. Any questions or interest in volunteering to become a facilitator, please contact rainbows64@att.net . For more info about Rainbows, please visit: https://rainbows.org/

Rainbows Student Peer Group Sign up

Please fill out this Google form to sign up and/or to be added to our communication list."

Rainbows Student Peer Group Sign up

Please take some time to label all of your student's items that come to and from school. Items that are labeled are returned to students at a much higher rate. Twice a year the lost & found items are donated to The Kid's Pantry. Each donation has over 6 large garbage bags of items that are unclaimed and not labeled, help us by labeling your student's items.

Please refrain from entering the staff parking lot during school hours. This lot is for staff only. The only exception to this is the use of the handicap spaces. Please help students and staff be safe by abiding by all signs around campus.

· Park legally – don’t block crosswalks or double park

· Respect school neighbors –please do not park in or block their driveways.

· Parents and children should not use the Staff parking lot

· Do not make U-turns or turn around in driveways.

· “Attended” parkers must stay in their vehicles at all times.

· Obey “kiss ’n go” zones on Prospect Avenue

• Students may have healthy snacks during the day in the classroom. Snacks must be peanut-free and nut-free

Please keep dogs on a leash and on the sidewalk during drop off and dismissal times.

If your student/students need to change their regular daily routine please take the following steps:

1. Email the homeroom teacher with the details

2. Email the office Mrs Flint sflint@d64.org or Mrs Ellsworth kellsworth@d64.org

no need to send separate emails

If students report to school tardy, they must check in at school door # 5 (office) with an adult. If procedures are not followed, students will be marked unexcused.

To report an absence, please call the school office anytime, day or night, to access the

voicemail system. Roosevelt's office phone number is 847-318-4235.

For your reference, please see the school hours below:

Please see the following school hours with special attention to Wednesdays.

8:45 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Wednesday - 8:45 a.m. - 2:40 p.m.

Kindergarten half day students: 8:45 a.m. - 11:35 a.m.

Wednesday: A.M. - 8:45 a.m. - 11:05 a.m.