We promote a passion for learning and a philosophy that puts the needs of children and their education first.

To educate, challenge and inspire every student to achieve personal success and become a confident contributor to society.

Happy Friday Tigers,

We want to hear your feedback to help guide our practices and improve students' educational experiences. Please take a moment to complete the overall feedback survey linked below. The due date is Monday, 10/28/24.

BOO Bash is Friday, 10/25/24 from 5:30-7:30 pm Don't miss out on this SPOOKTACULAR evening of fun!

Book Fair is coming October 28th - November 1st.

Picture Retake Day is Friday, November 1, 2024. See flyer below.

Main Office - 734-744-2775, 8:00 am and 4:30 pm.

In Partnership,

The Roosevelt Elementary Team

The 20 Minute Challenge!

Are you ready for a Challenge Roosevelt students and families?

Mrs. B. Garbutt and Ms. Gordon, two members of Roosevelt’s Achievement Team, would like to challenge you to dedicate just 20 minutes of your day to reading at home. This could be reading on your own, listening to someone else read, or taking turns reading with a family member or friend.

Why read for 20 minutes?

There are many academic and social benefits to reading daily.

This week we share benefit # 2.

1. Builds Empathy: Reading exposes readers to characters from different backgrounds and circumstances, which can help them better empathize with others as they experience an opportunity to “walk in someone else’s shoes”.

So, what do you say… is this challenge accepted?

Let’s get all of our Roosevelt Tiger students and families reading 20 minutes per day!

Stay tuned for benefit #3 in a future Parent Roundup.

Franklin High School's Fall 2024 Kids' Night Out

WHO: Livonia students grades K-4

WHAT: A Spooky Spectacular themed event that will include candy, games, crafts, and more! Each participant will also receive a painted foam pumpkin.

WHEN: Friday, November 1st, 2024 from 6-8:30pm (perfect for reusing Halloween costumes! )

WHERE: Franklin High School, 31000 Joy Road, Livonia 48150

COST: $25 (includes foam pumpkin, candy (from candy/cake walk station), and an evening of fun!) Proceeds go to the Class of 2026.

For those who are interested in signing up their child(ren), the registration form can be accessed here. We will not be collecting payment in advance and respectfully ask that if you "register" your child, you plan to attend. Pre-registration is highly recommended and will close on Tuesday, October 29th. Walk ups on the night of the event will be first come, first serve (not guaranteed) and be an additional charge. The flyer attached below contains a QR code to the registration form as well.

Please contact Madison Lanzon, junior class sponsor, at Franklin High School with any questions! MLanzon@Livoniapublicschools.org

Thank you so much!!!!

Check out this matching activity. See how your child answers these questions.

From Mrs. Serazio-

Wow! We are already halfway through October! How is that possible?

Each month, as part of our PBIS framework, we celebrate students who have consistently been safe, respectful, and responsible and name them our Tigers of the Month. The Tigers of the Month for September were:

Carty-Emery T.

Currie- Mira H.

Sleep- Julian S.

Kilpatrick- Sloane G.

Forrester- Harper S.

Barwikowski- Sophia H.

Witkowski- Rory S.l

Garbutt-Sutton C.

Halimi-Elizabeth E.

Simons- Alana N.

Childress- Maverick B.

Trybus- Olivia C.

Matties- Logan B.

Cavalier- Cameron B.

Shelide-Payton W.

Culp- David N.

Petrie - Rama A.

Congrats, Tigers of the Month!!

This month, we are focusing on Respect as our character trait of the month. We are encouraging families to carry on conversations and activities at home. Here are a few examples to try:

Thank You Notes

Encourage your children to say “please” and “thank you” regularly and to express gratitude for the people and things in their lives.

For a more in-depth activity, have your students write a letter to express their appreciation or a card to say thank you.

Respect Scavenger Hunt

Create a scavenger hunt where students must search for objects or complete tasks that promote respectful behavior, such as picking up litter, holding the door open for someone, or complimenting a stranger.

How to Show Respect Poster

One of my favorite hands-on activities is on a poster board, have your children write down the names of their family members and teachers as well as different things that they could do on a daily basis. This can help them set clear expectations for how to show their appreciation for their family and school community.

Have a great weekend and soak up the beautiful colors of fall in Michigan!

Tiger Tuesdays are off to a great start at Roosevelt! All students are encouraged to show their Tiger pride on Tuesdays by wearing Roosevelt gear or our school colors of blue and orange!

Our PBIS expectation focus for next week will be in the cafeteria. We are working on keeping our cafeteria clean and holding students responsible for cleaning up their messes after eating. Please talk with your child about how they eat and clean up in the cafeteria. We are also looking for volunteers to assist in the cafeteria any day from 11:40-12:30. If you can help, please let Mrs. Serazio know at jserazio2@livoniapublicschools.org. Thank you in advance!

Thank you to all the families who returned the PBIS commitment sheet included with our pamphlet. Our staff and students are dedicated to being respectful, responsible, and safe as stated in our Positive Behavior Matrix. Students can earn “red tickets” for following the matrix expectations. Every Friday, teachers pull two red tickets, and the students can come to the lobby for a special prize!

If your child has a medical condition and/or requires medication at school, please download the forms your child needs for school, based on their health conditions (Life-Threatening Food and/or Insect Allergy, Allergy IHCP, Asthma, Diabetes, Seizure Disorder). New forms must be completed by you and your child’s physician each year (dated after the last day of school of the previous school year). Please ensure that the forms include both your signature and your child’s doctor’s signature. We cannot dispense any medication without these completed forms. Forms can be found on our school website under the parent tab as “Health Forms”.

Medications and forms can be brought to the school office anytime moving forward. Don't delay in sharing medical updates as you get updated information.

If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Serazio at jserazio2@livoniapublicschools.org.

This week in art, Cub Crew artists and Young 5's through 1st Grade are working on their "Scaredy Cat" Paintings. We had fun painting and gluing to create these paintings just in time for Halloween.

Also, take a look at our completed Alphabet Soup projects!

2nd through 4th graders learned how to draw an autumn-themed tree. We talked about the Warm Colors on the Color Wheel: Red, Orange, and Yellow. We used warm colors to fill the leaves on the trees to make it look festive for autumn, and cool colors for the background to compliment our warm colors. 2nd grade used markers and texture boards, while 3rd and 4th grade used Sharpies and paint.

See you next week in art!

Ms. Salvia

Hello Scientists and Families,

This week in PLTW looked a little different as we took a short detour from our regularly scheduled programming. This week our learners worked on a new stem challenge creating three dimensional houses. We learned how 3-d shapes can be used to create a house made of paper. As we worked through this challenge our students persevered through a new experience using glue and careful folding to create our polyhedrons. We will use some time next week to finish this project and display them in the hallway. Working near our peers has given us many opportunities to to learn with hands on experiences and highlighted the value of having supportive conversations with each other.

Great work! We will see you next week in class!

Mr. Morrow

The Book Fair is coming! Mark your calendars for the week of October 28. That's right, Halloween week! Use this link bit.ly/BookFairFall to access more information including e-wallet sign up or use the QR code below. The fair will run Monday through Thursday which as usual will include shopping dates for all classes, and an evening shopping date on Wednesday the 30th, after school from 4-6pm.

This week in the LMC students in third and fourth grade learned to use common keyboard shortcuts on their Chromebooks such as "Cut," "Paste," and "Bold." This will continue next week as we begin working on Digital Literacy concepts like safe sharing and being kind online, protecting yourself with a strong password, safe searching and fact checking. Second grade students worked on dragging and dropping with both a mouse and using their Chromebook trackpad. More of this as well as more typing practice to come. Kindergarten and first grade students continue to learn to navigate their Chromebook, listen to stories, and play some fun educational games.

Mr. Pinta

Next week 4th graders will be getting their recorders! If your child is bringing one from home please make sure that they bring it next week. In every grade this week we have been doing the story "The Little Old Lady Who Wasn't Afraid Of Anything." We added instruments to each new item of clothing that she stumbled upon during her walk. The students played the bongos, maracas, egg shakers, rhythm sticks, and a rainstick. In kindergarten through second grade we began creating our own tunes with Ghost conversations. Ask your student to have a ghost conversation with you!

PE with Mrs. Lee! How do you feel? I feel great! There is lots of moving going on in the gym. To ensure student safety, please have your student wear tennis shoes/athletic shoes to school on their PE day or keep an extra pair in their locker or in their backpack. Students have been working on teamwork and using equipment safely, respectfully and responsibly. Our Cub Crew is enjoying playing with the equipment. Teamwork is the emphasis this week because we all know that teamwork makes the dream work.

Healthy heart wishes,

Mrs. Lee

We love volunteers and chaperones...one important step before signing up to serve in some way is to complete the necessary ichat security check for ALL volunteers and chaperones. The link below can always be found at the Roosevelt homepage under "Quick links" on the right hand side.

Our PTA is looking for your support! They are a dynamic group of parents that work tirelessly to ensure our students, staff and school have what they need and have a great time throughout the year.

Our PTA Board:

Rebecca Schilling- President

Nichole Roberts- 1st VP

Lauren Szabo - 2nd VP

Sam DeCapite- Secretary

Jason Broomfield - Treasurer

Membership Chair - Alyssa Boyce

Any questions please reach out to pta4roosevelt@gmail.com

We have some good news! LPS has a new "Community Hub" on our website, under the Points of Pride News section. This hub contains community flyers for programs and events in our area. Click the button below to check out the community offerings. This site will replaced the more traditional paper flyer we've used in past years.

10/25 Boo Bash 5:30-7:30 pm

10/25 Popcorn Day, birthday lunches

10/29 TGA Junior Golf - 1st Session

10/31 Black and Orange Day

11/1 Picture Retake Day

11/5 No School - Election Day

11/8 PTA Meeting 9:00 am (Idea Factory)

K-4 Full Day 8:55 am - 4:00 pm

Lunch 11:40 pm-12:30 pm

ASD Full Day 8:30-3:30 pm

Half Day Dismissal will be 12:10 pm, ASD 11:30 am

Office Hours 8:00-4:30 pm

Email: dshahin@livoniapublicschools.org
Website: https://www.livoniapublicschools.org/Domain/27
Location: 30200 Lyndon, Livonia, MI, USA
Phone: 734-744-2775
Facebook: facebook.com/ourschool
Twitter: @RooseveltTigers