Raccoon Reporter

May 31, 2024

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Key Dates

June

3 Field Day

5 8th grade dunk tank celebration

6 Water Fun

7 8th grade promotion 5pm and dance 8pm

10 5th grade promotion 10:45am and party 12:15pm

11 Last day of school

Mark Your Calendars for August

9 Maze Day

14 First day of school

Upcoming Minimum Days

With the end of the school year, we have a number of minimum days. Next week, both Wednesday and Friday are minimum days, in addition to Thursday. All three days will follow the regular Thursday dismissal schedule.

Monday and Tuesday, June 10 and 11, are both SUPER minimum days. All students will be dismissed at 12pm.

Promotion Ceremonies

We are excited to be celebrating both our 5th grade and 8th grade students, as they take the next step in their education into middle and high school respectively. Each 5th/8th grade student will be given 4 tickets for family members. We will have enough seats for all those with tickets. If additional family or friends would like to attend, they are welcome to bring their own chair and set it up behind the arranged chairs, or we will also allow people in 5 minutes before the ceremonies without a ticket for standing room.

We ask that all attendees are considerate of those around you. Please do not bring balloons or umbrellas, as they will obstruct the view of people behind you.

After-School Programs for 2024-25

Next school year we are hoping to expand our after school programs to meet our families' needs. We understand the significant needs, and we are doing our best to address them.

We will have three grant-based programs available at Roosevelt next year: Catalyst, PAL, and REACH. Our extended learning programs after-school are grant funded. As a result, students are prioritized based on data received from the district. When all students who qualify under the grant have been assigned to one of our programs, any remaining spaces will be opened up to other families.

If you are interested in one of our extended learning after-school programs, please complete this RCSD interest form.

If you would like to consider one of the private programs who work with our school, we encourage you to contact them directly:

PCC SACC To register please email PCCSACC@wearepcc.com PCC SACC provides school pick up from Roosevelt in passenger vans.
Rainbow Before and After School Program Rainbow Preschool is a private program that uses space on the Roosevelt campus. For more information, please contact them directly at 650-367-4027 or (650) 784-913.

If you have any questions, please contact the Roosevelt Family Center at (650) 482-2114 or email our at vlobos@rcsdk8.net or tascencio@rcsdk8.net.

Open House & Art Show

We had a wonderful turnout on Wednesday evening! The students loved showing off their classrooms and some of their learning.

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Coffee with the Principal

Last week, we had our last Coffee with the Principal. I received some great feedback from those who joined me. We also shared some great activities for summer. Here is the slide deck with the information that was shared with parents who attended.

Message from Roosevelt PTA

Congratulations Raccoons! Thanks to your hard work and dedication in fundraising, we have exceeded our annual goal. We raised $95,000 this year; that is 125% of our goal!!! Together with a one time gift of $25,000 we will be able to bring some exciting new improvements and programs to campus.

Pond and Reading Garden

We all love the pond, and now it's going to be even better! We plan to improve the area outside the library and pond with creative seating, shade, and landscaping to create a calming outdoor space for students to read and enjoy the fish pond. We will also be able to make much needed repairs to the pond to protect our precious fish.

Garden is back!

We are very excited to re-introduce the garden program for all grades next year. In partnership with Each Green Corner, a local non-profit, each class will have access to vital education on natural ecosystems and food production while playing in the dirt!

More support for field trips and outdoor education

Our students benefit so much from field trips and outdoor education. This year we will be able to provide more support for these vital programs so teachers can help expand minds and horizons for all children.

Water Party

Since we made our school wide goal the students have earned a Water Party! The party will be next Thursday June 6th during school. We are looking for a few volunteers to help with the party. If you're available please sign up here.

PTA is powered by parents!

None of this unless we parents help make it so. We still have important roles on the PTA to fill for next year. As our children graduate, we need parents of younger children to carry on the work of the PTA. We are still looking for a vice president to replace our president in 2025-26. We need an assistant treasurer to learn the job and take over for our treasurer after her term. We also have a newly created role to help guide the garden and pond program. There are many other smaller roles and opportunities for any parent who wants to get involved. Please reach out to president@roosevelt-pta.com if you are interested.

Mental Health Survey from District

In an effort to continue improving mental health services, we are asking parents for feedback. The survey is in both English and Spanish and can be completed by all parents, regardless of whether their child did or did not receive individual support from a counselor.

Community Resources

LIBRE is a program to help families and individuals access benefits such as Medi-Cal, CalWorks, CAPI, Unemployment Insurance, State Disability and Social Security. For more information here is the flyer with all the details.

Here is the May/June schedules for the Second Harvest Food Bank.

HIP Housing's Self Sufficiency Program provides housing assistance and support services to low-income for low income families with children. They currently have openings to share homes in Redwood City and San Carlos. More information about the program can also be found here or reading this flyer.

Previous Newsletters

If you want to see pictures of Roosevelt activities, please follow our English and Spanish Facebook pages.

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Roosevelt School

Roosevelt School is rooted in a tradition of excellence and delivering a 21st century education based on critical thinking, problem-solving, using technology, and working together.

Website: https://www.rcsdk8.net/roosevelt
Location: 2223 Vera Avenue, Redwood City, CA, USA
Phone: 650-482-2413
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RooseveltElementarySchool