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.

Welcome to the 2025 calendar year! We are thrilled to get back into our routines, procedures and expectations. We have quickly reacclimated to school this week, leaning on our muscle memory to be respectful, responsible and safe in all areas of school.

You should have received your child's iReady report this Tuesday in your email. Please look for this important document regarding your child's progress. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to your child's teacher for clarification on the iReady assessment.

Discuss these results with your child - Celebrate their strengths and progress and collaborate with them on planning how they will reach their goals.

Reach out to the teacher - Ask your student's teacher for additional insight into your child's progress and for ideas and resources to support your student's learning at home.

As the weather continues to do "Michigan things"...please send your little person bundled in layers...labeled layers please. To that end, our Lost and Found is mostly just Lost items feeling sad and lonely that they are not going back home with their humans. Please check out the Lost and Found for missing items. We will soon donate any unclaimed items to the Franklin Closet.

LAST WEEK for PIZZA PIZZA...don't miss out on a an easy, convenient, delicious dinner and dessert idea. Place your order and support your favorite students! Go Tigers and LIONS!!

In Partnership,

The Roosevelt Elementary Team

How to choose a book at your child’s individual reading level.

When students are independently reading or reading aloud to someone at home it is helpful to provide students with books at their individual reading level. This allows students to continue to work on phonics and vocabulary skills they are being exposed to at school as well as boosts the reader’s confidence.

It might be easy for a reader to find a book at their level while at school. Most classroom and school libraries are organized by text difficulty. However, outside of school it can be more challenging. In order to help with identifying books at your students reading level we suggest you familiarize yourself with the child’s Lexile Reading Range. This information can be found on the students iReady Reading Reports that are emailed to Roosevelt families at the end of each testing window. On the report you can find your students' individual Lexile Reading Range. (see image below)

Once you have your student’s Lexile Range you can visit Lexile.com> Select the Lexile Tools Drop Down Menu> Select “Find A Book”.

You can also visit the link directly here: https://hub.lexile.com/find-a-book/search

You can input the students' Lexile Range, for example the one below is BR85L-65L and search for books. You can also select a book you have at home and search by Title and/or Author to determine the Lexile ranges of books you already own.

If a student is interested in a book that is above their reading level, we don’t want to discourage reading. It is important for students to identify what they enjoy reading in order to create lifelong readers. Instead, these books can be read to the student or the parent and child can take turns reading the book together.

PTA is excited to announce new options for spirit wear - if you have not had the chance to check things out please click the links below or visit our Givebacks website!

Full Zip Hoodie Sweatshirt

https://tigers.givebacks.com/store/items/1150323

Hooded Sweatshirt - new colors available!

https://tigers.givebacks.com/store/items/1124649

Women's V-neck

https://tigers.givebacks.com/store/items/1150310

Please remind your children that warm clothing is needed for school as they will be going outside for recess for any temperature that is above 15 degrees Fahrenheit (real feel). Be sure students wear winter coats, gloves, hats, and winter boots when necessary. If you need winter gear, please let Mrs. Serazio know. We want everyone to stay warm and healthy!

Please be sure to label all snow gear as it we find many lonely mittens, hats and scarfs all over the school.

Please read the playground and weather guidelines below, from our Elementary Handbook. Remind your child that throwing snow is NOT allowed!

Happy New Year! This month’s character trait is GRIT… a trait we have been hearing a lot about from the Lions Coach Campbell. Grit, that combination of passion, purpose, and perseverance has been identified as a key to success! In an age of instant gratification, where answers are just a Google search away, and 'easy' seems to be the mantra, cultivating grit becomes essential. It equips students with the ability to face challenges head-on, to persevere when things aren’t looking up, and to bounce back with even more zeal.

Did you ever think that a marshmallow could teach grit? Well, think again. A fun, gritty, family activity could be The Spaghetti Marshmallow Tower Challenge. In this activity, participants use spaghetti, tape, string, and a marshmallow to build the tallest freestanding structure without it collapsing. Sounds simple? It's trickier than it appears. Often, initial structures will collapse, pushing students to tweak their strategies. The lesson here? Innovation, resilience, and the value of trial and error = grit.

If marshmallow building isn’t your thing, you can have your child practice grit by making their bed, putting away their toys, or working on a skill such as taking basketball shots or practicing an instrument. Setting goals as a family is a great way to help students develop their passions and interests and feel good about themselves. So, embrace the grit, teach your child it is ok to fail and try again and if you want to share some exciting, gritty news, please email me at jserazio2@livoniapublicschools.org.

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.

Happy New Year! We had a great week in Art. All grade levels are learning about one of the Elements of Art, Value. Value in art refers to the range of light to dark in an artwork. It's important to add contrast in value to our artwork by shading with pencil or mixing lighter or darker shades of paint to make our artwork bold! We had fun talking about things in the world that have lots of contrast in value, such as a zebra's stripes, a panda bear's spots, or even an oreo cookie. 1st through 4th graders practiced creating value scales by mixing light to dark paint on paper. Kindergarteners practiced value scales by using oil pastels and crayons over texture boards.

Our cub crew artists also had a fun week in art! Classes either finished their penguin projects or started a new project.

See you next week in art!

Ms. Salvia

Hello Scientists and Families,

This week in Project Lead the Way has been an introduction to our newest modules. In Kindergarten students are learning about design and the design process, we will be working toward building our own paintbrush that can accomplish a specific goal. 1st graders are learning about coding. We learned what coding an program entails using Rosie the robotic dog to help us. 2nd graders are learning about the form and function of different items with the end goal of building a seed dispersal device. 3rd graders are learning about the science of flight and working toward helping a disaster stricken area to deliver supplies using a glider. 4th graders are learning all about energy, they will have the goal of using energy to help a business by attracting customers.

We are looking forward to moving forward in the design process as we continue to explore these concepts to develop an expertise!

See you next week,

Mr. Morrow

This week students reviewed our positive behavior expectations at Roosevelt Elementary. Second, third, and fourth graders reviewed with an old-fashioned snowball fight. How did we do that with no snow on the ground? We used Gimkit, an online gaming platform where students answer questions earning them snowballs to throw at classmates. Each question earns a player ten snowballs. Snowballs go really quick, so multiple trips to the question bank must be made in order to keep the snowball supply up there to stay competitive. Fun!

Kindergarten and first grade students played Kahoot! Like Gimkit, Kahoot! is another online gaming platform, but simpler. Students answer questions read by Mr. Pinta, and select the color of the correct answer on their computer. Kids had a fun time with this. Many were asking "can we play again?"

Happy New Year 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 this week were working on carpet skating, scarves and bowling! Our Cub Crew is enjoying playing with the equipment.

Healthy heart wishes,

Mrs. Lee

Happy New Year from the music room!

4th graders learned the note "E" on the recorder and are rocking "Hot Cross Buns."

3rd graders learned about Martin Luther King and played rhythm sticks to some words inspired by MLK.

2nd graders played the game Charlie Over the Ocean and learned a new fingerplay called "Two Tall Telephone Poles."

Kindergarten and 1st graders learned a few new songs about bees! Ask them to tell you about the Kazoo!

See you next week!

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.

1/17 Last Day for Little Caesars Kits

1/20 MLK Day - No School

1/23 Skate Night @ Riverside

1/31 Crazy Head Day/Popcorn Day

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