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,

Buses will be running next week. Thank you to our wonderful community for keeping our kids safe at arrival and dismissal.

Stay in the know! Get the Livonia Public Schools App on your phone so you never miss an update!

If you missed a conference, your child's teacher will be reaching out to you. This is the MOST important work we can do together. Thank you for your continued support and partnership as we strive for 100% participation.

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.

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

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

Golf is coming to Roosevelt...see the flyer below and don't miss out on this new and exciting, after school opportunity. Flyer below.

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

In Partnership,

The Roosevelt Elementary Team

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 # 1.

1. Builds Vocabulary: Reading 20 minutes a day/5 days a week can expose readers to 1.8 million words per year. Compare this to students who are reading 5 minutes per day, they will be exposed to 282,000 words per year. Wow! That’s a bid difference!

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 and stay tuned for benefit #2 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!!!!

It’s that time of year again! Please take a moment to sign our Roosevelt School-Parent Compact.

What is the School-Parent Compact?

The Roosevelt School-Parent Compact is a shared agreement that describes how parents, students, and school staff will work together towards a common goal of student achievement in alignment with the State’s high academic standards. This compact demonstrates the importance of a partnership and outlines key roles that each member is responsible for in order to support student learning throughout the school year.

How to review and sign?

Parents/guardians you have 2 options to sign the compact. There is a digital compact and signature form (visit the link below) or you can sign a physical paper copy at Parent Teacher Conferences. Note: If you have more than one child at Roosevelt you will have to fill out a digital form or sign a paper copy for EACH student.

Teachers review and sign the compact prior to conferences.

Students review and sign the compact, at school, with their teacher and classmates.

Linked is the digital Compact and Signature Option for parents/guardians>

Roosevelt School-Parent Compact & Signature

If you have questions regarding this compact please reach out to your child's teacher or Mrs. B.Garbutt (Roosevelt Academic Interventionist)

Email: bgarbutt1@livoniapublicschools.org

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

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

Our students have been continuing their exploration into STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math). This week has been geared toward building knowledge of our content through meaningful experiences.

• Kindergarteners learned about the natural environment. We discussed the difference between a natural environment and a built environment.
• First graders explored light by reviewing our light centers from last week. We also learned that the color we see comes from light bouncing off of an object and into our eyes.
• Second graders concluded our heat investigation and learned that foam is the better insulating material when it comes to reducing the amount of heat transferred from a hand warmer.
• Third graders are hard at work with their VEX IQ kits, building simple machines to understand mechanics and engineering principles.
• Fourth graders Continued their work building their fictitious plant. They have been building and justifying each structure by explaining it's function. They will be working on their "Explain" step of the design process when they are done building.

As we continue to learn through inquiry, we look forward to working through the design process to put our learning into action!

See you next week!

Mr. Morrow

With another shortened week, students who missed LMC last week due to Teacher Professional Development followed the same agenda as their fellow classmates did that week. So students in second through fourth grade tried Typetastic, a new web-based typing program after listening to a story. First graders listened to "Creepy Crayon" by Aaron Reynolds and worked on a click and drag activity using a mouse on their Chromebook. Kindergarteners got to explore on Chromebooks in Santa Tracker. Students who had library last week picked up where they left off last week and did some review of the rules with a fun game.

Mr. Pinta

We've had SO much fun in music class this week. 3rd and 4th graders learned a new game called "Pass The Witch's Broomstick." If the broomstick landed on you then you rode on it around the circle. We were laughing up a storm and students have been begging to play it again throughout the week! They also played tubano drums, rhythm sticks, boomwhackers, and egg shakers to a classic favorite "Pumpkin Bones." Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade also played rhythm sticks to "Pumpkin Bones" and learned a new song "Skin and Bones." Ask them to sing the spooky "Ooooo" part for you! They learned the song "Pumpkin Round and Fat" and played a game while singing it. When they got a new partner, they had to make a Jack-O-Lantern face. So many fun, cute, and even scary Jack-O-Lantern faces! See everyone next week!

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