Roosevelt Revue

Did you know that we have a new Reading curriculum called Wit and Wisdom? It utilizes diverse complex texts to build knowledge in all learners. Students will be working through 3 modules throughout the course of the school year all based on an essential question to tie all of the learning together for that particular module. Here is a website that shares more information for families. We are also utilizing new phonics and word study programs for all grade levels. Students in K-2 are learning phonics through a resource called Ufli and students in grades 3-5 are learning word study through a resource called 95%. These resources follow an explicit teaching model which is systematic. You will find the new reading standards here. If you have any questions about these or other curriculum resources, please reach out to your child's classroom teacher.

Conferences are coming up soon! We look forward to sharing and hearing from you. Please sign up using the online system that was sent out last week.

-Mrs. Beiswenger

October

1st - Kindergarten Field Trip - Pumpkin Patch

4th - Chess Enrichment Lessons - Grades 2-5

4th - 1st Gr. Field Trip - Public Library

14th - 3rd Gr. Field Trip - Pumpkin Patch

15th - Fire Safety Presentations

14 & 15 - Parent/Teacher Conferences; 3:45-7:45pm

17 & 18 - No School - Convention Days

31st - Halloween

November

5th - School Picture Retakes

8th - No School

11th - No School - Veteran's Day

12th - PTO Meeting; 7:00pm

28 & 29 - No School - Thanksgiving Break

You are invited to sign up for 2024 Fall Parent/Teacher Conferences with your student’s homeroom teacher. Roosevelt Elementary is using PTCFast.com to make scheduling as convenient as possible.

DATES: October 14th & 15th

PLACE: Homeroom Classrooms

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: End of the day before each conference day

To pick a time slot, click the link below: https://ptcfast.com/schools/Roosevelt_Elementary_2

At that link, you will be asked to select the teacher(s) you will be needing to schedule conference times with. If you have more than one student enrolled at Roosevelt Elementary, you will be able to view each teacher’s schedule on the same screen to make the scheduling process more convenient.

Conferences are limited to a 15-minute session per student. If you are unable to find a conference time that works with your schedule, please contact your child’s teacher directly to make other arrangements.

Kindergarten - Ryker, Luna

1st Grade - Jack, Olivia, Elise

2nd Grade - Emily, Ava, Milo

3rd Grade - Cylus

4th Grade - Simon, Korbin

5th Grade - Konner, Nora, Jevenie, Hudson

~ with Ms. Jones, School Counselor & Mrs. Misek, School Social Worker

Welcome to our monthly family connection where you can find updates on what your students are learningwith the counselor, our schoolwide Cabin program, monthly life skill connection to home, as well as other topics as they arise.

Counselor Connection:

We are off to a great start for the school year. I enjoy going into each classroom every week to do a lesson with all the students! We focus on one of three areas with every lesson- social, emotional, and academic. I will be sharing monthly what each grade level is working on so that you can reinforce these skills at home. I encourage you to ask them about the “I Can” statements we review each week!

With our life skill being respect for the month of September, we focused our first few lessons in 2nd-5th grades on the importance of respect and how we can show respect for others at school, at home, and in the community. We also created a respect chain! In Kindergarten and 1st grade, we focused on and practiced our listening skills, which we connected to showing respect for others.

For all grades, we also tied respect in with being responsible.

If you ever have questions, feel free to contact me at any time! ~ Ms. Jones

Schoolwide Cabin Update:

We are continuing our schoolwide Cabin program with a few updates. This program allows our students to develop skills and build relationships with students across grade levels. Students can earn Roughrider stickers for their Cabin by showing the Roosevelt Way of being respectful, responsible, and safe. This year instead of Cabins competing for the highest number of stickers every month, all Cabins will be working together to meet a monthly and end of school year goal. There will be whole school rewards each month for meeting the goal, and a trip to Midway Lanes for bowling at the end of the year for meeting the school year goal.

Cabin meetings will be held 1-2 times per month where there is a focus on the life skill of the month and building relationships. This year the life skills will change each month and will feature a culture that values the chosen life skill. We will also be doing Cabin lunches again most months where members of each Cabin eat and have recess together.

In August we focused on strengthening our school spirit, and in September we focused on the life skill of respect. Each Cabin completed their own unique Cabin chant and pennants and voted on 2 Cabin Council members to represent their Cabin.

In October we will shift our focus to the life skill of teamwork, and we will learn more about the culture of Guam and how they use teamwork in their daily lives.

Monthly Expectations Connected to Home:

Developing teamwork within a family will help strengthen your relationship with your children and will provide a good example for teamwork in activities outside the family home. Project Management for Parents has ideas of activities you can do at home to help your child further develop the life skill of teamwork.

It's that time of year where we get to experience multiple seasons in a day! Please help your child dress appropriately for the changing weather.

50°F & Above - Short-Sleeve Weather

40°-49°F - Sweatshirt, Jacket, Long-Sleeve Weather

<40°F - Coat, Hats, and Gloves Weather.

Students will also need boots and snow pants to play on the playground when there is snow on the ground.

Email: brenda_beiswenger@bismarckschools.org
Website: https://www.bismarckschools.org/roosevelt
Location: 613 West Avenue B, Bismarck, ND, USA
Phone: 701-323-4240
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BismarckRoosevelt/

MISSION, VISION, AND VALUES

Our Mission: "Empower every learner to thrive."

Our Vision: "Together, our strong relationships build inclusive, collaborative, and innovative environments that create agency and inspire a passion for learning, excellence, and discovery."

Our Values: Excellence, Innovation, Inclusion and Leadership.