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

Franklin High School Kid's Night Out date has changed! See new date below.

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 8, 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.

Happy Friday Families!

We are zooming through October and focusing on our character trait of respect. I wanted to share our PBIS Behavior Matrix respect section so you can review it with your child.

Last week, I sent some family activities centering around respect. Here is a couple more fun activities you can do at home as a family to demonstrate the need for respect:

Ketchup squirt: For this activity, you’ll need a ketchup bottle and a plate. Ask your kids to squeeze some of it out onto the plate. Then, ask them to put it back into the bottle. After a few attempts, explain to them that just like the ketchup that is already on the plate, disrespectful words are impossible to take back.

Compliments: One way of showing someone how much you respect them is by giving them a compliment. Ask your child to give a sincere compliment to someone every day for a week. Have them keep track of who they gave the compliment to and the reaction they received. This will teach them that expressing their high regard for someone through a compliment can make that person feel better.

If you try these, please let me know how each activity was for your family at jserazio2@livoniapublicschools.org. Thanks!

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, Roosevelt student artists continued creating festive projects for Autumn.

Our Cub Crew artists either finished gluing the faces on their "Scaredy Cats" from last week, or created fall-themed tree paintings. First, we glued cut paper to create the ground and tree-trunk. Then, we had fun using paint to fill in the leaves!

Leaves are falling from the trees! 2nd-4th grade artists began a new project this week. We traced and cut 3 different types of leaves: maple, oak, and poplar. We are using warm colors (red, yellow, orange) to paint our leaves with festive color. The leaves will be added to a background next week.

1st and Kindergarten artists finished working on their "Loud Mouth" monsters from last week and began introducing a new project. Our Young 5's artists finished our pumpkin projects from last week. We had fun glueing cut paper to create a fun jack-o-lantern face!

See you next week!

Ms. Salvia

Hello Scientists and Families,

This week in PLTW, our learners embarked on creating three-dimensional houses using paper and polyhedrons. This hands-on project allowed students to discover how 3D shapes can come together to form a structure, while also sharpening their skills with careful folding and glue application—a new experience for many.

Throughout this challenge, I was impressed with the perseverance and problem-solving on display as students worked to overcome challenges in design and construction. Collaborating closely with their peers gave them opportunities to practice hands-on learning and foster meaningful, supportive conversations, highlighting the power of teamwork.

Next week we will continue our problem solving journey to help solve the problems we have been learning about in this module of PLTW.

Great job, everyone! Looking forward to another exciting week of learning.

Mr. Morrow

The Book Fair is next 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 (see your child's shopping day below), and an evening shopping date on Wednesday the 30th, after school from 4-6pm.

This week in the library, second through fourth grade student's reviewed "Growth Mindset" and continued to learn to use common keyboard shortcuts on our Chromebooks such as "Cut, "Copy," and "Paste." We finished with a round of Gimkit, an online game platform. Last week I found too many students giving up or quitting; traits of a "fixed mindset." As we learned, some things that are new to us will be hard, and will not come naturally. A student with a growth mindset thinks "I'm still learning, I'll keep trying," instead of "I can't do it." Ask your student about using copy/paste and cut/paste. How did it go? Were they frustrated? Maybe they can show you how they used these shortcuts on a home computer? Kindergarten and first grade students listened to a Mr. Pinta Halloween favorite "Christopher Pumpkin" by Paul Linnet, and completed a sorting/craft activity to go with the story. Our Cub kids listened to "The Pigeon Needs a Bath!" by Mo Willems, explored books and enjoyed some fresh air.

Mr. Pinta

This week all 4th graders received their recorders! They are expected to practice 5-10 minutes a day. Their first note they are learning is "G." They need to have their left hand on top, use their thumb to cover the back hole and the next three fingers to cover the first three holes on the front of the recorder. We whisper soft, light air into the recorder. If there's any squeaking it is because they are blowing way too hard or because the holes are not completely covered.

3rd graders learned a cup routine to the Addams family song. It took a bit of practice at first but once we got the hang of it, we had a blast!

2nd graders continued to play "Pass The Witches Broomstick," rhythm sticks to "Pumpkin Bones," and singing the songs "Skin and Bones," and "Do Do Pity My Case." They learned a new chant, "A Pumpkin For The Pie." Ask them to sing them to you!

K/1 continued learning the songs "Skin and Bones," "Do Do Pity My Case," and were introduced to two new songs, "My Aunt Came Back" and "2 Little Black Birds." Ask them to sing them to 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