Good afternoon Roosevelt families,

As a reminder, this past Friday afternoon all teachers communicated their weekly enrichment and reinforcement plans to our families.  These optional enrichment opportunities hopefully will provide your family with a structure that is so desperately needed during this time away from school.  You can expect these learning plans every Friday(with the exception of Spring Break).  At this time, there is no work to turn in, just to complete at your leisure the following week. You will also find links to these Weekly Enrichment plans on your teacher's webpage. 

The ideas teachers and families have put together over the past several weeks have been interesting, inspiring and reinforce Roosevelt's core principles of strong relationships and high academic expectations for all students.  In addition, the various work from all stakeholders aligns well with our school district's mission which is to educate, challenge and inspire every student to achieve personal success and become a confident contributor to society.

I miss all of you so much!  Stay positive, stay engaged, and stay connected.  

DISTRICT REMINDERS

1. Click Here for the District Resources Home Page for K-4 Students. 
2. Food Distribution will be provided to families weekly. See attached,or  Click Here.
3. Spring Break will be regularly scheduled per the school calendar. 
4. Visit LPS COVID-19for district updates.
5. Many schools are using TWITTER to stay connected.  Make sure you are following us on Twitter @RooseveltTigers for updates and fun pictures from staff during the school closure. 

MUSIC UPDATES FROM MRS. WEST

Please continue to visit Mrs. West's Twitter feed and also her teacher webpage for enrichment ideas.

PE UPDATES FROM MRS PLUM

Hello Roosevelt Families! I hope you are doing well. I miss my Roosevelt Tigers so much, but I am embracing this time I have with my own children at home. Staying active is a key component to staying healthy. The CDC recommends that children and adolescents should engage in moderate to vigorous activity for 60 minutes each day. Breaking it down into smaller segments still counts. The Plum kids and I take a morning and an afternoon walk. My son is motivated by timing things so improving his lap time around the pond by our house is a powerful motivator to keep him moving. Putting on a song and dancing for 4 or 5 minutes several times a day is another way that we are staying active and relieving stress. Your grade level enrichment packets have many other ideas. If there is anything I can do for you during this time, please reach out to me via email: splum@livoniapublicschools.org

PTA UPDATES

• This Wednesday on April 1stthe PTA will be posting the nominees for next year's Roosevelt PTA board. Voting date to be determined based on the current COVID-19 "stay at home" order.

• Monday March 30 IS VIRTUAL PTA SPIRIT DAY:  See attached JPEG!

Warm wishes,

Mr. Green

http://roosevelt.livoniapublicschools.org 

Our Mission...

To educate, challenge and inspire every student to achieve personal success and become a confident contributor to society.

Notice of Nondiscrimination

Livonia Public Schools prohibits unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, height, weight, marital status, handicap or disability in any of its educational programs or activities.  The following person has been designated to handle inquiries and grievances regarding discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, height, weight, and marital status-Director of Human Resources, 15125 Farmington Road, Livonia, MI 48154at (734) 744-2566.  The following person has been designated to handle inquiries and grievances regarding discrimination based on handicap or disability-Director of Student Services, 15125 Farmington Road, Livonia, MI 48154 at (734) 744-2524.

CURBSIDE FOOD SERVICE 2020.pdf
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Good morning Roosevelt Families,

A reminder that Marking Period #2 report cards are available for view via Parent Portal.  

When you log into Parent Portal click on Report Cards-Student Documents and select the appropriately named file.  It will open as a normal report card in pdf format.  In addition, if you are used to receiving progress reports those should already have been emailed to you.  

We are thankful for our partnership.  I know teachers and other staff have been reaching out this week.  Please look for more enrichment opportunities coming via email this Friday from your child's teacher.  

Be well,

Mr. Green

Good morning Roosevelt families,

Hopefully you reviewed the email from Livonia Public Schools yesterday which outlined our plan moving forward in supporting our families. Below are a few updates as you begin your week:

• Report Cards will be viewable in Parent Connect on Wednesday, March 25. If you are unsure how to log in to Parent Connect, please check out the Parent Connect and MiStar Q & A.  (Parent Connect and MiStar Q & A) 
• Our classroom teachers will be emailing families to check in with you. In addition, every Friday during our closure they will communicate ideas and activity suggestions to support students and families while at home.  Remember, these are all optional activities and learning experiences.
• Also, recall the district has developed resources for families. These resources can be accessed at  https://www.livoniapublicschools.org/domain/3007
• We now have iREADY instruction for all students.  Please see the attached iReady letter to help with login for iReady reading and math. Your child's teacher as mentioned above will also be sharing other online learning platforms that are available to our Roosevelt Tigers.

If you know of any families who are NOT receiving emails from school, please make sure you are sharing our important updates with them.  

Great job!  We increased our Twitter feed by 20 members yesterday.  Please consider joining at @RooseveltTigers for another way to stay connected with our school community.

Please reach out if you have any questions or concerns. 

I hope all is well!

Mr. Green

http://roosevelt.livoniapublicschools.org 

Our Mission...

To educate, challenge and inspire every student to achieve personal success and become a confident contributor to society.

Notice of Nondiscrimination

Livonia Public Schools prohibits unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, height, weight, marital status, handicap or disability in any of its educational programs or activities.  The following person has been designated to handle inquiries and grievances regarding discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, height, weight, and marital status-Director of Human Resources, 15125 Farmington Road, Livonia, MI 48154at (734) 744-2566.  The following person has been designated to handle inquiries and grievances regarding discrimination based on handicap or disability-Director of Student Services, 15125 Farmington Road, Livonia, MI 48154 at (734) 744-2524.

iReady Instruction Parent Letter.pdf

Good evening Roosevelt families,

I hope all is well.  I really miss our Roosevelt Tigers!  The purpose of this email is to say hello, check in on you and pass along some resources. Please know you can reach out to me via email at any time during the week and I will do my best to get back with you in a timely fashion.

Some hot topics that many families have asked about are listed below:

1. Click Here for the District Resources Home Page for K-4 Students. 
2. Food Distribution will be provided to families weekly. See attached,or  Click Here.
3. Spring Break will be regularly scheduled per the school calendar.
4. This Wednesday report cards will be available in Parent Connect.
5. Visit LPS COVID-19for district updates.
6. Many schools are using TWITTER to stay connected.  Make sure you are following us on Twitter @RooseveltTigers for updates and fun pictures from staff during the school closure. 
7. Stay tuned later in the week for information from the Roosevelt PTA about doing a virtual Roosevelt Day.

Please be on the lookout for another email update from me early this week.

All the best,

Mr. Green

http://roosevelt.livoniapublicschools.org 

Our Mission...

To educate, challenge and inspire every student to achieve personal success and become a confident contributor to society.

Notice of Nondiscrimination

Livonia Public Schools prohibits unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, height, weight, marital status, handicap or disability in any of its educational programs or activities.  The following person has been designated to handle inquiries and grievances regarding discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, height, weight, and marital status-Director of Human Resources, 15125 Farmington Road, Livonia, MI 48154at (734) 744-2566.  The following person has been designated to handle inquiries and grievances regarding discrimination based on handicap or disability-Director of Student Services, 15125 Farmington Road, Livonia, MI 48154 at (734) 744-2524.

CURBSIDE FOOD SERVICE 2020.pdf

Dear Roosevelt Families,

Our school district sent a detailed email out yesterday. Please read it carefully. Please note our district website has copies of all communications regarding COVID-19. 

Some hot topics that many families asked about are listed below:

1. Click Here for the District Resources Home Page for K-4 Students. 
2. Food Distribution will be provided to families weekly. See attached,or  Click Here.
3. Spring Break will be regularly scheduled with students returning on Monday, April 13.  

I know there have been many correspondences coming out lately from the school district and from Roosevelt Elementary School.  We do this to keep you informed and out of our deep care for all of our families.

While the COVID-19 situation has caused a great disturbance to many of our daily activities, I wanted to acknowledge some wonderful and heartfelt observations I have noticed over the past week.

• Numerous Roosevelt families contacting the school offering their assistance to our community.
• LPS Staff working hard to communicate to families and provide resources (see above)during this time off from school.
• Local faith-based and civic organizations moving their forces into the community to reach out to all those in need.
• Our medical professionals who like educators meet each person where they are at and are taking care of our most vulnerable.
• Local, State, and National agencies coordinating efforts in the care of their citizens.

This doesn't make the situation any less concerning, but it does make me proud of our society and the deep care we innately have for one another.

This is our time to show the best versions of ourselves!

Stay tuned for updates and let your children know we miss them and hope to see them soon.

Mr. Green

CURBSIDE FOOD SERVICE 2020.pdf

Good morning Roosevelt families,

Good afternoon Roosevelt families,

On behalf of the entire Roosevelt staff we hope all is well as we are currently in a time period that is quite new to all of us.   During this time off from school, your child's well-being continues to be a high priority for our staff.

In replacement of my normal weekend eblast to the community, the purpose of this email is to ask you to please review the various attached documents that were sent home from our school district this past Friday evening.  Our school district's homepage is also an excellent source of information as well.

One section from the parent FAQ document I would ask you take immediate review of is our processes for this upcoming Monday, March 16. 

What if my child needs to pick up personal items from the school? 

We realize that the closure did not allow our students and staff the opportunity to gather their personal belongings. We will have one open time frame during which students and parents may briefly stop by the schools to collect items they may need. This includes student medications (to be picked up only by parents/guardians). 

The open hours will be from 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. on Monday, March 16. Please use the front vestibule entrance only. After that time, we will not be allowing entrance into the schools, due to the ongoing deep cleaning that will be taking place. We are seeking to keep the schools as disinfected and sanitized as possible for student and staff return. If there is a hardship in accessing needed medications, please notify your student's principal via email. If you have duplicate medications at home, please consider leaving the medications at the school for use upon student return.

As we move forward I would encourage you to reach out to me if you have any questions or concerns.  Our school district will continue to provide updates along the way.

Warmest wishes,

Mr. Green

http://roosevelt.livoniapublicschools.org 

Our Mission...

To educate, challenge and inspire every student to achieve personal success and become a confident contributor to society.

Notice of Nondiscrimination

Livonia Public Schools prohibits unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, height, weight, marital status, handicap or disability in any of its educational programs or activities.  The following person has been designated to handle inquiries and grievances regarding discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, height, weight, and marital status-Director of Human Resources, 15125 Farmington Road, Livonia, MI 48154at (734) 744-2566.  The following person has been designated to handle inquiries and grievances regarding discrimination based on handicap or disability-Director of Student Services, 15125 Farmington Road, Livonia, MI 48154 at (734) 744-2524.

coronavirus parent FAQ update March 13.pdf
COVID-19_parent_handout_NASP_NASN_2-20_FINAL.pdf
ParentConnect and MiStar FAQ.pdf

Dear Roosevelt Families,

Good afternoon Roosevelt families,

Last week we had several building events.  It was renewing to see all of our incoming 2020-2021 Kindergarten parents on Thursday at Kindergarten Parent Information Night.  In addition, a big thank you to all the families who attended Roosevelt Literacy Parent Night.  Thank you to representatives from the Livonia Public Library for attending.  Having a library card is such an easy and impactful practice to foster the love of literacy.  Visit https://livonialibrary.info to learn more about the multitude of services our local libraries provide.   If you have any questions about the Read by Grade 3 law, please contact me or see the attached document.  The bottom line is that we have systems in place to meet the needs of all learners.  Retention is not a practice that is supported by research or one we will be utilizing when addressing the Read by Grade 3 law.

This week finds us having no school for students on Tuesday, March 10 due to Primary Voting.  In addition, on Friday, March 13 students have a ½ day of school, as teachers will be working on report cards that afternoon.

Report cards for marking period 2 will go home on March 20.  One of my favorite quotes about report cards and grades is "Grades are where students are as learners, not who they are as learners."  We need to remember that quote whether we are reviewing results from the classroom, i-Ready, the M-STEP assessment or when reviewing our children's report cards. This Friday teachers will be working on those marking period 2.

THINGS TO DO WITH THIS EBLAST

• Read the information.
• Open and review the various attachments.
• Continue to support March is Reading Month.  See attached!

A MUSICAL UPDATE FROM MRS. WEST 

In Music class, we are slowly starting to explore musical options for our Art & Music Night, which will be Thursday May 14. Mark your calendars for this amazing evening! Fourth Graders continue to learn the recorder and I am very proud of their accomplishments! Recorders are a great stepping stone experience for band and orchestra. Third graders continue to learn the ukulele. Thanks to the Roosevelt PTA for completing our class set of ukuleles! 

READING ROCKS

There will be casual musical performances at Book BINGO Night! Thursday March 26, from 6-7:30 p.m. Any Roosevelt student attending is welcome to come up and perform with a mixed grade group. We will be singing songs from music books we have read in class. It would be great to have a couple parents volunteer that night to help with sound and instruments. Let me know if you can help. Thank you!

MUSIC ROOM NEEDS

I am looking for a parent who would be willing to put fresh sandpaper on our sandpaper blocks. Any type of sandpaper is fine. It would need to be glued, then stapled to the blocks. Please let me know if you are interested in helping us refresh our classroom sandpaper blocks! awest10@livoniapublicschools.org 

MARCH IS READING MONTH REMINDERS

The attached information was sent home with students for March Is Reading Month.  Thank you for your support as we put an extra focus on the importance of reading.

PTA UPDATES

The PTA board has 4 positions open for next year; President, 2nd VP, Secretary, and Treasurer.  Nominations will be accepted until April 1st. Please fill out the attached nomination form and turn into the front office if you are interested in a position or you would like to nominate someone else. Thank you!!

SCHOOL-AGE CHILD CARE (SACC) REMINDER

See the attached handout for 2020-2021 SACC information.

YEARBOOK INFORMATION

Last Chance for Yearbook Orders! Order your yearbook online today at 

https://ybpay.lifetouch.com/ Use Yearbook ID 8741620 or search for Roosevelt by city and state.

Yearbook Orders are due by March 20.

Please note: There will only be a few extra yearbooks for purchase, at an increased price, at the end of the school year. Those yearbooks are usually sold  within minutes. Please don't count on purchasing in June, as we have disappointment every year about that.

Look below to see what is taking place this week at Roosevelt Elementary School. 

Monday, March 9, 2020

• Math Pentathlon after school. Applicable families have been notified.

Tuesday, March 10, 2020

• No school for students.  Voting Day!  Staff will be engaged in Professional Development.

Wednesday, March 11, 2020

• Wear a music related shirt to celebrate Reading Rocks.  See attached.

Thursday, March 12, 2020  

• NUTS About Science after school. 
• Floor Hockey Celebration for Thursday teams!

Friday, March 13, 2020

• ASD AM preschool
• ½ day of school for all students.Dismissal at 11:30 for ASD students and 12:10 p.m. for K-4.
• AirTime PTA Event starting at 3:00 p.m.

ON THE HORIZON 

March 19: Young 5's Parent Meeting

March 20: Marking Period 2 report cards go home

March 25: Spring Picture Day

March 26: Book Bingo Family Night.  See attached.

Do you have school-age children younger than Kindergarten?  If so visit Jackson Early Childhood Center and GSRP to review the various and numerous pre-K experiences available for children. I would also encourage you to visit the LPS website at https://www.livoniapublicschools.org/home to review additional school district information.  Please visit the Roosevelt website for complete calendar and school information.    

Have a great week!

Mr. Green

http://roosevelt.livoniapublicschools.org 

Our Mission...

To educate, challenge and inspire every student to achieve personal success and become a confident contributor to society.

Notice of Nondiscrimination

Livonia Public Schools prohibits unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, height, weight, marital status, handicap or disability in any of its educational programs or activities.  The following person has been designated to handle inquiries and grievances regarding discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, height, weight, and marital status-Director of Human Resources, 15125 Farmington Road, Livonia, MI 48154at (734) 744-2566.  The following person has been designated to handle inquiries and grievances regarding discrimination based on handicap or disability-Director of Student Services, 15125 Farmington Road, Livonia, MI 48154 at (734) 744-2524.

4th grade baby pics.docx
2020 book Bingo .docx
2020 Reading Rocks.docx
march is reading month activities.docx
Nomination form.docx
Roosevelt 2020 The Natural Wonders of Science FLYER.pdf
Read By Grade Three Flyer.pdf
2020-21 SACC Flyer.pdf

Good morning Roosevelt families,

Typically, I only send out my eblasts on the weekend.  However, this is a busy week thus the need for some mid-week reminders. 

If your schedule permits, please consider joining us for our Parent Literacy Night at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.  This is an adult only outreach evening.

Have a great day!

Mr. Green

Wednesday, March 4, 2020

• PTA Floor Hockey. Medal Presentation and Pizza Party.  A big thanks to the Foor family for coordinating floor hockey and all the coaches who helped make it a success.  Thursday's celebration will take place March 12.
• PTA Meeting at 7:00 p.m.

Thursday, March 5, 2020  

• NUTS About Science after school.   
• Incoming Kindergarten Parent Night at 6:00 p.m.
• Parent Literacy Night at 7:00 p.m.See attached.  If you have a child who is struggling in the area of reading, I strongly encourage you to attend. However, all families are invited.

Friday, March 6, 2020

AM preschool PM

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