June 21, 2020

Good morning Roosevelt families and Happy Father's Day,

This will be my final email to you as Principal of Roosevelt Elementary School. I appreciate with all of my heart the opportunity you gave me to serve your children. Lately, I think often and wonder about my impact these past five years. As a principal, you don't get to give assessments or other tools to measure your success.  Rather your success depends on the team you have assembled and in turn the job you and your team have done in service to others.  

These past five years, I hope that the Roosevelt Community felt the care and love I had for each student, that you recognized that I modeled for our students that mistakes are ok, understood I set an example that we need to be KIND to others, witnessed my belief that learning should always be fun and finally that our social interactions are always an opportunity to learn from one another. I hope I was inclusive, open-minded, consistent, and that our team was always here for our students and families. I now pass the baton on to Mrs. Shahin who is going to absolutely love being part of our community. I am excited about my new path with LPS and will always cherish my Roosevelt years.  

REPORT CARDS AND SUMMER LEARNING

Report cards are now available in Parent Connect. As a reminder, a printed copy will not be mailed home this summer.  Learning however is not over for our TIGERS! Mrs. Carty with an assist from our staff has put together some ideas to keep our kid's brains busy this summer.  See attached document!

RETURN TO LEARN

Throughout the summer months, please track the progress and latest updates of the LPS Return to Learn Task Force by visiting www.livoniapublicschools.org/return  frequently.  This special dashboard will house all communications pertaining to the Fall 2020 school year plans. 

God Bless our Roosevelt Tigers!

Mr. Green

Summer Learning Document.pdf

​Good morning Roosevelt families,

Roosevelt Introduction Letter 20-21 DS.pdf

Good morning Roosevelt families,

Roosevelt Principal 2020.pdf

Good afternoon Roosevelt families,

We had a wonderful conclusion to the 2019-2020 school year on Friday. It was sentimental and wonderful to "parade clap-out" our fourth graders.  It was certainly an unusual final three months of school, but we did well!  We stuck together as a community and persevered.  I know there are many unknowns for the fall so stay tuned from me in regard to Roosevelt's future principal and from LPS on the Return to Learn plan for this fall.  You should have received an email this past Friday from Superintendent Oquist.  Please take a moment to view the linked LPS Return to Learn message. 

https://youtu.be/S5JGQP6sNjA

We have posted the link on the new LPS Return to Learn Dashboard at www.livoniapublicschools.org/return. Stop by the site often for updates. 

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY this upcoming weekend to all Roosevelt fathers, uncles, godfathers, grandfathers, and significant male role models.  Enjoy the day and thank you for the unique and very necessary role you play in the development of a well-rounded child.  A little history about the day can be found at http://www.history.com/topics/holidays/fathers-day.

LMC BOOKS NEEDED

We do need your help regarding LMC books.   We have many checked out and need them back for summer inventory.  Feel free to drop them off at the school on Monday between 8:00-1:00 p.m.  We will have a cart in the front of the building.

SUMMER LEARNING 

Keep those minds busy this summer! You can expect to receive a summer learning link from us prior to next weekend. 

SUMMER OFFICE HOURS

Our office closes for the summer this Friday, June 21. Please contact Mrs. Pac via email at hpac2@livoniapublicschools.org if you have any questions.

ON THE HORIZON

June 17: Report cards will be viewable in Parent Connect.

Enjoy the day!

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.

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Preview YouTube video LPS Return to Learn

Good afternoon Roosevelt families,

Tomorrow is the last day of school for this school year!  What an adventure it has been.  Mrs. Pac and Mr. Green will be available next week should you have any questions.  Even though school is ending, I plan on having several more correspondences to send out!

Thank you so much for your help picking up our student materials this week.  It was great to see our families and our students.   We miss them!  If you didn't pick up your child's bag, please contact their teacher.   

Over the coming weeks of summer, you will receive updates on our school district's work in planning for the upcoming 2020-2021 school year.  Our school district's website continues to be an excellent resource to keep you updated.

LMC BOOKS NEEDED

We do need your help regarding LMC books.   We have many checked out and need them back for summer inventory.  Feel free to drop them off at the school next week between 8:00-1:00 p.m.  We will have a cart in the front of the building.

GRADE 4 CLAP OUT PARADE

Our 4th grade families are encouraged to drive through the Front Bus Loop on Friday, June 12th starting at 10:00 for our Drive By Clap Out.  See attached directions.

Our amazing Roosevelt staff will be outside clapping, cheering and celebrating our 4th Grade Roosevelt Tigers. Decorate your car with posters, balloons and messages.  Join us as we wish them luck at Cooper Upper Elementary, Riley Upper Elementary or whichever school they attend in the fall.  Vehicles will enter the bus loop off of Lyndon from the East Side and will pull forward through the loop heading west and will exit the bus loop heading west towards Merriman ONLY.    The staff will be lined up on the sidewalk in front of the building.  Please be patient as we acknowledge and celebrate our 4th graders. We have a parent volunteer who will video the Drive By Clap Out and we will share the link.  You may have a guest appearance by Mrs. Martin our former Roosevelt music teacher as well.

Our front sign will say "CLASS OF 2028" for our 4th grade families to be able to take a picture of their child whenever time allows them.  We will leave that up through the weekend!

All are welcome on Friday; but only 4th graders will be participating through the car parade.  If you are-not in a car and on property, please remember to wear a mask and social/physical distance from non-household members.  

DISTRICT REMINDERS

1. Click Here for the District Resources Home Page for K-4 Students.         
2. Visit LPS COVID-19for district updates.
3. 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.  

Enjoy the day!

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 parade.pdf

Good evening Roosevelt families,

Our first two days of student material pickup went well.  As I mentioned yesterday, we are only using the front loop off Lyndon.  This enables our staff to see the families.

The primary purpose of today's email is to remind you that if you didn't have a chance to come up to school Monday or Tuesday you can come on Wednesday between 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. or 3:00-5:00 p.m. to pick up your child's materials. Please return all LMC books.

Throughout the rest of the week I will give updates and reminders on other end of the year items.

GRADE 4 CLAP OUT REMINDER

Our 4th grade families are encouraged to drive through the Front Bus Loop on Friday, June 12th starting at 10:00 for our Drive By Clap Out.  See attached directions.

Our amazing Roosevelt staff will be outside clapping, cheering and celebrating our 4th Grade Roosevelt Tigers. Decorate your car with posters, balloons and messages.  Join us as we wish them luck at Cooper Upper Elementary, Riley Upper Elementary or whichever school they attend in the fall.  Vehicles will enter the bus loop off of Lyndon from the East Side and will pull forward through the loop heading west and will exit the bus loop heading west towards Merriman ONLY.    The staff will be lined up on the sidewalk in front of the building.  Please be patient as we acknowledge and celebrate our 4th graders. We have a parent volunteer who will video the Drive By Clap Out and we will share the link.

All are welcome; but only 4th graders will be participating through the car parade.  Please remember our social distancing rules!!!  In addition, this week our front sign will say "CLASS OF 2028" for our 4th grade families to be able to take a picture of their child whenever time allows them.

DISTRICT REMINDERS

1. Click Here for the District Resources Home Page for K-4 Students.         
2. Visit LPS COVID-19for district updates.
3. 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.  

Thank you,

Mr. Green

4th grade parade.pdf

Good afternoon Roosevelt families,

Our first day of student material pickup went well.  As I mentioned yesterday, we are only using the front loop off Lyndon.  This enables our staff to see the families.

The primary purpose of today's email is to remind you of our student material pickup process for this week remind you of our 4th grade drive through CLAP OUT celebration this Friday.  In addition, I want to share a video Mrs. Connors put together highlighting ART at Roosevelt this year.  As you know we couldn't have our Art show this Spring so thank you to Mrs. Connors for making this video.   You can view the video at https://youtu.be/PRmyAq2mNQw

Throughout the week I will give updates and reminders on other end of the year items.

STUDENT MATERIAL PICKUP PROCESS REMINDER

Please see the attached document which highlights our process for student pickup of materials during the last week of school.  Please contact me if you have any questions.  If you have personal items to drop off to teachers, you can give them to the runners on the assigned dates or contact your child's teacher to make other arrangements.  Please return all LMC books.

Tuesday, June 9

• 2nd, 3rd, 4th grade, and siblings 
• 10 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. or 3:00-5:00 p.m.

Wednesday, June 10

• Anyone who was unavailable to pick up Monday or Tuesday
• 10 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. or 3:00-5:00 p.m.   

GRADE 4 CLAP OUT

Our 4th grade families are encouraged to drive through the Front Bus Loop on Friday, June 12th starting at 10:00 for our Drive By Clap Out.  See attached directions.

Our amazing Roosevelt staff will be outside clapping, cheering and celebrating our 4th Grade Roosevelt Tigers. Decorate your car with posters, balloons and messages.  Join us as we wish them luck at Cooper Upper Elementary, Riley Upper Elementary or whichever school they attend in the fall.  Vehicles will enter the bus loop off of Lyndon from the East Side and will pull forward through the loop heading west and will exit the bus loop heading west towards Merriman ONLY.    The staff will be lined up on the sidewalk in front of the building.  Please be patient as we acknowledge and celebrate our 4th graders. We have a parent volunteer who will video the Drive By Clap Out and we will share the link.

All are welcome; but only 4th graders will be participating through the car parade.  Please remember our social distancing rules!!!  In addition, this week our front sign will say "CLASS OF 2028" for our 4th grade families to be able to take a picture of their child whenever time allows them.

DISTRICT REMINDERS

1. Click Here for the District Resources Home Page for K-4 Students.         
2. Visit LPS COVID-19for district updates.
3. 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.  

Looking forward to seeing many faces at student material pickup! 

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.

StudentMaterialPickup.pdf

Good afternoon Roosevelt families,

It is hard to believe we are in our final week of school.  I want to thank our entire community for staying connected these past few months.  Last week we had virtual MEET and GREETS with incoming Kindergarten families.  My father, who was an educator for over 40 years, noticed how lucky we are to be living in a time where despite the COVID-19 challenges we were still able to stay connected.  He said that would not have been an option during his teaching career.  While sometimes the last few months don't feel real, I appreciate being reminded of the silver linings within this stay at home order.

Instead of sending out one all-encompassing email this weekend I will be sending out many this week on a variety of topics.  I tend to find this works best at the start and end of the school year when things are busier than usual.

The primary purpose of today's email is to remind you of our student material pickup process for this week and to notify you of our 4th grade drive through CLAP OUT celebration this Friday.  Throughout the week I will give updates and reminders on other end of the year items.

STUDENT MATERIAL PICKUP PROCESS REMINDER

Please see the attached document which highlights our process for student pickup of materials during the last week of school.  Please contact me if you have any questions.  If you have personal items to drop off to teachers, you can give them to the runners on the assigned dates or contact your child's teacher to make other arrangements.

Monday, June 8

• K, 1st grade, Center students and siblings  
• 10 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. or 3:00-5:00 p.m.

Tuesday, June 9

• 2nd, 3rd, 4th grade, and siblings 
• 10 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. or 3:00-5:00 p.m.

Wednesday, June 10

• Anyone who was unavailable to pick up Monday or Tuesday
• 10 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. or 3:00-5:00 p.m.   

GRADE 4 CLAP OUT

Our 4th grade families are encouraged to drive through the Front Bus Loop on Friday, June 12th starting at 10:00 for our Drive By Clap Out.  See attached directions.

Our amazing Roosevelt staff will be outside clapping, cheering and celebrating our 4th Grade Roosevelt Tigers. Decorate your car with posters, balloons and messages.  Join us as we wish them luck at Cooper Upper Elementary, Riley Upper Elementary or whichever school they attend in the fall.  Vehicles will enter the bus loop off of Henry Ruff from the East Side and will pull forward through the loop heading west and will exit the bus loop heading west towards Merriman ONLY.    The staff will be lined up on the sidewalk in front of the building.  Please be patient as we acknowledge and celebrate our 4th graders. We have a parent volunteer who will video the Drive By Clap Out and we will share the link.

All are welcome; but only 4th graders will be participating through the car parade.  Please remember our social distancing rules!!!  In addition, this week our front sign will say "CLASS OF 2028" for our 4th grade families to be able to take a picture of their child whenever time allows them.

DISTRICT REMINDERS

1. Click Here for the District Resources Home Page for K-4 Students.         
2. Visit LPS COVID-19for district updates.
3. 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.  

Looking forward to seeing many faces at student material pickup! 

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 parade.pdf
StudentMaterialPickup.pdf

Good evening Roosevelt families,

We had a great day welcoming our incoming Kindergarten families today during our Virtual Meet and Greet meetings!

Tomorrow we were scheduled to have Field Day and our Volunteer Luncheon.  Unfortunately we cannot conduct those events but the show must go on...so we improvise.

Take a look below for information about our Virtual Field Day from Mrs. Plum and a video our staff made thanking our wonderful Roosevelt Volunteers! 

Volunteer Thank you Video:  Thank you, Roosevelt Volunteers

Virtual Field Day Directions

Virtual Field Day goes live Friday, June 5. You can find an interactive version in the Roosevelt Specials Google Classroom - https://classroom.google.com/c/ODkwMzAyNTYzMDRa - Class Code qmghlh3

You can find written directions for all the events on Ms. Plum's website under At Home Learning. https://www.livoniapublicschools.org/Domain/2671 Thank you to all of the students who turned in events!

Field Day is a celebration of what students learned in physical education during the school year. Being active is the top priority so do not worry if you need to modify your at home events. It's all about having fun.

Please email Ms. Plum with pictures of your Roosevelt Tiger participating in  Virtual Field Day or tag her on Twitter @PEwithMsPlum as well as @RooseveltTigers

Roosevelt is a special place!

Mr. Green