Principal’s Weekly Update (05.05.24)

Good Evening, Roosevelt Families!

I have a lengthy update for you as we head into the final month of the school year. Congratulations to our Roosevelt Theater Company students on three great performances of “Matilda the Musical JR” so far! It was great to see so many of you at the Friends and Familes Show on Saturday night; our students really are impressive! There is still one performance left on Monday afternoon if you can make it!

Roosevelt Sports Updates – Go Bears!

I finally received the results from our wrestling team. They won their match this weekend 22-10 against Hoover, great job! They have two tournaments coming up on 5/11 and 5/18. Good luck! Our Boys Flag Football recorded two more impressive wins this week, while our Girls team fought hard again in their two close losses. Next week playoffs begin at Mission Bay High School, I look forward to seeing our student athletes compete!

RMS Calendar Updates: Important Dates Calendar

May 6-10: Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week (see below)
May 6: Last RTC “Matilda the Musical JR” performance! (2:30 pm Matinee – see below)
May 7: SSC Meeting
- Google Meets link and Agenda
May 16, 4pm: SGT Meeting
May 18: San Diego Sharks Pro Basketball Game (see below)
May 23: IB Awards – details tba
May 23: Dine Out for Roosevelt at Pete’s Seafood, 11a-8p (20% of proceeds back to RMS!)
May 25 & 26: Memorial Day Parking Fundraiser for RooFriends
May 29: Spring Sports Banquet – details tba
May 30: Strawberry Fields Field Trip for 6th Grade Students
June 4, 2 PM: 8th Grade Promotion Ceremony at the Balboa Park Organ Pavilion
June 6: Last Day of School (Minimum Day)

Schoolwide State Testing Starts Wednesday!

All students will start the English/Language Arts (ELA) portion next Wednesday. We will be on a block schedule next Wednesday to Friday for the ELA portion and again the following Wednesday to Friday for the Math portion. Please be sure your students bring their CHARGED chromebooks, get plenty of sleep and eat a healthy breakfast. THANK YOU

RTC Matilda the Musical JR: Your LAST CHANCE to See the Show is THIS MONDAY, MAY 6 at 2:30 PM!!

Early Dismissal Monday: 6th Pd ends at 1:10 PM, 7th Pd ends at 2:10 PM.
AfterSchool Matinee: 2:30 – 4:00 PM. Doors open at 2:15 PM for Open Seating in the RMS Auditorium.
STUDENTS: Take an afterschool break and then come support your friends in the show!!
TEACHERS & STAFF: The RTC Students invite you to attend the show after the Appreciation Luncheon hosted by RooFriends.
FREE SHOW!! Sponsored by the RooFriends RMS AfterSchool Enrichment (ASE) Program. Thanks, RooFriends!!

LCFF Forms

San Diego Unified is once again asking families to complete the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) survey for the 2024-25 school year. The information collected on the short survey helps ensure schools receive all the state funding to which they are entitled.

Parents/guardians can complete the LCFF survey one of three ways:

Survey Monkey:Keep an eye out for an email from ‘rrode@sandi.net via Survey Monkey’
- Click on the unique survey link and complete the two question survey\
Parent Portal
- The LCFF survey is also available on the Parent Portal
- Need help creating or accessing the Parent Portal? Please contact Ms. Evelyn Castilla at ecastillo3@sandi.net
Families unable to complete the survey digitally may also complete the paper form provided by their school

Please complete the LCFF survey before the spring collection deadline of June 6.

PRIDE (Personal Responsibility in Daily Excellence) Awards-

Congratulations to the following students for earning an award for April- Principled! Students were honored with a card from their teacher and a sweet treat courtesy of ASB.

Grade 6- Maya Diaz de Leon, Benjamin Glines, Kendra Tavazzi, Ziona Tuhwe, Westley Van Lyon
Grade 7- Sean Baumgartner, Mateo Beltran, Vasanti Boyd-Taylor, Olivia Buby, Joseph Segura, Camila Pelayo Lomeli, Yaretzi Vargas Sanchez
Grade 8- Andrew Collado, David Diepholz, Leilani Ellis, Tamir Griffith, Douglas Henry, David Lopez Delgadillo, Artie Marino, Joel Morales, Nailea Patlan, Saydie Reyes, Sophie Sexton, Abigail Wool

RooFriends Community – Teacher Appreciation HH!

This week’s RooFriends Community meeting is being canceled and instead, parents are invited to come mingle and thank our teachers at a Teacher Appreciation Happy Hour on Friday, May 10th at Grand Ole BBQ (3302 32nd St) from 3:15p on!
Swing by to say ‘thank you’ in person to our teachers! (Bring your Roosevelt Discount Card and enjoy 15% off your total purchase!)

San Diego High School Cheerleading Tryouts Begin May 7th

Cheerleading tryouts for the 24-25 school year at San Diego High are in just a couple of weeks. Please see the attached flier. All students wishing to participate in tryouts will need to also complete the attached permission slip or they will not be able to attend. Please let Veronica Gibson know if there are any questions, her email is vgibson@sandi.net

San Diego Sharks Roosevelt Night, May 18th

This is a free opportunity brought to us by one of our parents! If we bring a big enough group we may have a specific section closed off for just our school. Our kids can go down on the court at the beginning to form the tunnel when the players come out! Tickets are free for all students and families. All fans are welcome to stay after for autograph signings and meet the team as well.

Please sign up here if you would like to be included in this free event!
The game is scheduled to begin at 6 pm at Mira Mesa High School, 10510 Marauder Way, San Diego, CA 92126, USA

RooFriends Parking Fundraisers – Memorial Day Weekend (Sat May 25 & Sun May 26)

One of the busiest weekends for visitors to the San Diego Zoo and Balboa Park is Memorial Day Weekend. RooFriends’will run its last fundraiser for the school year on Saturday May 25th and Sunday May 26th, 11a-2p each day. Please check your calendar and sign up for a shift or two: SignUp: RooFriends Parking Fundraiser.

RMS Community Volunteers contribute greatly to the success of the RooFriends Parking Fundraisers. Volunteers earn $25 per hour for their designated RMS cause. Students* can clear tardies by volunteering for a shift (3 hrs) to clear 3 tardies; *students must be accompanied by a volunteering parent/guardian during their shift(s).

REGISTER to be a On-Campus RMS Volunteer/ Field Trip Chaperone

Submit the ONLINE SDUSD Volunteer Chaperone Application Form.
Contact Evelyn Castillo ecastillo3@sandi.net and Nurse Keesee ckeesee@sandi.net for assistance with the application. Please allow for several days of processing time.

Please contact the RooFriends Volunteers Coordinators for how to get involved: volunteer@roofriends.org

Attendance Reporting

Please report absences using the RMS Attendance Verification Form (or email Ms. Vallejo at jvallejo@sandi.net). This form is pinned on the RMS website (Attendance/Report Absences tabs) and the RooFriends.org sidebar.

Have a great week, and always remember your Roosevelt PRIDE: Personal Responsibility in Daily Excellence.