Principal’s Weekly Update (4.09.23)

Greetings, Roosevelt Families!

I hope you are enjoying the weekend, whether you are celebrating a religious holiday, spending time with your family, or both. It was great to see many of you at our Principal’s Town Hall on Friday; here is the recording and presentation. Thank you to those of you who volunteered for the Parking Fundraiser on Saturday–we collected over $5000 in donations parking a record 277 cars!! Please consider volunteering for the RooFriends Parking Fundraisers coming up this Saturday April 15.

RMS Calendar Updates

April 10-17: RMS Music “Give the Gift of Music” online campaign.
April 10, 5:30 PM: SDUSD Family Engagement review of state testing SBAC assessments.
- Zoom (ID: 814 8502 1715): https://sandiegounified.zoom.us/j/81485021715.
April 13: SSC Meeting at 4 pm: Zoom link and agenda
April 15: RooFriends Parking Fundraisers.
April 17, 5:30 PM: San Diego Cluster Community Meeting at Roosevelt.
April 20, 4:00 PM: SGT Meeting.
April 22: Core Academy Concert by RMS Orchestra and AmateurPianists.org.
April 28: 8th Grade Community Project presentations
May 1: 8th Grade Sea World Field Trip
May 4: Roosevelt IB Fest. Details to follow!
May 15-25: California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP).
Sync with the RooFriends.org Calendar to keep up to date with RMS events.

IB Fest / 100 Year Celebration

Please save the date for our upcoming IB Fest! We will celebrate Roosevelt’s centennial anniversary with performances, special guests, musical performances from our band and orchestra, a DJ, Food Trucks, and more. All are welcome! I am inviting our feeder elementary schools as well. Please help us spread the word!

RMS Music Update

Learn more about RMS Music via the annual “Give the Gift of Music ” online campaign this week April 10 – 15 with daily “RMS Music Spotlight” stories about 6th Grade Music, Orchestra, Band, Jazz and Music Boosters.
April 22, 11 AM – 12 PM, RMS Auditorium: Save the Date for the “Music for a Lifetime” Community Concert with musicians from RMS Orchestra, RMS Feeder Schools, SDHS and AmateurPianists.org. FREE, donations welcome. 4/22 Core Academy students will attend this RMS cultural enrichment curriculum event.

University Heights Library Updates

April 2023 Newsletter
Spring into STEAM: Fossil Fun: Saturday, April 22, 2023 from 3:00pm – 4:00pm

New Student/Parent Arrival Workshops

There will be a workshop hosted by the Family Engagement department in collaboration with Say San Diego for newcomer families regarding parent involvement in schools.

The Zoom meetings will be Tuesday, April 11 & Tuesday, May 9 from 5:30-6:30pm.

Upcoming 8th Grade Sea World Field Trip Information on May 1st

Permission slips will be passed out on 4/17 and due back to Coach Courneya on 4/24
Students need to be eligible to attend; ineligible kids will be notified on 4/28
Eligibility will be based on both academic and citizenship GPA from P4 which ends 4/21
Counselors or administrators should be contacted if there is a question about eligibility due to
absences, tardies or behavior

California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP): May 15 – 25.

The (CAASPP) assessments include the Smarter Balanced Summative Testing (SBAC); the California Alternate Assessments (CAA’s), including the CAA for Science, the California Science Test (CAST); and the California Spanish Assessment (CSA).
SDUSD Family Engagement will review SBAC assessments on Monday, April 10 from 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm, and Thursday, April 13 from 10:00 am – 11:00 am via Zoom (ID: 814 8502 1715): https://sandiegounified.zoom.us/j/81485021715.

Summer School Enrollment

This is the last week to enroll for Roosevelt’s Academic Summer Program which is from June 20-July 21 from 8am to 1pm!

The last day to enroll is April 14; even if you’re not sure if your summer plans will allow for Roosevelt’s Academic Summer Program, it is best to sign up just in case.

Please use this link to sign up!
All RMS students attending RMS Summer Academic Program may apply for RMS Summer PrimeTime.

RMS Community Support!

Check out the many ways you can support our students at Roosevelt:
- Student Safety (afternoon pick-up zone).
- Reading & Math Tutors for English-Learner students.
- Contribute to Ms. Vinnard’s science DonorsChoose project.
- Panel Members needed for 8th Grade Community Project presentations.
RooFriends Parking Fundraisers for RMS Student and Staff support.

RMS Yearbook 2022-2023

Submit photos and order yearbooks online.

ASB Weekly Announcements

Check out the 8th Grade Community Projects in the weekly Student Life Announcements Slideshow.

PrimeTime Spots Are Available Before and After School

Please email Roosevelt@arc-experience.com if you are interested in signing-up.

Core Academy Saturday School | Attendance Reporting

The Core Academy dates for 2023 are: 4/22, 5/6, 5/20, 6/3. All students are invited to attend. Please sign-up.
- 🎵 Students who attend Core Academy on April 22 will attend the “Music for a Lifetime” concert hosted by RooFriends Music Boosters and AmateurPianists.org .🎹
Please report absences using this link or email Ms. Vallejo (jvallejo@sandi.net).
Core Academy sign-up is always available on our Roosevelt Website main page and the FriendsOfRoosevelt.org sidebar.