The Roadrunner Report
Roosevelt Elementary School - December 2, 2019
Seasons Greetings
Winter Music Concert
Grades 3, 4, & 5 will be performing at 12th Street Auditorium located adjacent to the Rockwell Administration Center (RAC) on Tuesday, December 10th at 7:00 pm. We invite you to join us for a short concert, lasting approximately 30 minutes, to ring in the holiday season and celebrate the hard work of our Roadrunners.
- The doors to the auditorium will open at 6:30 pm.
- Students may arrive any time after 6:30 pm and before 6:55 pm.
- Drop-off and pick-up students using the door on the east side of Rockwell off of Ash St. (one way north) by the basketball courts. Just follow the signs!
- Please plan to stay for the duration of this short concert. The kids have worked so hard and look forward to performing for you.
It’s the 12 Days of Roosevelt Christmas!
Parents – Help us celebrate the season at school. Each morning, we will play the song listed below. On the days listed in bold, students can dress to participate in the fun!
· Dec. 5 (TH) – Deck the Halls - all classes hang special ornaments
· Dec. 6 (F) - Christmas Song – wear PJs and slippers
· Dec. 9 (M) – Where are you Christmas – Do intentional acts of kindness
· Dec. 10 (T) – Its Beginning to Look a Lot like Christmas – Wear green and red
· Dec. 11 (W) – White Christmas – Wear white
· Dec. 12 (TH) -Rudolph – Wear antlers and/or red nose
· Dec. 13 (F) -Official Ugly Sweater Song – Wear ugly sweater
· Dec. 16 (M) -Frosty the Snowman- Wear ear muffs, scarves, and/or a fun winter hat
· Dec. 17 (T) -Blue Christmas – Wear blue
· Dec. 18 (W) - Oh Christmas Tree- wear your favorite holiday hat, headband, or tree topper
· Dec. 19 (TH) - Feliz Navidad - Christmas Around the World
· Dec. 20 (F) – Winter Wonderland – Holiday Shirt
Christmas Tree of Generosity
We are doing a canned food drive between now and December 18th. All cans received will be shaped into a Christmas tree in the hallway in front of the office. Please send if you can/wish to contribute to help some of our Roadrunner families in need this winter.
Community Connection
Thank you to the many individuals and companies who donated time to help with fundraiser distribution and Penguin Patch!!!! We are so grateful that you are part of our Roosevelt Community!
USD 489 Updated Website & App
If you haven’t already, please see the new USD 489 website, including a new Roosevelt website! Unfortunately, Google hasn’t caught up with us yet and still shows the link to the old one giving an error message, but here are the new links:
USD 489: https://www.usd489.com
Roosevelt Elementary: https://www.usd489.com/o/roosevelt
Also – if you haven’t yet – download the USD 489 app (Android and Apple) which will give you real time notifications and settle all of those arguments in the car on the way to school about what’s for lunch or special events 😉.
Mark Your Calendar!
Dec 2 - 18: Canned good collection
Dec 3: Home & School Meeting at 6:00 pm in the Library
Dec 5 - 20: The 12 Days of Roosevelt Christmas
Dec 10: Winter Music Concert at 12th Street Auditorium (7:00 pm)
Dec 13: Popcorn Friday
Dec 21 - Jan 3: Winter Break (No School)
Jan 6: Teacher Work Day (No School)
Jan 7: Classes resume at 7:57 am