RMS Staff Wildcat Weekly
Staff Newsletter 12.16.19
Weekly Shout Out
Shout out also to Kurdy and ASB for an organized, activity packed winter dance! The kids had a great time and the ASB kids were amazing!
Shout out to Dawn and Greg for fantastic concerts that were enjoyed by all!
ALL STAFF MEETING!
Please nominate 2 students for SPIRIT: Student of the Month Celebration, Friday, December 20th.
PTA Updates
PTA Holiday Celebration Monday Dec 16th at 6:00 at Prohibition! Come join us! Email lizdebaets@gmail.com to have a chair saved!
Spirit Wear!! Put that on your Christmas List!!
Write down what you would like to purchase, put it in the black mailbox in the office with payment by Wednesday and your student will get it Thursday or Friday:
Spirit tee red or black $10, Girls black spirit tee $10, Women’s v neck red or black tee $15, Pullover hoodie red or black $30, Duck billed hat $20, Zippered sweatshirt black $30, Wildcat window decal $10
Thursday, December 19th, Dine Out for Artful Learning at Rubio’s from 4-8 pm. 30% of the sales will come back to RMS to benefit our PTA and help support our amazing Artful Learning school. Please present the printed flyer or on a mobile device. Flyers attached here: English Español
Giving Tree
LAST CHANCE for the Giving Tree! We need lots more help!!! We have big families this year so more purchases will need to be made. HUGE Thank You, to all who have contributed already. We are so incredibly lucky to have such a kind and giving staff. Don’t forget to swing by the office to grab a tag.
WEEKLY NEWS
Thank you Dawn Inouye for opening up your home and hosting the Staff Holiday Party! Everyone really enjoyed themselves! --RMS Social Committee
VUSD All School Showcase Video- Roosevelt has been selected as the location for the filming of this video. The film crew will be on site all day on Friday, December 20, to film in various locations around Roosevelt. Dr. Doyle and several board members, along with representatives from some other school sites, will be here as well to participate in the filming. Though the video is not specifically highlighting Roosevelt, it is an honor to be selected as the backrop for the video!
GRIEF GROUP: We are gearing up to have Elizabeth Hospice facilitate another Grief Group on campus starting in January. If you have any students who you know have lost a loved one recently, or even a few years ago but are still grieving, please CLICK HERE to submit a referral before winter break.
CHECK YOUR MOOD WEEK: This years Check Your Mood Week, Facilitated by North County Lifeline, will take place the week of January 7th in Science classes. This program is for all 7th graders to learn how to help when they themselves, or a friend are suffering from depression or suicidal thoughts. Although only 7th graders receive the program, it’s important to be aware that emotions run high in all grade levels. If ANY student regardless of grade seems to be triggered by anything please reach out to the counseling office. After the presentation, NCLL clinicians will be following-up with any students who are identified as needing additional support. It’s important that students are sent to the office soon after they are summoned in order to maximize the time we have with the clinicians. NCLL will also be offering an optional training for all teachers to know how to recognize the Signs of Suicide on January 14th during both lunches. Please bring your lunch to room C-14 to participate.
Artful Learning Highlight- 7th Grade Science
Our 7th grade Science students were given an Artful Learning Design Challenge as part of their interdisciplinary unit on “Transformation.” The significant question for this unit is “How does transformation occur and what is its impact?” Students are exploring this concept and question through inquiry centers in their classes. In this Science design challenge, students are creating solutions for the plastic pollution problems that they have been studying. In the next phase of this project, students will choose the method they would like to use to communicate their solutions to the world. They can choose to enter an art competition, use social media, create a website, or create a Youtube video to raise awareness about issues related to plastic pollution and to share their creative solutions.
Vista Unified LCAP and Budget Community Forums
In order to fully engage the Vista community in discussions about potential budget solutions and to gather input and recommendations, VUSD has set a series of LCAP and Budget Community Forums taking place around the district. We will have Spanish interpretation available at all forums. Further, we will be posting to the Vista Unified web page a link to a digital feedback form for all community members who are not able to attend a forum in person. We will also be fully engaging our bargaining units (Vista Teachers Association and the California School Employees Association), as well as the District English Language Advisory Committee, District Parent Advisory Committee and the Vista Parent Teachers Association in feedback and recommendations for budget solutions.
January 15, 2020 | 5:30pm-7:00pm | Rancho Minerva Middle School
February 12, 2020 | 5:30pm-7:00pm | Vista Innovation Center
Click HERE to access the presentation slides for the forums.
In addition to the great ideas and suggestions from our community, we will be scheduling students and School Site Council forums at every school in the district starting in January 2020.
Forums as also set for the District English Language Advisory Committee (DELAC) and the District Parent Advisory Committee (DPAC) between December and February 2020.
Literacy Lab
Book Reviews!
"In my teaching experience, winter break arrives at the moment when both the students and I need it most. As we are nearing winter break, I look forward to some time to relax and renew my energy before school resumes in January. Some years I realized a day or two before the end of my time off that I wasn’t any more rested than I had been in the days leading up to break."
Check out this article for helpful advice about things that this teacher has found to help her have a "truly revitalizing winter break"!