RMS Wildcat Weekly
January 17, 2020 Information for our Families
Happy Friday!
First, we hope you and your students enjoyed the wonderful Beginning Band Debut concert this week! We are proud of the efforts our students have made and the progress that they have shown. They performed so beautifully! We appreciate your involvement and support.
Please remember that there is no school on Monday, January 20th, in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. Students return on Tuesday, January 21st. "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." --Martin Luther King, Jr.
SAVE THE DATE for our ROOSEVELT WINTER SHOWCASE! Join us for our 3rd annual celebration of student creativity featuring visual, performing, and digital arts and a silent auction hosted by our RMS PTA! All proceeds will support Artful Learning at Roosevelt! THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6TH 5-7 P.M. at RMS. Food will be available for purchase. Cash, checks, and credit card payments are accepted for silent auction items. We hope to see you there! FLYER
Beginning Band Concert Highlights!
General News:
Band Fundraiser! Join us on January 23rd from 4-9 pm at the Altitude Trampoline Park. 20% of the proceeds will benefit our Band program. Show or mention this flyer when you visit: Altitude Fundraiser Flyer
Roosevelt’s Wellness Winter Sale is still going! Take advantage of the great prices by purchasing these items online or at the office.
Old prices Sweatshirt- $25 Sweatpants- $30
Sale prices Sweatshirt- $20 Sweatpants- $20
**Sale Prices are good until January 31st.
Spring Pictures are coming! Pictures will be taken on March 19th during both lunches in the MPR. Order Forms will be sent home in February.
February is an important month for students in the English Language Development (ELD) classes. Students will take the English Language Proficiency Assessment for California (ELPAC) to measure growth in their use of English.To learn more about your child’s ELPAC test scores, visit the Starting Smarter parent website for the ELPAC at https://elpac.startingsmarter.org/.
Artful Learning Highlight: 6th Grade ELA/Science
Girls on the Run
Registration is now open for the RMS Girls on the Run team! Girls on the Run is a life-changing program that encourages girls to develop self-respect and healthy lifestyles through running! Using an experience-based curriculum that creatively integrates running, GOTR inspires girls to achieve their limitless potential.
WHO: RMS Girls (6th-8th grade)
WHEN: Practices will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays after school from 3:15- 4:30 pm. First practice is on February 18th! Our celebratory 5k will be held on May 9th in Mission Bay and our last practice will be on May 12th. Click HERE for our FLYER.
REGISTRATION: There is a registration fee of $125 with our school discount code ROOSEVELT125 (Regular fee is $225). Students who receive free/reduced lunch receive an additional discount off registration (Please contact Ms. Licona for this discount code). Please click HERE to complete the online registration.
**We only have spots for 20 girls, so don’t wait to sign up! Registration is on a first come first serve basis. Please contact Nancy Licona at NancyLicona@vistausd.org or (760) 726-8003 ext. 63007 if you have any questions.
A message from PTA
Come out to Little Cakes Cupcake Kitchen on Tuesday, January 21 from 11am-6pm, enjoy their award winning cupcakes and 33% of the proceeds will be given back to the Roosevelt Middle School PTA. Please show or mention this flyer when you visit: Little Cakes Kitchen Fundraiser
Menchie's Fundraising event will be January 31st from 12pm to 11pm. Stop by the Menchies on 2525C Vista Way, Oceanside and 50% of your purchase will be donated to the Roosevelt Middle School PTA. Flyer
Elevating Literacy at RMS
Growth in literacy is a core value at Roosevelt. With the guidance of our teachers, RMS students are engaging in reading, writing, speaking, and listening tasks supported by literacy rich environments, cognitive strategies, and research-based literacy practices. Thank you for encouraging your Wildcats to keep reading and to persist in their writing!
Counseling Corner!
The Mission Vista High School Application is now open! The deadline to apply is Friday, February 21st. Click here for the application. Please contact your child’s counselor for any questions regarding the application. Students and families who are interested in learning about Mission Vista High School are invited to attend their New Student and Parent Showcase on February 5th from 6-8pm. English Flyer. Spanish Flyer. Another opportunity to learn about their campus is by attending their campus tours on January 28th or February 11th from 4:30-5:30. Click here for their flyer.
Community Liaison
Our RMS Sewing Club starts back up on Tuesday January 28th at 8:30 am. Also we are currently offering parent workshops, our Tech. Workshop is every Wednesday and our English Classes are every Thursday, both from 8:30 to 10:00. Flyer
VCC Mobile Dental Services will be at RMS again this year, 3 days from 2/25/2020 - 2/28/2020 starting at 9:00 am. If you have a student who might benefit from a free dental screening. You may complete the form online in this link or we have consent forms in the front desk. VCC will be giving 3 $ 5 dlls Starbucks gift cards to raffle between the students that do the dental screening. Please call Ms. Gabby at her extension 63013, stop at the parent center if you have any questions or email her at gabrielathompson@vistausd.org for more information.
Thank you, and have a wonderful week!
Roosevelt Wildcat Pride!
Spirit Fridays!
PAWS of the Month: Courage
Reminders
Do you want to really know how school is going? To see your child’s grades in real time, please sign up for Weekly Aeries Progress Reports. Click here to learn how.
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Attendance: Attendance is key to student success! Please encourage your student to attend school everyday and arrive on time. Remember, absences must be cleared within 72 hours (3 school days) after student returns to school. We also appreciate when you schedule dental/doctor appointments outside of the school day to avoid instruction interruptions. Parents if you are planning a trip in which your student will miss 5 or more school days, please notify the attendance two weeks in advance to set up an independent study contract.
School Safety: Parents, please remind your students to use the crosswalk when arriving or leaving school. The heavy traffic makes it unsafe for students because drivers may not see them as they cross the street.
Health Office: Parents of 6th grade students: The Tdap vaccine is required to start the 7th grade. Reminders will be sent home monthly. Please turn in updated immunization records to the health Office. Please call the Health Office if you have any questions.
If you notice that your student could use a little extra help, our B.L.A.S.T. (Boost Learning
After School Tutoring) is now open! B.L.A.S.T. aims to help students succeed in their classes in a fun and supportive environment after school. There is a maximum of 35 students allowed per classroom, so come on over after school before spots will up! Tutoring takes place 3:15pm - 4:15pm. Click here to take a look at the BLAST schedule.
Our award-winning Wildcat yearbook staff is currently taking pre-orders for the 2019-2020 yearbook at! Support our school by purchasing a yearbook through the front office, our RMS webstore, or www.jostens.com! Click here to see our flyer
Roosevelt has over 20 clubs that take place during lunch and after school. Most of our clubs are open and students can show up to any meeting. For a list of clubs being offered this year CLICK HERE. If there is a club your student wants to start that we don’t already have, they can come get an application from the counseling office.