Roosevelt Wildcat Weekly
October 15, 2021 Information for our Families
Greetings Wildcat Families,
Happy Friday! We are excited to be on campus in person and thank you for being supportive with getting your students here daily!
Safety is a primary concern for our students, we need your help in making the morning drop off at school as safe as possible. Please do not drop students off while you are in the middle lane, students MUST be dropped off on the left or right hand side. If they are dropped off on the left hand side, be sure they know to use the crosswalk ONLY. We appreciate your help in keeping students safe.
Starting Monday, 10/18/21 we will be offering RMS BLAST, Boost Learning After School Tutoring! We hope students take advantage of this opportunity to receive extra support if they need it. The flier with details is linked BELOW.
Finally, during the month of October, we have a school wide focus on Integrity. Students will be recognized as Students of the Month for demonstrating Integrity by teachers and staff. If your child is recognized, you will be notified via email.
Go, Wildcats!
RMS Administration
BLAST Tutoring
Please keep in mind, it is first-come, first-serve.
RMS Spirit Week
Monday 10/18- PJ Day
Tuesday 10/19- Skeleton Day (Black and White)
Wednesday 10/20- Mad Scientist Hair Day
Thursday 10/21- Crazy Hat Day
Friday 10/22- Orange and Black Day
Fall Concert
Our students will be performing on Wednesday, October 20th in the MPR at 7:00pm
Make Up Picture Day
ASB Stamp
Students who would like to purchase the ASB stamp may do so before school or after school in the office or at our school webstore. ASB stamps are $20.
Fall Dance
Our first school dance of the year will be
Friday, October 22 from 3:15pm - 4:30pm
Tickets will be $8.00
Click here to see the Dance Menu
Tickets will be available for purchase from Monday 10/18 until Thursday 10/21. Dance tickets are not sold on the day of the dance.
Students who purchased the ASB stamp will be called up to the office on the week of the dance to get their stamp on their school ID.
RMS Halloween Costume Policy
A MESSAGE FROM PE TEACHERS
Independent Study Contracts Needed To Continue Learning During to Quarantine
The Vista Unified School District is committed to providing ongoing opportunities for students to continue their education and earn attendance credit while on quarantine. Currently, the state only allows districts to provide these opportunities through independent study, and parents/guardians must agree for their students to voluntarily participate. We need your help to sign a short-term independent study contract so that our schools can get the funding they need to maintain services for all students.
Currently, students on quarantine are marked with excused absences, but once parents/guardians approve for their student to participate in independent study during quarantine, the student will begin to generate positive attendance. Students enrolled in this short term independent study during periods of quarantine will have access to classroom content through Canvas, the district learning management system. Students can complete classroom assignments to stay current with the classroom learning and earn attendance credit. Keep in mind that when a student is marked absent, the school loses funding for that student for as long as they are absent.
Please, check your email from VUSD sent on September 24th for the personalized link. If you cannot find the email with the personalized link, please follow this link VUSD Independent Study Online Form to complete the form.
Health and Safety Update
As a school community, we need your help to ensure that we can safely keep students in school and minimize the number of quarantines we might need. If there is a family that is waiting on the results of COVID tests, please keep your student home until the results come in. If your student is not feeling well, please don't send them to school.
We will include a Health and Safety Update in each RMS Wildcat Weekly and we will notify you in this update if there have been any positive cases on campus. This week, we had 0 positive case on campus. If you would like to check for a notification on a daily basis, please refer to the VUSD COVID-19 Case Dashboard. The Dashboard is updated by 7:00 pm daily.
A few other reminders about protocols:
If there is a student or adult who was a “Close Contact” of a person who is identified as Covid+ then we will send a notice to families in those classes about being exposed to a person who is a close contact of a Covid+ person.
If there is an active case of Covid, on campus, and your student was identified as being a Close Contact (defined as within 6' proximity for a cumulative 15 minutes in 24 hours) then you will be notified and your child will be Quarantined. The exception is if your child has been fully vaccinated (defined as 2 weeks post-final vaccination). Proof must be provided in this case.
If your child is quarantined, then they will receive support/connection with a VUSD Learning Support Teacher, via Zoom and email.
If your child is quarantined, they are to follow along in Canvas for their coursework.
If your child is fully vaccinated, they are NOT required to Quarantine at this time.
In the August 24th VUSD Community Update, Dr. Doyle included a very important Health and Safety Call to Action for Parents:
Action #1: Notify your school immediately if your child or any member of your household becomes ill with COVID-19.
Action #2: Keep your child home from school if they have ANY of the symptoms listed on the decision tree guidelines (fever or chills, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache, new loss of taste or smell, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting, diarrhea).
Action #3: Keep your child home from school if they have been exposed to someone who has tested positive. They should NOT return to in-person learning until given a return date by our nursing staff. This includes exposure to someone living in the home who is positive.
Action #4: Do not send your child back to school if the child or anyone in the household is awaiting a COVID-19 test result. Only send your child back if they have a negative test result or if they have completed the entire quarantine period.
Action #5: Have your child vaccinated if they are 12 to 17 years old. Remember, your child will not need to be quarantined if they come in close contact at school if they are fully vaccinated and asymptomatic. The vaccination will keep them in school and able to participate in all of the extracurricular activities like athletics, band, dance, ASB, etc.
If we can proactively respond to these five calls to action, then we can dramatically reduce the impact of quarantine on all students.
VUSD COVID Vaccine Clinic
COVID Vaccine Card
You may email your Vaccination Card to hollygruver@vistausd.org
COVID Testing Centers
Starting this Monday, Inspire will be open until 5 pm on MON and WED.
Tues and Thurs will change to 8:00-3:30 pm
Fri will remain from 8:00-3:30 pm
Family and Community Liaison
Hi Wildcats families!
If you need me to call your student to receive a food bag from our pantry on Fridays, or if you would like to pick one up, please let me know. You may email your Roosevelt Family and Community Liaison Ms. Gabby Thompson, gabrielathompson@vistausd.org, or contact her at extension 63013 for any other needs your family might have.
Check for more news below!
Roosevelt PTA
Poinsettia Sale Benefits Music Programs: Order a gorgeous poinsettia by Oct. 25 to support RMS choir and band programs. Order online or return an order form to Ms. Inouye. Poinsettias cost $13 and will be available for pickup before winter break.
Help Wanted: Come help us with the Snack Stop or Dippin' Dots sales! Every Wednesday the Snack Stop is open to sell snacks and drinks, and every Friday the Dippin' Dots cart is out to sell during student lunch. It's FUN and EASY! Hours are 11 am to 1 pm. Just click here to sign up for a shift (or two or three!)
Snack Stop and Dippin Dots are back! Wednesdays at lunch purchase extra snacks from PTA. Fridays we offer Dippin Dots for $5.
Membership: Become a PTA member for just $10, join online: https://jointotem.com/ca/oceanside/roosevelt-middle-pta
Fridays are Spirit Days! Rock your RMS spirit wear or wear red and black on Fridays to show your Wildcat pride!. Visit the Spirit Cart at lunch for fun, free goodies at lunchtime for those showing off their RMS spirit.
Help Wanted for Snack Stop and Dippin Dots Sales
If you are available between 11 am and 1 pm on Wednesdays and/or Fridays, we could use your help with selling items at our Snack Stop on Wednesdays or Dippin Dots cart on Fridays. Click here to sign up for a shift or two: Roosevelt Snack Stop & Dippin’ Dots
Counseling Corner!
If your student didn’t sign up for a club, THAT’S OKAY! Please see our completed RMS CLUBS LIST. With the exception of the Backpacking club, all of our clubs are open to visitors. No need to sign up. Just have your student show up at the time and place listed on our RMS CLUBS LIST.
Caseloads: Mr. Way - 6th Grade and 7A | Ms. Licona - 8th Grade & 7B
Go To: bit.do/rmscheckin to make an appointment with either of our AWESOME School Counselors :)
Follow us on Instagram @rooseveltcounseling for updates.
Use the PSST tool (THIS LINK) to report something anonymously.
Purchase your yearbook
Welcome back Wildcat Families!
We are back to school and ready for a great year of memories! Remember to pre-order your 2021-22 Yearbook at a 20% discounted price (compared to the end of year price) by following the link or using the QR code! As always, thanks for supporting our award-winning Yearbook program!
Library Announcements
Health Office
Please send a refillable water bottle with your student everyday. Roosevelt has refill stations available for your student to use.
The Health Office would like to remind all parents/guardians that only PCR/NAAT Covid Test results are accepted as proof of testing for Covid19. Please contact amymcguire@vistausd.org with questions or concerns.
The Health Office would like to remind SEVENTH GRADE parents/guardians that the T-dap vaccine is required for all students entering the 7th grade. ALL students are required to have 2 Varicella vaccines. Notifications have been mailed to parents/guardians of students missing these vaccines. September 15 is the deadline for turning in missing immunizations. Please contact the Health Office with any questions or concerns.
School Nurse Contact Information:Amy McGruire: Cell:760-936-3825 Email: amymcguire@vistausd.org. Please contact me with any questions or concerns. Please also refer to Health and Safety Webpage for information: https://www.vistausd.org/healthandsafety
Attendance is key to student success!
Remember, absences must be cleared within 72 hours (3 school days) after the student returns to school. If your student was accidentally marked absent or 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.
RMS Wildcat Pride
Spirit Fridays
PAWS of the Month: Integrity
Communications
It is crucial that your contacts are correct so that you can stay informed. We are also continuing to post information on our website, on Twitter @rooseveltmiddl2, in our Facebook Group "Roosevelt Wildcats Parent Group," and through Remind calls, emails, and text messages. Check out the informative video that our counselor Cory Way created to help you troubleshoot and understand why your email might not be connected correctly.
VUSD Parents: Notification for Remind
Vista Unified School District is committed to engaging families as partners in education. We continue to refine our communication systems to provide up to date information about teaching and learning, collaboration, family engagement, and college and career pathways. One important improvement of our plan is to implement a more efficient and seamless communication platform called Remind. The information below provides a preview of this important new feature of our communication plan.....[READ MORE]
Roosevelt Middle School
Email: rooseveltms@vistausd.org
Website: https://rms.vistausd.org/
Location: 850 Sagewood Drive, Oceanside, CA, USA
Phone: (760)726-8003
Facebook: facebook.com/RooseveltLiaisonGabrielaThompson
Twitter: @RooseveltMiddl2