RMS Wildcat Weekly
August 23, 2019 Information for our Families
Happy Friday!
We had an awesome second week of school, and our students are certainly starting off the year well. Thank you to everyone for your patience as we get used to the traffic flow at dismissal. We are fortunate to have busing for several hundred of our students, and to accommodate getting the buses through our lot to their pick-up spot, we block off the middle row of the lot as a staging area for buses. Please try not to block this area so that we can move the buses to the curb to pick up students. Please also be reminded that when exiting the parking lot onto Summerhill Drive to continue driving with the flow of traffic in order to not block oncoming traffic with U-Turns. Again, we appreciate your cooperation as we get settled into the new year.
General News:
School Yearbook picture day will be on Tuesday, August 27th during PE Periods. Please remember that RMS Dress Code will be enforced for school pictures. Refer to our RMS Handbook for any questions.
Students may purchase PE Uniforms online.We are excited to announce that our PE Wellness Club has new items available for purchase that have been approved as PE Apparel. Older PE items are still available as well while supplies last! Purchases may also be made in the school office before school and after school only. Students will be expected to dress out for PE on September 3rd.
The Boys and Girls Club will be hosting a mandatory Parent Orientation Meeting on August 27th at 5:30pm. Come by to learn about the registration process, Fall season pricing and about our Fall sports (Flag Football, Girls Volleyball, and Cross Country). Flyer
Counseling department would like to remind you that today (Friday 8/23) was the last day to submit an Elective Course Request. Counselors will be going through requests next week and we should be done making changes by Friday 8/30. If we are unable to make the change based on any reasons below we will send a note to your student informing them.
Reminder for Schedule Change Guidelines:
- Teacher requests, Pride, or Lunch changes will not be accommodated
- Schedule changes are not guaranteed and are dependent on availability/ class sizes
- Cannot conflict with academic classes
Health Office: It's hot out there! The Health Office would like to remind parents to send a refillable water bottle with their student daily. Please help us keep your student healthy and hydrated while on campus.
Back to School Night
We will have food trucks so that you can purchase food, and tables will also be set up in the lunch table area for families to learn more about many programs at RMS including: Parent Teacher Association (PTA), Associated Student Body (ASB), Boys and Girls Club of Oceanside, Child Nutrition Services, English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC), and Migrant Education. We look forward to seeing you there!
School Site Council Nominations Needed!
This year we are in need of TWO parent representatives for the School Site Council (SSC). The SSC meets after school approximately five times a year (click here for schedule). This is a great way to get involved and work with RMS teachers, students and Administration on school improvement. If you are interested, please click here to access the self-nomination forms (Spanish Version) and return to RMS Principal Heather Golly in the RMS main office, through the mail or via school e-mail at heathergolly@vistausd.org no later than Sunday, September 1.
A Message from our RMS PTA
Participate in the PTA Membership Drive! Join the Roosevelt PTA and support our students! The class with the most membership sign-ups earns a pizza party! The Drive ends Monday September 9th. RMS PTA Membership Form
PTA Association Meeting Thursday August 29th at 5:15 at the lunch tables. Please join us! We will be approving this year’s budget and filling in the Board Roster! Lots of opportunities:)
Kona Ice will be sold to students during lunch on Friday August 30th! The truck comes the last Friday of every month. Time to celebrate the first month of school!
Lunch time opportunities to be involved:
- Student Store every Wednesday
- Spirit Cart every Friday
- Facilitating Field Activities during lunch on Fridays
Contact lizdebaets@gmail.com the PTA Volunteer Coordinator for more info!
Community Liaison
The RMS Parent Center welcomes you with any inquiries you may have regarding resources, food pantry, parent workshops and help with the Parent Portal. Get ready for an exciting September! This September we will begin our Technology and Basic English workshops. We will also have our 1st Coffee with the Principal on September 18. More information to come soon!