Roosevelt Wildcat Weekly

September 2, 2022

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Back to School Night

We had a very successful Back to School Night. It was great to be back in person and meet so many of our Roosevelt families!
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  • We will be adjusting our bell schedule beginning Tuesday, September 6th. This new bell schedule will eliminate the numerous bells that rang during our three lunch periods.
  • We will now release from school at 3:30 pm Monday - Friday.

Blast After-School Tutoring Starting Tuesday, September 6th

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School Site Council Nominations Due by Friday, September 9th

PTA Fundraiser Wednesday, September 21st

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Pedestrian Safety Month

September is Pedestrian Safety Month which is a great time to remind everyone about the importance of safely entering and exiting our school. Recently, we have seen students darting across the street in the middle of traffic to get to parents waiting on the other side of Sagewood.


To keep all of our students and community members safe, we need your help. Please have your student use the crosswalks when crossing the street. This will eliminate parents having to slam on their brakes and our Wildcats getting injured.

Income Verification Forms = RESOURCES FOR VUSD!!!!

Please take a moment to complete an Alternative Income Verification form, following the instructions provided in the Superintendent's Notification of Alternative Income Verification memo. This provides critical information to provide our student meals and other support programs across the district.

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RMS IS LOOKING FOR YOUR HELP

Parents, are you or anyone you know looking for part-time work for 6 hours per day WITH BENEFITS while your children are at school? RMS is looking to hire Instructional Assistants to help out in all of our classrooms. Instructional Assistants work Monday through Friday from 9:00 am - 3:30 pm on school days only. Please call the front office at (760) 726-8003 if you are interested or if you have any questions!
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ASB Cards

Buy an ASB card for your student on the RMS Webstore. With an ASB card, your student gets a ticket to all 3 school dances this year. ASB cards are only $11, which is a savings of $4 for the dance tickets. October 14th is the last day you can buy one.

RMS Sports are Back!!

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RMS Cell Phone Policy Reminders and Protocols

Dear Wildcat Families, This is a friendly reminder that student cell phones must be turned off and put in their backpacks during school hours. Families, we ask for your support in reminding your students of this school policy. Thank you.

ASES 2022-23 Application

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Roosevelt Middle School Morning Program Application


Greetings, Roosevelt Middle School Families,


Vista Unified School District is excited to share that we will provide engaging learning and enrichment opportunities for middle school students before school at each of our middle schools for the 2022-2023 school year.

Morning extended learning programs will be available:


  • 7:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Mondays (late start)
  • 7:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m. Tuesdays - Fridays


All families are welcome to complete the following application; however, we will be enrolling students on an ongoing basis, based on staffing and program capacity at each school site. We will contact you to complete the registration process once we confirm a space is available for your child.


We would appreciate your prompt return of this application to support our planning. We look forward to working with you.


Roosevelt Application Link: https://forms.gle/2gKU7dvi8xCtkGTQ9


Sincerely,

Christine Ramirez

christineramirez@vistausd.org

Roosevelt Middle School

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VUSD Community Update

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Hello Wildcat families!


I am very excited to announce that we will begin workshops for parents in September. See the options in the following link or use the QR code on the workshop flyer. Choose the parent workshop of your preference here:


Our food pantry is available for students who need to take some food home. You can visit the Parent Center and ask for Ms. Gabby.

Find and connect support financial assistance, food pantries, healthcare, and other free or reduced-cost support: https://www.findhelp.org/


You can email your Roosevelt Family and Community Liaison, Ms. Gabby Thompson, at gabrielathompson@vistausd.org or call extension 63013 for any needs your family may have.


I am so excited to see you again and meet our Wildcat family's new families! You and your students are ALWAYS at our school and the Parent Center.

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Communications

If you are not receiving emails or communications from the district or from Roosevelt, please let us know. It is likely that the information that is linked in AERIES is not up to date, or your emails might be getting blocked by your email provider. You can check your junk and spam folders, and you can contact tiffanyequihua@vistausd.org if you would like help checking your contact information in AERIES.


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 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]

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We are accepting referrals for our yearly Grief Counseling Group facilitated by Elizabeth Hospice. The group will be in January. Please CLICK HERE to submit a referral if you know of a student who has lost someone close to them. It is super fast and you don’t need to add much detail.


We will be coming into your student's classes in September to give our “Intro to School Counseling Supports” For 6th and 8th grade we’ll be presenting in ELA and for 7th grade we’ll be presenting in Math. Thank you! CLICK HERE to see what and when we’ll be presenting the rest of the year.


Parents:

We have stopped accepting Essentials Change Requests. If your student submitted a request by the Sept. 1st deadline, we are still working on them and will notify students as soon as they are processed.


We are currently working on balancing our class sizes. This means some students may have a couple of periods in their schedule change. Students will be notified if their schedules are changing.


Caseloads: MS. Licona - 6th Grade and 8A | Mr. Way - 7th Grade & 8B

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.

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SUPPORT AND CONTRIBUTE JUST $10 IN AN ENVELOPE AND DROP IT IN THE PTA DROP BOX AT THE MAIN OFFICE!

PTA connects families, schools, and communities by providing programs and services at your child’s school. PTA is the nation’s largest volunteer-led child-advocacy association working to drive improvements in the education, health, and well-being of all children and families. When you are a member of PTA, you are an advocate for your child and for all children.


Become a member today! As a member, you are able to vote at Association meetings held twice a year, receive benefits by being a PTA member, and most importantly, support Roosevelt Students. You can also make direct donations to support grade-level grants, which provide funds for 6th grade Greek Day, 7th-grade Safari Park field trip, and 8th grade Heritage Day as well as other projects and programs. Please help support our programs and students! You can join by visiting this site: https://jointotem.com/ca/oceanside/roosevelt-middle-pta


Email: rooseveltmiddleschoolpta@gmail.com Facebook: /RooseveltMiddleSchoolPTA Instagram: @rmspta

Fridays are Spirit Days!

Rock your RMS spirit wear or wear red and black on Fridays to show your Wildcat pride! Starting next week visit the Spirit Cart at lunch for fun, free goodies at lunchtime for those showing off their RMS spirit


To Buy Spirit Wear


LINK: https://rooseveltmiddlepta.square.site/

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PBIS Schoolwide Expectations

Last Friday we held our annual Pride Talks in which we reviewed our schoolwide expectations for being successful, respectful, safe, and of service. Students also reviewed our personal electronic devices policy and our dress code. Please see the link below for the presentation.



We look forward to working in partnership with you as we work to provide a positive and safe campus for all students.

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 PCR/Antigen 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. 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

Partnering to Combat COVID-19 in Our Schools

Vista Unified will continue to follow the guidance from the SDCOE COVID-19 Decision Trees for K-12 Schools.

  • Individuals who test positive must isolate at home and may be released from isolation on day six, provided that symptoms are improving, they are fever-free for the past 24 hours without fever-reducing medication, and they have a negative test result from a rapid antigen test taken on or after day five.

  • If the individual is asymptomatic, day zero of isolation is the day the individual was tested. Day one is the first full day following the day the individual was tested.

  • If the individual is symptomatic, day zero of isolation is the day of symptom onset, regardless of when the individual tested positive. Day one is the first full day following the day that symptoms started.

  • Employees eligible for shortened isolation must continue to wear a highly protective mask at all times in the workplace around others, except when eating or drinking, for 10 days after the date of the positive test.

  • Students ending isolation early are strongly recommended to wear a highly protective mask when around others, except when eating or drinking, for 10 days after the date of the positive test.

Roosevelt Bell Schedule 2022-2023

Click here to see the new bell schedule starting September 6, 2022

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