Dear Parents,

Thanks to our PTO and the fall Tiger Trot, we have a new outdoor classroom space on campus. This is located next to the reading garden on Fairview. We are thrilled to have this space for students and classes to use this spring. Thank you!

Registration Deadline is June 1st

Please complete the online registration process so we can accurately determine the number of classrooms needed at each grade level. Your assistance with this effort is greatly appreciated.

Composting Starts Next Week!

We are delighted to start offering composting during 5th grade lunch next week. Students will be encouraged to dispose of their "food scraps" into a special container in the lunchroom. Here is the video we will be sharing with students to educate them about this process:

HOW TO COMPOST FOOD SCRAPS AT SCHOOL

Soon we will expand the composting opportunity to all grade levels!

Class Placement Input (2023-2024)

We have an excellent staff, and so it is our hope that you will just trust our expertise with the input from your child’s current teacher to determine the best placement for your child for the upcoming school year.

We recognize that parents also have good insights into how their children learn. If you would like to request that certain information be considered in assigning a placement, please send me a separate email. The deadline has passed for the Google form.

Have a wonderful day!

Dr. Dwyer

April 4th- Teacher Institute Day--No Student Attendance

April 7th- No School

April 17th & 18th- 5th Grade Science Assessment

April 21th- Uncle Pete's

April 27th- Virtual Kindergarten round up--23/24 families

Yearbooks will be sold for $25 per book. If you have more than one student, please place a separate order for each individual child.

Yearbooks will be delivered to students in their classroom the last week of school. The last day to order will be 5/1.

https://rooseveltptoparkridge.membershiptoolkit.com/packet/23331

Attention Roosevelt students, we are collecting plastic bags inside door 5 as a part of an initiative with Maine South students. Join D64 in the effort to recycle plastic bags!

Thank you and please reach out if you have any questions!

Jen Panattoni

jenny.panattoni@gmail.com

Now that the snow is gone please make sure your student(s) have an extra change of dry clothes in their locker. If wet clothes come home please send back dry items to replace the ones that were wet or dirty. We appreciate your partnership in keeping everyone dry.

Did you know on Friday, Mrs. Ellsworth and Mrs. Flint, go through the lost & found and return all labeled items to their owner? Please take a few moments this Spring season and label each item so that they can reunite them with their owners. Lost something? Come in and take a look. This is the current view of the lost and found. Let's try to keep it this way!

We are delighted to reward students for great behavior. The new book vending machine is part of this incentive program. Just a reminder we expect students to be respectful, responsible and safe in all settings. Teachers and Administrators value the parent partnership and if a situation occurs we will work together to resolve the matter. For your reference the updated behavior form is attached here to view.

Cell phones and other electronic devices are to be powered off and kept in the student’s locker during the school day. Any digital communications device (e.g., “smart” watch, GPS tracker, etc.) must be kept in the student’s locker during the school day.

Click the photo to the left for the direct link to the D64 Parent Handbook device policy (p. 68).

· Park legally – don’t block crosswalks or double park

· Respect school neighbors –please do not park in or block their driveways.

· Parents and children should not use the Staff parking lot

· Do not make U-turns or turn around in driveways.

· “Attended” parkers must stay in their vehicles at all times.

· Obey “kiss ’n go” zones on Prospect Avenue

Please remind your student to walk their bike while on campus.

Please keep dogs on a leash and on the sidewalk during drop off and dismissal times.

If your student/students need to change their regular daily routine please take the following steps:

1. Email the homeroom teacher with the details

2. Email the office Mrs Flint sflint@d64.org or Mrs Ellsworth kellsworth@d64.org

no need to send separate emails

The earliest time students may arrive on campus is 8:30. Supervisors are not at posts until this time.

Roosevelt Tardy Procedures:

If students report to school tardy, they must check in at school door # 5 (office) with an adult. If procedures are not followed, students will be marked unexcused.

For your reference, please see school hours below:

Please see the following school hours with special attention to Wednesdays.

1st - 5th Grades: 8:45 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Wednesday - 8:45 a.m. - 2:40 p.m.

Kindergarten: A.M. - 8:45 a.m. - 11:40 a.m. P.M. - 12:40 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Wednesday: A.M. - 8:45 a.m. - 11:10 a.m. P.M. - 12:05 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.

Email: kdwyer@d64.org
Website: http://www.d64.org/res
Location: Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School, South Fairview Avenue, Park Ridge, IL, United States
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