Roosevelt Reader

We ended 2023 on a very "giving note" as a Roosevelt School Community. For example, we had a very successful coat drive (collecting over 400 items). LIkewise, the Toys for Tots Drive was a huge success. Furthermore, our PTO coordinated a special holiday gift to all teachers and staff. Thank you so much to everyone who reached out to be a part of the holiday gift to teachers and staff. This was a tremendous effort, and we greatly appreciate your kindness.

Continuing with this giving theme, Roosevelt will participate in the National Kindness Week Challenge January 22-26. Last year our students completed over 5,300 acts of kindness, and we are eager to see if we can break that record effort this year!

Thank you so much for your continued generosity. Roosevelt is a special place with a big heart for others.

Have a wonderful day!

Dr. Dwyer, Principal

Jan 15: No school- Martin Luther King Day

Jan 23: Spelling Bee

Jan 22-Jan 26: Kindness Week

Jan 23: Spelling Bee

Feb 6 & 8: CogAt testing grade 2

Feb 9: International Night

Feb10: Science Olympiad (Emerson)

Feb 15: Open House

Feb 16: Institute Day

Feb 19: President's Day-No School

Click the photo to the right for the direct link to the D64 Parent Handbook device policy (p. 24).

Parents can help ensure smartwatches are set to not allow notifications from other apps by placing the device in a mode that does more than silence it. You can find steps on how to set up Schooltime mode here. Android users can find parental controls by following these steps.

This year, Park Ridge residents donated over 1,100 pieces of winter gear, far exceeding past years! Most of the coats were transported to the Chicago Strong Futures Program, a program that provides support and stability to youth and young adults on Chicago's south side.

INTERNATIONAL NIGHT will be held on FEBRUARY 9th (Friday), 2024

and CULTURAL AWARENESS WEEK will be held from

FEBRUARY 12th to FEBRUARY 16th, 2024

For more information, please email Marta Blasiak

mblasiak10@gmail.com or Ewa Sumsky esumsky@me.com

Please double check to ensure students come to school with all the materials they need for the school day. For example, Chromebook, winter gear, water bottle, band instrument, lunch, etc... Lately, we noticed that parents have to make a separate trip to drop off these items at the school office, and we are trying to be helpful.

This is the view from the lost & found today. These are items that are not labeled. Please take the time to label items that come back and forth to school each day. Any labeled items will have a significantly higher rate of being returned to their owner. Please stop by at arrival or dismissal if your student is missing an item to check the lost & found.

Students may have healthy snacks during the day in the classroom. Please be mindful of nut allergies when packing snacks.

Please refrain from entering the staff parking lot during school hours. This lot is for staff only. There has been an influx of parents parking, dropping off students and turning around in the lot which creates unsafe situations for students and staff. Please help students and staff be safe by abiding by all signs around campus.

· 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 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

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.

8:45 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

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

Kindergarten half day students: 8:45 a.m. - 11:35 a.m.

Wednesday: A.M. - 8:45 a.m. - 11:05 a.m.