PRINCIPAL'S CORNER
Dear Roosevelt Parents/Guardians,
Fall has arrived, and we are very excited to share with you the progress your child has made since school started. Please make arrangements to sign up for a parent/teacher conference. Please contact your classroom teacher if you need any assistance with this process.
We have some important updates for you, so please take a moment to review the many events and activities happening this month.
Sincerely,
Dr. Dwyer, Principal
- October 6th- PTO meeting @ 7PM
October 10- Indigenous Peoples' Day/Columbus Day -D64 Schools & Offices Closed
October 15- Go Green Park Ridge clean up event
October 18, 25, 27- Parent Teacher Conferences--please contact the teacher if you assistance on signing up for a timeslot
October 21- Boosevelt @ 6-8 PM
October 31- Class Halloween parties and parade--see below for specifics
Go Green Park Ridge Clean Up
Join Go Green Park Ridge for our last Forest & Woodland Clean-Up Event of the year! Since we started this program last year, over 900 volunteers have come out. We love seeing church groups, the Park Ridge Wilderness Federation, Scouting groups, Chamber of Commerce members, businesses, special-interest groups, and families all coming out to “repair the world” in our own backyard. These events literally bring the community together!
For this final clean-up of the year, we will be concentrating on the large forest areas that border the
Des Plaines Woods bike path and major roads. We hope to remove as much litter as possible before the leaves fall and the snow arrives.
Who Everyone is invited!
What “Every Day is Earth Day!” Forest & Woodland Clean-up
Where Parking Lot at Dam No 4 Woods
Why • Give back to the community
• Good for the Earth
• Get yourself out in the Fresh Air
• It’s good exercise!
love where you live
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Clean-Up Committee Chair & Event
Coordinator, Joseph Steinfels @ jpsteinfels@yahoo.com / 847.877.2583
Saturday, October 15th / Starting @ 1pm
Organizational Leaders
You can reserve your own area! Please review the attachment and reply with (1) your organizational
name, (2) the name of the “zone leader” (point of contact for me), (3) which area you’d like, and (4) an estimated number of participants. First come, first served.
I don’t know about you, but I’m itching to get out there. As John Muir said, “...and into the forest I
go, to lose my mind and find my soul.” Reach out with questions.
And PASS THE WORD! Let’s set a new record for turn-out.
Label! Label! Label!
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).
Be a Safe Driver!
· 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
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
