RS Weekly Update

🚌🎀 OCTOBER 🎃

October 22nd - Wear a RED shirt🔴🎀

October 23rd-31st: Red Ribbon Week

October 29th & 30th - 4th Grade NJLSA Adaptive Field Assessment

🍂 NOVEMBER 🦃

November 6th & 7th - NO SCHOOL❌

November 17th - Picture Day Retakes

November 18th, 19th, 20th - Half Day (1:15 Dismissal) Parent Teacher Conferences

November 26th - Half Day/Early Dismissal 1:15 PM

November 27th & 28th - NO SCHOOL - Happy Thanksgiving

October 2025

Dear Parents and Guardians,

The New Jersey Student Learning Assessment (NJSLA) Adaptive Field Test will be administered to all fourth-grade students at Roosevelt School on Wednesday, October 29, and Thursday, October 30, 2025. Testing will take place each morning for approximately two hours.

This Adaptive Field Test is part of the New Jersey Department of Education’s effort to pilot new, computer-adaptive items that may be used in future NJSLA assessments. The purpose of the field test is to ensure that the questions are fair, accessible, and appropriately measure grade-level standards. While individual student scores will not be reported, participation helps improve the quality and accuracy of future statewide assessments.

To help your child do their best, please:

• Ensure that your child arrives to school on time each testing day.

• Encourage a good night’s sleep and a healthy breakfast.

• Remind your child to bring their fully charged Chromebook each day.

• Reassure your child that this assessment is simply an opportunity to try their best and help the state improve the test for all students.
  

We appreciate your partnership in supporting our students as they participate in this important statewide initiative. If you have any questions about the NJSLA Adaptive Field Test, please contact your child’s teacher or the main office.

Sincerely,

Kelli Eppley
Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & Instruction

Demolition continues on our North 4th Ave. arrival/dismissal area! Just a few reminders about our temporary arrival and dismissal to the school’s front entrance on Brooks Blvd. 🚧:

✅ DO:

• Use the Brooks Blvd. front entrance for student arrival and dismissal

• Only use the North 4th Ave. Drop & Go Zone during arrival - Student should NOT be dropped off on North 5th Ave. - Manville Police Department has been monitoring

• Follow staff directions and posted signs for student line-up and pick-up

• Park only in designated areas/gravel parking lot

• Be patient and allow extra time for arrival and dismissal during construction

• Use sidewalks, crosswalks, and follow crossing guard directions for safety

❌ DON’T:

• Do not drop off or pick up students on Brooks Blvd. OR North 5th Ave. - Manville Police Department has been monitoring

• Do not block Drop & Go Zone, driveways, North 5th Ave. Parking lot or fire lanes

• Do not enter restricted or fenced construction areas at any time

• Do not leave cars unattended in the drop-and-go zone.

Last week, our students participated in The NED Show: Mindset Missions, an interactive assembly focused on building a growth mindset and encouraging students to Never give up, Encourage others, and Do their best! 🌟

Students learned that challenges help our brains grow and that making mistakes is part of learning. As a fun reminder of the lessons, we’re hosting a NED Yo-Yo Sale! Students can purchase yo-yos at school, which serve as both a fun activity and a hands-on way to practice perseverance and growth mindset skills.

Yo-Yos are on sale in the Main Office, through Friday, October 24th. We will also be hosting a NED practice Zone during recess for students to practice their yo-yo skills. All proceeds from this sale, help bring this positive program to another school in a pay-it-forward fashion!

What an amazing day at our Health, Wellness, and Safety Fair! Families and students enjoyed exploring valuable health and wellness information, free screenings, nutrition tips, safety demonstrations, and emergency service displays. Everyone had a great time participating in Yoga, Dance, and Art activities, and taking home fun giveaways. Thank you to all who joined us, participated, and helped make this event such a wonderful celebration of health, wellness, and safety in our school community!

Our 3rd and 4th graders had an amazing time at the Bike Rodeo! Students learned important bike safety tips, practiced their riding skills, and had fun navigating the obstacle course. It was a wonderful mix of learning, laughter, and teamwork—a big success all around!

Thank you so much to all of our Roosevelt Parents and caregivers who provided feedback by completing the NJSCI survey last week! We had a total of 78 parents complete the fall survey....our highest number of parent participants to date!

We greatly appreciate your time and feedback!

During the month of October our character education theme is RESPECT.

Breakfast: Students purchasing breakfast should arrive at 8:25 AM.

Lunch and Snacks: Students can purchase lunch and snacks through Aramark. Parents, please make sure you're logging into MySchoolBucks to track your child's spending and manage their meal accounts.

Dietary Restrictions: If your child has dietary restrictions or should not be purchasing snacks, please reach out to Aramark Food Services directly to make the necessary arrangements. We’re here to ensure that every student has access to nutritious meals that meet their needs.

Caryn Savitsky - Aramark Food Services

Food Service Director K-12 Education - Manville School District

(908) 231-8500, ext. 8519

csavitsky@manvillesd.org

The Weston PTA is hosting a Trunk OR Treat and has invited our Roosevelt School Families to attend. In order to make this event a fun and happy experience for our kids.....Weston PTA is still looking for families and staff to host a trunk at their Trunk OR Treat event! This is a great way to show your family's creativity and build connections with others! Please consider hosting a trunk and if interested....reach out to westonschoolPTA600@gmail.com

The 2026 FAI International Aviation Art Contest invites those aged 6-17 to submit artwork on the brave aviators who come to the rescue when disaster strikes. From pilots dropping life-saving supplies and battling blazing wildfires from above, to search-and-rescue crews navigating the skies to find those in need, aviation plays a heroic role in emergency response. Grab your pencils and show us how flight brings hope, help, and heroism to the world!

Breast cancer affects all women. Approximately 20,000 Hispanic women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year.

Roosevelt School partners with Jointure for before care services AND Middle Earth for our after school program. Information about both programs can be found on the Roosevelt School Website.

The Jointure Before Care - 7:00 AM to 8:35 AM

Middle Earth Aftercare - 3:10 PM - 6:10 PM

Middle Earth Aftercare Program does NOT run of half days!

🚨Please note that there is currently a waitlist for the Middle Earth after school program!