This month Roosevelt participated in the National Kindness Week Challenge. We are happy to be a part of this effort, and we will soon calculate how many acts of kindness our students did for the week! Also, our Uncle Pete's bag lunch collection was a huge success. We collected 470 lunches for those in need.

On Thursday, February 15, we are hosting the annual Roosevelt Open House 6:00pm to 7:30pm. Students and families will enjoy touring the classrooms and meeting their teacher.

Please review the calendar of events for more information. There is a lot happening at Roosevelt!

Have a great day!

Dr. Dwyer, Principal

Feb 9: International Night (see below for details)

Feb10: Science Olympiad (Emerson)

Feb 15: Open House 6 PM- 7:30 PM

Feb 12-16: Cultural Awareness Week

Feb 14: Valentine's Day Party- PTO

Feb 15: Open House (details below)

Feb 16: Institute Day-- no student attendance

Feb 19: President's Day-No School

Feb 20: 2nd grade field trip-MSI

Feb 24: Feed My Starving Children

March 8:-No School- no additional snow day was needed

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.

Open House will take place at Roosevelt on February 15th from 6:00-7:30 PM. There is no set schedule. Students are to remain with their parents or guardian while attending Open House.

Albion is closed to vehicular traffic before and after school. The "Road Closed" barricade is out for the safety of students. Police will be working with us to help enforce this law.

This Thursday, February 8 there will be a general PTO meeting at 7pm in the library. Please enter at Door 5.

Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Ben Collins, will be present to share an update regarding our district initiatives. He will also be available to answer your questions. We have a very active Roosevelt PTO, so please join us to learn more about how to get involved.

If you are unable to attend in person, you can click on the Google Meets link below to participate.

Join with Google Meet

meet.google.com/ztc-pwsp-tmg

Join by phone

‪(US) +1 419-677-0575‬ PIN: ‪478 902 112‬#

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

6:00 pm: Food available for serving, choir performance

6:15 pm: Polish craft in the art room across from the South Gym

6:45 pm - 7:20 pm: Dance performances

7:45 pm: Parade from the North gym to the South Gym

7:55 pm: Group picture in the South Gym

**There will not be any activities in individual classrooms.**

Dance Schedule

6:45pm - 6:50pm: Greek Dance (South Gym); Polish Dance (North Gym)

6:55pm – 7:00pm: South Asian Dance (South Gym); Irish Dance (North Gym)

7:05pm - 7:10pm: Polish Dance (South Gym); South Asian Dance (North Gym)

7:15pm - 7:20pm: Irish Dance (South Gym); Greek Dance (North Gym)

For more information, please email Marta Blasiak

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

Chess-Ed is excited to return to Roosevelt School to provide lunchtime chess instruction

this Spring. The 10-week program runs from 02/29/24 to 05/09/24 and takes place on

Thursdays from 11:35 am to 12:30 pm (during lunch). The program is open to

Roosevelt students in all grades and of all chess abilities (including those in full-day and

half-day Kindergarten). Professional instruction will include the basics for beginner and

novice players and build with opening theory, middle game planning, and end game

combinations for continuing and advanced students. Playing chess improves memory, uses

analytical and critical thinking skills, teaches problem solving, responsibility, sportsmanship,

social skills and more! The benefits of chess last a lifetime!

To register, please go to https://2023-2024rooseveltchess.eventbee.com. Register by

02/15/24 to take advantage of lowest available fee. For more information about the

program, please refer to the program flyer. Chess-Ed is looking forward to working with

your CHESS ENTHUSIAST this Spring!

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. 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.