Ram Families,

This week at Roosevelt, 1^st – 5^th grade students worked to complete their initial iReady Assessment in Reading and Math.  95% of students completed this assessment.  iReady tells us where students are in relation to the end of year standards for reading and math.  Right now 10% of Rams are reading on grade level, 42% of Rams are within one year of grade level skills.  We are working on making plans to support all our Rams to become better readers.  Please encourage your student to read at home.  In Math, 7% of Rams are on grade level, 45% of Rams are within one year of grade level skills.  We are super excited to see all the learning and growth that will take place this year at Roosevelt.

We still have really high numbers of students in our 4^th & 5^th Grade classrooms. We have been given approval to add a classroom.  I will be communicating more about this process and the change in classrooms next week.

To DO:

• We need all families to complete the Child Nutrition Eligibility and Education Benefits (CNEEB) application so we can continue to provide meals for all our students.

Upcoming Dates

Sept 16	Monday, First Day of School for all Head Start & Peer Inclusion Preschool Students
Sept 25	Late Start, School Starts at 10 am.
	10:20 Monthly Awards Assembly, your child’s teacher will communicate if your child will be honored.
Oct 2	10 am, Late Start. Please do not drop your children off before 9:50, it is not safe.
Oct 3	5-6 pm Open House – come see your child’s Community Identity PBL Project.

Arrival & Dismissal 

AM: Thank you to all parents who drop their students at 8:50 (9:50 on Wed). Any earlier is a safety issue.

PM: Thanks to all parents who have their numbers ready in Valet, thank you to parents who park across the street for pick up!!! We are getting there! Thanks for your support of our new system.

Attendance

We had several classes have days where 100% of the class was in attendance. We celebrate each class that has 5 days of 100% attendance with donut holes for the whole class.  Keep your students coming to school on time, every day.

We will be recognizing students how have Good Attendance Habits at our assembly on Wednesday.

Reminders: We start at 8:50, this allows students to eat breakfast and connect with classmates.

After 9:00, students are considered late and often miss important learning.

Early Dismissal: Before 3 pm, please come to the office, to sign out your students. After 3 pm, we will send them out with their class at their usual time.

How to check class assignments 
If you would like to see what your child is working on at school, you can use ParentVUE on a mobile device or on a desktop. If you'd like some help doing that, check out ParentVUE - Tacoma Public Schools (tacomaschools.org)

When to keep your child home from school
You can help limit the spread of infectious illnesses by keeping your child home from school when they are sick. Students should stay home if: 

• They are too sick to participate in normal activities
• They need a level of care or observation not manageable at school
• They create an unhealthy or unsafe environment for others

If case you didn't know, MultiCare offers a school health clinic that's open to all Tacoma Public Schools students. The clinic is open three days a week throughout the school year; call to make an appointment. Get more details about the clinic, located at Mount Tahoma High School.

Please complete CNEEB application
Have you completed the CNEEB application? I’m asking all families to complete the application by Oct. 1: MySchoolApps - Select District. 

It’s important because it helps schools get additional resources for students, and it helps many families directly with benefits like fee waivers for school-related activities.

It takes about 10 minutes to complete on a phone or computer. Feel free to take care of it at our school’s front office. Families can choose to translate the application in their preferred language.

Printable applications are also on our website at: https://www.tacomaschools.org/departments/enrollment/annual-forms.

Questions? Contact our front office or email householdapplication@tacoma.k12.wa.us.

Thank you for sending your very best kiddos to Roosevelt.  They are the best and we truey enjoy them every day. 

Sincerely,

Thank you,

Kim Hildebrandt, Principal

khildeb@tacoma.k12.wa.us

253.571.4400