The Roosevelt All Star www.lakeshoreschools.k12.mi.us/roosevelt ph:428-1416 Dear Roosevelt Families, Winter is here! I hope that the snow provided some joyous fun for your family! The children also enjoy being able to play outside during the winter months. It is a joy to watch the creative play that naturally occurs when children come in contact with great packing snow. Their imaginations expand as they work together to construct forts, castles, and even miniature cities within our playground boundaries. Not only does this winter play spark creative thought it also provides our children with essential cardio and muscular exercise. We do send children out to play as long as the air temperature (including wind chill) does not fall below 0 degrees. We may also keep children inside if there is excessive ice or water in the play area as well. Please make sure that your child comes to school prepared for recess outside each day, this includes snow boots, snow pants, coats, hats, and mittens. An extra pair of socks are always handy as well. This year we are also developing a plan for purchase of new playground equipment that is specifically designed for our younger students. These playground structures are designed to encourage 2-5 year old children to become independent, inquisitive learners. They are scaled for growing youngsters with imaginative play systems that offer age-appropriate challenges that help them build physical strength, flexibility, balance, and dexterity. The cost for this type of play system runs around $28,000 $34.000. Our PTO has graciously offered to help fund this! Thank you PTO! Respectfully yours, Marcia A. Bowman fax: 428-1576 January 30, 2015 Important Dates to Remember Feb. 2-6 BCHD-Vision/Hearing Screening Kdg, 1st, 3rd, 5th grades Feb. 3 PTO– Art Room, All Star Skate Night, 6-8 pm-Lakeshore Roller World Feb. 6 Go RED for Heart Day! Feb. 9 School Board LMS, Media Ctr.-5:30 pm 100th Day!!!!! Market Day pick-up, 5:45 pm Feb. 13 Valentine Parties, 2 pm Feb. 16 No School-President’s Day March 3 PTO Meeting, 8:30 am All Star Skate Night, 6-8 pm Lakeshore Roller World March 8 Daylight Savings (move clocks ahead) March 9 School Board LMS , Media Ctr.-5:30 pm Market Day pick up, 5:45 pm March 10 Parent Teacher Conferences 4:30-7:30 pm March 12 1/2 day of school/dismissals are noon/12:15 pm Parent Teacher Conferences, 12:45-3:45 PM/4:30-7:30 PM 5th Grade Spelling Bee Team Congratulations to Roosevelt’s 5th grade Spelling Team. Vayshnav Malhotra, Jayden Schmaltz, Noah Deitrich, Olivia DenDooven, Zoe Shaw, Madeline Kyncl, Mikey McGilvra and Joel Sawyer. This team will represent Roosevelt in an all district 5th grade Spelling Bee on May, 4th at LHS at 9 am. Preschool Information/Application Dates for 2015-2016 School Year Thursday, February 26th from 4:30-6;30 pm Friday, February 27th from 10:00-12:00 p.m. Hollywood Elementary School Media Center Students must be 4 but not 5 by September 1, 2015 The preschool is for students/families that meet some of the GSRP eligibility requirements which may include, disability or delay, challenging behavior(s), primary home language other than English, family education history, and other environmental risks. February Count Day Wednesday, February 11th is the State of Michigan’s official count day for all students in Michigan. Please have your child in school all day on this date. This date determines funding from the State of Michigan to support our school system. Please schedule all appointments around this date. Thank you! Go Red for Woman Friday, February 6th is National Wear Red Day. On this day our red clothing will remind the women in your family and in our school to make wise choices to protect their hearthealth. Join us is wearing red Friday, February 6th. Celebrate Wear Red Day at Our School!!! Make It Your Mission to Fight Heart Disease at Go Red For Woman.org/Wear Red Day Parent-Teacher Conferences March 10th 4:30–7:30 pm March 12th 12:45-3:45 pm March 12th 4:30-7:30 pm Parent-teacher conferences are coming up soon. Communication between home and school is very important to us and we will do all that we can to accommodate your needs. Please call the office by Feb. 13th if you need a specific date and/or time for your conference. After that date, your conference times will be scheduled and sent home Conferences are scheduled for 15 minutes per student. Roosevelt Yearbook Yearbooks are on sale NOW!!! Orders are due in the office on Friday, February 6th. Please don’t wait hoping there will be extra copies available. We will not be ordering extra books. The cost of the yearbook is $12. Please make checks payable to InterState Studio, Inc. or order on line at www.inter-sate.com/yearbook and enter the code: 895904 Variety Show This year, due to the construction at the HS, the variety show will be sponsored and run by the PTO. It will be held on Friday, May 1st at 7 pm at the St. Joseph High School Auditorium. Audition forms are due in the office TODAY, Friday, January 30th. Auditions will be held in the Roosevelt gym on Tuesday, Feb. 10 and Wednesday, Feb. 11 from 4-6 pm. All practices for auditions cannot be held in the school hallways. Our night custodian is cleaning and some of our staff is working after school hours. If you have any questions, please contact the PTO at [email protected]