CLASS ROTATIONS
Monday: B day
Tuesday: A day
Wednesday: B day
Thursday: A Flex day
Friday: B Flex day
UPCOMING EVENTS
Dec 16-18: Bring It On: The Musical rehearsals
(3:30pm - 9:00pm)
Dec 18: Site Council (4:00 - 5:00 PM in
room 105)
Dec 19: Winter Concert (7:00pm)
Dec 23-31: Schools Closed
JANUARY
Jan 1-3: Schools Closed
Jan 6: Students return to classes
Jan 6-10: Spring Production: Bring It On The
Musical Rehearsals (3:30pm - 9:00pm)
Jan 7: Coffee with the Principal (8-9am:
Spanish and 9-10am: English in Room 105)
Jan 13-17: Spring Production: Bring It On The
Musical Rehearsals (3:30pm - 9:00pm)
Jan 20: Schools & District Offices Closed
(Martin Luther King Day)
Jan 21: All Period Day
Jan 21-24: Spring Production: Bring It On The
Musical Rehearsals (3:30pm - 9:00pm)
Jan 22: Site Council (4:00 - 5:00 PM in
room 105)
Jan 22-24: First Semester Finals
Jan 24: Second Grading Period Ends
Jan 27: Teacher Planning Day (No School)
Jan 28-29: Spring Production: Bring It On The
Musical Rehearsals (3:30pm - 9:00pm)
Jan 30: Winter Acting Showcase (3:30pm -
9:00pm)
Jan 31: Winter Assembly (9:39-10:31)
Jan 31: Spring Production: Bring It On The
Musical Rehearsals (3:30pm - 9:00pm)
SPOTLIGHT -
This
is a place to introduce you to a staff member or partner who helps our students
or parents, and who you might not have met. To find other family resources,
check out the Family Resource Directory on the RHS website.
Jessica Willis, MSW
jwillis1@pps.net
M4C: Mobilizing for
College (formerly GEAR UP)
Hi! My name is Jessaca Willis and I coordinate
the College Advocate Mentor (CAM) program with GEAR UP at Roosevelt. My job is
to support CAMs in engaging classes in more conversations around college
identity and college readiness. Our program provides classroom-based mentoring
(so, different from the usual 1:1 model) and we are currently working with 11th
and 12th grades (next year we'll be with 9th and 12th). Please reach out to me
if you have any questions or are interested in learning more about our college
student mentors and how they support classrooms!
Steve Smith
GEAR UP TOSA
Office of College
& Career Readiness
ssmith2@pps.net
(971) 200-0474
Hello. My name is Steve Smith. I am the GEAR UP
TOSA (Teacher on Special Assignment) for the Roosevelt Cluster. I am currently
working with Roosevelt High School, George Middle School, Astor K-8, and Chavez
K-8. My role is to help build and facilitate relationships between families,
students, and teachers. I also work with College Access Mentors and
teachers to enrich curriculum and provide college and career exposure
opportunities. Our current cohorts are 7th and 8th grade as well as 11th and
12th grade. Utilizing the Transformative Data Inquiry Project (TDIP Survey), we
are able to capture student voice and begin to adopt a pedagogy and curriculum
that reflects the unique needs of our students. Our program supports teachers
by providing near peer mentors in our partner schools. These mentors provide
classroom enrichment opportunities to students. I also work with teachers to
develop targeted strategies of instruction to ensure that all students are
successful. Please come see me in the in the Counseling Annex (109M) if you
have any questions. Thank you.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Athletics
- Next
week is the last week before we head out to Winter Break! Here is a link to next
week’s events. GO RIDERS!! - Sanjay
Mental Health Corner - Are you a
parent/guardian/caregiver who is struggling with a child/teen’s behaviors? Collaborative
Problem Solving is an approach that has been used for many years to help kids
and caregivers understand that kids do well if they can. This means we change
our way of looking at those challenging behaviors to see them as kids not
having the skills they need to manage what comes up for them.
OHSU’s
Collaborative Problem Solving program is offering an 8 week, online-only,
parent class. It will “meet” from 6-7:30 pm each Monday. Scholarships are
available to cover part or all of the cost of the class. Please find more info at this link. -Caitlin Clark,
Roosevelt Family Therapist, cclark3@pps.net
Flex Days - Next week, we have flex days
on Thursday and Friday. Which teachers are available each day? Here’s the
schedule for this year:
Thursdays: math, science, PE, health, visual
and performing arts, CTE, and SpEd teachers
Wednesdays & Fridays: English, social
studies, AVID, world language, immersion, and ELD teachers
Picking a student up for an
appointment? Please send a handwritten, signed note with your student, with the
specific time, date and reason they need to leave, as well as their name and
yours. They can show the note to their teacher, to leave class early, then drop
the note off in the attendance office so that Lisa Greenwood can enter the reason into Synergy.
Holiday Cookie Exchange - Come participate in a fun,
easy cookie exchange. This Wednesday, December 18th, bring 24 home-baked treats
(and empty containers for yourself) to the family room (105) at lunch (11:30
AM). Each baker will take a few cookies from everyone else’s batches, and leave
with an assortment of treats. This year, let’s each donate a cookie from our
own batches, to make an assortment for our favorite Roosevelt group (we’ll vote
on the group—maybe the health clinic? Our Teen Parent services coordinator? The
counseling center? Another idea?). RSVP to Kim Castle (kcastle@pps.net) so we know how many folks will participate.
Library
Corner -
Friends, please
use and widely share this document on doing easy research
using PPS resources. Let's get students using databases!
All your favorite
authors can be watched on this channel!
Text YES to 68453 - Parents, if you would like
to receive our event reminder text messages, and have not been getting them,
please text YES to 68453. You can opt out at any time. If you have TMobile, you
may get a message saying “access denied,” in which case TMobile can walk you
through getting access to use short codes.
From your
Roosevelt Supporter Club (formerly PTSA) -
Merchandise
Sales: We’ll
be selling our gear through halftime at the final home basketball game before
winter break on Friday, December 20th. If you’re looking for
something for your favorite Rider, this is a great time to check out what’s
available!
Ticket
Selling Opportunities: Thank you to the volunteers who’ve signed up to help with ticket
sales. There are still 12 more home sporting events between now and the end of
February that need volunteer ticket sellers. It’s an easy, two-hour gig and
helping out makes you eligible to receive some great RSC gear! Check your
calendar and sign up to help today!
Concessions
Captain Training: We’re looking for two or three more adults to help out in
concessions during the Winter Season! Students, coaches, and teachers run
concessions but are supervised by a Concessions Captain. This person is on hand
to open and close concessions, answer questions, provide a little training to
the students and other volunteers, and count the money at the end of the
evening. On Friday, December 20th, you can come to learn more
about this super fun role! The training starts at 5 pm. Please email if you’ll be able to attend or if you’d like more information.
We’d love to have you join us!
Clothing
Closet: Your
gently used coats, hats, scarves, hoodies, and other warm gear are always
appreciated at the RHS Clothing Closet. If you’ve got an item or three to pass
along, donations can be dropped off at the main office.
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