Good Evening Roosevelt Families,

I’m excited to officially welcome you all back to Roosevelt for the 2022-2023 school year!  It has been amazing connecting with so many of you this past week, I look forward to seeing all of our wonderful students tomorrow.  This year is already off to a great start.  If your child is like mine, these past few days have been filled with excitement, sadness, nerves and ultimately acceptance.  Today is the last day of summer for our students, as tomorrow begins a new chapter, and any nervousness is completely understandable.  Please assure them that the routine of school will feel normal very soon! In the meantime, please reach out if you have any need for support from our team.  Myself and Ms. Brewer are always happy to help connect you with the right person, as is our counseling and office team.  

Here are our emails to help:

Mr. Steinberger (Principal)                                bsteinberger@sandi.net

Ms. Brewer (Associate Principal)                        cbrewer@sandi.net

Ms. Martinez (Counselor for last names A-G):        jmartinez4@sandi.net

Mrs. Penn (Counselor for last names H-O):                 apenn@sandi.net

Ms. Santana (Counselor for last names P-Z):        asantana@sandi.net

Ms. Castillo (PowerSchool Assistance)                ecastillo3@sandi.net

Ms. Santos (Enrollment Support)                        nvsantos@sandi.net

Ms. Hernandez (Administrative Support)                shernandez4@sandi.net

Ms. Akella (Finance Support)                                vakella@sandi.net

Attendance / Absence Reporting

Please report absences using this link.   You may also email Ms. Vallejo: jvallejo@sandi.net

Drop Off Reminders

• If you are able to, please drop off your students on the early side tomorrow morning, we will open our gates at 8:00 am this week.  

• There will be more traffic closer to our 8:30 am start time  

• It is critical to drive safely around our children and avoid U-turns on Upas St and Zoo Dr.  You can safely turn around in the Zoo parking lot.
• Parents are not allowed on campus now that school has started.  Please check in at our front entrance if you need any assistance.
• For the Upas St neighborhood, please do not park or block the bus drop-off zones and the residential driveways.
• Campus Traffic Safety Notes

Principal Town Hall

I will hold the first Principal Town Hall of the year this Friday, Sept 2, at 9:00 am.  

• The meeting will be on Zoom to allow for more participants and to be able to record for those who cannot attend
• I will provide updates for the week and answer any questions that come up for you, feel free to email me questions ahead of time  
• Please register here to attend, thank you!

Roosevelt Community Back to School Social

Thank you RooFriends for planning a fun event this Wednesday, August 31, from 4-7 pm at Pure Project in North Park.  Click here for more information, hope to see you there!

Free Lunch / Nutrition Break

As a reminder, all students will be provided free lunch this school year, as well as a snack during our Nutrition Break after first period. This year, students will need to enter a pin, which is available on their schedule printouts we will be passing out on Monday morning.

Scheduling

The most up to date schedules for all students are available in PowerSchool now and students will be able to receive a printout of their classes on Monday.

PHE Uniform Reminder

If you have yet to purchase PHE uniforms, not to worry!  You will have next week to take care of that.  Students will be assigned a PHE locker in their corresponding locker rooms on Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept 6-7. Please make sure your student has their lock and PHE uniform with them! All students will begin dressing out for PHE classes on Thursday, Sept 8.

• PHE Gear Sales at school and online continue this week   
• We appreciate your help at the sales and also with textbook distribution!

COVID Testing

Students and staff are able get tested at school by opting in to regular, on-site testing through Responsive Lab Partners. To opt in to testing, visit the Primary Health Portal to register for an account for your child. Please sign the consent in the portal and select the school that your child attends.

• Testing at Roosevelt will be Monday afternoons from 12-3 pm.  
• We have not received confirmation that we will have testers tomorrow.  If we do, we will make an announcement and do our best to test as many students as possible

School Site Council (SSC) and Site Governance Team (SGT)

We have SSC and SGT parent positions open, please email me directly by September 8th if you are interested in joining one of these important committees this school year!

• SSC provides input on our Title 1 budget spending and allocation.
• SGT helps develop policies and procedures at Roosevelt
• Meetings for these committees will be held after school on Zoom

We will hold the election after all nominations are received. Let me know if you are interested or would like more information.

Finally, please review our RMS Music Update for 7th Period Band & Orchestra

Have a great first week, and let’s begin this year with Roosevelt PRIDE: Personal Responsibility in Daily Excellence.  

Principal Steinberger

bsteinberger@sandi.net

Twitter: @PrincipalRIMS

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