Dear Blue Oaks Families,
Last week was so much fun with the kindness dress-up days, thank you student council for organizing that fun week. We also had a fun time with the bear hug store and the character concert, please see below for the character trait: Trust winners. As a reminder, these students selected will have pizza next Thursday with me. Starstruck practice continues to be a success and I am sure your student(s) have been practicing at home. We will continue to navigate these uncharted waters and continue to learn and grow from each other.
Thank you for your support and as always, please reach out if you have any questions,
Mrs. Cumbra
TK
Penders - Shivrani and Ayman
K
DiBlasio- Samaaj and Willow
Kracke/Hardy - Aniyah, Angulo, and Luke
Murphy - Liara & Liam
1st
Maglinte- Dalton and Ana
Leeth- Ryan and Sean
Gibbs - Luke and Sophie
ASD 1/2/3
Matoba- Zyah
2nd
Tavernetti - Dans & Jack
Sasaki - Mila & Cade
DeRosa- Katy & Mathaeus
3rd
Rue- Mason, Reagan, Kenzie
Ellis- Amber, Connor, Tenley
Hennessy- Evie, Emma, Chloe
4th
Weiss - Jocelyn, Safa, Matthew
Wall - Noah, Mya, Jesse
Eldred- Julia
4th/5th
Hernandez - Lilla, Noah, Joe, Sofia
5th
Fregeau- Liam and Kian
O’Connor - Ayden, Quinn, Ahmad
Pierce- Sofia, Samantha, Jaiden
What: Afterschool Supervision
When: Tuesday and Thursday
Where: Tuesday at the primary parking lot entrance
Thursday at the upper parking lot crosswalk
Time: 2:50- 3:05 pm (15 minutes)
If you are interested, please contact myself ncumbra@rcsdk8.org or Susan Wells swells@rcsdk8.org or Tessa D’Angelo tdangelo@rcsdk8.org
WATCH DOGS
I have recently sent emails to the families that have signed up but are needing the volunteer requirements fulfilled. If you haven't received an email, that means, you are set!
If you weren't able to attend, and want to participate, please call the office and they can help you sign up for a day. We need the following met before you can volunteer: negative covid test or a vaccination card, volunteer form filled, TB test and fingerprints completed.
If you are NOT vaccinated and you would like to continue to volunteer as a Category I or Category II volunteer, you MUST show proof of a negative COVID test within 6 days of being on campus. Our school secretaries will ask for proof of this requirement upon you signing in.
Volunteer Online Link: https://www.rcsdk8.org/sites/main/files/file-attachments/volunteer_application_-_category_ii_-_fillable._1.pdf
Volunteer Live Scan Link: https://www.rcsdk8.org/sites/main/files/file-attachments/request_for_live_scan_form_-_4.2019.pdf
Current TB clearance, (good for four years from the date issued), can be submitted to the school site.
Here is the link to purchase your shirt: https://dadsofgreatstudents.com/general/cotton-short-sleeve-t-shirt.html
As a Reminder- Pick Up/Drop Off
Traffic in and around Blue Oaks School presents the number one
safety hazard to children and adults!
We request your cooperation.
Speed Limit- It is very important to drive slow when picking up or dropping off your student. Many families are driving fast through the crosswalks, causing students and families to be alarmed. Please be respectful of all our students and community and drive slow!
SUPERVISION- Supervision doesn't start until 8:25. We ask that you do not drop off you student before 8:25. We have recently had a few student being dropped off before 8:25 which is not safe. Please plan accordingly so that your child can be at school at 8:25.
The WEST PARKING LOT - in front of the Kindergarten wing - is designated for drop-off and pick-up of transitional kindergarten, kindergarten, first and second grade students by private vehicle, only. Watch for children! Children may not go into parking lots unless they are with an adult. All students entering the west side parking lot must use the crosswalk on Halesworth. DO NOT stop or park your vehicle except in a designated parking spot. Remain in your car when at the yellow curb and pull all the way up to the end of they yellow curb.
The DROP-OFF/PICK-UP AREA in front of the Multi-Use Room is for school buses and daycare agencies only. Please do not drop off or pick up students on Horncastle Ave. There is no supervision.
The EAST PARKING LOT – in front of the Adventure Club and the upper grades playground is designated for drop-off and pick-up of third, fourth and fifth grade students by private vehicle, only. There is no crosswalk in this parking lot. Children may not cross or enter the parking lot unless accompanied by an adult. DO NOT stop or park your vehicle except in a designated parking spot. Remain in your car when at the yellow curb.
NEVER LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE UNATTENDED IN THE DROP-OFF/PICK-UP ZONES.
If you wish to park your car, kindly pull into a designated parking space.
Thank you for respecting the privacy and property rights of residents on streets adjacent to school.
We request that you walk your child/children to school whenever possible to cut down on traffic and pollution, promote healthy life habits and enhance the safety of all.
PTC
Blue Oaks School has a FANTASTIC Parent-Teacher Club (PTC) that supports our students in a variety of ways. We hope you will join the PTC and play an active role in making this your child’s best school year ever! PTC meetings are held monthly and last approximately 60 minutes. Meetings are scheduled on Thursday nights. Watch the school and PTC bulletins for meeting dates and times and for information about exciting, PTC sponsored events.For more information, click on the link. Please read about our upcoming events below
Have you captured photos of your students this year at school, during events, distance learning, or doing something fun with your family? Upload those memories to the yearbook to remember them for years to come. Upload Your Photos Here. Thank you for making the yearbook special!
Save the date of March 26th for our annual Pancake Breakfast. More details to follow in the coming weeks.
WALK TO SCHOOL WEDNESDAY!
*Next Walk to School: 2/19th*
How fun has this been? I love being in the front of the school with Ms. Tessa and Ms. Susan. We love dancing to the music and handing out stickers. If you live too far to walk, we encourage you to park in the surrounding neighborhood and walk in from there. Two student council representatives will be manning each gate to pass out stickers to those students who participated in Walk to School Wednesday. We look forward to seeing our Bears put on their walking shoes and help to create a cleaner environment.
Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS)
Did you know we have 11 areas around our school with specific
expectations on how to be safe, be respectful and be responsible? Each week I will focus on an area and this week it is our Arrival/Dismissal. Take a moment to review these expectations with your student.
Second Step
Second Step is our evidence-based social emotional curriculum that all our classes use on a daily basis to help teach empathy and problem-solving skills in a holistic integrated way. In January and February, all our students will be focusing on emotion management. They will learn to name feelings, manage a variety of feelings and how to calm down. Please check in with your student and be sure to ask them what they are learning.
TK: Naming Feelings, Managing disappointment, managing anger, managing waiting
K: We feel feeling in our bodies, Managing frustration, calming down strong feelings
1: Identifying our own feelings, strong feelings, calming down anger
2: Introducing emotion management, managing embarrassment, handling making mistakes
3: Introducing emotion management, managing test anxiety, handing accusations
4: Introducing emotion management, managing strong feelings, calming down anger
5: Introducing emotion management, calming down, managing anxiety and frustration
Mrs. Fregeau! She is one of our ASD teachers and does an outstanding job supporting her students. She is caring, passionate and dedicated to her students.
Blue Oaks 5th Grade Bucket Band
Performance Date: TBD
What's New in RCSD?
Mark your calendars! RCSD’s 2022-23 school year priority registration for all new and returning students, including requests for inter/intra transfers and virtual academy enrollment, will open on January 3, 2022, and close on January 28, 2022. More information on how to register will be released in the coming weeks.
As a reminder, if your student is not feeling well, please keep
them home, report the absence to your school and we
encourage you to have them tested.
Lost and Found
Please make sure that all clothing, playground balls, lunch boxes and other items brought to school are clearly marked with your child’s name. We accumulate a vast assortment of misplaced property during the school year. The Lost and Found is located in and behind the rear, west door to the multi-use room. You are welcome to check it during school hours. All abandoned items in the Lost and Found are donated to charitable organizations at various times during the school year.
Vaccine Verification and COVID Information
If you are vaccinated, please bring in your vaccine card and show it to our secretaries. They DO NOT need a copy or make a copy. They simply need to see it. This only needs to be done one time. We will mark you cleared in our system and you are not required to show this again.
If you are NOT vaccinated and you would like to continue to volunteer as a Category I or Category II volunteer, you MUST show proof of a negative COVID test within 6 days of being on campus. Our school secretaries will ask for proof of this requirement upon you signing in.
COVID Reminders: As more students are getting vaccinated, please know that you can show their vaccination card to the office ladies and they will enter the information into powerschool. You can either email a photocopy of the card or just come in.
Positive Case Isolation Changes
At this time this change only applies to individuals who are positive for COVID-19.
Per CDPH’s updated guidelines, positive cases can reduce the number of days they must isolate (both staff and students, regardless of vaccination status) from 10 days to 5 days if all the following are TRUE:
At least 24-hours have passed since the resolution of fever without the use of fever-reducing medications; AND
They take and provide RCSD with a COVID-19 test (antigen recommended) on or after Day 5 and it comes back NEGATIVE; AND
They will continue to wear a well-fitting mask around others for a total of 10 days, especially in indoor settings.
Types of Tests Accepted
In light of recommendations from the state and CDC to use antigen tests and coupled with the difficulty finding tests, RCSD will also be moving to allow for at-home testing.
We will accept the at-home test results with attestation for the following situations:
A negative test to return early to work; or
A negative test to clear symptomatic illness that is not COVID-19; or
A positive test to utilize RCSD COVID leave.
Individuals will use the District-provided form to provide verification of a positive or negative medically supervised or self-attested at-home test. If an individual uses an at-home test, they will be asked to complete an attestation that indicates the test was taken by the isolated or quarantined individual.
Updates to exposures have been sent out from the district. Please check your email regarding these updates.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
February 14 - Lincoln’s Birthday Observed - No School
February 21 - President’s Day - No School
March 30- Open House/Showcase
January Lunch Menu * as a reminder, choices are subject to change
2021-2022 Bell Schedule
RCSD Website
Blue Oaks Website
MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS/AGENCIES/RESOURCES
