Thursday, January 27, 2022

1/31-2/4

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.

 



 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

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  • 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.    


Location

Be Safe

Be Respectful

Be Responsible

Arrival/Dismissal

Walk bikes/scooters on school grounds


Use crosswalks & stay on sidewalks


Wait patiently by gate for morning recess bell

Arrive to your designated area on time


Follow instructions of adults on duty


Use kind words and actions

Be in control of your belongings


Go directly to school dismissal areas at the end of the day

                                                                                                                                                                                                   

 


 

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

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Sunday, January 23, 2022

1/24-1/28

  

Dear Blue Oaks Families, 

I can't believe how fast this school year is going and this is the last full week in January. Please remember if your student is sick, please keep them home. RCSD recently sent out new guidelines for exposures in the classroom, at home, and if you child is positive. If you missed them, please see below under what's new in RCSD.  As many of you know, if your child is going to be out, you are able to request work for them to do but please only make the request if you are planning on picking up the work and having your child complete it.  We have had many cases where families are requesting work and our teachers work really hard to get work together for your child and it doesn't get picked up or completed. Please know a lot of time, energy and love goes into the preparation. Thank you for your understanding. 

Mrs. Cumbra




Yearbook Time!

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


 

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 

Thank you for coming to the Watch DOGS meeting. 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 out and fingerprints completed. In the next couple week, I will be going through everyone's information and will be contacting you if you need anything done. If you know you haven't completed the fingerprints or volunteer forms please see the links below.




 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

Please show your support and join our PTC.  Our Parent Teacher Club is an outstanding group that organizes many events at Blue Oaks.  The school wouldn't be what it is without this team! For more information, click on the link.   Please read about our upcoming events below

 

  • Our next Dinner Out fundraiser will be at Panda Express on January 25th from 10:30am – 9:00pm. Use this flyer when ordering.

 

 

  • The PTC Board will be in need of a new Treasurer next year. Without a Treasurer, the PTC cannot exist! Please contact Toni Ogden at treasurer@blueoaksptc.com for more information on the duties and time commitment involved.

 

  • Make your child’s birthday even more special with a message on the Blue Oaks Marquee located near the lower grade loop. Purchase a message at www.blueoaksptc.com/birthday.

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  • Does your employer offer gift matching for non-profit organizations? Every donation to the Blue Oaks PTC is tax deductible and can be matched by your employer. Email treasurer@blueoaksptc.com for Tax ID information.

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  • Download the Box Tops app on your phone and donate in a snap by taking a picture of your grocery receipts. The Box Top money earned off your purchases goes to our Blue Oaks PTC.

  •  

  • Link your Amazon account to Amazon Smile and a percentage of your purchases will be donated to our Blue Oaks PTC.

 

 

 

WALK TO SCHOOL WEDNESDAY! 

*Next Walk to School: February 15th*

 

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)

 

Do you want to be a part of the PBIS team? We are currently looking for a parent representative that can attend our monthly, 1 hour meetings.  Parents offer such great insight and have a very valuable point of view. If you would be interested in joining our PBIS team, please let me know. We would love to have you!

 

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 Special events and assemblies. 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. Below is a break down for all grades:

 

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

 

 

Kaedyn Hardy has the most positive, happy personality, and it is contagious! The kindergarteners of the caterpillar classroom always seems so happy! She works so hard to meet each of her students' needs.



Blue Oaks 5th Grade Bucket Band

Performance Date: TBD  



What's New in RCSD?

RCSD Weekly Communication (English) 

RCSD Weekly Communication (Spanish)


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

Our lost and found is located in the Bear's Lair on the stage.  It is very helpful if your child has their name on their clothing so we can return it.  


   

  

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. Also, if your student (s) is fully vaccinated, remains asymptomatic, and you would like them to not quarantine and/or test should they come in contact with a COVID positive individual, we ask that you provide the school with vaccination verification. 

 

  • 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. 

  • MARK YOUR CALENDARS! 

February 14 - Lincoln’s Birthday Observed - No School 

February 21 - President’s Day - No School

 



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
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