Dear Blue Oaks Families,
I can't believe we are heading into the last few weeks of trimester 2, now is a great time to check in your student and teacher if you have any questions. Report cards will be emailed home on 2/25.
We have some changes to next year’s start times and you should have all received an email from us last Friday stating that school times are changing for next year. Blue Oaks will all start at 7:45 and will end at 2:03. Our PLC days have also moved to Wednesdays and students will be dismissed at 12:50.
Next week is our last week of Starstruck practice! I know the students have enjoyed every minute. I can’t wait for our families to see the video that will be sent by 2/18.
Also, if you have been contacted by me to pick up your COVID rapid test and haven’t, please come to the office at your earliest convenience to get it.
Thank you,
Mrs. Cumbra
Bears on the Run
Do you love to run? Come join us! Bears on the Run in Blue Oaks Elementary School’s running club. We’ll be doing fun, challenging runs each week.
The last week will be a mile race.
‣ Open to 3rd-5th graders
‣ $20 fee covers a t-shirt and a small snack each week (no nuts)
‣ Led by parent volunteers- please consider joining us and helping out
When: Mondays in March and April (We will NOT meet on non-school days)
Where: Upper Grades Playground
Time: 1:45-2:30
Questions? Contact Angie Nakao (ranakao@gmail.com)
Please see the attached flier if you are interested. BOTR FLIER
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
Please check your emails! We only have 12 people set up and ready with all the paperwork needed. 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.
Our Pancake Breakfast Auction Chair is asking for new or unused products to donate to the silent auction. Also, if there are businesses that would like to donate goods, services, gift cards, experiences, passses, etc. it would be greatly appreciated. Please contact Brie Hull at brielampe@yahoo.com
Haven't received your spirit wear order? Contact Cheryl Waples at cheryl.waples@yahoo.com
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!
WALK TO SCHOOL WEDNESDAY!
*Next Walk to School: Feb. 17th*
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 review one area and this week it is our office. 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, handling accusations
4: Introducing emotion management, managing strong feelings, calming down anger
5: Introducing emotion management, calming down, managing anxiety and frustration
This week our meal duty supervisors, Mrs. Malkiewicz, Ms. Lori, Ms. Elizabeth and Ms. Jenny have been selected as the staff members of the week. They have an important job making sure the students eat their food, clean-up and play safely. Thank you for being a part of this team.
Blue Oaks 5th Grade Bucket Band
Performance Date: TBD
What's New in RCSD? Click on the links below learn what is new in our district.
RCSD Weekly Communication (English)
RCSD Weekly Communication (Spanish)
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.
February 14 - Lincoln’s Birthday Observed - No School
February 23- Minimum Day
February 21 - President’s Day - No School
March 30- Open House/Showcase
February 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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