Saturday, March 19, 2022


Dear Blue Oaks Families, 

As a reminder, students don’t have school tomorrow.  Enjoy the day off! Here is some more exciting news, we will be holding our next Character Concert in person and in the bear’s lair, this will be the first time for many of our students to be in the bear's lair for our Character Counts Concerts.  

As a reminder, yearbooks are now on sale! Make sure to order yours now and mark your calendars for our Pancake Breakfast (3/26) and if you haven’t heard, our 5th grade bucket band will be performing at 9:30. More information will be shared by Ms. Estep. 

 It has been brought to my attention that some students are taking their cell phones out at recess. If your student has a cell phone, please remind them they are not allowed to take their phones out at recess. Some of the parking lot yard duties have also mentioned that some kids are playing on their phone or looking up websites after school while waiting for their car to arrive.  According to the handbook, this is allowed, but the problem is that the child and those around him/her are focused on the phone and not looking for their ride which delays the pick-up line.  Our teachers will remind our students as well but your help would be appreciated. 

Thank you, 

Mrs. Cumbra

 

 

Susan Wells! Thank you for all you do behind the scenes to make sure all our needs are met. 



WATCH DOGS 

The kids absolutely love having the DOGS on campus. The DOGS pass out smelly stickers, play with the students and help while in the bear’s lair or eating on stage. Thank you for your time to support our students. If you would like to participate, you can! Just make sure to sign up in the office and follow the requirements 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 your student before 8:25. Please plan accordingly so that your child can be at school at 8:25 or after. 

  • 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 the 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

  • Join us for our 12th Annual Pancake Breakfast on March 26th where there will be teachers flipping pancakes, free prizes, a silent auction and more! Purchase tickets at http://www.blueoaksptc.com/pancakes/ 

  • We will be in great need of parents to fill important PTC board and committee positions next year. Please read here for position descriptions. If you are interested, please email Erin Poppelreiter at president@blueoaksptc.com

 

 

 

 

WALK TO SCHOOL WEDNESDAY! 

*Next Walk to School: WEDNESDAY April 20th*

 

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)

   

What is PBIS? 

School-wide PBIS is a multi-tiered framework to make schools more effective places. It establishes a social culture and the behavior supports needed to improve social, emotional, behavioral, and academic outcomes for all students. PBIS is flexible enough to support student, family, and community needs.

                                                                                                                                                                                                   

 

Social- Emotional Learning:

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.   For the next 10 weeks, all our students will be focusing on problem solving. Please check in with your student and be sure to ask them what they are learning and help them role play and practice. The more practice they get, the better they will be. Here is a video that you can watch and review. 

 

Problem Solver Steps

 

TK:Joining in with Play, Saying the Problem, Thinking of Solutions, Speaking Assertively

Transitioning to Kindergarten:  Learning in K,  Riding the K bus,  Making New Friends in Kindergarten

K: Inviting to Play, Fair Ways to Play, Having Fun w/Our Friends Handling Having Things Taken Away, Handling Name-Calling, Reviewing Second Step Skills

1: Solving Prob, Part 1, Solving Prob, Part 2, Fair Ways to Play,20. Inviting to Join in, Handling Name-Calling, Reviewing Second Step Skills

2: Solving Prob, Part 1, Solving Prob, Part2, Taking Responsibility, Responding to Playground Exclusion, Playing Fairly on Playground,  Reviewing Second Step Skills

3: Solving Prob, Part1, Solving Prob, Part2, Solving Classroom Problems,Solving Peer Exclusion Problems, Dealing with Neg. Peer Pressure, Reviewing Second Step Skills

4: Solving Prob, Part1, Solving Prob, Part2, Making a Plan,Solving Playground Problems, Taking Respect for Your Actions, Dealing with Peer Pressure, Reviewing Second Step Skills

5: Solving Prob, Part1, Solving Prob, Part2, Making a Plan,Seeking Help, Dealing with Gossip, Dealing with Peer Pressure, Reviewing Second Step Skills

 

Here are some posters that are displayed in each classroom to help support and teach students emotional regulation.  

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. 

 

 

March 21- No School

March 26th- Pancake Breakfast 8:30-11:00 and bucket band performance 9:30

March 30- Open House/Showcase Time- 5:30-6:30

April 11-18- Spring Break

April 25-May 9- CAASPP Testing for 3rd-5th graders


March Lunch Menu 

2021-2022 Bell Schedule

RCSD Website

Blue Oaks Website

MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS/AGENCIES/RESOURCES

RCSD’s dashboard




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