Office art brought to you by our 4th graders
Hello Blue Oaks Families!
Please take a moment to read all the bear-tastic events that happened last week and the ones that are coming up! You don’t want to miss any!
I can’t believe we have started the 3rd trimester! As a reminder, report cards were emailed home on Friday. Please reach out to your student’s teacher if you have any questions. We have no school on Monday as our teachers will be participating in professional development. We will see our bears on Tuesday! We have our School Sing on Friday and we will be celebrating all our students and recognizing the ones that have been selected for trustworthiness. These students will have pizza with the principal next Thursday.
Thank you so much if you have already registered your student(s) for next year and if you haven’t, please do so. Having these numbers allows us to plan for teachers and classes for the next school year. If you need help, we have a chromebook set up in the Blue Oaks’ office and families are invited to come and use it. Ms. Susan is an expert and is happy to help answer any questions.
Our School Site Council (SSC) Meetings are open to the public, and any member of the public is able to address the council or committee during the meeting on any item within the subject matter jurisdiction of the council or committee (EC Section 35147[c][1]).
We provide the SSC Agenda 72 hours before the meeting at the school site and online to the public before the time set for the meeting. The SSC meeting will be held on March 16th at 2:15-3:15 via zoom with an agenda describing each item of business being discussed. At the next meeting, the School Site Council will gather information to inform the district staff writing the draft 23-24 Local Control Accountability Plan, review the community survey and will review our latest iready data. For more information or questions, please contact the principal, Nicole Cumbra, ncumbra@rcsdk8.org.
Meal Duty Supervisors Needed!
Are you interested in being a part of Blue Oaks and have time to spend caring for our students? Consider being a meal duty supervisor. We currently have an opening for 1 hour and 15 minutes (11:20-12:35) and 1 opening for 1 hour (11:35-12:35). You will have the opportunity to keep our students safe, teach and reinforce them by being respectful and responsible. Our bears love meeting new adults and can’t wait to build relationships. If you are interested, please apply on edjoin and email me ncumbra@rcsdk8.org.
Here is a link to the job description
Bears on the Run
Does your student love to run or need a fun after school activity? Come join us!
Bears on the Run is Blue Oaks Elementary School's running club. There are fun, challenging runs each week, and the last week will be a mile race. Sign ups are now open
Open to 3rd-5th graders
$20 fee covers a t-shirt and a small snack each week (no nuts)
Cash or checks payable to Blue Oaks PTC
Led by parent volunteers- please consider joining us and helping out
When: Mondays Mar. 20- May 1 (We will NOT meet on non-school days)
Where: Upper Grades Playground Time: 2:00-2:45pm
Questions? Contact Angie Nakao (ranakao@gmail.com).
**T-Shirts will be ordered on 3/20. Any registration turned in later than that will not receive a t-shirt**
Our March Book Madness is still going strong. Please check in with your student about the books that are competing against each other.
It has been brought to my attention that students in 4th and 5th grade are bringing these drinks to school and they are becoming a distraction to our students’ learning. These drinks should be treated as hydroflasks and are not to be taken on to the black top at recesses. They need to remain in their backpacks.
PTC Calendar of Events
Mar 13 No School (Teacher Work Day)
Mar 14 PTC General Meeting
Mar 21 Open House
Apr 3 - 11 No School (Spring Break)
Apr 17 Skate Night #4 @ Roller King
Apr 30 Blue Oaks Pancake Breakfast & Auction
May 1-5 Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week
May 11 PTC General Meeting
May 22 Final Skate Night @ Roller King
May 29 No School (Memorial Day)
June 5 Minimum Day
June 6 Last Day of School/Minimum Day
Yearbook on Sale!
Use this link to for more information
Did you know that Blue Oaks has 47 English Learners? Below is an image of some of the languages that our students speak. Some of our English Learners just finished an assessment called English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC). The ELPAC is the required state test for English language proficiency (ELP) that must be given to students whose primary language is a language other than English.
Open house will be held on 3/21 from 5:30-6:30 and it is right around the corner. In addition to an eventful time in your student’s classroom, we will have Snowie King and also ReCreate will be housed in our bear’s lair. This is a fun family event with hands-on STEM activities for families to participate in. Make sure to stop by before or after your child's classroom.
*PLEASE NOTE: ReCreate will be held from 5:30-7:00. Classrooms are open from 5:30-6:30.
Registration Time!
Registration for our 2023-24 school year will open Monday, January 23, 2023. This registration will be for all new and returning students, including those seeking an inter or intra-district transfer. https://www.rcsdk8.org/student-registration
Please note the following schools have been closed to transfers for the 2023-24 school year due to growth, projected growth, and overflow challenges as new homes are occupied.
Chilton Middle School
Junction Elementary
Orchard Ranch Elementary
Riego Creek Elementary
Fiddyment Farm Elementary
Diamond Creek Elementary
Blue Oaks Elementary
No new intradistrict or interdistrict transfers will be accepted in the schools listed above. Siblings of students currently attending in 2022-23 and will continue to attend one of the above schools during the 2023-24 school year may request a transfer during the priority window and will be considered on a space-available basis.
FOR CURRENT 5TH-GRADE STUDENTS ONLY - Placement of 6th-grade students is based on your home address and not the school your student is currently attending. Please use the following link to access My School Location and identify your student's assigned Middle School for the upcoming 2023-2024 school year.
As a reminder, all students, even those returning to their same school, MUST complete the online registration process. Your attention to this is greatly appreciated and helps RCSD know how to best prepare to meet and accommodate all our students' needs.
Blue Oaks PTC is a fundraising and activity oriented non-profit organization. Our mission is to work toward bettering the educational and social experiences of our children, support the school staff, and connect Blue Oaks families through organizing fun events and activities. We are so excited for this school year and would love for you to join us! Click HERE to join.
Thank you PTC for the water filling stations!
5 New cement picnic tables have been delivered! They replaced our old wood tables.
Attendance is vital for every child every day as lifelong habits are established in the early school years and contribute to student success throughout their school career and beyond. The best way to keep up with your student's curriculum pacing is to ensure they are in class daily and engaging with peers and their teachers.
When students are absent, they miss participating in discovery, student discourse, and the friendships made inside and outside the classroom through play and collaborative learning. Knowledge and understanding are more than being able to complete a worksheet; it is connecting new knowledge with concepts known previously to construct new meaning and sharing explanations of what is learned. Our teachers want to celebrate students and peers attending school in person and gaining knowledge.
Please be reminded that our upcoming vacation days for the remainder of the year are the following and please try and schedule appointments on non-school days and after school.
Monday, March 13, 2023 - Teacher Learning Day - No school for students
Monday, April 3 - Monday, April 11, 2023 - Spring Break - (return on April 12, 2023)
Monday, May 29, 2023 - Non-School Day/Holiday
Tuesday, June 6, 2023 - Last Day of School (Summer Break: June 7, 2023 - August 9, 2023)
Parents/guardians looking to take their student(s) out on short-term independent study for personal family business (not quarantined) must complete the online form. Paper forms will no longer be available at the office. As a reminder, students may use short-term independent study when they will be gone for a planned absence of a minimum of three (3) days and a maximum of 14 days. If a student takes multiple independent studies, they are limited to a combined total of 14 days each school year. Parents requesting short-term independent study will still need to make their request with at least 5-days’ notice before taking your student(s) out of school to ensure proper notification to their teacher(s) and providing of schoolwork. Thank you.
RCSD understands that when you send your child to school, you are entrusting us to keep them safe, and RCSD remains committed to ensuring the safety of our students, staff, and visitors. The RCSD Board of Education has recently authorized $2 million to outfit our schools with a six-foot perimeter fence and equip every classroom with classroom-safe locking doors and operable blinds. Be on the lookout throughout the year for these safety updates.
Once school is in session, every site will continue to practice regular lock-down and emergency drills throughout the year to ensure students and staff are comfortable knowing what to do in an emergency.
In addition to physical safety updates on our school sites, RCSD wants to remind parents/guardians about gun safety measures to take at home. The Roseville Police Department has provided the following gun safety guidance to ensure that guns stay safely out of children's hands.
Blue Oaks Comprehensive Safety Plan 22-23
Interested in being a WATCHDOG, but didn’t make the meeting? That is OK! Here is the link to sign up! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0a45afa92da5fa7-watch
Don’t forget to have your TB test up-to- date, fingerprints done and fill out the volunteer category II application.
I encourage you to review the presentation so you can be prepared for your big day! The presentation has the schedule and bear necessities. Did you know you will also get your own bear hugs to pass out and smelly stickers?
Social and Emotional Learning
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 few 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
Office Referral Data
August - 54 office referrals
September- 64 minor office referrals. 40% of those were for defiance, insubordination, and non-compliance in the classroom.
October- 74 office referrals. 33% of those were for defiance, insubordination, and non-compliance in the classroom.
November: 87 office referrals. Classroom is the highest location with defiance, insubordination and non- compliance being the highest for office referrals.
December: 61 office referrals.
January: 79 Office Referrals. Minor defiance in the classroom remains the main cause of office referrals.
February: 116 office referrals. 22 were due to physical aggression
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May:
Our school day for the 2022-23 school year will begin at 7:45 for all students
The dismissal time for TK: 11:07, Kindergarten - 12:47, and 1st- 5th - 2:03
Breakfast: 7:25-7:43
Early release day will be on Wednesdays
Wednesday Dismissal: TK dismissal will be 11:07, Kindergarten 12:47 and 1st- 5th is 12:50.
Office hours: 7:15-3:15
Attendance Reminders:
Attending school and on time is critical for academic success. Students need to be at school before 7:45 to access the playground through the gates. At 7:43, the bell rings and at that time, our teachers must lock the gates and go to their lines. If your student comes after 7:45, they need to come to the office. At 7:50 and after, a tardy slip will be given to your student.
Our school secretary also runs an attendance report that allows me to reach out to our families that may have 3 or more unexcused absences, 10 or more tardies or excessive excused absences. An absence is considered unexcused if your student isn’t sick or attending a doctor/dentist appt. When this happens, a letter is sent out letting families know that their student is now considered truant. If more unexcused absences occur, more letters are sent out and a meeting will need to be scheduled. I understand there are many reasons why our students may be absent and I am always happy to work together to come up with a plan that can support attendance. If you receive a letter and have any questions, please let me know.
Breakfast
Blue Oaks will now be offering breakfast before school from 7:25-7:43. It is open to all students and will be served in the multipurpose room. Our bear necessities: Be Safe, Be Responsible, Be Respectful will be followed while students are having breakfast.
Students will enter through the front doors and will have choices of two breakfast items.
Any student that wants to eat must be in the MPR by 7:35 to allow time to eat breakfast as the bell rings at 7:43.
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.
Pick Up/Drop Off
Traffic in and around Blue Oaks School presents the number one
safety hazard to children and adults and 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, community and drive slow!
SUPERVISION- Supervision doesn't start until 7:30. We ask that you do not drop off your student before 7:30. Please plan accordingly so that your child can be at school at 7:30 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.
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.
NEVER LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE UNATTENDED IN THE DROP-OFF/PICK-UP ZONES.
Additional Resources
RCSD Website
Blue Oaks Website
MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS/AGENCIES/RESOURCES
CareSOLACE - provides a free expedited coordination service for students' and families' mental health and wellness support.
RCSD Enrichment Resources - a variety of online essential skills resources (math, English, typing, etc.) for your student to practice throughout the year.
RCSD Sora - free access to thousands of online books through the Placer County library.
tutor.com/rcsd All RCSD students in grades 4-8 have access to tutor.com. Tutor.com is an online tutoring service. Students can get a tutor 24/7 in Math, Science, Social Studies, English, and Foreign Languages. Tutoring sessions take place in their easy-to-use online classroom, which runs in your web browser. Students can navigate to tutor.com/rcsd and log in using their student ID and birthdate (in the form of mm/dd/yyyy).
Tutor.com Information 2022-2023
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