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!
Pizza with the principal~ fairness winners was a success! Thank you PTC for purchasing and bringing the pizza to us. The students love to be recognized for their efforts. I love sitting with them and talking about anything that interests them.
4th graders went to Sutter’s Fort and had a wonderful time learning about how pioneers lived. Many of them haven’t been on a field trip since Kindergarten!
Open house and ReCreate was so fun! I loved seeing all our families enjoy their students’ rooms and the hands-on experiences in the bear’s lair. It was entertaining to watch our students learn.
This week, 5th graders will participate in Walk Through the American Revolution. This is a great and engaging way to learn about history. On Friday will be our March Bear Hug store. I pull 2 bear hugs from the classroom jars and the students that are selected are able to come to the Bear Hug Store and can pick 1-2 prizes. It is a great incentive for our bears to be Respectful, Responsible and Safe.
Yearbooks continue to be on sale make sure you order one! And I am still looking for 2 meal duty supervisors. If you are interested, please let me know.
Enjoy the pictures below from Pizza with the Principal and ReCreate
Here are some great reminders to review with your bear as they walk to and from school
Wanted:
Meal Duty Supervisors
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 (11:35-12:35) and 1 hour and 15 minutes (11:20-12:35). You will have the opportunity to keep our students safe, teach and reinforce when you catch them following our bear necessities. 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
Our March Book Madness is still going strong. Please check in with your student about the books that are competing against each other.
PTC Calendar of Events
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. Thank you to the families that attended our last ELAC meeting.
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, 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
March:
April:
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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