Blue Oaks is the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow
Reminder:) No school on Tuesday. Bears return on Wednesday!
Hello Blue Oaks Families!
I hope everyone had a nice and relaxing spring break. It is hard to believe we only have 7 more weeks of school left. Thank you for filling out the Blue Oaks survey. We use the information to strengthen our current practices.
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!
Parents, Guardians and Caregivers:
We Need Your Help!
We are working hard on supporting our students' social-emotional and behavioral needs with our bear necessities, bear hugs, our Second Step curriculum and logical consequences and next year, we will be adding restorative practices to support our bears but there is an upward trend with physical aggression that is occurring. Last month, there were 162 referrals written and 37 are due to physical aggression. Our PBIS team has defined physical aggression as the following: Student engages in one sided actions involving serious physical contact where injury may occur, and intent to cause harm appears to be present (e.g., hitting, punching, hitting with an object, kicking, hair pulling, scratching, etc.). Please help your student remember and help them practice using all their coping skills and strategies they are learning in Second Step. If you scroll down to the section labeled Social and Emotional Learning, you will find the topics each grade level is learning. If you're interested in learning more about the curriculum here is the link. I value our community and partnership and it is my priority to make sure everyone is safe! Thank you!
We have an amazing opportunity and are offering free parenting classes through KidsFirst. Please see the flier here and RSVP. They will begin on April 18th and end June 7th (date is wrong on the flier). This will be held either in the library or MPR- depending on the responses.
The book fair is coming! Mark your calendars for 4/17-4/21! They will be open at lunch time and afterschool from 2:00-2:30 and 12:50-1:30 (Wednesday) . Here’s the link to the volunteer sign up sheet: Book fair volunteers and here is the link for the online site: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/boelem
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). 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
Yearbook on Sale!
Use this link to for more information
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 months, 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 the family section of second step and 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: 162 referrals. 37 were due to physical aggression
April:
May:
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.
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
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?
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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