Sunday, May 28, 2023

Bear Bulletin 5/28-6/2

 Hello Blue Oaks Community, 


Thank you for reading the Bear Bulletin! I am excited to keep you informed about all the bear-tastic happenings at our school. Our weekly bulletin will provide you with important updates, upcoming events and news about our school. 

It will also feature stories about our students and staff, highlighting their achievements, contributions and milestones. Our Blue Oaks community is always accomplishing amazing things. 

So, make sure to check your inbox every week for our bear bulletin. In addition to your teacher’s newsletters, it’s the best way to stay connected with Blue Oaks School and stay informed.

Big Shout out to real estate agents of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, Suki Eaves (Alumni Bear Parent) and Adrienne Zimmer (Bear Parent). They graciously donated the items for our Field Day Pool Noodle Obstacle Course. Our students will be having fun this Thursday! 



  • Monday-No School

  • Tuesday- 5th graders going to Sunsplash

  • Tuesday- KidsFirst parenting class 

  • Wednesday- TK Play Evening Performance

  • Thursday- Field Day

  • Friday- School wide yearbook signing party


Collect the Rainbow Bear Hug Challenge

This Friday is the last day! We have a lot of bears that have collected the rainbow. I can't wait to see how many will earn skittles or a Jamba Juice.

1st- ORANGE

2nd-YELLOW

3rd-GREEN

4th-AQUA

5th-PURPLE

OFFICE/ADMIN: BRIGHT PINK

ASD/MDS/Aides/Mike: Gray

RSP: DARK BLUE

PE-GOLD

Music- LIGHT PINK


PTC Calendar of Events

  • May 29 No School (Memorial Day)

  • June 5 Minimum Day

  • June 6 Last Day of School/Minimum Day


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, 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.

  • Short-Term Independent Study Request Form (English) 

  • Short-Term Independent Study Request Form (Spanish)

 

 

 

 

 



 





WATCH DOGS Apparel


  • Don’t forget to have your TB test up-to- date, fingerprints done and fill out the volunteer category II application. 

  • Volunteer Category II

  • Live Scan

  • Volunteer Policy

  • 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?

  • Watch DOGS 22-23 


 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

  • Second Step

 


Grades

March/April/May

Problem Solving

TK and Kindergarten

16. We Can Say the Problem


17. Ready To Solve Problems


18. Apologizing Can Help


19. TakingTurns and Sharing


20. We Can Solve Problems

1st grade

16. How to Say the Problem


17. Was it an Accident?


18. Ask for What You Need


19. We Can Make it Better


20. Solving Problems

2nd grade

16. The Way to Say a Problem


17. Thinking of Solutions


18. Which Solution?


19. What Would I Want?


20. Be a Problem-Solver

3rd grade

16. STEP by Step


17. S: Say the Problem


18. T: Think and E: Explore


19. P: Pick a Solution


20. Solving a Problem

4th grade

16. STEP by Step


17. S: Say the Problem


18. T: Think and E: Explore


19. P: Pick a Solution


20. Solving a Problem

5th grade

16. Beginning to STEP


17. When? Where? Who?


18. Solutions Web


19. Let’s Reflect


20. Putting It All Together


 


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: 66 referrals. 16 due to physical aggression!

  • May: 







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.



Additional Resources

RCSD Website

Blue Oaks Website

Blue Oaks 2022-2023 Handbook

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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