Dear Roosevelt Parents/Guardians,

Fall has arrived, and we are very excited to share with you the progress your child has made since school started. Please make arrangements to sign up for a parent/teacher conference. Please contact your classroom teacher if you need any assistance with this process.

We have some important updates for you, so please take a moment to review the many events and activities happening this month.

Sincerely,

Dr. Dwyer, Principal

1. October 6th- PTO meeting @ 7PM

October 10- Indigenous Peoples' Day/Columbus Day -D64 Schools & Offices Closed

October 15- Go Green Park Ridge clean up event

October 18, 25, 27- Parent Teacher Conferences--please contact the teacher if you assistance on signing up for a timeslot

October 21- Boosevelt @ 6-8 PM

October 31- Class Halloween parties and parade--see below for specifics

Join Go Green Park Ridge for our last Forest & Woodland Clean-Up Event of the year! Since we started this program last year, over 900 volunteers have come out. We love seeing church groups, the Park Ridge Wilderness Federation, Scouting groups, Chamber of Commerce members, businesses, special-interest groups, and families all coming out to “repair the world” in our own backyard. These events literally bring the community together!

For this final clean-up of the year, we will be concentrating on the large forest areas that border the

Des Plaines Woods bike path and major roads. We hope to remove as much litter as possible before the leaves fall and the snow arrives.

Who Everyone is invited!

What “Every Day is Earth Day!” Forest & Woodland Clean-up

Where Parking Lot at Dam No 4 Woods

Why • Give back to the community

• Good for the Earth

• Get yourself out in the Fresh Air

• It’s good exercise!

love where you live

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Clean-Up Committee Chair & Event

Coordinator, Joseph Steinfels @ jpsteinfels@yahoo.com / 847.877.2583

Saturday, October 15th / Starting @ 1pm

Organizational Leaders

You can reserve your own area! Please review the attachment and reply with (1) your organizational

name, (2) the name of the “zone leader” (point of contact for me), (3) which area you’d like, and (4) an estimated number of participants. First come, first served.

I don’t know about you, but I’m itching to get out there. As John Muir said, “...and into the forest I

go, to lose my mind and find my soul.” Reach out with questions.

And PASS THE WORD! Let’s set a new record for turn-out.

General PTO meeting

Join us on October 6th @ 7 PM in the Roosevelt Library to hear about all the happenings at school. Guest speaker Dr. Olsen will be in attendance. Hope to see you there!

Please help by sending in the necessary paperwork for your student.

Physical Exam/vaccine records: due for students in kindergarten and new students.

Eye exam: due for students in kindergarten and new to Illinois schools

General guidelines include: Decent and appropriate coverage of the body, including the midriff, is expected. Clothing must cover undergarments and must be opaque (i.e., not see-through). Hats or hoods should not be worn in the school building. Students may wear a hat or hood at recess.

Students may have healthy snacks during the day in the classroom. Please be mindful of nut allergies when packing snacks.

This is the view from the lost & found today! We are hoping to keep this empty by having all families label everything. Please take the time to label items that come back and forth to school each day. Any labeled items will have a significantly higher rate of being returned to their owner.

Cell phones and other electronic devices are to be powered off and kept in the student’s locker during the school day. Any digital communications device (e.g., “smart” watch, GPS tracker, etc.) must be kept in the student’s locker during the school day.

Click the photo to the left for the direct link to the D64 Parent Handbook device policy (p. 68).

· Park legally – don’t block crosswalks or double park

· Respect school neighbors –please do not park in or block their driveways.

· Parents and children should not use the Staff parking lot

· Do not make U-turns or turn around in driveways.

· “Attended” parkers must stay in their vehicles at all times.

· Obey “kiss ’n go” zones on Prospect Avenue

Please remind your student to walk their bike while on campus.

Please keep dogs on a leash and on the sidewalk during drop off and dismissal times.

Please remember to hold onto your mask when on school grounds to prevent stary masks from ending up in any of the yards surrounding Roosevelt. Thank you!

If your student/students need to change their regular daily routine please take the following steps:

1. Email the homeroom teacher with the details

2. Email the office Mrs Flint sflint@d64.org or Mrs Ellsworth kellsworth@d64.org

no need to send separate emails

Email: kdwyer@d64.org
Website: http://www.d64.org/res
Location: Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School, South Fairview Avenue, Park Ridge, IL, United States
Phone: 847-318-4235
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Roosevelt-Elementary-School-Park-Ridge-Niles-228197680697179/
Twitter: @RooseveltD64