9-11-15 - Dolton Riverdale School District 148

Roosevelt School News
August 28, 2015
K-8 edition
http://www.district148.net
Upcoming Dates
September 15 Elementary
Open House—6-7 PM
September 16 Junior High Open
House—6-7 PM
September 18 1st Quarter
Progress Reports mailed home
September 21 Junior High
School Portraits—6th, 7th, & 8th
September 22 School Board
meeting - 7:00 PM @ District
Office
September 25 Noon dismissal
School Improvement Day
PBIS: Have a Ball if You’re Good
in the Hall (Elem); No Tardy
Party (JH)
October 1 8th grade parent
meeting—JH Gym @ 6 PM
October 8 High School Night—
8th grade—JH Gym @ 7 PM
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PBIS KICKOFF
At Roosevelt School, we understand that a complete educational experience
helps students grow in both their academics and social-emotional well-being.
Teaching and reinforcing appropriate behavioral expectations is just as crucial
to student success as core subjects.
Our students find themselves in many different school settings throughout
the year: the classroom, the hallway, the playground, the restroom, the bus,
their special classes, field trips, assemblies,, and extra-curricular activities.
Though the detailed expectations in each setting may be different, students
are expected to demonstrate three behavioral values wherever they are in
the school: Be respectful, be responsible, and be safe.
We had our PBIS kickoff assemblies this week, during which all students were
introduced (or reintroduced) to these values. Pictured above is Mr. Smith and
some of our Junior High students getting the crowd pumped up and excited
about the year. We discussed various incentives planned to reward students
who follow these values. Students who demonstrate respectful, responsible,
and safe behaviors can be recognized by any adult in the building with a
RAMStar—pictured above. These RAMStars can be used to purchase
incentive items or can be used to enter twice-monthly drawings.
PBIS is NOT only about earning prizes for good behaviors. Staff members
analyze student behavior data to determine what behaviors to focus on, and
work to design supports and interventions to help students—both in groups
and individually, to adopt better habits. Two behaviors that data has shown
us needs to be focused on are hallway behavior in grades K-5 and punctuality
in grades 6-8. In order to help students display the correct behaviors, we
have two incentive activities scheduled for September 25: Have a Ball if
You’re Good in the Hall and The No Tardy Party. Elementary students are
working on hallway behavior in order to earn a 40-minute in-school “game
break.” Junior High students are working toward the same goal by being sure
to come to school on time daily. Each month, we will have a different target
behavior, and we are looking forward to a fun year!
MUSIC MEETING
SEPTEMBER 22
Fourth and fifth grade students were
treated to a musical performance by
our School District 148 band and
choir.
The purpose of the
performance was to introduce our
fourth and fifth graders to our
district’s performing groups in hopes
that they would like to become part
of one of these groups.
The district’s performing music
department is led by Ms. DuBose and
Ms. Fitzpatrick. They will be hosting
an informational meeting for parents
on September 22 at 7:00 PM here at
Roosevelt. We encourage parents
and families who have children
interested in the Arts to attend.
We hope you can come visit us next week.
ELEMENTARY
OPEN HOUSE
SEPTEMBER 15
6:00-8:00 PM
GRADES K-5
JUNIOR HIGH
OPEN HOUSE
SEPTEMBER 16
6:00-8:00 PM
GRADES 6-8
Come visit your child’s classroom and
meet your child’s teacher.
JUNIOR HIGH
SCHOOL PICTURE DAY
SEPTEMBER 21
GRADES 6-8
(THE STUDENT HANDBOOK SAYS IT IS
GRADES 7-8. THAT IS A MISPRINT)
Cell Phone Policy
Cell phone usage is not permitted on school
grounds. Students must have a cell phone
permission slip on file to bring one to school.
During the school day, cell phones are kept in
book bags in lockers—not on the student’s
person.