March 21, 2022

Bright Moments of the Week!

• St. Patrick's Day
• A glimpse of rain!
• Huge SHOUT-OUT to the IEP team of Rolly, Allison, Amanda, Jackie, and Rolly!  Well done!  You embraced a family in need and made magic happen!
• To our 2nd and 5th grade teams for making partner reading happen with our 2nd-grade readers happen!
• SPRING!

A week at a Glance

Monday, March 21-

PD Day  - See schedule below.

Kristy and Carolyn off campus

3:15 pm - IEP - Delfin/Edson/Acke

Tuesday, March. 22 -

7:45 am - SSP - Hagan 

9:15 am - Kirsten Leadership Meeting

3:10 - 504 - Chadwell, Platt, North, Sword

Wednesday, March. 23-

SPRING PICTURES

7:45 Pre 504 Meeting - Hill/Platt/Acke

Kirsten Attendance Meetings - 9:00-11:00 and 2:00-2:30

3:10 - IEP - Delfin/Logie/Hayes/Dean/Delfin/Sword

Thursday, March. 24-

PTC What's for Dinner - BJ's Pizza - 4:00-9:00 pm

Friday, March. 25 -

7:45 - SPED Meeting

9:00 - Grade 4-5 Assembly 

3:15 - IEP -  Platt/Hayes/Acke

Thank You!

The last couple of weeks have been super stressful and rightfully so!  I am so very thankful to you all, as we have embraced the new changes and also embraced the wishes of our colleagues and our families.  I am so very hopeful that we are over the hump and am looking forward to the end of the year.  Please note given the new guidelines that we are able to:

• Hold Assemblies - we will discuss this at the meeting tomorrow
• Go on Fieldtrips- the goal is one per grade level
• Work in groups - consider reconfiguring your classrooms to embrace collaborative learning
• Gather together on the carpet - this builds community
• Hold small group instruction - Kidney tables are ready to be delivered to your classroom - if you do not have one please reach out to me.

There are so many opportunities where we can make the end of this year that are filled with providing engaging and thoughtful learning opportunities the way it has been in the past. The PTC will be hosting events such as the Art Fair on Open House, our Son's Night Out, and our Daughter Dance as well as a RIver Cat TJ Night Out.  As we RISE together we can make the end of this year filled with joy!

- Kirsten

Professional Development Schedule - March 21, 2021

We will cover the following items on our Staff PD Day.  We will have a brief staff check-in about Open House, Bell Schedule for 2022-23, Upcoming Events. 

We also have brief DTM meetings. Please come to the meeting with your updated data forms from your last cycle of inquiry.  We will check-in and talk about the next steps for the last few months.

  If you have other items you wish to check in on please let me know.

Schedule:

8:30 - Welcome and Staff Check-in - There will be a light breakfast and we will meet in the MPR.

9:15 - 1st Grade DTM

9:45 - 2nd Grade DTM

10:15 - 3rd Grade DTM

10:45 - 4th Grade DTM

11:15 - 12: 15 - LUNCH

12:15 -1:00 - Grades 3-5 CAASPP Training - Grades TK-2 PLC time

1:00-3:00 - Grading and Reporting PD - MPR

*Grades TK and 5 will hold their DTM Meetings during PLC on Monday, March 28, 2021.

Please join the Tommy Apostolos Fund for the 32nd Annual Dinner to raise funds for the children of Roseville.  The students of Thomas Jefferson benefit from the fundraising endeavors with the care kits and the annual Kohl's shopping day in December. There are discounted tickets for RCSD employees.  We hope to see you there. The link for tickets is below.

Tommy Apostolos Dinner Tickets

• Ed Services Update

• Back from Leave
  Kelly Yusim (Ed. Services Coordinator) is back from maternity leave. Please direct any questions related to ELA, Social Studies, CAASPP, or iReady to her.
  Contact: Kelly Paese Yusim
  
  
• iReady Window 3
  iReady Window 3 will be from March 28 through May 6. This window is required for students in Grades K-2, but optional for students in Grades 3-8 due to CAASPP testing.
  Contact: Kelly Paese Yusim
  
  
• Introduction to CAASPP
  If you are interested in learning more about CAASPP testing or are in need of a CAASPP refresher, please join me for an informational session on Monday, April 4th from 3:15-4:00pm. We will be discussing the basics of CAASPP including how to log into TOMS, how to start a testing session, common acronyms, and much more! Zoom Link
  Contact: Kelly Paese Yusim
  
  
• Elementary-March 21 Professional Development Question Form
• Below is the link to the March 21, 2022, Elementary Professional Development Question Form. Please do not fill this out until after the PD on Monday. We wanted to link it here just so staff knows where they can find it. This form is optional and not required to be filled out.
• March 21, 2022 Elementary PD Question Form
  
  

  Technology Update

• Google Chat Migration
  In the upcoming weeks, Google will be transitioning all customers from its classic Hangouts service to its new enterprise-grade collaboration product, Google Chat, making Google Chat the default chat application.
• Why is Google moving to Chat?
  Along with 1:1 and group chats, Chat supports virtual spaces to help teams collaborate on projects in one place. Teams can share files from Drive, join online meetings with Meet, and pull other tools or workflows into the conversation.
• For more information about the new Google Chat, please visit Google's Learning Center.
• If you have any questions, please submit a SchoolDude ticket or give the help desk a call at (916) 771-1645, and we'd be happy to assist

Please welcome: Michael Haight to our team as our Information Systems Technician.

• Updated Site Assignments - Information Systems Technicians
  Please join Technology Services in welcoming two new members of the Information Systems Technician team, Ritesh Gyawali, and Jared Hoffman.
• Ritesh joined the team in February from the Bay Area where he worked as an IT Support Technician and holds several certifications in IT Support and Information Security. 
• Jared joined the team Monday, is actively pursuing a degree in Cybersecurity and will be out at sites shadowing our Information Systems Technician team in the upcoming weeks while learning the role.
• Please click here to view updated site assignments for our Information Systems Technician team, which will take effect Monday, March 21. Congratulations Ritesh for completing your Information Systems Technician training!