School Policies

 

 

 

Absence or Lateness

 

If your child is absent
Each time your child is absent due to personal or religious reasons he or she is missing an important day of school. Roosevelt does not receive funding for students who are not physically present in school. We ask that you make every effort to ensure that your child attends school each day that he or she is healthy. So, if you are planning family trips or scheduling appointments, please try to avoid doing so while school is in session.

If your child will be out of school because of a communicable disease, please notify the school immediately. This is an important step in the control of disease. If your child had a communicable disease, check with the nurse's office before he or she returns to the classroom.

Report all cases of head lice to the school nurse. After appropriate treatment, the nurse, when available, can approve your child's return to school.

Any student who is absent from school without a valid excuse for more than three days is considered truant and shall be reported to the Principal.

When your child returns to school
He or she must bring a note signed by the parent or guardian, with the specific reason for their absence, for example, the "flu" or "fever". If your child had a communicable disease, such as measles, chicken pox, or strep throat, check with the nurse's office before he or she returns to the classroom. The child must bring a release slip from the family doctor.

If your child is late
Children arriving after school begins are tardy. Teachers note this on their records. If they are over 10 minutes late, students must sign the tardy book in the office. Tardies are very disruptive to the classroom. Please be considerate of the other students and the teacher.

Any student who tardy in excess of 30 minutes on each of more than five days in one school year is considered truant and shall be reported to the Principal.

If your child needs to make up homework
If your child is absent and you wish to pick up school assignments, call the office before 9:30AM to request the assignments. The child's homework may be picked up in the office after 3:00PM that same day.

If your child needs to leave early
Students may be excused from class only with the full knowledge and consent of the parent or guardian. An adult needs to report to the office and sign out the child.
The school releases a student to an adult only when the adult has been properly identified by a school authority and is listed on the student's emergency card. The school cannot release a student at his or her own request.

To pick up your child, follow these steps:

* Send a note to the teacher regarding the day and time of the appointment.
* The parent or other responsible adult reports to the office and signs out the student.
* The office calls the student out of class and he or she may leave with the adult.

Please help us by making sure that your child understands that once on campus, he or she may not leave without formal permission either during or after school.

 

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Behavior and Discipline

 

Disciplinary actions at Roosevelt focus on a positive approach. We feel that it is reasonable to expect children to follow basic rules and act in a courteous and fair way to others. Our goal is to enable children to be successful, thus enhancing their self esteem.

Behavior Expectations
We believe in a just and fair process of learning. Therefore, we expect all students and adults at Roosevelt to:

* Focus on learning and be prepared to learn.

* Respect the rights of others to learn and study.

* Be kind to yourself and others.

* Show respect for property.

* Behave safely and have regard for the safety of others.

 

 

 

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Contacting your Child

 

Although our mutual goal should be to teach our children personal responsibility, occasionally you may need to contact your child or bring in an item during the school day.

Make every effort to not interrupt valuable instructional time by going to the classroom with forgotten items or messages. For the safety and concentration of all our students, please follow these guidelines:

If you need to see your child during the school
Please report to the office and leave a message. Do not go directly to your child's classroom. Ask the office to send messages to your child only in the event of an emergency.

If you need to deliver something to your child
Take the item to the office where it can be picked up or delivered to your child at an appropriate time. Do not go directly to your child's classroom.

School Telephone
Children may use the office phone only in emergency situations.

There is a public telephone in the school office. Children may use this phone before or after school hours. Please send $.35 with your child if he or she needs to use the pay phone.

 

 

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Parent Teacher Conferences

 

Formal parent/teacher conferences occur in November for grades 1 - 5 and in September and January for Kindergarten. You have an opportunity to schedule your first conference at Back-To-School Night in September.

Feel free to speak to your child's teacher regularly. You may call the office to leave a message or schedule a conference with the teacher.

Please do not interrupt the class as it disrupts the students. Thank you for your cooperation in this important matter!

 

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Classroom Parties

 

Birthdays
Do not distribute party invitations at school. Please handle these arrangements outside of the school day.

Celebrating a birthday is very important but Roosevelt classes do not celebrate individual birthdays, as some birthdays occur in the summer months and it would not be fair to these students.

Parties
At Roosevelt, each classroom is allowed two parties a year.

The teacher and the PTA room representatives decide what event, when and how the parties will occur. For example, most classrooms reserve the end of the year for the big party and perhaps one other holiday.

 

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Parental Involvement

 

At Roosevelt, we greatly encourage all parents to be involved at our school.
There are many opportunities for your participation. Parents can help with:


· volunteering in classrooms or CREST before-and-after school care

· tutoring

· fund raising

· participating in a variety of special programs on campus

· donating needed materials

· Volunteering for playground supervision for recess

· helping in the library or computer lab

· joining and participating in the PTA

· attending the Parent Workshops

· serving on committees as representatives for Roosevelt


At Roosevelt, we appreciate all of the help and support from our parents!

All of us working together provides the best possible education for all of
our children.

For more information about the PTA at Roosevelt, click here or see the PTA tab on the main menu.

 

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Toys and Personal Items

 

Toys
Students are not allowed to bring personal toys to school. This includes electronic toys such as gameboys, trading cards, or sporting items. Roosevelt is not responsible for any lost or damaged items.

Skateboards, Rollerblades, and Scooters
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District's insurance policy prohibits the use of skateboards, rollerblades, and scooters on school property.

If your child brings these to school, the items will be confiscated and released only to parents.

Clothing
Students should wear rubber-soled shoes for P.E., and playing on the playground and the apparatus.

Hats are not to be worn inside the classrooms. Your child may wear a school baseball hat outside during recess or breaks.

Write your child's name on all personal items, such as jackets, sweaters, lunchboxes, and backpacks.

If your child misplaces an item, check in the Lost-and-Found cabinet by the Nurse's office.

 

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Notices and Bulletins

 

Each year, your child receives a new folder from his or her teacher. This folder is used to send home important papers on Wednesdays. Timely school notices and PTA bulletins go home in the Wednesday folders.

Every week, check your child's folder, read through your packet and take note of any changes or important announcements. Please return the folder to his or her class the next day.

Notices about other extended programs or community activities go home and are available in the Office on Fridays.

 

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