Bear Bulletin 10/3-10/7
Dear Blue Oaks Families,
We had another outstanding week! On Thursday we had a safety assembly that addressed bike safety. The students learned about helmet safety and how to wear one correctly and why they should wear one, ABC bike checks and why you should use them, street smarts and looking both ways before crossing, where to cross, making eye contact with drivers.
Thank you WATCH DOG for attending our launch party. We had a great turn out and we all appreciate your commitment to your students and Blue Oaks. Click here to view the presentation. If you didn’t make it and would like to participate, there is a link on the last page of the presentation and you can sign up. Please have your TB test, fingerprints and volunteer II paperwork all completed.
You may have heard that your student(s) received a popsicle at snack recess and that is true! Our PTC spoiled our students and celebrated them all as we met our goal from the Booster-thon! Thank you all for your hard work and dedication to our school and your student’s education. We will be able to purchase two water bottle stations, cement picnic tables, Story Works for our 4th and 5th graders, iready and field trips. What a great accomplishment!
Welcome James Madison, our new night custodian.
My Name is James Madison, I was born in the beautiful state of Maine where I lived until I was 19, Then, I moved to Hawaii for College and lived and worked there for 6 years until finally returning to Maine for a couple of years. When me and my wife got married I moved over to the Folsom, Roseville area. My wife and I met at University in Hawaii and have been together for 23 years now. I Have 3 amazing boys, Aiden who is 13, Mateo who is 10 years old, and Talon who is 6 years old. We have a dog named Zuma, two Cats and a turtle. I am a lifelong fan of anything Star Wars, after all we are the same age. I love watching my boys play baseball and soccer, or just chillin playing video games with each other.
Thank you all for taking the time to read the Bear Bulletin!
Thank you,
Nicole Cumbra
Starting October 7th, just in time for the holidays Otis Spunkmeyer sales are coming! This is going to be so fun and delicious! More details to come this week!
We are starting signups for the bear jamboree, please be sure to read communications from PTC and your teachers for details on how to sign up and help!
Monday 6-8 pm is skate night at roller king! $10 admission for skaters and spectators are free.
Any questions or inquiries please reach out to Nikole Neronde, president@blueoaksptc.com
The following students have been selected as September’s Respect Winners! They will be invited to have pizza on Thursday during their lunch time.
TK/K
Penders – Jaya and Jolie
K
DiBlasio- Logan and Olive
Matoba – Ryan
Murphy – Conrad and Olive
1st
Kracke- Sashveena and A.J.
Leeth- Adeline and Isaac
Gibbs - Isaac and Meera
1/2/3
Eldred- Deacon and Matthew
2nd
Tavernetti - Max and Presley
Sasaki – Brevelle and Cody
DeRosa- Ellie and Kiara
Brown- Mauricio and Iilahnee
3rd
Rue- Katy, Salman, and Sophia
Parr- Bhuvan, Dakota and Liam
Hennessy- Luke, Kylie and Nyomi
4th
Weiss – Zayd, Chloe and Krishiv
Wall – Olivia, Shayan and Lorelei
Homer- Mia, Christina and Yusuf
4/5th
Fregeau- John and Nathan
5th
O’Connor – Mya, Jaden, and Myka
Pierce- Isaac, Sophia, and Kenna
Hernandez – Dylan, William and Farrah
Interested in being a WATCH DOG, but didn’t make the meeting? That is OK! Here is the link to sign up!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0a45afa92da5fa7-watch WATCH DOGS Apparel
Don’t forget to have your TB test up-to- date, fingerprints done and fill out the volunteer category II application.
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?
Opportunity to Learn English
The Roseville Adult School, with Roseville Joint Union High School District, is offering free day and evening English classes for adults wishing to learn English. In addition to learning skills in speaking, listening, reading, and writing, these classes also provide instruction that addresses U.S. culture and learning activities for employment.
Details of the Adult English Classes:
-Classes are offered to any adult who is interested.
-Attending a student orientation is required for class level placement, registration, and enrollment.
-Adults who are interested in taking DAYTIME classes at the Roseville Adult School must attend an orientation on Monday, October 10 at 9:00am.
-Adults who are interested in taking EVENING classes at the Roseville Adult School must attend an orientation on Thursday, October 13 at 6:30 pm.
-Orientations are located at the Roseville Adult School, 200 Branstetter Street, Roseville, CA 95678.
-The orientation will provide the details of the class schedules and locations.
-Please email Jason Harm at jharm@rjuhsd.us if you have any questions.
Second Step
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 4 weeks, all our students will be focusing on empathy. 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 are some videos that you can watch and review with your student(s).
October
4 wks
TK/Early Lrng
Empathy
1. Identifying Feelings (happy, sad)
2. More Feelings (surprised, scared)
3. Identifying Anger
Kinder
Empathy
1. Feelings
2. More Feelings
3. Identifying Anger
1st grade
Empathy
6. Identifying Feelings
7. Looking for More Clues
8. Similarities/ Differences
2nd grade
Empathy
1. Identifying Feelings
2. Learning More About Feelings
3. Feeling Confident
3rd grade
Empathy
1. Identifying Others’ Feelings
2. Understanding Perspectives
4th grade
Empathy & Learning Skills
1. Understanding Complex Feelings
2. Understanding Diff. Perspectives
5th grade
Empathy & Learning Skills
1. Taking Other’s Perspectives
2. Accepting Differences
Thank you for all that joined in for our 1st coffee and conversation. If you would like to review the slides on your own, here are the slides I covered. We focused on PBIS at Blue Oaks.
Next Coffee and Conversation will be on Friday Oct. 14th at 10:00-10:45 and we will discuss safety. The zoom presentation will begin promptly at 10:00 and may end before 10:45 but you are welcome to ask any questions you may have or continue on with your day.
ID: 86060703598
Passcode: 670363
Did you know that Blue Oaks has two PBIS teams? We have a Tier 1 and a Tier 2 team. Below is more information about our Tier 1 team.
The Tier I team is responsible for the development and monitoring of our site’s Tier I, universal foundations (e.g., expectations, consequences, and acknowledgments). We monitor and support the fidelity of the Tier I implementation. The Tier I PBIS team’s operating procedures are to: meet at least monthly and have (a) regular meeting format/agenda, (b) minutes, © defined meeting roles and (d) a current action plan. The Tier I team will review and use discipline data and academic outcome data at least monthly for decision-making. The PBIS team will share school wide data regularly with faculty and faculty will be able to provide input on universal foundations at least once a year. Stakeholders (students, families and community members) will also provide input at least once a year.
PBIS Tier 1 Team:
Nicole Cumbra- Admininistrator
Mandy Murphy- Kindergarten teacher representative
Hannah Pierce- PBIS Lead and 5th grade teacher representative
Mindy Corr- Teacher on Special Assignment (TOSA)
Heather Schott- Parent representative
We had our first monthly meeting and reviewed our school-wide office discipline referrals. Below is data for August and September:
August – 54 office referrals
September- 64 minor office referrals. 40% of those were for defiance, insubordination, and non-compliance in the classroom.
Our school day for the 2022-23 school year will begin at 7:45 for all students
The dismissal time for TK: 11:07, Kindergarten – 12:47, and 1st- 5th – 2:03
Breakfast: 7:25-7:43
Early release day will be on Wednesdays
Wednesday Dismissal: TK dismissal will be 11:07, Kindergarten 12:47 and 1st- 5th is 12:50.
Office hours: 7:15-3:15