Students at Rosemary use their Chrome book computers with headphones regularly. The school provides students with headphones, but we appreciate it when families provide the headphones for their children since headphones for 500 students can be a bit of an expense. If you send headphones, be sure to put your child's name on them. Please make sure they are wired headphones (no Bluetooth).
Greetings from Rosemary School! We hope you are having a marvelous summer. We are very excited about the 2018-19 school year! This year we will be introducing a new Language Art curriculum that is consistent with our vision as an Expeditionary Learning School. In addition, we will be rolling out six new habits of character that will shape our renewed focus on character education: Compassion, Integrity, Reflection, Courage, Leadership, and Excellence. Join us at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, August 24 for a morning assembly community meeting to kick off of the habits of character.
You will be receiving all of the back-to-school information in an email this year. Follow the link you were sent and update your information. You will not receive a packet in the regular mail. Please read everything very carefully. Of particular importance is the Emergency Contact Form. We MUST have this form on file for every student so that our office staff can contact parents –in case of an emergency.
Take note of our attached uniform policy: Navy blue and white shirts with khaki or navy blue pants - no jeans.
School begins promptly at 8:05. Breakfast is available beginning at 7:30 a.m. Students who do not eat breakfast are welcome at 7:45 a.m.
We will NOT post class lists. Class schedules will be given out on August 17 in the school office, to students who present proof of completing the official online forms according to this schedule.
Date Time Last Name:
Friday, August 17th 8:00 – 9:30 am A – F
9:30 – 11:30 pm G – L
12:30 – 2:00 pm M - S
2:00 – 4:00 pm T – Z
The first day of school is Wednesday, August 22.
On the first day of school, parents are invited to the Cafeteria for coffee and a general information meeting with the Principal at about 8:20 am.
Back-to-School Night will be Tuesday, August 28. Please join us at 6 p.m.
Every day is a learning day! Whether you are in school or at home or on an adventurous vacation, every moment is an opportunity to learn something new. Take time each day this summer to read and write. Seek out new experiences and challenge your brain with new things.
At Rosemary we are very excited about the 2018-19 school year. Working together we are making Rosemary the safest, most engaging, and most challenging learning place for every one of our students.
As a school in the EL Education network of schools (https://eleducation.org/) , our definition of student achievement combines academic achievement, character, and high quality work. This year we will be rolling out our new Habits of Character. Students will be learning about and practicing Compassion, Integrity, Reflection, Courage, Leadership, and Excellence. Expect to hear a lot about these habits in the year to come.
The school office is closed for the summer, but will open on August 1.
Kindergarten students will recieve a special invitation to come to the school on August 13 for a brief assessment appointment.
The first day of school this year is Wednesday, August 22. Please join the principal for an informal informational meeting with all parents at 8:15 a.m. on that day. It will be a great opportunity to learn about our key initiatives for the school year.
Have a great summer! We look forward to seeing everyone back in August ready to learn and grow and become our best selves.
Look at our BAWSI Girls go! BAWSI is the Bay Area Women's Sports Initiative. They are leading sports for girls weekly and encouraging Rosemary girls to come out and use their physical ability while having fun!
Rosemary will be serving free lunches to children 2-18 year of age every weekday from 11:00 am to 11:30 pm. This service will be provided from June 19th through August 14th (except for the 4th of July).
Rules to remember:
All meals will be served on a first-come-first-served basis.
We are looking forward to working with all our incoming Kinder students. We are eager to meet them and are excited about creating a successful partnership between home and school in order to benefit your child's development. Take time this summer to review a few things with your Kindergartener. Play number recognition games to help them recognize numbers from 0-10 in random order. It would also be helpful to practice letter recognition of lower and upper letters; flashcard games are fun for this exercise. Allow your child to practice writing their name. Most importantly, read to them every day. Listening to stories and asking questions about them, cultivates understanding and the love for reading.
Our Kinder Round-Up will be held at Rosemary School on August 13th.
Cornerstone Corner: Sebastian’s Roller Skates
In this month’s ABC book: “Sebastian’s Roller Skates” by Joan de Déu Prats, Sebastian gains confidence while practicing a new physical activity: roller-skating! His newly developed confidence empowers him to speak up and participate more fully in other areas of his life as well. This book shows how physical activity, perseverance, and hard work can bring about great leaps of confidence and skill.
Goals of lesson
To reinforce this lesson at home, ask your child:
Here are some tips that might help your child find a sense of purpose:
You are cordially invited to our school’s Multicultural Festival and Resource Fair scheduled for May 4th from 4-7 pm. The goal of the Multicultural Festival is to promote a safe, welcoming, and inclusive campus environment where every family has a sense of belonging. This event will be completely parent lead as the coordination & participation will be primarily from parents and some students. The resource fair component will include multiple community-based organizations that will promote their services and resources to our families. We will also be having a variety of performers such as The Kung Fu Academy, Lion/Dragon Dance, Taiko Drummers, Mariachi, Baile Folklorico (performed by Rosemary students), African-American Drumming, food and arts & crafts tables. Please join us!
Many families like to shop at their local farmer's market on the weekend. Wouldn't it be nice if the farmer's market came to you? All Rosemary students get to experience a local farmer's market at school on Friday, April 27th. Food4Thought will offer a variety of colorful fruits and vegetables. In addition, kids will see some of the great variety of produce the great San Joaquin Valley grows. Upper-grade students will also receive "funny money" to purchase items of their choice. Part of this experience includes students learning about money and how it can buy nutritional items.
We are having our Sixth Annual Spelling Bee at Rosemary School on May 29th. Encourage your 3rd, 4th and 5th graders to participate, challenge themselves and enhance their vocabulary.
It will be a fun event to be part of!
A list of words was sent home.
