Families and students-Please join us for our Fall Festival combining C.O Greenfield and John F. Kennedy! Campesina radio station will be here bringing us the music! This festival will include a Costume Contest and Pumpkin carving contest, please be here by 5pm to be judged. All must be school appropriate. For the Pumpkin contest, please bring it already carved, competitions will be divided by K-4th grade and 5-8th grade-so please let your child be creative. Kona and Ice, Funnel Cake and Bucky Burgers will be in the back of school in the bus area. Teachers will have games and will be passing out candy! We will have family education stations from Bullying Prevention, ASU, Ocotillo Library, Unlimited Potential etc.
Event will be at C.O Greenfield.
We can’t wait to see you and we would love to see the whole family dress up!
Reminder: Picture day October 22
Recordatorio: Dia de Fotos Octubre 22
📢 RSD Community 📢
Join the upcoming Governing Board Study Session.
🗓 Oct. 15 at 5 p.m.
📍 6000 S 7th St, Phoenix, AZ 85042
🖥️ https://zoom.us/j/741989868
The Governing Board will study financial information regarding the district's structural financial deficit as they consider the best way to leverage limited resources to maximize student success. Whether you are a parent, teacher, or community member, your voice matters! Come get involved and be informed.
Four students at C.O. Greenfield reach the 95th percentile in growth on both their reading and math assessments in September! Congratulations to our Cougars!
It has been an exciting first nine weeks of school, and everyone has been working hard. It's time to take a break to recharge.
The school and office will be closed the week of October 7 - 11. We will return on October 14, and we look forward to seeing you then.
Fall Break October 7-11th. Enjoy your time off!
Tomorrow Oct. 4th the uniform bus will be here for the 50 students that turned in a permission slip. Your child will need to be here to get the uniform bag. They will receive 2 bottoms, 3 shirts, socks, shoes and a book. If there is anything in the bag they do not want, please donate back to the family center. The next date for uniforms for Greenfield is Dec. 13th, 2024.
Thank you,
Melissa.downs@rsd.k12.az.us
Here are 2 resources for Christmas gifts if you are in need this year.
1) I can sign you up for Christmas Angels until Oct. 15th. You will need to have access to your email to register your children 12 and under with me in person.
2) Toys for Tots in now open to register kids 13 and under.
https://phoenix-az.toysfortots.org/local-coordinator-sites/lco-sites/local-toy-request-single-form.aspx
melissa.downs@rsd.k12.az.us
I would like to thank everyone that submitted art work to celebrate Peace! All students that submitted art will be acknowledged as Peace Advocates on stage at Mesa Community College Performing Arts Center. 1520 S. Longmore Mesa, AZ. Located on the southeast side of campus just south of Southern Ave. on Longmore.
Refreshments will be served in the Courtyard after the ceremony. This is a great experience to see a large community campus.
Please let me know if you have any questions and please share any pictures that you take!
Melissa.downs@rsd.k12.az.us
📢 Attention RSD Community 📢
Today is our Governing Board Meeting
🗓 Oct. 1, at 6 p.m.
📍 6000 S 7th St, Phoenix, AZ 85042
🖥️ https://zoom.us/j/741989868
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month! Loving Library has donated a variety of books in Spanish and English for families to take home and read. Feel free to take books home and bring them back when you are finished. The book cover will either read Kennedy Family Center or have a Loving Library sticker on the front cover so the students will know to where to return them.
Please see 2 pictures!
Family Coordinator
Melissa.downs@rsd.k12.az.us
Family Center Library located at John F. Kennedy in the Family Center
Next week, September 30 - October 4, is spirit week. Students can dress up based on the day's theme, or they can wear their uniform. Spirit days are:
Monday - pajama day
Tuesday - sports day
Wednesday - fall colors day
Thursday - twin day
Friday - senior citizen day
All clothing should meet the free dress day guidelines posted in the student handbook.
We would like to thank Kiran Shah, Hetal Desai and their wonderful organization for donating school supplies! Please click their link for more information:
Https://srlcusa.org/back-to-school/
Donations went to C. O Greenfield Academy of Design and Innovation, John F. Kennedy Academy of Inquiry, Ed and Verna Pastor, TG Barr and PL Julian schools. Thank you to all of our volunteers and students that made this possible!
Melissa.downs@rsd.k12.az.us
Please leave a heart for our wonderful families that have put in a lot of hours making this beautiful poster board to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage month!
We will have free Nutrition classes offered by an instructor from the University of Arizona! Any family member of Roosevelt can attend. These classes will start on September 19th at 8:30am and be held at C. O Greenfield Academy of Design and innovation.
melissa.downs@rsd.k12.az.us
Dear Roosevelt School District Parent(s)/Guardian(s),
The safety of our students and staff is always our priority. We want to inform you that we have been made aware of messages that are circulating nationally among students through text message and social media that is threatening in nature. Similar messages and social media posts have recently been reported in districts across the country.
We are aware of a few of our students who reported receiving messages. However, there have been no confirmed threats against any of our schools. We take all reports and concerns very seriously. We are in communication with Phoenix Police regarding this matter and they indicated that there is no imminent threat towards any of our schools. We are sharing this information with you in case your child hears about this or receives the message.
We want to remind everyone that we take all threats seriously. We encourage parents and guardians to have open conversations with their children about the severity of making or sharing threats. The safety of our students and staff is our top priority, and we remain fully committed to maintaining a secure and supportive environment for all. Should you or your child ever have concerns or learn of information you think is relevant to school safety, please contact your school’s front office and law enforcement.
Support from our counselors and social workers is always available for students who may have concerns.
Thank you for your support and understanding,
Roosevelt School District
Happy Friday! Have a great 3 day weekend!
Here are 2 links for resources if you qualify that include assistance with utilities, rent, clothing, AHCCCS, SNAP
https://es.211arizona.org/
https://justaskmia.org/
Mountain Park Health Center
Please join our Exceptional Student Services team for a training session on Section 504 of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The training will cover:
- Section 504 Overview
- Identification, Evaluations and Accommodations
- RSD’s Responsibilities
- Parent’s Responsibilities
- Parent and Student Identification, Evaluation And Services rights
Welcome Back Greenfield and Kennedy Families! I am the Family Education and Engagement Coordinator. We will be having Guardian/Parent meetings once a month to make stronger connections with each other and to hear celebrations and concerns. Our 1st meeting will be September 5th at 8:15am.
My schedule:
Greenfield -Tuesday and Thursday
Kennedy -Monday and Friday
Melissa.downs@rsd.k12.az.us
6th–8th graders wanting to play sports must turn in a completed AIA sports physical. Bring the forms to any clinic that performs sports physicals: https://aiaonline.org/students/physical-forms
Mountain Park Health Center will be scheduling physicals during our Back-to-School Vaccination event at C.O. Greenfield on Aug. 1 from 2 to 6 p.m.
You can also schedule a physical with Valle Del Sol's weekly mobile clinic at South Mountain High School: https://www.valledelsol.com/services/mobile-health
