Welcome back, and here we go… we are ready to start the 2024-25 school year!
This email communication is in lieu of the back-to-school packet we historically have sent in the mail. Below are some quick updates for your planning purposes and attached to this email are beginning-of-the-year documents and forms. We know it is a *lot*, and we hope you can find some uninterrupted time in the next week to peruse it. We appreciate your attention!
We’re really looking forward to the school year starting and welcoming students back! I am excited to be stepping into the Interim Principal position this year and to welcome Kelsea Wilson as our new Assistant Principal. It has been wonderful to work with the Roosevelt community, students, and staff the past 11 years as the Assistant Principal, and I’m incredibly excited to continue the work we have been doing together. I believe wholeheartedly in what we are doing at Roosevelt, in centering equity, in fostering empathy, and infusing compassion all while creating an extremely high quality and rigorous educational experience for our students.
The Roosevelt staff remains dedicated to continuing our connection with and support for every member of our school community. Our focus has long been on inclusion, belonging, and fostering a sense of community, and to that end, as we start our year, we’d like to re-share our school’s commitment statement:
The Roosevelt Middle School staff stands together against bigotry, harassment, bullying, and any form of discrimination. We support a learning community where there is cooperation, fairness, and mutual respect. We believe students learning at the highest level is the rule… not the exception. The RMS staff believes in a world where everyone… our students… our staff… our parents… and our community celebrate the strength and power of diversity.
We stand together as a united school committed to supporting the success of all students. Regardless of where a student worships, where a student comes from, what language a student speaks at home, a student’s ability, the color of a student’s skin, or who a student loves, every individual adds to the mosaic of our school community. Our differences, not our similarities, are what make us stronger as a whole.
Before the start of school and throughout the year, we welcome your ideas and questions about the Roosevelt Middle School experience. Please do not hesitate to reach out to me or Kelsea.
... is exciting and can be expensive! We invite anyone who needs additional support to contact Skye Stier (stier_s@4j.lane.edu) or Alison Wagner (wagner_a@4j.lane.edu). Our school supply list is linked here... and though we do our best to provide every student with the supplies they need, we could also use your generous support at the beginning of the year. If you’d like to make a thoughtful donation, you can do so at RMS School Pay by clicking here. This is also where you can purchase the RMS Yearbook and support our RMS Library. We truly appreciate any additional funding from our families, for our families.
We'll send more program updates soon... until then, thanks for reading and we'll see you soon!
All the best,
Mike & Kelsea