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January 8th PD Day Just a reminder the times below is when we start.  Each location will be open 30 minutes ahead of each start time. TK-5 teachers please make sure you have your computers.  Sign-in will be done in the classrooms. Grades 6-8, sign-in will be done in the room where Myron Dueck will be speaking.  Myron said computers will not be required for the day. Here are the locations and times: Grades TK-2, Gates Elementary, 8:30-3:30 Grades 3-5, Thomas Jefferson Elementary, 8:30-3:30 Grades 6-8, Bayside Blue Oaks, 10000 Alantown Drive, Roseville 95678. 8:00-3:00 All K-8 Special Education Staff, including instructional aides Destiny Community Center, 6850 Five Star Blvd. , Rocklin, CA 95677 8:00-3:00 K-8 Music Teachers 8:30-3:30 Fiddyment Farm Elementary Optional Lunch Order Form for TK- 5th January 8, 2018 January 8th PD Topics and Locations Giving Tree day at Woodbridge.  Supporting Woodbridge families during the Holiday season. Internal Newslett

January 8th PD Day We are looking forward to learning together on January 8th! Below is the document with the description for PD on January 8th. Here are the locations and times: Grades TK-2, Gates Elementary, 8:30-3:30 Grades 3-5, Thomas Jefferson Elementary, 8:30-3:30 Grades 6-8, Bayside Blue Oaks, 10000 Alantown Drive, Roseville 95678. 8:00-3:00 All K-8 Special Education Staff, including instructional aides Destiny Community Center, 6850 Five Star Blvd. , Rocklin, CA 95677 8:00-3:00 Optional Lunch Order Form for TK- 5th January 8, 2018 January 8th PD Topics and Locations Eich teachers helping out at the Tommy Apostolos shopping day on Saturday morning.   Coding at Cirby. Amazing art at Eich. Writing Project Super Saturday January 27th:  Join Area 3 Writing project for a Super Saturday of training on best practices in writing. More information and registration can be found December 15th at the website below.   We hope to see some RCSD t

Tommy Apostolos Annual Kid's Shopping Day This year over 550 underserved children within our schools were nominated by their teachers to attend this event in order to receive much-needed winter clothing and shoes.  Due to the high number of nominations, we anticipate the need for over 400 adult volunteers.  We invite you to attend the annual shopping day as a volunteer in order to shop with a child. The Tommy Apostolos Fund Annual Kid's Shopping Day is scheduled for  Saturday ,  December 2nd at 5:30 a.m.  at Kohl's (10375 Fairway Drive, Roseville).  Please complete this  document  and bring it with you to Kohl's.   For more information about the Tommy Apostolos Fund, please click  here . Buljan staff giving thanks. Hour of Code Computer Science Education Week  is December 4th-10th .  The Hour of Code is a global movement by Computer Science Education Week and Code.org reaching tens of millions of students in 180+ countries through a one-hour int

Report Card Reminders Trimester 1 grades are due no later than  Wednesday, November 15th  at  11:59 PM (PST) .  If you need to modify a student's grade following the above date, please submit a SchoolDude case selecting Problem Type: Grades/Comments, and then make the change(s) directly in PowerTeacher Pro. Weekend  support will be available  November 11th & 12th  from  8:00 to 5:00 PM . Simply submit a support request through  SchoolDude  or call the Helpdesk at  (916) 771-1645 , and we'll be happy to assist you. For step-by-step instructions on how and where to input grades, comments, and print a  report   card  be sure to check out Technology Services  Helpful “How To’s” and Other References   for quick references guides! Congrats to our 2017 PIE Grant Award Winners Great to have TK-8 together on Monday for PD Grading Teachers should be using multiple measures to determine students grades. Please remember summative assessments such

October 30th PD Day Here is all you need to know about our General Education PD on October 30!   Please review the information in the document, so you have all you need to plan a wonderful day of learning!   *Feel free to dress in costume! October 30, 2017, PD Day- Carve Out Your Learning 2017! Number Talks in TK at Diamond Creek If you are going to teach about the crusades, this is definitely the best way to dress (at Buljan). iReady Cycle Just a reminder that the iReady testing cycle is October 23rd -November 17th.  The start date might vary by school site, principals will be communicating if it is different than October 23rd. Genius Hour in 4th and 5th Grade at Cirby Heat transfer and engineering at Cooley. Report Cards A reminder you can find all dates regarding report card dates using the tab above on this blog.  Grades are due in PowerSchool by Wednesday, November 15th at 11:59pm.  We will have more information in the next blog regardin

PIE Grant PIE Grant Program applications are due by Friday, October 13, 2017. The Roseville City School District (RCSD) Foundation established the Partners in Education (PIE) Grant Program to encourage, facilitate, recognize, and reward innovative and creative teaching approaches which increase student achievement and enhance educational opportunities in classrooms and at school sites. The RCSD Foundation's mission focuses on STEAM: Science, technology, engineering, arts, and math enrichment. Preference will be given to those applicants who request funding for any of these areas. The RCSD Foundation will award grants up to $750 per individual teacher or $2,000 per grade level or departmental team. PIE Grant Program recipients agree to attend the November 2, 2017, Board meeting in order to receive your grant allocation, and the May 31, 2018, Board meeting in order to report the results of your student work. If you have any questions regarding the PIE Grant Program or app

October 30th PD Day Hello General Education Teachers, We are busy planning your PD day on October 30. We are looking forward to both elementary and middle school having choice PD on that day.  Please take a moment to share suggestions for what sessions you are interested in attending, or topics you are interested in learning more about. Thank you for your time! Session Suggestions for October 30, 2017 If you are interested in being a presenter on October 30, please complete this application form! We are looking forward to teacher presenters sharing best practices and strategies in the classroom. Thank you for, “Daring Greatly!” Presenter form/application:  Presenter Application Form Thank you to all of our RCSD educators that presented on the September 15th PD day! We are excited for Lisa Highfill to be our keynote presenter on that day!  Lisa wrote  The Hyperdoc Handbook .  Her keynote will highlight ways to use technology to help maximize time with students and help bui