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Educational Services K-5 Discovery Science Resource: Space Week (10/4-10/10) Broken out by grade bands K-2 and 3-5, the decks below contain an entire week’s worth of resources. These premade slide decks have quick activities that you could use throughout the week. Each slide also contains a link to DE’s Explore Space Channel for even more resources. K-2 Space Week Deck 3-5 Space Week Deck Contact: Megan Spears Personnel Wellness Update - The current partnership with WW (formerly known as Weight Watchers) and RCSD will end on 12/6/22.  Employees with current WW memberships that were created with an RCSD employee discount will revert to the regular WW membership fee after that date. The RCSD Wellness Committee will be planning for the 22/23 school year.  We would appreciate your feedback.  Please complete the RCSD Wellness Program Survey 2022/2023 Are you interested in 40 Days to Boost Your Mood and Motivation, anytime, anywhere?  Click this link Motion Therapy Burst Workouts for more

Educational Services   Progress Report Reminder A reminder, Elementary Progress Reports need to go home by Friday, September 30th. Please see the documents below for additional information: Progress Report Communication - This document includes information regarding what is required regarding Progress Reports and an explanation on how to use the updated Progress Reports. RCSD Elementary Progress Reports - This document has linked to all progress reports. We are still working on the Spanish translation for the more detailed progress reports. Contact: Brandon Blom Save as a PDF If you need to save digital work as a PDF for Independent Study work sample or anything else, you can download as a PDF is it is a Google Doc or Slide, or go to Print, then Save as PDF. Student Access to Comments on Graded Assignments When a student turns in an assignment in Otus, they can no longer see comments left on a Google doc.  Please see the video below on how to change the access, so they are able to see

Ed Services Elementary Progress Reports A reminder, Elementary Progre ss Reports need to go home by Friday, September 30th . Progress Report PLC prep day is September 21st. Please see the documents below for additional information: Progress Report Communication - This document includes information regarding what is required regarding Progress Reports and an explanation on how to use the updated Progress Reports. RCSD Elementary Progress Reports - This document has linked to all progress reports. We are working on the Spanish translation for the more detailed progress reports and will have those updated by next week. Contact: Brandon Blom Middle School Mid-Trimester Progress Check Middle School Teachers: An email from the school site will go home on Friday, September 30 to remind parents they can check grades in Otus. Here is a sample of the message that will be sent home by the school site. A reminder all students should have a grade for both Engagement and Work Completion. Contact:

PD Cycles K-5: PD Cycle dates and information has been updated. An email was sent out on 9/6 from Megan Spears with more information. If you did not receive the email, please let us know.  6-8: PD Cycle dates and information has been updated. An email was sent out on 9/8 from Megan Spears with more information. If you did not receive the email, please let us know.  Contact: Megan Spears, Kelly Yusim, Jennie Ruvalcaba, or Brienne Reid  RSP K-5: Trimester 1 Cycle: Math  Trimester 2 Cycle: Math RSP 6-8: Trimester 1 Cycle: Math and ELA Trimester 2 Cycle: Math and ELA Please review this document to view more details regarding Cycle cohorts, dates, and times.  Contact: Megan Spears, Kelly Yusim, Jennie Ruvalcaba, or Brienne Reid  Learning Opportunity Webinar Series: Understanding Dyslexia and Literacy Join CDE and the Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE) for a free, seven-part, expert webinar series on understanding dyslexia and literacy. Attendees will learn about identifying risk

i-Ready Diagnostic Window 1 The first i-Ready Diagnostic window ends on September 16th. As a reminder, students must complete the Diagnostic within 21 days of starting it. Please look for the red hourglass next to a student's name for any tests expiring soon.  Contact: Kelly Yusim  Air Quality and Temperature Guidelines Air Quality: When air quality is in orange, PE and recess may remain outside and follow the guidelines of "minimize exposure" and "reduce exertion," and at red, we all go in. Please err on the side of caution when looking at the numbers, meaning if it is orange and you can smell smoke in the air, it is best to go inside. Below are two sites you can use to check air quality.  We know there are different readings on different websites, so once again, we ask that you are checking and using your best judgment. https://www.airnow.gov/ http://sparetheair.com/aqirealtime.cfm Temperature Guidelines: With high temperatures, it is important that we encoura