Kaseberg Elementary Community Newsletter : 2021

Friday, December 3rd

Message from Principal Duncan~

Happy Friday Kaseberg Families,

We hope you all enjoyed the week off for Fall Break with friends and family and found time to unwind and relax. I loved hearing from many of our students about the fun times had over break and all of the delicious food that they ate, YUM! We are continuing into Trimester 2 and will have a lot of learning and events on the short horizon until we reach Winter Break in late December!

These short two weeks until Winter break are going to fly by. Our students will be taking the i-Ready district assessment starting next week to see how much growth they have had in reading so far this year. Our teachers have spent time setting goals with their students and explaining the importance of trying their best. We are excited to celebrate the growth of our Kaseberg Hawks!

This month will be filled with find Holiday Cheer, dress-up days, recess time games, Kindness Challenges, celebrating the Holidays around the world, and most importantly helping those in our community who are less fortunate!

Don't forget that Friday, December 17th is an early release day at 1:40 pm! Have a wonderful weekend ahead and we look forward to seeing you all next week!

Important Information~

Holiday Toy Drive at Kaseberg Elementary~

It is that time of the year for us to join together and give, give, give! We are accepting new toy donations in our front office until December 15th. Let's fill up the red bin and help those in our community!

Placer County Food Bank Bags~

We will have our next Food Bank Pantry Bags to give out on Wednesday, December 15th at the end of the school day. The bags will be filled with non-perishable food and are FREE. They are given out at our front entrance gate at the end of the school day. They are given out on a first come first serve basis. We will have 50 bags available to give away this time!

Kaseberg Five Days of Holiday Fun!

Positive Behavior Intervention and Support Highlights~

Kaseberg Elementary is a PBIS Silver Coalition School and we strive to teach our students each month a specific character trait that we look for in each of them. This month our focus Trait is RESPONSIBILITY. In addition, each day students are given Caught'Cha being good tickets when we see them "Being Respectful, Making Good Decisions and Solving Problems" appropriately. Our PBIS program is all about reinforcing positive behaviors when we see them. Our students are rocking it this year and we are overflowing with positive Caught'Chas!

On December 16th, we will have our monthly drawing for 15 students to get an extra recess with Mrs.Duncan and otter pops will be given out to any class that received the "Classy" lunch stars. Go Hawks and keep up the great work!

School Site Council Meeting~

Our next School Site Council Meeting will be next Tuesday, December 7th from 3:10 pm -4:10 pm via zoom. Below is our agenda and we will be approving our School Site Plan and Expenditures for the school year. Anyone from the public is welcome and encouraged to attend.

SSC Agenda

Friday, November 12th

Message from Principal Duncan~

This quote made me think of our entire Kaseberg Community as I reflect on this time of the year and what I am most thankful for. The amount of APPRECIATION I have for our students and families is hard to express. I am, personally, surrounded by excellence with our staff, students, and families and this excellence makes our students and community even better!

Everything we do here at Kaseberg Elementary is relational. The beginning and the end of what is most important in a school are the relationships between its people and the students. Every day our teachers nurture other people's children for 6 hours a day. These children will only succeed if they have a positive relationship with their teacher. Likewise, our staff will only operate as well as the relationships we have amongst each other and our community.

We are officially in the second trimester and getting closer to our Thanksgiving break, where we can reset, take time for ourselves, and come back to school ready to hit the ground running. Thank you for all that you do each day to support our school and I hope you all have a great conference week where you get to hear all of the amazing growth your child has made in a time when we have so much going against us. #gratitude #rcsdchampion

Important Information~

No School November 22nd-26th Thanksgiving Break~

Conference Week Schedule~

Next week is conference week here at Kaseberg Elementary. As a reminder, during conference week we have a modified schedule, and students are released much earlier than normal. Please make accommodations to ensure your child is picked up on time. Thank you and we look forward to seeing you all! Report Cards are being emailed home today 11/12.

Fall Photo Make Up~

We will have fall photo make-ups for any student who was not present for picture day in September. Our Fall Make-Up Day is next Wednesday, November 17th.

Placer County Food Pantry Delivery~

Our next Food Pantry Delivery will be next Tuesday, November 16th after school. These food pantry bags will be filled with non-perishable items to be used over the Thanksgiving Holiday Break. These bags go fast and they are first come first serve. If you want a bag, please make sure you arrive for student pick up earlier from the front gate.

PTC Highlights~

PTC Dine Out Night

Thursday, November 18th

2:00-7:00

Friday, October 22nd

Important Information~

SPIRIT Weeks October 25th-October 29th

Staff Professional Development Day -NO SCHOOL November 1st

Monday, November 1st there will be no school due to our teacher training day. Staff will be receiving training from our TOSA focusing on best practices and strategies to support our students with math. We are looking forward to incorporating the new learnings into our classrooms for our students.

Report Cards and Conferences Coming Soon~

We are nearing the end of our first trimester of school. The last day of the Trimester for grades is next Friday, October 29th. Teachers will be reaching out to families soon to schedule conferences with parents to discuss their child's successes so far this school year. We are looking forward to meeting with our families to best support each of our student's unique needs!

Conference Week is November 15th-November 19th
Reports Cards will be emailed home to parents on Friday, November 12th

Fall Harvest Festival this Saturday, October 23rd~

We can't wait to see our Kaseberg students and families at our annual Harvest Festival this Saturday, October 23rd from

11:00-2:00

Make sure to wear your Halloween Costumes and show your fall spirit!

Monday, October 11th

Important Information~

Fall Spirit Week Heading Our Way~

We are excited to kick off our Fall Events for our Kaseberg students here on campus. Our student council and staff are eager to show some school spirit during the week of October 25th-October 29th. We look forward to seeing all of our students dressed to impress!

New Volunteer Vaccination and COVID Testing Requirements~

Starting October 15th, 2021, the Roseville City School District will have vaccination and COVID testing requirements for any volunteer who comes on campus. For more details regarding these requirements please refer to the link below.

RCSD VOLUNTEERS VACCINATION Requirements Letter

No School Due to Teacher Professional Development~

There will be no school on Monday, November 1st due to it being a Teacher Training day.

Placer County Food Bank Delivery~

Placer County Food Bank will deliver our non-perishable bags on Tuesday, October 19th. These bags are filled with items that include beans, rice, potatoes, and canned goods. These bags are first come first serve and can be picked up at the front of the school during our after-school pick-up from 2:45 pm-3:00 pm.

PTC HIGHLIGHTS~

Purchased Kaseberg Spirit Wear~

If you purchased Kaseberg spirit wear, it will be delivered to your child no later than the end of this coming week. If you ordered items but did not receive them by this Friday, please reach out to our PTC Secretary Sarah Dixey.

Fall Festival Coming Soon~

Our PTC Harvest Festival is returning this school year! We can not wait to celebrate with our Kaseberg Hawks for our Fall festivities. If you would like to help and volunteers for the Festival, please reach out to our PTC for ways to help.

Monday, October 4th

Important Information~

International Bike or Walk to School Day October 6th~

This Wednesday, October 6th we will be celebrating International Walk or Bike to School day. We will have music playing in the quad and support staff will be handing out goodies to students before class starts. We can't wait to see our students walking and biking to school together this coming Wednesday!

GATE Testing for the District coming soon!~

Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) identification testing for the 2022-2023 school year will be taking place in January 2022. The GATE identification test will be administered at your student’s school site and is available for students currently in 3rd – 7th grade. Students who sign up to take the GATE identification test will take the Otis-Lennon School Ability Test (OLSAT),which tests abstract thinking and reasoning ability.

If you are interested in having your student take the OLSAT for GATE identification, please complete this GATE Parent Permission Form no later than October 29, 2021.

Permission forms will not be accepted after October 29th, as materials and scheduling are based on the number of students who participate in testing. Please check the RCSD website for more information regarding GATE services and testing. This information can be found by visiting rcsdk8.org → Main Menu → Programs → Gifted and Talented Education.

If you complete the form that is linked above, then you will be notified of your student’s scheduled testing date and time on or before December 10, 2021.

Please contact Kristen Desimone at kdesimone@rcsdk8.org with any questions regarding GATE testing.

PTC Events Coming Your Way~

Harvest Festival

When: Saturday, October 23rd

Time: 11:00-2:00

Monday, September 27th

Message from Principal Duncan~

Welcome to fall here at Kaseberg Elementary! We have officially made it past the halfway point of our first trimester and your child should have received a Progress Report this past Friday in their Friday folder. Last week we also gave out our first Character Trait Awards for students who showed RESPECT this past month. Congrats to our monthly award winners and thank you for showing respect here on campus each day. Our October Character Trait will focus on showing EMPATHY. This coming Wednesday we will give out otter pops to any class that showed "Classy Lunch" rule-following for the month of September as well as our monthly Caught Cha extra recess for 15 lucky students. Keep up the great work Hawks! 💚

Important Information~

No School Sept 30th & Oct 1st~

There will be NO SCHOOL this coming Thursday or Friday due to Teacher Training Days. We hope you all enjoy an extra-long weekend ahead!

Placer County Food Bank Delivery 9/28~

This Tuesday, Sept 28th, Placer County Food Bank will be delivering 50 perishable food bags to our school site for pick up for any family who would like a bag. These bags will be filled with different fruits and vegetables and they will be first come first serve. If you would like a bag, please come to our front gate during after-school pick up. These perishable bags usually go fast!

Attendance Matters! We want to see our students in school EVERY DAY...

This school year we have returned to tracking daily attendance and tardies. It is imperative that our students are in class every day and on time. Missing school or arriving late has lasting effects on our student's learning. This includes excused and unexcused absences. The success of our Kaseberg students begins with them being at school every day. We look forward to seeing each student, every day!

PTC Highlights and Events~

Harvest Festival

When: Saturday, October 23rd

Time: 11:00-2:00

Monday, Sept 13th

Important Information~

Congrats to our NEW School Site Council Members~

We are excited to welcome our new School Site Council members. These Kaseberg parents will attend monthly meetings to provide feedback for our school programs and funding needs. Thank you to these new members for dedicating time to support our Kaseberg Community! Our first meeting will be next Tuesday, Sept 21st from 3:00-4:00 pm via zoom and we welcome the public to attend as well!

Join Zoom Meeting

ID: 83763750143
Passcode: aj2YSZiN

Welcome to our School Site Council Members

Sarah Davis
Cody Sandoval
Heather Cook
Randy Cagle
Andrea Wait

Join us for our PTC General Meeting~

PTC General Meeting This Week...

We would love to see our community at our first in-person PTC Meeting of the school year. We will also have a zoom link for those who can not attend in person.

Join Zoom Meeting

ID: 84491233634

Passcode: hpHszz38

ADULTS ONLY and masks are required during this meeting
When: Tuesday, September 14th
Time: 6:30 pm-7:30 pm
Where: Kaseberg Elementary MPR

Fall 2021/2022 School Picture Day-September 21st

We are excited to have Fall Picture Day back on campus this school year. Please check in your child's red folder for information on how to order pictures.

Tuesday, September 21st
Check Red Folders for order forms

English Language Advisory Meeting Coming Soon~

Our first English Language Advisory Meeting (ELAC) will be held next Tuesday, Sept 21st from 4:15pm-5:15pm. These meetings will be held via zoom this year until further notice. We look forward to seeing all that are interested in attending.

When: Tuesday, Sept 21st

Time: 4:15-5:15

Where: Via zoom

Join Zoom Meeting

ID: 82133475140
Passcode: woJPjigZ

Kaseberg PTC Highlights~

Kasebergs first Dine Out Fundraiser of the year!

Eat out at Panda Express this Friday, Sept 17th, and proceeds from your purchase will go back to Kaseberg Elementary!

Monday, September 6th

Message from Principal Duncan~

Welcome back from a nice Labor Day weekend! I hope you all enjoyed your extended weekend and got some relaxation with your family. We are off and running into the 2021-2022 school year. Our students are well into their learning this school year and for the next month, we as a school site will be focusing on Social-Emotional Skills such as Self-Talk for learning, Being Assertive, and predicting other's feelings with our Second Step Lessons. In addition, we will continue with our Character Trait of the month on how to show Respect. We are excited to give out and recognize our Character Trait winners at the end of the month. Keep up the amazing work Hawks and have a wonderful week!

Important Information~

Vote for our School Site Council Candidates~

It is that time of the year and we are needing to vote in four new members of our School Site Council. Members of our School Site Council will attend monthly meetings where we discuss, share and collaborate on different programs that we will implement for our students and ways we will spend our general funds to best support our Kaseberg Community. Below you will find our candidates for the 2021/2022 School year. Please read each candidate's reason for wanting to be on the School Site Council and vote whether you approve or disapprove of this candidate. All votes are due by this Friday, Sept 10th at 4:00 pm.

2021/2022 School Site Council Candidate Voting

English Language Advisory Committee (ELAC)~

We are looking for parents who are interested in partaking in our English Language Advisory Committee. This committee meets five times a year and helps to provide support and feedback to our site on how we can best support our English Learners here on campus. This is a vital committee and we are looking for 4-5 new members! If you are interested please fill out the google form below! The due date for your interest is this Friday, Sept 10th at 4:00 pm.

Fall 2021/2022 School Picture Day-September 21st

We are excited to have Fall Picture Day back on campus this school year. Please check in your child's red folder in the coming week for information on how to order pictures.

Tuesday, September 21st
Check Red Folders for order forms

RCSD COVID Weekly Communication~

Student Close Contact FAQ Form

Kaseberg PTC Highlights~

PTC General Meeting Coming Soon...

We would love to see our community at our first in-person PTC Meeting of the school year.

ADULTS ONLY and masks are required during this meeting
When: Tuesday, September 14th
Time: 6:00 pm-7:00 pm
Where: Kaseberg Elementary MPR

Friday, August 27th

Message from Principal Duncan~

It has been an amazing week here at Kaseberg Elementary! Our students have almost finished their beginning of the year assessments, which will allow us to support each student's individual needs throughout this school year. In addition, all of our K-5th classes have earned Otter pops today for having "Classy Lunch", which includes rockstar PBIS behavior, level 2 voices in our MPR, and cleaning up after themselves during lunchtime. Way to go HAWKS! This upcoming month we will be focusing on the Character Trait of the month, RESPECT! I encourage you to ask your child about what being Respectful looks like here at Kaseberg. Have a wonderful weekend and enjoy the heat!

Important Information~

Car Drop Off Line~URGENT

Please remember that we do not allow parking in our Drive-Thru drop-off line in the morning. If you need to park and wait for the bell to ring in the morning, this needs to be done in one of our designated parking spots. We are having issues with families parking in our Drive-Thru line starting at 8:00 am and staying there until the bell rings at 8:30. THIS IS NOT ALLOWED

In addition, students should not be dropped off any earlier than 8:15 am when breakfast starts in our MPR. Any students dropped off at 8:15 am will be sent to the MPR to wait where we have adult supervision and breakfast. Students should not be drooped off before 8:15 am.

Thank you for your urgency in helping us to keep our students safe and making our morning transition smooth.

School Site Council Members NEEDED~

We are looking for four new School Site Council Members for the 2021/2022 school year. Being a part of our School Site Council allows you to have a voice for our Kaseberg Community regarding programs that are offered to our students and where our funding goes. Our meetings will be held once a month, in-person in our MPR, on Tuesdays from 3:00-4:00.

If you are interested in being a part of our School Site Council, fill out our interest form below. Thank you!

School Site Council Interest Form

Upcoming Important Dates~

LABOR DAY-NO SCHOOL on Monday, Sept 6th
Fall Picture Day~ Tuesday, Sept 21st
PTC General Meeting-9/14 (6:00-7:00 in our MPR)

Friday, August 13th

Message from Principal Duncan~

Welcome to the 2021-2022 school year! I am thrilled to be welcoming your children back to school! We have eagerly anticipated the full reopening of our campus. Our commitment to fostering resilience, perseverance, grit, and empathy during this past year will undoubtedly help our students thrive academically, socially, and emotionally this school year.

Our Kaseberg team will continue to focus on supporting our students' needs academically and socially-emotionally with our Multi-Tiered Systems of Support. We will also continue working diligently to meet the diverse needs of our students through small group instruction across all grade levels, school-wide implementation of our PBIS behavior expectations, and incorporating our GLAD units to support our science and social studies content areas in all classrooms.

Our staff has made a goal and commitment this school year to become Gold Certified in our Schoolwide Positive Behavior Intervention Supports. This means that we will ensure we are deliberate in teaching self-regulation, and emotional wellness will carry on through lessons by our teachers, counselor, and elementary learning specialist using our Second Step Curriculum. Practices such as naming emotions, communicating needs, self-advocacy, and implementing “Calming Corners” in all classrooms to help our students have ownership over their responses to their emotions.

We, here at Kaseberg Elementary, are eager to bring our community back together. To see parents, and families back on campus supporting our students as they embark on this new school year. We are excited to see where this school year takes us and it's going to be an amazing year Hawks!

Important Informtion~

We are Welcoming Volunteers~

We are excited to welcome back classroom volunteers on our campus, which will start after the first month of school. Teachers will be sending out information at the end of the month in Friday folders regarding classroom volunteer needs for their room. If this is something that you are interested in please go to our RCSDK8 website and fill out the Category I or Category II Volunteer form. Below are some reminders and a link to our Volunteer forms if you wanted to get started!

Category I Volunteer: Attend class events such as class parties, attend classroom presentations, participate in school beautification projects, etc. Not regularly on campus.
Category II: Regularly schedule classroom support, Field trips, Support After school programs and clubs. (Requires a TB test and fingerprint clearance)
Link to our RCSDK8 Volunteer Website with documents

Tardies and Absence Protocols~

School Begins Promptly at 8:40 am

As a reminder, we are back to tracking students who are late and have excessive absences this school year. We are asking that students are on campus in line waiting for their teacher no later than 8:40 am when school begins. We will be promptly closing our gates at 8:40 am each morning when school officially starts. It is imperative that students are attending school every day to ensure they do not miss any important instructional minutes.

A student is considered Truant if they miss more than three school days in a year with no excusal or if a student is tardy by more than 30 minutes for three days in a school year. Our goal is to support all of our families in the best way possible to ensure our students are at school every day!

PTC Information~

We had an amazing turnout at back to school night and our PTC sold out of our student-size T-shirts. Our PTC will be sending home order forms for those that are interested in the coming weeks. Every Friday is School Spirit Day, so wear your Kaseberg Gear and show your RED!

Friday, July 30th

Message from Principal Duncan~

Welcome back to the 2021-2022 school year at Kaseberg Elementary! To say that we are excited for the return to a fairly normal school year with our students and staff is an understatement. I truly hope that your summer was filled with family time, vacations, memory making, and some relaxation as well. Our staff and I have been working hard these past few weeks to ensure our classrooms are ready for our students and that all safety protocols are in place.

This school year we are looking forward to bringing back some of our very valued programs, such as music for all students, PE in the classroom, before and after school opportunities, and some of our favorite PTC events. Students will also have the opportunity to work collaboratively in the classroom and on the playground due to no social distancing requirements. We are looking forward to a school year that brings FUN back into the classroom and around campus.💛

Thank you to our Kaseberg Community for always supporting our staff and students through this past school year and what this school year may bring. As I have always said, we truly could not do it without each and every one of you. Keep being amazing and we will see you on August 5th Kaseberg Hawks! Go Hawks!

Important Information~

Mask Wearing Expectations~

Mask wearing will be required for ALL students, adults, and staff during the school day while students are on campus. This includes all staff and volunteers whether you are vaccinated or not. If your child shows up to school without a face covering we will provide a mask for them to wear during the school day.

First Day of School Expectations~

Our gates will open at 8:30 am for kids to enter campus and have a "Walk and Talk" morning recess before class starts. This is for General Education students only. Our ASD program starts at 8:40.

We will be serving breakfast for any student that would like to eat in our MPR before school starts. Breakfast will be served from 8:15 am-8:40 am each morning.

No parents will be allowed past our gates during the school year for drop-off and pick-up. This includes the first day of school.

Entrance and Dismissal Locations:

Front Gate- Any student that is being dropped off or picked up using our drive-thru for cars.
Back Gate- We will continue to use this gate for any student that walks to and from school.
Kindergarten Gate- this gate will be used for General Education Kindergarten students ONLY
ASD student Side Gate- This gate will be used for our ASD students ONLY

Volunteers on Campus~

We will be allowed to have volunteers on campus this school year with a limited capacity due to COVID restrictions. We will have no volunteers on campus for the first month of school to allow for our teachers and students to get acclimated to the new school year and full-day expectations. I will send out more information regarding parent volunteers in the coming weeks. We encourage parents to support their child's teacher and be a part of our school community. We can't do this without YOU!

Back to School Night~

BTSN Wednesday, August 11th

*This will be a Minimum Day Dismissal

BTSN will be for ADULTS ONLY this year. Please do not bring your child to this event.
Masks are required for anyone who is not vaccinated.
We will not have a presentation in the MPR due to large gatherings being prohibited indoors.
Our PTC will have a booth to purchase Kaseberg Spirit Wear.
We will offer two classroom presentation times to ensure families with multiple students can attend each class. Teacher presentations will start promptly at 5:30 pm and 6:15 pm.
Presentation Time #1-5:30 pm-6:15 pm
Presentation #2- 6:15 pm-7:00 pm

Kindergraten Orientation~

Kindergarten Orientation will be this coming Tuesday, August 3rd from 2:30 pm-3:00 pm.

This will be your opportunity to see your child's classroom and meet your child's teacher.

Kindergarten students are welcome to attend this event.
ALL adults and students MUST wear a mask, even if you are vaccinated since students will be on campus.
This event includes all General Education Kindergarten Students and our ASD Kindergarten students.

Important Items to Start the School Year~

Kaseberg Supply List- optional, but VERY much appreciated
2021-2022 Bell Schedule -School starts promptly at 8:40 and we will be shutting and locking gates at that time. It is imperative that your child is in class ready to learn at 8:40. We will be returning to tracking Tardies and Absences as in years past.
Teacher Assignments will be released by the District Office on Monday, August 2nd via email.