Dear Thomas Jefferson Families:
Due to a change in state legislation, we wanted to inform you of changes to Thomas Jefferson's school day starting and ending times for the 2022-23 school year. The new law requires that high schools start no earlier than 8:30 am and middle schools no earlier than 8:00 am. The Roseville Joint Union High School District transports RCSD’s bus-riding students; therefore, our schools must start earlier to accommodate the new required start times for the high schools.
For our students at Thomas Jefferson, this means our school day for the 2022-23 school year for grades 1-5 will begin at 7:40 AM and will end at 1:59 PM. We will still have a PLC early release day that will be on Wednesdays next year, and on that day, students will be released from school at 12:46 PM.
TK/Kindergarten Hours:
Start Time | End TIme | PLC End Time - Wed |
TK- 7:40 | 10:00 AM | |
K -Early 7:40 AM | 12:40 PM | 12:46 PM |
K -Late 9:00 AM | 2:00 PM | 12:46 PM |
We understand that this change will potentially impact morning and afternoon routines, and therefore we wanted to make sure you were made aware of this change as soon as possible. As we get more detailed information on our daily bell and bus schedules, we will share the information with our school community. Thank you!
Sincerely,
Kirsten Thomas-Acke
Principal
February 23rd is a minimum day. Dismissal will be 1:39 PM for all 1st-5th grade. All Kinder's will attend school 8:35 AM-1:35 PM.
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Character Awards: Responsibility
Dear Parent/Guardian:
There are many ways to measure your child’s learning. Your child’s teacher uses report card grades, classroom work, teacher observations, and end-of-year statewide test results to get a complete picture of your child’s learning. Each year, students participate in the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP). Your child will take the following tests, depending on their grade level or instructional program:
Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments for English language arts and math required tests in grades 3–8 and 11
California Science Test (CAST), a required test in grades 5 and 8, and once in high school
Please see the schedule for assessment below:
5th Grade CA Science Test: 4/4-4/8/22
Grades 3-5 CAASPP ELA and Math Assessment: 4/26-5/6/2022
You are an important part of your child’s education. To make sure your child feels comfortable taking tests, you can:
Explain to your child that these tests are tools to help them learn, and they should not be anxious or scared.
Explore the practice tests with your child at caaspp.org/practice-and-training/index.html so they can become familiar with the platform and setup of the tests.
Remind your child that you and their teacher want them to try their best and are there to help, every step of the way.
You will receive your child’s results at or before the beginning of the next school year. The results will identify where your child is doing well or needs more help, so you can better support their learning at home and teachers can better support their learning in the classroom.
Parents/guardians who would like to exempt their child from taking any or all parts of the CAASPP summative state assessments (CAASPP/CAA) are able to do so. All such requests will be honored per CDE Education Code. If you are choosing to exempt your child from taking any of the assessments, you will need to submit a written request specifying your student’s name, grade, and the test/subject. This request needs to be submitted to me by March 18, 2022. Remember, if your student does not test, this means you will not receive CAASPP scores/results.
To learn more about these tests, please feel free to reference the following resources:
Starting Smarter website (English)
Staring Smarter website (Spanish)
Parent Guides to Understanding (English)
Parent Guide to Understanding, (Spanish)
Parent Guide to Understanding Website (Guides available in Arabic, Chinese, Tagalog, Russian, Vietnamese)
If you have questions, please contact Kirsten Acke at 916-771-1849 or kthomas-acke@rcsdk8.org
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Important Covid Reminder
When a positive case is reported by parents, the District Office will reach out to you in an email with instructions on when your child can return to school. Please read these instructions carefully. The instructions will give you a date of return for your child or after 5 days you can test your child and then click on the link in the district email you received to upload the negative results. You do not email the results to the office. This will delay your child from coming back to school. The District will then email you a new return date. If you have questions please contact the office.
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