Principal's Message

Dear Roosevelt McGrath Families,

It is always amazing how quickly the school year flies by. This always hits me around the beginning of the new year. As I visit the classroom daily I continually notice how our students have grown academically, socially and physically since the Fall. It is wonderful to be part of their development and part of the Roosevelt McGrath Learning Community.

Reading is like all other skills in that it must be learned and practiced. The more it is practiced, the better we get at it. Getting children to read is a real challenge in our modern world. The competition of television, electronic games and a variety of competing activities makes reading a low priority in many homes. Parents, grandparents, and even older siblings can be very influential in changing this picture. We can read to our children often and listen to them read. This simple practice at home can mean the difference between having a child who is successful in school and one who is not. If you and your child do not have a library card from the local library, make it a priority to get one this month. Winter is a great time to curl up with a good book and experience the joy of reading a good story.

Our School Improvement Planning team meets throughout the year to look at data and adjust our goals, focus and strategies.

Listed below are Roosevelt McGrath’s academic goals:

All students will show growth in their math skills across the curriculum.

Students will improve their skills for reading and interpreting graphs.

Students will improve their skills on measurement, time, and money.

All students will increase their reading comprehension skills across the curriculum.
Students will improve their skills for predictions, summarizing, questioning and monitoring while reading.

Students will regularly employ thinking maps.

All students will become proficient writers across the curriculum.

All students will improve their writing skills while using the Lucy Caukin’s Writing program.

Students will recognize the main idea and details within different genres.

We here at Roosevelt McGrath strongly feel that a good school environment is created by family support and involvement, a committed staff, and responsible students. Our motto says it all, “Together Everyone Achieves More” (TEAM). We appreciate your support in helping Roosevelt McGrath being a wonderful learning environment.

Sincerely Yours,

Mrs. Linda Hammond