Make sure to mark your calendars for the following events at Roosevelt this week:

Spring Forward!  Daylight Savings Time began this weekend, so you should have moved your clocks 1 hour forward.

Monday, March 14
School Site Council meeting at 6:30pm in the Faculty Lounge – Room 14.  All are welcome to attend Site Council meetings.  Topics usually discussed include: Principal’s report, school safety, Expansion Committee updates and other district and school news.  Spanish translation is available.

Lock Down Drill Update…
Due to the tsunami warning last Friday, the Lock Down Drill was canceled.  It will be rescheduled and you will be notified of the rescheduled date.

Coffee with Principal Girardi…
Come and join Ms. Girardi on Monday, March 21 at 8:00am in the Parent Room (Room 11).  This is your chance to hear about school and district news and talk about plans for Roosevelt.  All are welcome to attend.  Ms. Girardi will be able to provide Spanish translation.  If you have a younger child or a Kindergarten later gator, you still may attend.  The Parent Room has a play area for younger children.

This week on the Parent Blog!
I attended a meeting last Friday at the district office about next year’s budget for our schools.  I’ll be writing a summary and posting it on the blog.  I also have some information to post from the Drug Awareness Night presentation that was held on February 28.  Pictures have been added from the 4th grader’s field trip to Ano Nuevo and the 5th grader’s field trip to Angel Island.  Also, I added a small sampling of pictures from the 5th grader’s Outdoor Education week.  (Thanks Ms Vawter and Mr Williams for the many pics!) And thanks to some of the 2nd grade parents for their pictures of the 2nd grader’s Person In History presentations.  If you have pictures from the classroom or a school event that you would like to have posted, let me know. Also, if there’s ever anything you’d like to see on the blog, let me know and I’ll be happy to post it.  www.rooseveltparents.com

Punctuality contest…
The Punctuality Contest is still going until the end of March.  The class with the most students on time will win a pizza party! All students must be in line (or in the classroom for those classes that don’t line up) by 8:00am. 8:01am will be considered late for this contest. If students arrive on time, our teachers are able to start classroom instruction right away. There are about 180 days of instruction in a school year and if a child is 1 minute late every day, that equals almost an hour and a half of lost instruction time. Every minute counts!

Save the Date…

Family Fun Night – Bingo! – April 1 – Volunteers and Donations Needed
Mark your calendars for Bingo Night, coming to Roosevelt on April 1st! This exciting event will be fun for the entire family, with a chance to win lots of great prizes. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. for a cookie social, followed by bingo at 7 p.m. Please bring a plate of cookies to share. Coffee and hot cocoa will be provided by the Roosevelt PTA. Bingo cards will be available for 50 cents each.

We need volunteers to help make this event a success! If you can help in any way, please send an e-mail to Anneke Cole

Do you have something that would make a great bingo prize? We would love your donation! Please consider donating a gift card, unwrapped toy or art supplies (all items must be new and in original packaging). If you can help, please contact Kim Schiff

Directories…
The directories were distributed last week to the families that turned in their contact information for the directory.  There are only a few extra copies available, so if you would a copy, you can pick one up from the school office.  Please, only one copy per family.

Free Tutoring Website…
I’ve found a free online tutoring website (right now it’s mostly Math and Science, but they are going to be adding all subjects over time).  Kids can watch instructional videos and work on problems.  They can earn points and badges as they progress through the levels.  And like Jiji Math and Accelerated Reader, they can’t move on to the next level until they’ve mastered the level that they’re on. www.khanacademy.org

Fundraising…
The See’s Candies fundraiser forms were sent home last week.  All orders are due on March 31.  All money earned from this fundraiser will support P.E., Music for Minors and field trips.  The class that sells the most will earn a Pizza Party.

Redwood City Art Contest…
Entry forms for the city wide art contest were sent home last week.  The contest is open to all children in grades K-8.  This year’s theme is “What Makes Me Smile”.  The school with the most entries will win $100.  Entries are to be turned in to the school office by Monday, March 21.   Entry forms are available in the school office.

Have a great week!