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

Monday – Friday
STAR Testing for grades 2 – 5 and Benchmark testing for 1st grade.  Please make sure your children get plenty of sleep, eat a good breakfast and arrive on time!  All students in grades 2-5 will report to the cafeteria in the morning and have breakfast and an assembly.

Monday, May 2
ELAC meeting at 5:00pm in the Faculty Lounge (Room 14)

Community Budget Forum at John Gill – 6:30 – 8:30pm.  All are encouraged to attend and Spanish translation is available.

Wednesday, May 4
Teacher Appreciation Day!  There will be a luncheon in the Faculty Lounge (Room 14) and food donations are needed.  Please bring in a main dish, salad or dessert item for our wonderful teachers!  Please drop off your food items in the Faculty Lounge by 10:00am.  Volunteers are needed for set up and clean up, so please contact Aurora Gallardo if you have any questions, or would like to help.

Friday, May 6
Free Dress Friday!

RCEF benefit 5:30 – 8:30pm.  To purchase tickets, go to www.rcef.org

This week on the Parent Blog!
Unfortunately, there was an error with the blog’s server and everything was lost.  I’ve been rebuilding it and hope to have what I can recreate back up by the end of the week.  Right now, all of the weekly updates and the photo gallery are all back up.  If there’s anything you think should be included on the blog, now’s your chance since I’m rebuilding it anyway!

Expansion Committee Update…
I received an email this week from Superintendent Jan Christensen telling me that she is working with the school board president to add us to the agenda for a May board meeting.  There are some parents working on a letter to send to the board asking them to bring it forward for a vote.  Once the letter is written and translated, I will send it out to the Yahoo group and post it to the blog and a hard copy will be available in the office.  If you would like to sign on to the letter, you will be able to do so.  I’ll send more information as I get it.

Upcoming Events…
There’s a lot coming up as the school year winds down:
May 10 – A to Z Luncheon, Community Budget Forum at Clifford
May 13 – Crazy Hair Day, Anti-Bullying/Teasing Assembly, Perseverance Pizza Party for grades 2-5, Family Potluck Dinner Dance
May 19 – PBL Fair / Open House Night
May 24 – Last PTA meeting of the year
May 27 – Backwards Day and Student of the Month Assemblies
May 30 – Memorial Day (No School)
June 3 – Hat Day, Outdoor Movie Night
June 9 – Last Day of School!

I try to keep the calendar on the Yahoo group as up to date as possible, so if you need to take a look, go to the Yahoo calendar

PTA Pledges…
Many of you chose the option to pledge money every month to pay for our P.E. program. Unfortunately, sending out reminder bills has proven difficult. The PTA still needs your donations to support our P.E. program. Please stop by the office or send your pledge money in an envelope to school with your child. Thank you for supporting the extra curricular programs here at Roosevelt!

PTA Nominations…
Do you have great ideas for Roosevelt?  Do you want to get more involved? Do you want to meet more parents and feel part of something? The PTA needs you! They are actively seeking volunteers for next year’s PTA. If you’re interested, or want more information, please feel free to contact Aurora Gallardo or Bonnie Courtney-Rodriguez

Rally to Support Education Funding…
Educate Our State, a grassroots organization started here in Redwood City, will be hosting statewide rallies on May 24 to show that parents and citizens support quality education and to draw attention to the budget crisis affecting our schools.  More details will follow as I receive them, but please mark May 24 on your calendar so that you’re available to show your support.  For more information, go to the Educate Our State website www.educateourstate.org

Have a great week!