Make sure to mark your calendars for the following events at Roosevelt this week:
Important Update: Starting on Monday, December 10, 1st, 2nd & 3rd grades will be released at 1:56pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays instead of 2:00 and at 12:56 on Thursdays instead of 1:00 to comply with the teachers union contract.
Monday, December 10
2:00 – 3:00 Roosevelt Snack Shack opens! (More information below)
Tuesday, December 11
2:00 – 3:00 Roosevelt Snack Shack
Wednesday, December 12
2:00 – 3:00 Roosevelt Snack Shack
Thursday, December 13
1:00 – 2:00 Roosevelt Snack Shack
Friday, December 14
2:00 – 3:00 Roosevelt Snack Shack
Important Dates…
December 18 – WinterFest! Grades K, 2 & 6 at 5:30pm — Grades 1 & 7 at 7:00pm
December 19- WinterFest! Grades 3, 4 & 5 at 6:00pm
December 21 – No School – Begin Winter Break
December 24 – Jan 4 – No School – Winter Break
January 6 – Classes Resume
Trivia Question…
This week we’re taking a look at the nutritional value information on a bag of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos which is a hugely popular snack among Roosevelt students. So, just how many mg of sodium are in a bag of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos?
a. 250mg
b. 437mg
c. 875mg
Make your guess and find out if you’re right at the bottom!
rcef Fundraiser…
Don’t forget – today, Sunday, December 9, a new restaurant next to the movie theater downtown is giving 100% of proceeds to the Redwood City Education Foundation (rcef). Please stop by any time from 11 am to 5 pm at 835 Middlefield Road and welcome The Melt, a new family-friendly restaurant in Redwood City. It’s a fun, easy, and delicious way to help our kids. In case you don’t know, the rcef pays for music programs at every school in the district, gives technology grants and so much more.
Roosevelt Snack Shack…
Every year, the PTA hears complaints about the ice cream truck selling to the Roosevelt students every afternoon outside the school gate. Unfortunately, because the curb and sidewalk are public property, the ice cream truck has the right to sell at that location. BUT the PTA and 5th grade students have joined forces and are opening a snack shack after school. The 5th graders will be running the store under the supervision of Mr. Williams and Ms. Novikoff. The students will be responsible for selling the snacks, inventory, reordering items, etc. The snacks being sold all fall within the dietary guidelines that have to be followed, but still appeal to the students. All items are priced at either $1 or $2. Soon we will offer tickets that parents will be able to purchase that the students can exchange for snack items in the snack shack so that you know that if you’re giving your child some money to spend at the snack shack, that they can’t spend it at the ice cream truck. The snack shack will be open every afternoon for an hour after school in the PTA room which is located next to the YMCA room. All profits made from the snack shack will go towards the 5th grader’s Outdoor Education week in May.
Note: the 5th grade parents will be supervising the 5th grade students for the first 30 minutes each afternoon until Mr. Williams or Ms. Novikoff can take over after their classes are dismissed. If you are not a 5th grade parent, but you would like to help out and take on a 30 minute shift on a day that works with your schedule, please contact Mr. Williams at jwilliams@rcsdk8.net
Starbucks Gift Cards…
Our librarian Paulette Elliott cashed in the pennies from the coin drive last month for Starbucks gift cards. She has 14 $20.00 gift cards if anyone would like to buy them from her. You can either stop by the library, or send her an email at pelliott@rcsdk8.net.
Honey Bear Trees…
If you are buying a fresh Christmas tree this year or need a fresh wreath or garland, Honey Bear Trees in Redwood City on Woodside or in San Carlos on El Camino is donating a percentage of your purchase back to our school. Tell them you are from Roosevelt School at checkout and they will make sure Roosevelt gets a portion of your sale.
Online Shopping to support Roosevelt…
If you’re planning on doing any online shopping for the holidays (and all year) here’s an option that will support Roosevelt:
Check out the eScrip Online Mall at www.escrip.com and in the upper right hand corner under Shop Today! click on At the Online Mall and it will direct you to their directory of participating stores. Then just shop! You can also download their “Auto Earn” application and it will automatically donate money to our school from participating vendors as you shop online so that you don’t have to go through the escrip.com site first. (And while you’re on their website, don’t forget to register your Safeway Club card and/or your credit cards and debit cards and designate Roosevelt as your school).
WinterFest!…
WinterFest! will be on December 18th and December 19th this year and will be held at Penninsula Covenent Church (PCC) at 3560 Farm Hill Blvd. Because Roosevelt now has over 550 students, WinterFest! is going to be held on two dates and at two different times on December 18th to accommodate everyone. December 18 at 5:30 will feature performances by grades – Kinder, 2 and 6 and and December 18 at 7:00 will feature performances by grades – 1 and 7. WinterFest! on December 19 at 6:00pm will feature performances by grades 3, 4 & 5. For those that don’t know what WinterFest! is, it’s Roosevelt’s annual holiday performance. The children in each grade will be practicing a song or skit over the next weeks to perform on their assigned night of WinterFest!
Please note: Volunteers are needed at each WinterFest! event to hand out programs as families are walking in and pass out candy canes as families are leaving. About 6 volunteers are needed for each time slot. For the December 18th 5:30 performance Kinder families are being asked to volunteer. For the December 18th 7:00pm performance, 7th grade families are asked to volunteer and for the December 19th 6:00pm performance, 3rd grade families are asked to volunteer.
On the Parent Blog…
I’ll be posting pictures from the 1st grade PBL presentation on Community, pictures of all of the students starting Art4All and pictures of our award winning student artists that won a city-wide Water Conservation Poster Contest. Three Roosevelt students were recognized at last Monday’s City Council meeting.If you have any pictures or student work that you’d like to send in to be posted on the blog let us know. And don’t forget, for the most accurate information throughout the week, check out the parent blog. www.rooseveltparents.com
Food for Fines…
The Redwood City Public Library is once again offering their Food for Fines program. If you have unpaid library fines, you can bring in non-perishable food donations to any library branch, and they will erase your fines. For more information, visit one of the RWC libraries.
“Like” us on Facebook…
Please be sure to “Like” the Roosevelt page to get school and district updates and pictures from Roosevelt school events in your news feed. http://www.facebook.com/pages/
Trivia Question Answer…
The correct answer is c. 875mg. Most people think that a small bag is only one serving, but a grab bag size of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos is actually 3.5 servings. 1 serving is only 21 Cheetos. So, while a single serving (21 pieces) has only 250mg of sodium, a full bag has 875mg of sodium. The recommended daily allowance for sodium is 1200mg for children aged 4 – 8 and 1500mg for people aged 9 – 50. One bag of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos also contains about 700 calories and 44 grams of fat. A school in Illinois eliminated Cheetos from their vending machines even though they used to sell about 150,000 bags each year! Frito Lay makes Cheetos and their response is that the company is “committed to responsible and ethical practices, which includes not marketing our products to children ages 12 and under.”
Some students may be upset that the snack shack won’t be selling Flamin’ Hot Cheetos (or Taki’s), but maybe they will find a healthier alternative that still tastes great! (And help the 5th graders raise money for their week of Outdoor Education too!)
Have a great week!
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