March 4Make sure to mark your calendars for the following events at Roosevelt this week:

All Week – Benchmark Data Analysis – classes will have a substitute teacher at some point during the week.

Tuesday, March 5
CST Writing Test for students in grades 4 & 7. (Make sure your child gets plenty of rest and a good breakfast!)

Re-scheduled PTA meeting at 6:00pm in the Faculty Lounge (Room 14).The PTA will be discussing upcoming fundraising events and looking at where we stand with the budget for enrichment programs for this year. All are welcome to attend and Spanish translation is available. Free childcare is offered in the YMCA room. (Attendance counts toward your 40 hour time commitment)

Wednesday, March 6
Easter/Spring Candy Sale Order Forms Due!

Makeups for CST Writing Test. No makeup tests after March 6.

Important Dates…
March 15 – March 21 – Spring Parent/Teacher Conferences – Minimum Day Schedule
March 15 – March 22 – Early Bird Schedule for Kindergarten classes
March 15 – March 22 – Spring Book Fair (Kinder Families Volunteering)
March 18 – Entry Forms Due for RWC Art Contest “My Redwood City – Places, Faces & Events”
March 22 – Minimum Day – Begin Spring Break
March 25 – April 5 – Spring Break – No School
April 8 – End Spring Break – Classes Resume
April 12 – Movie Night! – Wreck-it Ralph at 6:15pm (4th Grade Families Volunteering)

Trivia Question…
How many chocolate Easter Bunnies are made each year?

a. 30 million
b. 50 million
c. 70 million
d. 90 million

Make your guess and find out if you’re right at the bottom!

Candy Fundraiser…
Don’t forget to turn in your order forms on March 6 for The World’s Finest Chocolate Spring/Easter candy fundraiser! Additional flyers and order forms are available in the school office. Orders will be distributed the week of March 11.

Candy Fundraiser Volunteers Needed…
3rd Grade Parent Patty Lineras has generously volunteered to run the World’s Finest candy fundraiser, but she needs some help! If you can volunteer a few hours of your time to help count orders or put orders together to send out on March 11, please contact the school office or contact Patty Lineras at pattyl1968@gmail.com

PTA Pledges…
Reminders were sent home for all families that wanted to make a monthly contribution to the Roosevelt Enrichment Fund. Please remember to send in your money.

If you still haven’t contributed $100 per child, or filled out a pledge form to make monthly payments, you can still do so. There’s still a lot of Enrichment programs that the PTA has to fund for this year and we need your support. Please also include your child’s name and room number so that it can be credited to your family.

Checks should be made out to Roosevelt PTA or you can make a cash donation. Please use the envelope that was sent with the reminder to send back your payment so that it can be credited to your family. You can also pay via Credit Card or bank transfer using the PayPal Donate button on the parent blog at www.rooseveltparents.com You can also pay by credit card in the school office.

Thank you for your generosity!

Spring Book Fair…
The Spring Book Fair will be held in the school library during parent/teacher conferences (March 15 – March 22). Kindergarten families are being asked to sign up for a shift to help our librarian with this event. Sign up sheets will be posted soon, so please be on the lookout. If you are not a Kinder parent, but would like to help out with the book fair, please contact our librarian Paulette Elliott at pelliott@rcsdk8.net

Earthquakes Soccer Game…
Roosevelt has once again reserved seats at the June 29 SJ Earthquakes vs. LA Galaxy soccer game at Stanford Stadium. Watch for information about upcoming ticket sales! Tell your friends and family – this game was sold out last year and we were lucky enough to have an entire section!

Volunteer Timesheet Is Now Online…
You can now submit your volunteer hours using our new online form on the blog. Just select the Volunteering tab. Complete the form and click Submit and you’re done! You can fill out the form each time you’ve completed some of your 40 hours, or wait until you’ve logged several hours and then fill out the form.

“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.

If you’ve liked our page, but don’t see any updates in your news feed, it’s because Facebook has been using a formula that hides posts for pages that don’t pay for sponsored placements. What can you do? Go to our Facebook page and hover your mouse over the Liked box. Then make sure Get Notifications and Show in News Feed are checked. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Roosevelt-Elementary-School/214259038634327

Trivia Question Answer…
The correct answer is d. 90 million! chocolate_bunnyOf those 90 million bunnies, 76% of Americans eat the ears first. According to the National Confectioners Association, Americans consumed – or at least purchased – 7 billion pounds of candy for Easter in 2011.

Don’t forget to pick up some chocolate bunnies for your friends and family with our candy fundraiser!

Have a great week!