Mark your calenders for the following events at Roosevelt: calendar_Clip_Art

Monday, November 18
Second Harvest Food Drive – bring in your canned goods or non-perishable items for donation (hosted by Student Council)

PTA Meeting at 6:00pm in Room 14 – this will be the drawing for the iPad Mini and other prizes! 1st grade students performing

Tuesday, November 19
Second Harvest Food Drive – bring in your canned goods or non-perishable items for donation (hosted by Student Council)

Chess instruction offered during lunch recess for grades 2 – 8 in the YMCA room

Student Council Meeting after school

RCSD Local Control Funding Formula meeting at 7:00pm in Roosevelt’s cafeteria (more info below)

Wednesday, November 20
Second Harvest Food Drive – bring in your canned goods or non-perishable items for donation (hosted by Student Council)

Thanksgiving Box Tops sheets due! Roosevelt gets 10¢ for every Box Top, so get those turkey sheets in!

5th grade field trip to Sacramento – depart Roosevelt at 6:00am and return at 6:30pm

Restaurant fundraiser at Chuck E Cheese (2541 El Camino) from 3:00pm – 9:00pm. Chuck E Cheese will donate 15% of sales back to Roosevelt. Invite friends and family and help raise more money for Roosevelt!

Thursday, November 21
Second Harvest Food Drive – bring in your canned goods or non-perishable items for donation (hosted by Student Council)

4th/5th Grade Choir practice after school

Friday, November 22
Second Harvest Food Drive – bring in your canned goods or non-perishable items for donation (hosted by Student Council)

Yearbook Cover Contest entries due (more info below)

Student of the Month Assemblies – contact your child’s teacher for the correct time

Important Dates…
November 25 – 26 – Fall Parent/Teacher Conferences – No School
November 27 – 29 – Thanksgiving Holiday – No School
December 4 – Hearing testing for grades K, 2, 5, 8, SDC and RSP
December 7 – Roosevelt receiving CSBA Golden Bell Award in San Diego
December 7 – Hometown Holidays Parade in downtown Redwood City – walk with Roosevelt in the parade!
December 9 – Winterfest for Grades K-2 at 5:30pm, and grades 3-5 at 7:00pm at PCC
December 10 – Winterfest for Grades 6-8 at 6:00 at PCC
December 11 – Roosevelt presenting to Redwood City School District at Board Meeting at 7:00pm
December 11 – 18 – Roosevelt Holiday Shop (8th grade families hosting – please look for sign up sheets)
December 13 – Holiday Movie Night at 6:30pm in the Cafeteria (Holiday Shop will also be open)

Last chance to win an iPad Mini!…
Are you in…to WIN? The drawing for the iPad Mini (1 winner), Razor scooter (1 winner), navy logo zippered hoodie (1 winner), movie tickets (2 winners) and logo t-shirts (4 winners) will be held on Monday, November 18th at 6:00pm. If you’ve turned in your $100 donation to the PTA, but haven’t turned in your raffle ticket, please do so before the end of the day on Monday. If you are making monthly payments and you pay your $100 pledged amount by the 18th, you will receive a raffle ticket for a chance to win one of the raffle prizes. Checks can be made out to Roosevelt PTA or you can pay by credit card in the school office. Will you be one of the lucky winners?

Make a difference in the life of a child by joining the Y team
The YMCA has openings for dedicated, committed Leaders for the After School program.  Learn leadership, receive training, and develop transferable skills while you help others.  You will work with caring professionals, diverse in
backgrounds and skills, who are committed to the community at large.  Multiple positions are available, shift is M-F 1:30pm-6pm (22hrs/week), starting pay is $12/hr+ DOE, receive a free Bay Area YMCA Membership. Must apply online at www.ymcasv.org/jobs, select After School Leader and specify “Sequoia YMCA” as a preferred location.  Questions? Contact Veronica Vega at 650-257-0119 or vvega@ymcasv.org. SHARE WITH A FRIEND OR ANYONE YOU THINK THAT MAY BE INTERESTED.

Donation letters…
The PTA has donation letters that you can use to ask for donations for a general PTA contribution, the 5th grade trip to Outdoor Education or the 6th grade trip to Yosemite. If you would like a hard copy of any of the letters, please let us know and we’ll be happy to give you as many copies as you need. You can also download the letters here and print them out yourself: PTA_Donation, PTA_OE_Donation, PTA_Yosemite_Donation.

6th Grade Families…
If you haven’t done so already, please send in your $50 deposit and/or your next payment for the April Yosemite trip. Checks may be made out to Roosevelt PTA. You may also pay via credit card in the school office or with the Donate button on the parent blog.

5th Grade Families…
Please send in your first deposit for Outdoor Education in May. As with other field trips and events throughout the year, the PTA can’t fund the entire trip for the 5th grade so we need parent contributions  to make this trip happen.

Yearbook Cover Contest…
The Yearbook Club, lead by 5th grade teacher Mr. Williams, is having a cover contest for this year’s yearbook. Students may submit their cover idea to Mr. Williams or their teacher by November 22. Submissions must be done on white paper and must include the Roosevelt mascot (raccoon), the school year (2013/2014) and a colorful original design. The winner will receive a free yearbook!

Nutcraker…
Come see the Bay Area’s most family-friendly Nutcracker performance at the historic Fox Theater in Redwood City on Friday, December 6th at 7:00pm and Sunday, December 8th at 2:00pm. Ballet America’s show has it all: professional dancers, alongside 100 local performers, including Roosevelt’s very own Nicholas Schiff (2nd grade). Tickets range in price from $18-$39 and are available via the website: www.balletamerica.org. Get your tickets early before they sell out. See you at the ballet!

Local Control Funding Formula Meeting…
The district will be presenting the budget for this year based on the Local Control Funding Formula that was signed into law by Gov Brown last spring. The superintendent and school board members will be explaining this new formula and what it means for Redwood City schools. A big part of this new funding formula is community input, so parents and community members are asked to attend. Your child/children will receive a free dress pass if you attend this meeting.

Online Directory…
The 2013/2014 school directory is going green! We’ve switched to an online directory to save money on printing costs and to save paper. You will be able to access the directory from your home computer, smart phone or tablet starting in December. You can also update your family information any time during the year. The system will “graduate” your child every year, so you only have to enter the information just once. Each year you just need to verify that your information is correct.

Go to:  https://www.myschoolanywhere.com/new-family.a5w?fam=RooseveltSchool13838

Fill out the information for each Roosevelt student in your family
In the “Family Display Note” please fill in any languages spoken at home
Hit Save  — You’re all done!

Shoparoo Holiday Bonus!…
For the first time ever, Shoparoo-ers will be able to earn donations from receipts outside the grocery world.  From now until the end of December, Roosevelt Elementary will get 20 Roo Points every time you snap a receipt from one of the stores below.

  • Macys, Kohls, JC Penney, Sears, Dillards, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Belk, Bon Ton, Saks Fifth Avenue
  • Best Buy, GameStop, at&t, Verizon Wireless, apple, Radio Shack
  • The Home Depot, Lowes, Menards
  • Staples, Office Depot, OfficeMax

All of your normal grocery-related receipts (including those from your favorite toy, pet, beauty, and baby stores) will still earn Roo Points like they always do.

Fundraise While You Shop…
Don’t forget to scan this week’s receipts for Shoparoo, check those Safeway receipts to make sure that Roosevelt is getting your escrip credits and look for Box Tops on anything you bought this week!

“Like” us on Facebook…
Please be sure to “Like” the Roosevelt page www.facebook.com/RooseveltElementarySchool

Have a great week!