Mark your calenders for the following events at Roosevelt: calendar_Clip_Art

Monday, January 27
3rd Grade field trip to The Reading Bug

PTA Meeting at 6:00pm in Room 14. Items to discuss will be upcoming event calendar and budget. Ms. Hinojosa’s 2nd grade students will be performing. All are welcome and free childcare is available in the YMCA room.

Tuesday, January 28
African Children’s Chorus at 10:00am

8th Grade Parent meeting at 6:30pm in the cafeteria to discuss 8th grade activities, graduation and more

Wednesday, January 29
Attendance slips for Thursday’s movie due. Student Council needs a headcount to purchase water and popcorn. (more information below)

Thursday, January 30
Parents are invited to come and meet with Principal Girardi over a cup of coffee and snacks at 8:00am in Room 1 (the room across the hall from the school office). Hear first hand about district and school news, talk about any issues or concerns you may have or just come for the coffee. This is also a great opportunity to meet other Roosevelt parents! This is a very casual meeting so if you can only drop in for a few minutes, you’re still welcome to attend. Spanish translation is available for those that need it. If you have a younger child, you are welcome to bring him/her. Tell a friend!
After School Movie at 1:30pm sponsored by Student Council – presenting the movie UP – Admission $1 (more information below)

Friday, January 31
6th grade parents need to have a balance paid of $200 for their child for the April Yosemite Trip

BoxTops collection sheet due!

Saturday, February 1
Princess Ball planning meeting at 10:00am in Room 14 (more information below)

Important Dates…
February 3 – Tickets sold at lunch for Middle School Dance ($5 pre-sale, $8 at the door)
February 5 – Outdoor Education meeting for 5th grade parents at 6:00pm in the cafeteria
February 7 – Free Dress Friday!
February 7 – Middle School Dance at 6:00pm
February 10 & 11 – Talent Show try-outs after school
February 11 – Site Council Meeting at 6:00pm in Room 14
February 14 – President Lincoln’s Birthday – No School
February 17 – President’s Day – No School
February 21 – Family Dinner Dance
February 24 – PTA Meeting at 6:00pm in Room 14
February 26 – Cancer Awareness Day – wear pink
February 26 – 6th grade parents need to pay final installment for Yosemite Trip for a total of $250 per child
March 8 – Princess Ball
April 4 – Roosevelt Talent Show at 6:00pm

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…
Please send in your payment for the April Yosemite trip. To reserve a spot for your child, $100 is due by January 13, $200 by January 31 and the full amount of $250 must be turned in by February 26. 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 payments now for the week 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.

After School Sports…
Registration is now open for the following programs:
Roosevelt Soccer for 4th & 5th Graders (Boys & Girls) – Registration deadline February 6 / Cost: $65 For more information, stop by the office for a blue registration form or go to www.teamsideline.com/redwoodcity and look for Registration Foms on the left
Youth Indoor Soccer League for boys and girls ages 8 -14 – Registration deadline February 7 / Cost: $50 For more information go to www.teamsideline.com/redwoodcity under Winter Sports

After School Enrichment…
Look for flyers over the next week for winter sessions of Danny G’s Dance Classes, Girls on the Run for girls in grades 3 – 5 and Chess! The PTA will be offering Spanish for native speakers, ceramics and art classes in the spring. These opportunities are only possible with the help of your donations so please consider donating $100 to the PTA to help us bring these activities to our children.

Help Needed…
Principal Girardi is looking for anyone that is interested in volunteering for any of the following:1) a parent who likes to scrapbook to create an album with scrapbook pages for articles about Roosevelt and our accomplishments.
2) a parent to decorate the office for the holidays (Valentine’s Day, Easter/Spring, etc.)
3) parents willing to help with drop off on Vera, Euclid and/or the upper parking lot
Please contact the school office at 369-5597 if you can help out with any of these jobs.

Movie Afternoon…
The Student Council is hosting a movie afternoon on Thursday, January 30 at 1:30pm. Student Council has chosen the movie UP. Admission for students will be $1.00 and will include popcorn and a bottle of water. A few parents are needed to chaperone this event. A permission slip will be coming home. Please fill it out if your child will attend – the students need a headcount to purchase enough water and popcorn.

Middle School Dance…
Roosevelt’s Student Council is proud to present the first ever Middle School Valentine’s Day Dance on Friday, February 7th at 6:00pm in the M.U.R. There will be music by DJ Pyramidz, games and snacks for purchase! Dress to impress! Pre-sale tickets will be sold at lunch starting Monday, February 3. Tickets cost $5 each (pre-sale) or $8 at the door. Parent support is needed! Please fill out the volunteer form if you can help with set-up, chaperoning, clean-up or donating snacks.

A Night in Paris…
The Princess Ball is coming!!! This will be a daughter/VIP dance to be held on March 8. Parents, join us on Saturday, February 1, 2014 at 10:00am in the Staff Room (Room #14) for a short planning meeting. Help make this special event for the girls of Roosevelt a memorable one.
Questions??? Contact Nicole Lynch at lynch5600@aol.com

BoxTops Contest…
Another BoxTops contest collection sheet went home in this week’s Thursday folder! The classroom with the most BoxTops turned in will win a surprise! So start clipping those BoxTops! The PTA just received a check for $422.98 for the last submission of BoxTops, so clipping them and turning them in does help.

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!

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! (A note about Shoparoo: there are other Roosevelt schools in the area – one in Burlingame and one in San Leandro. Please make sure that your points are going to the correct Roosevelt School.)

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

Have a great week!