Monday, February 10
Room 11 (Ms Novikoff’s 5th grade class) won the January Box Tops challenge and will be receiving their prize at the end of the school day! Congratulations Room 11!
Talent Show try-outs after school
Tuesday, February 11
Talent Show try-outs after school
Site Council meeting at 6:00pm in the Staff Room (Room 14). On the agenda for this month’s meeting: Measure W spending. All are encouraged to attend and Spanish translation is available.
Wednesday, February 12
Due to the large sale of tickets for last June’s SJ Earthquakes v LA Galaxy game at Stanford, Roosevelt students are being treated to a San Jose Earthquakes assembly at 1:30 with their mascot “Q” and player Adam Jahn (parents are also welcome to attend and cheer during the shootout and scrimmage!)
Thursday, February 13
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!
Friday, February 14
President Lincoln’s Birthday – No School
Important Dates…
February 17 – President’s Day – No School
February 18 – Chess instruction offered during lunch recess for grades 2 – 8 in the YMCA room
February 18 – Family Science & Literacy Night – Amusement Park Science at 6:30pm
February 19 – 4th grade field trip to Ano Nuevo State Park
February 19 – 8th grade College Bound! field trip to Santa Clara University
February 21 – Family Dinner Dance
February 24 – Theatreworks assemblies — Oskar and the Big Bully
February 24 – PTA Meeting at 6:00pm in Room 14
February 25 – Chess instruction offered during lunch recess for grades 2 – 8 in the YMCA room
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
February 28 – Restaurant Fundraiser at Johnny Rockets (to be confirmed)
March 4 – Chess instruction offered during lunch recess for grades 2 – 8 in the YMCA room
March 8 – Princess Ball at 6:30pm (1st grade parents are being asked to volunteer)
March 11 – Chess instruction offered during lunch recess for grades 2 – 8 in the YMCA room
March 17 – Reclassification Ceremony at 4:30pm at McKinley
April 4 – Roosevelt Talent Show at 6:00pm
Type to Learn…
One of the challenges of the switch to Common Core is the technology piece and the amount of writing/typing that the students will have to do on the new assessment tests. It is imperative that Roosevelt students learn how to type on the computer keyboard. At school, the students are using a program called Type to Learn 4. This program is available for download so that students may practice and receive credit at home. Parents need to download the full version of this free program. Go to http://ttl4.sunburst.com/downloads/ and select the download for Mac or Windows. (This download can take up to 30 minutes, so please be patient) Students will log in with the same username and password that they use at school. The access code is 145196.
6th Grade Families…
Please send in your payment for the April Yosemite trip. 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 or coming up for the following programs:
Jr Dribblers Basketball for 2nd & 3rd graders (Boys & Girls) – Registration deadline March 21/ Cost: $65
Ready, Set, Run! for Boys & Girls ages 8 – 14 to train for the 4th of July Fun Run – Registration deadline March 6 / Cost: $75
Soccer for 6th, 7th & 8th graders (Boys & Girls) – Registration deadline March 6 / Cost: $65
Youth Wrestling for K – 8th graders (Boys & Girls) – Registration deadline March 13 / Cost: $65 (new students)
Track & Field for 6th, 7th & 8th graders (Boys & Girls) – Registration deadline March 6 / Cost: $65
Youth Tennis for 1st – 5th graders (Boys & Girls) – Registration deadline April 3 / Cost: $95
Spring Paddling for 6th, 7th & 8th graders (Boys & Girls) – Registration deadline April 3 / Cost: $65
For more information and registration forms, go to www.teamsideline.com/redwoodcity under Spring Sports
Help Needed…
Principal Girardi is still 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.
Snack Shack…
Don’t forget, the Snack Shack is open every afternoon starting at 2:00pm and closing at approximately 2:45 (or 1:00pm – 1:45pm on Thursdays). 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. If you want to let your child buy something at the snack shack, but don’t want to send them to school with cash that they can use at the ice cream truck, you may purchase Raccoon Bucks for $1 each in the office. Raccoon Bucks may be exchanged for snack items in the snack shack.
A Night in Paris…
The Princess Ball is coming!!! This will be a daughter/VIP dance to be held on March 8. Ticket sales have already begun so fill out your ticket forms and return them to the school office or your child’s classroom by March 3, 2014. Cost is $5 per person and includes desserts, photo and DJ. Volunteers are still needed, so if you missed the planning meeting on February 1, please contact Nicole Lynch at lynch5600@aol.com (1st grade parents are being asked to assist with this event).
BoxTops Promotion…
Between now and February 28th, the Boxtops program will donate 50 eboxtops for (worth $5.00) for every receipt showing 10 purchased General Mills Boxtops products that is texted or emailed.
Skyline College is once again offering the Expanding Your Horizons in Math and Science Conference on March 15 from 8:15am – 3:00pm. This program offers a choice of 40 workshops to choose from such as “I Heart Sharks”, “The Scientist in Your Kitchen”, “Chemistry Magic Show”, “How Does a Cell Phone Work?”, “Robots” and much, much more! Registration forms must be received by March 7. The cost is $15 per person and covers lunch and materials. For a full list of workshops and a printable registration form, go to skylinecollege.edu/eyh (This conference is open to girls in 6th – 12th grade and those in high school can earn college credit, so pass it along to anyone that might 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.
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.
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!
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