Monday, February 24
Spring Chocolate Fundraiser begins!
Theatreworks assemblies — Oskar and the Big Bully
PTA Meeting at 6:00pm in Room 14. Items to discuss will be the upcoming event calendar, fundraisers and budget. All are welcome and free childcare is available in the YMCA room.
Tuesday, February 25
Chess instruction offered during lunch recess for grades 2 – 8 in the YMCA room
Wednesday, February 26
6th grade parents need to pay final installment for Yosemite Trip for a total of $250 per child
Restaurant fundraiser night! Johnny Rockets in Sequoia Station will donate 20% of net sales back to Roosevelt. Please remember to bring the flyer that will be coming home this week. Extra flyers will be available in the school office. We hope to see you there!
Friday, February 28
Cancer Awareness Day – wear pink! Over 8 million people in the United States have been diagnosed with some form of cancer in their lifetime. Almost 2 million people are diagnosed each year with some form of cancer and 1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime. Please have your child wear as much pink as possible or any other t-shirts that support the cause (like Race for the Cure, etc). Student Council will be distributing enough ribbons and pins for students to wear during the day to show their support.
February BoxTops collection sheet due
Important Dates…
March 3 – Last day of ticket sales for the Princess Ball!
March 4 – Chess instruction offered during lunch recess for grades 2 – 8 in the YMCA room
March 5 – Money and order forms due for Spring Chocolate Fundraiser
March 7 – 8th grade hoodie orders due
March 8 – Princess Ball at 6:30pm (1st grade parents are being asked to volunteer)
March 10 – 14 – Book Fair
March 11 – Chess instruction offered during lunch recess for grades 2 – 8 in the YMCA room
March 11 – Middle School Day on the Hill at Foothill College for 8th graders
March 17 – Reclassification Ceremony at 4:30pm at MIT
March 18 – SPARK’s Match Night at 5:30pm
April 4 – Roosevelt Talent Show at 6:00pm
April 9 – Parent Information Night (more information to come)
June 5 – 8th grade graduation at MIT
Fundraising…
We’re a bit more than half way through the school year, and there are only two fundraisers left (Easter/Spring Candy & SJ Earthquakes game tickets). The PTA still has A LOT left to pay for this year and they need money in the bank for the August payment to Art 4 All for next year’s art classes (~$25,000). If you are receiving monthly pledge reminders from the PTA, please send in your payments. If you haven’t made a direct donation or haven’t paid your pledged amount, please do so! So far, the PTA has been able to pay for: field trips ($13,000 or $20 per student), Art 4 All for every student ($20,000 or $35 per student), teacher reimbursements ($120 per teacher), Family Fun Nights ($500 per event), after school enrichment ($10,000), Outdoor Education ($10,000) and Yosemite ($10,000). If you want to see the PTA budget or if you have any questions, please feel free to contact reftreasurer@gmail.com
The PTA is still asking each family to donate $100 per child to our school to pay for the above expenses and so much more! Checks can be made out to Roosevelt PTA or you may pay by credit card in the school office or use the Donate button on the parent blog at www.rooseveltparents.com
The PTA would like to extend their heartfelt thanks to those families that have already contributed $100 and to those that have been making regular payments on their pledged amounts.
Spring Chocolate Fundraiser…
The World’s Finest Chocolate Spring/Easter candy fundraiser has begun! Flyers and order forms came home in last Thursday’s folder. Orders are due on March 5. Orders will be distributed the week of April 7.
6th Grade Families…
Please send in your final 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.
Art Classes for grades 6 – 8…
Ms. Tsuchiyama is offering an after school art class for students in grades 6-8 on Wednesdays from 2:30-3:30pm starting on March 12. Please Note: The flyer that went home on Thursday did not include the cost of the class. The cost per student for the 8 week class is $10. Space is limited – only the first 20 students will be accepted.
Middle School Spiritwear…
8th graders may purchase a Class of 2014 hooded sweatshirt. The sweatshirt has Roosevelt Class of 2014 on the front and the names of all of the 8th graders on the back. Cost is $22 per sweatshirt if purchased between Feb 18 – 28. Cost is $25 if purchased between March 3 – 7. This is a single run, so orders will not be accepted after March 7.
Students in grades 6 – 8 may purchase Roosevelt uniform sweatpants. The Roosevelt logo will be on the hip of one leg and ROOSEVELT written down the other leg. Cost is $20.
Additional order forms are available in the school office for the 8th grade hoodies and the sweatpants.
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. Please note: Any t-shirts given to players/participants for any of the above activities are acceptable to wear as school uniform shirts.
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 might 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. Note: 5th grade students are operating the snack shack – selling, making change, totaling each day’s sales, maintaining profit & loss statements, writing deposit slips, etc. This is a fantastic learning opportunity for our 5th graders, so your support of the snack shack is also supporting their learning!
A Night in Paris…
The Princess Ball is coming!!! This will be a daughter/VIP dance to be held on March 8 at 6:30pm. Who or what constitutes a VIP? Girls may invite a father, grandfather, older brother, uncle, mother, grandmother, aunt, cousin, etc. Girls may invite anyone that is a Very Important Person in her life. 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 a night of dancing to tunes by DJ Pyramidz. 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, but help is needed from all grade levels).
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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