Week of March 10 – March 14

Monday, March 10 – Friday, March 14
Parent/Teacher Conferences Begin – Minimum Day Schedule for grades 1 – 8, all Kinders on Early Bird schedule

Spring Book Fair! Open every day this week after school with a Chips & Salsa evening on Tuesday from 4:00-7:00pm

Girls that attended Saturday night’s Princess Ball have Free Dress all week

Monday, March 10
Deadline extended! – Money and order forms due for Spring Chocolate Fundraiser

Deadline extended! 8th grade hoodie and sweatpant orders due!

Tuesday, March 11
Spring Picture Day – Free Dress for all students

Comcast on campus to film Sarah Coyle for the Comcast All-Star Teacher nomination

3rd Grade Field Trip (Room 4) – San Mateo Historical Museum

Chess instruction offered during lunch recess for grades 2 – 8 in the YMCA room (more information below)

Wednesday, March 12
8th Grade Field Trip – Middle School Day on the Hill at Foothill College

First day of After School Art Class with Ms. Tsuchiyama at 2:30pm

Thursday, March 13
Registration deadline for Youth Wrestling for K – 8th graders (Boys & Girls) – more information below

3rd Grade Field Trip (Room 5) – San Mateo Historical Museum

Important Dates…
March 17 – School Spirit Day! – Wear green!
March 17 – Order forms due for Rightside T-shirts (more information below)
March 17 – Reclassification Ceremony at 4:30pm at MIT
March 18 – Open Garden at lunch time – parents are invited to visit and  work in the garden 12:00 – 1:30
March 18 – SPARK’s Match Night at 5:30pm
March 18 – Site Council Meeting at 6:00pm in Room 14
March 24 – PTA Meeting at 6:00pm at 6:00pm in Room 14
March 31 – Teacher Work Day – No School
April 1 – Open Garden at lunch time – parents are invited to visit and  work in the garden 12:00 – 1:30
April 1 – Parent Information Night (more information to come)
April 4 – Roosevelt Talent Show at 6:00pm
April 7 – 6th graders leave for Yosemite
April 30 – Last day to order Yearbook for $25
May 16 – Movie Night
June 5 – 8th grade graduation at MIT

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.

Tuesday Chess Days!…
The PTA has been sponsoring lunch recess chess instruction. This Tuesday, March 11 was to be the final session but, by popular demand, the PTA has agreed to pay for chess instruction every Tuesday during the lunch recess until the end of this school year! Interested students may go to the YMCA room during their lunch time recess to play chess.

Book Fair…
It’s not too late to volunteer to help with the Book Fair! The Spring Book Fair is scheduled for the week of March 10 – 14. Our librarian Paulette needs help from parent volunteers to keep it open.  Volunteers are needed during the book fair to help supervise students while they’re browsing/buying during recess and after school.

All money raised from the book fair go towards purchasing new books for our school’s library, so please consider helping out so that we can have a successful fair!  Please contact the school office if you’d like to help out.

Rightside T-shirts…
Four Roosevelt middle school students won a t-shirt design contest for Rightside Shirts. These shirts are now available for purchase for $19 per shirt. All proceeds go to Roosevelt school to help fund art programs. All four designs may be worn to school as part of the Roosevelt uniform. Extra order forms are available in the school office. Orders are due on Monday, March 17. Payments can be made with cash or check made out to Rightside Shirts. To view the shirts in color, go to www.raisy.org/roosevelt.

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.

After School Sports…
Registration is now open for the following programs:
Jr Dribblers Basketball for 2nd & 3rd graders (Boys & Girls) – Registration deadline March 21/ Cost: $65
Youth Wrestling for K – 8th graders (Boys & Girls) – Registration deadline March 13 / Cost: $65 (new students)
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.

Yearbooks…
The school yearbook is now available for pre-purchase! Mr. Williams’ after school yearbook club has been working on the yearbook for most of the year and it will be filled with lots of pictures of all of the activities throughout the year.  The yearbooks are full color and available for only $25 each if ordered before May 1. After May 1, the cost for each yearbook will be $30. Please make checks payable to Roosevelt PTA.  Return your order form with your payment to your child’s class or bring it in to the school office.

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.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!