Mark your calenders for the following events at Roosevelt:
September 2 – September 5 – Kindergarten classes begin at 8:00 and end at 12:10
Monday, September 1
Labor Day Holiday – No School
Tuesday, September 2
3rd Grade – Room 5 Field Trip to the Woodside Store
Thursday, September 4
3rd Grade – Room 4 Field Trip to the Woodside Store
Fall After School Sports registration deadline for the following sports: Fall SportsFlag Football (6th-8th Grade), Volleyball (4th-8th Grade), Cross Country (5th-8th Grade), Street Hockey (4/5th Grade) — (more registration information below)
Friday, September 5
Free Dress Friday!
3rd Grade – Room 6 Field Trip to the Woodside Store
“Walk in Our Shoes” Assembly grades 4-8
Important Dates…
September 8 – Kindergarten regular schedule begins (Early Birds 8:00-12:10, Later Gators 9:00-1:50)
September 8 – World’s Finest Chocolate Fundraiser kickoff!
September 8 – Snack Shack Reopens @ 2:20pm
September 9 – Tuesday Chess begins at lunch recess in the YMCA room
September 9 – SPARK Information night for SPARK students in grades 6-8 at 5:30pm
September 9 – Yosemite Information Night for 6th grade families at 5:00pm
September 9 – Back to School Night for grades 6 – 8 at 6:00pm
September 11 – Back to School Night — grades TK – 2 at 5:30pm, grades 3 – 5 at 6:30pm
September 15 – Site Council Meeting at 6:00pm in Room 14
September 16 – Navigating Middle School at 6:00pm
September 17 – Parent coffee with Principal Girardi at 8:00am in Room 1
September 19 – Family Dinner Dance (more information to come!)
September 22 – PTA Meeting at 6:00pm in Room 14
Yard Duty Positions Available…
The school needs 3 or 4 people for yard duty for the 2014/2015 school year. The hours are approximately 11:00am – 1:15pm. For more flexibility, you may sign up for just a few days per week. The school pays $12 hour. If you are interested, please contact Gwen in the school office. You will have to fill out an application with the district and get fingerprinted. Please pass this on to anyone you think might be interested.
PTA Secretary Needed…
The PTA is currently looking for someone to take on the Secretary position for the PTA. Duties include attending monthly PTA meetings and occasional executive meetings to take notes and write up the meeting minutes each month to be handed out at the following PTA meeting. For anyone that wants to help out on the PTA, this is a great way to do it! You will get to know other Roosevelt parents and have an active voice/vote in the PTA. If you’re interested, please contact our PTA President, Greg Bryant at wgregbryant@gmail.com
YMCA Job Openings…
The YMCA has openings for dedicated, committed Leaders for Roosevelt’s 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. The shift is M-F 1:30pm-6pm (22hrs/week), starting pay is $12.50/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 Alyce Rivas at (650) 257-0119 or email alyce.rivas@ymcasv.org. SHARE WITH A FRIEND OR ANYONE YOU THINK THAT MAY BE INTERESTED.
Snack Shack is Back!…
Every year, the PTA hears complaints about the ice cream truck selling to the Roosevelt students every afternoon outside the school gate. Unfortunately, because the curb and sidewalk are public property, the ice cream truck has the right to sell at that location BUT, to combat this problem, 5th & 6th grade students and the PTA will once again be opening Roosevelt’s Snack Shack after school. The students will be responsible for selling the snacks, inventory and balance sheets, reordering items, etc. 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. Parents that gave the full $130 donation to the Enrichment Fund received 5 Raccoon Bucks in the blue shopping tote. Raccoon Bucks can be used to buy items in the snack shack. Beginning September 8, the snack shack will be open every afternoon from 2:20 to 3:00 in the PTA room (located on the lower playground next to the YMCA room). All profits made from the snack shack will go towards the Outdoor Education Scholarship Fund, Yosemite Institute Scholarship Fund and the Roosevelt Enrichment Fund.
On the Parent Blog…
Please make sure to bookmark the parent blog. Any updates or corrections to the weekly email/blog post are made on the blog, so it will be your most accurate source of information. www.rooseveltparents.com
Roosevelt Enrichment Fund…
If you didn’t turn in a donation or pledge form at MAZE day, you can still turn one in. The PTA is asking each family to contribute $130 per child for the school year. You can sign up for a monthly contribution for as little as $13 per month. That’s about 73 cents for each day that your child is in school! Donations to the PTA support our art program, music, field trips, drama, outdoor education, library, assemblies, classroom supplies, after school clubs and classes and various needed items and supplies for this school year. Checks can be made out to Roosevelt PTA. The PTA also accepts credit cards. Please stop by the office or send your pledge forms in an envelope to school with your child. Thank you for supporting the extra curricular programs at Roosevelt! Anyone that gives $130 will get a special green tshirt that your child may wear as uniform, a gift bag and a chance to win an iPad Mini! The deadline for the drawing is October 31 so make sure to get your donation in soon!
Donation Matching…
If you want to make a donation or have already made a donation to Roosevelt’s Enrichment Fund, please make sure to check with your company’s HR department to see if they offer donation matching to 501c non-profit organizations.
Spirit wear…
All sizes have been restocked and available for sale in the school office. If you pre-purchased spiritwear during MAZE Days, it will be sent home with your child this week. If you’re stopping by the office in the morning or just before afternoon dismissal to purchase spiritwear, please be patient with Gwen and Rosie. There is always a lot going on in the office during those times, so it may take a while for them to get the chance to retrieve the items for you from the storage room. Also, if you are paying cash, please have exact change – the office is not allowed to hold cash to make change. Checks should be made out to Roosevelt PTA. You may also pay by credit card.
After School Sports…
The Redwood City After School Sports Program is a year-round, school-based sports program that is provided by the Redwood City Parks, Recreation & Community Services Department, in collaboration with the Sheriff’s Activities League, the Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula, and supported by the Redwood City Police Activities League. The fall sports lineup with the corresponding registration deadlines includes:
Fall SportsFlag Football (6th-8th Grade) – deadline Thursday 9/4
Volleyball (4th-8th Grade) – deadline Thursday 9/4
Cross Country (5th-8th Grade) – deadline Thursday 9/4
Street Hockey (4/5th Grade) – deadline Thursday 9/4
Wrestling (K-8th Grade) – deadline Thursday 9/11
Tennis (1st-5th Grade) – deadline Thursday 9/11
Golf (8-14 Y/O) – deadline Thursday 9/11
Paddling (6th-8th Grade) – deadline Wednesday 9/17
Registration forms and complete registration information can be found at www.teamsideline.com/redwoodcity along with all of the information regarding After School Sports. You may also register online at https://apm.activecommunities.com/rwcpark or go to Red Morton Community Center.
Don’t Forget…
Make sure to put your child’s name on any sweaters, sweatshirts or jackets that they bring to school. The Lost and Found was overflowing with unmarked jackets and sweaters last year that could have been returned if a student’s name had been on the tag.
Fundraise While You Shop…
Shoparoo: Do you have a smartphone? Take a picture of your weekly shopping receipts for Shoparoo points! If you have an iPhone or Android smartphone, download the free Shoparoo app today. **NEW THIS YEAR** — you can even scan your restaurant and department store receipts for points. For more information, go to www.shoparoo.com
Escrip: Please don’t forget to also sign up on escrip.com and register your Safeway Club card, credit cards and debit to help earn money for Roosevelt at stores such as Safeway, Old Navy, Home Depot, etc. and remember to always look for the Box Tops logo on anything you buy. Each Box Top earns 10¢ for our school. We’ll be having Box Top contests throughout the year, so clip them and save them! NOTE: You must renew your Safeway Club Card with Escrip each year. Please go to escrip.com and click on “Renew Your Safeway Club Card”
Target: Do you have a Target REDcard? Did you know that if you select Roosevelt School, Target will donate 1% of your REDcard purchases from Target stores and Target.com to Roosevelt. www.target.com/redcard
“Like” us on Facebook…
Please be sure to “Like” the Roosevelt page to get school and district updates and pictures from Roosevelt school events in your news feed.
If you’ve liked our page, but don’t see any updates in your news feed, it’s because Facebook has been using a formula that hides posts for pages that don’t pay for sponsored placements. What can you do? Go to our Facebook page and hover your mouse over the Liked box. Then make sure Get Notifications and Show in News Feed are checked. www.facebook.com/RooseveltElementarySchool
Have a great week!
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