Monday, September 8
Kindergarten regular schedule begins (Early Birds 8:00-12:10, Later Gators 9:00-1:50) — Kindergarten lists have been posted on the office windows if you need to double check
World’s Finest Chocolate Fundraiser kickoff!
Snack Shack Reopens @ 2:20pm (more information below)
Tuesday, September 9
Tuesday Chess begins at lunch recess in the YMCA room for grades 1 – 8
SPARK Information night for SPARK students in grades 7-8 at 5:30pm in the Cafeteria
Back to School Night for grades 6 – 8 at 6:00pm in the Cafeteria
Thursday, September 11
Back to School Night — Grades TK – 2 at 5:30pm and Grades 3 – 5 at 6:30pm
Fall After School Sports registration deadline for the following sports: Wrestling (K-8th Grade), Tennis (1st-5th Grade), Golf (8-14 Y/O) (more registration information below)
Friday, September 12
Turn in $60 toward chocolate sales for Free Dress on Friday, September 19 (all students in family qualify)
Important Dates…
September 15 – Site Council Meeting at 6:00pm in Room 14
September 16 – Navigating Middle School (1st of 8 week session) at 6:00pm
September 17 – Parent coffee with Principal Girardi at 8:00am in Room 1
September 18 – Students turning in $180 (3 cases) toward chocolate sales receive plush hippo
September 19 – Free Dress for students that turned in $60 toward chocolate sales by September 12
September 19 – Family Dinner Dance at 5:30pm – 5th grade families are asked to help (more information below!)
September 22 – PTA Meeting at 6:00pm in Room 14
October 1 – Begin Roosevelt vs. Adelante BoxTops Challenge! (more information below)
October 3 – Free Dress Fridays begin for students selling 4 cases or more of chocolate
October 13 – Site Council Meeting at 6:00pm in Room 14
October 14 – Picture Day!
October 15 – Parent coffee with Principal Girardi at 8:00am in Room 1
October 24 – Family Fun Night – Spooktacular Bingo! at 6:00pm
October 27 – PTA Meeting at 6:00pm in Room 14
October 30 – Halloween Parade at 8:15am – lower playground
October 30 – End Roosevelt vs Adelante BoxTops Challenge!
October 31 – Teacher Training Day – No School
Roosevelt Garden Team…
The Roosevelt Garden Team is looking for more volunteers to join us 1-2x per month in the school garden. No experience is required – just a willingness to get your hands dirty and have fun. We don’t have a lot of meetings, and it’s a great way to get outside and get some exercise while helping our kids and making the school more beautiful. Please contact Megan Goulden (megan.goulden@gmail.com) to learn more – we look forward to gardening together!
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!…
Beginning Monday, September 8, the 5th & 6th grade students and the PTA will once again be opening Roosevelt’s Snack Shack after school. The students will be responsible for maintaining inventory and balance sheets, reordering items, selling the snacks, etc. The snacks being sold all fall within the dietary guidelines that have to be followed, but still have appeal to students. All items are priced at either $.50 or $1. 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. 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.
World’s Finest Chocolate…
This is our school’s biggest fundraiser of the year and helps to pay for so many programs offered throughout the year, so we really need parent support! Please note: Once you sign out a box of chocolate, you are responsible for the full cost of the box. Partially sold boxes cannot be returned to the office! If you are having trouble selling your entire box, PLEASE come by the school office – there may be other families that are willing to purchase some of your chocolate to sell and you can be matched up with those families. Selling tips: Do not send your child to sell door to door without an adult. If selling in front of Lucky’s, Safeway, banks, etc. it really helps to make a sign indicating that this is a Roosevelt school fundraiser and your child can wear a school logo shirt to help buyers see that it is for our school. (Check with store managers, some stores will allow you to reserve time in front of the store for selling.) Each candy bar sells for $1 and this year there are a total of 60 bars in each box. Students selling 7 cases of chocolate (10 cases for families of 2 or more) will win a limo ride to In-N-Out for lunch!
Family Dinner Dance!…
Come and join us for our annual Dinner Dance on Friday, September 19 at 5:30pm! Tickets cost $5 per person and include dinner (lasagne, salad, rolls, dessert and a drink) and dancing to a DJ for the evening. Tickets need to be purchased in advance. Please fill out the orange form that came home to receive your tickets for the evening. Make sure that you provide the number of tickets needed, and your child’s name and classroom number. Make checks payable to Roosevelt PTA or send cash in a sealed envelope with your child to the school office. Please Note: 5th grade families are being asked to help out with this event.
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
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:
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.
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!
Box Tops Challenge!…
Are you up for a little competition? Then start saving those BoxTops for our Roosevelt/Adelante Challenge! Principal Girardi has challenged Adelante’s principal to a BoxTops contest. During the month of October, we will be collecting BoxTops. The school that has collected the most BoxTops for the month will be declared the winner and the principal of the losing school will have to wear the other school’s spirit wear for a day. Let’s make sure that Adelante’s principal has to show some Roosevelt Raccoon pride by collecting and turning in those BoxTops in October!
Morrissey-Compton Educational Center Open House…
On Saturday, September 13, 11am to 4pm, Morrissey-Compton Educational Center will be holding a FREE open house. They provide services for children and adults with learning disabilities, Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder , Anxiety, Depression, Asperger’s Disorder, and other developmental disorders. Besides live music, refreshments, and fully-supervised activities throughout the day for kids ages 5 and up, don’t miss this opportunity to hear Morrissey-Compton’s staff experts give educational talks for parents on the following topics:
Making Sense of Your Child’s Evaluation Report * An Overview of Dyslexia * Advocating for Your Child’s Special Ed and Accommodations (IEPs and 504 Plans) * The Importance of Emotional Connection for Brain Integration * Executive Skills Coaching for Adolescents * Assessing Young Children-Infants to Age 5 * School Success for the ADHD Child * Anxiety in the School Age Child * Learning: What’s Executive Functioning Have to Do With It? * Assessing Autism Spectrum Disorder * Executive Functioning and Social/Emotional Development: How Do They Relate? * The Importance of Play
For further details, visit www.morrissey-compton.org
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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