Monday, September 15
Free Dress for students whose parents attended Back to School Night
Please note: the Site Council Meeting has been canceled. Once this meeting is rescheduled, the new date and time will be posted.
Tuesday, September 16
Free chess lessons during lunch time recess for grades 1 – 8 (Sponsored by Roosevelt PTA thanks to parent donations to the Roosevelt Enrichment Fund)
Navigating Middle School (1st of 8 week session) at 6:00pm for parents of students in grades 5-8
Wednesday, September 17
Come and enjoy a cup of coffee with the principal! Parents are invited to come and meet with Principal Girardi over a cup of coffee and snacks at 8:00am in Room 1 (the room across the hall from the school office). Hear first hand about district and school news, talk about any issues or concerns you may have or just come for the coffee. This is also a great opportunity to meet other Roosevelt parents! This is a very casual meeting so if you can only drop in for a few minutes, you’re still welcome to attend. Spanish translation is available for those that need it. If you have a younger child, you are welcome to bring him/her. Tell a friend!
Fall After School Sports registration deadline for the following sports: Paddling (6th-8th Grade) (more registration information below)
Thursday, September 18
Students turning in $180 (3 cases) toward chocolate sales receive plush hippo
Last day to turn in money and RSVP for the Family Dinner Dance!
Friday, September 19
Free Dress for students that turned in $60 toward chocolate sales by September 12
Put your dancing shoes on and come to the Family Dinner Dance at 5:30pm!– 5th grade families are asked to help (more information below!)
Important Dates…
September 22 – PTA Meeting at 6:00pm in Room 14
September 23 – 2nd Grade Field Trip to Heals Farm
September 23 – SPARK Match Night (students meet their mentors)
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
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!
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!
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 on Friday night 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 or put the following information on the front of an envelope along with your payment: the number of tickets needed, your child’s name and classroom number. Make checks payable to Roosevelt PTA. Please Note: 5th grade families are being asked to help out with this event.
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:
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.
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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