Mark your calenders for the following events at Roosevelt:calendaricon

Monday, October 20
TheatreWorks instruction begins for 5th grade – “Systems of the Body”

Tuesday, October 21
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/Teen Success (6th of 8 week session) at 6:00pm for parents of students in grades 5-8. Students whose parents attend will earn a free dress pass and are entered into a raffle for prizes! If you haven’t attended the other sessions, you are still welcome to join in. (Sponsored by Foothill College’s Family Engagement Institute)

Thursday, October 23
Do you or someone you know have a child that is eligible for Kindergarten for the 2015/2016 school year? If so, the district is holding a Kindergarten Information Night on October 23 at 6:00pm (English w/ Spanish translation) or 6:30pm (Spanish w/ English translation) at the MIT auditorium located at 400 Duane Street. Attendees will hear about the registration deadlines and new School of Choice procedures for this year. Spread the word!

Friday, October 24
Family Fun Night – Spooktacular Bingo! at 6:00pm (6th grade parents asked to volunteer) Our Bingo nights are always so much fun! This year our Bingo callers are Coach Nate and Coach Nick. Will they carry on the tradition and come in costume? There’s only one way to find out! Come in your costumes or just come as you are! Hot dogs, juice, pizza and candy will all be for sale for $1.

Sunday, October 26
Rebuilding Together Peninsula and The Carey School have requested that we have Roosevelt volunteers to work with them on Sunday, October 26th.  Currently, we have a few families confirmed and would like to ask that you please consider coming for an hour or two to help out.

Carey is a private school in San Mateo that has been fundraising on our behalf to purchase new benches, native plants, paint and supplies to improve the garden space at our school.  They love to garden at their school, and they are looking to connect with a school that they can help out with since they have so much.  Rebuilding Together Peninsula is doing the project management and is making it possible to do a big project with out lots of our money and time.
This is GREAT opportunity to work together on a small project that will have lasting benefits for the school.  VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED FROM 9:45-12:45 and 11:45-2:45 – we especially need kids who can act as “ambassadors” with the volunteers from RTP and Carey volunteers. LUNCH and a T-SHIRT WILL BE PROVIDED.  Please come, even for an hour or two – it will be very appreciated by our children at Roosevelt! Email or call Megan Goulden at megan.goulden@gmail.com with any questions.

Important Dates…
October 27 – PTA Meeting at 6:00pm in Room 14
October 28 – 6th, 7th & 8th grade Sports Teams field trip – NFL Drug Prevention & Education Clinic
October 28 – Open Garden Day at Lunch Recess
October 28 – Navigating Middle School/Teen Success (5th of 8 week session) at 6:00pm
October 30 – Halloween Parade at 8:15am – lower playground
October 30 – End Roosevelt vs Adelante BoxTops Challenge!
October 31 – Teacher Training Day – No School
November 5 – Kindergarten Tour Night at 6:30pm for incoming Kinders
November 7 – Deadline extended! Last day to turn in $130 for PTA donation to be entered into the raffle (more information below)

Box Tops Challenge!…
The deadline is getting closer and Principal Girardi DOES NOT want to wear Adelante spiritwear! The Roosevelt/Adelante BoxTops Challenge is in it’s 2nd week! Please send in those BoxTops before 10/30! Each BoxTop earns 10¢ for our school, so sending them in will not only help to win the challenge, but we can earn money for our school! Principal Girardi has challenged Adelante’s principal – 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 before October 30!

Last chance to win an iPad Mini! — DEADLINE EXTENDED!!!…
Screen Shot 2014-10-19 at 4.08.56 PMAre you in…to WIN? Families that have turned in their $130 donation to the Roosevelt Enrichment Fund are entered into a drawing on November 7 for an iPad Mini or have one of the school hallways named after your family! There will also be other wonderful prizes that you can win. If you’ve turned in your $130 pledge to the PTA, but haven’t turned in your raffle ticket, please do so before November 7. If you are making monthly payments and you pay your $130 pledged amount by the 7th, you will receive a raffle ticket for a chance to win one of the raffle prizes. Checks can be made out to Roosevelt PTA or you can pay by credit card in the school office. Will you be one of the lucky winners?

Did you already pay the $130 pledge but haven’t received your goody bag, raffle ticket and green shirt? Please contact our PTA treasurer Guy Taylor at guytaylor123@yahoo.com

Outdoor Education & Yosemite…
5th & 6th grade families are asked to please turn in their payments for this year’s Outdoor Education and Yosemite weeks. Payments may be turned in to the school office. Checks and credit cards are accepted.

School Site Council Elections…
Parents are needed for this year’s School Site Council. Are you interested in working with other parents, teachers and staff to create a school filled with rich and challenging programs? Do you believe parents should have a say on how school programs and planning works? Do you want to learn more about how an elementary school is run? Are you willing to serve a one or two year term? Please fill out the pink interest form that came home in last week’s blue folder. If you have any questions, please contact our site council president Dave Goulden at dave.goulden@gmail.com

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!