Mark your calenders for the following events at Roosevelt: 
Please Note: If you are a 7th Grade parent, make sure you’ve signed up to help at the Book Fair. The schedule is available in the office, so call or stop by. If you are not a 7th grade parent but would like to help out, you are welcome to sign up as well.
Monday, November 10
Library Coin Drive Begins! Bring in your Pennies!
Middle School Tour for interested families at 11:00am (The time was originally scheduled for 9:30am, so if you know anyone that called the office for this tour, please let them know about the start time change.) If you know of anyone that is interested in transferring to Roosevelt for grades 6-8, let them know about the tour.
Site Council meeting in Room 14 at 6:00pm. On the agenda for this month’s meeting: measure W budget allocation and facilities. All are encouraged to attend and Spanish translation is available.
Tuesday, November 11
Veterans Day Holiday – No School
Wednesday, November 12
Library Coin Drive – Bring in your Nickels & Dimes
Thursday, November 13
Library Coin Drive – Bring in your Quarters
Friday, November 14
Last day of Library Coin Drive! Bring in any change or dollars!
8:00am Rm 29 PBL Presentation
8:45am Lockdown Drill
9:00am Egyptologist visit – 6th grade
Book Fair set-up at 3:00pm – 5:00pm (7th grade families being asked to help)
Important Dates…
November 17 – PTA Meeting at 6:00pm in Room 14
November 17 – 21 – Fall Book Fair (7th Grade families being asked to help)
November 18 – Picture Make Up Day (students having pictures taken may wear free dress)
November 18 – Open Garden at lunch recess
November 21 – 4th grade PBL Presentation – Goldrush
November 24 – 25 – Parent/Teacher Conferences – No School
November 26 – 28 – Thanksgiving Holiday – No School
December 2 – Reading Fair Pizza & Prep Night at 6:00pm in the Cafeteria
December 9 – SPARK Discovery Night at 5:30pm
December 15 – WinterFest at 5:30 at PCC (grade levels TBD)
December 16 – WinterFest at 6:00pm at PCC (grade levels TBD)
December 22 – January 2 – Winter Break
January 5 – Teacher Training Day – No School
January 6 – Classes Resume
Who won?…
The big winners from the Enrichment Fund were announced on Friday afternoon. For a list of all of the winners, please go to www.rooseveltparents.com. If you are a winner of one of the street signs, please contact our PTA treasurer Guy Taylor at guytaylor123@yahoo.com and let him know what name you want on your sign.
Chocolate Sales…
If you haven’t turned in your money for your boxes of chocolate, payment is now due! The PTA has written a check to World’s Finest Chocolate and had to pay in full for all boxes taken. The PTA needs that money for planned programs for the students and so we need that money brought into the office ASAP.
Book Fair…
The Book Fair is being held the week of November 17 with the set-up beginning on Friday November 14. If you are a 7th grade parent, be sure to look for sign up sheets to volunteer with the set-up, during the week, the evening event or the break down on Friday afternoon. Parents are asked to sign up for at least one time slot and/or to bring items for the evening event. All money raised from the coin drive and Book Fair sales go towards the purchase of new books for our school library and the classroom libraries so it’s vital that the Book Fair have enough volunteers to keep it open. Paulette cannot do it alone, so please sign up for a time slot to help out!
PTA Membership…
Do you want to have a say in how the PTA spends your money and any other money raised by fundraisers throughout the year? Then send in your membership form with your yearly dues ($10 for individual or $15 for family). Our PTA has to send this money to the state PTA to maintain our school’s PTA membership. PTA members have voting rights at PTA meetings and general PTA assemblies.
Accelerated Reader…
Attention parents of students in grades 2 -8: you can now view you child’s Accelerated Reader progress online! Renaissance Home Connect is a tool that allows parents to log in to a Web site and view a snapshot of their child’s Accelerated Reader progress. That progress includes average percent correct on quizzes, number of points earned, and results on the last quiz. In addition, parents can view all the Accelerated Reader quizzes their child has taken, and can access an online search tool, AR Book Finder, to search for books using various criteria, including author, subject, or reading level. To receive an email when your child has completed an Accelerated Reader Quiz, click the Email Setup link and enter your child’s name and up to six email addresses to receive updates.
To log on, go to https://Hosted122.renlearn.com/278977/HomeConnect That will open up a page requesting your child’s User Name and Password. Letters went home to parents with this information, but if you don’t have it, have your child enter the information. Once you are in the system, you will be able to see the books your child has read and what their progress is towards their point goal. Please note: This site currently doesn’t work on all browsers, but it does work on Safari.
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
Raccoon Bucks…
In addition to the ice cream truck that has parked next to Schaeberg Library every afternoon at dismissal time, there is now an ice cream cart at the gate on the Euclid side. If you are giving your child money for the Snack Shack, they may be using it to buy from one of the two vendors on the street. If you would like to make sure that your child only buys snacks from the Snack Shack, you can purchase Raccoon Bucks that are acceptable currency for any item at the Snack Shack. Raccoon Bucks are available for sale at $1 each in the school office.
Spirit wear…
All sizes have been restocked and are again available for sale in the school office. If you’re stopping by the office in the morning or just before afternoon dismissal to purchase spirit wear, 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.
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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