Mark your calenders for the following events at Roosevelt: calendaricon

Monday, December 8
The Winter Raffle has begun! (more information below)

Tuesday, December 9
Free chess lessons during lunch time recess for grades 1 – 8 (Sponsored by Roosevelt PTA – thanks to parent donations to the Roosevelt Enrichment Fund)

SPARK Discovery Night Showcase at 5:30pm for all parents of 7th & 8th grade students that have been participating in the SPARK mentoring program. Come and see what the students have been working on with their mentors!

Thursday, December 11
Final Kindergarten tour at 8:30am for 2015/2016 school year. If you know of anyone that is interested in learning more about Roosevelt, please have them call the school office to join this tour. 

Ms. Eakin’s 3rd grade PBL presentation at 8:30am

Important Dates…
December 15 – WinterFest at 5:30pm at PCC (TK, Rooms 6B & 31, Room 23 (Gr.2), and Room 8 (Gr. 6) Grade 8 (ALL Students) and ALL Instrumental Music Students)
December 15 – WinterFest at 7:00pm at PCC (Grade 1 (ALL Students), Room 5 & 6 (Gr. 3), Grade 5 (All Students), Room 10 (Gr. 6), & Room 17 (Gr. 7)
December 16 – 5th grade (Room 11) Field Trip to Recology
December 16 – WinterFest at 6:00pm at PCC (Kindergarten (ALL Students), Rooms 24 & 28 (Gr. 2), Grade 4 (ALL Students), Room 6A, Room 9 (Gr. 6), and Room 16 (Gr.7)
December 17 – 5th grade (Room 13) Field Trip to Recology
December 18 – Last day to turn in Winter Raffle tickets!
December 22 – January 2 – Winter Break
January 5 – Teacher Training Day – No School
January 6 – Classes Resume
January 9 – Final Middle School tour at 9:00am for 2015/2016 school year
January 9 – Last day for priority registration for Kindergarten for the 2015/2016 school year
January 9 – Last day for school of choice transfer applications for the February placement lottery for the 2015/2016 school year
January 12 – Reading Fair projects due! Drop them off in the cafeteria from 7:30-8:00am in the Office or 2:00-4:30pm in the Cafeteria
January 13 – Reading Fair Reception! Come and see all of the entries at 6:00pm in the Cafeteria
January 28 – Restaurant Fundraiser at Spaghetti Factory

Trivia Question…
Let’s see how closely you read the Q & A sheet that came with your 5 raffle tickets!

You can only win one prize in the REF Winter Raffle.

a. True
b. False

Make your guess and find out if you’re right at the bottom!

Winter Raffle…
A flyer and 5 raffle tickets were sent home in Thursday’s folder for the REF Winter Raffle! For just $1 for each ticket, you have a chance to win some AMAZING prizes!  1st prize is 4 Disneyland Park Hopper passes, 2nd prize is an iPad mini, 3rd prize is an XBOX One, 4th prize is 32″ LCD flat screen TV and there’s more! Other prizes include restaurant gift cards, RedBox gift cards, SJ Earthquakes gear, a Kindle and more! This is your chance to win a great prize and help our school! You can get more raffle tickets from the office and the tickets can be sold to friends, family, co-workers, etc.  The drawing will be held on Thursday, December 18, so get your tickets turned in!

This is the last fundraiser until spring, so let’s make it count!

Reading Fair Kits…
If you and your child are interested in this year’s Reading Fair, starter kits are still available! The starter kits include 1 tri-fold presentation board, 1 set of markers, glue, construction paper and Reading Fair instructions. Please have your student come to the office to pick up an application. All participating students must fill out a signed application to receive a starter kit.

Reading Fair entries are due on Monday, January 12. Judging will be held on the morning of January 13. Ribbons and prizes for the winning entries will be given at the Reading Fair Reception on Tuesday, January 13 at 6:00pm in the Cafeteria.

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. Cash, checks and credit cards are accepted.

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 Schaeberg gate. 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.

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

Trivia Question Answer…
The correct answer is b. False! You can win more than one prize in the raffle. So, the more tickets you buy, the more chances you have to win some fantastic prizes! Good luck!

Have a great week!