Show the love <3 Valentinegram sales this week

This week the fifth graders are selling Valentinegrams to help fund their Outdoor Ed trip this spring. Each gram costs $1 (cash only) and consists of a card and a heart lollipop. Children (or adults!) can purchase the number of cards they wish, fill in the recipient and a note and return them to the volunteers. We will sort them, attach the lollipops and deliver them to all the classrooms on Valentine’s Day, February 14.

Sales will take place after school by the Vera Ave gate. 3-8 graders can purchase them at recess and lunch beginning starting Tuesday. Show your friends you care and help the fifth graders raise money for their trip!

Still need Jogathon sponsors, know anyone?

The Jog-a-thon, our amazing fundraising and community event, is returning this year after a year’s absence, and it is coming this spring. The event is on April 21, and we are looking for sponsors. Are you a small business owner, or do you know someone who is a small business owner looking to promote their business to our community? As a $500 sponsor, the Jog-a-thon t-shirts will have the company logo on the back and will be not just worn for the event, but the shirts become school-approved dress code shirts for the future. T-shirts will be worn by over 700 students and volunteers. Additionally, we have a Jog-a-thon website that will recognize our key sponsors. If you are interested in sponsoring the Jog-a-thon or know someone who is, please contact parent volunteer, Jenny Barnes at jenny@roosevelt-pta.com.

Girls on the Run

Girls on the Run is returning to Roosevelt this spring! Girls on the Run is a nonprofit that uses the power of running to build healthy, confident girls. Now more than ever, girls need a safe place to share feelings, build friendships, and get active. Physical activity is woven into each practice, to inspire an appreciation of fitness and to build habits that lead to a lifetime of health.

Each session consists of a discussion-based lesson, movement-based games, and a running workout.Girls on the Run is open to students in 3rd-5th grades. It starts the week of March 7 on Thursdays (1:45-3pm) and Fridays (2:45-4pm) and culminates in a 5K run on Saturday, May 14 for a total of 16 sessions (excluding school holidays and Spring Break). Students are expected to attend both sessions each week.The team is limited to 18 participants and is offered on a first-come, first-served basis. We encourage you to enroll quickly as spaces will fill up quickly. For more information, please contact Coach (and 3rd grade teacher) Lydia Pacheco at . If you would like to apply online, use this link. Financial aid is available.

 

Upcoming Dates

Feb 1 – Beginning of Black History Month

Feb 1 –  100th day of school

Feb 4 –  Spirit Day – Sports – students are encouraged to wear sports related clothing

Feb 9 – Vision screening for K, 2nd, 5th, and 8th grades

Feb 14 – Valentine’s Day

Feb 14-18 – 8th grade Yosemite field trip

Feb 21-25 – Mid-Winter Break – No school

Feb 28 28 School Site Council