Happy new school year Roosevelt Raccoons! This is our first PTA newsletter of the year, which will be sent once a month after our PTA meetings. The newsletter is a great way to stay connected to your school community and learn about PTA events and activities. We’ve got a great year planned – starting now!

What is the PTA?

The PTA strives to build a community between parents, teachers, students and the  school administration. We sponsor community events such as family fun nights and fund programs such as Garden, Art for All, Music and after-school enrichment. We are hard at work on the soon-to-be new upper campus playground. We meet on the 4th Tuesday of each month during the school year and all parents are welcome! Meetings are held on campus in the cafeteria.

Join the PTA

For just $5 a year, you too can have a vote! Go here to join the PTA.

Volunteer with us

We need your HELP! Please consider signing up for one of our volunteer and open PTA board positions. Volunteers are the reason we are able to hold many events and fundraisers throughout the school year. We are looking for Executive Vice President, VP of Events, event helpers, Jog-a-thon Co-chairs, and more. Go here to sign up and for volunteer clearance, visit this RSCD page

Room Parents

Looking for a way to support your teacher this year? Please consider becoming a Room Parent for your child’s class to foster communication with our teachers and families. As a room parent, here are a few tasks that we help to coordinate: 

  • emailing communications for upcoming class events as requested by the teachers / PTA (sending surveys on behalf of the teacher, promoting our Jog-a-thon fundraiser)
  • for the younger grades, coordinating across same grade room parents to support and provide supplies for seasonal class parties
  • promoting Teacher Appreciation Week activities
  • coordinating end of year presents for teachers

If interested, please reach out to Alina Villanueva Room Parent Coordinator. We are looking for volunteers for the following classes:

  • 3rd: Heon
  • 4th: Wolter
  • 5th: Acevedo
  • 7th: Regosin-Caffery, Holm
  • 8th: Reta, Stickel
  • K2SDC: Sudol
  • 6-8SDC: Tran

After-school Enrichment

The PTA funds After-school Enrichment programs. Our fall programs are starting soon and include ballet, Zumba and Lego engineering. Go here to learn more and sign up.

Stay connected with us

There are a few ways to stay connected with the PTA and your Roosevelt community. Our monthly newsletters go out on the Sunday following our PTA meeting. We also forward links to our newsletters through the Remind app. Sign up for the PTA channel (@ptachan) on Remind to get them! To learn more about staying connected, visit this page. Don’t forget to read the latest Roosevelt School bi-weekly newsletter here.

Upcoming Events

Picture Day 

Picture Day is this Friday, September 9th. The office is looking for a parent volunteer to assist  between the hours of 12:00pm – 3:00pm. In return, they will receive a coupon toward the purchase of their child’s portrait package. Because this event occurs during school hours this volunteer will need to be cleared by the District Office. If you’re able to help sign up here. 

A Night at the Ball Park

Join your Roosevelt friends for a fun night at the San Jose Giants game!  We have reserved a block of tickets for the game on  Sunday, September  11th @ 5:00 pm (main gates open at 4:00 pm) Use this link to order your tickets. Make sure you use the code “Roosevelt” when ordering. 

Family Dinner Dance

Our annual Family Dinner Dance is back on Friday, September 16th, from 5:30 to 8:00 pm. Roosevelt students, family and staff will enjoy a taco bar dinner, a photo corner and DJ dancing.  This is a great way to welcome everyone back for another great year. Tickets are only $5 a person or $20 for a family! Please RSVP and pay in advance via our @Roosevelt-PTA Venmo, so that we have a head count, but we will also sell tickets at the door. We also need your help! Sign up here to set-up, serve food, or clean up – anything you can do, ew appreciate.

Key Dates in September 

9/7 – Back to School Night, 5:30-7:45pm
9/9 – Picture Day (Free Dress)
9/11 – San Jose Giants Game, 5:00 pm
9/16 – Family Dinner Dance,  5:30-8:00 pm
9/27 – PTA meeting, 6:00-7:00 pm
9/28 – Chipotle Fundraiser, 5:00-9:00 pm