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IN THIS ISSUE
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PTA General Membership Meeting - This Thursday!
- Field Day, June 8th
- Teacher Appreciation Week Update
- Love my Library Book Fair Update
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Heritage Night - Host a booth!
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Rockwell Play - More details!
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School Play - Looking for a videographer
- Sustainability Chair Update
- Lunch Recess Volunteers Needed for April
- Math Challenge #13
IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES
- April 21 - PTA General Membership Meeting
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April 22 - Earth Day 🌎
- April 27 - Spirit Day (Color Day)
- April 30 - School Play (The Wizard of Oz)
- May 12 - Heritage Night
- May 25 - Spirit Day (Animals)
- May 27 - No School (Leap Day)
- May 30 - No School (Memorial Day)
For more details on these events, check out the April Calendar on the PTA Website
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PTA General Membership Meeting
Thursday, April 21, 2022 @ 7:00PM
Our next general membership meeting is Thursday, April 21st, at 7PM. For the first time in more than two years, we're holding an in-person general membership meeting (at the Rockwell library). The event is so exciting, even Redmond Mayor Angela Birney is joining! Mr. Clark will be there as well and will speak about a number of topics. Ms. Bauer is also doing a special presentation about emotion management (to help parents guide kiddos through their big feelings). Your PTA will also vote on some minor budget changes. Please join us!
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Field Day
June 8th, 2022
For the first time since 2019, we're able to host field day! This is a big Rockwell tradition, and something the kids look forward to every year.
This year it will take place from 9am-11am.
We need at least 40 parent volunteers to help make the event a success. We'll have dozens of different games and outdoor stations set-up for the entire student population. we'll need volunteers willing to help at each station, as well as volunteers willing to come in starting at 8am that morning to fill water balloons and help set-up.
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Teacher Appreciation Week
May 2-6 is Teacher Appreciation Week!
Watch your kid mail folders for a flyer coming home with details on all the fun activities your PTA has planned for TAW. Please mark your calendars now for Sunday, May 1st. The PTA is hosting our first ever chalk party. We will have chalk available for all kiddos who show up that afternoon. Each teacher is selecting a designated parking spot for teacher appreciation week. Kiddos from each class can decorate their individual teachers' parking spots, and can also leave chalk notes of appreciation on the concrete and blacktop areas outside each classroom.
That week we're also asking each kiddo to buy or make a homemade card telling their teacher how much they love and appreciate them. It's never too early to start preparing!
We have a big ask: we need additional donations to make sure we have funding for the coffee cart and catered lunch we're planning for all staff that week.
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Love My Library Book Fair
Hello from the Library!
Families that have participated in the Love My Library are eagerly awaiting the arrival of their books and other items since our fundraiser has ended. This is an update on what to expect next. We have begun to receive the items this week. Be advised that there are several hundred books and other items to be sorted and bagged up for students, as well as the books that our amazing readers have earned for our school library.
If you have participated, we are anticipating that we will have all the books and other items sorted by the end of next week (Week of 4/22). Then we will distribute to students/families. If your child has too many books to safely carry home on their own, we will contact you to arrange a time to pick them up.
Thank you for all your patience while supporting literacy at Rockwell and providing so many new books for all our students and staff.
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Heritage Night
May 12th, 5:30PM-7:30PM
Hello Rockwell Families - be sure to mark your calendars for Heritage Night - Thursday, May 12th at Redmond High School, from 5:30PM - 7:30PM
This a FREE event (hosted by your PTA) that the whole family will enjoy. Heritage Night is an opportunity to showcase the beautiful and richly diverse countries of origin in our community. Kids will receive a blank passport as they enter the event. They can then visit the variety of country booths in the auditorium. The kiddos who fill their passport with stamps from around the world will receive a small prize at the end. Families will also enjoy a showcase of performances from around the world.
Each booth will be provided with a trifold they can decorate how ever they like. Some ideas: pictures of monuments, facts, fun trivia, etc. about their country. Some countries that have participated in the pas have been Finland, Italy, Guam, India, Bulgaria, Morocco, Mexico, Ukraine, Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Japan and more.
We are also honored to be featuring a disability pride booth at Heritage Night, where we will be promoting those living with disabilities. Some disabilities can be seen with eyes, some cannot. The disability pride booth will advocate and encourage those living with disabilities to be confident in all they have to offer the community. Make sure to stop by this fantastic booth!
Kids of all ages love Heritage Night. It's a great time for the community to come together, and to learn about and celebrate each other. We can't wait to see you there!
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Rockwell PTA in association with Youth Theatre Northwest is proud to present |
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You are invited to join 31 of Rockwell's 4th and 5th grade friends as they journey through Oz. Theaters are open again, and our annual production is back after a long three-year pause! Let's support our kids and the arts in a big way! Get your tickets now to guarantee a seat!
Date: April 30th, 2022
Time: 2:00PM and 6:00PM
Location: Redmond High School Performing Arts Center
Tickets Options:
- Single seat ticket - $10
- Livestream ticket to either show - $20, includes a recording of the show
- Theater Family Package - $60, includes:
- 4 general admission tickets
- 2 Star Grams - special delivered treats for cast
- Patron of the Arts Package - $125, includes:
- 4 reserved front section seating tickets
- 2 Star Grams - special delivered treats for cast
- 2 Shout Outs - short printed messages for cast in the show program
Tickets can be purchased online, through kid mail with a flyer going home, or at the door before performances. All tickets will be at Will Call before the shows. The link for Livestream tickets will be emailed the morning of April 30th.
"Star Grams" are special treats delivered to cast after the 2nd show and are a great way to recognize your friends for their eight weeks of hard work in the production. Each Star Gram costs $1-$4 and will be available for purchase in the lobby at both shows. See you at the show!
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Looking for a Videographer
Are you camera savvy? The School Play is in need of a volunteer videographer to record our performance of The Wizard of Oz so that our cast and crew can remember their hard work and dedication for years to come.
We would absolutely love to have your help!
- The Producers
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Message from your PTA Sustainability Chair
Dear Rockwell Families,
It's Earth Month and I've picked ONE simple task for us to focus on for the entire of this month. SIGN UP for the Redmond Climate Action Challenge.
I picked this task because -
- It is a City of Redmond initiative
- It provides a structure that makes the Green Tips, Legislative Actions and Important dates notices easy to act upon.
- It provides us with a starting point for community action and the flexibility to enter and exit groups to keep our engagement relevant.
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Actions, Redmond Climate Action Challenge
Signing up with the above link will automatically add you to the "Beagle Parent" community group.
SIGN UP THIS WEEK TO BE ADDED TO THIS WEEK'S DRAWING FOR A PRIZE.
All prizes will be drawn on April 22nd - Earth day.
Have a great week ahead!
Sustainability Chair, Norman Rockwell PTA
The best part of volunteering in this position is to witness the community coming together to make a difference.
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Lunch Recess Volunteers Needed
*Signup Update*
Lunchroom IA needs help starting at 11:25AM.
We need a lunch helper everyday 11:25AM - 12:25PM
Recess wranglers Mon, Wed, Fri 11:40AM - 1:00PM
We would like to extend a heart-felt thank you to all the amazing volunteers who have helped make the Recess Wranglers program such a smashing success. The Rockwell staff loves having extra hands available during lunch recess.
We're looking for additional volunteers to help during the month of March. As always, you must be an approved LWSD volunteer, and you need to provide Stacy Hatch (in the front office) proof of vaccination. Please sign up for March volunteer slots: Recess Wranglers: April Sign Up
Volunteers are needed to help Monday through Friday, for shifts between 11:40AM and 1:00PM. Volunteers will help coordinate specific recess activities for kiddos during lunch recess.
In case you'd like to coordinate your volunteer shift to align with your child's recess, here's the recess schedule:
Kindergarten: 11:40AM - 12:00PM
1st Grade: 11:50AM - 12:30PM
2nd Grade: 12:00PM - 12:30PM
3rd Grade: 12:10PM - 12:40PM
4th Grade: 12:20PM - 12:50PM
5th Grade: 12:30PM - 1:00PM
PLEASE NOTE: You must be an approved LWSD volunteer (you can apply HERE if you're not already a registered volunteer). You also need to verify your vaccination status with the district, or Stacy Hatch in our front office (you must bring your vaccination card and ID).
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Math Challenge #13
Due by Thursday, April 21st
Thank you to all who participated in Math Challenge #12. Congratulations to all for earning a prize.
Math Challenge #13 is now available HERE.
For this challenge, lucky prize winners will be randomly selected from qualified submissions. Please feel free to try more questions than the minimum required for your grade level in order to qualify. Grab some friends and family and work on the challenges together! Once your student completes the challenge, email their paper by the due date to mathchallenge@normanrockwellpta.org
The due date for Math Challenge #13 is Thursday, April 21st.
Please contact us if you have any questions or if you need additional information about this program.
Let the challenge begin!
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STAY INFORMED
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