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IN THIS ISSUE
- The Wizard of Oz - This Saturday!
- Heritage Night - Host a booth
- Teacher Appreciation - Chalk Party
- Running Club News
- PTA Service Award Nominations Needed
- School of Excellence - End of Year Survey
- Field Day, June 8th
- Teacher Appreciation Week Update
- Lunch Recess Volunteers Needed for May
- Community Serve Day - Site Leader Needed
- Math Challenge #14
- Sustainability Chair Update
IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES
- April 27 - Spirit Day (Color Day)
- April 30 - School Play (The Wizard of Oz)
- May 2 to 6 - Teacher Appreciation Week
- May 12 - Heritage Night at RHS 6:30PM
- May 25 - Spirit Day (Animals)
- May 26 - Ice Cream Social
- 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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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: Saturday, 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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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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Teacher Appreciation Week
Chalk Party - this Sunday!
The PTA is hosting our first ever chalk party on Sunday, May 1st @ 2PM. Students and their families are invited to join us at Rockwell on Sunday afternoon for a sidewalk chalk party from 2-4PM. We will have chalk available for all kiddos who show up that afternoon. We will decorate all the teachers' parking spots and also write chalk notes of appreciation on the concrete and blacktop areas outside each classroom.
We hope you will join us!
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Running Club News
To the PTA... THANK YOU! Thank yo so much for voting to continue to fund our Running Club program here at Rockwell. This year most especially, our students are participating in this popular program and achieving big milestones! In the month of March, on average, we had 330 students participating in Running Club each event day. That's over 3/4 of our student population!
Parent volunteers have been incredible and so important in helping monitor, hole punch the student punch cards and taking down the event afterwards. We couldn't do it without you!
In the month of April so far, 35 of our students have completed their 1st marathon punch card. Dozens more are soon to follow! Parents... if you are interested in volunteering in this great program and you are approved by the Lake Washington School District, please join us and sign up to volunteer. We can always use your support.
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PTA Service Awards Nomination Needed!
Each year, Norman Rockwell Elementary PTA recognizes volunteers and staff who have given outstanding service to our children and school community. We do this through five awards: the Heart of Rockwell, Dog Gone, Bow Wow, Golden Acorn and the Outstanding Educator Award.
Now is your chance to participate in the selection of our award recipients by nominating candidates for consideration by our awards committee. Please consider nominating anyone that has helped the staff, students, or the Rockwell community at large. There are many people that deserve this award so let's give them a chance to be recognized! Please fill out Rockwell PTA Service Award Nomination Form to nominate volunteers and staff now!
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School of Excellence
End of Year Survey
Please join us in completing the end of year survey that remains a part of our progress for further School of Excellence designation.
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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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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 May. 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 May volunteer slots: Recess Wranglers: May 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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Community Serve Day at Rockwell
Site Leader Needed
Do you have a heart to serve Rockwell? Community Serve Day is returning to Rockwell in full force this summer! What is it? Community Serve Day is an event where local churches, schools, non-profits and businesses come together for our community and help our schools prepare for the comping year by helping set up classrooms, making improvements to the campuses and more. Much more detail will be coming in the future about this event, but for now, mark August 21 on your calendar to serve at Rockwell.
This year, we have BIG need. Each school served has a site lead who works with the school/district and the sponsoring organization to plan and prepare for the event. Our site lead for years past is moving on, and this will be her last year of Service at Rockwell. As such, we need a parent/community member who is willing to serve a co-site lead this year, with plans to be point of contact and potentially serve as the site lead for future years at Rockwell (the current site lead will still be involved this year, so it's a great opportunity to learn the ropes from someone who has done this for 5 years). The site lead attends meetings with the sponsoring organization, plans projects, does a site walkthrough with the district, and is on-site on the day of the event to make sure everything goes smoothly.
If you are interested in learning more and serving our school, please contact our current site lead, Elaine Bentzinger.
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Math Challenge #14
Due by Thursday, May 5th
Math Challenge #14 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 #14 is Thursday, May 5th.
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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Message from your PTA Sustainability Chair
Dear Rockwell Families,
Congratulations to households "Dina", "CoolC" and "Chhabra" for winning the Earth day draw - a perennial herb and a bee observation chart.
You may continue to sign up for the "Beagle Parent" community group in the Eastside Climate Action Challenge HERE
Please contact me for more volunteering opportunities.
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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