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Monday Bugle - September 26 |
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IN THIS ISSUE
- Vision and Hearing Screening
- 5th Grade Yearbook Cover Contest
- Rockwell Spirit Wear is now available
- Math Challenge #1
- Running Club
- Art Docent Sign Up & Training
- Comfort Kits
- Fall Book Fair
- Oct Recess Wrangler Sign Up
- Annual Beagle Contribution - Please donate before 9/30
- PreOrder your Yearbook
IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES
- Sep 26 - Picture Day
- Sep 26 - Art Docent Training (7:00PM - 7:45PM)
- Oct 6 - Vision and Hearing Screening
- Oct 17-18, 20 Half-Day Conferences
- Oct 21 - No School (LEAP Day)
*more information coming soon
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VISION and HEARING SCREENING
On Thursday, October 6
Just a quick and friendly reminder - if your child(ren) wear prescription eyeglasses and/or contact lenses, please remind them to wear them to school.
You might receive a notice from one of our nurses should your student fails either of the screening. No notice will be sent if all is well.
Thank you!
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5th Grade Cover Contest
Interested in drawing, sketching, or doodling the Norman Rockwell Spirit?
It's a Rockwell tradition for the graduating classes to submit designs for the yearbook's front & back cover.
Enter the yearbook cover contest and your design could be selected!
Deadline: Friday, December 2nd
Requirements:
- Use portrait style (vertical) on 8.5" x 11" paper.
- Use bold and bright colors!
- All words/images must be 1/4 inch away from the border/edge
- Only one submission per student
- Have fun!
How to Submit:
- There are two ways to submit artwork. Students can:
- Give to their teacher (please write name on back of paper) or
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Scan & email to yearbook@normanrockwellpta.org
- Accepted file formats include: jpg, SVG, TIFF, PNG, and PDF (zip files also accepted). Files can be up to 100MB per file.
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Rockwell Spirit Wear is Now Available!
Show your Beagle Pride with some new threads! Order now and save on shipping. Spirit wear purchased between 9/26 - 10/10 will be distributed at school*. A portion of every sale goes towards Rockwell. Thanks for your support!
Important - upon checkout, under "customer information", fill in your child's name, grade, and teacher. Siblings? Use your eldest child's information for distribution. Shipping - Select pick up, bulk order - Free.
*Bulk order distribution will occur 14+ days after 10/10. Orders places after this period can be shipped to your home for $9.95 or picked up at the storefront. Spirit wear sale is open until 12/31.
Adult/Youth Cotton Tee $12
Adult Hoodie $34.95
Youth Hoodie $28.95
Adult Jersey $23.95
Youth Jersey $22.95
Adult/Youth Digital Tee $23.00
Name On Back (optional) $5.00
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Math Challenge #1
Due by Thursday, October 6th
Math Challenge is back for this school year! For those who are new to the program, Math Challenge is a PTA sponsored program that is offered free to all students at Rockwell.
There are 15 challenges total for the school year and each challenge contains math problems that are appropriate for each grade level. This program is optional, and our aim is to encourage students to enjoy learning and working on math. It is a great family activity, as we encourage the students to work with family to discuss and solve the questions. Please feel free to try more questions that the minimum required for your grade level to qualify. Lucky winners will be chosen from qualified submissions in each grade level for each Math Challenge.
Our first Math Challenge is now available. You can access the challenge HERE. The due date for Math Challenge #1 is Thursday, October 6th.
Please contact us if you have any questions or if you need additional information about this program.
Let the challenge begin!
Pallavi Singh
Stefania Tarantino
Qing Zhou (Jenny)
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Rockwell Running Club!
Announcing the start of the ever-popular Rockwell Elementary School Running Club for the fall 2022 season!
Starting on October 11th, all Rockwell students in Kindergarten through 5th grade are invited to participate in walking, jogging and/or running a marked path around the sand soccer field during the lunch recess every Tuesday and Thursday until Thanksgiving. Students receive a punch card to mark laps completed and may earn prizes along their journey.
Parents!!! We need your help to kick off this great program. Volunteers are needed to help monitor and assist students with punch cards on laps being completed, supervise and award prizes to students who reach running milestones. Additional help is needed to take down the course at the end of the each event.
Are you approved yet as an LWSD volunteer? If not, CLICK HERE
Questions? Please contact:
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Last Call for Art Docents & Art Docent Training
Monday, September 26th
7:00pm - 7:45pm
Thank you to all the volunteers who signed up to be art docents in your children's classrooms!
Whether you are a first-time art docent or a seasoned pro, we would like to invite you to attend a training meeting to learn some tips and tricks to a great year of making art. We'll go over where to find lessons and supplies and meet your fellow docents.
Monday, September 26th 7:00-7:45pm in the Rockwell Library
The following teachers could still urgently use an docent:
Kindergarten - Ianni
First Grade - Whitestone
Second Grade - Holmen
Third Grade - Gibson
Fourth Grade - Hein, Thome
Fifth Grade - Harris, Weinmeister, Thompson/Willie
The lessons are already put together so you don't really need any art experience to do this. It is a once a month commitment 2-4 hours per month October through May. If you can help, please sign up here.
* Please remember, to volunteer in the classroom you must be LWSD approved. The link to do so is here.
Thank you,
VP of Enrichment
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REMINDER: Send Comfort Kits to Class by 9/30
Please send your child to school with their comfort kits by September 30th.
The information (plus a quart sized zip-lock bag) was attached to the PTA packet in the first week of school. If you misplaced the packet, you can use your own quart sized bag and find the instructions (along with more information) on our website HERE.
We are asking for each child to have a comfort kit in their classroom in case there is an extended emergency situation. Teachers will distribute kits to students to keep them calm and reassured until parents are reunited with them.
Thank you for considering your child's emotional wellbeing and sending in a comfort kit by the 30th.
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Rockwell Elementary School Fall Book Fair
Dear Rockwell Families!
Scholastic Book Fair is back! We are happy to announce that we will be hosting our first IN PERSON book fair in the past few years.
SAVE THESE DATES TO VISIT OUR SCHOOL FAIR!
Fair Dates: October 10th - 20th, 2022
How it will work this year:
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The 1st week of the fair (10/10 - 10/14) will be for STUDENT purchases only. Students in 4th and 5th grades will be allowed to come to the fair during all school recess (specific dats for each grade). Purchases can be made with cash - no bills over $20.00 please and "all change" makes it difficult for our volunteer cashiers in the short time students are here. Consider discussing how paying for items works with your child before sending with cash. Remember there is always sales tax as well. Families can also sign up for eWallet, which is a great way to put money in your child's account and avoid the cash issue. Then students just tell us their name when they check out.
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The 2nd week of the fair (10/17, 10/18, and 10/20) is for families to visit the fair during in-person teacher conferences after school dismissal. Schedule coming soon.
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Online Shopping! Can't make it to the fair? Online shopping starts 10/10 and goes to the end of the fair dates. CLICK HERE for our school fair homepage.
We will be discussing the fair with all students the week before the fair and have more information on open sales hours for families soon! The library receives a portion of sales to purchase new books. Please consider attending and helping the library provide new material for all students at our biggest fundraiser of the year. It is sure to be super fun!
Interested in volunteering at the Book Fair? We need lots of help. Volunteers can work at the cash registers, act as floaters-helping families/students find books or help with set up and tear down of the fair. Contact Mrs. Gordon at shgordon@lwsd.org.
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October Recess Volunteers Needed
Rockwell is excited to introduce our first ever whole school recess! We have an immediate need for parent volunteer to assist with AM recess and lunch recess. This is an ongoing volunteer opportunity, you may sign up for as many shifts as you wish!
We need 6-8 volunteers helping every day at morning recess and lunch recess shifts from 12:15PM - 1:20PM. You can signup for an entire shift or part of a shift (if you prefer to align with your child's recess schedule). We also need lunch room helpers everyday from 11:55AM - 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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Annual Beagle Contribution (ABC)
URGENT REQUEST
Norman Rockwell PTA has one primary fundraiser per year through our Annual Beagle Contribution. Thanks so much to those of you who have already donated. We really appreciate your generosity and support. The amount of your support will determine which additional education programs and activities will be funded.
As of today, we have NOT reached our funding goal, which means that some programs or events will be cut. We have only raised 28% of our $34,000 goal.
If you'd like to help us achieve full funding by September 30th (this is always our goal!), the time to act is NOW. We are asking for a suggested donation of $125 per child be submitted by this Friday, September 30th. This amount ensures that every child will participate in all fun programs and activities, including classroom grants and scholarships.
Working for Microsoft, Google, Boeing, etc? Be sure to ask about getting your donation matched! Last year, corporate matching accounted for roughly 20% of our total funds. Click HERE to learn more. This is free money for our kids!
Thank you!
VP of Fundraising and President
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Pre Order Your 2022/2023 Yearbook
Hardcover Yearbook $30
Please note: there is no longer a softcover version of the yearbook as we have switched publishers.
Order Your Yearbook HERE.
Purchase Notes:
- Yearbook purchase is Step 4. If you've already renewed your PTA membership and/or contributed to the ABC, you can simply click NEXT to move to the next page.
- If you would prefer to purchase via check, order forms will be sent via kid mail throughout the year.
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STAY INFORMED
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