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Monday Bugle - June 6
IN THIS ISSUE

  • PTA Service Awards
  • Sustainability Chair Update
  • Medication Pick-Up
  • 5th Grade Graduation Party - Volunteers Needed
  • Forget to order a yearbook?
  • Field Day - Volunteer Sign Up
  • End of Year Plans in the Library
  • Looking for Board Members for next year's PTA

IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES

  • June 8 - Field Day
  • June 13 - "Senior Walk": 10:45AM - 11:15AM
  • June 15 - Spirit Day: Summer/Beach Day
  • June 17 - Fifth Grade Promotion: 9:00 AM
  • June 17 - Half Day - Last Day of School

For more details on these events, check out the June Calendar on the PTA Website
Rockwell PTA Service Award Nomination

Biggest congratulations to the recipients of the following awards...

Outstanding Educator Award
This is awarded for going beyond the normal expectations of their job to make the learning environment fun, beneficial, and challenging for our students. The PTA awards up to two Outstanding Educator Awards a year. An Outstanding Educator recipient receives a pin and their name is added to the recognition plaque. The PTA makes a contribution in the person's name to the WA state PTA Scholarship Foundation.

Congratulations to....

Lexi Karrer - Kindergarten Teacher
Gina Holmen - 4th Grade Teacher

Golden Acorn Award
This award recognizes a volunteer who has given outstanding service to our children and our school community. The Golden Acorn Award is very special and is given for continued and dedicated service to only one of two recipients a year. A Gold Acorn recipient receives a gold pin and their name is added to the recognition plaque. The PTA makes a contribution in their name to the WA State PTA Scholarship Foundation.

Congratulations to...
Fiona Chun Zhang
Gretchen Knapp

Heart of Rockwell
Teacher award given to one or more recipients. For outstanding service to the Rockwell students and community.

Congratulations to...
Gena Thome - 4th Grade Teacher
Julie Wulf - Office Manager
Sara Chesterfield - Special Education
Sayori Hinitz - Health Room OP / PPE Coordinator

Bow Wow Award
This award recognizes volunteers who put the "wow" into anything they have done for the Rockwell community. In addition to volunteering in their child's classroom, they have gone above and beyond in helping with ongoing volunteer activities at the school and the Rockwell community at large.

Congratulations to...
Denice Gagner, Stephanie Wagner, Lani Lum, Nazneed Damkewala, Terri Edgar, Manmeet Chaudry Kang, Deepti Busireddy, Fiona Chun Zhang, Janelle Urfer, Kristina Laves, Siva Ananthakrishnan, Sri Wulfe, Mansi Majeed, Viktoria Zuban, Jeannine Woodyear, Nicole Dahl, Jamie Kivela, Sangeetha Divakar, Aneesa Yousuf, Luiza Tirifon, Doug Juno, Rose Brunditt, Patrizia Graziotti, Terri Thome, Dave Thome, Keri Croy, Sarah Kurtzman, Pallavi Singh, Illene Simmonds, Nidhi Chadha, Rochelle Pang, Ellie Krajewski, Fedra Pacheco, Stefania Tarantino, Rita Tan, Syeda Murtuza, Sujatha Patra, Caroline Cho, Chandara Hun, Michael Clark, Audrey Gallagher, Kristen Bauer, Mohamed El Hassouni

Dog Gone Award
Teacher and Volunteer awards given to one or more recipients. Our "Dog Gone" award is for recipients in their last year at Rockwell.

Gretchen Knapp, Julie Wolf, Janelle Urfer, Thayne Orgill, Kim Honkowa, Yashaswinee Gore, Junhui Guan, Sayeda Rizvi, Geraldine Vigoureux, Kristina Laves, Madhavi Pavuluri
Message from your PTA Sustainability Chair

Dear Rockwell Families,

Join me in congratulating our students at Rockwell who received recognition from King County Green Schools for their actions on Earth day. The students received a sticker shown below and a pencil made from recycled newspapers. A King County newsletter celebrating the student Green Teams that earned recognition is expected to come our in June.
The last Sustainability Committee meeting for this school year is on June 14th at 11:00AM. Please email me if you would like to attend or discuss volunteer opportunities next year.

With the end of the school year - Thank you! Thank you for your support reading these snippets and taking action so that we might have a sizeable impact as a community. May I encourage you to continue looking at the Eastside Climate Challenge as a fun summer activity. Sign up as an individual, form teams with your neighbor or join the PTA community group HERE.

Have a great rest of the school year and a wonderful summer!

Sustainability Chair, Norman Rockwell PTA
The best part of volunteering in this position is to witness the community coming together to make a difference.
End of the Year Medication Pick-Up

Please remember to pick up your student's medication on Friday, June 17th.

  • All medication must be picked up by a parent/guardian
  • Pick up at the end of the last day of school
  • Schedule a pick-up date/time if your child is leaving before the end of the school year for vacation, etc.
  • Medications that are not picked up by the last day of school will be safely disposed by the school nurse.

Please email Sayori Hinitz shinitz@lwsd.org or Cae Fawkes cfawkes@lwsd.org if you have any questions.
5th Grade Graduation Party Volunteers Needed!

We need volunteers to help with the "5th grade promotion" plans. Our current 5th graders will soon graduate from Rockwell Elementary Beagles to Redmond Middle school Grizzlies.

Covid put a profound strain on their elementary school experience. We need help as we plan a special graduation celebration for them. We need at least 3-4 volunteer parents (typically these are 4th grade parents, but we welcome anyone who is interested in helping to make this year's celebration). We'll need help as we plan the event, and then some logistical help on June 17th as we say goodbye to our 5th graders at a special ceremony that starts at 9AM.

Please email Denice at president@normanrockwellpta.org if you can help.
Did you forget to order a yearbook?

No worries - we got you!

If you're interested in purchasing one, please email yearbook@normanrockwellpta.org and we'll get your name on the list.

When the yearbooks are delivered, we'll contact you about pickup & payment. Softcover Yearbooks are $25.
Field Day, June 8th
Volunteers still needed!

For the first time since 2019, we're able to host field day! This is a 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.

If you're interested in volunteering, please sign up HERE
End of Year Plans in the Library!

Hello Beagle Families, it is hard to believe that we are nearing the end of the school year! There is so much we still want to do but also need to prepare for the summer.

Here are some important upcoming dates related to the library:

June 10th, 2022 - ALL Library books are due back

These dates are put in place to allow for books to be returned, shelved, inventoried and readied for the summer cleaning in the schools. If books are not returned by the last day of school, families will continue to receive notifications over the summer. Be advised that all students will continue to attend library classes after checkout ends for the year. In the coming days you may receive communications if your child has overdue books to help ensure they are returned.

Thanks for your help and support!
Questions? As always, feel free to contact me at shgordon@lwsd.org
Board Members for Next Year's PTA

Still looking for board members for next year's PTA!

Elections for next year's PTA board are happening at our final general membership of the year on June 9th at 7:00PM (at the Rockwell Library). We still have several board positions and committee positions that are vacant. We are especially interested in finding someone to fill the VP of Fundraising and VP of Academic Enrichment roles.

NO experience is required. The only thing you need is a willingness to help make the Rockwell community as strong, diverse, and supportive for all students as possible. Please email Mansi at schoolservices@rockwellpta.org if you would like to add your name to the list for any board or committee chair positions next year. Below is a list of committee positions we are hoping to fill for next tear.

  • Reflections Chair (this person helps organize the Reflections art contest that happen in October every year)
  • Welcome Back Coffee chair (this person helps to organize the welcome back coffee that happens in September)
  • STEAM night chair (this person helps to organize STEAM night, which generally takes place in January)
  • Math Challenge co-chair (these volunteers help to coordinate the year-long math challenge program that keeps all of our young leaners excited about Math!)

STAY INFORMED

You might find the following additional resources useful:

Norman Rockwell Elementary | Email | Website
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