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IN THIS ISSUE
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Teacher Appreciation Week - Volunteers Needed
- Sustainability Chair Update
- Student Return Verification Form
- Class Picture Day
- Love My Library Book Fair
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Lunch Recess Volunteers Needed *Update Request*
- Math Challenge #12
- Pre Order your 2021-2022 Yearbook
IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES
- Mar 21 - Complete Student Return Verification Form
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Mar 25 - Kindergarten Registration for 2022-2023
- Mar 29 - Class Picture Day
- Mar 30 - Spirit Day: Career Day
- Apr 4 to 8 - Spring Break (No School)
For more details on these events, check out the March Calendar on the PTA Website
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Teacher Appreciation Week
Volunteers Needed
May 2nd - 6th is Teacher Appreciation Week. If you are interested in helping us plan this year's teacher appreciation week, email Sri at volunteering@normanrockwellpta.org
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Message From Your PTA Sustainability Chair
The best part of volunteering in this position is to witness the community coming together to make a difference.
Dear Rockwell Families,
What is a Student Green Team? Students engage in various efforts like campaign, stewardship activities, competitions and lobbying to help their schools achieve a Level 1,2 or 3 with the Green Schools Program. They are the Student Green Team.
Take a look at the fabulous work done by elementary Student Green Teams all around us:
Blackwell - The school established a Student Green Team of 65 students (2nd-5th grade).
Rush - Students reviewed product labels of cleaning agents for hazards.
Sandburg - Students weeded the school garden and outdoor commons to keep it herbicide-free.
Audubon - Students used Flipgrid to create 41 short videos to share tips on how to protect the environment.
Juanita - Third grade students led an initiative to collect food scraps in classroom.
And more...
Bell, Franklin, McAuliffe, Baker, Dickinson, Keller, Mann, Wilder, Mead, Twain, Kirk, Carson, Parks
Rockwell has made several efforts to reduce our impact, especially in waste reduction. More on that later!
Have a great week ahead!
Sustainability Chair, Norman Rockwell PTA
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Please Complete Elementary Student Return Verification Form
Dear Rockwell Elementary Families:
At this time each school year, we ask for our elementary families with students in grades K - 4, to complete an "Elementary Student Return Verification" form. This is a quick online form that lets us know whether or not your student will return to our school next fall. By completing this form, you are helping us with our enrollment projections for the coming year. Having accurate enrollment projections allows us to hire the necessary staff to support our students in the next school year. If you don't complete this form, you may received a phone call to verify your student's attendance for the 2022-23 school year. You do not need to complete this form if your student is currently in 5th grade.
Please complete your form online by Monday, March 21st at 4:00PM by clicking below:
We appreciate your assistance with providing this important information. If you have any questions about the form, please let me know.
Thank you!
-Mr. Clark
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Class Picture day
March 29
We are getting our class pictures taken on Tuesday, March 29th. Every student and staff member will receive a class photo at no cost.
- Families who have opted-out of publicly publishing your child's image will be excluded from the class picture and the individual picture page. You will receive an email from Mrs. Hatch seeking your approval to waive that decision for the yearbook and include your child(ren).
- 4th graders have a field tripe scheduled for this same day. We are scheduling these pictures for the start of the day. Students will not have time to change outfits, please dress for the field trip.
Everyone should dress for the weather.
Pictures will be taken under cover.
(photo above is just an example)
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Love my Library Book Fair
Book Fairs Reimagined
Rockwell Elementary has decided to hold a Love My Library Fundraiser this year! Love my Library is a fabulous program that helps us raise money for our library and gives our readers the opportunity to ear FREE BOOKS!
Our Love My Library event starts March 7th, 2022 (through March 21st)
Below are instructions on how to activate your reader/student's personal page online. This is where you will be able to promote our fundraiser and students can create their book wishlist (bookshelf). Just for signing up and sharing the link to your child's account, student's will receive 1 free book!
For clarity - this is not a traditional book fair, but rather a fundraiser that rewards students with books for gathering donations AND provides funds for the library to purchase books. Students registering will also be registered for a chance to win a Disney trip.
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Donations are shared 50/50 between your child (to use towards purchasing books from their Wishlist/bookshelf) and the library to purchase books. For every dollar of donations a student gets added to their account, they will receive 50% of that (dollar for dollar) in Book Bucks on the Love My Library website. Then they will spend those book bucks on books from their bookshelf when the fair ends. Books will be delivered to Rockwell and distributed by the library staff..
Instructions
- Please Visit: www.lovemylibrary.com/start
- Enter the following code: 498-iKyEYx
- Follow the simple steps to create your child's account
We hope everyone participates!
Thanks so much for your support!
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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: March 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 #12
Due by Thursday, March 31st
Math Challenge #11 is now available here.
Thank you to all who participated in Math Challenge #10. Congratulations to the following winners: Keisuke Y, Galina M, Iris W, Benjamin C, Ria S, Ava S, Lilyana M, Abhay P, Shyamalan H, Ishaan K, Olivia L, Alexandra R. Prizes for this challenge were give out Monday 3/18.
Math Challenge #12 is now available HERE.
This challenge everyone earns a prize! Every student that completes the correct number of problems for their grade level will receive a prize. Please feel free to try more questions than the minimum required for your grade level. 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 #12 is Thursday, March 31st.
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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Pre Order your 2021/2022 Yearbook
Softcover Yearbooks $25
Hardcover Yearbooks $30
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STAY INFORMED
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