Want to give back to the school you love? Want to beef up your resume?

Join us on the PTA Board!

Read to the end for open positions and how to nominate!

Quick Links:

• Puchase Spirit Wear link
• Current Math Challenge link
• Order your yearbook link

Volunteer Sign ups:

• May Recess Wranglers here
• May Lunch Helpers here
• Mile Club Volunteers here

Special Thank You to our

Cast, Crew, PTA, and Sponsors!

Thank you for supporting our 4th and 5th Graders in this year's Spring Musical production of Cinderella, Rockin' the 80's. It was a great show, with plenty for parents to reminisce about, and lots of laughs for the kiddos... including "did you actually wear that, mom?" Thanks for bringing us back!

Thank you to our sponsors for their support. A lot of time and expense goes into a production like this, so we are grateful to those who made it possible!

Final call to order your spirit wear this school year and show some school spirit!

We've extended our Spirit Wear sale, so you now have until Friday, May 3 to order! All orders will be distributed to your child’s classroom. Upon check out, please select "Free school pick up” to save on home delivery. Please allow 14+ days from the end of the campaign for delivery. Your fundraiser will contact you via email to obtain your child's name and teacher. A portion of every sale goes towards Rockwell PTA fundraising which funds classroom support, scholarships, and fun school activities. If your family needs support in purchasing spirit wear, please contact our school counselor, Kate Keller at kkellerr@lwsd.org. 

Questions? Please email Janet at fundraising@normanrockwellpta.org. 

Redmond School Pool

May is National Bike Month and Rockwell along with other Elementary schools in Redmond are participating in another month of School Pool.

Walk, BIKE, Bus or pool to school and mark on your tracking sheet (to be handed out May 1). These will be collected at the end of May to earn money for the school and for you to earn a prize! You only have to make ONE entry on the sheet once to be valid for entry.

REWARDS

For Your School:

• School PTA can earn up to $1,500 per school year
• Funding is based on participation rates and number of returned, completed tracking calendars

For Your Student:

• Students earn a free cookie from Hoffman's Bakery for participating in the challenge
• Every student gets a free reflector

Hey Beagles, join us this month...let's Ride!

Calling All Volunteers!

Recess Wranglers and Lunch Helpers needed

Click on the link below to sign up to help us out during recess and lunch during the month of MAY. We rely on the support of our parent/caregiver volunteers to ensure a safe and smooth lunch and recess every day! Want to sign up but haven't registered as a volunteer through the district? Follow this link to fill out the required paperwork.

Ice Cream Social & Art Walk

***Time Change***

Please note the time change for the Ice Cream Social & Art Walk. To accommodate our families attending the band/orchestra concert that evening, we have changed the time to 5:30-7:30pm.

Many positions are open and we need these positions filled for a successful PTA.  All you need is an eagerness to learn and the drive to support our school community to create meaningful experiences for our Rockwell student and staff.

No experience is required! All nominations including self nominations are encouraged. Please email secretary@normanrockwellpta.org for nominations and any questions

OPEN BOARD POSITIONS:

President

• Presides at board and general membership meetings; Ensures local unit representation at Council meetings
• Makes appointments to Nomination Committee, Financial Reviews, Standing Rules Review, Budget Committee and Awards Committee
• Communicates, delegates and follows up on committee/board information
• Performs duties listed in WSPTA Uniform Bylaws and Standing Rules
• 10-25 hours per month

Vice President

• Train and develop under the supervision of President; Keeps the minutes of board and general meetings
• Implements banking changes upon new term for Treasurer and President; Tracks board training; Records Standards of Affiliation
• 2-4 hours per month

Secretary

• Prepares meeting agendas with President and Board; Keeps the minutes of board and general meetings
• Implements banking changes upon new term for Treasurer and President; Tracks board training; Records Standards of Affiliation
• 2-5 hours per month

VP Events

• Execute PTA events; oversee and provide assistance to event chairs; ensure events align with budget
• Work with committee chairs to ensure accurate/detailed notes, instructions and financial records are kept
• 8-10 hours per month (school year)
• Oversee events such as: New Family Playdates, Welcome Back Coffee, Back to School Picnic, Heritage Night, STEAM Night, Bingo Night, Movie Night, Ice Cream Social + Art Walk, Musical/Play, Dance/Social, 5th Grade Promotion

VP Academic Enrichment

• Oversees policies and communicates with chairs of after-school and enrichment programs
• Works in partnership with school office to determine available class space; submit building use permits
• Typically manages School of Excellence surveys and application (’22-’23 Nicole Dahl will manage under Advocacy Chair)
• 5-10 hours per month in August/September and December/January; 2 hours per month otherwise
• Manage/Oversee programs such as: Art Docent, Reflections Art, Aspiring Authors, Salmon in the Classroom, Math Challenge, and After School Enrichment opportunities.

VP Fundraising

• Oversees Annual Beagle Contribution (ABC) Fundraiser by advertising in the Bugle and speaking at Curriculum Night
• Works on grant proposals and other passive income opportunities
• 4-5 hours per month in August and September; 2-3 hours per month other school year months
• Manage fundraisers such as: Dine Out, Box Tops, Spirit Wear, School Pool, Read-a-thon

VP School Services

• Manage chairs of the following services by communicating on budget and forwarding their updates to the Board; communication with school staff to coordinate setup of the following activities: Picture Day, Vision and Hearing Screening, Emergency Preparedness, Running Club

VP Volunteer Services

• Plans, organizes, recruits volunteers for various events or programs
• Communicates with room parents; provides a Fall training for Room Parents
• Manages the following groups/activities: Room Parents, Recess Wranglers, Teacher Birthday Luncheons, Teacher Appreciation Week, Field Day volunteers
• 6-8 hours per month

If you are interested in nominating yourself or someone else for any of these positions, please send an email to secretary@normanrockwellpta.org

Thank you 

Rose and Mansi

Rockwell PTA Nomination Committee

secretary@normanrockwellpta.org

Pre Order Your 2023/2024 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 have any photos that you'd like to share with the yearbook team, please email yearbook@normanrockwellpta.org

For 5th Grade Parents...

Has your child accepted a spot for 6th or 7th grade at Renaissance School or Art and Reasoning (RSAR) for next year? The RSAR PTSA needs your help filling roles on our board for 2024-2025 school year.

• Fulfill your volunteer hours
• Work on your own schedule
• Make an impact on your child’s experience
• Get to know other parents
• Be an active part of the RSAR community

We are currently seeing the right people to fill positions of:

Co-President

Treasurer

Co-VP Membership

If you're interested or would like to learn more about these or other open positions, please email us at: nomcomrsarptsa@gmail.com

Looking for Summer Camps?

Here are some local options. These are not associated with Rockwell or LWSD, so please reach out to each vendor with individual questions about camps:

• Challenge Island
• City of Redmond Summer Camps
• ID Tech Coding Classes
• NW FILM CAMP
• PRO Club Summer Camps
• Redmond Art Works
• Seattle Playgarden
• Studio East | Summer Camps
• Why Wise Camps

Email us at bugle@normanrockwellpta.org if you have additional camps that you'd like us to add to this list!