Quick Links:

• Pre-order your yearbook link
• Order spirit wear link
• Math Challenge #2 link

Volunteer Sign ups:

• October Recess Wrangler here
• Heritage Night Booth here
• 4th Grade Play Parents here

5th Grade Yearbook 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 and back cover. Fifth Graders, enter the yearbook cover contest and your design could be selected! Deadline: Friday, November 24th

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 (for front & back cover) 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
• 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.

Any questions? Please email yearbook@normanrockwellpta.org

Pre-order your yearbook here

Join us for a beloved Rockwell tradition...

Heritage Night

November 16, 2023 6-8 pm

Rockwell Students and Families, please save the date! On Thursday, November 16, 2023 from 6-8pm, Rockwell’s PTA will host our annual Heritage Night at Redmond High School.

We need your help!

Families who are interested are encouraged to participate in one of two ways:

• Sponsoring a booth that represents your family's diversity or heritage (culture, country, community, etc.)
• Performance: We are calling for students who would like to perform or demonstrate an array of talents particular to their heritage.

Please sign up to host a table or to perform here!

This FREE event aims to celebrate the diversity of our school’s community through a showcase of history, language, religion, holidays, literature, art, music, dance, sports, traditional clothing, crafts, and more! 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!

Students will receive a blank passport and they can visit a variety of booths for “stamps”. Those who fill their passport with stamps from around the world will receive a small prize at the end.

If you have any questions, please reach out to the Heritage Night PTA Chair, Susan Walker, at heritagenight@normanrockwellpta.org

We can't wait to see you there!

LWPTSA Sponsored

New & International Families

Welcome Event and Clothing Swap!

Saturday, October 14

Welcome Event 9-11am (free childcare provided)

Community Resource Fair 11am-1pm

LWSD Resource Center

16250 NE 74th St, Redmond

This year marks the 7th consecutive year that LWPTSA Council will partner with LWSD to host our Welcome Event for families who are new to LWSD. Our welcome events are a great opportunity for families to learn about the school district, ask questions and meet other LWSD families. Topics will include accelerated programs, college and career readiness, special services, basics of the American school system, and social emotional learning supports. Whether you've moved from a different country or are from a different country, this event is for you!

LWPTSA is working to provide on-site childcare from 9-112. Children must be toilet trained and a parent or guardian must stay on-site.

LWSD and LWPTSA will also host a resource fair and clothing swap at the LWSD Resource Center after the event from 11ma-1pm. The clothing swap is an opportunity to donate or take gently used coats, school clothes and concert dress items for students.

Additional information for both events, including how to donate clothing, will be shared in future newsletters as well as on the LWPTSA website and Facebook page.

Math Challenge #2 is Here!

Due Thursday, October 19

Thank you to all of you who participated in Math Challenge #1. The winners for this will be notified next week.

Math Challenge #2 is now available here. 

*We have created an online version for this math challenge as a pilot to log in your answers and submit it. The correct answers will be available to you promptly after submitting the form. This is our attempt to make it easier to access it from anywhere and collectively save on some paper as well. Do try it and see if it helps. Kindly don’t duplicate your entries. The online form for completing math challenge can be accessed 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 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 #2 is Thursday, Oct 19^th. 

Please contact us if you have any question/feedback or if you need additional information about this program. Let the challenge begin!

Any questions? Contact mathchallenge@normanrockwellpta.org

National PTA Art in Education

Reflections Art Contest

submissions due October 20, 2023

Reflections is a National PTA art in education program started in 1969 and is the largest arts in education program of its kind in the United States. Students have the opportunity to use their creative talents by expressing themselves through their own original works created around a theme. Reflections is not “just an art contest.” It helps kids take risks, be inspired, think creatively and be celebrated for their creativity and work.

Students in pre-K through grade 12 create original works of art in response to a theme. The theme for the 2023-2024 program will be “I am Hopeful Because…”

Students submit their completed works of art in one or more of the available arts categories: Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music Composition, Photography, or Visual Arts.

Get more information about Reflections Art Program

Student's art work must be submitted electronically with completed & signed 2023-24 application to: reflections@normanrockwellpta.org by October 20th, 2023.

First PTA General Membership Meeting

Special Guest Speaker &

School Update from Administration



Thursday, October 26th at 7:00 PM

Rockwell's Library or online via Teams

ALL parents are invited to join our first PTA General Membership Meeting of the year. 

Guest Speaker and Certified Professional Organizer, Denise Allan, will present us with the Top 10 Organizing Tips for Busy Families. Then we'll get an update on the future Rockwell Reconstruction Project from our School Administration.

We also need a membership vote on a couple of critical pieces of business like our PTA budget and some board positions. Come have a voice in the programs and events at Rockwell. 

We look forward to seeing you there!

Go Beagles Go!

Spirit wear online store open until December 2023

Thanks to everyone who purchased spirit wear during our free school distribution promo. Free school distribution has ended, however you can still purchase your spirit wear online with at home shipping or pick up at Winners storefront in Bellevue. A portion of every sale goes towards Rockwell PTA fundraising. 

Order HERE

Please allow 1-2 weeks for me to deliver to your child's classroom. Thank you for your patience and support! Questions or concerns? Email Janet at fundraising@normanrockwellpta.org.

**If you need assistance in purchasing spirit wear for your child, please reach out to our school counselor, Katie Keller at kkeller@lwsd.org

CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS! 

October

Recess Wranglers Needed

We have an immediate (and ongoing) need for volunteers to help out during school recess and lunch time.  No experience is necessary. 

Please join the RHS Drama Boosters for a disco BINGO night on October 20. This will be a fun family event with prizes appropriate for all ages and great performances by some RHS students from the upcoming show, Mama Mia.

Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks for your help in spreading the word about our fun event.

Melissa Davis (she/her)

VP Redmond High Drama Boosters

email: melissa.terk@gmail.com

(425) 442-8914