Quick Links:

• Register for enrichment classes link
• Pre-order your yearbook link
• Order spirit wear link
• Math Challenge #1 link

Volunteer Sign ups:

• Art docent link
• Room parent link
• Recess Wrangler here
• Heritage Night Booth here

Room Parent and Art Docent

training is TONIGHT!

Both trainings are virtual, click the links below to join your training

6:30 ART DOCENTS:

Click here to join the meeting

7:00 ROOM PARENTS:

Click here to join the meeting

Vision and Hearing Screening

Volunteers Needed this THURSDAY!

We are still in need of at least 19 volunteers for our vision and hearing screening this THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5.

There are 2 shifts, one from 9:00-11:15am, and one from 11:00am-1:30pm. Please consider signing up for one or both if you can. We need 32 volunteers total. Thank you for helping!

Fall 2023 Enrichment Classes

start THIS WEEK! 

MONDAY

• 8:10-9:10am Challenge Island: Monsters & Myths Island (K-5)
• 4:00-5:00pm Challenge Island: World Tour Island (K-2)

TUESDAY

• 8:10-9:10am Snapology (K-5)
• 4:00-5:00pm CreART (K-5)
• 4:00-5:00pm Excel With Chess (K-5) *Starts Oct 10

WEDNESDAY

• 2:30-3:30pm Soccer with B&B Training Solutions (K-5)

THURSDAY

• 4:00-5:00pm Challenge Island: Disaster Island (3-5)
• 4:00-5:00pm Mighty Coders - Coders Quest (K-5)
• 4:00-5:30PM Playwell TEKnologies - Adventures in STEM with LEGO (K-2)

FRIDAY

• 8:10-9:10am Challenge Island: World Tour Island (K-2)

Before and after school enrichment classes for Norman Rockwell students are organized through the PTA. All enrichment vendors take registrations directly through their websites. Classes are offered in the portables behind the school. 

• All classes must have a chaperone, who will be on-site throughout the entire session, signing students in/out and contacting the office/family if a child is absent. 
• CHAPERONES NEEDED!! If you chaperone a full session, you will receive one waived registration for your child. Please contact enrichment@normanrockwellpta.org, if interested. Chaperones must be PTA members and LWSD-approved volunteers. 
• There are no classes on non-school days/holidays. 
• Need-based scholarships are available for enrichment classes. Please reach out to the school counselor, Katie Keller to inquire

Please contact Katie Herzog at enrichment@normanrockwellpta.org for any questions regarding classes or chaperone requests.

Redmond School Pool

It's back and will be running all October!

The Redmond School Pool program encourages Redmond students and their families to not drive alone to school, and promotes students walking, biking, riding the school bus and carpooling with other families all during the month of October

What's in it for the students? 

Free safety gear, usually a blinker keychain, and a completion prize when calendar is submitted.

What's in it for the school?

Each submitted calendar, gets the Rockwell a $ amount which could total up to $1500!

See official page for more information (link below)

Redmond SchoolPool | Go Redmond

Go Beagles! Get your spirit wear

Order by FRIDAY for FREE school distribution

Save on shipping and have your spirit wear distributed to your child's classroom! The deadline for free school distribution is THIS Friday, October 6. Orders placed after may be shipped to your home for a fee of $9.95+ or picked up at Winners Sportswear. A portion of every sale goes towards Rockwell PTA fundraising. Thanks for your support! 

Adult/Youth Cotton Tee $12

Youth Hoodie $28

Adult Hoodie $30

Order HERE

Upon checkout, under "shipping method", select "Pick up", with the final option of "Pick up at school". Orders placed after the deadline may be shipped to your home for a fee or picked up at Winners Sportswear. Questions? Email Janet at fundraising@normanrockwellpta.org.

*Bulk order distribution will occur 14+ days after 10/6. Spirit wear sale is open until 12/31.

**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! 

Art Docent

Needed

Ms. Harris' class is still in need of an art docent! If your child is in her class, please consider volunteering!

Room Parent Needed

Ms. Ianni's class is still in need of a room parent! If your child is in her class, please consider volunteering!

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. 

LWPTSA Sponsored

New & International Families

Welcome Event and Clothing Swap!

Saturday, October 14 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. Families are invited to come and learn about social-emotional learning supports, highly capable programs, special services, college and career readiness and more.

Clothing Swap

Concurrently with the Welcome Event, LWPTSA Council will be hosting our second annual clothing swap, where families can bring and/or browse for gently used music ensemble concert attire, winter coats and more.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 celebrate your heritage here!

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!

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