IMPORTANT DATES:
Sunday, November 8th – John Rogers Fall Garden Clean Up 1:00 – 3:00 pm
November 9th – 30th – Cougar Mountain Cookie Dough and KuKuRuZa Popcorn Sale
Tuesday, November 10th – Principal Chat with Mrs. Mirabueno 2:15 – 2:50
English Language Learner (ELL) Parents Night 6 – 7:30 (Childcare provided)
Wednesday, November 11th – Veterans Day – No School
November 13th – Sweatshirt orders due
November 16th – 19th – Scholastic Book Fair – before school, during lunch & after school
November 17th – PTA General Meeting 6:30 – 7:30 with a speaker from Schools First to share information on the upcoming levy vote. Scholastic Book Fair also: 6 – 6:30pm and 7:30 – 8pm.
November 23rd – 25th – Parent Teacher Conferences – No School
November 26th & 27th – Thanksgiving Holiday – No School
A Few Messages from the Office
- We welcome and encourage families to be a part of our school community but if you plan on visiting your child’s classroom for any reason please make prior arrangements with your child’s teacher. Please be sure to have completed your background check with our office staff. Thank you!
- Concerns about how your child is doing at school? – Your child’s teacher is the best resource. Please talk to him/her before or after school, or emails work too. Since teachers often need to attend mandatory meetings, making an appointment beforehand is encouraged.
- Message to your child – We are happy to deliver a message to your child when an unexpected situation rises and you need to change your after-school arrangement (Please call the office by 2:30 pm). Please note that we need to respect instructional time, and therefore we refrain from calling your child down to the office to talk to you on the phone.
John Rogers Elementary Volunteer Applications
Walk to Swimming? Help in your child’s classroom?
If you answer yes to any of these you must return your volunteer application along with a copy of your identification (driver’s license)!
All volunteers in Seattle Public Schools much complete the volunteer application process before volunteering. Volunteer applications are available in the office or can be downloaded at http://seattleschools.org. John Rogers’ school administrator is Ms. Keene.
Move-a-Thon Results!
Kudos to all of our Awesome Otters for their fundraising and fitness efforts at the Move-a-Thon! Our fundraising goal was $18,500. With the help of parents, guardians, friends, family, employers, and local businesses, we raised over $23,500!!! We’re expecting a few more late donations and corporate matching dollars. With late donations, we will likely end up raising around $24,000. If your employer will match your donation, please let us know how we can help facilitate that on our end. We’re happy to provide the necessary tax documentation.
Your kids walked, ran, and rolled countless miles in fine fashion with their move-a-thon shirts, class colors, and crazy hair. The weather mostly cooperated and everyone had a great time. Thank you to all of the teachers, staff, and volunteers that helped make the event fun and successful. Thank you John Rogers PTA.
All of the awards will be announced at the upcoming spirit assembly on Friday, November 13th. The assembly will take place from 1:45 pm to 2:40 pm. Families are welcome to attend.
We exceeded our fundraising goal. We had the help of dozens of volunteers. We have a wonderful community at John Rogers. Thank you all very much.
With gratitude,
Shannon Malloch and Taryn Kohno, 2015 Move-a-Thon Co-Chairs
John Rogers Sweatshirt Sale
$15
Show your Otter Spirit with a John Rogers Sweatshirt! These cozy, forest green hooded sweatshirts come in both youth and adult sizes and are only $15! Sizes do run small so you may want to order a size larger than usual. Order forms went home in KidMail this week. Extra forms are available outside the office. Return your order to school with exact cash or check (made payable to John Rogers PTA) by Friday November 13, 2015. Incomplete forms and late orders will not be filled.
Sweatshirts should arrive at school by the end of the month and will be sent home with your child. If you have outgrown your Otter sweatshirt and would like to donate it to the school, we will be happy to find a new home for it and give it to a deserving student. Contact Allison Van Doren (anvandoren@seattleschools.org) with any questions. Go Otters!
John Rogers Food Pantry Donations Needed
John Rogers maintains a food bank to help our families in need of assistance throughout the school year and provides food boxes during the school breaks. We are currently collecting non-perishable food items for our Thanksgiving break food boxes. Last year, we provided food boxes for approximately 25 families. Please consider donating food or gift cards (Kroger or Grocery Outlet preferred). A donation bin is located outside the office at school or donations can be dropped off with traffic volunteers. Suggested items include canned foods like soups, stews, tuna, chicken, vegetables and fruit; dried pasta, beans, legumes; peanut butter, cereal, granola bars, dried fruit, oatmeal, juice, holiday foods and treats, etc. We need hygiene items like shampoo, soap and toothpaste. If you would like to help with the food bank/food boxes, please contact Andrea Bergan at (206) 817-1340 or thebergans@comcast.net.
Food boxes will be available to families on Friday, November 20. If your family needs assistance, please contact Ms. Keene in the office at (206) 252-4320 by Wednesday, November 18.
The Scholastic Book Fair is coming!
November 16-19
Shopping is available before school, during lunch hour, and after school.
The book fair will also be open from 6-6:30 and 7:30-8 the night of the PTA general Meeting.
You can also shop online from 11/11-11/30.
Click on the link: http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/johnrogerselementaryschool1.
Proceeds from the book fair will support each child in every classroom at John Rogers with a subscription to Scholastic magazine for kids.
Volunteers are needed to help, please click on the link below to choose a time slot that works for you:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d49a9a929a7ff2-2015
Is something missing from your student’s life?
Is your JRE student missing a coat, lunchbox, or rain gear?
The missing item may be waiting patiently in the Lost & Found. Encourage your student to visit the Lost & Found (located in the front of the cafeteria) to be reunited with the long lost object. Any items remaining in the Lost & Found at Winter Break will be donated, never to be seen again.
Student Assignment Plan Community Meetings
The board action for the Student Assignment Plan, originally scheduled on Nov. 4, 2015, has been postponed until Nov. 18 in order to allow for additional understanding and feedback from our stakeholders and families.
Three community meetings have been scheduled to present information and gather feedback:
Nov. 10, 2015
6:30 until 8 p.m.
Ingraham High School Library
1819 N 135th St Seattle, WA 98133
Nov. 12, 2015
6:30 until 8 p.m.
Washington Middle School Library
2101 S Jackson St Seattle, WA 98144
Nov. 16, 2015
6:30 until 8 p.m.
Rainier Beach High School Library
8815 Seward Park Ave S Seattle, WA 98118
Comments and questions may be emailed to enrollmentplanning@seattleschools.org.
PTA Membership Drive
Please help us meet our goal of 180 members this year!
The strength of our PTA lies in its membership – the parents, teachers, school administrators, business leaders and community members who devote themselves to making a positive difference in the lives of children.
Return your membership application and $12 dues (scholarships available) before November 3rd and attend either the 10/20 or 11/17 General PTA Meeting to have your name entered in a drawing for a $25 Fred Meyer Gift Card.
