Weekly PTA message – September 20

Important Dates

Tuesday, September 22nd – PTA General Meeting and Volunteer Fair 7 – 8 pm All Welcome! Free Childcare provided.

Wednesday, September 23rd – 2 Hour Early Dismissal – School will be dismissed at 12:50

Friday, September 25th – School Picture Day

October 3rd – PTA Rummage Sale!

October 8th – John Rogers Curriculum Night 5:30 – 7:00 pm

 

SAY CHEESE! School Pictures—Friday, September 25
John Rogers Elementary School Picture Day is Friday, September 25. Order forms will be sent home with students this week. Payment can be made online at www.yuenluistudio.com or exact cash or check can be returned with the order form on picture day. All students will have their picture taken, regardless of whether they order pictures or not. Questions? Contact Melissa at melissarodda@hotmail.com

Traffic Volunteer Opportunities!! Traffic volunteers are needed each morning and each afternoon to get our children safely to and from their cars. – Time commitment is only 30 minutes ONCE A WEEK! What a deal! – You work in pairs or threes and have a chance to meet kids and parents in every grade. – A wonderful way to feel a part of the whole community here at Rogers. – Your choice of morning shift (8:20-8:50) or afternoon (2:35-3:05) Traffic volunteers Contact Kristina Bartleson for more info 206-949-0322 thegalley@hotmail.com

Lunch Room Volunteer Opportunities!! Lunch Room volunteers are needed each day in the John Rogers lunch room helping to serve our students and make sure the school lunch line is efficient and friendly. -Time commitment is about one hour ONCE A WEEK! -You work in a group of three and have a chance to meet all John Rogers students! -The tentative schedule for lunches this year is 3 lunch groups spanning 11:30 am – 12:40 pm. Questions? Contact Darlene Bowyer for more information dmbowyer@msn.com.

J.R.E Swim Program Needs You! We need some amazing people to help in the following positions: 1: Instructors in the pool (no experience required) 2: Lifeguards Please Contact Melissa Blumhagen (John Rogers PE Teacher) immediately! mjblumhagen@Seattleschools.org 206.252.4330
**This program does not work without our AMAZING Pool People** No People=No Pool for our kids! Thank you!!

Got stuff? Consider donating it to the John Rogers PTA rummage sale! We are currently accepting donations for our fall rummage sale. (Saturday, October 3rd – mark your calendars!) Old toys and games (with all their pieces)? We’ll take ‘em. Books? Send ‘em our way. Clothes, bedding, linens, etc. (clean, with no holes)? We’d love ‘em. Doing some really late spring cleaning? Just want to de-clutter? Wondering how your stuff can benefit the school? Wonder no more – we’ll take items that are in good working order, that you’ve outgrown, that you’re tired of but someone else will love! Please contact Laura Spring (laura@springnet.org or 206-524-8865) or Andrea Bergan (thebergans@comcast.net or 206-985- 8117) if you have items you would like to donate or if you are interested in helping with the rummage sale. All proceeds will benefit the PTA general fund.

T-Shirt Sponsors Needed! Calling all business owners and/or parents…our annual move-a-thon is coming up and we need your help. This year, our goal is for every John Rogers student to have a T-shirt. To accomplish this goal, we need 10 donations of $100 or more to help pay for the shirts. With your donation, your name or business name will be listed on the back of each shirt as a sponsor. John Rogers Elementary School PTA is a 501(c)(3) organization, and your donation may be tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. The PTA’s Federal Tax ID number is 91-1154646. Please see your tax specialist for additional information. Please contact Shannon Malloch shannonmmalloch@gmail.com or Taryn Kohno taryn.kohno@gmail.com to become a T-shirt sponsor. Thank you for your support and for helping make the 2015 move-a-thon a success!

 

 

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