We have exciting news!  Thanks to the initiative taken by Rockwell parent/PTA member, Stacy Hatch in partnership with PE Teacher Debbie Conklin and Field Day Chairperson, Laura Drover, Rockwell 's Running Club has been awarded a $1000 grant to help Running Club "stay on track" for the next ten week session starting in March.

 Rockwell's Running Club promotes physical fitness and encourages a healthy lifestyle amongst our student population.

This grant was awarded by the WA State PTA in conjunction with the Coca Cola Health and Well-Being grant program and will fund Rockwell's Running Club with new tracking supplies, prizes/incentives, and a shelter/tent for the parent volunteers who come out rain or shine to punch running cards.

NORMAN ROCKWELL HERITAGE NIGHT 2015 

• Celebrate traditions from around the world
• Enjoy displays and presentations from different countries
• Dress in clothing from your country
• Bring an artifact from your country to show your friends
• Bring in a dish for the heritage night potluck
• Prizes will be awarded to the students who bring in the best artifact from their heritage

If you have photos (fewer than 10)  to send us from Heritage Night or previous events, please visit https://community.lifetouch.com/. Register and use our NEW school access code: LMGOVR. You will be able to upload photos directly to LifeTouch. If you have lots of photos, you can send a flash drive to the office and we'll return it to you ASAP.

Thanks!
Minerva Butler
Gaby Olson
Yearbook Co-Chairs 

Family Night BINGO is Friday, February 6th 6:30 - 8:30pm 

in the Rockwell gym. This year's theme is Big Band Bingo!

Get In The Mood to swing dance with your Valentine.

Wear red, white & black or something DAPPER from the 1940's.

• There will be sweet BINGO prizes for the kids!
• Water, snacks & lovely trinkets will be on sale for $1 each at the concession stand.
• Price of admission is $1 per person. Age 4 & under is free. 
• Admission includes BINGO card & Unlimited BIG BAND fun!

Save the date, Feb. 6th for big band BINGO presented by Rockwell PTA!

Don't forget your dancing shoes because IT DON'T MEAN A THING IF IT AIN'T GOT THAT SWING!

We are looking for volunteers!

Contact Stacy Hatch , Laura Drover  or Arora Shweta if you can "swing" time in your schedule to help the night of the event.  Sign-up genius will be emailed to volunteers on Friday, January 23rd.

Dear Rockwell Community, 

Let me start off by saying thank you so much for being so welcoming! It's been a wonderful experience being back at Rockwell as I am a Beagle alumni. It's been fantastic being given the opportunity and privilege to work and give back to the very school and community that I grew up in!  

I wanted to extend a musical invitation to the Rockwell community for a Community Benefit Concert we put on each year at Horace Mann Elementary. This year we are donating to the Lake Washington Schools Foundations LINKS program. We will have short performances from the Horace Mann Elementary 4th and 5th grade class, a vocal quintet from Redmond High School, and from yours truly. 

We are setting aside 100 tickets for the Rockwell community. We are asking for a suggested minimum donation of $5 per ticket that can be given at the doors the night of the performance(checks made out to Horace Mann PTSA). 

Please email me directly and I will be sure to leave tickets waiting for you at will call. This will be first come first serve for ticket requests. 

Jimmy Cho

Friday January 23rd

Redmond High School Performing Arts Theater

Doors open at 5:00 p.m.

Show starts at 5:30 p.m.

Thank you again for your continued support and I look forward to seeing everyone back at Rockwell this week!

Can you hear the buzzzzz in the air? Rockwell's 3rd annual

There are 2 rounds to the competition: 

• Multiple choice vocabulary (word definitions) test on Thurs Jan 29th at 11:45am in the library (check in at 11:30). 

• Students who pass the above will move onto the Rockwell Spelling Bee verbal competition on Sat. Feb 21st at 9:00am in the Rockwell library 

Sincerely,
Sarita Valji
Spelling Bee Chairperson 

Spirit Days will be on the 3rd Friday of each month as follows:

• January 23: Mustache Day  
• February 20: Circus Day  
• March 20: Decades Day 
• April 17: Twin Day 
• May 15: Celebrity Day 
• June 5: Ultimate Day (we will have this one the first Friday of the month since school will be out by the 3rd Friday

• Will be the 1st and 3rd Friday of each month starting Jan 23. 
• Students bring a quarter to school and trade it in for a token to get popcorn during lunch recess.
• Student must be at school on time to buy popcorn, with their money.  
• Late arrival of student or money - will need to wait for next popcorn day!  
• Parents should not bring money to school after 8:30 bell.   

Thank you to the 27 amazing parent volunteers who made Vision and Hearing Screening day go very smoothly last Thursday. Thanks to the PTA for providing lunches for our nine all-day volunteers and the many school nurses who were able to be at Rockwell for the day. Thank you also to the teachers and staff for your flexibility with our schedule, to Diane Davenport and Debbie Ward for giving up your space for the day, and to Kerry Bauman and Julie Wulf for your help and support. 

-AmazonSmile: Give a little back to Rockwell PTA by using

our AmazonSmile link!  Bookmark it and use the link every time you shop.

-Volunteer Application:   LWSD Volunteer application. It's easy to complete and is good for 2 years. Fill yours out or check your renewal status today!

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-Check out/bookmark our New PTA Website and register for an account!