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IMPORTANT DATES
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March 23rd, Weds
LWSD Community Meeting
at RHS Cafeteria 6:30pm
***March 24th, Thurs***
Rockwell PTA General Meeting,
7pm (Library)
All Parents/Guardians Invited!
*Bond Information, speakers, and more...*
March 29th, Tues
1st Grade Music Program "Crazy Critters"
2pm, Rockwell Gym
April 4-8
No School-Spring Break
April 23, Sat
Seussical The Musical Jr.
Rockwell's 4th & 5th Grade Musical
Live on stage at Redmond High School Performing Arts Ctr. (RPAC)
3pm & 7pm
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YEARBOOK-LAST CHANCE TO ORDER ONE
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Still Time to Order a Yearbook -
Deadline extended to March 31stThe fifth graders designed the covers, photos are being uploaded and pages are being filled with cute pictures of your kids. The yearbook  has 88 pages of color photos - Chess Club, Orchestra, Band, Choir, Valentine's Day parties, Halloween costumes, Heritage night, Toymaker, Presidents Wax Museum - plus student portraits and class photos. There is something for everyone. If you would like to order a book, we've extended the deadline to March 31st. We won't be selling any books during the last week of school - so order yours now. Prices: Soft cover ($20) or Hard cover ($24). Order here on our website.
The kids like to "sign and autograph" each other's books during the last few days of school. This is the last chance to order!
Can't remember if you ordered one on Back to Business day (way back in August)?? Check your account orders on the website, found by clicking on My Account in the left tool bar. If you're new to the school, create your website account and order asap.
Gaby Olson
Maya Shani
Yearbook Co-Chair (looking for a chair/co-chairs for next year!)
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LAST CALL FOR YEARBOOK PHOTOS
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Last Call For Yearbook Photos
Yearbook creation is in its final stages - if you've taken photos of spring classroom events, music concerts or after school clubs please send those in now. The layout for those pages will be wrapped up before spring break. (Note: the back to school and Halloween pages are complete - thanks for all the great photos)
If you have fewer than ten photos to send us, please visit https://community.lifetouch.com. Register and use our NEW school access code: PHEBEV. 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!
Gaby Olson
Maya Shani
Yearbook Co-Chairs
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ROCKWELL PTA MEMBERSHIP MEETING 3/24
THIS THURSDAY!!!
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YOU'RE ALL INVITED-PLEASE ATTEND:
Rockwell's General Membership PTA Meeting
 Thursday, March 24th at 7pm (This Week!)
ON THE AGENDA:
- GUEST SPEAKERS with updates on the upcoming April 26 Bond measure and how Rockwell PTA can help support the growth needs of our entire school district. We welcome special guests: Siri Bliesner (LWSD School Board member/former Rockwell parent) and Emily Papel (from the Lake WA Citizens Levy Committee/former Rockwell parent and PTA President)
- Find out ways to help with the Bond even if you can't vote in the election.
- Updates from Principal Gometz and the PTA teacher representative, Mrs. Gibson. Ms Gometz will be discussing plans for 2016/17, the upcoming SBA testing, the Bond, and the partnership with schools in Beijing.
- Holding a membership vote regarding the endorsement of the bond. Hope to see you ALL there. If you've never been to a meeting before, this is an especially important one!
- Rockwell PTA news and updates on plans for 2016/2017
To read up on the upcoming bond in advance, click here.
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LEGO ENGINEERING CLUB - SPRING SESSIONS OPEN NOW
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LEGO ENGINEERING CLUB SPRING SESSIONS FOR GRADES 2 - 5, AND K-1.
Jedi Master Engineering 2nd to 5th Graders Apr 11th - Jun 6th on Mondays
The Force Awakens in this advanced engineering course for young Jedi! Discover key engineering concepts such as gear trains, worm drives, pneumatics, and eccentric motion. Build LEGO X-Wings, AT-AT walkers, Pod Racers, Star Destroyers, Cloud Cities, Settlements, Fortresses, and other complex machines and structures from a galaxy far, far away.
No Class Dates: 4/25, 5/30 Time: 3:15-4:45pm $119.00
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Jedi Engineering K - 1st Graders Apr 14th - Jun 2nd on Thursdays
The Force Awakens in this introductory engineering course for young Jedi! Explore engineering principles by designing and building projects such as LEGO� X-Wings, R2 Units, Energy Catapults, Defense Turrets, and Settlements from a galaxy far, far away. Create motorized and architectural projects with imagination and engineering to defeat the Empire!
No Class Dates: None Time: 3:15-4:45pm $136.00
Note: This class is being sponsored by Rockwell PTA. Parent of registered students commit to volunteer/chaperone for at least one of the sessions.
We need parent volunteers to chaperone the Lego Engineering Club spring sessions. The volunteer sign up sheet can be found below. At least one volunteer is required for every session with the other being the backup. The parents of enrolled students are encouraged to sign up for at least one of the sessions. K-1 Volunteer sign-ups here:
Rockwell PTA Lego Engineering Club Chair
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SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL, JR. COMING SOON
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"Oh The Thinks You Can Think!!"
SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL IS COMING SOON! R.P.A.C. (Redmond Performing Arts Center at RHS) Saturday, April 23rd 3pm & 7pm
You won't want to miss our 4th & 5th grade cast perform Seussical the Musical Jr. live on stage. These talented kids are currently hard at work rehearsing to put on a fabulous show. The Cat in the Hat, Horton the Elephant, a Sour Kangaroo, Thing 1 and Thing 2, Jungle citizens, Who citizens, and lots of birds and other creatures will all sing and dance their way into your hearts!
Ticket information is coming soon!
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ARE YOU A LOCAL BUSINESS OWNER? SPONSORS NEEDED FOR OUR MUSICAL PROGRAM/PLAYBILL
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Hello Rockwell Parents and local business owners,
Rockwell PTA's Theatre production, Seussical Jr. The Musical will take place on 4.23.16 at the RPAC (Redmond Performing Arts Center at Redmond High School).
Are you interested in advertising in this upcoming event, or would you like to congratulate a member of the production or cast and tell him/her how well he/she is doing? Your advertisement will appear in the program/playbill and reach out to approximately 1000 viewers. Check this link for details. All revenues go to the Rockwell PTA.
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FAMILY DANCE PARTY - THANKS!!
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On behalf of the PTA (and hundreds of happy kids), thank you to all the parent volunteers who helped make the Neon Glow Family Dance Party happen! We had set up and clean up helpers, ticket sales, patrollers, and helpers at the concession stand. Your help is very much appreciated!!
HUGE thanks to our Dance Chair, Mary Anne Blake for chairing this event-everyone had a great time dancing while glowing with their fun glow items!! Many thanks to our PTA VP of Events, Jennifer Myrick for creating the awesome "Neon Glow" photo booth...everyone loved it! If you didn't have your camera with you, please email Jennifer and she will send you the photos. (As was posted at the photo booth and at the ticket table).
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REGIONAL SPELLING BEE UPDATE
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Our Rockwell Spelling Bee Champion SOHIL B. participated in the Snohomish King County Regional Spelling Bee Competition on Sunday, March 13 at Town Hall in Seattle. He made it to Round 4 and competed like a true champion! If you would like to see the video, click on this link. You will find Sohil at time stamps 1:09:20, 1:56 17, and 2:29:23. All of Rockwell is very proud of him! Spelling Bee Chairperson
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SPIRIT WEAR COMING SOON!
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Nothing shows your school spirit more than wearing our school colors - Purple and Yellow! But why not add PINK and BLACK for spring?
All Spirit wear orders will be processed ONLINE using the PTA website. If you haven't already, please go to the PTA website and create your account. (Tip: This is necessary for next years' back to school packet, too.)
Spring Spirit wear - - it's coming soon!!
Welcome Julie Odle- Incoming Spirit Wear Coordinator
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LOST AND FOUND WILL BE DONATED SOON
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LOST AND FOUND
Lots of coats and sweatshirts, lunch boxes and gloves are in the Lost and Found (inside the front courtyard). Please take a look and recover your belongings! All remaining items will be donated to charity during Spring Break.
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EXTRA PIECES OF INFORMATION - IMPORTANT DATES & MORE
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- TEACHER/STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK will be celebrated at Rockwell during the week of May 16-20. More information to come soon.
- Update your calendars with the NEW DATE for our annual Art Docent Showcase, Ice Cream Social and Used Book Sale which is now on Thursday, May 5th from 6-8pm.
- SBA TESTING DATES FOR GRADES 3,4, 5 are posted on the school site here.
- Nominate a teacher! Seattle Mariner's Radio Network & WSECU will be awarding $500 classroom grants and tickets to a game to 24 remarkable teachers throughout the 2016 Mariner's season! More info here.
- Spring Cleaning? Don't forget to donate your books (kids, adults, cookbooks, etc) to our library for the used book sale. Drop them off during school hours.
- Sign up here to volunteer for recess Running Club - spring is here and the kids want to run!! Tues/TH at lunchtime. Volunteer whenever you can!
- Keep saving Box Tops and Labels for Education for the next collection! Every bit helps.
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MATH CHALLENGE WINNERS
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Congratulations to the Math Challenge #11 winners: Ayushi S, Avinash K, Selin I, Sanj S, Alex C, Otoha M, Kelsey H, Caroline K, Pragyan S.
Math Challenge #12 will be available 25th March after 3pm. Gather your friends and family and work on the challenge questions together.
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PTA WEBSITE HAS NEW TRANSLATION FEATURE
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Our PTA Website (www.normanrockwellpta.org) has a new feature! It can now be translated into many different languages. There is a button at the very top of the page with a drop down box to select a language. Please pass this on to any families who may benefit from this feature. (PS: The LWSD site translate button is found at the bottom of their page.)
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ANNOUNCING PTA ROLES AND NEEDS FOR 2016/17
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Rockwell Parents:
Your help is needed to keep our PTA Board and enriching programs  running next year for our students and school community! This past year, too many of the same people were performing multiple volunteer jobs. Many of our board members chaired events as no one stepped up to chair them. Let's all take part in some way next year!!
We need some new parents next year to help "even the load" and to continue bringing awesome programs and events to our students and school community.
We encourage more dads and parents in the younger grades to serve on the board or in other positions around the school.
Most positions can be shared with a co-chair. Grab a friend, your neighbor, or your significant other and volunteer together!
Common misconceptions:
Think you can't volunteer because you work? Not true! 9 out of our 12 current board members work outside the home and our meetings (once a month) are in the evenings to accommodate working parents.
Think you can't be on the board if you've never been to a meeting? Also not true. You can even start training/attending now to get familiar with a position. Any parent is welcome to any of our board meetings as well as the general membership meetings.
Each and every parent: Please strongly consider how you can help our school by thoroughly reviewing the available openings. Your child benefits when parents are involved with the PTA.
Your kids are the future of our school and so are YOU!
Some open positions for 2016/17 include:
- President or Co-Presidents (Board). Good at leading, organization, delegating. Please consider this role and feel free to email the current co-presidents (Ellie O'Rourke and Cari Scotkin) with any questions. We'd like this role in place asap to start training.
- Fundraising VP (Board) Oversees Pass the Hat Fundraiser and assists fundraising chairs as needed.
- (Non-board) Yearbook Chair, Back to School BBQ Chair, Movie Night Chairs, After-school programs, Reflections Art Contest and many more!!
*PS: BIG Thanks to those who have already stepped up to fill roles for next year! You put the "Rock" in Rockwell!
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QUICK LINKS - IN EVERY ISSUE
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-View Rockwell's Peachjar E-Flyers - a great resource for community events, classes and camps.
-AmazonSmile: Give a little back to Rockwell PTA by using
-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!
-Bookmark & Register for your account on our
New PTA Website. Calendar info, announcements, forms, ordering yearbooks and spiritwear, and much more!
- Submit Photos to the Yearbook: Please upload them directly to the secure LifeTouch website by visiting Lifetouch. Register and use our NEW school access code: PHEBEV
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Bugle Article Submissions Welcome
The Beagle Bugle welcomes article submissions from students and parents. Student journalists may submit articles about current events, students opinion-editorials and poems or short stories. Parents may submit articles about PTA events and school related topics.
Any article that is unrelated to PTA or Rockwell must be approved by the Lake Washington School District, and, upon approval, will be posted in the Peachjar eflyer system. The Lake Washington School District website has more information on the submission and approval process.
Short pieces will be edited for inclusion in the Bugle, longer pieces will be posted on the website with a link in the Bugle. The Deadline for submissions for the next weekly Bugle is the preceding Thursday. The Bugle Staff reserves the right to be selective regarding the materials that are publicized.
Sincerely,
Beagle Bugle Editor
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