Beagle 
Bugle
PTA Newsletter 
03.21.2016

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In This Issue
Yearbook - Last Chance to Order
Last Call - Yearbook Photos
PTA Membership Mtg - Thursday
LEGO CLUB-Spring Registration
Seussical The Musical
Musical Program Sponsors
Neon Glow Dance - Thanks!
Spelling Bee Update
Spirit Wear Sale Coming Soon
Lost and Found
Extra Extra!
Math Challenge 11 Available
Translation for PTA Website
2016/17 PTA Roles Open
Quick Links
IMPORTANT DATES
(Filtered for Rockwell)

March 23rd, Weds
LWSD Community Meeting 
at RHS Cafeteria 6:30pm
Re: the upcoming Bond Measure

***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 
YEARBOOK-LAST CHANCE TO ORDER ONE
Still Time to Order a Yearbook - 
Deadline extended to March 31st

The 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!)
LAST CALL FOR YEARBOOK PHOTOS
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
ROCKWELL PTA MEMBERSHIP MEETING 3/24 
THIS THURSDAY!!!
YOU'RE ALL INVITED-PLEASE ATTEND:
Rockwell's General Membership PTA Meeting 
Thursday, March 24th at 7pm 
(This Week!)
Rockwell Library

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. 
  • Speaker from R.M.S. 
  • 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.
LEGO ENGINEERING CLUB - SPRING SESSIONS OPEN NOW
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
REGISTER NOW: Sign up here 

-AND-

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 LEGOŽ 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
REGISTER NOW: Sign up here 

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.

Gr 2-5 Volunteer sign-ups here: 
http://normanrockwellpta.org/Packet/LegoVol 

K-1 Volunteer sign-ups here: 

Rockwell PTA Lego Engineering Club Chair
SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL, JR. COMING SOON



"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!
ARE YOU A LOCAL BUSINESS OWNER? SPONSORS NEEDED FOR OUR MUSICAL PROGRAM/PLAYBILL



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.
FAMILY DANCE PARTY - THANKS!!


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). 
REGIONAL SPELLING BEE UPDATE
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
SPIRIT WEAR COMING SOON!
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
LOST AND FOUND WILL BE DONATED SOON
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.
EXTRA PIECES OF INFORMATION - IMPORTANT DATES & MORE

  • 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.
MATH CHALLENGE WINNERS

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.
PTA WEBSITE HAS NEW TRANSLATION FEATURE
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.)
ANNOUNCING PTA ROLES AND NEEDS FOR 2016/17

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!!
CLICK HERE to view all open positions. THANK YOU!

*PS: BIG Thanks to those who have already stepped up to fill roles for next year! You put the "Rock" in Rockwell!
QUICK LINKS - IN EVERY ISSUE
-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
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!

-Rockwell PTA Facebook Page: Stay connected and updated on  Rockwell PTA & school info. Stop by and "Like" us!  

-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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Angie Ballas
Beagle Bugle Editor
Norman Rockwell Elementary PTA