Please join us this Thursday, September 29 in the library for the first General Membership meeting beginning at 7pm.

All families are welcome to our General Membership PTA meeting, the first one of the year. Come learn about the PTA at Rockwell and the exciting things we have planned.  Our agenda includes:

Mud puddles, slips and spills are all a reality at school! 

When students come to the office, our amazing office team of Julie, Inez and a host of volunteers, dust them off and send them back to class. BUT, they need our help!

Please send in your plastic grocery sacks so they have a supply to send home dirty clothes. AND whenever you are in the building, stop by LOST & FOUND for your student's items that have been left behind!

Thank you to all the moms and dads who signed up to be room parents in your children's classrooms! 

Whether you are a first-time room parent or a seasoned pro, we would like to invite you to attend a training meeting to learn all about the ins and outs of room parenting. We will go through an outline of fun school events, share some best practices and have a time for questions and answers. This will also be a great opportunity for those of you who are working in teams to coordinate with each other.

Tuesday, September 27, 7:45-8:30pm

Rockwell library

Please email Barbara Chinn, PTA Room Parent Coordinator, if you have questions. 

**Room parent meeting is immediately following the PTA chairperson and website training.

Attention Chairs: Thank you so much for chairing an event or program at Rockwell Elementary this year! 

Did you know the PTA Website is doing some of the work for you? You're invited to come learn how the PTA website is one of your biggest resources as a Chairperson! You will learn how the website keeps track of potential volunteers, how our webmaster can help you set up online signups, and how to access shared reports as it pertains to your event. You will also receive tips and tools for chairing a program at Rockwell. 

*Bring a laptop if you have access to one!

Tuesday, September 27, 7-7:45pm
Rockwell Library

**Room Parent Meeting immediately following.

PTA is looking to fill some positions for next year. Can you help keep these programs running at our school? 

-Bingo Night Chair

This year our PTA is offering two directories to paid PTA members (those who have paid the PTA membership dues for this year). The directories are a benefit of your membership. If you haven't paid your PTA membership dues, please click here to go to the PTA website.

NEW - Online PTA Membership Directory Coming Soon in September:

• On-line searchable directory with parent and student information including names, contact emails and street addresses obtained from the information YOU entered into the PTA website www.normanrockwellpta.org .
• Only paid PTA members will be able to use the online directory.  But, non-paid PTA members can register their information for inclusion in the on-line directory.
• Families and students will only appear in the on-line directory if they are registered on the PTA website.  This is NOT A DIRECTORY OF ALL STUDENTS.
• You can change your privacy settings to control what information others can see.   (Now is a good time to make sure if your info is up-to-date!)

Student Directory Coming Soon in October:

• Streamlined paper directory with school and PTA information and class lists including student name, primary contact email and primary contact phone number obtained from the school district .
• There will be no street addresses published.
• Students will only appear in the paper directory if their parents have filled out the PTA Permissions Form.
• One copy free with a paid PTA Membership. $5 for an extra copy. $5 to order one for non-paid PTA members.
• To become a PTA member, you must register.

*Please remember that not EVERY student will be listed in the Student directory. A few parents have chosen not to be in the directory for various reasons and opted out. When planning parties for the whole class, it is best to ask your teacher exactly how many students are currently in class.

Leslie Edmunds

PTA Directory Chair

PTA Reflections  is a nationally acclaimed student recognition program to encourage artistic creativity in the classroom and at home. Students of all grades and abilities may participate and explore the arts based on the 2016-2017 theme: What Is Your Story?

If your kids like to: create pictures, write stories, poems or essays, take photos, compose music, create movies or choreographies and be recognized for their work, then they should participate. Sign them up!

Students may enter through their school PTSA in any of this six art categories or as a special artist (an option for students with disabilities who receive services under IDEA or Section 504).

	Dance Choreography
	Film Production
	Literature
	Music Composition
	Photography
	Visual Arts

Participation Rules and Student Entry forms available at: Rockwell PTA Website - Reflections . Some hard copies will be available in the Rockwell office after 9/27.

Deadline for entries:  Wednesday, 10/26  * 1:30pm @ School office drop box

Rockwell show: Monday, 11/14 * 6-8pm @ School Library

Local Art Show: Friday, 1/6  * 6-8pm @ LWRC/RTC (Lake Washington Resource Center at Redmond Town Center)

Please contact us if you have any questions,

Marly Khoury-Haddad

Beatriz Gomez-Albadawi/

Reflections Co Chairs

When kids don't get enough to eat, they can't concentrate and they can't learn. That is when Hopelink's Pantry Packs program is there to help.

 

Pantry Packs provides weekend packs of food for more than 600 LWSD students. Each pantry pack has enough food to feed one child for a weekend.  If you or someone you know could benefit from this program, please contact Kristin Bauer, school counselor, via email or phone at  425-296-2670. 

There is no application or qualification information. All information is kept strictly confidential.

REDMOND HIGH GARAGE SALE

The annual Redmond Drama Booster Garage Sale is scheduled for Saturday, October 1, 8am-3pm in the High School cafeteria. 

This is a very popular, HUGE, multi-family sale that supports the drama program at Redmond High.  You'll find books, games, apparel, sporting goods, tools, household items, furniture and so much more! All proceeds directly benefit Redmond Drama students by defraying production costs, providing funds for drama trips, scholarships and much more. 

If you have items to donate to the garage sale, bring them by the RHS cafeteria on Friday, Sept. 30, 2:30 - 8pm.  All donations are tax deductible ... and we'll even help you unload your car!

Any questions? Please contact organizer, Sharon Drazkowski

See you there!

REDMOND HIGH SCHOOL

17272 NE 104th Street

Redmond, WA  98052

Myriam Pollock

PTA - Fundraising VP

Ellie O'Rourke

PTA - BoxTops Chairperson

AFTER SCHOOL ENRICHMENT 

SPELLING BEE

BUZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ! The buzz is all about the upcoming Norman Rockwell's 5 th Annual Spelling Bee. The registration for grades 1-5 has started  and we will meet every month (on a Thursday) for practice. Please find the practice word lists, schedules, worksheets and FAQ at the spelling Bee page.

Spellers who wish to self-study and cannot make it to the practice sessions can still enroll and get a chance to compete in the final school spelling bee.

Spelling Bee is a great way for students to expand their word knowledge and learn how to stand up in front of peers and compete in a friendly way.

Key Dates:

Oct 7 , 2016 - Deadline for enrollment

Oct 27 , 2016 - First session of mock bee for enrolled students.

Email with questions. 

Nithya Nagarajan, Shilpa Asrani and Smitha Rajasekaran

Rockwell PTA - Spelling Bee Chairs

STILL AVAILABLE - AFTER SCHOOL ENRICHMENT CLASSES:

Art, Coding, Chess

AFTER SCHOOL ENRICHMENT 

LEGO ENGINEERING CLUB

LEGO ENGINEERING CLUB - Fall Sessions Open Now for Registration

Excited to announce the below sessions for the different grades for fall. Do sign up your kids for the sessions and don't forget to sign up to be a parent volunteer.

When you register your child for a session, do provide your their teacher and grade details in the Notes section.

Robotics using LEGO® WeDo  (2 nd to 3 rd Graders) 

from Sep 27th - Nov 22nd on Tuesdays except 10/18

Time: 3:15-5:15pm 

Sign up here

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Robotics using LEGO® EV3 (4 th to 5 th Graders) 

from Sep 28th - Nov 16th on Wednesdays

Time: 1:45-3:45pm 

  Sign up here 

PARENT CHAPERONES: After registering, please sign up for one volunteer shift here.  This class is being sponsored by Rockwell PTA. A Parent needs to volunteer/chaperone for one of the sessions. Must have volunteer approval through LWSD (see Quick Links article below for online volunteer application).

Parents please sign up using below links:

Grades KG-1:  Volunteer Shift Sign Up

Grades 2-3:  Volunteer Shift Sign Up

Grades 4-5:  Volunteer Shift Sign Up

Sivakumar Ananthakrishnan

Rockwell PTA - Lego Engineering Club Chair

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