Originally delivered on 10/31/2021 5:20 pm

SUBJECT: Puma Info October 31

OCTOBER 31st, 2021

Donate $125 and get a puma of your own, Extended until Monday, Nov 1st!

Hi Puma Families!

We have raised $26,075 so far in our Pass the Hat, Pass the Love Fundraiser! Thank you for the generous support of our families! So that we can have a chance to reach our $50,000 goal, we are extending our fundraising deadline until Monday, November 1.  We are suggesting a donation amount of $125 per student. Remember, you can share your student’s personal fundraising page with friends and family!

Where do the funds go?

Your contribution is really important. Among other things planned, funds this year will be used to bring back our Toy Maker event (this time virtual!), teacher grants, students' subscriptions to magazines and planners (previously paid by families). Stem and ArtSmart are two well-loved programs organized by our PTSA and they are coming back soon!


How can you donate?

1. Log into your account at www.rosaparksptsa.org. You do not need to be a PTSA member to have an account.
2. Update your family information so that your child's current teacher is listed as their teacher. This will ensure donations made to your student will be credited towards their teacher's classroom total.
3. Go to "My forms/paperwork" to find the link to your student's fundraising page. You can edit to customize it or leave it as is.
4. Share the link to your student's fundraising page with family and friends!

5. Donate on your student's fundraising page.


Prizes

Participation: every student who participates in the pledge, regardless of the amount donated, would get a Puma Keychain!

Individual: Every student who receives at least $125 in pledge will receive a Puma Stuffy!

Top 3 classes: Get to silly string the Principal!

Top Grade: Gets extra recess time!

Top 3 students: Get to be Principal for the day!

School-wide reaches $50,000 in pledges: PTSA will sponsor an outdoor movie night for the whole school community to celebrate in the Spring!


Don't forget about Corporate Matching! 
Many employers will match your donation to a nonprofit. Please, remember to submit your matching request. Note: corporate matching doesn't count towards the prizes.


Visit the Fundraising Campaign website on this link

UPCOMING FAMILY EVENT!!!

“Weathering Change Well: Helping Parents and Students School in a Post-Covid World”

Please join us for a virtual speaker event featuring well-known parent coach, Christy Keating. Christy is the owner of The Heartful Parent Collective and will be talking with parents about anxiety and how to help our kids cope with all the changes in post-covid school. As we navigate the many changes, this is an excellent opportunity to learn tools to help your student weather these unprecedented times. This event will also allow for a parent Question and Answer session.

 

To learn more about Christy - https://www.theheartfulparent.com/

School Spirit Taste Great... coming in November 3rd!

Ways to order:

    • Show the cashier a digital flyer prior to paying
    • Show the cashier a paper flyer prior to paying
    • Order online and pickup Chipotle for your fundraiser by using the Promo Code N64AVFX on the Chipotle app or website.only valid through pickup during your fundraiser’s scheduled date, time, and assigned restaurant. 
    • Can even verbally tell the cashier that you are ordering for the fundraiser before pay to make it count

 

Don'ts: 

  • Don’t order delivery or through a separate app - online orders will only count for pickup through the official Chipotle App or on our website.
  • Don’t purchase a gift card - gift card purchases during fundraisers do NOT count towards total donated sales, but purchases made with an existing gift card will count

 

Register, assist and have the possibility to win one of the green kits!


Join us on November 4th at 6 pm and learn how to be prepared for disaster with your family! With the collaboration of the Youth Preparedness Council (FEMA), City of Redmond and Redmond Fire Department. Plus, earn a chance to win prizes! Follow this link to sign up and receive the link to join the Teams Meeting: https://bit.ly/3jwdjrM

Register now!!!

Update new dates ! Balance in minds presents...

Join us for a 3-part online workshop on essential SEL (social and emotional learning) skills for parents. This will be a space for you to develop and fine-tune skills around empathy, self-awareness and mindfulness that will not only support you as a parent but will help you raise resilient children. For more information, click here.

 

The class dates are 3 consecutive Wednesdays from Noon - 1pm, October 27, November 3 and 10. To sign up, e-mail Bonnie at bonnie@themcdaniels.net. This workshop is brought to you by team members of Balance in Mind, Lake Washington Schools Foundation.

Last day to delivery your creations, November 1st.

This year's theme is “I Will Change the World By…” Puma artists may submit artwork in any of the following categories: visual arts, music composition, dance, literature, film production, and photography.

 

Rosa Parks Reflections entries will be accepted until November 1st.

Check all the details on our webpage!

Reflections entries will be accepted from October 28th to November 1st
Math Adventures Needs Volunteers!


Do you enjoy playing board games and sharing a joy of STEM with kids?  PTSA is looking for parent volunteers to help out with our amazing Math Adventures/STEM program with your kid’s class.  Working with our amazing teachers, we donate 1-2 hrs a month to play STEM related games with our students.  There are many roles you can fulfill from being a classroom STEM coordinator to volunteering your time to play games with the kids.  No experience is necessary and everything you need is right on campus.  If you are interested in volunteering for STEM, please contact STEM@ROSAPARKSPTSA.ORG with your name and kid’s teacher.  You do need to be an approved volunteer with your vaccination status on record.  If you want to check your volunteer status (needs to be renewed every two years), start a new application, or get your vaccination status on record please go to https://www.lwsd.org/get-involved/volunteering-in-lwsd .    

 

Math Challenge #3


Math Challenge #3 is available for download and print at https://www.mathinaction.org/uploads/1/9/5/3/19539617/mc_3_autumn_medley.pdf

 

Parents/guardians are encouraged to check their student’s answers and submit the number of correct answers via online form so we can track their success. 

Link for Online response form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1sH3zilzGC4d8yiiJarWCC0n_rEIxm09inM2cvRg98ZE/edit

 

Solution available date: November 5

Due Date to submit the online response form: November 12.

 

Registration

Registration to participate in Math Challenge is open till October 29th. Please register here if you haven’t registered yet. Previous Math Challenge can be found here - https://www.mathinaction.org/rosa-parks-elementary.html. Click on Current Math Challenge

 

Registration for Math Challenge is free however we are accepting donations to run PTSA programs like Math Challenge. Just a small donation can help run the math Challenge program and other PTSA programs at Rosa Parks Elementary.

                                    Please Click here if you are considering donating!

Free Little Library

Have you visited our Free Little Library yet?? Come by the front of the school, and take a look! Remember to take a book and leave a book, so our Pumas can keep on READING!

Little Free Library
Updated Volunteer Requirements

Rosa Parks is happy to welcome our volunteers back into our school. At this time, volunteers are allowed in the building, but not in the classrooms or shared learning spaces. 


LWSD is following Governor Inslee’s vaccination mandate regarding K-12 volunteers. As of October 18, volunteers in our schools will have to be vaccinated. There are now two ways for volunteers to show proof of vaccination. These will be available until at least Oct. 18: In-person and Remote through Microsoft Teams. Visit this link to learn more.


As a reminder, all volunteers will need to be an approved LWSD volunteer, follow the current masking and physical distancing requirements, and sign in at the school office. 


If you have any questions about your approval status, please contact Chris Robison. If you’ve let your volunteer approval status lapse or you need to apply for the first time, please fill out the online application.

Corporate Matching!

Many local companies match donations to non-profit organizations so you can get your donations matched. Please check with your employer to find out if the money you donate to the Rosa Parks Elementary PTSA can be matched.

Microsoft employees to donate via the Microsoft Give program to get their donations matched. https://microsoft.benevity.org/

For information on other companies, go here

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