Happy Friday, Mustangs!
PTA is here with your weekly news ending the week of Friday 9/11/2020! Remember to sign up for e-mails of these posts direct to your in-box on the pop-up window or the sidebar e-mail sign-up portal!
Today we also take a moment to honor and remember those we lost on 9/11/01… “all gave some; some gave all.”
PTA Membership Drive NOW OPEN! Online membership is available at TOTEM, a new way to get your memberships in a contact-free, safe, convenient, and fast transaction! Memberships are just $10 (plus $1 processing per membership) and are open to all parents, students, grandparents, extended family, community members, local business owners, and anyone who wants to support Rogers! Additional donations always welcome. Join Rogers PTA at TOTEM now at this link:
https://jointotem.com/ca/long-beach/will-rogers-middle-school-pta
PTA also plans to hold an in-person, socially-distanced opportunity soon for families to purchase memberships with cash or check drop-off – more details to come!
PTA General Association Meeting Tues. 9/29 at 6 p.m. Please plan on joining Rogers PTA on ZOOM for the first meeting of the year! To attend the meeting, please be sure to join Rogers PTA as a member (see above!) and then e-mail Rogers PTA to be added to be verified so PTA can then email you the link and login info: rogersmiddleschoolpta@gmail.com
Rogers Sweatshirt Sales If your student missed out on getting a Rogers Sweatshirt at TCB, don’t worry, we have more! PTA is planning to hold another in-person sales day in front of the auditorium soon… stay tuned to these posts and other school communications for dates and times!
PTA Reflections This year’s PTA Reflections Art Program is now open to all students! PTA offers this annual contest to all students interested in creating and competing at the school level, which can lead to other opportunities at the Council, State, and even National levels!
DEADLINE: All entries are due by no later than Fri. 10/23. For all information and entry guidelines on Reflections, please go to the dedicated Reflections program page link at: https://www.rogersmiddleschoolpta.com/programs-and-events/reflections/
CANVAS PARENT NOW AVAILABLE Parents now are welcome to create and pair their Canvas Parent account with their student(s)! Please go to this link provided by LBUSD for instructions on how to get started: https://www.lbschools.net/Departments/Newsroom/article.cfm?articleID=2912
Canvas Parent is online at https://lbschools.instructure.com/login/canvas
PARENTS, be sure if you are new to Canvas to select “Parent of a Canvas User?” (top right of the login-password interface) to get started.
WANTED: PTA Board Members and Chairperson PTA currently has two Board positions available, VP Ways and Means (Fundraising) and Community Outreach Director (handles Appian Way banner sales and other business partnership opportunities). One key Chairperson is also needed for the Uniforms (sweatshirts and PE uniforms) Committee. These positions are open and ready NOW for people who are wanting to jump right in and get involved in Rogers PTA! More information on these positions can be found at our Board web page and our Volunteers-Committees page. If you are interested in any of these positions, pleas reach out to Rogers PTA today at:
rogersmiddleschoolpta@gmail.com
Rogers Dining for Dollars While Rogers PTA has suspended its Dining for Dollars partnership fundraising program at this time, PTA would still would like to help spread the word about local business and community by featuring a business who has partnered with us in the past! For September, we would like to feature Domenico’s in Belmont Shore. Thank you to Domenico’s for always being such a loyal Rogers PTA partner!
For all PTA News in real time, please like-follow Rogers PTA on Social Media: Facebook @RogersMiddleSchoolPTA
Instagram @RogersMiddleSchoolPTA
Members and families are also welcome to like and subscribe to updates to our website (along right-hand margin or from the popup window). Families should also read/watch all weekly school site e-newsletters and/or video messages from school (links distributed to all Rogers’ families via the Rogers School Website).
Contact Rogers PTA Anytime at: rogersmiddleschoolpta@gmail.com
IMPORTANT CALENDAR DATES
(Subject to Change – Stay Updated on Rogers School Website)
Tues. 9/29, 6-7:30 p.m. PTA General Assn. Meeting
Wed. 9/30, 6-7:30 p.m. MS Back-to-School Night/ Min. Day Schedule
(VIRTUAL EVENT – MORE DETAILS TBA)
Tues. 10/6 HS Back-to-School Night/ Min. Day Schedule
