PTA News – Friday, 3/17/23

image_6487327Career Day is Back!   We need committee members, VIPs and presenters to ensure the successful return of our Career Day on campus.   The event will take place on Tuesday, May 23rd and we need volunteers to:

  • Help create and plan Career Day (now!)
  • Help publicize the event with our community (now until May 23)
  • Call and confirm speakers (Week of May 15)
  • People movers on the day of the event
  • Presenters on the day of the event

If you can help in any capacity, please sign up here or email our committee chair, Kathy R.


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GET YOUR TEACHER NOMINATIONS IN! 

Rogers students and parents, nominate one (or more) of our amazing Rogers teachers for Teacher of the Year!

The Long Beach Council PTA’s annual Teacher of the Year program annually honors an outstanding teacher from the LBUSD.  Nominate a Rogers teacher by filling out the form here!


8th Grade Families – PLEASE READ!  

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Our party is underway but this event will be driven by available funding.  That means, we need our 8th grade families to donate $25 per kid today or help support a classmate that may not be able to pay.  Click here to donate today!

Also, we have roughly 30 ad spaces available in our yearbook. If you want to create a personal quarter-page-sized spaces dedicated to your 8th grader, click here for more information or to purchase. First come, first served.


REMINDERS

  • Open House – Wednesday, March 29 from 5:30 pm – 7 pm.   Doors open at 5 pm and the Joe Jost’s food cart will be serving meals for purchase.  Don’t forget that there will be an early dismissal on Wednesday at 1:10pm
  • Lunch on the Lawn – The Spring Lunch on the Lawn will be held next Thursday, March 23 along Monrovia from 12 pm to 12:40 pm.  To simplify the process, parents/guardians MUST complete the Google Form sent via email to parents/guardians through School Messenger.   Once these RSVPs have been linked, your student will receive a wristband on Thursday to meet you outside on the lawn.  Consider calling in a Taco Shore order to help with our Dining for Dollars fundraiser going on all month long!  
  • VIPs Needed in the Front Office!
    The effects of parental involvement on student achievement are clear: family involvement increases the likelihood that students will graduate, improve their grades, have better attendance, and go to college.
    If you are interested in helping and only have an hour or less, consider helping the front office with copying, bulletin board announcements or lunch supervision.  Please click here to see ways you can help.

  • TICKETS ON SALE NOW!  The next 10 students who sell a pair of tickets to our Ultimate Parent-Palooza Poker & Party will be eligible to win Airpods, a $150 Visa Gift Card or a Farmer’s Market gift valued at $50.   The event will take place on Saturday, April 29 from 6 pm – 11 pm. This inaugural event will feature a poker tournament, a silent auction, dinner, drinks, karaoke and a selfie booth!

Tickets are on sale NOW in our online store. Click here!

Poker players and non-poker players are welcome!  Must be 21+ to attend.


45KMUSTANG DRIVE UPDATE!   

With our Mustang Drive corporate sponsorships and the help of our Rogers families, we raised a little over $45K!!  Thank you to each and every one of you for the time and effort you put into this to make it such a huge success!!

This week, we pulled names for all our Red Ticket and Gold Ticket prizes. All of the students who won something will get a slip from their 1st period teacher next Monday, March 20 to redeem at lunch time on Tuesday, March 21 (weather permitting).


JeopardyCongratulations!   We are so proud of our Mustangs who participated in the preliminary round, the semifinals and the championship!  Emmit (6th), Matthew (7th), and Claire (8th) did an excellent job getting to the Championships and our final Jeopardy winner was…Emmit

This celebration of knowledge was made possible by our sponsor, National Satellite Center, a Long Beach-based company owned by the Cain family.  Your local DIRECTV for BUSINESS℠ dealer can be found on the corner of Anaheim and Orizaba.  Check them out!


IMPORTANT CALENDAR DATES 2022-2023                                                               
Tue., Mar. 21 – Mustang Drive Prize Distribution Day, Lunch
Wed., Mar. 22 – Dining for Dollars (Taco Shore), All Day
Thur., Mar. 23 – Lunch on the Lawn, 12:00pm
Thur., Mar. 23 – Dining for Dollars (Taco Shore), All Day
Thur., Mar. 23 – SCSBOA Orchestra Festival, (Poly)(Adv. Orch.), 4:15pm
Fri., Mar. 24 – SCSBOA Band Festival (LBCC) (Int. Band; Adv. Band), 3:30 and 5:00pm
Wed., Mar. 29 – Early Dismissal, 1:10pm
Wed., Mar. 29 – Open House and Food Cart, 5:30pm – 7:00pm
Wed., Mar. 29 – Dining for Dollars (Taco Shore), All Day
Thur., Mar. 30 – Early Dismissal, 1:10pm
Thur., Mar. 30 – PTA General Meeting, Multipurpose Room, 6:30pm
Thur., Mar. 30 – Dining for Dollars (Taco Shore), All Day

Fri., Mar. 31 – Last Day for ASB Easter Basket Brigade Donations
Fri., Mar. 31 – PTA Teacher of the Year Nominations Due
Fridays in March – Wear College Shirt

Click here for the PTA Master Calendar List from now until the end of the school year.

Link to Official Rogers Middle School Calendar now available on PTA website here.