Hello Mustangs! We hope everyone had a good week and is doing their best to stay healthy and safe – hang in there, everyone! Home COVID tests are scheduled to be sent home TODAY with all students ASAP to assist you with monitoring your student’s symptoms and overall health status. Additionally, if your student needs a COVID-19 test witnessed or from a lab, a reminder that LBUSD opened its student- and employee-only dedicated testing site at Cabrillo HS this month for both PCR and Antigen testing – go here for all details!
REMINDER! CHECK ROGERS SCHOOL COMMUNICATIONS FROM PRINCIPAL WOOD FOR THE PTA NEWS LINK EVERY FRIDAY AFTERNOON CLASSES ARE IN SESSION!
(Though no longer required, you may also opt-in for a direct email link by self-subscribing at this link.)
PTA Elections Scheduled for March 22nd | Board Positions Available for 2022-23 Thanks to everyone who attended the January PTA meeting earlier this week! We had a GREAT turnout and because of you we were able to select our Nominating Committee, which is formed to identify a slate of eligible PTA Board Candidates for the 2022-23 school year.
Interested in joining the Rogers PTA Executive Board next year? If so, please review a full list of positions and descriptions with interest form to complete and return linked here.
MEETING AND ELECTIONS NOTICE | Elections for next year’s Board will be scheduled for the next General Association meeting, which will be held on Tuesday, March 22nd.
Good luck to all of our Rogers Mustangs participating in the Jeopardy contests next week, Tuesday January 25th through Thursday January 27th!
HELP WANTED! Rogers PTA Board and Committee Chairs/Members Are you interested in jumping in and helping out with Rogers PTA for the remainder of the 2021-2022 school year? It’s not too late!
Opportunities in the following areas are still available:
VP Ways & Means (Board Position | Available IMMEDIATELY)
8th Grade Committee Members (event planning is underway NOW!)***
Parent Education chair (year-round programming)
Mustang Drive Committee Members and Day-Of Help (event planning underway NOW – contact Chair Mary Loos via the Rogers PTA email at rogersmiddleschool@gmail.com)
***8th Grade Committee Update! Plans have started and are on track for a end of the year celebration at CSULB on Tuesday, June 14th from 6-9 p.m. Specific areas in need of help are as follows: Food & drinks; Candy Bar; Photo Booth; Decorations; Entertainment (DJ, other); and Advertising/Social Media. The next meeting is anticipated for early March. Any 8th Grade parent or guardian interested in helping in one or more of these areas or attending the next meeting to hear what is being planned should please email Danielle Van Divort at deesteinberg@yahoo.com (Subject: Rogers 8th Grade event; please include contact info and student name in your email to make sure you are added to the contact list!)
Thank you to those who have stepped up to volunteer with Rogers PTA so far for the 2021-22 school year! REMINDER: PTA cannot offer the programming and events it does without the support of those who step up and volunteer their time and work toward these efforts!
Please email rogersmiddleschoolpta@gmail.com if you are interested in any of the above opportunities or otherwise wish to help out (Subject: PTA Volunteer Opportunities).
VIPS UPDATE! Speaking of helping out, if you are interested in becoming a VIPS for Rogers Middle School and you no longer have an active VIPS badge for our school site, only have a badge for another site (previous elementary, etc.), or never have been processed as a VIPS with LBUSD, please email Karina Vasquez in the school’s front office at kvasquez@lbschools.net to start the application process. Please also review current VIPS guidance for the 2021-22 school year here. VIPS Guidance for 2021-22
OPPORTUNITIES STILL AVAILABLE! Rogers PTA Banner Sponsorship for 2022! Are you a local business or community member interested in supporting Rogers at the next level? Please consider sponsoring at the Silver or Bronze level (Gold level sold out for 2022). Banners hang for a full calendar year, from January-December 2022.
UPDATE! A BIG THANK YOU to those businesses who have purchased banner sponsorships already… rest assured that your banner is currently at the print shop now, and we hope to receive them back very soon to get them on display ASAP! Mustangs… please watch this space for a full list of sponsors to date for the 2022 calendar year along with a photo of the banner fence once installed!
Please visit our dedicated Rogers PTA Banner Sponsorship page for all details.
Rogers PTA Banner Sponsorship
Dining for Dollars UPDATES Big thanks to all those who attended last night’s January event at CPK at the LB Marketplace! Rogers PTA also wants to give a shout out to George’s Greek Cafe, who sponsored the December event, and to those who attended and supported the event, which generated a generous donation of $200 toward student and school programming and events! Finally, looking ahead, next up on the Dining for Dollars calendar is Chipotle, which will be on Wednesday March 2nd. Watch this space for more details as the date approaches! Dining for Dollars Website Page
Support Rogers PTA via Passive Fundraising Efforts! It’s not too late! Start 2022 by resolving to sign up for Rogers PTA Passive Fundraising! It takes just a few minutes to support the programs that give back and benefit your Mustang!
- Link your Amazon account to Amazon Smile. For every $1 spent, Rogers PTA receives 0.5%. AmazonSmile is the same Amazon – same products and same prices. The attached link is needed to register your Amazon account and start shopping on the AmazonSmile site: https://smile.amazon.com/ch/95-6206791
- Update your Ralphs grocery store rewards to support Rogers PTA. Ralphs grocery store rewards card
Thank you for supporting Rogers PTA every time you shop with Ralphs and Amazon! Please tell a friend or family member – ALL are welcome to enroll in these programs to help support Rogers PTA! Rogers PTA Passive Fundraising
Rogers PTA and Rogers School Stores BOTH ONLINE NOW! The Rogers PTA Online Store is live now for all of your PE Uniform, sweatshirt, membership, and banner sponsorship needs! Just click here to go to the store portal. Orders typically take 1-2 weeks to fulfill, and your order will be delivered to your student’s 6th period class. Rogers PTA Online Store
The Rogers Middle School Store (where you can buy the spirit wear uniform T-shirt tops, yearbooks, and other items from the school directly) is now up and running online and restocked with spirit wear tops! To purchase, simply click on the store link below to take a look at the Mustangs swag being offered, including uniform-approved spirit-wear. If you are a new buyer in the store, you may be asked to create an account to purchase. Please note this store and website is operated and stocked directly by Rogers Middle School and not the PTA. Rogers School Store
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 subscribe to updates to our website here. Families should also read/watch all weekly school site e-newsletters and/or video messages from school (remember to check your email, texts, and Canvas for communications; links also may be posted to the Rogers School Website).
Contact Rogers PTA Anytime at: rogersmiddleschoolpta@gmail.com
Due to spamming issues on the website, commenting has been disabled, but email is ALWAYS welcome!
IMPORTANT CALENDAR DATES 2021-2022
(Subject to Change – Stay Updated on Rogers School Website)
Tues. 1/25 thru Thurs. 1/27 Jeopardy Grade- and School-Level Tournaments
Thurs. 1/27 LAST DAY Fall Semester
Fri. 1/28 FIRST DAY Spring Semester | Min. Day 2:18 Dismissal
Sat. 1/29, 9 a.m.-12n LBUSD Education Celebration for TK-8 | VIRTUAL EVENT
Thurs. 2/3, 9:15 a.m. PTA Board Meeting
Wed. 2/9, 4:20-5:20 p.m. Rogers Site Night for New & Incoming Students 2022-23
Fri. 2/11 ASB/ Student Council Winter Activity Day
Mon. 2/14 Lincoln Holiday-Valentine’s Day | NO SCHOOL
Tues. 2/15 thru Fri. 2/18 Book Fair | School Library, Students Only
Mon. 2/21 President’s Day | NO SCHOOL
Wed. 2/23, 4:30 p.m. Reflections Reception | All Artist Participants Welcome!
Tues. 3/22, 9:15 a.m. PTA Association Meeting and Elections | DATE CHANGE!
Link to Official Rogers Middle School Calendar now available on PTA website here.
