Happy Friday, Mustangs – and a very Merry Christmas, Happy Kwanzaa, and a Joyful Holiday Season to everyone celebrating and observing over Winter Break… and a very Happy 2021!
REMINDER: NO CLASSES MONDAY 12/21 THROUGH FRIDAY 1/1/2021 – stay safe and have a relaxing and restful Winter Break!
PTA is here with your weekly news for the week ending Friday 12/18/2020. 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!
LBUSD SUSPENDS MEAL DISTRIBUTION OVER WINTER BREAK Reminder that LBUSD will not be distributing student meals from Monday, December 21st through Friday, January 1st, 2021. Meal distribution will resume on Monday, 1/4/2021 when classes resume for students.
In the meantime, if you are or know of someone in need at this time, please take a look at the attached flier for a FREE community drive-thru food distribution event TOMORROW, Saturday, December 19th, 9 a.m. to Noon, at the Long Beach Convention Center Parking Lot. Flier contains all details of Covid-compliant guidelines required for attendance. More information also available online here.
PTA Membership Drive Online membership is always open and available at TOTEM, a new way this year to get your memberships in a contact-free, safe, convenient, and fast transaction! Please help Rogers PTA meet its 1:1 annual goal for memberships: One membership per student!
Memberships are just $10 (plus $1 processing per membership) and are open to all parents, students, teachers, staff, grandparents, extended family, community members, local business owners, alums, neighbors, 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
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). Uniforms Committee Chairperson (sweatshirts and PE uniforms) is also needed. These positions are open and ready NOW for people who are wanting to jump right in and get involved with 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 Hiatus & Highlights | UPDATED FOR DECEMBER 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! Watch this space each issue of PTA news for this month’s highlighted partner. For December, we would like to feature California Pizza Kitchen (LB Marketplace/2nd-PCH). Thank you to CPK for always being such a loyal Rogers PTA partner!
Support Rogers PTA at Amazon Smile and Ralphs This Holiday Season Remember to sign up and support Rogers Middle School PTA when using Amazon Smile and your Ralphs grocery store rewards card.
How to change your Amazon Smile Charity to “Will Rogers Middle School PTA”:
1. Sign in to https://smile.amazon.com on your desktop or mobile phone browser.
2. From your desktop, go to Your Account and select the option to Change your Charity; or, from your mobile browser, select “Change your Charity” from the options at the bottom of the page.
3. Select/ type in “Will Rogers Middle School PTA” to start supporting Rogers PTA.
NOW OPEN! Rogers School Online Store The brand-new Rogers Middle School Store is now online. Take a look at the Mustangs swag being offered, including uniform-approved spirit-wear and yearbooks with more items coming soon!
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 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 (remember to check your email and texts for communications; links also posted to the Rogers School Website).
Contact Rogers PTA Anytime at: rogersmiddleschoolpta@gmail.com
IMPORTANT CALENDAR DATES
(Subject to Change – Stay Updated on Rogers School Website)
Mon. 12/21-Fri. 1/1/2021 Winter Break (NO SCHOOL)
Mon. 1/4/2021 Classes Resume (Online)
Mon. 1/18/2021 Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (NO SCHOOL)
Tues. 1/19/2021 6 p.m. PTA General Association Mtg. (Online via ZOOM)
Thurs. 1/28/2021 First Semester Ends
Fri. 1/29/2021 Second Semester Begins
