Happy Friday, Mustangs!
PTA is here with your weekly news ending the week of Friday 10/9/2020. 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!
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 goal for memberships: One membership per student! You can sign up now and help PTA get to 250 members by Membership Monday, 10/12!
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
PTA Reflections Just ONE WEEK left to enter this year’s PTA Reflections Art Program, and all students are welcome to participate! 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 FRIDAY 10/16. 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/
Questions about Reflections, including guidance on your projects and scheduling arrangements for turning in your work, may be directed to Ms. Clare: maclare@lbschools.net
Rogers PTA wants to give a big thank you to our Rogers staff who took hours out of their days last week to surprise the community with the installation of the new PTA-funded “Mustangs” display! Be sure to check it out next time you’re in the neighborhood – look along the fence at the top of the bluff stairs on Nieto Ave. at E Vista St. Share your school spirit by tagging your social media pics with #RogersMustangsLB
Rogers Teachers’ Training Day Wednesday 10/14 Please keep an eye on school communications, school website, and the student bulletin for updates.
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 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 October, we would like to feature George’s Greek Cafe (2nd Street). Thank you to George’s Greek Cafe 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 (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)
Wed. 10/14 Student Asynchronous Learning Day/Teacher Training
Tues. 11/17 PTA General Association Mtg. (via Zoom; time TBD)
