Happy Friday, Mustangs!
PTA is here with your weekly news ending the week of Friday 9/25/2020. 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 Thank you so much to everyone who bought sweatshirts at and dropped off memberships to our in-person event yesterday! We are now at just around 200 memberships but need many more to meet our goal for one-to-one student-member representation. Look for another in-person opportunity to drop memberships soon!
And remember… 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! 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 General Association Meeting THIS TUESDAY 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 the meeting attendance list so PTA can then email you the link and login info: rogersmiddleschoolpta@gmail.com
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 (place to turn in art projects TBD). 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 may be directed to Ms. Clare: maclare@lbschools.net
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 Middle School Back To School Night THIS WEDNESDAY 9/30, 6-7:30 p.m. BTS Night is going online this year, and all parents and guardians are invited! Stay tuned for additional information on how to connect with Rogers teachers for this virtual Back-to-School Night event. Please also note that all students will be on a minimum day schedule this day.
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 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!
Be sure to check back next week to see who October’s featured partner is – stay tuned!
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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 (ZOOM)
Wed. 9/30, 6-7:30 p.m. MS Back-to-School Night/ Min. Day Schedule
(VIRTUAL EVENT – MORE DETAILS TBA VIA SCHOOL COMMUNICATIONS)
Tues. 10/6 HS Back-to-School Night/ Min. Day Schedule
