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Happy Friday, Mustangs! PTA is here with your weekly news update. Please 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!

ROGERS REOPENING UPDATES!

PARENTS – IF YOU ARE NOT ALREADY, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAILS, TEXTS, AND OTHER ROGERS AND DISTRICT COMMUNICATIONS AS WE APPROACH IN-PERSON PROGRAM RESTART DATES NEXT WEEK, TUES. 4/20 AND WED. 4/21!

In-Person Student Hybrid Program Return Date is Tuesday April 20th (Group A) and Wednesday April 21st (Group B) 

PARENTS, please continue to look to school emails and communications – including Canvas and Parent/StudentVue – regarding your student’s program selection and all other updates directly from Rogers. Whether your student is returning on Hybrid In-Person or remaining on Distance Learning for the duration of the school year, these communications directly from School and District sources will contain valuable information for all of your schedules and calendars as we enter the last quarter of the school year. Thank you! (Rogers Official School Website Link here)

PTA Membership Drive UPDATE 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. To date (April 1, 2021), we are just at around 25 percent of our usual registration (250 memberships; goal is 900).

ROGERS STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND OUR SCHOOL NEED YOUR SUPPORT! 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 and/or donate to PTA now at this link:
https://jointotem.com/ca/long-beach/will-rogers-middle-school-pta

MEETING NOTICE PTA Meeting Tuesday, April 27 at 9:15 a,m. PTA was unable to hold its annual election meeting at our March association meeting. We will be having our 2021-2022 PTA Board Election later this month on Tuesday, April 27 at 9:15 am. If you are not a current PTA member, it is not too late to join. Please visit https://jointotem.com/ca/long-beach/will-rogers-middle-school-pta to join today! All are welcome to attend the meeting, but only current PTA Members are eligible to vote in the election.

If you are interested in joining the PTA board next year, please check out our PTA Board Info page; please contact our PTA President, Brenda Durnin, at rogersmiddleschoolpta@gmail.com for more information.

After several rounds of competition, Rogers PTA is happy to express a big congratulations to our 2020-2021 Jeopardy Champions: Nate Ward (6th Grade), Kevin Nguyen (7th Grade), and Sarah Madden (8th Grade). Special Congratulations to Kevin Nguyen for emerging as the All-School Champion. Great job, everyone!

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Happy Friday, Mustangs! March is Disability History & Awareness Month and Women’s History Month! Join us on Instagram stories for posts from LBUSD and other PTA resources for educational and informative content all month long!

PTA is here with your weekly news for the week ending Friday 3/12/2021. 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!

COMING UP THIS TUESDAY! Rogers PTA General Association Meeting and Election The next Rogers PTA Meeting will be held THIS TUESDAY, March 16th at 9:15 a.m. via ZOOM. Please note this is the annual ELECTION MEETING, where all are welcome and members are invited to attend and vote for Board Members for the 2021-2022 school year. More details below on positions available and how to submit an interest form for position(s) on the Board for election eligibility.
***All Board interest forms DUE TODAY FRIDAY MARCH 12th.***

Please look to upcoming school e-mail and bulletins for the meeting link. You may also email Rogers PTA and request that the link be sent to you directly: rogersmiddleschoolpta@gmail.com (Subject: “PTA Meeting March 2021”).

Rogers PTA Board Is Looking for Board Member Volunteers for the 21-22 School Year! Coming up at the General Association meeting  THIS TUESDAY, MARCH 16th, Rogers PTA will be holding its annual election for Board members for the 21-22 school year. Please note that per by-laws, in order to participate as a PTA Board member and/or to vote, you will need to join PTA as a member (only $10 online here – more info below also!). If you are interested in a Board position (full list of officers here), please download and complete a Board Interest form and email to: rogersmiddleschoolpta@gmail.com  (subject “PTA Board 21-22”).
NOTE: Forms are DUE TODAY, FRIDAY 3/12.

REMINDER Please also note PTA is still seeking volunteers for open positions for this current year. 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, one of our flagship fundraising programs annually). 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, please reach out to Rogers PTA today (subject “PTA Positions for 20-21”) at: rogersmiddleschoolpta@gmail.com

PTA Membership Drive UPDATE 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. To date (March 12, 2021), we are just at around 25 percent of our usual registration (250 memberships; goal is 900).

ROGERS STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND OUR SCHOOL NEED YOUR SUPPORT! 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 and/or donate to PTA now at this link:
https://jointotem.com/ca/long-beach/will-rogers-middle-school-pta

SCHEDULE ADJUSTMENTS FOR 2ND SEMESTER 2021 Parents should have received a letter from LBUSD (Letter to MS/K8 Parents) prior to Winter Break with upcoming Middle School schedule adjustments as an effort to help reduce screen time for our students, and Principal Wood also re-sent the letter along with additional follow-up in an email to all parents dated 1/2/2021. REMINDER: Each Wednesday and Thursday during 2nd Semester will be minimum days (next Min. Days scheduled for Wed.-Thurs. 3/17 and 3/18, dismissal 2:18 p.m.). More information may be found in district and school communications regarding any schedule changes or adjustments.

Rogers Dining for Dollars Hiatus & Highlights | UPDATED FOR MARCH 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 March, we would like to feature Wahoo Fish Taco (Long Beach Marketplace location). Thank you to Wahoo’s for being such a loyal Rogers PTA partner!

Support Rogers PTA at Amazon Smile and Ralphs ALL YEAR LONG! 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.

Rogers School Online Store The 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

Link to Rogers Middle School Event Calendar on official school website here.

IMPORTANT CALENDAR DATES                                                                   
(Subject to Change – Stay Updated on Rogers School Website)
Fri. 3/12                                DUE LBUSD Program Survey on ParentVue
Fri. 3/12                                Rogers PTA Board Interest Forms
Tues. 3/16 at 9:15 a.m.         PTA MEETING AND 21-22 SY ELECTION (via ZOOM)
Wed. 3/17-Thurs. 3/18          Minimum Days (Dismissal 2:18 p.m.)
Wed. 3/24-Thurs. 3/25          Minimum Days (Dismissal 2:18 p.m.)
Fri. 4/2                                  LBUSD Holiday NO SCHOOL
Mon. 4/5-Fri. 4/9                   LBUSD Spring Break 2021 NO SCHOOL

Happy Friday, Mustangs! March is Disability History & Awareness Month and Women’s History Month! Join us on Instagram stories for posts tagged with #VoicesOfLBUSD for educational and informative content all month long!

PTA is here with your weekly news for the week ending Friday 3/5/2021. 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!

COMING UP! Rogers PTA General Association Meeting and Election The next Rogers PTA Meeting will be held Tuesday, March 16th at 9:15 a.m. via ZOOM. Please note this is the annual ELECTION MEETING, where all are welcome and members are invited to attend and vote for Board Members for the 2021-2022 school year. More details below on positions available and how to submit an interest form for position(s) on the Board for election eligibility.
***All Board interest forms due in ONE WEEK, Friday, March 12th.***

Please look to upcoming school e-mail and bulletins for the meeting link. You may also email Rogers PTA and request that the link be sent to you directly: rogersmiddleschoolpta@gmail.com (Subject: “PTA Meeting March 2021”).

Rogers PTA Board Is Looking for Board Member Volunteers for the 21-22 School Year! Coming up at the General Association meeting scheduled for Tuesday, March 16th, Rogers PTA will be holding its annual election for Board members for the 21-22 school year. Please note that per by-laws, in order to participate as a PTA Board member and/or to vote, you will need to join PTA as a member (only $10 online here – more info below also!). If you are interested in a Board position (full list of officers here), please download and complete a Board Interest form and email to: rogersmiddleschoolpta@gmail.com  (subject “PTA Board 21-22”).
NOTE: Forms are due no later than NEXT FRIDAY 3/12.

REMINDER Please also note PTA is still seeking volunteers for open positions for this current year. 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, one of our flagship fundraising programs annually). 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, please reach out to Rogers PTA today (subject “PTA Positions for 20-21”) at: rogersmiddleschoolpta@gmail.com

PTA Membership Drive UPDATE 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. To date (March 5, 2021), we are just at around 25 percent of our usual registration (250 memberships; goal is 900+).

ROGERS STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND OUR SCHOOL NEED YOUR SUPPORT! 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 and/or donate to PTA now at this link:
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