Otter Families,

Thank your for scheduling time to meet with classroom teachers. Education research shows that a strong school/family connection is helpful to children and their learning. With that in mind, teachers are always looking for ways to partner with families. One way we can partner is to align our values. At John Rogers, we take care of ourselves, we take care of each other and we take care of our school!

As cold and flu season kicks off, please keep children home if they've had a fever within the past 24 hours. Once they are fever free without medication for 24 hours, they can return to school. Additionally, if students have COVID, please contact the office. We will set you up with the most recent quarantine guidance.

Finally, please take time to read with our children. Reading in any language is important. Children who are lucky enough to know multiple languages benefit from hearing their parents speaking in multiple languages too. Please read to them in Tigrinya, Amharic, Oromo, Mandarin, Spanish, English or any language you know at home.

In partnership,

Brent Ostbye

Principal John Rogers Elementary

In partnership,

Brent Ostbye

Principal

boostbye@seattleschools.org

206-550-9156 (c)

7:55am - 2:25pm (M, T, Th, F)

7:55am - 1:10pm (W)

• November 21-25, NO SCHOOL this week, (conferences, holiday)
• November 29, SPS school rebuild virtual meeting, 6-7pm (details at bottom)
• December 1, MOD Pizza school fundraiser (Lake Forest Park location - see flyer below)

We could use your skills to create a drape for the table holding our brand-new salmon rearing tank (just across from the Main Office). All materials will be supplied - just your skills are requested! Please contact Vanessa Tuttle at vanessatut@hotmail.com if you can help out.

JR PTA is looking for volunteers to be Raft Captains (the JRE equivalent of room parents). We are hoping to have 1-2 parents per class. We need raft captains specifically for these classes:

1. (third grade) Hashmi and Clemons
2. (fourth grade) Osborn / Helm-McLeod

Like otters who wrap themselves in kelp to stay together, raft captains will build community by connecting gradeband and class families to the school and to each other. This may include planning gradeband playdates, organizing around Staff Appreciation week, recruiting chaperones for class field trips, and supporting other teacher requests. Time commitment is 1- 4 hours per month. Please email Kristy and Dragana if you are interested in being a Raft Captain: OtterRaftCaptain@gmail.com

Our library has a wishlist that Ms. Landis created. Let's help build our library book offerings!

Amazon.com

Is your student going to be absent?

Please email the office at: kejolgren@seattleschools.org and add your child's teacher (so, emailing two accounts in one email). If you would prefer phone, please call the attendance line (you can leave a message at any time) at 206-252-4324.

COVID-19 vaccine clinics are provided by Othello Station Pharmacy and Safeway Pharmacy. Pre-registration is encouraged.

All COVID-19 vaccine clinics at SPS will offer vaccines for any person aged 3 and older. COVID vaccines are free, and insurance is not required. For more information and to register, visit the COVID Vaccine Page.

https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSeh7wT9HgG2tO.../viewform

*Heritage Night is a John Rogers Elementary annual event that is an interactive evening of exploring the many cultures and stories of our school community. Help us bring back this special night this school year!! Heritage Night will be held this spring. Are you interested in joining the committee? leading this event? If so, please email Tricia Groebner @ triciagroebner@gmail.com Thank you for considering!!

*Would you like to get involved with other parents supporting equity, diversity, and inclusion in our school community? The John Rogers parent EDI team meets monthly. All are welcome to attend. Please email parent Tricia triciagroebner@gmail.com for information including meeting date and link, meeting minutes and/or join the email list.

*Name change to our school possibility - Are you interested in the years-long process to think critically about and potentially change the name of John Rogers Elementary?

Email Shirin Gallagher: shirin.venus@gmail.com

We love our volunteers and prior to volunteering please complete the SPS required volunteer online application and allow for 2+ weeks for processing and approval. More information: Volunteer Application Process - Seattle Public Schools (seattleschools.org)

BECOME A PTA MEMBER TODAY!

Membership is $9. JOIN NOW! Scholarships are available by emailing John Rogers PTA Questions? Contact John Rogers PTA

*Memberplanet charges a small service fee ($0.59)*

PTA GROUP ON FACEBOOK John Rogers PTA Facebook page

Two membership questions required to join this private group. Thank you!

PTA Website to find helpful information: https://johnrogerspta.org

Check it out to find out the latest updates on the upcoming rebuild of our school! The Latest Zoom meeting with the Community and the design team is on the below webpage. To see renderings (like the one below of the south, field entry) of the design and details check out the recorded meeting!

https://www.seattleschools.org/.../schoo.../projects/rogers/

Save the Date!

We’ll be holding our next virtual community meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 29, from 6 to 7 p.m.

At the meeting, we’ll introduce the project team, update you on the most recent designs, and answer questions.

The Microsoft Teams meeting link will be posted on Monday, Nov. 28 on the above SPS project page (link above).

NOTE: If you don’t regularly use Microsoft Teams, you’ll want to make sure to get that set up before the meeting. You can download the app for your computer or mobile device, and sign up for free at https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/download-app

2021-22 and 2022-23 School Year Calendar - Seattle Public Schools (seattleschools.org)

PTA blurbs must be less than 75 words and & include contact info. Email: Kristi Yee by 12noon Thursday: frappuccino35@hotmail.com