PTA Updates

Our trees and wreaths are going fast! The Ross PTA is selling a variety of Fraser fir trees in all sizes (from tabletop to 9’) and festive wreaths. Pre-order online here! Pick up at Ross during the sale (December 2 & 3, 10am - 4pm). Local delivery also available for an additional fee.

The annual Holiday Tree Sale and Bake Sale are important fundraising events for Ross and wonderful community-building activities for our school, Ross families, and our neighbors. And we need the support of volunteers to make them a success! Please donate your time to support our school and engage with our community.

The Tree Sale:

• When: This weekend (December 2-3) on the Ross field.
• How you can help: Volunteers are needed to sell trees onsite and/or deliver trees, in 2-3 hour shifts. We especially need help with tree sales and deliveries on Sat. Dec 2! If you can't deliver, but could loan your SUV or truck, please let us know.
• Sign up to help here! Or email PTApresident@rosselementary.org.

The Bake Sale:

• When: This Saturday, December 2 on the Ross playground.
• How you can help: Volunteers are needed to bake and donate goodies and staff the sale on December 2.
• Sign up to contribute here!

Questions? Email PTApresident@rosselementary.org

This Saturday, during our Tree Sale and Bake Sale, we will have other festive activities for families to enjoy!

Book Fair in the Ross Library - 10am-3:30pm

Stop by the library to browse a wide selection of children's and young adult books for your family or to give as gifts. Sign up to help Ms. Juriga with the book fair here!

Student Volunteer Project with Miriam's Kitchen - 10am-noon

Please join us as we support Miriam's Kitchen to make fleece tie blankets for people experiencing homelessness in DC. A speaker from Miriam's Kitchen will be on hand to tell us more about the organization. Due to capacity constraints, we can have 24 students at each of the two sessions. A parent/guardian must accompany students in 2nd grade or younger. Meet in the Ross cafeteria. Sign up to participate here!

Ornament Decorating Workshop - 1-3pm

Back by popular demand, Treehouse Atelier will host an ornament decorating workshop from 1-3pm. Stop by their table on the playground! No registration needed. Just bring yourselves and some holiday cheer :)

We are thankful to be part of such a generous, engaged community here at Ross. THANK YOU to the 84 Ross families and staff who donated to our Fall for Ross fundraising drive! We made it 95% of the way to our goal of raising $50,000. This is truly amazing support from our community! Thank you!!

And the winners of our class engagement competition are.....the Plucky Panthers (K-Eickmeyer)! They will enjoy an extra recess on an upcoming school day. THANK YOU to all our classes for supporting Ross through this fundraiser!!

Fall for Ross Participation by Class:

• Plucky Panthers (K-Eickmeyer) - 81%
• Fearless Ferrets (4th) - 65%
• Wise Wolves (1st) - 62%
• Friendly Frogs (PK4) - 55%
• Brave Blue Jays (K-Sawyer) - 53%
• Kind Cobras (2nd) - 46%
• Powerful Penguins (3rd) - 41%
• Mindful Meerkats (5th) - 32%

And remember, it's never too late to support your PTA!

We are excited to offer a new yoga morning enrichment at Ross. Breathing Space will be offering yoga for K-1 grades on Mondays and 2-5 grades on Wednesdays 8:00-8:40am in the Ross Music Room. An initial 4-week trial on Wednesdays for all grades will begin Nov 29. If all goes well, there will then be two sessions of 9 or 10 weeks each from January through June. Registration for January will open on December 15. Space is limited to 12 kids per class so sign up soon! See the below link and description from Breathing Space.

Yoga & Mindfulness Mornings @ Ross Elementary

We are excited that iGen Academy will be offering a new offsite STEM aftercare enrichment for Ross students. There will be programming available to students in all grades on both Mondays and Tuesdays starting in January and running until the end of the school year in June. iGen staff will pick up Ross students at the end of the school day and the programming will last until 5:30pm. Programming will include robotics, computer science, makerspace, science experiments and team building. We look forward to sharing more details soon!

Please contact Ms. Sharkey, Ross school counselor, if you are interested helping families in our community by donating holiday gifts. Please contact Jill Sharkey for additional information at jillian.sharkey@k12.dc.gov.

Need a COVID-19 rapid test kit? These kits are now available at DC libraries. Find out more here.

The National Building Museum is hosting a gingerbread house workshop on Sunday, December 3! Get in the holiday spirit and construct your own gingerbread house with your family and friends. Turn gingerbread walls and royal icing into a delicious masterpiece while enjoying hot chocolate, holiday treats and caroling performances. More information is available here.

2023.24 DCPS Calendar

November 24 - December 3: Holiday Tree Sale & Festival

Saturday, December 2: SUPER Saturday at Ross (Tree Sale, Bake Sale, Book Fair, Open House #2)

Monday, December 11: MySchoolDC Lottery Opens

Friday, December 22- Tuesday, January: NO SCHOOL

Thursday, January 11: Ross Winter Concert and Art Show (Garrison Elementary School)

Monday, January 15: NO SCHOOL

Thursday, January 18: Ross Open House #3 (9:00-10:30am)

Friday, January 26: NO SCHOOL

Friday, February 16: NO SCHOOL

Monday, February 19: NO SCHOOL

Saturday, February 24: Ross/Imagination Stage Theater Trip, 1:00pm

Friday, March 1: MySchoolDC Lottery Closes (PK3 - Grade 8)

Saturday, March 2: Ross Auction

Thursday, March 14: Parent-Teacher Conferences, NO SCHOOL

Friday, Match 15: NO SCHOOL

Friday, April 5: NO SCHOOL

Monday, April 15 - Friday, April 19: NO SCHOOL

Monday, May 27: NO SCHOOL

Tuesday, June 4: NO SCHOOL

Monday, June 17: NO SCHOOL

The mission of the Ross PTA is to support the education of all Ross students, to support Ross faculty and staff, to foster relationships among parents, staff and community members, and to assist faculty and staff to provide a safe and nurturing environment where all students, families and faculty can thrive and grow.

Email: PTApresident@rosselementary.org
Website: http://rosselementary.org/pta-board/
Location: 1730 R Street NW, Washington, DC 20009
Phone: 202.673.7200

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Do you have updates or announcements that you think would be of interest to our school community? If so, email Ross PTA Secretary Melanie Mayhew.