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Dear Will Rogers Parents and Guardians,

Last Wednesday was the 100th day of school! At this midpoint of the year, there is much to celebrate. As you review our child's report card, take a moment to reflect with your child on the ways in which they have grown and set some goals for their future learning.

Thank you to our TK/K students and teachers for a beautiful Lunar New Year Parade. It was a wonderful display of student learning. We hope you enjoyed the experience of being together, as a community.

This Friday is our Family Dance! We hope you join us for another community event!

In partnership,

Principal Daruty

Mon. 2/6 Pick-up an Enrollment packet for incoming TK/K students! WRLC website.

Mon. 2/6 @ 7:15 p.m. Athletics Meeting RSVP: https://bit.ly/Athletics-SM0223

Fri. 2/10 Friday Assembly @9:45 a.m. 3rd grade performs a community song

Fri. 2/10 Family Spring Dance 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Sat. 2/11 Farm Volunteer Day 10am-2pm

Sun. 2/12 Farm Fruit Tree Grafting Workshop 10am-noon (free)

Wed. 2/15 School Site Council meeting @ 3:30 p.m. ( new date)

Wed. 2/15 PTA Executive Board Meeting @ 6:00 p.m.

Thurs. 2/16 Coffee and Convo with the principal @ 8:30 a.m. room 508

Thurs. 2/16 Celebrating Black History through the art of Tap Dancing and Drumming. Music Center Assembly titled: Got Rhythm for TK- 5th.

Fri. 2/17 Friday Assembly @9:45 a.m.1st graders share their Animal Research Projects

Sun. 2/19 Volunteer Farm Day (10-12:00p.m.) Farm to Table Event ( see below)

Mon. 2/20 NO SCHOOL: Presidents' Day

Fri. 2/24 5th Grade Pali Camp: Final Day for donations!

Tues. 2/28 Volunteer Training 8:30 a.m., 3:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m. in the auditorium

Thurs. 3/16 Coffee and Convo with the principal @ 8:30 a.m.

Fri. 3/17 Spring Movie Night

Mon. 3/27 NO SCHOOL: CESAR CHAVEZ HOLIDAY

Thurs. 3/30 Minimum Day

Thurs. 3/30 Open House

Fri. 4/21 Earth Day Festival at the Farm 3-5 pm

Want to know more about the impact of social media and technology on your brain and life? The Santa Monica - Malibu PTSA Council is sponsoring a showing of the film “Like” in Santa Monica on February 9th. The short film will be followed by a panel discussion of local and national experts on the topic, see the attached flier for more details. Please RSVP at this link to let us know you are coming: https://forms.gle/X8xMfT36Y16sNyqF9

If you have an TK or K incoming student for the 2023-24 school year and were unable to attend the TK/K Roundup event you can review View the presentation here.

For incoming tK/K students enrollment packets are available beginning Feb. 6th. Information and next steps can be found on our WRLC website.

Parents are welcome to join our students and staff on the big yard for Friday morning assemblies. We begin at 9:45 a.m. It is a wonderful way to end the week, together, as a community! Encourage your children to wear their Will Rogers gear on Fridays!

* Weather may permit us from having the assembly (rain or excessive heat).

**Our PTA sells spirit wear on Fridays in the front of school! Drop-by and pick-up your WRLC T-shirt!

Mr. Sea, our librarian compiled a list of books we have available for students to read in our library.

Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history. Since 1976, every American president has designated February as Black History Month and endorsed a specific theme. This year's theme for Black History Month, "Black Resistance", takes a look at how African-Americans have fought repression from America's earliest days. African Americans have resisted historic and ongoing oppression, in many forms. Actions such as sit-ins, boycotts, and walk outs, by Black people and allies are rooted in the fight for justice against discrimination in all parts of society from employment to education to housing. These efforts have been to advocate for a dignified, self-determined life in a just democratic society in the United States and beyond. 2023 Black history month celebrations are a call to everyone, to study the history of Black Americans’ responses to establish safe spaces, where Black life can be sustained and respected.

Our Cinco de Mayo festival is coming up in a few months and we need your help! We will have planning meetings Monday, Feb 13th and Feb 27th from 3-4 pm in the STEM lab room 206. If you would prefer to attend via zoom, here’s a link:

https://smmk12.zoom.us/j/7750701805

Also, a favorite tradition at the event are cascarones. Please start saving your cracked and rinsed eggs so we can make cascarones or you can make them at home and send them in. Or… they should start appearing at stores soon if you would like to buy them. I typically see them at the 99 cent store. Thank you!!!! Here’s a link for how to make them:

https://www.nelliesfreerange.com/blog/how-to-make-cascarones?fbclid=IwAR1n-TYM19JvE6YJhl6uQfEdm8VL73eG_CLUjj8iE-IjMTogyuXzmbT9QzE&mibextid=Zxz2cZ

Mornings are busy and sometimes students leave for school without their water bottle, instrument or homework. In an effort to reduce classroom interruptions and to support students with developing responsibility, please use our "Oops, I forgot" table. Make a plan with your child that if they leave something at home, a parent can drop it off in the office. We will place their item on a table outside the office. During their recess or on their way to lunch, they may check the table for their forgotten item.

Please communicate this plan with your child, so they know there is place for parents to drop-off items they may have left at home!

PLEASE DO NOT HAVE FOOD DELIVERED TO YOUR CHILD AT SCHOOL THROUGH A FOOD DELIVERY SERVICE. This brings unfamiliar adults and more traffic to our already busy office.

Thank you Rogers families, staff and Rogers PTA for your support on behalf of SMEF! Results from the Ed Foundation’s campaign as a whole will be shared on 2/14 in the Ed Foundation’s newsletter.

We do know that more Rogers families contributed this year than last year! We love hearing that.

Thank you for your participation in raising funds that support the amazing learning opportunities we offer at Will Rogers.www.smedfoundation.org/donate.

• Backpack with necessary classroom materials (teacher will communicate)
• Re-useable water bottle. We have filling stations on campus.
• Morning recess snack
• Lunch (lunch available to all students free of charge for the 2022-23 school year.)
• Sunscreen (put on prior to arriving at school)
• Hat
• Layers of clothing (sweatshirt, windbreaker, etc.) Keep an eye on the weather.

*Please do not bring toys, Pokemon cards or PE equipment to school. We will provide your children all the learning tools needed to have a great day!

Every Friday (or every other Friday) free antigen tests will be sent home in your child's backpack. Some weeks we send home kits that include 2 or more kits inside. Please test your children weekly, at home.

We will no longer require COVID testing at school. Instead, we will provide free, at-home test kits. Negative test results do not need to be shown to school staff for admittance to school. If your child tests positive please stay home and contact our school nurse.

With this decision comes the expectation that parents and staff will be cooperative in weekly antigen testing at home. It is in our collective best interests to maintain in-person instruction without disruptions of class or school closures due to outbreaks. We want everyone to recognize that we are part of a school community that relies on each other to do the right thing, which is to support the health and safety of all students, staff and visitors to our campuses and offices, by taking these weekly tests.

***Tests are always available in the Rogers Health Office.

ARRIVAL:
***Students enrolled in morning care through CDS, enter on 16th street beginning at 7:00 a.m. using the gate code provided at enrollment.

We will pilot a morning valet on 14th street between 8:10-8:30 a.m. M-TH and 9:30-9:45 a.m. on Fridays. Will Rogers staff will support children to exit cars and enter school through the front school gates. You can help by ensuring that your children are ready to exit with their backpacks on, ready to go! Parents, please do not park in the valet zone and leave your car unattended, the area will be marked with cones. We kindly ask that you take direction from our staff who will help keep the line moving and our students safe.

Parents and guardians may drop-off and say their goodbyes at the gate(s).

• TK/Kinder use the designated gate on 14th street. There will be staff stationed at the gates to assist.
• 1st - 5th may use either the front gate on 14th street or the pedestrian gate on 16th street.

REMINDER: Parent parking can be found on the neighborhood streets. Be sure to read the street signs! Please do not park in the staff parking lots.

DISMISSAL: All students will be walked to their dismissal gate by their classroom teacher. Students who have not been picked-up shortly after dismissal, will be asked to wait near the office.

DESIGNATED DISMISSAL GATES:

• TK/Kinder: Pick-up students on the TK/K yard (on 14th street)
• 1st and 2nd: Pick-up students on the TK/K yard (on 14th street)
• 3rd: Front of the school (on 14th street)
• 4th and 5th: Pick-up students at the 16th street pedestrian gate

**If you have multiple children, please pick-up at the designated gate of your youngest student. Be sure you inform your child's teacher.

If it is raining: 1st- 3rd pick-up location will be the front of school, under the covered awning.

The Ed Foundation’s January campaign has begun at our school! For those of you who have donated this year, thank you. For those families who have not yet made a donation, please consider it. Every dollar counts. Please visit www.smedfoundation.org/donate.

Our goal is for 100% of Rogers families to give to PTA and the Ed Foundation. ANY amount makes a difference to our kids. If you have already donated, thank you!

Students who participate in the Rogers Breakfast Club will still arrive at school under the same procedures as all students. Parents will drop their children off at the main gates by 7:55 AM so that there is ample time to eat and walk to their classrooms by 8:25 AM.

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Website: https://www.smmusd.org/rogers
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Phone: 310-452-2364
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