Dear Ross Community,
I received The Call this morning and have retrieved a sick four year old from school who has no interest in allowing me to look at this screen. As expected, she's shown no signs of illness since returning home and has traversed the apartment at top speed 500 times. So I'm going to get straight to it, and I couldn't be more excited: bidding is live for the auction! The Ross Auction team has outdone themselves as always with a ton of amazing items to bid on, from class experiences like extra recess for a week, to tubing down the Shenandoah, to summer camp gift certificates. You want shiny things? There's even a diamond necklace!! 😮 Start bidding today and throw your hat in the ring! (Oh, and tell your friends!) My next steps include "resuscitating" this child back to health, then bidding on all the shiny things and locating the perfect corsage for auction night!
Please note that DCPS has announced the last day of school as Wednesday, June 18, due to weather-related closures (more details below). Until next week!
Aimee
DCPS recently announced that the school year for students ends on Wednesday, June 18, 2025 because of snow days. More information and the updated calendar are available here.
iGen’s After School Program provides a safe, secure, and engaging environment for children to enjoy the company of friends while participating in developmentally and age-appropriate STEAM activities. The STEAM Club is open to all grades and is exclusively for Ross students. The spring session will run from March 31 to June 13, 2025 and runs Monday through Friday until 6:00 pm. Sessions will be held at the iGen Dupont Learning Center at 1623 Connecticut Ave NW and iGen will pick up students from school. Closures follow the DCPS calendar. A 10% discount is applied for the second/additional program (days) added and for siblings. For more information and to register, click here.
The Connecticut Avenue Streetscape and Deck-Over Project (“Dupont Deckover”) is an upcoming project in the Dupont Circle neighborhood. The Dupont Deckover project "will provide intersection and drainage improvements and enhance safety, mobility and sustainability. The streetscape and new plaza will spur economic development and enhance the appeal of this section of Connecticut Avenue for all users – pedestrians, bikers, drivers, Metro riders, residents, and visitors." Construction should start this year and last approximately 27 months, with expected completion in 2027. In the meantime, traffic will be diverted onto 19th Street as shown on the attached satellite-view map. For more information: https://connave-streetscape.ddot.dc.gov/#overview
In this two-hour architectural history tour, we’ll stroll along DC’s Embassy Row to see the city’s most impressive properties, spanning the architectural gamut from Neoclassical to Beaux-Arts to Queen Anne.
Tours cover 1.5 miles over 2 hours and have sights and stops at embassies, the Cosmos Club, the Spanish Steps, and more. More information and tickets here.
In honor of Earth Day (Tuesday, April 22, 2025), Metro's Art in Transit Program is inviting K-6 students from Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia to submit 2-D (two-dimensional) artwork that highlight the vital role Metro plays in promoting clean air while fostering creativity and community engagement.
The selected artworks will be displayed at each one of Metro's three office locations in Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia. This project will showcase youth talent, inspire environmental consciousness, and highlight Metro's commitment to protecting the planet. You can learn more about the Metro Art in Transit Program here: https://wmata.com/initiatives/art-in-transit
About the Ross PTA
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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