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Dear Will Rogers Learning Community Parents and Guardians,

I hope you had a wonderful weekend.

Thank you to those who attended our last PTA meeting in which Carey Upton, Chief Operations Officer shared an update on the commencement of construction at Will Rogers. As we inch closer to the start date, we will begin a smaller project. From Oct. 19th -Oct. 29th you will notice fencing around a small area on our 1st grade yard. This 6 day project allows for installation of a shade structure. Upon completion, students in grades 1st-5th will have a new shaded, outdoor eating area. This will eventually be our new eating area, once construction impacting the big yard begins. Again, the official start date for Phase 1 of the construction project is still TBD. As soon as we get the green light, I will inform the community. We will host a ground breaking ceremony and hope you will attend! If you are interested in reviewing the plans for phase 1 construction they can be found online here.

Please join us this week for our Parent/Guardian Support Group Session! This group is open to all Will Rogers Grown-ups. Come meet others and learn from this week's topic titled, "Parenting as Pathway to Personal Growth."

Finally, please consider donating to the Will Rogers Fund. We have extended the campaign for one more week, hoping to reach our very attainable goal of 20k! We are more than half way there! Please watch the

ROGERS FUNDRAISING MESSAGE FROM PRINCIPAL DARUTY . Learn how your donations directly impact our students and teachers.

Together for Will Rogers,

Ms. Lila Daruty, Principal WRLC

This week:

• Art Cart every TUESDAY at lunchtime.
• Parent Support Group Session #2 @ 7:00 p.m.
  
• One more week to donate to the PTA Fund!

In this newsletter:

• PTA Reflections Contest submissions due Oct.11th

Sat. 10/7 SMMUSD Restorative Justice Training for Parents.Reserve your spot

Tues. 10/11 Parent Support Group Session #2 @ 7:00 p.m. via zoom ID: 838 9104 4294

Tues. 10/11 Special Education Parent workshop 6 p.m. in the SAMOHI library.

Wed. 10/11 PTA Reflections Submissions are due online. See flyer for more info.

Mon. 10/16 Parent Volunteer Training 8:30 a.m., 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.

Tues. 10/17 Make-Up Picture Day

Wed. 10/18 PTA Executive Board meeting at 6:00 p.m. via zoom

Thurs. 10/19 Great Shakeout Drill @10:00 a.m.

Thurs. 10/26 ELAC Meeting @8:30 a.m.

Thurs. 10/26 School Site Council Meeting @ 3:15-5:00 p.m. in room 105

Sat. 10/28 ( new date) SMMUSD Restorative Justice Training for Parents.Reserve your spot

Fri. 10/27 Student Council Elections Assembly @ 2:00 p.m. in the auditorium. Parents are welcome to attend.

Fri. 10/27 Regenerative Farm Fall Festival 3-5p.m.

Mon. 10/30 SMC Dance Academy 5th Grade student performance @ 8:30AM (Ms. Gonzalez, Ms. Griffin) and 9AM (Ms. Benitez, Mr. Brizuela)

Tues.10/31 Annual Costume Parade @ 8:45 a.m. on the big yard. Parents are welcome to attend!

Thurs. 11/2 SMC Dance Academy 4th grade student performance @ 8:30AM (Evangelho & Hill) & 9AM (Jaeger & Luciano)

Fri. 11/3-11/9 Scholastic Book Fair

SMMUSD 2023-2024 Calendar

We counted nearly 375 students who joined in by walking, biking or scooting to school! Thank you to the amazing team of parent volunteers who helped us tally our students at the gates!

Here's what each grade level worked on this past week.

Kindergarten - They continued working on their 5 senses activities and they did an inquiry into what is in a family.

First Grade - They began talking about leaders in our community. They also made leader puppets. The students also had a visit from city council member Lana Negrete and LT Gerardo Leyva from SMPD (see pictures below).

Second Grade - The students learned about artifacts and had conversations about long ago and now to help them better understand their family project.

Third Grade - The students finished their first unit - Who We Are. The students created I AM Poem's. They also did a rings of responsibility activity.

Fourth Grade - The students had another STEM Lab activity where they created model eyes and learned why some people might have problems with their vision. They also continued working on creating a human body diagram that will eventually show all of the human body systems and how they work together.

Fifth Grade - The students chose a tribe to research and are beginning their research for their final project for the Who We Are Unit.

Please label your child's water bottle, lunchbox, and clothing! The racks are already getting full. All teachers have a designated wagon/lunch cart/bucket they take outside at lunchtime. After eating lunch your children should place their items in their classroom's designated cart, BEFORE they go play! Help us remind children to follow this procedure. It will help keep the yard clean and their items returned home each day!

All Rogers students are invited to submit their original completed works of art to the PTA’s National Reflections contest. Available categories include Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music Composition, Photography, and Visual Arts. Last year 2 SMMUSD students progressed all the way to the state-level competition! This year's student chosen theme is "I Am Hopeful Because..." Contact reflections@willrogerspta.com for questions.

Reserve your spot for an empowering 2-day training for all parents, guardians and staff, aimed at fostering a safe and inclusive learning environment for our students. Gain valuable insights into building and strengthening relationships, conflict resolution, empathy building, and effective communication techniques.

This is a two-day event for adults-only.

• October 7, 2023 10am-3pm at SAMOHI room # D100
• October 28, 2023 10am-3pm at SAMOHI room # D100

You must attend both dates to be fully trained in Restorative Justice Level 1.

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. It is located outside the main office.

Make a plan with your child that if they leave something at home, a parent may drop it off in the office. We will place their labeled item on the "Oops, I forgot table." During their recess or on their way to lunch, they may check the table for a 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!

If you would like to help us with art cart during Tuesday lunchtime, please volunteer using the link below:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040848ADA72EA0FF2-44895972-wrlc

In a few weeks we are planning chalk designs. We are looking for blue tape and chalk donations. Please consider donating. You can drop it off to the front office!

Did you know that there will be TWO solar eclipses this school year? One on Sat., October 14, 2023, and one on Mon., April 8, 2023! Below is information on how you can SAFELY view these awesome celestial events.

Sat., 10/14/23

This will be an annular eclipse, which means even if you were in the path of totality, you would still see a ring of light from the sun’s corona shinning around the disc of the moon. This is called the “Ring of Fire.” In Los Angeles, which will not be in the path of totality, the eclipse will max out at about 70% coverage of the sun, which is still pretty cool! MORE INFO FROM NASA (including very important safety information to protect one’s vision and wearing sun screen while being outside that long). Perhaps you and your family members could make eclipse-viewing devices, like a pinhole project, and host a viewing party! 😊

Timing in Los Angeles for the partial eclipse:

• 8:07 a.m. PDT - Partial eclipse begins
• 9:24 a.m. PDT - Maximum eclipse
• 10:50 a.m. PDT - partial eclipse ends
• more info: https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/usa/austin?iso=20240408

BREAKFAST: 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 8:00 AM so that there is ample time to eat breakfast in the cafeteria and walk to their classrooms by 8:25 AM. Please be sure your child arrives to school with enough time if you plan to have them eat breakfast at school.

LUNCH: Students may elect to bring a lunch from home or eat at school. Teachers will take a lunch count each morning to help the cafeteria plan for the day. You can find the lunch menu (subject to change daily) here.

We are a peanut free campus. Please be sure that you do not pack food items that contain peanuts.

We need your help to reach our school wide $20,000 goal! We still have a long way to go, and only 10 days left. If every Will Rogers family contributes $40 to our fund we can reach our goal! So please donate today and help us reach our goal before Oct. 5th - if we meet our goal, the whole school will earn a dance party at recess!

Please remember to join or renew your annual PTA membership! Membership gives you a voice in planning for the success of every student at Rogers.

If you are looking for a way to volunteer or want more information please fill out our volunteer form. If you have any questions please email our Volunteer VP Jessica Lew at

volunteers@willrogerspta.com. https://forms.gle/CRHSPjfZymg2c846A

We are looking to hire 3-4 Instructional Assistants for the 23-24 school year (Job Duties).

• The position is for 3 hours / five days (5) week position. Ideally the hours are 8:30 - 11:30 a.m.

The Personnel Commission will be scheduling interviews soon. Click here to apply. If anyone may be interested, please apply! Parents and community members make great classroom assistants. Instructional Aides are critical to helping teachers differentiate instruction, prepare supplies, and supervise children at play.

Don't miss out on your chance to save 10% on the Will Rogers Community Yearbook! Order yours before October 31st to save! You'll get two free custom pages to customize by April 15th. Any questions, please reach out to wrlcyearbook@gmail.com

https://web.treering.com/create-account/1013782539131906?PassCode=1013782539131906

Principal, Ms. Lila Daruty M.Ed

Email: ldaruty@smmusd.org
Website: https://www.smmusd.org/rogers
Location: 2401 14th Street, Santa Monica, CA, 90406
Phone: 310-452-2364
Twitter: @WillRogersSTEM