PTA News for Friday 10/22/2021

Hello Mustangs! We hope everyone had a wonderful week! Happy almost last days of October! PTA is back with the weekly News for all your Rogers info needs! To get these communications sent directly to your email please self-subscribe at this link.


This is the logo for Rogers Middle School Long Beach CA LBUSDEXTRA EXTRA! Rogers PTA Membership Drive ENDS in 10 DAYS ON OCTOBER 31st! A HUGE thank you to everyone who has joined or renewed your membership and/or purchased sweatshirts or PE uniforms with the PTA so far this year. Your support falls right in line with this year’s theme of “Connecting Families and Schools”… THANK YOU!

A reminder that Rogers PTA is able to offer a few incentives for joining PTA during our Membership Drive this year!

JOIN PTA BY OCTOBER 31, 2021 and Receive Great Incentives!

  • Any student who becomes a member (or returns a membership) will be entered into a drawing for a $50 AMC gift card. One entry limit per student
  • Any student who returns four (4) or more memberships will be entered into a drawing for a “Front of the Line” pass to be used at lunch AND all Rogers student activity days for the entire 2021-2022 school year! One entry limit per student
  • Any 8th Grade student who becomes a member (or returns a membership) will be entered into a drawing for 4 reserved front-row seats at 8th Grade Promotion! One entry limit per student
  • The 1st Period class with the highest percentage of memberships will receive an in-class party!
  • PTA thrives on several business partnerships that offer member discounts and benefits, including Hertz, Farm Fresh to You and Tick Talk.  Go to http://www.capta.org for more information.

PTA’s goal for membership is one membership per student. Rogers currently has an enrollment of around 800 students. The count as of October 21st shows that Rogers PTA has signed up 520 total members! This includes 256 who have joined or renewed online via TOTEM, PTA’s online membership portal. We are currently two-thirds of the way to our drive’s goal with just 10 DAYS LEFT! We are doing GREAT – in fact, we have already WAY MORE than DOUBLED our 2020-21 membership count! – but we still have more work to do and really REALLY could use your support to meet our goals!

Please remember that memberships must be renewed each year while at Rogers. Memberships are $10/member (new or renewal). Donations to Rogers PTA are also accepted throughout the year.

 (TOTEM convenience processing fee applies)

For more information about PTA membership or donating, including where your PTA funds go to support our students and staff, please go here.


PTA Reflections Art Program Logo 2021-2022PTA REFLECTIONS ENTRIES DUE TO SCHOOL TODAY 10/22! For our artistically inclined Mustangs who are feeling inspired, we hope you are participating in the 2021-2022 National PTA Reflections Art Program!

This year’s theme is “I Will Change the World By…”  Our faculty liaison for Reflections 2021-22 is Ms. Clare again (thanks, Ms. Clare!). Click here to review, download, and print Student Submission packet.

Please go to our dedicated Reflections page for more info and this year’s eligible categories! Questions about Reflections can be directed to Ms. Clare at maclare@lbschools.net | More details online at PTA Reflections


Red Ribbon Week is NEXT WEEK! Monday October 25th through Friday October 29th will be special dress days at Rogers all week long to help spread anti-drug awareness! Please look to the schedule below for daily themes for special dress and check school communications for more details as the week goes on. Please remember all appropriate school dress guidelines still apply.

Red Ribbon Week at Rogers Middle School Oct 25-29 2021 special dress dates


Rogers PTA offers banner sponsorships at three levels for the 2022 calendar year.NOW AVAILABLE! Rogers PTA Banner Sponsorship for 2022! Are you a local business or community member interested in supporting Rogers at the next level? Please consider sponsoring one of three levels of banners for display along the Appian Way fence. Banners hang for a full calendar year, from January-December 2022.

Please visit our dedicated Rogers PTA Banner Sponsorship page for all details. Rogers PTA Banner Sponsorship


Student Field Day Friday October 29th Field Days have returned to Rogers, and PTA and Student Council need donated items to help make it a successful event. At this time, unfortunately VIPS and other in-person volunteers are still prohibited from participating in person on campus during these events, but we welcome donations at this time as you are able to help answer the call.

Sign Up!

Please consider donating items to the upcoming Field Activity Day event! Use the Sign-Up Genius button above to select your preferred donation item. All donation items are due to the Rogers front office no later than Thursday October 28th, 3:30 pmThanks for your support!


Rogers PTA Board Members 2021-22 Bitmoji imagesWANTED! Rogers PTA Board and Committee Chairs Are you interested in jumping in and helping out with Rogers PTA for the 2021-2022 school year? Opportunities in the following areas are open:
VP Ways & Means (Board position)
8th Grade Committee chair (planning begins soon; events start Second Semester)
Parent Education chair (year-round programming)

Thank you to those who have stepped up to volunteer with Rogers PTA so far for the 2021-22 school year! PTA cannot offer the programming and events it does without the support of those who step up and volunteer their time and work toward these efforts!

Please email rogersmiddleschoolpta@gmail.com if you are interested in any of the above opportunities or otherwise wish to help out (Subject: PTA Volunteer Opportunities).


Rogers Store is Online! The Rogers Middle School Store (where you can buy the spirit wear uniform T-shirt tops, yearbooks, and other items from the school directly) is now up and running online and restocked with spirit wear tops! To purchase, simply click on the store link to take a look at the Mustangs swag being offered, including uniform-approved spirit-wear. If you are a new buyer in the store, you may be asked to create an account to purchase. Rogers School Store


Support Rogers PTA at Amazon Smile and Ralphs ALL YEAR LONG! Remember to sign up and support Rogers Middle School PTA when using Amazon Smile and your Ralphs grocery store rewards card.

How to change your Amazon Smile Charity to “Will Rogers Middle School PTA”:
1. Sign in to https://smile.amazon.com on your desktop or mobile phone browser.
2. From your desktop, go to Your Account and select the option to Change your Charity; or, from your mobile browser, select “Change your Charity” from the options at the bottom of the page.
3. Select/ type in “Will Rogers Middle School PTA” to start supporting Rogers PTA.


For all PTA News in real time, please like-follow Rogers PTA on Social Media:
Facebook @RogersMiddleSchoolPTA
Instagram @RogersMiddleSchoolPTA
Members and families are also welcome to subscribe to updates to our website here. Families should also read/watch all weekly school site e-newsletters and/or video messages from school (remember to check your email, texts, and Canvas for communications; links also may be posted to the Rogers School Website).

Contact Rogers PTA Anytime atrogersmiddleschoolpta@gmail.com
Due to spamming issues on the website, commenting has been disabled, but email is ALWAYS welcome!

IMPORTANT CALENDAR DATES 2021-2022                                                   
(Subject to Change – Stay Updated on Rogers School Website)
October 2021                      Breast Cancer Awareness Month | Wear Pink Wednesdays
October 2021                      LGBTQIA+ History Month
Fri. 10/22                             Reflections Art Submissions DUE TODAY AT SCHOOL!
Fri. 10/22                             Student Club Fair (Lunchtime)
Mon. 10/25-Fri. 10/29          Red Ribbon Week at Rogers (MORE DETAILS ABOVE!)
Mon. 10/25-29                     Boys Basketball / Girls Track Try-Outs                                                                                                       (see school calendar for specific event dates)
Fri. 10/29                             Student Activity Day/ Field Day
Fri. 10/29                             Halloween Day (Costumes OK – school guidelines apply)
Sun. 10/31                           PTA Membership Drive Ends (INCENTIVE DEADLINE)
Thurs. 11/4                          Will Rogers’ Birthday (Western Dress Day)
Fri. 11/19                             Minimum Day | 2:18 p.m. Dismissal
Mon. 11/22-Fri. 11/26          Thanksgiving Break | NO SCHOOL

Link to Official Rogers Middle School Calendar now available on PTA website here.

PTA News for the Week Ending Friday 10/23/2020

Happy Friday, Mustangs!

PTA is here with your weekly news ending the week of Friday 10/23/2020. Remember to sign up for e-mails of these posts direct to your in-box on the pop-up window or the sidebar e-mail sign-up portal!


This is the logo for Rogers Middle School Long Beach CA LBUSDPTA Membership Drive
 Online membership is always open and available at TOTEM, a new way this year to get your memberships in a contact-free, safe, convenient, and fast transaction! Please help Rogers PTA meet its 1:1 annual goal for memberships: One membership per student! You can sign up now and help PTA get to 300 members by Membership Monday, 10/26!
Memberships are just $10 (plus $1 processing per membership) and are open to all parents, students, teachers, staff, grandparents, extended family, community members, local business owners, alums, neighbors, and anyone who wants to support Rogers! Additional donations always welcome.
Join Rogers PTA at TOTEM now at this link:
https://jointotem.com/ca/long-beach/will-rogers-middle-school-pta

 


Wear Pink Breast Cancer Awareness Oct 2020

On Fridays in October… Mustangs Wear Pink! Rogers Student Council invites all Rogers students and staff to wear pink in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

For more information on the latest happenings from school and student council, please remember to check out the Rogers Weekly Bulletin on the school’s website. This week’s edition of the bulletin can be found here.


RRW Special Dress Days Oct 26-30 2020Red Ribbon Week NEXT WEEK Monday 10/26-Friday 10/30 Next week is Red Ribbon Week, the nation’s oldest and largest drug prevention awareness program. Student Council has designated special dress days for the entire week as follows:

Mon. 10/26 | Crazy Hair Day
Tues. 10/27 |Tacky Tourist Day
Wed. 10/28 | Decades Day
Thurs. 10/29 | Disney Day
Fri. 10/30 | Halloween (wear your costumes!)

For more information on each of the special dress days and for sending in photos of your outfits for yearbook consideration – especially your Halloween costumes! – remember to watch the “MMMM” (Monday Morning Mustang Message) from earlier this week.


WANTED: PTA Board Members and Chairperson PTA currently has two Board positions available, VP Ways and Means (Fundraising) and Community Outreach Director (handles Appian Way banner sales and other business partnership opportunities). Uniforms Committee Chairperson (sweatshirts and PE uniforms) is also needed. These positions are open and ready NOW for people who are wanting to jump right in and get involved with Rogers PTA! More information on these positions can be found at our Board web page and our Volunteers-Committees page. If you are interested in any of these positions, pleas reach out to Rogers PTA today at: rogersmiddleschoolpta@gmail.com


Rogers Dining for Dollars Hiatus & Highlights While Rogers PTA has suspended its Dining for Dollars partnership fundraising program at this time, PTA would still would like to help spread the word about local business and community by featuring a business who has partnered with us in the past! Watch this space each issue of PTA news for this month’s highlighted partner. For October, we would like to feature George’s Greek Cafe (2nd Street)Thank you to George’s Greek Cafe for always being such a loyal Rogers PTA partner!


For all PTA News in real time, please like-follow Rogers PTA on Social Media: Facebook @RogersMiddleSchoolPTA
Instagram @RogersMiddleSchoolPTA
Members and families are also welcome to like and subscribe to updates to our website (along right-hand margin or from the popup window). Families should also read/watch all weekly school site e-newsletters and/or video messages from school (remember to check your email and texts for communications; links also posted to the Rogers School Website).

Contact Rogers PTA Anytime atrogersmiddleschoolpta@gmail.com

IMPORTANT CALENDAR DATES                                                                   
(Subject to Change – Stay Updated on Rogers School Website)
Fri. 10/23                              Wear Pink Fridays (Breast Cancer Awareness Month)
Mon. 10/26-Fri 10/30            Red Ribbon Week (Special Dress Days – See Above)
Mon. 10/26-Sun. 11/8           Scholastic Book Fair (ONLINE – more info TBA)
Wed. 11/11                            Veterans Day (NO SCHOOL)
Tues. 11/17                           PTA General Association Mtg. (via Zoom; time TBD)
Mon. 11/23-Fri. 11/27           Thanksgiving Break (NO SCHOOL)