PTA Updates

Today is the last day of our Fall for Ross class contest! Donations of any amount - $10, $5, $1 - will count toward your class's engagement total. The winning class will get an extra recess! Make your contribution before midnight tonight to be included.

Here are the current class standings:

• Plucky Panthers (K-Eickmeyer) - 81%
• Fearless Ferrets (4th) - 61%
• Wise Wolves (1st) - 58%
• Brave Blue Jays (K-Sawyer) - 53%
• Friendly Frogs (PK4) - 45%
• Kind Cobras (2nd) - 43%
• Powerful Penguins (3rd) - 41%
• Mindful Meerkats (5th) - 32%

Support the Ross PTA's 15th Annual Holiday Tree Sale! The Ross PTA is selling a variety of Fraser fir trees in all sizes (from tabletop to 9’) and festive wreaths. Pre-order online by Nov. 24th for a discount! Pick up at Ross during the sale (weekends of Nov 25 & 26 and Dec 2 & 3). Local delivery also available.

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: The weekends of November 25-26 and 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.
• Sign up to help here!

The Bake Sale:

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

Questions? Email PTApresident@rosselementary.org

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 will begin Nov 27. If all goes well, there will then be two sessions of 9 or 10 weeks each from January through June. Space is limited to 12 kids per class, so sign up soon! See the below link and description from Breathing Space.

Sign up: Yoga & Mindfulness Mornings @ Ross Elementary

Yoga is a fun way for children and teens to learn techniques for concentrating, reducing stress, and connecting to their bodies in a loving way while building fitness and having fun. Breathing Space are full of age-appropriate yoga poses, breathing exercises, and relaxation techniques that support gross motor development, fitness, balance, body awareness, language acquisition, and creative expression. Classes for younger children incorporate creative movement, songs, stories, rhymes and rhythm, fun props, and imaginative play. Classes for older students may incorporate journaling or art. Classes often revolve around a philosophical or natural theme and always include some form of quiet relaxation.

Thank you to the parents who contributed food and drinks to the teacher and staff gratitude breakfast this morning, and to Nandini Patel for coordinating. It was a great success!

The DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education is updating the 2024 DC School Report Card site. They're looking for feedback and would appreciate parents taking the survey (link). They're particularly curious to hear from neighbors about what information they would like to see on the DC School Report Card website, as well as what information should be displayed most prominently.

2023.24 DCPS Calendar

Wednesday-Friday, November 22-24: NO SCHOOL, Thanksgiving Holiday

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

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

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

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

Saturday, March 2: Ross Auction

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.