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Garden Clean-up! Come Help!

Wednesday, 03 March 2010 10:50

Please come join the Growing Green Club and other Rogers parents to do a spring clean up at the school this Saturday, March 6th, at 2:30pm.

We will move some herbs from the raised bed behind the office and turn in the cover crop in preparation for planting vegetables with the kids in the next Growing Green Club. The other raised beds need some weeding and dead heading.

Thanks to Valerie McGregor and the Rotary Club the flag circle bed does not need much attention. They weeded it recently.

Please join us. Bring garden tools, pruners, gloves, cans to put clean green material in and of course the kids. They can play on the playground for the afternoon.

Questions? Contact Randy Kilmer, 206-361-1757, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Music Club News

Wednesday, 03 March 2010 10:42

Please take note, Music Club is cancelled for March 8th due to a meeting Mrs. Dustin needs to attend!

John Rogers Movie Night!

Thursday, 25 February 2010 00:13

Mark your calendars for what is sure to be a fun family event!
John Rogers First Movie Night!
Friday, March 5th, at 6:30pm in the lunchroom

Come enjoy the movie "Curious George" with your family and friends!
(movie was changed since "G-Force" carries a PG rating)

Dress comfortably or even wear your pajamas! The PTA will provide popcorn and licorice. Bring blankets, beanbags, or sleeping bags!

This is a family event, so all children need to be accompanied by a supervising adult.

We look forward to seeing you there!

School Tours!

Monday, 22 February 2010 00:19

Will you be new to our school? We are excited to meet you!

Please attend one of our school tours:
Tuesdays: March 2nd and 16th
Wednesdays: March 10th and 24th

Tours will begin in the lunchroom at 9:30am and last approximately one hour.
Reservations are not needed - just come!

FUN Volunteers needed!

Tuesday, 16 February 2010 13:38

FUN (Finding Urban Nature) is an Environmental Science program offered, free of charge, by Seattle Audubon to 4th grade students at John Rogers.

On Friday mornings in March and April, the students will be learning more about the animals that live in the schoolyard habitat. Volunteers are trained by Seattle Audubon, and lead small groups of 4-6 children on hands-on, outdoor explorations. Please consider becoming a FUN volunteer. No science or knowledge of wildlife is necessary, and volunteers can be any member of the John Rogers community (it is not limited to parents of 4th grade students).

Spring FUN kicks off with a training session from 8:30-noon, Saturday, March 6th.

The dates and times for the FUN lessons at John Rogers are:

Friday mornings (9:15 - noon): March 12th, March 26th, April 9th, April 16th

To volunteer for FUN at John Rogers, please contact Kim McCormick, ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 206-679-8538).

If you would like to help, but can't make either the training session, or all of the lessons, please contact Kim.

For more information about FUN, please see: http://www.seattleaudubon.org/sas/WhatWeDo/EnvironmentalEducation/ElementarySchoolProgram.aspx

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