PTA President`s Note

03/16/15
Mark Your Calendars
March 17th: Class Picture Day
March 18th: Yearbook Orders Due
March 20th: Coffee with Clark
March 23rd-25th: Make-Up Days
March 27th-27th: Spring Break
PTA President’s Note
Wow! What an exciting couple of weeks we have had at Root, despite the many
snow days! With all we have had going on in February and March, you would never
have known we were out for almost two full weeks. A special thank you to all of our
Root PTA committees, families and staff for being so flexible and accommodating.
A big thank you to our Hospitality Committee for putting on an Oscar-worthy
Teacher Appreciation Week. From the red carpet you rolled out every day to the
awesome swag you gave out, our teachers truly felt like stars. Thank you to Amy
Merriman and Kelly Jones and their awesome committee members Tricia Batchelor,
Anna Eckel, Tricia Goodson, Lisa Kirkpatrick, Janet Mahoney, Jennifer Malone,
Brooke Miller, Jessica Moore, Betty Nelson, Paige Peden, Nikki Powell, Lisa Setzer,
Anne Graves Vinson and Margaret Wooten. Also, a special thanks to all the families
who brought in gift certificates, candy, breakfast fare, drinks, etc. Thanks to you all
for making Teacher Appreciation week such a blockbuster.
Our funding committee has also been hard at work. The Applebee’s Flapjack
breakfast was a huge success, and our Box Tops collection was fantastic. Thank you
to Alison Hawse, Tiffany Lund, Stephanie Disbrow and Amy Suggs for all their hard
work and effort.
Last week, we dove straight into reading with our Under the Sea spring book fair.
What fun it was to see so many students and families get excited about reading!
Thank you all for coming out to support Root. More than 2,000 books were
purchased. A big thank you to the book fair committee (Ashley Seamster, DeAnn
Alphin, Nancy Torburg, Laurie Lund, Tricia Goodson, Ashlyn Whitford, Margaret
Wooten, Neal Goodwin, Tammy Cloutier, Wendy Pedraza, Nikki Powell, Amy Perry,
Brooke Miller and Amy Merriman) for such a fun and successful book fair. Also, a
special shout out goes to Jen Marion, Heidi Van Brocklin, and Dawn Ellis for helping
out with Doughnuts for Dad.
For the past two weeks, Root has certainly proven it is a STEM school. The students
did an awesome job on their STEM fair projects. Thank you to all those who
participated (and yes, parents that includes you!!!). Also, a big thank you to our
STEM Fair committee: Mr. Peterson (lead staff), Elizabeth Sparrow (PTA head), Ms.
Dozier, Allison Reed, Brooke McDaniel, Craig Fisher, Kimberly Durland, Shana
Stutts, Katie Lyon, Jessica McIntyre, Sharon McCallen, Charles Weaver, and Joelle
Pemberton.
In addition to the STEM fair, Root also hosted STEM Friday on March 6th. It was a
great time, and the students thoroughly enjoyed presentations from many area
scientists. This would not have been possible without Kimberly Durland, Ms. Dozier
and Mr. Peterson’s hard work. We also had many parent volunteers who either
presented or helped host. Thank you to Will McDaniel, Brooke McDaniel, Ivey Betts,
Taylor Betts, Pam Patterson, Joelle Pemberton, Anna Eckel, Dana Parrish, Sue Jett
Taylor, Mandy Patterson, Justin Scheef, Lisa Setzer, Brooke Miller, Elizabeth Cates,
Audrey Gastmeyer, Katie Moye, Laurie Lund, and Allison Weatherman.
If you missed all the STEM fun or if you still hungry for more, please mark your
calendars (again!) for STEM Family Night for April 1st. Hopefully, April Fools will not
fool us again, and we can have this fun event after rescheduling it three
times...thank you Old Man Winter! We look forward to seeing you around school.
And again, thank you to all of you for being so supportive of Root.
Cooper Bratton and Sara Katherine Little
Coffee With Clark
Please join Mr. Clark for coffee Friday, March 20th from 9:15-10am in the Media
Center to hear all the latest and greatest things going on at Root.
Class Picture Day
Class pictures will be taken on March 17! Order forms have been sent home and
money must be paid on picture day. Please make checks payable Strawbridge
Studios or order online at Strawbridge Studios. Extra forms are in the office and
pictures are $10.
Girls on the Run @ Root
Girls on the Run (GOTR) is a fitness and leadership after school program "designed
to allow every girl to recognize her inner strength." Plans are currently underway to
make Root Elementary a GOTR location, but we need a show of support to make it
happen! If you have a rising 3rd-5th grade girl who might be interested, please
email Wendy Pedraza (wcpedraza@yahoo.com) so I can add your name to the
list and show what a thriving location we could be! The group would meet twice a
week this fall for 12 weeks for a fee of $200, which includes the end of season 5K
registration. Scholarships available. We are also in the process of recruiting two
volunteer coaches. If you know someone age 18+ who might be interested (runner
or not), contact Melanie at melanie@gotrtriangle.org. Coach training provided
through GOTR. For more info, visit gotrtriangle.org.
Box Tops Winners
Congratulations to the 2 winning classes for the spring box top collection, Paysour
and Hunsucker. All your clipping wins your class a popsicle party!
Remember to keep clipping for our next collection!
Come Workout at Barre3 and Support Root
Barre3 is teaming up with the Root PTA for a 2 classes for $20 promotion. Look for
your voucher in Tuesday folders in the coming weeks. K-1st grade students will
bring their voucher home this week, 2-3rd grade students will follow a few weeks
later and then 4-5th grade students a couple of weeks after that. For every voucher
used, Barre3 will donate $10 to Root. If you haven't tried Barre3 or if you are a
regular, now is the time to go and get ready for swimsuit season! Barre3 workouts
(think ballet barre meets yoga and pilates) are designed to transform the body to
one of equal balance, strength and flexibility.
See YOUR pictures in the yearbook!
Upload pictures you've taken of events at Root for the yearbook! We need your help
with lots of great candid shots to make our 2014-15 yearbook even more special for
the kids.
Use the link below to submit your pictures by March 1st. Questions? Please note
that all pictures need to have been taken at Root or at Root-sponsored events.
Contact Audrey Gastmeyer at atgastmeyer@gmail.com.
To upload pictures:
By March 1st, go to: https://images.schoolannualonline.com/login
If it does not automatically log you into the site, enter username 401853955.
Browse your hard drive to select the photo(s) you wish to upload.
Enter information about the photo and provide contact information in case the
yearbook staff needs additional information.
Click "Save Details”.
Thank you!
Volunteer Registration available Mondays ONLY starting
November 3rd!
All Continuing Volunteers approved for the 2013-2014 school
year MUST reactivate as a volunteer.
From November 3, 2014 through May 18, 2015, the volunteer
system will be open on Mondays only, from 8:00 am to 4:00
pm. However, during this time period, the volunteer system will
be closed on the following Mondays: December 22, 2014,
December 29, 2014, and January 19, 2015.
There is a laptop in the Front Office available daily from 8-4 for registration.
*Root Word Submissions*
If you would like to submit information to the Root Word, please visit the
Root Homepage or click here for an online submission form. Submissions
are due by Thursday of each week in order to be included in the following
Monday’s Root Word.
Mr. Clark's Robo Call Process
If you have something you want Mr. Clark to add to his weekly Robo call, please
email him at bclark2@wcpss.net by Sunday night. You need to email him
EXACTLY what you want him to say. He will include it in his Monday robo call.