The Friends of Roosevelt Foundation
The Friends of Roosevelt Foundation, or RooFriends, is committed to raising the money and providing the people power to help our students succeed in school and in their lives.
8th Grade IB Community Project Presentations It’s time for 8th Grade IB Community Project Presentations! Parents/community are welcome to come during any of the presentation times to participate as a panelist. It’s a fantastic opportunity to give our students feedback on all their hard work. We still need panelists for Wednesday and Thursday. Please sign…
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The 2018 Earth Fair is at Balboa Park on Sunday, April 22nd. This is one of RooFriends’ big parking fundraisers and we need your help from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Click here to sign up: These funds are used to support the IB program including new teacher workshops, Peace one Day T-shirts, ZELP, teacher…
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WHO: YOU! Come find out what’s going on at Roosevelt (click here for previous meeting agendas). WHAT: The Friends of Roosevelt Foundation (RooFriends to our friends) funds after school clubs, International Baccalaureate programs, mini-grants to teachers, the gardening program, and the 7th grade zoo program, among other things. WHEN: 6PM, Wednesday, March 14, 2018 WHERE: Roosevelt Middle…
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The Roosevelt Foundation is looking for an After-School Enrichment Programs Coordinator and ASE Committee members to run the program for the next school year. If we do not find a new coordinator, Roosevelt students will lose their After-School Enrichment Programs in 2018-19. Person(s) willing to take on this position should begin shadowing the current coordinator…
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Thanks to the help of parents, teachers, staff and community volunteers, we raised about $20,000 in two days! You can still go to signup.com and select a volunteer slot (bring your family too) during this holiday season! The six days between Christmas and New Years are very busy at the Zoo and Balboa Park. Visiting families are…
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One of the ways we promote our family fun event, Trick or Trot, by passing out flyers at Ralphs in Hillcrest and Sports Arena. The flyers have info about Ralphs Community Contributions program on the back and customers can chose to sign up and donate to Roosevelt when they get home. There is nothing to…
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Help distribute textbooks Textbook distribution started last Friday, but will continue over the next 1-2 weeks. Many thanks to those parent volunteers that helped on Friday or have signed for the coming week. We still have one more task remaining and that is helping the new (actually returned) Library Tech, Lauryn Gates, give out…
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Roosevelt uniforms on sale this week! Shirts, pants, jackets, P.E. uniforms! Monday, August 21, 2017, 8:00 am – 2:00 pm Tuesday, August 22, 2017, 8:00 am – 2:00 pm Wednesday, August 23, 2017, 8:00 am – 2:00 pm Thursday, August 24, 2017, 8:00 am – 2:00 pm Cash & checks only. Make checks payable to…
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Dr. Casillas has asked RooFriends to make parents aware of how they can help get the new school year off to a good start! New families are encouraged to bring your new student to help! It’s a great way to start getting involved in your new school and meet other Roosevelt families. A lot of…
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The Friends of Roosevelt Foundation 