Celebrating our generous community and looking toward exciting spring events

Last month, we wrapped up our Winter Basic Needs Fundraiser, raising over $10,000 from almost exactly 100 donors that went to support over 40 Roxhill families. We saw our school community, West Seattle community, family and friends all donate to ensure people had more access to the food and supplies they need during our school break.

Now, It’s time to get excited for all the fun events we’ll have in 2026 together! Skate night, Family Fun Night, community meetings, playground meetups, and dineouts will bring us together. Our online auction will ensure we have the funds needed to continue our work supporting the school and community.

And importantly, we need you to help us plan and volunteer at these events. We hope many of you can make it to our Volunteer Fair on Monday, January 12 from 6-7:30.

• You’re invited to our Volunteer Fair: Mon., January 12
• New Library Song!
• 4th graders getting ready to explore the Duwamish River. Can you sponsor a student?
• Seeking Auction Item Donations
• Help Plan Family Fun Night!
• Upcoming Events
  • Playground Meetup: Sat., January 10
  • Public Health Seattle King County Enrollment Event, Sat., January 10
  • Roxhill Community Meeting, Mon., January 12
  • Lil Woody’s Dineout: Wed., January 21
  • Prospective Student Tours in January
  • Roxhill BINGO Night, Sat., January 24
  • Roxhill Global Reading Challenge Competition
  • Skate Night: Wednesday, February 4
  • Family Fun Night, Fri. March 27
• Principal Bruno’s School Updates

The start of the year is a perfect time to try something new and get more involved at Roxhill. We know it can be hard to know where to start, which is why you’re invited to the January Roxhill Volunteer Fair! Pizza, Spanish interpretation, and childcare provided!

Join us to hear from other staff and volunteers about easy ways to get involved. You’ll hear about ways to volunteer in the garden, in the office, with Kings & Queens, working directly with students, planning events, and more before signing up for a time to get started if you’re ready.

We’ll also have people available to help navigate the SPS Volunteer Signup process if you want some support.

Can’t make it but still want to volunteer? Check out our Volunteer page for ways to get involved.

New Library Song!

Our January/February library song is “Roxhill Library,” sung to the tune of “APT.” by ROSÉ and Bruno Mars. (Maybe if the students hear an adult singing a song with lyrics  “6 – 7,” they won’t think it’s cool or funny anymore, and they’ll stop? It’s worth a try.)

Watch “Roxhill Library Song Jan & Feb 2026” on YouTube

4th graders getting ready to explore the Duwamish River. Can you sponsor a student?

Roxhill is partnering with the River Access Paddle Program (RAPP) to give our 4^th graders a special outdoor education opportunity to culminate their Duwamish history unit.  Students will get to join guides and paddle kayaks on the river, learning through stories and observation about the history of this place, including the rich environmental and cultural stewardship led by the Duwamish tribe. 

If you would like to help sponsor a 4^th grader you can do so here.  We suggest $25/student. All donations help. Please enter “Roxhill 4^th Grade trip to the Duwamish” in the purpose box.

Learn more about the work of the River Access Paddle Program in their current newsletter.

Help Plan Family Fun Night!

Want to help plan and organize the activities for family fun night? We would love your help and need volunteers! Reach out if you’re interested and/or come to our volunteer fair on January 12 where we’ll kick off some early planning.

Upcoming Events

You can always find all upcoming events on our Events Calendar.

Come see old friends and meet new ones during our monthly school playgroup meetup! These events are especially popular with our Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade families. Bring a snack to share, if you are able.

Get help from Access and Outreach navigators to enroll in vital community resources – Health insurance (open enrollment ends January 15), ORCA lift, EBT, Seattle City Light Utility Discount programs AND get free health screenings, immunizations, groceries, and lifeline cell phones while supplies last! The West Seattle Blog has details.

Roxhill Community Meeting, Mon., January 12

See above for details.

Come eat with friends and support Roxhill at Lil Woody’s in White Center! See our website for details and an important note about Beer Star.

Have friends or neighbors interested in Roxhill? Make sure they know about the prospective student tours available at Roxhill this month! These tours are for families considering Roxhill, and not existing students.

4th and 5th grade students have been reading the eight books chosen for this year’s competition. Teams are being formed this week from those students who have expressed interest in participating in the competition. Which 4th or 5th grade team will prevail after answering 24 questions about the eight Global Reading Challenge titles and go on and represent Roxhill in the downtown semi-finals in March? 

For those parents interested in watching the competition live, your classroom teacher will share a Teams link with you a few days before the competition so that you can watch in real time. Because the competition is being held right after the last lunch, we cannot hold it in the lunchroom. Because the library is a small space, we only have room for the competing teams to be in the library. Non-participating students will be watching via the Teams link from their classroom. However, if your child is one of the six members on the winning team, you WILL be able to go to the semi-finals and watch the next round in-person, if you’d like. (That’ll be on March 23rd at 10:00am at the downtown Central Library.)

• December 8: Kindness campaign, 4-5 lego team, Solidarity with our Somali community
• December 14: Spirit week, Immigrant Rapid Response Program, December Let Grow Experience
• December 19: Appreciation and gratitude from Principal Bruno. Author visit. 5th grade field trip. Thursday crafternoons club!