The end of school is nearly here—happy “P for Popcorn Day”!—and we’ve got tons of ways to come together and celebrate. Move-a-thon was a blast on Friday with students completing hundreds of laps! Make sure to get those donations in to support our rising 5th graders go to outdoor school next Fall!
Here are all the ways you can come together and celebrate:
- Start this Friday with a walk to school with Nurse Ann and Mr. Hakeem with the walking school bus, reading a story prepared by Mr. Robert.
- Then K-2 students can celebrate summer reading wearing Pajamas in the school library at night with the Pages & Pajama party in the Roxhill Library next Monday.
- The next day, we’ll be back at school Tuesday, February 9 for our end-of-school block party potluck and vocal concert! Bring a dish to share and get ready for some great performances from every grade level.
- Enjoy the summer weather for a fun morning at Roxhill “Castle” Park Saturday the 13th with friends.
- To wrap up school, students we’ll celebrate with Field Day on Tuesday, June 16 and we need volunteers!
- Students will also receive their yearbooks right before the end of school. Every family who is able is asked to purchase their yearbook for $10.
It’s been an absolutely fabulous year with learning, community, and new experiences. Thank you to everyone who volunteered to help, everyone who helped a neighbor or friend, and every student who came to school ready to learn and be a supportive classmate. Every single one of us helps make Roxhill the beautiful, vibrant school it is.
- Time to order your yearbook!
- Lost and Found: Last Chance June 17 @ 2:00pm
- Book Up Summer, Free books for K-2
- Book Award winners in Washington State
- Get your Move-a-thon donations in to help win your class a pizza party!
- Want to serve? Seeking Board Members for 2026 – 2027!
- Walking School Bus now WEDNESDAY – Friday
- Supporting our community in the face of immigration enforcement
- Upcoming Events
- Principal Bruno’s School Updates
Time to order your yearbook!
5th graders, Ms. Binkow, and parent volunteers have been hard at work and the yearbook is almost here! Every student will receive a yearbook.
The cost of a yearbook is $10. If you are able, please pay for your student’s yearbook and consider sponsoring another student too. Our community’s generosity enables every student to get a keepsake filled with school memories.
Options to pay
$10 per yearbook. $20 for you and a friend. $30 for you and two friends!
- Bring cash to the office
- Bring check to the office made out to “Friends of Roxhill Elementary” with “Yearbook” in the memo
- Pay online securely with PayPal
Lost and Found: Last Chance June 17 @ 2:00pm
Lost & Found is filling up! We will clear out all leftover items on Wednesday June 17 @ 2:00pm. You are welcome to stop by 7:35 am – 3:00pm Monday – Friday to pick up your student’s lost items.
Book Up Summer, Free books for K-2
Tuesday, June 9, during the school day
Roxhill Library
Page Ahead and Roxhill are partnering to give all K, 1st, and 2nd grade students twelve books to read over the summer. Kids will come to the library with their class on Tuesday, June 9, and students will be able to select books. Support your child’s reading achievement by seeing what books they selected when they bring the books home during the last week of school, and encourage them to read their books during the summer (or read the books to them).
Free Summer Books Coming Home for K-2!
All K-2nd grade students will receive three books from RIF (Reading is Fundamental). More summer reading! Look for the sky blue drawstring bags with three books to come home by Friday, June 5.
Book Award winners in Washington State
This year, Mr. Robert read the ten nonfiction nominees for the Towner Award to all 4th and 5th graders, and he read the twenty picture book nominees for the Washington Children’s Choice Picture Book Award (WCCPBA) to all PreK-3rd graders. Over 16,000 students throughout Washington State voted for their favorite for the Towner Award, and over 113,000 students in Washington voted for their choice for the WCCPBA.
The winner of this year’s Towner Award is Capybara. The landslide winner of the WCCPBA is The Bakery Dragon.
Get your Move-a-thon donations in to help win your class a pizza party!
Please remind your students to collect any pledge money for donations for laps they ran during last Friday’s Move-A-Thon. Payments can be made online. Checks made out to “Roxhill Elementary”, or cash should be turned in to the office. We are well below our goal to raise $15,000. The cost to send each student to outdoor school for the week will cost approx. $580/student. Hopefully, we will get closer to our goal. Money should be turned in by 3:00pm on June 5th in order to count toward most money raised per class, and a pizza party.
Want to serve? Seeking Board Members for 2026 – 2027!
Friends of Roxhill is actively seeking volunteers interested in joining the board for the upcoming school year! Our board will best serve our school when it represents a diversity of voices, experiences, and interests. Anyone has the potential to join and work on what you care about most including community building, organizing events, or continuing to work on our efforts to improve outdoor space.
We’ve put together information about board membership and current members for those interested in learning more about board member responsibilities and how to join. Contact Mark Root-Wiley, first grade parent and FORE’s board president, at friendsofroxhill@gmail.com if you’re interested!
Want to help but not join the board?
You don’t need to join the board to volunteer! We need more help supporting event planning, family outreach and support, communications, volunteer management, fundraising, and more. Get in touch and let us know what ways you want to help.
Walking School Bus now WEDNESDAY – Friday
Walk to school with your classmates and adult leaders! We leave from the South side of 24th and Holden at 7:20 am sharp – meet us there or join along the way!
Walk the hill with friends! Bring your family or let them head home to rest. Make new friends, warm up your body and mind for a strong start to the day.
First Fridays of the month always include a special celebration.
Supporting our community in the face of immigration enforcement
At our February meeting, we joined together to hear from Principal Bruno, Ms. Binkow, and Nurse Ann about how our school will respond to immigration enforcement actions at or near our school. You should know that it is SPS policy to limit access to school grounds and never share any student or family information without a judicial warrant.
We’ve put together a new page on our website to help. It includes:
- More details about our schools policy for responding to immigrant enforcement
- Links to resources including Know Your Rights guides and trainings
- Resources for any families needing support during this difficult time
If your family needs support 💖
We encourage you to contact the front office. There are many resources available and families eager to help.
If you are interested in being involved in efforts to respond to enforcement activity or support our neighbors, email friendsofroxhill@gmail.com to receive potential future information about meetings and requests for support.
Upcoming Events
Walking School Bus First Friday Celebration and Book Walk, Friday, June 3
Friday, June 5, 7:20am
SW Holden St and 24th Ave SW
Walk the hill with friends as we celebrate our last First Friday walking school bus of the school year. Mr. Robert is preparing a story—When You Dream Big—to read along the way.
Pages & Pajamas: K-2 Reading Party, June 8, 6:45pm
Monday, June 8, 6:45-7:30
Roxhill Library
Kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade families are invited to come to the Roxhill Library for Pages & Pajamas. Wear your jammies, come hear Mr. Robert read a book (while munching on cookies), and then preview the selection of books that will be available for the “Book Up Summer” book giveaway happening the following day. Those students who come will get to select the first of their 12 free books to take home that night!
Roxhill School Block Party & Vocal Concert, Tuesday, June 9
Tuesday, June 9, 2026: 5 –7pm
Roxhill Elementary @ E.C. Hughes
Come celebrate the end of the year with a fun-filled school block party and vocal concert with performances by every grade, K-5. Students have been practicing and are excited to perform!
Please bring a dish to share for a school-wide potluck!
E.C. Hughes turns 100 in 2026, so we’ll have memorabilia from across the years!
June Playground Playdate, Saturday June 13
Saturday, June 13, 2026: 10am –12pm
Roxhill Park Playground (aka “Castle Park” across from Target)
Bring a snack to share and play with classmates and friends at our last playground playdate of the year!
Field Day @ School, Tuesday, June 16 – Volunteers Needed!!!
Tuesday, June 16
Roxhill Elementary @ E.C. Hughes
Field day is a joyful celebration of the end of school with fun activities on the playground for all grades. Help make this fun event happen and celebrate a great school year with our students!
We need lots of volunteers, so please use the button below to claim a volunteer slot!
- 7:00 – 8:50am: Help set up (8 volunteers)
- 8:50 – 10:50am: Help run stations for grades K – 2. (10 volunteers)
- 12:00 – 2:00pm: Help run stations for grades 3 – 5 (10 volunteers)
- 2:00 – 3:00pm: Help clean up (10 volunteers)
Principal Bruno’s School Updates
This year, Principal Bruno has started to share important school news every school week. These messages are not to be missed!
- June 1 Family Update: Kindergarten family potluck, testing and move-a-thon celebrations!
- May 22 Family Update: ABC Countdown kickoff, Headstart kids getting ready for kindergarten, lots of hands on learning
- May 15 Family Update: Field trips galore, Seahawks summer reading challenge, Neighborcare dental screenings,