It’s October, and school is in full swing! This month is full of wonderful events, including family-favorite Multicultural Night and our first dine-out fundraiser of the year. Events are made possible by the work of volunteers, so read on to learn more about how you can support all the fun happenings at Roxhill. Plus, look for new Roxhill T-shirts for every student coming home soon!
New Roxhill T-shirts!
Friends of Roxhill is excited to share that we’ll be sending home a T-shirt for each student in the next few weeks. 5th graders will receive a yellow shirt for outdoor school and all other students will receive a beautiful blue T-shirt. Students love to show their Roxhill pride, especially on Roxstar Fridays!
We ask families who can to donate the cost of their shirt, so watch for the donation information when T-shirts come home and please consider giving.
Want to show your own Roxhill pride? We have multiple designs and adult sizes available in the office for $10/shirt!
Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities
We are always looking for new volunteers, and there are tons of great opportunities coming up soon! To get involved, you can reply to this email or fill out our new online volunteer form (if you didn’t already fill out the paper form we sent home in September). Reply with your phone number and we can add you to our new volunteer WhatsApp community!
Upcoming needs:
- Help with sorting and distribution of T-shirts starting on Wednesday, Oct 7th (reply to this email)
- Set up for Multicultural Night 3 pm on Thursday – Table set up
- Multicultural Night and Clothing Swap – Set-up, Support roles for 30 minutes blocks through event, clean up
- Childcare at October FORE meeting (reply to this email)
- Welcoming families and snack at playground playdate on October 17 (reply to this email)
- Join our spring online auction team! (reply to this email)
And that’s not even all! Don’t miss the Volunteer Fair on October 12 (details below) to connect with ways to volunteer at school or with Friends of Roxhill.
Events
Multicultural Night Potluck and Clothing Swap
Friday, October 9: 4:30 – 6:30 pm
Roxhill Elementary School at E.C. Hughes
Don’t miss one of the best Roxhill events of the year: Multicultural night! Bring a dish your family loves to share (make sure to use the labels that were sent home last week) and enjoy the beautiful music of Los Chavalones de Seattle and the energetic performance of Double Dutch Divas!
There will also be a clothing swap, so bring gently used clothes you don’t need anymore and take new clothes to start off the year.
Roxhill Community Meeting & Volunteer Fair
Monday, October 12: 6pm – 7:30pm
Roxhill Elementary School at E.C. Hughes
Come meet Roxhill families, hear updates from Principal Bruno, and then hear about all the amazing ways to support Roxhill! We’ll hear from teachers, staff, and community members about how you can help support student learning, Roxhill families, and community-building efforts. Pizza and childcare provided.
Playground Playdate
Saturday, October 17: 10am – 12pm
Roxhill Park Playground (aka “Castle Park” across from Target)
Come play with old friends and make new ones. Our playground meetups are the perfect time for families to connect while the kids get to play! Bring a snack to share, if you’re able, and we’ll see you there!
Playground gatherings are monthly on the 3rd Saturday, so mark your calendar for November 21 and December 19.
FORE Monthly Board Meeting
Thursday, October 22 7pm, on Zoom
Reply to email for link
All are welcome to attend our monthly board meeting where we handle budgeting, review progress on current projects, and look ahead to upcoming activities.
The Friends of Roxhill board is looking for new members, especially folks interested in supporting event planning and fundraising! Please reply to this email if you are interested in learning more about this opportunity.
MOD Pizza Fundraiser
Friday, October 23, all day
MOD Pizza Westwood Village, 2800 SW Barton St
Support Friends of Roxhill and kick-off your weekend with pizza from MOD Pizza! Dine in and mention Roxhill or order online with the code MODGIVES20, and MOD will donate 20% of proceeds to FORE.
Parenting Class Interest Survey
Hello Roxhill!
If we haven’t met yet- Hi, I’m Brettyn, the licensed mental health provider with our school’s Neighborcare Health Clinic.
I’m checking in with families this fall to gauge interest about a possible parenting class later this school year. I’d like to run a parenting class using a model called Child-Parent Relationship Training (CPRT). (More information about CPRT here). This is an evidence-based approach taught in small groups, that helps strengthen connection, communication, emotional regulation, and confidence in parenting through guided play-based relationship skills. Parents/guardians in the group would learn practical tools for:
- responding to big emotions
- strengthening attachment and connection
- setting limits calmly and effectively
- building confidence and cooperation
- creating dedicated time with your child that supports emotional growth
The group would meet weekly for 1.5 hours over ten weeks. It would require in-person participation at all ten sessions and would require a commitment of 30 minutes a week outside of group practicing the skills, of which you would video record parts of and bring to group for us to use to practice the skills together.
I’d love your input to help determine interest and scheduling. Please provide your input by filling out the survey below and feel free to reach out to me personally with any questions or if you’d like to share ideas not in the form!
Parent Interest Survey: Parenting Class for the 26-27 School Year – Fill out form