Parent Association

Welcome

September 19, 2020

Dear Red Oaks Families,

Welcome back!!! Whether your child is attending school in-person or virtual, we would like to welcome you back to our magnificent school.

A huge part of The Red Oaks School Community is our Parent Association. With students enrolled at the ROS, you automatically become a member of the Parent Association (PA). There are no membership dues, nor is there pressure to fundraise on behalf of the PA. Rather, the PA exists to provide social opportunities for the students, parents, families and staff of the ROS.

The PA would not exist without the time and dedication of as many of the families within the ROS as possible. In the past we have had phenomenal parent volunteers who have collectively organized a number of successful events. As a parent, volunteering your time and/or skills builds our community and connects you to your child’s dynamic education. It also allows you to bond and connect with other parents. All these connections lift our school spirit.

This year is going to look quite different than any past years. We are working hard to finalize new, virtual social opportunities to build our community, and keep it strong throughout the 2020-2021 school year. As opportunities present themselves, please know that ANY time you can give would be greatly appreciated and called upon! The time you give to your child’s school through the PA is truly priceless. In addition to the events, there will be only two general PA meetings; one in the fall and one in the spring.

Once school has settled a bit more, and our curriculum back-to-school nights have occurred we will be sending a video further introducing ourselves and also presenting some of our new opportunities to get together and make our parent community strong. We look so forward to starting this school year. We each have three children attending the ROS; in both Cutler and Speedwell campuses. We hope to always be familiar faces that help you want to get involved in the PA.

With Gratitude,

Your PA Chairs

Meredyth Coleman (Theodore–Kindergarten)

Ilana Radcliffe (Asher–Grade 2, Bennett–Grade 2, Leo–Grade 3)

School Year Activities

Fundraising

You can support The Red Oaks School Parents' Association at NO COST to you through your regular Amazon purchases. Through the AmazonSmile program, we will receive 0.5% of eligible purchases made through Amazon. This includes just about everything, including Prime purchases. Amazon Smile HERE'S THE CATCH: Purchases need to be made through a distinct URL, which is not integrated into the standard Amazon smartphone apps or main Amazon website. The Red Oaks AmazonSmile URL is:

https://smile.amazon.com/ch/22-1815493

It can get clunky to use this URL, but there is a solution! If you shop on your computer, we would suggest adding this URL to your "favorites," bookmarking the page, and/or creating a desktop shortcut. Go directly to this URL and shop as you normally would. Simply look for the AmazonSmile logo in the upper left to confirm that you are shopping on the correct site, and be sure that "The Red Oaks School Inc" appears under the search box as the charity that you are supporting.

If you shop using the iPhone app, it is simple to create an AmazonSmile app:

Go to this site: https://smile.amazon.com/ch/22-1815493
Click on the center icon along the bottom of the screen. It looks like a square with an arrow pointing up. Clicking on this icon will bring up a menu, including the options to AirDrop, Message, Mail, etc.
Click on the "Add to Home Screen" icon that appears along the bottom row on the menu.
Rename the App "AmazonSmile" or "Red Oaks Amazon" or whatever suits you, then click "Add" in the upper right part of the screen.
Shop 'til you drop using your shiny new AmazonSmile app! (We would suggest deleting the old Amazon app from your phone to avoid confusion. None of your Amazon account info will be lost when you do this.)

Anyone can choose to support The Red Oaks School through their Amazon purchases, and we are grateful to all! You will see in the AmazonSmile description that our mission is "To lay the foundation for students to become engaged global citizens," and that surely holds universal appeal!

Please forward this message to family members, friends, neighbors, coworkers, etc. If you run into any trouble creating an app or locating the page, shoot us an email (pa@redoaksschool.org), and we are happy to assist.

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