Friends of Rosewood

Join Us for a Husky Howl-O-Ween Spooktacular Event next Saturday, October 26 from 2-4pm!!! There will be plenty of fun activities and even a glow-in-the-dark art wall featuring Halloween art created by current Rosewood students!!! Whether you want to do scary-oke on stage or play games like Tarantula Toss or take family photos, there will be much to see and do! Activity tickets are now available for purchase including single tickets or ticket bundles, or feel free to buy an all-access wristband to see and do it all! If you want to assist in set up or volunteering during the event, please sign up here: https://evite.me/aUWSxVUECh We can't wait to celebrate this SPOOKY FUN event with you all!

So thankful to Moose Toys for sending us Magic Mixies Minis to share with our students!!! We had so many kids light up with excitement to receive FREE toys and blind bags at school, and know they were equally as excited to open their bags and find out which of the fun surprise toys they received! A special thank you ALSO to all of our parents who have created an account on our new website, friendsofrosewood.com. Your logins will ensure you all stay connected to our future news and updates, and that you remain opted in on our email list to learn of future events. We appreciate all our Rosewood Huskies and our amazing parents, and look forward to more fun surprises ahead for the new school year!

Time is running out. Sign up now for Rosewood's fall theatrical production of Alice in Wonderland, Jr. www.openingnighttheater.com/rosewood

Welcome back to school, Rosewood families! We hope everyone enjoyed their summer time off and are proud to showcase that during the break, FoR was busy putting the finishing touches to the newly revamped, updated Staff and Teachers' Lounge at school -- providing much needed, comfier digs for our staff to relax while on campus and enjoy their lunch. Please see the before and after shots for how this space has come together. A huge thanks goes out to board member Kelly Galeas for leading the charge on these renovations -- she not only chose the new furniture with teacher input but often single-handedly assembled a lot of it too. We appreciate our parent helpers for making this space a reality for our school staff, and the reviews are in. The teachers absolutely LOVE this new retreat and appreciate that it comes with their own Keurig and updated appliances. It's back to school fun for all!!! Take a look at all these pictures from the first day of school!

Here are some more photos taken at last night's Chuck E. Cheese event, as well as a photo our volunteer board members took with Chuck E. when they met him at an expo event designed to give our volunteers more ideas of ways to give back to our school community. So happy to see all our families who were able to drive out and join us for this fun event. It was a fun Friday for all!

Chuck E. Cheese night for our school started off with a special visit this morning and now all the kids are being kids! Not too late to join us at the LA location near Glendale; the event ends at 9pm. We will make 20% back on any sales, including the new trampoline park!

Happy Easter! 🐰🐣On the last day of school before Spring Break, the younger grades (TK and Kindergarten) each experienced an exciting Easter Egg hunt in the garden. It was so nice to see how the school garden set the backdrop for some Easter fun! The next day, several school families came to the garden (in the rain!!) to aid in a garden clean-up work day helping to reduce weeds, plant natives and cover the newly planted natives bed with mulch. Browse these pics to see how quickly the garden was transformed and a huge thank you to those families who took some time over the weekend to give our Rosewood garden some needed TLC!

Giving back never tasted so good! Stop by Chipotle next Friday, April 5 for our fundraiser and they'll donate 25% back to our school. Order anytime between 4-8pm at 8420 Beverly Blvd. and either show the cashier a copy of the flyer (phone photos are fine) or simply mention you're supporting Friends of Rosewood and they'll include your order in our fundraiser total! Don't want to dine in person? Order online via the Chipotle website or official Chipotle app for PICKUP using this code: J48VNLK in the ‘promo’ field before checkout (note: deliveries & other apps won't count). Click here for more details: https://tinyurl.com/ytu82xqz We hope to see you there soon!

Join us for a fundraiser at Chipotle 04.05.2024, 4:00pm - 8:00pm

Hi friends! Don't forget that today is our Restaurant Night partnership with local Chinese restaurant, Mandarette Cafe! Head over to 8386 Beverly Blvd. today and show them our restaurant flyer (phone photos are okay!) to have a portion of your total order go back to the school! Enjoy options from their new dim sum menu or traditional Chinese dishes - vegetarian dishes are also available!! Hope to see many of our Rosewood families swing by!

We've just kicked off a grant crowdfunding opportunity for our school garden! The kids love being in that space so much and our goal is to raise enough money to purchase new plants, expand our garden's reach and continue to support our school's urban planning and urban design focus. If you can, please help us today! Our goal is to be one of the top 50 projects to raise money in its first week in order to win a bonus grant!!! Campaign page is here: https://donate.seedmoney.org/9430/help-us-grow-rosewood-stem-magnets-learning-garden

Movie Night is Back! We will be hosting another outdoor movie night this Friday. Gates open at 5:30PM. Movie starts at sundown. Come join us for an epic adventure across the multiverse!!!! Pizza packages will again be sold in advance -- or plan to BYO snacks or buy concessions and pizza at the door. FREE ENTRY TO ALL!

Volunteers needed: help us make movie night great. One free pizza concessions package for the first 10 people to sign up for a volunteer shift. https://m.signupgenius.com/ #!/showSignUp/10C0E45ACAC2EAAF8C07-44419736-volunteer

Join us for our first outdoor movie night of the year!! Celebrate with and meet new friends for an evening out at school and FREE movie. To guarantee we have enough food, pre-order your dinner package (slice of pizza, drink and popcorn) today. We can't wait to celebrate with you next week!

There's a class competition going on! Families who contribute any amount toward their School Support Fee will help their child's classroom be eligible to win an ice cream party at Rosewood! The first class to achieve 100% participation will also win a pizza party! Plus there are plenty of incentives from plush Huskies to branded Rosewood mugs and car magnets your kids can win by donating at the different suggested tiers -- we recommend $350 to fully cover an enriched education, but every dollar counts! Thanks to all the families who have helped us make an impact at school! So far, the donations we have received this school year have gone to support the re-hiring of our garden teacher, Ms. Maya, and a new 65" TV to augment learning in the music classroom. Let's keep the amazing momentum going and thank you to all families - including our recent graduates - who continue to support our amazing school!

The new school year is underway. What better way to end our back to school week than with a family gathering at the local park? Rosewood families can meet up at West Hollywood Park for a friendly get together and park play! Meet up with new and old friends, get to know other Rosewood families and simply unwind! The best part is with no school on Friday, this is the perfect opportunity to stay late and relax! The event runs from 4-7pm after school and includes a BYO (bring your own) picnic, but save room for our bake sale! All proceeds will go back to Rosewood!! We will also be doing a few prize drawings with a suggested donation of $10 so be sure to check out the official Friends of Rosewood table at the top of the playground so you don't miss out on any of the fun! We look forward to seeing many of our Rosewood families there. Park in the onsite parking lot and validate your parking ticket at the Aquatic and Recreation Center before you leave to receive 2 free hours of parking until 6PM.

Today is the last chance to get your discounted all-access wristbands for Spring Festival!! Head to our web link at https://www.friendsofrosewood.com/springfestival to find out more and also to buy your wristband in advance. After today, pre-sales will conclude and tickets will be $25 at the door! Come celebrate with us!!!

The Friends of Rosewood silent auction is now open and available online! Head to the link below to bid on some amazing items donated by teachers, local businesses and Rosewood families. Bids can start being placed now and the auction will run until the end of Spring Festival on Friday, June 2. Proceeds go to support our school! Take a look and feel free to repost/share with anyone you feel may be interested!
https://friendsofrosewood.betterworld.org/auctions/spring-festival

Calling all families! Do you know any local businesses that would be willing to donate a few items (discounts/certificates/merch) to our Spring Festival? Every year, the event has a small silent auction with fun, coveted in-school experiences donated by teachers such as "Teacher for a Day" or "Principal for a Day," and this year we are hoping to take the auction one step further by adding fun, themed baskets. We will have items from Disney, Aquarium of the Pacific, YADA and more! If you or anyone you know has access to fun items/experiences they can donate and that we can use to create a unique one-of-a-kind basket, please send us a DM or email [email protected]. We are looking for anything from sporting events, concerts, theme parks, and theatre productions to local tours, tastings, hotel stays, coveted artwork and the like, even items such as beauty items, lotions and makeup that can be packaged together. Whatever our families come up with will be greatly appreciated. Please contact us by this weekend (Saturday preferably) if you have a lead on such an item, and for our Tax ID number, as we would like to package all the auction items and promote to families next week in advance of the Festival date on June 2nd. Thanks again for all your help! For more info visit www.friendsofrosewood.com/springfestival

What are you doing June 2nd? Save the date and invite your family & friends to join us for Friends of Rosewood's BIGGEST event of the year, Spring Festival! Last year, we introduced an interactive PHOTO BOOTH and this year will be even BIGGER with the return of carnival games, prizes, a new OBSTACLE COURSE, INFLATABLE TWISTER, MINI GOLF, FACE PAINTING, DJ DANCE PARTY & more! Admission is free for all to attend, and wristbands will be sold to children for all-access to all activities & inflatables -- giving each of them a chance to win prizes. More info can be found here: www.friendsofrosewood.com/springfestival and we hope to see you soon!

FoR invites you to join us for movie night this Friday at 6:30 in the Rosewood Auditorium. We will be showing Disney's "Cruella," as voted on by upper grades. Admission is free; concessions and glow sticks will be sold on site. Follow the link below to preorder pizza for $8/person ($10 at the door). Please note this movie is rated PG-13. Parents must attend with their children. By attending, you're consenting to have your child view this film. https://www.friendsofrosewood.com/fundraising/movie-night-dinner-package

It's almost showtime! Join us tonight for a fun Talent Showcase of Rosewood's finest!!! Featuring grades K -5, you won't want to miss all the fun performances and talents our Huskies plan to show. The 3rd Annual Rosewood Talent Showcase debuts tonight on Zoom. Enter the log in details from the flyer OR click on this link to join at 6PM: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/9283969805?pwd=dzNhcWN2ZHNlSVQ5NzlvVzR6K3Jodz09

Does your child have a special talent? Encourage them to sign up for our 3rd annual Rosewood Talent Show!!! The event will take place via Zoom so children can demonstrate their talent from the comfort of their home, surrounded by loved ones. Join us next week as we watch all our talented Huskies and cheer them on! Sign up for the Talent Show here: https://forms.gle/UpFw9xNx9WPUBc4e7 and feel free to donate in advance. All donations support our school's Music program. Make your donation at ko-fi.com/friendsofrosewood

Good morning families! It's not too late to support our year-end fundraising campaign but it does end soon. The fundraising button will be turned off TODAY at 9am Pacific time, which means there's only just over one hour and a half remaining to make a tax-deductible donation to help Rosewood's garden. If you can please visit https://donate.seedmoney.org/7894/rosewood-stem-magnet-learning-garden as the difference between us earning a bonus $100 grant for a strong finish is really just a matter of $25-50!!! Thanks again for including us in your annual giving!!!

Help Us Revive Rosewood STEM Magnet's Learning Garden - SeedMoney Support outdoor education in our school garden: your funds will help us plant native perennials & vegetables and teach our kids healthy eating habits.

Hi families! Thank you so much to those of you who have continually supported our school initiatives from yesterday's Husky Hangout in the park to the recent Step It Up campaign and so much more! We understand this time of year is truly busy and everyone reaching out means the world to us. Our 30-day fundraiser for the Rosewood Garden is now within its final week and SeedMoney, the nonprofit hosting our campaign, has just announced some new "carrots" to motivate us down the homestretch: 21 bonus grants to the 21 campaigns that raise the MOST during the final week. Right now, we have the opportunity to raise from $100 up to a bonus $500 just for bringing in extra funds during the last 5 days.

Whether you've already donated or have been considering it, we would greatly appreciate your support! Please visit our donation page here: https://donate.seedmoney.org/7894/rosewood-stem-magnet-learning-garden to contribute and a HUGE THANK YOU again to all those who have contributed thus far. Thanks to our supporters thus far, our garden is in a great position to receive an extra grant of $300 from SeedMoney and that would be ON TOP of any extra "Strong Finish" grants we receive in the next 5 days. Please help us achieve our goals. We have already surpassed our initial goal of reaching $1600 in donations but would love to aim for $2,000 to cover extra garden expenses and allot more class sessions for our garden teacher. As always, we appreciate all of you and all you do. Happy Holidays!!!