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Roots Family
On April 15th, we commemorate the birthday of Booker Taliafero Washington.
 On April 4th, we also celebrate the birthday of our present day role model, Maya Angelou. She is a great author, poet, historian, educator, civil rights activist, screenplay writer, producer and director. Ms. Angelou is currently a Reynolds professor at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Also.....happy birthday to:
Ngeende Pilgrim - 4/2, Shakir Muhammad - 4/11, Aszurtoine Gunter-Fields - 4/15, Rudoph Stewart IV - 4/21, Khyia Smallwood - 4/22, Asia Haynee - 4/25, Israel Fredrick - 4/26, Kibwe Raikiatu-Readman & Michael Lawson - 4/27 and Mama Melody - 4/22.
Our Roots Birthday Party will be held on Friday, April 28 at 2:00 pm.
 THANK YOU
Mama Vaselia Thomas for donating picture frame and Tag boards for art contest.
Mama Nailah Williams for classroom supplies.
Mama Marie Glover for office coverage while Mama Winni attended a conference.
Mama Wanda Dyson, Mama Barbara Brown, Mama Deborah Washington & Mama Deborah Richmond for classroom assistance in Primary.
Mama Misumbo Bird & Mama Charlene Wilburn for donating classroom materials.
Mama Khalil Kuykendall-Bryant & Mama Chinyere Garrett for assistance on Port Discovery trip.
Baba Stanley Pilgrim for repairing tables in Per-Primary.
Mama Tameka Charles for donating the Planet display board to Pre-Primary.
Baba Darryl Stewart for academic assistance in Mama Nkechi’s class at least three times each week.
Baba Howard Brown for technological support.
Mama De’mia Harrington, Baba Kenneth Cromartie, & Baba Ahmed DeBruhl for continuous assistance on school trips.
Mama JoAnne would like to give special “hugs” to all parents and co-workers. for the warm thoughts, cards and gifts in celebration of her birthday.
Congratulations To:
Nekkhakhi Rayford who represented Roots PCS in the City-Wide Spelling Bee to be televised April 1st
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DON’T FORGET!!!!!!
PAC meeting is 5:00 pm Tuesday, April 25th. All Chairpersons (or a designee should be present and prepared to make a report.)
LET’S GO! LET’S GO! LET’S GO!
HEAR YE!! HEAR YE!!
The spring DCCAS Test will be administered April 24th- 28th. Parents, please make sure your children are present and on time. Test results are enhanced when students have breakfast each morning.
Attention: Supplies Committee: Students need #2 pencils for the test.
Additionally, we would like to make available to all students Granola bars and juice for each day of the testing period. Thanks!!
School CLOSED April 10th -17th
SEX EDUCATION MONTH:
During the month of April, students participate in the annual spring Instructional Sex Education Program. We will help the children: (1) Learn the correct names for parts of the body, the elimination processes and reproductive terms; (2) Learn effective ways to handle people who approach them with sexual advances/actions or offer incorrect information and (3) Learn responsible attitudes & behavior regarding Human Sexuality. Parents are encouraged to review our curriculum and sit in or volunteer with the classes.
PICTURES! PICTURES! PICTURES!
School Pictures will be taken on Thursday, April 20th at 9:30 am for grades 1 - 8. All students must be on time and IN UNIFORM. Picture date for pre-primary is April 27th at 9:30 am. (Make-up date: April 27th)
It’s That Time Again!
April 15th is the deadline for returning 2006-2007 Re-enrollment forms.
“Snooze you Lose”!!
“Be Not deceived.
The struggle is far from over
The best of being Black is yet to be –
So said the ones who died to set us free”
Ossie Davis
SCHOOL PROCEDURE FOR BAD WEATHER
Roots PCS will be closed during bad weather if DC Public Schools are also closed. If it is announced that DC Public Schools will open 2 hours late, Roots will open at 9:00am. However, we will not accept students after 10:00am.
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