From the PTO
Fun Lunch Friday, March 2
Fun Lunch tomorrow is being catered by CPK. Each participating student will receive a pizza, mac n cheese, or a salad in addition to carrots, apple sauce, a Rice Krispie Treat or Oreos, and bottled water.
Don’t forget, CPK is continuing to generously offer a free meal to Richards students when they dine-in with their family! Students who participate in the Fun Lunch program will receive a free kid’s meal when THEIR family is dining. A raffle ticket will be given to each dining student for a chance to win an embroidered chef coat! Raffle tickets will be randomly selected and chef coats will be presented at Fun Lunch. Students that wear their chef coat to CPK will be allowed to make their own pizza! Please note: Only students dining with their families will be discounted and an adult entrée must be purchased for every kid’s meal. This offer is not valid with any other offers or discounts, and is not valid to groups or sports teams.
As always, if you have any question, comments, or concerns please contact Amanda Flegner (amanda.flegner@gmail.com) or Verna Pazaras (vernapazaras@mac.com). We always appreciate your feedback or ideas of how to improve fun lunch.
Yearbook Artwork
Deadline tomorrow! Show us how you think Richards Rocks and your artwork could be featured on the cover of this year’s yearbook! All Richards students are invited to submit a piece of original artwork to be considered for this year’s cover. Depending on the number of submissions, more than one piece may be chosen.
- Artwork should represent the theme Richards Rocks!
- Any type of media will be considered (drawing, painting, sculpture, collage, etc)
Please submit entries to the Richards main office by TOMORROW, Friday, March 2nd. The winner(s) will be notified by March 9th.
Thank you for your creativity! Questions? Email Yearbook Committee Chair Allison Silveira at richards.yearbook@gmail.com.
Last Call to Order 2017-2018 Yearbooks! Deadline tomorrow!
Did you forget to order a yearbook at registration? Now is your chance, visit the PTO website to order. Don't remember if you ordered one? You can also check this on the PTO website. The list is in order by teacher. If you think you ordered one but don't see your child's name on the list, make sure you're looking for your youngest child. Yearbooks are $12 and orders and payment are are due by tomorrow, Friday, March 2nd. Questions? Ask Allison, richards.yearbook@gmail.com.
Coding Club for 4th & 5th Grade Students
There are only a few spots left - sign up now! The WFBHS Girls Coding Club volunteers and the Richards PTO invite the 4th & 5th graders to join an after school coding club. Participants will learn to program using SCRATCH. During the three week course, students will get to design and create programs, collaborate with peers, and engage in activities to share feedback with one another. Students can design their own Sprites and then write the code to set them in motion. Come join the fun! Coding Club will meet Wednesday March 7th, 14th, and 21st from 3:30-4:30pm in Computer Lab 209. The club is open to all Richards 4th & 5th grade students. To sign-up, please visit the PTO website to fill out the on-line form. The deadline to sign-up is tomorrow, Friday, March 2nd. Participation is limited to 28 students to ensure all participants have access to a computer. Because of the limited class size, a member of the PTO will be in touch with you to confirm your child's spot. Thank you for your understanding. Questions? Email Sarah Nowak at sarahzirbelnowak@gmail.com.
Volunteers are needed! Parent volunteers are also needed to supervise the coding club. Click on the link below to sign up to volunteer.
www.SignUpGenius.com/go/20F0C4DA8A828A0F94-coding
Online BuzzBook
The PTO is excited to announce our new online BuzzBook! Beginning March 7th, anyone who joined the PTO at registration will have access to the new BuzzBook. To learn more, visit the Richards PTO website, and click on The New BuzzBook link in the main menu. https://www.richardspto.org/new-buzzbook/
Grow Your Classroom Library Book Drive!
Mark your calendars for the annual book drive to benefit the classroom libraries at Richards. This year, the Grow Your Classroom Library book drive will include a shopping event that will take place at Boswell Book Company on Downer Avenue on Sunday, March 18th from 2:00-6:00 p.m. There also will be a short program featuring performances by Richard's students. More details about the book drive and teacher book wish lists will be available very soon!
Richards Spirit Wear
Last call for Spirit Wear this school year! Our last Spirit Wear sale is underway from now until March 12th. Check out some of the new items available. Show your Richards spirit by sporting your Spirit Wear every Monday! Check it all out at:
https://richardselementary.chipply.com/store.aspx
Tea School Day Sale
Now through March 5th - Tea School Days! Interested in ordering some cute Tea clothing for your kids and at the same time helping the PTO raise money for Richards? The Tea School Days sale is going on right now!
Unique Promo Code is: SDS18RICHARDS
In order to use the code, you will need to shop at TeaSchoolDays.com (not TeaCollection.com) and enter it in the promo code box at checkout and click “apply code.”
TeaSchoolDays.com is a private site that mirrors TeaCollection.com. The sale opened up on 2/26/2018. Once you arrive at TeaSchoolDays.com, all customers will need to log in or create an account with Tea. Once you enter the site, you will see that all Tea Collection items (excluding non-Tea merchandise or Tea clothing sets) have been marked down 15%, special for School Days participants. Once you add items to your cart and proceed to checkout, you will be prompted to enter your organization’s promo code and hit “apply my code”. Once the code is applied, the Richards PTO will receive 15% back of the final order total before tax and shipping, for each purchase using this code. This is calculated on the back end of our system. In addition, the customer will receive free 6-10 business day shipping (6-10 business day shipping must be checked for code to apply) which will appear on the last page of checkout. Orders placed without this code cannot be adjusted.
Happy shopping!
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