From the PTO
Fun Lunch Friday, March 16
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.
Buzz Book
The new online BuzzBook is now live and available to any Richards family who joined the PTO at the start of the school year! Have you had a chance to update your family's contact information and sign up for your MSA account? If not, Check your email! The Richards PTO sent you two emails: one with a link to confirm your family’s contact info, and another inviting you to create an MSA account. This account will allow you access to the online BuzzBook. Questions? Check out the new BuzzBook page on the PTO website https://www.richardspto.org/new-buzzbook/, or email richardsptowfb@gmail.com.
Grow Your Classroom Library Book Drive, THIS SUNDAY!
The Grow Your Classroom Library book drive will take place at Boswell Book Company on Downer Avenue this Sunday, March 18th. The shopping portion of the event will be from 2:00-6:00 p.m. During this time, you will be able to purchase books for classroom libraries at Richards directly from the teacher wish lists. There will be specific designated carts with the teacher's wish list books near the children's section at the back of the store for easy shopping. Just look for the signage showing you where to go! In addition, 15% of the sales during this time will go back to Richards to purchase even more books! The short program featuring student performances will be at 3:00pm. Dr. Kasmarick, 3rd grade student poets and student actors from Ms. Safer's 2nd class will be some of the featured performers! Light refreshments will be served. Visit the PTO website for more information and also don't forget to "Like" the Richards PTO page on Facebook to view updated event details there. Come shop for yourself, shop for gifts and shop for the classroom libraries!
5th Grade Advancement
Before we know it, our Richards 5th graders will be moving onto middle school! As in years past, the last week of school is filled with fun and events that are sure to send them off with a smile. 5th grade parents, please send in your signed permission slips for the week's events, as well as a $25 payment that will help cover costs for the events during this special week. We also need your help with photos! Please start going through your old photos of your 5th graders at Richards and emailing them to us! Lastly, if you still would like to help out with these events, please email Bridget Hanson or Wendy Welsh (bridget_hanson@msn.com wendywelsh100@gmail.com).
You can email your photos to:
5thgradetigers2018@gmail.com
- Digital photo from K4 or K5 (from any school) will be used for the then/now portion in the memory book
- Digital photos from their life at Richards - photos including other kids from Richards (field trips, recess, first day of school)
- Baby picture should be an actual photo
Richards Yearbook Cover Art Contest Winners Announced!
Thank you to everyone who submitted a piece of art for our yearbook contest. We had over 60 entries, making the final decisions very difficult! The finalists were chosen by adherence to the Richards Rocks theme, age-appropriate skill and uniqueness. Winners were contacted via email last Friday and are posted below. Look for the artwork in this year’s yearbook to be distributed in June!
Winner (featured on the front cover)
Annika Leinweber – Grade 4
Runners-up (featured on the back cover)
Julia Almeida, Abby Anzia, Charlotte Jelenchick – Grade 4
Brooks Malaney – Grade 1
Brynn Pavlik – Grade 2
Kyla Ramsey – Grade 4
Marlowe Rathburn – Grade 4
Levi Silveira – Grade 5
William Spencer – Grade 4
Honorable Mention (used within yearbook)
Ella Agarwal, Simona Jazbutis, Helen-Marie Lohr, Elijah Myers - Grade 4
Mallory Beck – Senior Kindergarten
Rowan Brouch – Grade 1
Alma Hurri – Grade 2
Owen Nedostup – Grade 4
Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week May 7-11
Each year there is one week we celebrate our Richards teachers, staff and crossing guards, to show them how much we appreciate all they do for our children. This year, Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week will be May 7-11 and the Richards PTO has exciting plans! Each day, the PTO plans a special activity, including breakfast, a catered lunch, gifts and sweet treats. Everyone gets excited for the daily raffle as well, and this is where we can use your help!
You should have received a flyer in your child's Thursday folder last week with additional information on how you can help. If you did not receive the flyer or need another copy, see the link below or visit the PTO website. Thank you in advance for helping make Teacher and Staff Appreciation week a big success!
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