From the PTO
Want more information about an upcoming event? Did you lose a form? Check out richardspto.org for events, forms, dates, volunteer sign ups, and more!
REMINDER – JGB Club (Junior Great Books Club) Extended Deadline for sign-up!!!
There’s still time to sign up for JGB Club (Junior Great Books Club). Please send in your sign-up form to your child’s teacher by TOMORROW December 1, 2017. We welcome all 3rd to 5th graders AND there still may be availability for parent volunteers to help lead the groups! Sign-up forms are linked below. Please note, there is a different book for each grade level. If you need to order a book, the cost is $20.00. The program begins in February. If you have any questions about the program or volunteering as a co-leader, please contact Anne Chapman at annechapman4@gmail.com.
Fun Lunch
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.
Just a reminder that Cousins Subs will be catering on 12/8 and 1/26/18. CPK will be catering on 1/12/18.
Hunger Task Force Food Drive
The annual all-school food drive for Hunger Task Force at Richards School is now underway! This year's food drive runs from November 27-December 15. Please send healthy, non-perishable food items to school. Boxes will be in each classroom as well as in the main lobby. Richards School has traditionally been a top food drive participant, and we hope this year is no exception! Please note that Hunger Task Force now follows the MyPlate healthy eating model so we can all eat healthy. See attached note for food donation suggestions. If you have any questions contact Colleen Buckley (colleenbuckley@yahoo.com) or Lucy Judy (g3lcjudy@gmail.com). Thank you to the 3rd and 5th graders who are helping run the drive this year!
Tomorrow's Movie Night Cancelled
The Movie Night that was previously scheduled for tomorrow, Friday, December 1st is cancelled. Visit the calendar on the PTO website to view future movie night dates and stay tuned for more information after winter break!
Box Tops
We had a great box top collection in October and Richards School will be receiving a check for over $400 soon! Thank you for taking the time to clip and earn money for our school!
We'll be counting and collecting all year long, so keep turning your box tops in! Students should have a new collection sheet in their take home folders today. If you fill up a collection sheet and need more, there are now extras in the office. Box tops can also be sent in your child's folder in an envelope or ziploc bag.
We're currently planning a classroom incentive and will be tallying all box tops turned in, per classroom, December through March. Please simply add the classroom teacher(s) name to the sheet/envelope. Stay tuned for more details coming soon! Any questions, please contact LindyUtley, lindy.utley@yahoo.com or Kristen Pavlik, lafond19@yahoo.com. Thank you!
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