From the PTO
Fun Lunch is tomorrow, Friday, November 8th! 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 (including CPK Rewards Program), and is not valid to groups or sports teams.
Please contact Kristi at kristientwistle@yahoo.com or Ann Marie at amprekop@gmail.com with questions, comments or concerns.
Richards PTO online Spirit Wear sale is happening right now and closes this Sunday, November 10th. Click on the link below to place your order! All orders will be delivered before the holidays. Questions? Contact Kristi Entwistle at kristientwistle@yahoo.com.
https://bsg.chipply.com/richardselementary/store.aspx
Direct Donations: The best way to support PTO programming is through direct donations. Monetary donations from Richards families to the PTO make up more than 40% of the PTO’s annual budget. PTO funding creates an alternate source of financial support for our school. By contributing to the PTO, Richards families help to create a channel of private funding to meet our teacher’s and student’s needs. All the money the PTO raises goes directly back to Richards, and as part of the PTO, parents get to work with teachers and school administration to say where and how these funds are spent. We are $2800 short of our direct donations goal this school year, please consider donating today:
- Visit richardspto.org and click on DONATE NOW!
- Login to your Membership Toolkit account and make a donation through the PTO store.
- If you prefer to pay by check, complete the attached donation form and return your check to school in your child’s Thursday Folder.
Your support makes a huge impact in the continued success of our school. Thank you for your generosity.
The Richards PTO.Our Kids. Our School. Our Impact.
Save the date for the December Movie Night at Richards on Friday, December 6th at 6:30pm featuring Home Alone! More details to follow in the near future.
Special Disbursement Deadline: Do you have an idea that would enhance the learning environment of Richards School? If so, the PTO wants to hear from you! Richards PTO sets aside money in its budget each year to fund unique items or projects which would benefit Richards School and/or its students. Visit the PTO website to see some of the items and projects the PTO has funded over the last few years.
To request funding:
- Complete and submit the Disbursement Request Form by Wednesday, November 20, 2019. You may submit an online version of the form or print a paper copy on the PTO website. Paper copies of the form should be placed in the Special Disbursement file in the main office copy room or sent to school with your child in an envelope marked “PTO Special Disbursements.”
- Your request will be reviewed and voted on (subject to available disbursement funds) at the PTO meeting on December 16, 2019.
- Forms must be submitted no later than Wednesday, November 20, 2019. The PTO board will consider all requests. Fiscal Year ends June 30, 2020.
Please contact Special Disbursement Chairperson Abby Williams at acdwilliams@mac.com with any questions.
LEGO Club Registration: 1st graders- you’re up first! Lego Club dates for 1st grade are: November 20, December 4, December 11 and December 18. The registration deadline is November 13th. Visit the richardspto.org and click on the Lego Club tab at the top right in the menu and scroll down to register on the online form.
Lego Club is an extracurricular activity run by the Richards PTO and there is no cost to students to participate. The club is open to students in grades K5 through 5th grade. Lego Club meets on Wednesday afternoons from 3:05 to 4:05 in Room 5. Students will be dismissed from their classrooms to Lego Club. Unless prior arrangements are made, parents are expected to pick their child up from Lego Club at 4:00. Enter through Door 1 (main, center doors), take the stairwell to the left of the main lobby to the lower level. Room 5 is to the right on the west side of the building. Questions? Email Lego Club Co-Chair Allison Roth at allison.b.roth@gmail.com.
WFB Middle School Holiday Boutique: The holidays are right around the corner! Get a head start on your shopping at the Whitefish Bay Middle School Holiday Boutique, brought to you by the WFBMS PTO. The Holiday Boutique will be held on Thursday, November 14, from 4-8 pm at the Middle School. We have more than 30 vendors and artisans with a wide variety of unique merchandise. Admission is free and open to the public. In addition to the shopping, there will be a Silent Auction with proceeds designated to benefit the Middle School directly. So, grab some friends and shop at the boutique! Like us on Facebook and invite your friends: https://www.facebook.com/whitefishbayholidayboutique/ Questions? Contact Beth Wagner at bethcrivellowagner@gmail.com.
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