From the PTO
Fun Lunch Tomorrow!! The Richards PTO is excited to host our first Fun Lunch of the year tomorrow!! For participating families, don’t pack your student’s lunch tomorrow and let California Pizza Kitchen do the work! Questions? Contact Fun Lunch chairs Deb Grayeski or Lynn Lange.
“You’ve been BOO’ED!" Tomorrow, Friday, October 22nd is the last day to order your Boo Bags! A long-standing tradition in Whitefish Bay, a Halloween Boo is a little gift or treat left anonymously by a friend or neighbor. Once you’ve been Boo’ed, you hang a picture on your front door to let everyone know that you’ve gotten your Halloween surprise. Let the Richards PTO make your Boo Bags for you! Richards PTO is selling Boo Bags for $5 each and will be available for pick up in the Richards vestibule. Online ordering available through Membership Toolkit now!
Picture Retake Day: Did your child's photo not turn out exactly like you had hoped? The good news is that our photographer can retake the picture! Retake Day will be held on Thursday, November 4th from 3:15 pm - 5:00 pm in Room 10. Students should be accompanied by an adult. Our photographer will also be taking first time photos for those students who missed Picture Day in September. No appointment is needed. Any other questions? Please email Allison at richards.yearbook@gmail.com.
Lego Club is Back! Calling all Lego Makers! We are thrilled to share that Lego Club will be returning to Richards this fall to continue our much-loved program in-person again. Lego Club is a free extracurricular activity run by the Richards PTO, and is open to all students in grades K5 through 5th grade. Starting with our K5 group in November, each grade will get a chance to spend a few weeks imagining, creating, and building! We will meet Monday afternoons from 3:05 to 4:05 this year, with students being dismissed directly from their classrooms. Please note Lego Club will follow Whitefish Bay School District Covid-19 protocols for masking and distancing to ensure a safe environment for all. Dates and grade/session schedule will be shared soon (session durations may vary from 3-4 weeks due to the district calendar), along with our first sign-ups for students and parent volunteers for our K5 group. Lego Club will give kids the opportunity to build friendships, play creatively, and have fun with their peers, so look for more information in an upcoming Thursday Folder!
First Lego League: This year’s FIRST LEGO League Explore challenge is called Cargo Connect. Children will learn about how cargo is transported, sorted, and delivered to its destinations. Teams will meet for approximately ten weeks beginning in mid-December, with a possible First Lego League Explore expo in March. Team meeting times will be set after registration, based on the availability of students and coaches. Cost is approximately $25/student but can fluctuate based on participation. Participation is open to Richards students in grades 2-4. If the cost of participation presents any financial hardship for your family, please reach out to Stephanie in the Richards office. Coaches are needed! Space is limited, and preference will be given to students with parent coaches. No experience or STEM background needed. Sign up information coming soon! Questions? Ask Mariya at mariya.lazebnik@gmail.com
Miltown Eats:The Richards PTO is again partnering up with Miltown Eats – a local home meal kit service. Richards families will receive 25% off new signups and the Richards PTO will receive $10 per family that signs up. Visit Miltown Eats to browse what you would like to order and enter the code RichardsPTO to get 25% off of your first signup. This is a great way to take care of dinner and raise money for the Richards PTO! Questions? Contact the Richards PTO.
Scholastic Book Fair: A big thank you to everyone who visited the book fair. Thanks to our entire Richards community, this year’s fall Book Fair was a huge success. Our Richards families put hundreds of books into kids’ hands, donated over 200 books back to the Richards classrooms, and raised over $4000 dollars for the Richards PTO. It was a fun couple of days! Thank you to our volunteers, MaryKathryn Malaney, Elizabeth Schwartz, Allison Feix, Lynn Raines, Andrea Schmid, Jen Holpfer, Laura Fischer, Katie Niederjohn, Chrissy Tigrani and Lucy Sarnowski We look forward to seeing you at the spring book fair in May!
PTO Book Fair Co-Chairs : Carrie Osswald, Jen Willems, Amy Mulcahy, and Liz Bradshaw
Thank you! Thank you to everyone who helped make Family Fun Night such a fun time at Richards, including Dr. Dawg, Kuj Magic, Musa Ice Cream, and Sound & Light DJ. An Extra Special Shout Out to the following committee chairs: Book Fair chairs Liz Bradshaw, Amy Mulcahy, Carrie Osswald, and Jen Willems; Family Fun Night chairs Melissa Knobloch and Carrie Kotnik; and Spirit Wear chair Emily Clinard. To those who volunteered their time and efforts assisting with the Book Fair and spirit wear, THANK YOU! PTO events truly can’t happen without our volunteers. You are appreciated!
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