UPCOMING EVENTS
Monday & Tuesday,
Nov. 5&6
No School
Thursday, Nov. 8
7:30 p.m. PTA Meeting with MCPS Technology Officer
Friday, Nov. 9
Extended deadline for Magnet and choice programs application
Monday, Nov. 12
9:15 a.m. Walk for Heroes
Early Release
Parent-Teacher Conferences
Tuesday, Nov. 13
Early Release
Parent-Teacher Conferences
Thursday, Nov. 15
6:45 p.m. Board of Education Testimony
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HELPFUL LINKS
How are we doing? Have Comments? You can send an anonymous survey to the PTA or school, click here.
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2012-13 PTA Officers and Board of Directors President - Eric Williams |
A BIG THANK YOU TO...
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Janice Woo for organizing a wonderful Halloween Skate Night.
Turn in your Oct. Volunteer Hours, send email to Teresa Williams.
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Loyalty Card Programs
School ID: 58180
(school 6557768)
(school 7852)
(school 00762 Rockville)
(school 219478)
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PTA Directory
All families should have received a copy of the school directory home in the backpacks of your youngest in family. Although the print directories are provided at no charge to all families, if you want to access the directory on-line from your computer or through an app for your smart phone, you need to be a PTA member. If you haven't joined the PTA yet, now is a great time to do it. Not only will you have access to the valuable directory information at your fingertips, you will also be helping to fund all the PTA sponsored activities, events, and programs throughout the year that help to enrich the educational experience of your children. You can find a PTA membership form here. For questions about the directory, contact Jennifer Young. For questions about PTA membership, contact Marquette Heaven.
Koa Sports League Coed Afterschool Basketball Program Grades K-2 and 3-5
Koa Sports' Hoops Afterschool Program is a slam dunk at RPES! Join our awesome Koa coaches at the Ritchie Park Gym on Mondays from 4-5 p.m. where they teach the youngest to the oldest hoopsters. Our basketball hour will be full of skills, fun drills and scrimmage time and shouldn't be missed. Our Koa coaches will be sure to work on the FUNdamentals of the game. Students are separated by grade and should wear sneakers.
Session I- 6 weeks, ($125)
Dates: Mondays 11/12,11/19,11/26,12/3,12/10, 12/17
Session 11- 8 weeks, ($160)
Dates: Mondays 1/7,1/14,1/28,2/4,2/11,2/25,3/4,3/11, (weather makeup date 3/25)
REGISTER at www.KoaSports.org. Contact Mindi, 301.785.0632, for more information.
Veterans Day Parade!!!
Ritchie Park students and faculty will honor Veterans Day with our "Walk for Heroes" on Monday, November 12. A breakfast reception is provided for our guests from 8:45-9:15 a.m. This is followed by a Parade of Classes and a few short speeches to the upper grade students, on the subject of Military service, Freedom, and the meaning of Veterans Day. The event should conclude by 11:15. For more info contact Cat Goodyear. Proud Panther Coat Drive
Brrr! It's already getting chilly outside and they are predicting a cold winter. Have your kids grown out of last year's coats? Not sure what to do with that old coat? The Community Service Committee of the PTA will be organizing a coat drive from November 1-21 to help those in need keep warm for the winter. We will be collecting adult and children's coats, hats, gloves and mittens. Donation boxes will be in the lobby and we will be donating the items to two local charities. Please donate! Contact Lisa Bosse or Marci Gutmann with any questions. |
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS
School Technology Presentation at Nov. PTA Meeting
Sherwin Collette, MCPS Chief Technology Officer, will speak at our Nov. 8 PTA meeting at 7:30 p.m. If you are interested in the new technology that we may be able to get for Ritchie Park and the plan MCPS has for installing and maintaining it and training the teachers on how to use it, please make a point to come to the Nov. PTA meeting. Mr. Collette should be able to give us a good overview of the direction/needs of the school system and some insight regarding the plans to install Promethean Boards
at Ritchie Park. Read information about urging the County Council to approve the technology plan in Advocacy Corner below.
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WAYS TO VOLUNTEER
Volunteer at the 2012 RPES Scholastic Book Fair!
The book fair runs from Nov. 26-30! We need volunteers to help:
- Welcoming and assisting shoppers, completing sales transactions (this is really easy!) and restocking shelves (morning, afternoon and evenings!)
- Setting up (11/20: noon-4) and closing down (11/30: noon-4) the Book Fair
To sign up for a Book Fair shift ..... visit our webpage at:
Questions? Contact Linda Montgomery or Wendy Propst
Join the PTA Communications Team
Do you find the PTA newsletter, weekly reminders and website useful? The PTA needs volunteers to keep it updated and timely. Joining the Communications team is a great way to volunteer from home and be involved in the PTA. Contact Susan Read for more info. We're looking for - PTA Newsletter Editor
- PTA Website Editor
- Weekly Reminder Editor
Upload Halloween Parties and Parade Pictures!
Yearbook Chair Olga Pereira (Proud Panther mom of a Ritchie Park Kindergartener and First Grader) asking families to contribute their own pictures associated with 2012-2013 Ritchie Park events. Upload at community.lifetouch.com. You will need to create an account. Be sure to have the community image access code NGJCME (note: this is the corrected code) handy while uploading your photos. Thank you in advance for you contributions to a great 2012-2013 yearbook. |
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FUNDRAISING FORUM
Food Lion MVP Sign Up: If you shop at Food Lion, please link Ritchie Park to your MVP card. They set a minimum number of enrollments before they pay our school. To sign up, you need to know your card #, and go to http://www.foodlion.com/CommunityOutreach/MVPRewards, Ritchie Park # 219478 BOX TOPS Update! Welcome to the 17 eager first graders and their families who now form the BoxTop Team!!! Please be ambassadors of BoxTops by telling all your family member and friends
1) Boxtops are collected ALL year!!
2) SHOP ONLINE in preparation for the HOLIDAYS at boxtops4education.com. We get a percentage of your purchase and there are 175+ stores. 50 new stores added (ToysRUs, Aeropostale, QVC, etc)
The Box Top Lady
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ADVOCACY CORNERMagnet and choice programs application deadline extended to Nov. 9 MCPS announced yesterday that the deadline for all choice, lottery, and magnet program applications has been extended to Friday, November 9 due to the storm. Full information can be found at this link.
Show Support for RPES at the Board of Education Meeting
The Board of Education has released its schedule for testifying on the CIP budget, which we do by cluster. The RM Cluster will testify on Thursday, Nov. 15 at 7:20 p.m. for 5 minutes and will emphasize the need to build the RM #5 elementary school and the addition for Julius West Middle School. This is one of those times when we need as many people to come out as possible, wearing our Ritchie Park shirts and carrying signs. You can even bring your children, which really impresses the BOE members, since the testimony is early in the night. The testimonies are scheduled in blocks and we are in the first block so people would need to come at 6:45, but can leave after the block is finished testifying at 7:35. Having a large crowd supporting our cluster really makes a difference and shows the Board members that the community cares about our schools. Ritchie Park's Jennifer Young will be testifying on behalf of the cluster this year, so please consider coming out and showing your support.
Support Promethean Boards in Every Classroom at RPES
On Tuesday, November 6th, the County Council will hold a hearing on the MCPS technology initiative to outfit all schools with wireless networks and complete the installation of Prometheans in all elementary school classrooms by the start of the next school year. Sign the petition originated by Christa McAuliffe ES PTA or send an email to the County Council, which will be seen by all the County Council members, and ask them to vote for the funding to make this technology proposal a reality.
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