Thursday, May 21, 2015

Welcome Summer.....And Our New Team!!

We are so close to the finish line of another stellar year for our Rowe Lane Rockets. Pat yourselves on the back for a successful year of enriching and enlightening our children!!

We know your time is at a premium in the home stretch, so we'll keep our first post to our top three "need to know" items.

  1. Please take our very first End of Year Survey. The PTO Board will be meeting with school administration over the Summer to plan for next year. We need your feedback on what works, what doesn't and any inspirations you can share. New ideas are already flowing! Again, the survey can be found here: https://goo.gl/cYmNMf
  2. We will not renew our current website domain. Instead, the PTO will be added to Mr. O'Connor's weekly blog update , which also includes a link directly back to this page. Our blog will contain all the valuable features once hosted on our website - documentation, communication and contact lists. We hope you enjoy this format change, and thank Mr. O'Connor for his leadership. Visit us any time on Facebook and our calendar for frequent photos & reminders as well.
  3. Last but certainly not least, we want to thank our outgoing Board and Chairs for the 2014-15 school year. Your service to our students and staff has been invaluable. With that, we welcome a new team for the 2015-16 school year. 
Save The Date:
  • 5/22: Field Day
  • 5/25: Memorial Day Holiday
  • 6/2: Graduation and end of school parties
  • 6/2: FIRST PTO MEETING OF THE 2015-16 SCHOOL YEAR (6:30pm @ Library)
  • 6/3: Early Release for the Summer
Active Fundraisers:
  • Link your Target Red Card to Rowe Lane Elementary and % of every transaction is donated
  • Amazon Smile donates 0.5% for linking RLES PTO to your everyday purchases
  • Box Tops are worth $0.10 to our school. Save all SUMMER long!
  • Dell Employees - You get $150 per quarter, or $600 per year for donation to your non-profit of choice (RLES PTO!) for 10 hours of volunteerism at ANY non-profit for any increment of time. Please send it our way! 
  • Sign In, Thank a Teacher, Submit. Boom! $25 is donated directly to our school. (5/22 Update: Target has reached the funding cap. We will report our earnings once released.)
2015-16 PTO Board and Chairs:

President: Casey Holland
Vice President: Sarah Albert
Treasurer: Danielle Bourn
Secretary: Jessica McKnight
Book Fair Co-Chairs: Portia Saucedo & Tanya Callejas
Box Tops Chair: Jessica McKnight
Community Fundraising Chair: Danielle Bourne
Company Volunteer Matching: Delilah Moreno
Green Initiatives Chair: Teti Koesnander
Holiday Shoppe Chair: Jackie Davis
Hospitality Co-Chairs: Lorelei Winston & Sarah Albert
Mother's Day Co-Chairs: Portia Saucedo & Tanya Callejas
Pfall Pfundraiser (Pfreak Out) Co-Chairs: Casey Holland, Katie Larsen & Lorelei Winston
School Supplies Co-Chairs: Jenny Rees & Ellen Walker
Spirit Nights Chair: Gloria Staats
Spirit Wear Chair: Rosie Thornock
Spring Pfundraiser (Penny Wars) Chair: Rosie Thornock
Volunteer Coordinator: Sarah Albert

Thank You, Stephanie Robertson, for your many years of service to Rowe Lane!