RAM'S ROAR #8
January 5th 2024
PSO General Meeting: Monday 1/8/24
Please join us for our next PSO General meeting on Monday, January 8th at 6:00 pm in the Art Rutkin Elementary Library.
We will have special guest, Margie Yamoto Greene, from The TTSD Foundation attending the meeting. She is excited to share information about The Foundation with us.
If you are unable to attend in person, you can join virtually by clicking the link below:
Event Details
Where: Home and School
- Students may have some in-class reading sessions, but most reading will be logged at home.
When: 1/22/24-2/2/24
- Reading minutes will be logged from Monday Jan. 22nd through Friday Feb. 2nd.
- Students aim to read (or be read to for younger students) for at least 20 minutes per day.
- Students can start collecting donations immediately on the Art Rutkin Read-a-thon Website.
What: A School-wide Read-a-Thon!
- Students will collect flat donations or pledges to help encourage them to read during the event. This helps them meet their reading goals and encourages a love of reading!
- Funds raised will be used to help pay for things like: School Events, Field Trips, Extra Programming, and Classroom or Curriculum Support. If we meet our School-Wide Goal of $2,500 we will be able to fund 2 field trips for every Art Rutkin student!
Who: Everyone!
- Students Kindergarten through 5th Grade are encouraged to participate. Younger students may be read to and have parents manage minute and donation tracking. Older students should read on their own and track their own minutes as appropriate.
How it Works:
Online Format:
1. Create a Donation Page.
Parents must add their student to the Art Rutkin Read-a-thon by clicking the following "Add Me" link. Just provide: student first name, last initial, grade level, and a parent email and you're set.
2. Customize and Share.
After set up, parents will receive an email with 2 links.
- The first link is to share your student's donation page (on social media, text, email, websites, etc). Sharing this page is how you will start gaining donations, donors cannot search for your student's page. Donors may choose between flat donations or "Per Minute Reading" pledges.
- The second link is to customize your student's donation page (add a photo or personal message), as well as track their reading minutes once the Read-a-thon begins. Customization and Reading Tracking are optional.
On Thursday 1/11/24 parents will receive a paper Read-a-thon packets in their student's Friday Folder (No School Friday 1/12). These packets will include paper copy Reading Logs and Pledge Logs to track student reading and cash or check donations.
- Families will be responsible for filling out their own reading and donation logs, collecting any cash or check pledges/donations, and returning them to the PSO by the end of the Read-a-thon.
Track Reading Minutes
If preferred, you may use the website for donations only and turn in the paper Reading Log at the end of the event.
OBOB is in full swing! Teams are meeting in the Art Rutkin Library to prepare for the upcoming Battles. See the schedule below for the upcoming team meetings:
Friday 1/5/24 2:30-2:55Friday 1/19/24 2:30-2:55
Please contact obob@artrutkinpso.org for any questions or concerns.
Scholastic Book Fair and Winter Movie Night
We had a great turnout at this event and everyone had so much fun! Here are some highlights:
- In total, the book fair made $3,514.64 in sales!!!!!
- The school earned approximately $1957 in "Scholastic Dollars" to spend in their catalog to add to the Art Rutkin library collection
- We've already added our first two books to the Art Rutkin Library collection, Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Sleigh and Cat Kid Comic Club Influencers!
- We are now eligible to hold an even bigger Scholastic Book Fair in the Spring. Stay tuned for more details regarding that Book Fair.
Thanks again to our volunteers and parent supporters who made this night such a success!
Glow Bingo Night and Dance Party
We are looking for help with the following roles:
- Event Support:
-Decorating, Set up, Clean up, Tech Testing/Support - Bingo support:
-Number Calling, Card Sales, Card Checker, Prize Distribution - Dance Support:
-DJ/Music, Lighting, Snacks/Concessions
Sign up here: SignUp Genius Link
S.T.R.E.A.M. Fair
The PSO is seeking help with the following roles for the Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics Fair!!!
- Exhibit Planning:
-Plan/Create/Secure exhibits and materials with help of the PSO Board
-Coordinate with outside resources (possibly OMSI) - Exhibit Volunteers:
-Help run exhibits day of the fair, Assist participating families - Communications:
-Relay information between the PSO Board, School, Community, and Vendors,
-Promote the Event - Book Fair Support:
-Run Registers, Tidy books, Support finding specific books - Event Support:
-Decorate, Set up, Clean up
Sign up here: SignUp Genius Link
Spring Auction
The PSO is seeking help with the following roles for the Spring Auction! This is our biggest event of the year and it's catered specifically to our Art Rutkin Community. We need lots of help with this one! Please see the available volunteer opportunities for this event:
- Event Planning: Community Feedback Form Click Here
-Help determine the event type and location based on Community Feedback
-Coordinate event details with outside resources (Food, Space, Event time, Headcount, Decor, Auction Display) - Donation Support:
-Seek donations from community businesses and members
-Promote items online and pre-auction - Communications:
-Relay information between the PSO Board, school, community, and vendors,
-Promote the Event online and in the community - Auction Support:
-Monitor Auction Items and bidding online, in person, or both
-Contact Winners, collect payment, and distribute items - Event Support:
-Decorate, Set up, Clean up
The PSO requires lots of support for this event, any little bit that you can provide helps us greatly. Please sign up to volunteer: SignUp Genius Link
PSO Yearbook Chair
*** We are actively seeking a Yearbook Chair ***
Yearbook Chair Roles:
-Coordinate with Dorian Studio representative who will guide the process.
-Plan/Create Yearbook pages with help from the PSO Board.
-Promote and facilitate sales to Art Rutkin Families with the help from the PSO Board.
Yearbooks are more fun with friends. Bring a friend along to help the process, this role may be held by more than one person! If a Yearbook Chair cannot be secured, there will be no yearbook for Art Rutkin Elementary's first year (23/24).
Please email president@artrutkinpso.org if you're interested.
Other Open Chair Positions:
We are also still looking to fill many chair positions, see the list of openings here. If you are interested in any form of volunteering, please complete the survey.
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