PTO In Action
Lost & Found Clean Up
Check out the latest photo of lost items collected since mid-February! The Lost & Found rack is located near the art room and kindergarten classrooms—stop by anytime to claim lost belongings. New items are added daily.
If you're missing a jacket from this winter, email PTOpresidentNRE@gmail.com to check if it’s stored in the PTO shed.
Upcoming Events
National Teacher Appreciation Week - May 5-9
National Teacher Appreciation Week is May 5-9. Take a look at this list of “staff favorites” for some other ideas for thanking our NRE staff. Let’s use the last month of school to appreciate all that the NRE staff does for our kids!
GiftCrowd - End of the school year staff thank you opportunity
GiftCrowd has become a special way to give end of the school year gifts to our amazing NRE staff. If you haven’t tried it yet, now’s the perfect time! Families can contribute any amount to staff members they’d like to recognize. The combined gifts let teachers choose one or more gift cards they’ll love. Gift Crowd giving will end at 3:30pm on May 23. At that time, the gifts will be sent to their respective recipients. Click here to join in the gift giving fun!
Coming Soon: EPI School Supply Sale!
Educational Products, INC (EPI) is providing the NRE community the opportunity to purchase school supply packs for next fall. The sale will begin in May, more details to come soon!
Breakfast with Buddies
All NRE students are invited to bring parents, guardians, grandparents, or any special guests to Breakfast with Buddies on Friday, May 9, from 7:45–8:30 AM in the NRE Gym.This free event is our way of saying thank you for the amazing support you've given the NRE PTO this year!
RSVP is required by May 2 to help us plan for food. Thank you!
FREE Rockies Tickets!
The PTO now gets free Rockies tickets for select 2025 games—and they’re available to NRE families at no cost! To get a shot at tickets, make sure you're opted in to PTO text messages. When tickets are available, you’ll get a text with instructions to email PTOsecretaryNRE@gmail.com. Tickets will be given out on a first come, first served basis.
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Plus, PTO texts keep you in the loop with important reminders and updates. Stay connected and don’t miss out!
Ongoing Impact: Year - Round Fundraisers
Wee Meditate
Wee Meditate is an evidence-based meditation/mindfulness platform created just for kids. A subscription to Wee Meditate provides web-based access to an entire library of meditations, music, and bedtime stories, all designed to help kids feel better. As a Douglas County business, they are donating 10% back to NRE PTO when our fundraising code is given at checkout. Please see the attached flier for more information.
Plum Print - www.plumprint.com - $25 OFF
Transform your children’s artwork into custom books. Northridge earns 20% cash back
for every sale made with discount code: NORTHRIDGE
King Soopers Rewards
Enroll into the King Soopers rewards program - every time you shop at King Soopers Northridge will receive a small donation! Please read the program enrollment directions in the flier below.
Pride Rock
Paint the Rock to recognize birthdays or other special occasions for $20.
Restaurant Nights
Fujiyama - 2nd Thursday of every month - next one May 8th
Desert Donuts - 2nd Friday of the month - next one May 9th
Krispy Kreme Digital Dozens - Starting Thursday, May 1st, we will be participating in a Krispy Kreme Digital Dozen fundraiser! The fundraising campaign will run throughout the summer ending on August 31st. We have a goal to hit 100 dozen sold during this timeframe! The price of a dozen is $15.00 with $7.50 (50%!) donated back to Northridge Elementary School PTO for each dozen sold! Please use this link to the ordering website between May 1st and August 31st to get your dozens and support NRE! https://www.groupraise.com/offer-campaigns/57591-northridge-elementary-school-pto-krispy-kreme-digital-dozens
Last Day of School - PTO is coordinating with several nearby restaurants to host “Spirit Nights” on our last day of school, May 23. If you plan to buy lunch from somewhere nearby for our end of the year picnic, or take your family out for dinner to celebrate the start of summer, let us know where! We will contact those local businesses and ask them to join in our “NRE Spirit Day”. Email PTOvicepresidentNRE@gmail.com with ideas.
Volunteer Opportunities
Fall Event Committees - PTO is forming committees for our fall events. If you would like to help plan the Back to School Carnival, Fun Run/Prize Day, Multicultural Night, Veteran’s Day Breakfast, Breakfast with Buddies or the Holiday Shop, please reach out so we can get you plugged in! PTOpresidentNRE@gmail.com
Paint the Rock - PTO is looking for volunteers to paint the rock for families using this paid service. Funds support NRE PTO. Interested? Email PTOtreasurerNRE@gmail.com.
