Rowe PTO News

• Tuesday, 11/12-Wednesday, 11/13: Conferences
• Tuesday, 11/12-Wednesday, 11/13: Online Book Fair with Back Cove Books
• Saturday, 11/16, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM: Garden Clean-Up
• Sunday, 11/17, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM: 3rd Grade Playdare at Reiche Elementary School
• Sunday, 11/24, 1:00: Rowe Day at Maine Celtics Game + 50/50 raffle
• Wednesday, 12/4, 6:00 PM: PTO Meeting (Hybrid)
• Wednesday, 12/18: Staff Appreciation Cookie Extravaganza and Hot Chocolate Bar

Get your holiday shopping done early while supporting Rowe and a local business! We will be hosting an online book fair this year on November 12 and 13th with Back Cove Books, located in Woodfords Corner. A percentage of the proceeds will go towards a store credit for Rowe teachers and staff to purchase books for their classrooms.

Use the code ROWE at checkout for all online and in-person purchases on November 12-13th. Teacher wishlists are found here. The PTO will receive 20% of all proceeds in the form of store credit, and will use that credit to purchase books for classroom libraries. Contact president@roweschoolpto.org with any questions.

Join us for Rowe day at the Maine Celtics basketball game on Sunday, November 24, 2024, at 1:00 pm! Purchase tickets here: Rowe School Night Out! (fevo-enterprise.com). Every ticket purchased receives a free Maine Celtics hat!

**Call for Volunteers: Help Us Sell 50/50 Raffle Tickets!**

We're looking for 2-6 enthusiastic volunteers to assist with selling 50/50 raffle tickets during the game. This is a fantastic opportunity to support the Rowe School PTO while enjoying an exciting game!* If you're interested in volunteering, please sign up here: volunteers: Maine Celtics Rowe 50/50 Raffle (signupgenius.com). Volunteers should arrive by **11:45 AM** for a brief training session on selling raffle tickets.

Join us for a fun day supporting our school community! Thank you for your help!

Attention 3rd Grade Families!

Mark your calendars for a fun grade-wide playdate for all 3rd grade students! Join us on Sunday, November 17th, from 10 AM - 12 PM at the Reiche Community Center.

For a discounted rate of just $2 per student, be sure to mention you’re with the Rowe School Playdate when you arrive.

Hope to see you there!

Call for volunteers! We are scheduled to sell Spirit Wear during conferences but have no one to sell. Would you be willing to spare an hour to sell Sprit Wear? It is super easy and you will get all the guidance you need.

Sign up for a one hour shift here (or two)

Join Us for the Annual Staff Cookie Extravaganza!

Mark your calendars for Wednesday, December 18th as we celebrate our dedicated staff with our beloved Cookie Extravaganza and Hot Chocolate Bar! We’re looking for 55 dozen cookies or treats to create a delightful spread, allowing each staff member to pick a dozen cookies as a heartfelt holiday thank you. We will also have a hot beverage station available.

We invite you to dust off your favorite recipe or grab some treats from your favorite local bakery—whatever works best for you! Let's show our incredible staff just how much we appreciate all they do.

How You Can Help:

• Sign Up: Please use this link to indicate if you can bring cookies and/or hot chocolate supplies, or if you’d like to assist with setup or cleanup: Cookie Extravaganza Sign up

• Variety Matters: We have staff members with various dietary needs, including vegan, dairy-free, gluten-free, and peanut allergies. Your contributions will help us ensure everyone can enjoy the treats!

• Comment: When you sign up, kindly note what you’re bringing to help us avoid duplicates. Here is a wishlist on Amazon for ideas: Hot Chocolate Bar wishlist

Thank you for helping us make this celebration special for our amazing staff!

Join the Green Team on November 16th from 9 am to noon to clean up and put the Rowe school garden to bed for the winter. We will be clearing out weeds, adding compost and tidying up the garden space in preparation for the winter. The school garden serves as a learning and recreational space for the whole school, come help support the efforts to keep this space tidy, welcoming, and productive for more crops next season - allowing all students to learn more about the natural world!

Thank you to everyone for a very successful Walk-a-thon 2024! Our goal was to raise $15,000 and run/walk 500 miles and this year the Rowe community ran/walked a total of 743 miles and raised $19,446 in donations!

Congratulations to our individual and class winners:

• Class that collected the most donations, with a total of $1,660, is Ms. Chambers's class!

• Individuals who collected the most donations, with a combined total of $1,510, are George and Peter Dowd!

• Class with the Highest Average Laps (in grades 3-5) was Ms. Fisher's class. They ran an average of 2.67 miles.

• Class with the Highest Average Laps in grades Prek-2 was Ms. Puzak's class with an average of nearly 2 miles!

• Individual who ran the most laps - 11 laps - in prek-2nd grade is Evans Huber!

• Individual who ran the most laps in 3rd-5th with a total of 13 laps is Reece Wing!

Support the PTO by joining our monthly giving program and becoming a Rowe Champion! The PTO provides vital funding to our teachers and staff for enrichment programming, field trips, classroom supplies, and school safety projects. As just a few examples, the PTO last year:

• Helped fund the new fence at the school to improve student safety

• Provided Puberty Packs for all 4th Grade Students

• Funded 3d Grade field trip to Portland Ovations and Maine Wildlife Park

• Funded 2d Grade field trip to the Children’s Museum and new books

• Paid for supplies for 1st Grade classes to raise chicks and build bird curriculum

• Sponsored the Kindergarten Passamoquody guest speaker

Please consider giving $10 per month for each student you have at Rowe, and, if you have the capacity, please consider giving an extra $10 to support another student. Become a Rowe Champion today!

Check out the Rowe PTO calendar for 2024-2025 here.

The Portland Public Schools News and Calendar for 2024-2025 is here.

Each year we raise approximately $30,000 (about $65 per student) to support classroom supplies, books, field trips, families in need, ad more.

You can help by:

Make a direct donation

Join Rowe Champions by setting up a monthly donation

Buy spirit wear

Use PTO Clynk bags for cans and bottles

Support our fundraisers

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