PTA Newsletter
Robious Elementary School PTA                                                                                    2015
From the Desk of the PTA President
 
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Congratulations RES PTA!

 

On Monday, April 20th, I attended the Chesterfield County Council of PTAs Annual Dinner & Recognition Meeting with Carissa Smith (President-Elect), Jenner Watson (Vice President of Programs), Mrs. Waldrop and Mrs. Hobson.  We

were honored to represent our school as we were recognized with FOUR awards: 
 
  • 100% PTA Membership
  • 100% Teacher Membership
  • Increased Membership
  • The Applause Award (an award that recognizes several different categories and benchmarks that we had met as a PTA)

 

Additionally, in late March, our school was recognized as one of three schools in the James River District (which includes Brunswick County, Chesterfield County, Colonial Heights City, Dinwiddie County, Hopewell City, Petersburg City and Prince George County) that had achieved 100% Participation.

 

Many thanks to everyone who is a member and participates with the PTA in our events, activities and programs throughout the year!  Our success is attributable to the great parents, teachers and staff at Robious Elementary!

 

Our next PTA meeting is Monday, May 4th at 7pm in the Library at which we will be electing our new Executive Board officers for the upcoming school year.  Please see our website (http://www.respta.org) for the slate of candidates to be presented. 

 

As always, if you are interested in learning more about the PTA and the different ways that you can volunteer, please plan to join us - we welcome new faces and new ideas!

 

 

Janet Stevens

PTA President

jws196@yahoo.com

 

Principal's Post

 

During the week of May 4th - May 8th it is Teacher Appreciation Week, and we will be celebrating our wonderful teachers; however, I don't want it to start and end this week.  What you've heard me say in the past, and I will emphasize it in this newsletter article - ROBIOUS ELEMENTARY HAS AMAZING TEACHERS!  I feel so lucky for the students, the parents, the staff, and myself to have such skilled practitioners, creative artists of their craft, compassionate hearts, and lifelong learners.  Please use the time we have left in school this year to thank your child's teacher.  Something as small as a simple note, email, etc. will go a long way to show appreciation for our teachers who spend hours every night and weekend and put their hearts into making educational experiences that will have a lifelong impact.  I don't know what I would do without these teachers - I just think the world of them!
 

 

Here's a poem that made me think of the teachers at Robious Elementary School:

 

I'm happy that you're my teacher;
I enjoy each lesson you teach.
As my role model you inspire me
To dream and to work and to reach.

With your kindness you get my attention;
Every day you are planting a seed
Of curiosity and motivation
To know and to grow and succeed.

You help me fulfill my potential;
I'm thankful for all that you've done.
I admire you each day, and I just want to say,
As a teacher, you're number one!

By Joanna Fuchs

 

 

Thank you for your support and collaboration in taking time to show your appreciation for our teachers.  Let's extend this gesture all year long!  


 
Respectfully,

 

Tammy Hobson

Robious Elementary School Principal 

 

Community Service 
Mark your calendars for our first ever Animal Shelter Support Drive - May 11th through May 27th


For our final project of the year, help us support our local animal shelters! The RESPTA CommunityService Committee and Brownie Troop 5031 have teamed up with the Richmond Animal League (RAL) and SPCA of Richmond for a donation drive on behalf of the shelters.

Our local groups are in need of supplies - not just pet items but everyday items, too, such as paper towels, trash bags, etc. Please see the attached flyer  here  f or items in need. The drives will run from May 11th through May 27th. The Brownies have prepared collection boxes which are located outside of the library and the cafeteria.

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The PTA's Community Service Committee members and their children made cards in April for Connor's Heroes -- a non-profit group founded by a former Robious family to give back once their son, Connor, who was diagnosed with cancer before his 2nd birthday, won his long battle against cancer.  The cards we made are for the kids/patients to receive on their birthdays, or as thinking of you cards so that they feel connected to other kids while getting their cancer treatments. 

To learn how you and your family can get involved, please see their website http://www.connorsheroes.org/programs

Thank you in advance for your support.  

Lisa Drew
Community Service Chairperson

Brownie Troop 5031

Running Club & Run 4 Robious

Big Success!  

 

The Run for Robious 5k and one mile fun run are coming up on this Saturday, May 9th. All of our Running Club participants are invited to run in either event. The classroom with the highest number of participants gets a frozen treat party.  The great news is that people running in support of their student are also counted toward that total.  So strap on your running shoes parents, grandparents, and anyone else you can rope in!  Online registration can be completed using the following link:  Run 4 Robious 2015 Registration

 

 

Ben Pearson-Nelson

Brenna Creech

Wellness and Fitness Chairpeople

 

 

Green Team News

Big Success!  

 

Earth Week was a success again this year! We had great participation in our "Turn off Your TV" and "Green Hour" challenges... so much so, that the kids again won new playground/recess equipment and a "Wear Your Clothes Backwards" Day  this coming Friday, May 8th. We also had a good turnout for our final Walk to School Day of the 2014-2015 school year.As the school year comes to a close, please remember our Clothing to Cash bin in the teacher parking lot. You can drop any old textiles you no longer have use for in the bin and the PTA earns money for the donation! Also, don't forget to send in your aluminum can pop tabs in for Ronald McDonald House.   Last year, we collected 12 pounds of aluminum for this great cause. Do you think you can help us get to 20 this year?

 

Thank you, as always, for everything you do to keep RES green.

 

Bryna Dunn

Green Team Chair

brynadunn@gmail.com

 

Programs
Wrap-Up
 
Thanks to all the moms and their boys who came out for Dodgeball night (i.e., First Annual Mother-Son Celebration). If we could harness the energy from that event, the school could get off the grid! 

Special thanks to Ben Pearson-Nelson for showing up and being our referee/game leader.  

That's it for programs this year. I've had a blast, thanks for your support :).
    

Jenner Watson
VP of Programs
jenericholly@verizon.net





If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the PTA Board

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Appreciation
Week
May 4th thru 8th
 

 

Please help us celebrate the wonderful staff we have at our school.   This week gives us the opportunity to give back to those who give to our  children throughout the school year. 


May 4th: "Opa Food Truck" for Staff Luncheon
May 5th: Staff Car Wash
May 6th:
"Dr. Seuss' Green Eggs and Ham" Breakfast
May 7th: Bring a flower to your teacher.  Don't forget to include resource teachers and support staffl
May 8th: Wizard of Oz luncheon

We are still in need of volunteers to decorate and setup for Friday's luncheon.  Please use the following link  Staff Appreciation Volunteers to sign up to help.

 

Many Thanks,

Staff Appreciation Committee


 

Mary Angela Altadonna

Heather Johns

Jana Stephenson

 

Run for Robious
Saturday, May 9th

 

Come join us for the 

5th Annual 
Run 4 Robious 5K and 
1 Mike Kids Fun Run!!  
 
5K begins at 8am and  
Fun Run begins at 8:45am
 
Registration:
Fun Run (grade 5 & below) -$10
 
5K -
$30 adults
($20 for students/RES teachers)
 
To register, click on the following link:
 
Walk-up registration also available on race day from 6:30-7:30am

 

Course:
Fun Run begins at 8:45am at the Robious Middle School track 
 
5K begins at 8am in front of Robious Middle School and ends in Robious Elementary School bus loop.

 
Volunteer:
If running is not your thing, please join us as a volunteer! We need helpers to register and support our runners.  
To sign up to volunteer, please click on the link below:
Run4Robious Volunteers 2015

 

Thank you for your support!


 

Brenna Creech

bbcreech@verizon.net 

 

 

  Fundraising Reminders
   

New this year!! 
Spring Celebration -
Barnes and Noble Night is Thursday, May 14th. 

There are many fun activities scheduled like the Scavenger Hunts, story time with RES teachers, student art work displayed, and tons of raffle prizes.  

ES receives 15% (20% if total sales are above $10,000) of all items purchased during the B&N bookfair and online sales from 5/14/15 to 5/19/15. 

Robious Elementary or Bookfair ID (11419454) must be mentioned at the register .  Or print out the flyer here to take with you that night.  

You can forward the flyer to friends and family and they can make online purchases with the Bookfair ID and RES receives credit for those sales as well.

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Thank you to all the Robious families that participated in the Dollars for Dough Night in April. We will  receive $134.37 for all of the orders that were made during Dollars for Dough.  Big thanks to all of the families that made this new program a success!

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Mark your calendars  for the last two RES Spirit Nights! 
 
Chick-Fil-A Night
Thursday, May 28th
 5:30 - 7:30 pm

Sweet Frog Spirit Night
Thursday, June 4th
 4 - 9 pm
 (must mention RES)

 Box Tops Contest

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Keep Clipping -
One Contest left! 

 

 

T he Last Contest of the Year en ds on May 29th! 

 

All you have to do to send in your box tops is glue or tape them to a piece a paper with your child's name, teacher's name and grade level. Please submit them in groups of ten box tops per page, clipped and with the expiration date visible.  


 

Thanks, and happy clipping!