Friday, June 12, 2020
School Calendar Events:​​​

  • TODAY: Virtual 8th Grade Moving Up Ceremony
  • TODAY: 8th Grade Item Exchange - Return Chromebooks, textbooks, media center books, etc. & Pickup your locker items + 8th Care Package Gifts
  • June 15: Last Day of School
  • June 16: Summer Break Begins!
  • This is the final PTO weekly newsletter for the 2019 - 2020 school year. The PTO newsletters will resume in mid-August. Enjoy the summer!
Virtual 8th Grade Moving Up Ceremony

Click Here  to view Rippowam's 2020 Virtual Graduation!

Congratulations on your graduation and best wishes for your next adventure!
Class of 2020 Care Package Gifts

We hope each 8th grader enjoys their care package gifts that they received today!

8th Grade Care package includes a Class of 2020 t-shirt, mug, tote bag and pen - ENJOY!
Light Up the Night in Honor of the Class of 2020

To view the celebration of lights for the Class of 2020 go to the PTO FB page .

Photos will also be posted to the PTO Website soon.
Class of 2020 Lawn Signs

The Class of 2020 lawn signs look great around town!

The PTO ordered extra signs in addition to parent orders but all extra signs are now sold out.

If you ordered a Class of 2020 lawn sign but have not picked it up yet, please make an appointment for pick up following school's appointment protocol. To make an appointment you may call or email one of the 3 office staff:
203-977-4883 or cpinto@stamfordct.gov  (Carla)
203-977-4410 or kbennett@stamfordct.gov (Kathy)
203-977-4229 or alopez@stamfordct.gov (Aemir) Call this number if you need Spanish translation

Visitor Hours - Appointments can only be on the following days/times: Mon, Wed or Fri 8:30 am to 12:30 pm.
Curbside Item Exchange for 6th, 7th and 8th graders went very smoothly this week!
Thank you to our faculty and staff for making this a success! It was wonderful seeing everyone!

Rippowam Art 2020

Miss Frangione's Classes


Ms. Arendt's Classes
Weekly Update from Mr. Laskowski

You can view Mr. Laskowski's updates from this week at the below links and also on the PTO Facebook page .



Yearbooks will not be shipping until the week of June 15th due to delays relating to the Covid shutdown.

1. If you ordered a yearbook you will get it- just a little later than originally planned.
2. If you didn’t order a yearbook- You can still order one! THERE ARE ONLY 15 LEFT TO RESERVE! Price is $40. Once they are sold out no more can be ordered.
3.  Click this link Here  to be brought to the Josten’s website to order.
4. Mr. Laskowski and I will design a plan for pickup. More info to come!
5. I hope all RIPP students took advantage of the FREE YEARBOOK SIGNING PAGES offered by Josten’s. Whether your student ordered a yearbook or not they can do this! If your student still hasn’t signed up and wants to, click the links below:


If you have any questions please email me at:  schymbor@stamfordct.gov

Thank you! Ms. Chymbor
Thank You Rippowam Faculty & Staff!


Rippowam Faculty & Staff,

Thank you for all that you do for our children!
The egifts that were sent to you all (114 in total) is just a small token of our appreciation to express our gratitude.

Wishing you a peaceful and healthy summer!

Food Items to Donate

As more time passes during the pandemic more and more of our Rippowam families are falling into troubling times. Some have reached out to assist them with food and hygiene products therefore we are starting a donation drive for them. Please help out your fellow student families. Maybe you can buy a couple of extra items when you go shopping for your own family or maybe you might be cleaning out your pantry or making space in your fridge. Anything helps!

For drop off location or if you would like to help, please text Szilvia Smyth at (203)658-4129 or email szilviasmyth@yahoo.com .

Donation items: 
Flour, maseca, sugar, cooking oil, rice, dried and canned beans, pasta, pasta sauce, canned vegetables, canned soups, chicken, beef or vegetable broth, cereal, oatmeal, coffee, apple sauce pouches, kid snacks like goldfish, crackers, fruit cups, chips, pretzels, chocolate, fruit gummies, power bars, juices, milk, butter, eggs, hot dogs and buns, yogurt, meats, apples, oranges, potatoes, onions and any vegetables, fruits, toothpaste, kids toothpaste, kids and adult toothbrushes, shampoo, conditioner, body wash, soap, men and women deodorant, feminine pads.
​​PTO News

Congratulations and best wishes to the Class of 2020 in high school & beyond! YOU ROCK!

We hope that our 8th grade class was able to view photos of our Light Up the Night celebration in honor of them. And we hope that our 8th graders enjoy their care package gifts that they received today when they retrieved their locker items.

Thank you to everyone for your donations that helped us fund important events and mini-grants for this school year! The PTO was able to fund special events, 13 teacher's mini-grants and send our faculty and staff an end of year gift for the 2019 - 2020 school year.

Looking Ahead:


This is the final PTO weekly newsletter for the 2019 - 2020 school year. The PTO newsletters will resume in mid-August. Have a wonderful summer and be well!
*Please note that the academies are free for students eligible for free or reduced
price lunch.
Clothing Bins
There are now 3 bins in the front of school and 2 bins in the back of school by Loveland Road. Our newly added 5th bin will hopefully solve the overflow.
Thank you for donating your clothing items when cleaning out your closets!
Shop Amazon All Year

Amazon has a wonderful program called Amazon Smile where it donates .5% of purchases made to local charities and non-profits. Rippowam PTO is a designated non-profit on Amazon Smile. Please use the below link for your purchases and help support Rippowam PTO.  Shop Here