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The Retriever Review James Randolph Elementary PTA 5303 Flewellen Oaks Lane, Fulshear, TX 77441 Volume One : Issue Ten : May 2017 MAY 2017 May 1 st – 5 th : Staff Appreciation Week May 6 th : Read, Deed, Run Finale 8:30am May 8 th , 9 th & 10 th : STAAR Testing – CLOSED CAMPUS May 11 th : Cutting Crew 9:30am-1:30pm May 12 th : Katy ISD VIPS Celebration Mother/Son Event 6:30-8pm May 16 th : Box Tops Due K – 2 nd Grade Staff/Student Basketball 6-7pm SLHS May 18 th : JA in a Day – 4 th Grade Box Tops Due 3 rd – 5 th Grade May 19 th : Box Tops Winner Announced School Store 10:30am – 1:30pm 5 th Grade Pool Party May 23 rd : PTA General Meeting 10-11am May 24 th : 5 th Grade SLJH Tour 8:30am Popcorn Day May 26 th : JA in a Day – 5 th Grade May 29 th : Memorial Day – NO SCHOOL May 30 th : Classroom Celebrations May 31 st : 5 th Grade Celebration 9:00am JUNE 2017 June 1 st : 5 th Grade Clap Out 12:00pm LAST DAY OF SCHOOL 12:40pm Teacher Appreciation Week May 1 st –5 th We’re showing our amazing JRE staff some love and bringing on the summer by going Back to the Beach Monday: Breakfast on the Boardwalk Tuesday: Sweet Surfin’ Wednesday: Beachside BBQ Thursday: Beach Bum Cart Friday: A Fiesta on the Beach Look out for volunteer opportunities! Core essential: DETERMINATION PTA Volunteer Opportunities 2017-18 The PTA Board is planning for the 2017-18 school year and there will be lots of volunteer experiences available. If you are interested in volunteering or have questions about these opportunities, feel free to contact [email protected] Where Do PTA Funds Go? Events such as Dinosaur George, Mr. Blue Shoes, Father/Daughter Dance, Mother/Son Night, Grandparents’ Day, school-wide parties, Movie on the Hill are just some of the happenings the PTA has organized and funded. Funds have also been used for teacher training, school-wide software learning tools and classroom items. We are especially excited to help send 10 JRE staff members to summer training to help expand and enhance the PAW University program. From past fundraising efforts and not included in this year’s numbers, we have escrowed ~$34,000 for the basketball court shade cover and additional playground equipment. We are currently working with the MUDs and CCRA to help further fund this project. Stay tuned for future updates! JRE PTA thanks you for your continued support and is looking forward to another exciting year!
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The Retriever Review James Randolph Elementary PTA
5303 Flewellen Oaks Lane, Fulshear, TX 77441
Volume One : Issue Ten : May 2017 MAY 2017 May 1st – 5th: Staff Appreciation Week May 6th: Read, Deed, Run Finale 8:30am May 8th, 9th & 10th: STAAR Testing – CLOSED CAMPUS May 11th: Cutting Crew 9:30am-1:30pm May 12th: Katy ISD VIPS Celebration Mother/Son Event 6:30-8pm May 16th: Box Tops Due K – 2nd Grade Staff/Student Basketball 6-7pm SLHS May 18th: JA in a Day – 4th Grade Box Tops Due 3rd – 5th Grade May 19th: Box Tops Winner Announced School Store 10:30am – 1:30pm 5th Grade Pool Party May 23rd: PTA General Meeting 10-11am May 24th: 5th Grade SLJH Tour 8:30am Popcorn Day May 26th: JA in a Day – 5th Grade May 29th: Memorial Day – NO SCHOOL May 30th: Classroom Celebrations May 31st: 5th Grade Celebration 9:00am JUNE 2017 June 1st: 5th Grade Clap Out 12:00pm LAST DAY OF SCHOOL 12:40pm
TeacherAppreciationWeekMay1st–5th
We’reshowingouramazingJREstaffsomeloveandbringingonthesummerbygoing
Back to the Beach Monday:BreakfastontheBoardwalk
Tuesday:SweetSurfin’Wednesday:BeachsideBBQThursday:BeachBumCart
Friday:AFiestaontheBeach
Lookoutforvolunteeropportunities!
Coreessential:
DETERMINATION
PTA Volunteer Opportunities 2017-18
The PTA Board is planning for the 2017-18 school year and there will be lots of volunteer experiences available. If you are interested in volunteering or have questions
about these opportunities, feel free to contact [email protected]
Where Do PTA Funds Go? Events such as Dinosaur George, Mr. Blue Shoes, Father/Daughter Dance, Mother/Son Night, Grandparents’ Day, school-wide parties, Movie on the Hill are just some of the happenings the PTA has organized and funded. Funds have also been used for teacher training, school-wide software learning tools and classroom items. We are especially excited to help send 10 JRE staff members to summer training to help expand and enhance the PAW University program. From past fundraising efforts and not included in this year’s numbers, we have escrowed ~$34,000 for the basketball court shade cover and additional playground equipment. We are currently working with the MUDs and CCRA to help further fund this project. Stay tuned for future updates! JRE PTA thanks you for your continued support and is looking forward to another exciting year!
Katy ISD’s annual VIPS Breakfast Friday, May 12th at the Merrell Center
8:30-10:30am The Volunteers in Public Schools (VIPS) Celebration is for
anyone who volunteered during the 2016-17 school year. It’s the district’s way to say THANK YOU to everyone who
helped make it such a great year. Join us for a morning of food, fellowship and fun!
Mommy and Me (M&M)
Randolph Mother & Son Event
Friday May 12th, 6-8pm at JRE RSVP by Friday 9th May @jrepta.org
JREboysarewelcometobeescortedbymom,grandma,auntorfamilyfriendforafunnightof
minidates,includinggames,dancing,lightsnacksandmore!
PTAmembermomsandtheirsonsenterforfree.Non-PTAmembersmustpay$15atthedoor.PTAmembershipcanbepurchasedfor$10
onlineatjrepta.org
Congratulationstoallofourstudentswhowontheopportunity,attheschoolauctionearlierthisyear,toplayorcheerleadat
JRE’sannual
Staff/Student Basketball Game!Thisyear’sgamewillbeheldonTuesday,May16thfrom6-7pmatSevenLakesHighSchool
Goodluck,Students!
The race for the class to collect the most Box Tops is not over yet! Deadlines:
K - 2nd Grade – May 16th 3rd - 5th Grade – May 18th
Did you know... * Every Box Tops coupon counts! If each student turned in just 20 Box Tops during the year, our goal of $2,500 would be met. * Funds raised are given to the Specials departments for educational supplies & equipment. 2015-16 benefited Music & Art departments, while 2016-17's funds will benefit the PE department. * The Box Tops team is here to help! While we love it when you trim coupons & submit non-expired Box Tops, we understand you're busy & are happy to do our part to support this program!
AllParentsareinvitedtojointheirchildonMay30thfortheir
CLASSSROOM CELEBRATION. Thisisagreatend-of-yearwrapupthatyouwillnot
wanttomiss!9-10am:3rdGrade10-11am:4thGrade12-1pm:1stGrade1-2pm:2ndGrade
2:15-3:15pm:KindergartenRemembertocheck-inatthefrontdesk!
Farewell 5th Graders! Thisisanexcitingtimeforour5thGraders.Makeanoteofthesedates,soyoudon’t
missthesespecialevents:May19th:
5thGradePoolPartyatAdventureIslandinCCR
May24th:5thGraderstourSLJH,8:30am
May26th:JAinaDay
May31st:5thGradeCelebration,9am,JREgym
June1st:5thGradeClap-Out,12pm
We are proud to announce that “Shooting Stars”, a 5th Grade JREDestination Imagination teamwon 3rd place out of 16 in their given‘challenge flight’ which was science-based. Congratulations to themembersofShootingStars:MeganR.,KathleenS.,AmandaS.,AvaL.,andNiruM.
Destination Imagination is a volunteer-led organization that begins in pre-schoolandcontinues intohigh schoolandcollege.Throughcollaborativeandcreativechallenges,itteachesSTEAM(science,technology,engineering,artsandmathematics)principles.KatyISDoffersDIeveryfallwitheachteamcomprising5-7studentsandaparentvolunteer.Theteamsworkcollaborativelytofindasolutiontotheirchosenchallenge.Noadult‘interference’isallowed!
Formoreinformation,goto:www.destinationimagination.orgwww.gulfcoastdi.com
Important SUMMER Dates JUNE 2017 June 1st: Last Day of School 12:40pm June 7th: JRE Library Day 9am-12pm June 20th: 5th Grade Math STAAR Retest June 21st: 5th Grade Reading STAAR Retest JRE Library Day 9am-12pm June 30th: School Supplies Order Deadline JULY 2017 July 5th: JRE Library Day 9am-12pm July 19th: JRE Library Day 9am-12pm AUGUST 2017 August 2nd: Student Registration 8am-12pm August 3rd: Student Registration 8am-12pm August 7th: Student Registration 8am-12pm August 9th: Meet the Teacher Night 5:30-7pm August 11th: Student Registration 8am-12pm August 14th: Student Registration 8am-12pm August 16th: BACK TO SCHOOL 8:20am
Onceagain,theJREPTAispartneringwith1stDaySchoolSuppliestosimplifyyourschoolsupplyshoppingexperience!Ifyouwanttoavoidstorelinesandthepossibilityofhavingtogotomultiplestores,
goto:http://www.1stdayschoolsupplies.
com/kits.php?sid=1177642
andplaceyourorderbyJune30th.
Randy the Retriever is up to his old tricks again!
He will hide a bone within our community each month this summer.
Watch the Randolph PTA Facebook page for daily clues to help you find the bone.
Turn in your bone at Meet the Teacher Night for $15 in spirit wear.
***** And remember to let Randy know where you’re visiting this summer!
Wear your JRE shirts on vacation and post your picture to our Facebook page for a chance to win a
$15 spirit wear gift certificate.
Announcing the REFLECTIONS theme for next year:
“Within Reach” Keep an eye out for more details at the beginning of the 2017-18 school year!
Reflect on the Theme. Create an Original Work.
Be Recognized.
(Art categories include: Dance/Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music Composition,
Photography and Visual Arts)
Stay connected with JRE this summer! REMIND app
On your smartphone, go to rmd.at/jreparen
and follow the instructions to sign up for ‘Remind’. You’ll be prompted to download the ‘Remind’ app.
TEXT messages Text @jreparen to 81010 for school messages
Text PTA@randolphp to 81010 for PTA messages If you’re having trouble with 81010, text @jreparen to (206) 462-4673
WEBSITES http://www.katyisd.org/campus/JRE/Pages/default.aspx
http://jrepta.org http://katyisd.org
FACEBOOK Randolph PTA
School TELEPHONE (281) 234-3800 KATY ISD app
Thank you so much to all our wonderful sponsors who
generously donated to Randolph Elementary PTA to help make
it such a successful year!
Our top sponsors for 2016-17 school year are:
Lathrop Dental Center Blackburn Family Orthodontics EmbroidMe – Fulshear Fulshear Animal Hospital Medina Orthodontics Golden Eagle Taekwondo Casa de Loco Freckles Stationery and Gifts Cammarata Pediatric Dentistry Group First Cup Café
For a complete list of all our sponsors go to
http://jrepta.org/our-sponsors/
If you know of a business that would like to help JRE PTA in the
next school year, please email [email protected]
Congratulations to the new 2017-18 PTA Board Tara Krile - President
Monique Schmitz - VP of Programs Jill Kubera - VP of VIPS
Amanda Meszaros - VP of Communications Angie Foster - VP of Membership
Jill Davis - VP of Fundraising Jennifer Yates - Treasurer
Dana Metz - Secretary
Summer LIBRARY Days!
The JRE Library is open for checkout for current K-4th grade students and their families on the following days from
9am-12pm: JUNE 7th, JUNE 21st, JULY 5th, July 19th
E-books and digital audio books are available for checkout ALL
SUMMER LONG. Download the DESTINY DISCOVER app and log on using your
Katy ISD username and password. What a great way to take books with you wherever you go!
Check out the JRE Library Blog for information and links to
available JRE and Katy ISD resources. We have an INCREDIBLE number of e-books, digital books, interactive
books and online databases that support our curriculum that the students LOVE to use.
Follow us on Twitter: @jrelibrary #bookretrivers
Like our Facebook page: JRE Library Check out our library blog: http://jrelibrary.edublogs.org
Congratulationstothe4th&5thGraderswhotookpartinthedistrict-wideRead,Deed,Runinitiative.
Overthecourseoftheschoolyear,theyhaveread26books,completed26gooddeedsandrun26.2miles!
Anamazingachievementthathasimpactedthemandtheircommunity.
Deedshaveincludedwritingletterstoveterans,decoratingsacksforLunchesofLove,makingblanketsforthehomeless,cleaningupthe
playgroundandsomuchmore.Theirfinal1.2milerunwilltakeplacewithallotherKatyISDstudents
whoparticipatedintheprogramatRhodesStadiumon
Saturday,May6that8:30amThankyoutoallthestaffwhowereinvolvedinhelpingthesechildren
reachtheirgoal.
THANK YOU!!!
As the school year comes to a close, we would like to send out a special thanks to ALL volunteers who have given their
time to make this year a huge success. From board members to committee members to occasional
volunteers…we could not do any of this without you!
THANK YOU!
Please join us for our last PTA meeting of the year!
May 23rd at 10am in the LGI Room. This is your chance to meet your new PTA board for the 2017-18 school year. If you have any
questions, please contact us at [email protected]
