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3/2-9 Minimum Days- Conferences & Book Fair 3/7Book Fair Family Night5:30-8:00pMPR 3/12-16 Kinder Round Up 9am-12nn, office 3/13 Mental Heath Parent Workshop 6:30, SVUSD Board Room 3/14 Art Masters Docent Training 10:30a Portable 26 3/15 Minimum Day- Open House6:00-7:00p 3/16 Teacher Appreciation 3/19-22 6th Grade Science Camp 3/22 Author Scott Sussman Visit w/K-2 3/23 PTA General Meeting 8:00-9:15a MPR 3/24 SVUSD STEAM Expo 2-5:30 LHHS 3/29Bully Dudes Assembly 3/30 Spirit Day- Twin Day 3/30 Yearbook Orders Due April 2018 4/2-6 NO SCHOOL-Spring Break 4/11 PTA Board Meeting 1:30p PTA Room 4/11 Spring Pictures 4/16-20Kindness Week 4/18 Art Docent Training 10:30 Portable 26 4/26 PTA General Meeting 8:00-9:00a MPR / Dessert 4/27 Spirit Day- College Day Visit our website for the 2017-2018 PTA Calendar
Yearbook orders are due 3/30! Yearbooks are $25 and paper order forms are in the office. Register on the PTA website to get a $5 discount! There will be a very limited number of yearbooks for sale in June so don't miss out! Do you take pictures of your child’s class parties or field trips? We always appreciate receiving pictures from parents. You can securely submit photos online from your computer or mobile device. Directions available on our website under Volunteer.
Please remember to check the Lost and Found in the MPR. Smaller items can be found in the school office.
PTA Members are not required to volunteer, but we do appreciate and depend on volunteers to help implement PTA sponsored programming for our school. You can join on our website www.ranchocanadapta.com click on the JOIN PTA photo on the right side bar. PTA Membership forms are also available in the office all year long. Family Memberships $15.00 Golden Gaucho Memberships $30.00 Thank you again to all the families who have become PTA members.
Community Contributions There are 3 easy ways to raise money for Rancho Canada! 1. Send in Box Top from participating items
2. Select Rancho Canada PTA for the Ralph's loyalty card give back
3. Select Rancho Canada PTA for the Amazon Smile Program and shop through the website. More information available on our website under Fundraising. Every little bit helps! | March/April 2018 Dear Parents and Teachers, Spring is in the air! That means that plans are in the works for Teacher Appreciation, Open House and our annual Hoedown! Contact your room parent for more information about teacher appreciation and myself for Hoedown. If you are following us on Facebook you saw a few videos of the 4th-6th grade Rube Goldberg machines. Student groups used their physics and engineering skills to build a machine out of everyday objects to pour cereal. The winning machines from Rancho will be set up at the SVUSD STEAM Expo on Sat 3/24 at LHH to compete in the district wide competition. All are welcome to attend! To help parents identify and navigate child mental health issues SVUSD is holding a parent workshop at the district board room (25631 Peter A. Hartman Way Mission Viejo, CA 92691) on 3/13 at 6:30 pm. As a PTA we will be holding a Kindness Week in April with programs and activities to promote positive relationships, inclusion and compassion. Our philanthropy project for the week will be collecting gently worn shoes benefiting US Veterans. So don't toss any during your spring cleaning! Our students and community really came together last month when we lost one of our own, sixth grader Shelby Portnoff. Thank you to Summer Cannon, Thorey Bauer, Pearl Hopkins, Lauren Montanchez, Mrs. Anderson and the office staff for your help with coordinating our ribbon memorial and communication with the Portnoff family. It was very moving to have the whole school take part in the ribbon memorial and to be able to share that time with the Portnoff family and friends. We know that Shelby is missed every day at Rancho especially by her friends, classmates, teachers, and all that knew her. As a PTA we are exploring opportunities to create a permanent memorial through our Gifts to Rancho Committee. As winter turns in to spring, we all know that summer is not far behind. A new PTA Board will be elected at our next PTA General Meeting and plans for next year will be starting. If you have a great idea or a favorite event and would like to lend a hand now is the time to let us know. We will be looking to fill open chair positions, figure out our calendar and budget. More information will be coming but one thing we would like everyone to think about is how YOU can be involved. We have many wonderful programs at Rancho but we need new hands to help out to ensure that these programs continue. Even if you can't take on a "big" job, by volunteering the time you do have helps prevent burnout for other PTA volunteers. With teamwork we can accomplish many great things! With appreciation, Tina Fellers, President Rancho Canada Elementary PTA ranchocanadapta@gmail.com www.ranchocanadapta.com Follow us on Facebook
2018-2019 PTA Board Slate of Officers President Tina Fellers
STEAM Family Night Committee Larry Tortuya (Chair), Desiree Magee (Volunteers) & Katie Blue (Theme & Communications), Lisa Pursley (Logistics) STEAM Family Night Lab Coordinators “Professor†Rudy Hirsch, Lisa Pursley, Lisa Perry, Isamar Escobar, Sean Fletcher, Ms. Kruk, Sara Moore, Mrs. Donawerth, Paul McCormick, Rebecca Hammond- Science Heads, CA Science Center, Jody Sandburg- Code Gauchos, Richard Magee STEAM Family Night Volunteers Alex Fishburn, Kristin McDonald, Jackie Vanderwiel, Shelby Ford, Veronica Damato, Tricia Ashimine, Thorey Bauer, Alex Tortes, Frank Kashkouli Copy Room Parents Nola Mathews (Chair), Lisa Ledger, Victoria Clairemont, Kathy Stauffer, Kathy Yu, Suzzett Yunek
We have several areas in need of volunteers in order to continue much loved programs. If you, or someone you know, would be a good fit please contact us. Kindergarten Round Up (March 12-16th, 9-11:30 am)- Help the office with Kindergarten Registration and welcome incoming families. Sign up on our website. Contact Stacey Taylor piazzafnn@aol.com Hoedown Chair and Subcommittees (May): Contact Tina Fellers ranchocanadapta@gmail.com Prizes- shop for fun prizes, manage the raffle station Chair- Coordinate and oversee event, event binder with notes and details is available as well as access to past chairs. Gifts to Rancho Committee- Provide recommendations to the PTA Board on the use of unbudgeted monies for this school year. Contact Tina Fellers by Wed 3/21 ranchocanadapta@gmail.com Yearbook (all year)- 6th grade ads, contact Janelle Zwicker jvzwicker@gmail.com Business Sponsors (all year)- contact Tina Fellers ranchocanadapta@gmail.com
Spread the Word! Know a friend who is not getting this newsletter in their inbox? Tell them to register on our website!www.ranchocanadapta.com . You can go to "My Account" to update your subscription preferences. We are thankful for our Sponsors We are so grateful for our generous PTA sponsors! If you have a local business and would like to sponsor the PTA, visit the website to learn more.
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As announced at the last PTA General Meeting Nominating Committee has put together a slate of nominees for the 2018-2019 PTA Board. Join us for elections and more for the PTA General Meeting onFriday, 3/23 from 8:00-9:15a in the 
A HUGE THANK YOU to all the parents and community members who have volunteered their time and talents to our school and PTA events. If we missed you please let us know!
The California State PTA will be addressing gun violence, school safety and mental health issues with federal lawmakers in Washington D.C. on 
