Riley School PTA

Gracias a todos que ya contribuyeron al PTA - ya estamos comprando materiales de alta calidad al por major. Con las ventas que hemos encontrado, ¡vamos a tener muchos ahorros para invertir en Riley! Y Uds no tendrán que arrastrar bolsas pesadas a la escuela 🙂

Sí quieren ahorrar tiempo y dinero en útiles escolares, tienen hasta miércoles el 20 de AGOSTO para contribuir al PTA. Hay 3 opciones: $30, $60, o $75.

Thanks to all who already contributed to the PTA - we’re started buying high quality materials in bulk! With the sales we’ve found, we’ll have lots of savings to invest in Riley! And you don’t have to lug heavy bags to the school 🙂

if you want to save time and money on school supplies, you have till Wednesday AUGUST 20 to contribute to the PTA. There’s 3 options: $30, $60, or $75.

https://rileyschoolpta.givebacks.com/shop

Parents of incoming 1st-3rd Graders: Skip the school supply headache and let the PTA purchase (in bulk) what's on your kid's classroom list and more. Go to this site to make your supply donation and consider it done! Any extra funds we raise will go towards the classroom for additional supplies or field trips.

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Just a friendly reminder that our final PTA meeting of the school year is happening today, Wednesday, May 14th, at 5:30 PM in the Riley Library.

At this meeting, we'll be celebrating all that we've accomplished this year and starting to make plans for the next one. We truly value your input and hope you can join us. If you're unable to make it in person, you can join us via Zoom.
Here is the link- https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86301716980
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Les recordamos que nuestra última reunión de la PTA del año escolar se llevará a cabo hoy, miércoles 14 de mayo, a las 5:30 p.m. en la biblioteca de Riley.

En esta reunión, celebraremos todos nuestros logros este año y comenzaremos a planificar el próximo. Agradecemos mucho sus comentarios y esperamos que puedan acompañarnos. Si no puede asistir en persona, puede unirse a nosotros a través de Zoom adjunto aquí- https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86301716980

A heartfelt THANK YOU to all the amazing Riley families who helped make our teachers and staff feel so appreciated during the Staff Appreciation Brunch! 💚 Your generous donations and support made the event truly special.

We’re also excited to share that every staff member received a Riley tote bag as a small token of our gratitude. 👜💛

If you love the totes as much as we do, good news — Riley tote bags will be available for purchase soon! Stay tuned for details.

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¡Muchísimas GRACIAS a todas las maravillosas familias de Riley que ayudaron a que nuestras/os maestras/os y personal se sintieran tan apreciados durante el almuerzo de agradecimiento al personal! 💚 Sus generosas donaciones y apoyo hicieron que el evento fuera realmente especial.

También nos complace compartir que cada miembro del personal recibió una bolsa de tela de Riley como muestra de nuestra gratitud. 👜💛

Si les encantan las bolsas tanto como a nosotras, ¡buenas noticias! ¡Pronto estarán disponibles para la compra! Estén atentos para más detalles.

Teacher Appreciation Post!
Meet Ms. Nora of Classroom 3, teaching K3, K4, and K5. Seen here gardening with some of her students.
"Ms. Nora, you are so important to me and my family. We love you very much. Thank you for taking a chance and coming to Riley and working hard every day to welcome students into this program year, after year. Thank you for facing all the challenges of building this program with grace. You're the foundation and the glue that has held us together over the years. You have done so much to make this place special and build the community we needed to sustain us. As we work to add the last grade level next year, none of that would have happened without you. Thank you for all you do."

Teacher Appreciation Post!
This is Ms. Mancheno - Teaching 4, 5, 6 grades. Seen here at field day!
"Ms. Mancheno, you are such a strong, capable teacher. You're unlike anyone else we've ever met. You do an incredible job every day developing and preparing students to be good, caring, and capable people. You challenge your students and make them better with such grace. Thank you for always believing more is possible for your students, but more importantly for all the hard work you do to help them be everything they can be. Thank you for all that you do, it means the world!"

Teachers Appreciation Post!
Meet Ms. Yang Vang (Art), Ms. Rochon (Speech Therapist), and Ms. Becky (Primary),
"Ms. Rochon, we are so privileged to have you at Riley - a bilingual speech therapist! You are very patient. Always a smile on your face. You are so positive about the improvement of our kids. Our kids have improved by leaps and bounds and love the time each week with you. Thank you! Thank you!"

"Ms. Becky, I remember once you told me "I know, I'm where I am supposed to be" when you talked about taking a position at Riley. I couldn't agree more! You live the vision and work of Maria Montessori with your actions every day and you give that to every child in your classroom. You sit on committees, you help write plans, and you work with leaders to make sure that Riley is always moving forward to realize its vision and make improvements. You've helped mentor others to become teachers at Riley, which has been extremely important to build a group of truly special educators. Thank you for everything you do, you're an incredible teacher and community member. We're lucky to have you."

"Ms. Yang Vang, Your kindness and care for children really means the world to them. You do such an amazing job inspiring students to use their creativity and love of art to express themselves and be in service of the community. You've helped them make their school more beautiful, given back to others, and shown students and families how powerful art can be! You do it all with such grace and compassion, we're really lucky to have you and we don't know what we'd do without you! Thank you for all that you do."

Teacher Appreciation Post!
This is Mr. Miguel who teaches 4,5,6 graders - seen here getting soaked at Field Day:-)
"Mr. Miguel, Thank you for all the support you provide to students and families. Your kindness and care for students make our school a better place. You've worked hard to help grow the school by becoming a teacher at Riley and we're very grateful you've been able to grow with all of our kids. Thank you for always seeing students' strengths and encouraging them to use them! We also appreciate that you share your love of animals and make learning more interesting surrounded by fun and interesting classroom pets! Thank you for all you continue to do for the community and students!"

Teacher Appreciation Post!
This is Ms. Rebecca in Salon 8 with K3-K5ers.
"Ms. Rebecca, Wishing you a happy Teacher Appreciation Week. Thank you for being a part of our school community and for all you do to support our students and staff. We appreciate your contribution to supporting Montessori principles and bilingual education, which are at the heart of our school’s mission."

Teacher Appreciation Post!
This is Ms. Barrett, the Gym teacher
"Ms. B, thank you for all that you do to teach children how to enjoy exercise, sports, and good health. You work hard to help students have fun, while learning to be healthier one day at a time. Our kids LOVE gym. We can't believe how much yoga our kids know:-) Thank you so much for all you do, it's really important work and we appreciate you very much!"

Teacher Appreciation Post!
This is Ms. Munoz, teacher in Salon 12, grades 1, 2, 3.
"A huge thank you to Ms. Muñoz for being such a caring and dedicated teacher. Your ability to both nurture and challenge your students is truly a gift. We are especially grateful for the way you keep parents informed and involved-you take the time to share how we can support our children academically, and that makes such a difference. Your commitment doesn't go unnoticed, and we appreciate you more than words can say."