M O N TH LY N EW SLETTERROSA LEE CARTER ELEM ENTARY PTO

Term: 2017-18 | Issue 5 | Date: March 2018

A NOTE FROM THE BOARD

Dear RLC PTO Members,

As many of you are aware, with the revision of our PTO bylaws in January we introduced a Nominat ing Committee. This committee will consist of non-board member volunteers and be responsible for all aspects of the PTO board nominat ion and elect ion process. While we st ill have a few more months left in the school year, the committee is current ly accept ing nominat ions for all PTO elected board posit ions. As the outgoing board, we ask that you consider taking a more act ive role in the PTO by becoming a board member. You do not have to have any previous

experience, but have the t ime and willingness to be part of a team that provides support to the school. Being a part of the

PTO Board is a rewarding experience that allows us to enrich the lives or our children. If you are considering running and have quest ions, please do not hesitate to contact us. Our contact information can be found on the PTO website.

~The RLC PTO Board

RLC MARCH MADNESS

PTO BOARD NOMINATIONS

SAVE THE DATE

Our second annual March Madness RLC Staff game is here! We hope to see our Coyote families at Rock Ridge High School at 6 pm on Friday, March 16th to watch Ms. Insari?s Aliens and Mr. Mouw?s Monsters face off in a friendly game of mat ball and basketball. This event is a fundraiser for a special

charity, Pennies for Pat ients. Pennies for

Pat ients raises money for childhood cancer research and 50% of all proceeds from this event will go direct ly towards this important charity. Be on the lookout for t icket pre-sales on our website and the chance to order a March Madness t-shirt for your student to help cheer on their teacher! More information is available on our PTO website at www.rlcpto.org

The Rosa Lee Carter PTO is looking for enthusiast ic community members to join the PTO Execut ive Board for the 2018-2019 school year. These events and init iat ives are made possible by the dedicat ion of the volunteers on the PTO Execut ive Board. Board members are responsible for running the PTO, working with the school administrat ion and staff and coordinat ing all PTO sponsored events and init iat ives.

The PTO has sent out their call for nominat ions for individuals who would like to become a part of the PTO Execut ive Board. All PTO members are allowed to nominate candidates, run for posit ions and vote for the board. Please go to the PTO site www.rlcpto.org and choose the Call for Nominat ions tab to obtain more detailed information about the nominat ion process.

March

Mar 12: PTO General Meet ing, 7pm

Mar 16: March Madness Faculty Game,

6pm (at RRHS)

Mar 20: Burger 21 Spirit Night

April

Apr 11: PTO General Mtg (Elect ions),

7pm

Apr 17: The Zone Spirit Night

Apr 21: Bollywood Concert , 6pm

#1 COYOTE VOLUNTEER OF

THE MONTHOur Volunteer of the Month for March is our dedicated Odyssey of the MindCoordinator, Kishore Gorjala. Kishore has been working with OOTM for many years and has volunteered his t ime to be the Coordinator the last two years. We are so appreciat ive of his effort to engage our students and families in meaningful life experiences that develop teamwork, creat ive thinking and confidence. Thank you, Kishore, for all that you do!

RLC TEAMS PLACE AT ODYSSEY OF THE MIND TOURNAMENT

CONTACT US

On Saturday, February 24th, about 90 students from RLC part icipated in the creat ive problem-solving Odyssey of the Mind (OOTM) tournament. The Dulles region tournament, held at Park View High School, brought together students from 20 elementary schools in the Dulles region with over 120 teams competing across five problems and also a non-competing primary problem. In the Odyssey of the Mind, teams take on one problem and use teamwork and creat ivity to solve the problem. The competit ion includes a

creat ive performance and a spontaneous problem to be solved in front of judges. RLC teams trained through the season, typically beginning around October through the tournament day. One team won third place for problem 3. Two RLC teams won the first place in the division award for the problem 2 and problem 4 for their creat ive solut ions. The first-place winning teams will be advancing to State championship tournament to be held on April 14th. We would like to congratulate all our teams for their part icipat ion and best wishes to the two teams advancing to the state tournament.

President Sarath Kolla president@rlcpto.org

Secret ary Ami Adams secretary@rlcpto.org

Treasurer Satish Narala treasurer@rlcpto.org

VP of Fundraising Shalini Barrientos vp-fundraising@rlcpto.org

VP of Event s Jessica Behlke vp-events@rlcpto.org

RLC PTO Websit e: www.rlcpto.org

BOX TOP WINNERS

A NIGHT OF STEM

The PTO team would like to thank everyone who joined us for our Star Wars STEM night in February. It was a wonderful evening filled with creat ive thinking, student excitement for STEM and some Star Wars family fun! This evening could not have been possible without

the wonderful teachers and staff at RLC. They dedicated extra hours to planning and preparing our STEM act ivit ies. Also, a special thanks to our event sponsor, Best Brains, whose contribut ion helped make this a free event for all RLC families!

A huge THANK YOU for those who sent in box tops for our winter drive.

We made a total of $423.50 for our school. Our top class winning the popsicle party was Ms. Lees (5th Grade)

Top three winners who will receive a $5 Gift card to Five Below:

Blake Cooper- Mrs. Taylor (2nd Grade)

Zachary Snyder- Mrs. Peng (KG)

Eagan Heimerle- Mrs. Wilkinson (KG)

Please cont inue to clip and send in those box tops. We st ill have just over 3 months to go before the school year ends.

BOLLYWOODThe RLC PTO 3rd annual Bollywood Fest ival will be held on Saturday, April 21st. This excit ing evening promises an eclect ic mix of amazing music, dance performances, henna tattoos, Indian delicacies and more to energize and get you on the dance floor. Save the date for this fun evening and come see your RLC teachers and staff dance to excit ing Bollywood musical numbers