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What We Do

The RCES PTA works all year long to  a wide variety of programs, activities, staff support functions, outreach programs and more.  Here is just a sampling of what we do and what your membership dues support.

Programs

  • Organize the Spring Fair, Variety Show, monthly Family Nights and other fun community events
  • Provide a Principal's Discretionary Fund
  • Extra-curricular programs such as Mad Science, Adventures in Art, Chess Club, Group Piano, Drama Kids, and French and Spanish language classes, and more
  • Sponsor Scholastic Book Fairs twice a year
  • Enrichment events such as "Science Fair", and "Disability Awareness Week"

PTA-Supported Outreach Programs & Charities

  • Sponsor a Linkages for Learning School in Wheaton Maryland. Last year, we were able to supply baskets of food at Thanksgiving and Holiday gifts.
  • "Walk for the Homeless" for Gaithersburg Help
  • Collect food to feed RCES families in need at Thanksgiving
  • Collect toys and clothing gifts for the winter holidays
  • Provide a scholarship fund to defray the costs of field trips for RCES students who are unable to pay
  • Our very active Hospitality Committee sends food, flowers, balloons and more to people in our school community who have recently experienced a loss of loved one or have themselves needed some extra attention

Staff Support

  • Working with children in the classrooms
  • Serving as lunch and recess aides
  • Staffing Field Day
  • Photocopying, laminating, making bulletin boards, making posters and other administrative teacher tasks
  • Assisting the school nurse and librarian
  • Staffing an evening copy service for teachers
  • Teacher Appreciation events

Physical Plant Support

  • Beautifying and maintaining our courtyard
  • Planning, purchasing and installing all new playground equipment
  • New items for the media center
  • New area rugs for all Kindergarten and Grade 1 classrooms
  • Maps for Grade 4-5 classrooms
  • ELMO presentation equipment for each grade level
  • Travelling Netbook carts so that more students will be able to learn and use technology in the classroom

 

 
 
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