Richmond Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
PTA Officers
| Jeanne Kaliszewski President |
Kim Tanada Co-Vice President |
Sonciray Bonnell Co-Vice President |
Carol Shaw Secretary |
Mika Obara Treasurer |
Michelle Fusak Assistant Treasurer |
Yoko Sato Special Events |
Why Become a PTA Member?
- Statistics show that children whose parents are involved in their education achieve greater academic success than their counterparts whose parents are not involved.
- As a PTA member, your vote counts! All monies raised through PTA-sponsored events are allocated according to a vote of the majority of the membership. This is your organization and we want to hear your voice!
- As a member of the Richmond PTA, you will become a member of the oldest child advocacy group in the United States.
- Get involved in what is happening in Salem concerning our legislative issues affecting children.
- It is fun!!! Our Richmond PTA believes that creating a climate of fun and family-centered activities is good for the overall health of our school. Join us for our many fun events!!!
Healthy Meals Committee/Recyclable Cafeteria Trays
With all the events, activities, and district involvement at Richmond, our Healthy Meals Committee has been at a stand still for a few months and we would like to reenergize this committee. Fortunately, Julie Gefroh, first grade parent, has been working with AmeriCorps volunteer Cassidy Sullivan to get Richmond involved in a pilot program for recyclable cafeteria trays beginning in the fall. We really appreciate Julie's follow-through and dedication to making Richmond move toward becoming a green school. Thanks Julie and all the members of the Healthy Meals Committee for hanging in there during our lull.
Magnificent Three versus Shadow Team
Please see the pictures below and thank the ladies who were originally known to the PTA board as “The Shadow Team” but who are now considered by leader of the Grandparents’ Brigade, Dorothy Fisher, as the "Magnificent Three" (Emi Avondstondt, Etsuko Austin, and Sachiko Nishikido). They have been busy at work selling coffee and making our beautiful thank you boards for our Winter Signature Event sponsor, Kaiser Permanente. Please thank these terrific, hard-working ladies when you see them, and stop by the M3 (Magnificent Three) coffee stand and have a cup!
Scholastic Book Fair Successful!
Thanks to everyone who helped us with the Scholastic Book Fair. We grossed $4238 which means we earned a cash profit of $1060 and a book profit of $422. Thank you for all of your hard work and for your contributions for our library!!!
Craft Fair!
This year’s craft fair was the most wonderful craft fair ever! Everyone had a great time, and our volunteers were absolutely fabulous with the children. Thank you to everyone who helped from the shrinky dinks to the "telephone" cups! Special thanks to cochairs Suzanne Munro and Yoko Sato for their ceaseless energy and hard work…it was terrific!!!
Grandparents' Brigade
Our Grandparents' Brigade is once again ready to help teachers, students, and staff at Richmond. We currently have 7 regular dedicated volunteers, and we are looking to enlist more wonderful grandmothers and grandfathers to join us. The children feel a comfortable connection with grandparents, and their presence at the school is a benefit to teachers and students alike. We paste, cut, copy, staple, help the children in the classrooms, watch the children on the playground, and do lunch duty (eat those veggies.). We are an energetic, enthusiastic, and spunky group so get involved! It's easy and rewarding.and what is more important
than making a difference in a child's life? Please call me at 503-255-9656 to volunteer.
Dorothy Fisher (Benjamin, Juliet, and Nicholas Kallen's Grammy)
New Docent Chairs
A big thank you to Sally Mays and Sachiko Nishikido for volunteering to be our new docent chair people this school year. They are both such warm, friendly, outgoing people that I know they will make each family want to make Richmond their #1 school of choice. You will both do a fantastic job! Thank you, too, to the former docent chairs Shinobu Chrisman and Veronica Green for of their hard work, time, and dedication to this terrific program. You did a great job because look how much Richmond has grown since last year!!
Kathryn’s note: Wednesday, October 10th was our first school tour for the 2007-08 school year and our wonderful new docents gave an impressive presentation to 9 prospective families. At the end of the tour, each visitor told me how much they appreciated our highly professional tour and the opportunity to hear about our school from the parents of students currently attending Richmond. Thank you, docents, for your great work!
Richmond PTA, as an affiliated constituent of Oregon PTA, pledges that membership in PTA shall be open, without discrimination, to anyone who believes in and supports the mission and purposes of National PTA.