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Originally delivered on 1/30/2023 12:44 pm

SUBJECT: RVMS PSO Newsletter January 30, 2023

DONATE
VOLUNTEER
CALENDAR
Contact Us
Upcoming Events
Friday, February 3
10:45a Fun Food Friday
Monday, February 6
9:30a PSO Meeting
Thursday, February 16
9:00a Staff Monthly Celebration
Tuesday, February 21
Dine-to-Donate El Maguey Ellisville
Saturday, February 25
Lafayette Trivia Night
Friday, March 3
10:45a Fun Food Friday
Monday, March 6
9:30a PSO Meeting
Friday, March 10
6:30p Trivia Knight
DONATE TO OUR "WE APPRECIATE YOU" BOARD
We need more gift cards & donations!

We are just a couple of weeks away from kicking off our 3rd Annual Valentine's Gift Card Raffle. 

Between February 8th to the 15th, Dr. Hedrick will randomly draw staff names. Those teachers and staff will then have the opportunity to select a wrapped gift card from the Valentine "We Appreciate You" Board. 

We are asking our RVMS community to help with purchasing gift cards for this event showing our appreciation to our teachers and staff. 

It's easy to sign up to donate 1 or more gift cards for the raffle. Or if you don't have time to grab the gift cards, you can make a monetary donation and we'll do the shopping for you. 

DEADLINE TO DONATE is Thursday, February 2nd.  

Sign Up to Donate Gift Cards Here

RVMS SPIRIT WEAR STORE IS OPEN!
Spring spirit wear now available

The PSO has some great new Spirit Wear designs for sale right now. The store will remain open through Wednesday, February 22. Check out all the great styles and cool spring colors. Both Youth and Adult sizes are available. 

RVMS Spirit Wear 2023

DINE OUT AND DONATE FOR TACO TUESDAY!
Olé for El Maguey!

February's Dine out to Donate is a Wildwood Favorite. Make sure to mark your calendars for some Mexican cuisine on Tuesday, February 21st at El Maguey in Wildwood! 

Tell them you're from RVMS and a portion of their dinner sales will be donated to help our school.

TRIVIA NIGHT IS ALL ABOUT THE STUDENTS
Student Trivia Night is coming and we can't do it without YOU!

One of the best nights of the school year is our Student Trivia Knight at RVMS. This is an event completely devoted to our kiddos. They have so much fun having a night out that is ALL about them! 

This student event is not like an adult trivia night.  First, this is for students only (with one parent chaperone per table).  There is no silent auction, or donation solicitation necessary. Here is what is needed to make this event successful.

  1. Committee Chairs to organize all the parts
  2. Volunteer(s) to write trivia questions per the theme and geared towards grade-levels 6th-8th.
  3. Volunteer(s) to create a slideshow with questions.
  4. Volunteer(2) to purchase small trinket prizes and pick-up a few gift cards as prizes for Overall Trivia Winners, Best Table Decorations Best Team Costumes.
  5. Volunteers to help the night of to score trivia answer sheets.

As with all the wonderful events the PSO hosts for the students, if we can't get parent volunteers to help, we may have to cancel. Trivia Knight is a long standing tradition at RVMS, the students would be very disappointed if we have to cancel.  Please sign up today to take on one small part to make sure we can have this event for our students.

Trivia Knight is scheduled for Friday, March 10, 2023.  We would love to have your help! Sign Up to volunteer or reach out and we can share more details about this event. 

RVMSPSO@gmail.com

Online Trivia Knight registration will begin March 1st.  Watch for more details to come.

FACS KITS FOR SALE
PSO offers FACS Kits for the new semester

If you have a student enrolled in FACS class this current quarter or the last quarter of the year, you will need a sewing kit. 

The PSO offers easy way for you to get what you need. We are selling kits for FACS. Each kit includes the required pair of fabric shears, a pack of straight pins, and a pin cushion.  Let us save you the trouble and headache of driving around and looking for the best price! We order in bulk! 

Order a kit in the PSO Online Store, and the kit will be delivered directly to their FACS class, where the teacher will get them to your student. 

Check with your FACS teacher for any other items you may need for specific class projects. Those items can be purchased through the school.

The PSO School Store also stocks a few FACS kits if your student would like to purchase with cash in the store.  While supplies last.

Purchase Your FACS Kit Here

RVMS COTILLION SIGNUP
Don't forget to register for Cotillion!

Have you signed up for Cotillion? If you have a 7th or 8th grader, it's a fun and favorite event held every spring at RVMS. Etiquette St. Louis invites all 7th & 8th grade students to be part of a five weeks course combining social confidence, good manners, and social dance. Student meet after school in the gym from 2:45 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. The dates are 4/3, 4/17, 4/24, 5/1, and 5/8. School attire is appropriate for the Monday classes. 

Then your child will escort you to a Grand Finale Dinner Party and Dance to be held on Monday, May 15, 2023 from 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm at the Missouri Athletic Club-Downtown. You will get to see all the wonderful things your child has learned through this experience. It's one of the highlights of our year. Register Online or print out the paperwork below and mail it to Etiquette St. Louis

Online Registration or Hard Copy Registration

AMAZON SMILE UPDATE
AmazonSmile program winding down

For those of you who use AmazonSmile, you sould know that after February 20, 2023, Amazon will no longer donate to your favorite charitable organizations when you purchase items. 

Amazon has annoucned it is focusing its' donations on the communities where their employees live and work. 

RVMS has benefited from families purchasing through the AmazonSmile program over the years and we appreciate those who have named us as their charity of choice. You have just a little less than a month to continue adding up those Amazon donations through AmazonSmile.

DON'T FORGET TO FOLLOW US
RVMS Social Media

In addition to the weekly PSO emails, RVMS PSO also works hard to keep you up-to-date through Social Media.

Follow Us!

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Instagram @RVMSPSO

CHECK YOUR MTK INFORMATION
Don't forget to update your contact information in the PSO Database.

Take a minute to update your contact information in the RVMS PSO Directory for the 2022-2023 school year to ensure you receive weekly PSO communications and hear how your PSO is making a difference in our school.  

Membership Toolkit is also where you can volunteer, sign up for PSO events, make donations to the PSO, purchase PSO items from the online store and stay current with weekly PSO newsletters.

Visit Rockwood Valley Middle School Membership Toolkit Parent Portal to update your family and contact information.

If you have questions, please email the PSO at RVMSPSO@gmail.com

WE APRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT
Thanks to you, we made our goal!

We want to thank everyone who has donated to our RVMS Castle Campaign. We recently reached our campaign goal of $12,000 for the 2022-23 school year. The PSO uses these funds to provide all the fun activities for our students and support to our staff and administrators. If you have not yet donated, please consider contributing and help us support our RVMS students, staff and administration!

DONATE TODAY!

VOLUNTEER FOR 2022-2023!
How can you make a difference?

The PSO is still needing to fill several committee chair positions for the 2022-2023 school year!

Visit this sign up to see how you can make a difference in 2022-2023!  

Please share this link with any incoming 6th grade families who would also like to get involved.

Thank you to all our current, past and future volunteers!  It is your support that keeps our PSO working!

Volunteer sign up for the 2022-2023 school year

DISTRICT NEWS
Rockwood launches annual report webpage

Rockwood is now sharing its 2022-2023 annual report with the community! 

To view the annual report, click here.

Did You Know?

Do you feel overwhelmed by all the school information coming in from different places? We hope this little explainer might help.


ParentSquare

This is where you will get all information/news from the district, individual school administrators, and groups/clubs/sports/activities.


Membership ToolKit

MTK includes only information from your Parent Organization (PSO) to include newsletters, specific emails and PSO event information.

YOUR PSO BOARD, PROUD TO SERVE OUR PARENTS

Giovanna Lear,  PSO President

Dawn Hagen, PSO Treasurer

Jen Zeck, PSO Secretary 

Aleta Harris, VP of Communications

Deanna Vardeman, VP of Fundraising 

Julie Southwick, VP of School Community 

 Stephanie Stempf, VP of School Events  

Jenny Arbuszewski, VP of Service Projects  

Volunteer with the RVMS PSO

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Rockwood Valley Middle School PSO

1220 Babler Park Dr

Wildwood MO 63038

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