Come join us for dinner at the food carts and an evening of songs by Mr. Jeans and see some friends - PTA will be there to answer questions about the new school year. 

Bring your rakes, shovels, gloves and knee pads and help us spruce up the Rieke campus in preparation for the new school year! 

We realize this is unfortunately the same day as the Multnomah Days event but we are hoping a good number of folks will come out for an hour or two before they head down to the village. 

Rieke Art Fair returns on Sunday, May 19, during the Hillsdale Farmer’s Market from 9:00 am to 2:30 pm at Rieke Elementary School! Find unique art and handmade treasures from local artists, tasty treats, live music and see the incredible creativity of Rieke Elementary artists on display!

Artist/ vendors: If you have any questions, see our FAQ or please contact riekeartfair1@gmail.com

We hope to see you there!

CALLING ALL RIEKE/MARKHAM ROCKET SCIENTISTS!

WHERE:

Rieke Elementary: covered play area (outside), library (Reptile Man!), classrooms (activities/demos!)

WHEN:

Thursday, May 2, 2024  6:00–8:00 pm

• K–2: 6:00–7:00 pm (depending on number of projects)

• 3–5: 7:00–8:00 pm (depending on number of projects)

WHO:

ALL Rieke/Markham K–5 students (reminder: this is an optional event)

• Parental help is encouraged

• Student are encouraged to present and explain their project

• Students are welcome to work in teams (teams of 2 seem to work best)

WHAT:

All topics are welcome!

See below for ideas/resources... It is common to present your findings visually on a 3-panel display board. Provide a demonstration, if you’d like.

EVENT DETAILS:

The event will be held on the evening of Thursday, May 2, 2024. The event will be located at Rieke Elementary. Science project presentations will be located at the undercover play area. Oregon Reptile Man presentations will be in the library. Science demonstrations will be in the first grade classrooms.

Setup will take place from 5:00 – 6:00 pm with volunteer help. For science projects, the undercover play area will be configured with cafeteria tables for presentation spaces. In general, we try to do grades K–2 from 6:00 – 7:00 pm and grades 3–5 from 7:00 – 8:00 pm. But, it is important to the students that we try to balance equal numbers of projects between the two sessions, so stay tuned for an email from Science Fair Coordinator Bryan Danforth for confirmation of presentation time.

Session 1 presenters will check in from 6:00 – 6:15 pm. Presenters and family will check in with the registration desk upon arrival. There, each presenter will be assigned a presentation space number and will fill out their project information on their certificate. Presenters will then proceed to their assigned space and set up their presentation materials.

Then, from 6:15 – 6:45 pm, presenters will have an opportunity to interact with audience members (other students, Rieke families/staff, science fair judges, etc.) about their project. The judges are adult volunteers who ensure that each student gets an opportunity to explain in detail what they have worked on. To be clear, there are no winners – each judge will present each presenter with a completed review certificate and a ribbon. If students would prefer NOT to interact with others, that’s fine, too. But we would encourage all students to seize this unique opportunity to speak and interact with an interested audience about what they’ve worked so hard on. There won’t be any individual presentations in front of the entire group. Rather, it will be small, informal interactions as the audience circulates from project to project.

Then, at 6:45 pm, we’ll close Session 1 and ask presenters to pack up their projects to take home. And we’ll do it all again from 7:00 – 8:00 pm with Session 2 presenters.

In order to give both Session 1 and Session 2 students a chance to visit The Oregon Reptile Man show and the classrooms for science demos, there will be two sessions for those activities, as well.

Rieke Auction Tickets on Sale – Get Yours Now!

The annual Rieke Auction is coming up on Saturday, April 20 at the Mittleman Jewish Community Center (MJCC). We're working hard to make this event special and would love to see you there! This is our biggest fundraiser of the year, which helps raise the critical funds for beloved Rieke programs like media and tech – along with ensuring our art program remains full-time for our kids.

Our theme is “Starry Nights” and we hope you’ll join us for this memorable evening with our Rieke community. Get your tickets or purchase a table today by clicking here

This year, we have some great silent and live auction items including a weekend in Cannon Beach, a guest appearance during the weather forecast with Andy Carson on Fox 12’s Good Day Oregon, tickets to the Wonder Ballroom, a wine tasting at Beacon Hill winery, a family fun pack at Langer’s Entertainment Center, and much more!

Help us Make the Rieke Auction a Success!

There are several ways to get involved in the auction beyond purchasing your tickets and attending the event. Here’s how you can help:

Donate an Auction Item

Do you have something big or small you would like to donate to our silent

or live auction? Have a vacation house, tickets to sporting events or have hotel

connections? Do you own a business or know any local business owners who can donate a gift certificate, merchandise or special items? Donations are tax deductible, so whether it comes from you individually or a business you know, this is a great way to get involved and support Rieke. Please email Shannon Daley if you have something to offer or know someone who might! 

Donate to the Wine Wall

We are collecting bottles of wine for our wine wall, where you pay a set fee and blindly choose your bottle…which could be a good one or a great one! It’s a win-win. This year, we are specifically looking for donations of red wine. If you have a bottle to donate, or have a connection to a wine shop or a local vineyard that would be willing to donate, please reach out to Amie Peterson. 

Buy Raffle Tickets

We’ll be holding three special raffles during the event. You can buy tickets to our "Principal for a Day," “P.E. Teacher for a day” and “Lunch at the Food Trucks with Mr. Johnstone” raffle prizes, where two students will shadow Principal Jeans and Coach V, and another will dine with Mr. Johnstone. The raffle winners will be chosen at the event, but you do not need to be present to win. You can start buying raffle tickets now at ourschool.auction/Rieke2024

Have any questions about the Rieke auction? Reach out to rieke.elementary.foundation@gmail.com. 

April PTA General Meeting

Join us at Rieke for a quick social hour - bites and drinks provided - followed by a PTA meeting from 7-8pm.

Free on-site childcare provided by Champions.

Enjoy great food while supporting Rieke

Wednesday April, 3rd- ¿Por Qué No? Taqueria on N Mississippi is very generously donating 10% of ALL sales to Rieke Elementary school! Treat yourself to some great food mid-week and benefit Rieke.

Mark your calendars for Wednesday March 20th! The Old Spaghetti Factory is generously donating up to 15% of sales from the Rieke community to the Rieke PTA.

You can order online or dine in! They take reservations for dine in.

If ordering online you must enter the code RIEKE at checkout for Rieke to get credit and when dining in you must show your server the flyer above

(no need to print, via your phone is just fine)

Join us!

Rieke STEM Night - Thursday, March 14th- 6:30-8PM

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) night is one of Rieke’s most beloved events! It is open to everyone to attend. There will be numerous hands-on stations set up throughout the school demonstrating all of the neat things the kids are learning about in the STEM world. Robots, program coding, typing contests, and even some very cool projects to take home! There are options to help out the night of the event, or even help with some prep work from home (cutting cardboard for a project, etc) Absolutely no computer experience necessary, no math pop quizzes either! Adults are needed to supervise the electronics activity areas.

If you have any questions you can reach out to our technology guru Jani Colasurdo (aka Mrs C) at jcolasur@pps.net

Sign up for STEM night here

Join us for Rieke’s OBOB Battle to watch 3rd - 5th grade teams compete to share the knowledge they have on this year’s OBOB books and to cheer on the winner, who will go on to nationals. Last year our, The Book Beatles, team took home the championship at regionals, finishing in the Elite 8!

Volunteer to help set up and break down the event. If this sounds like a good fit for you please reach out to our resident bibliophile, Ellen Pedersen at epederson@pps.net