Level Pint Night Fundraiser
Nov
6
3:00 PM15:00

Level Pint Night Fundraiser

The PTA fundraising Committee is always looking for new ways to raise money for the PTA while building community. Next month, November 6, we have a pint night fundraiser coming up at Level Beer in Multnomah Village. Come socialize and decompress after Election Day, a portion of all proceeds go to Rieke! This includes 20% of beer to go sales and merch!

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October PTA meeting
Oct
15
6:00 PM18:00

October PTA meeting

The first PTA meeting of the year is coming up on Tuesday, October 15th! Join us from 6-8 PM at Salvador Molly’s in Hillsdale. We will be discussing goals for the year, fundraising opportunities, digging deeper into the new PTA committees that were set up at the end of last school year and more! We invite you to come join the discussion and share ideas.

FREE CHILDCARE PROVIDED AT RIEKE FROM 6-8

Please RSVP here so we have a head count for food and childcare

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May
20
to May 24

Rieke Read-a-thon

What is a Read-a-thon? A Read-a-thon is a fun and easy week-long event to promote literacy and to raise important funds to help keep Specials like Library, Art, and Technology full time at Rieke.

When is it? May 20-24. But you can register, set up your personal page, and start collecting donations anytime before May 20.

How does it work? Students go on to the Read-a-thon website to register (specifics below) and set up their own personal page. From there, they can track their reading, share their progress with friends, family, and neighbors, and encourage them to make a donation. While donations are not required to participate, we hope families will donate and will ask others to as well, so we can fund the critical programs we love at Rieke - our Specials!

Why should we participate? It’s a chance to celebrate and encourage reading. It’s fun and easy and there are great prizes! All students who register on the site will get a Rieke Read-a- thon bookmark. Students who reach their reading goal will get a Rieke water bottle sticker. And the student who reads the most in each grade will get a gift certificate to Annie Blooms Books. Most importantly, donations made to the Read-a-thon will help fund our amazing Specials - Library, Technology and Art. We strongly encourage families to donate and share with others. Every dollar counts!

How do we register? To add your child as a participant, please follow these 3 easy steps:

1. Go to this link -

2. Enter your child’s name, enter your email(s), and select their group.

3. Click “Add” > this will take you to your newly created pledge page!

Additional questions? Please email Mollie Maughn,

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May
19
9:00 AM09:00

Rieke Art Fair 2024

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!

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May
2
6:00 PM18:00

2024 Science Fair

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.


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Apr
20
6:00 PM18:00

2024 Rieke Auction "Starry Nights"

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. 

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Mar
20
11:30 AM11:30

Dine out for Rieke @ The Old Spaghetti Factory March 20 - see flyer below

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)

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Mar
14
6:30 PM18:30

STEM Night 2024

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

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Mar
11
to Mar 15

Scholastic Book Fair

JIt's Here! The Scholastic Book Fair is happening in the Rieke Library!

While you're shopping, be sure to check out the "Teacher Request Board" where you can purchase a book to donate directly to a classroom. All purchases also help support Rieke students. 

Shopping hours:

Monday - Friday: After school until 5pm

Tuesday - Friday: Before school from 8:20-8:40am 

*BONUS* We'll also be open during STEM night on Thursday March 14th.

We can take cards/cash/Apple Pay!

But if you don't want to send your child with cash or your credit card - Set up an eWallet now. Don't want to send your child with cash? Set up an eWallet now and you won't have to worry about losing soggy Benjamins on the soccer field.

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Feb
28
6:00 PM18:00

OBOB 2024

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

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Back to School Picnic
Sep
28
5:00 PM17:00

Back to School Picnic

Mark your calendars, the Back to School Picnic is scheduled for September 28th. This year we’ll have food and drink, representatives from the PTA, Rieke Foundation, after-care programs and more.

Would you like to host a table at the Picnic? This is a wonderful opportunity to spread the word about activities that student’s could sign up for. Email events@riekepta.org to get connected.

Volunteer opportunities will open soon.

Pizza Donation
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Back to School!
Aug
29
8:00 AM08:00

Back to School!

  • The first day for students in grades 1-6, 9, and 12 is Tuesday, August 29.

  • “Ramp Up” activities for kindergarten will take place Tuesday, August 29–Friday, September 1.

  • The first day of class for kindergarten is Tuesday, September 6.

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Rieke Campus Cleanup
Aug
19
8:00 AM08:00

Rieke Campus Cleanup

Let’s get the Rieke Playground and gardens ready for the new school year. Bring your child(ren) and join us on August 19th from 8-10am to clean up Rieke.

Activities include spreading new fir bark chips around the playground, weeding and mulching the gardens and removing any trash.

Please bring tools to help (i.e. gloves, rakes, pruning shears, shovels, wheel barrows, string trimmers/weed wackers) and meet us at Rieke on August 19th.

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