Ralston Elementary Blog

We are looking for volunteers for the first week of our recycling program, March 8-12 , to monitor the cafeteria. Volunteers will be asked to sign up for a 30-minute period between 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. It would be helpful to arrive a few minutes prior to your shift to allow adequate time to sign in at the front office and learn the sorting routine.

Volunteers will stand behind the garbage and recycling bins and help direct the children in correctly sorting their waste. Volunteers will not be responsible for any hands-on sorting — only directing the students to do it correctly. There will be clearly marked lists for sorting available in the cafeteria.

If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Susan Applegate with the days and times you are available at s.applegate@comcast.net. If you are not available for our first week but would like to get involved, the Recycling Pep Rally is coming up on March 5 at 2:40 p.m. We’ll also have other environmental efforts at Ralston you can participate in – please contact Susan.

The box tops collection is this Thursday, February 25. Please be sure to send in all of your box tops by then. The class with the most turned in will win a pizza party!

Ralston Recycles is a new recycling program that is getting ready to kick off and we need parent help!

Want to help plan and organize the program?  Please meet at the school on Tuesday, February 9 at 9:00 a.m. in the cafeteria. We are going to plan our big “Kick Off Party,” which is scheduled for February 26.

Can’t be that involved but want to help? Be looking for more info coming soon.  The week of March 1 we need parent volunteers in the cafeteria to help sort. You won’t have to touch anything yucky or sticky — just help the kiddos sort properly.

For more info….please contact Stephanie Wyatt  303-526-0256.

Do you like science? Having fun with kids? Have an hour or two to spare this Friday, November 13? We are looking for parent volunteers to help with Ralston’s Science Day.

We have GREAT presenters scheduled for classes in one-hour increments. Volunteer shifts are: 9:00-10:00 a.m., 10:15-11:15 a.m., 1:30-2:15 p.m., or 2:30-3:15 p.m.

Please contact Connie Walker at conniewalk@aol.com for more information or to volunteer. Thank you for making this a great day for kids!

Come and watch your favorite characters of Camelot – Arthur (played by Melissa Elliott), Guinevere (played by Brooke Love), Merlin (played by Alexander Whipple), Taleisin (played by Paris Smeal), The Raven (played by Gwenyth Webster) and Lancelot (played by Jordan Laughlin) – wrestle with the challenges faced by their people in a musical wonderland.

More than 60 Ralston Students have been working hard all week as part of the Missoula Children’s Theatre Residency at Ralston to present an original adaptation of KING ARTHUR’S QUEST.

The performance will be presented at 5:00 p.m. on the brand new performance stage in the Ralston Gym. Tickets are $8 for adults and $4 for children/seniors and will be available at the door.

The Missoula Children’s Theatre residency at Ralston is brought to you with support from your PTA. For more information, call Laura Elliott (303) 526-2842 or Janet Perriman (303) 526-2049.

Thanks to all of you we raised $3,300 worth of books for the New Teacher Resource Room and the Library. We have ordered Usborn leveled books for the teachers to use in guided reading. These are multiple sets of books that are leveled for instruction. We also ordered books for the library in the areas of space, fairy tales, biography, art, fiction and easy books.

Ralston will once again be participating in the ABC – Channel 7 and Dependable Cleaners Coats for Colorado.  This is Ralston’s 9^th year taking part in this campaign.  Make it a family project and drop off your coats at either of the following locations. 

• Ralston Elementary, box located in the first foyer area
• Genesee Foothills Clubhouse, box located just inside front doors

The LAST DAY to drop these off is Monday, November 2. So take 10 minutes and look through your closets.  Bring in any unused coats, today!

Consider this the one time of year you can encourage your child(ren) to act-up! Please have them try-out for Ralston’s annual musical. There are parts for all ages and sizes, and no experience is necessary — just the willingness to have fun and work hard.  Auditions will be held in the gym tomorrow from 3:30 – 5:30.

Approximately 60 students will be cast, including backstage and technical assistants (must be in grade 5 or 6). While there is no guarantee that everyone who auditions will be cast in the play, it is a fun time for all who participate! Students auditioning must plan to stay the entire two-hour session. Every student who attends the audition receives a personalized audition certificate.  

Rehearsals will be Monday-Friday, October 19-23, 3:30-5:30 and/or 6:00-8:00pm as well as dress rehearsal and performance Saturday, October 24. Not all cast members are needed at every session; however those auditioning must be able to attend all rehearsals required for their role. 

For questions, please call Laura Elliott 303-526-2842 or Janet Perriman 303-526- 2049.

The popular eBooks are coming! If you’re interested in in getting great deals, pre-order your eBooks today and Ralston will receive $6 for each book sold!

Some of the deals you’ll see in the books are:

• $20 off your grocery purchases at King Soopers, plus additional discounts
• 2-for-1 Lift Tickets and the best season pass deal from Copper Mountain & Winter Park
• 2 FREE On-Demand Movies from Comcast worth over $8
• Regal and AMC Theatres Movie Tickets for only $6.50 each
• $5 off your Oil Change at Grease Monkey
• 2-for-1 Blizzards from Dairy Queen
• Great meal deals from Arby’s, Carl’s Jr., Subway, Domino’s, Blackjack, etc…
• Admission discounts to Elitch Gardens
• Free Admission to selected events at Bandimere Speedway
• $4 Admission Discounts to WaterWorld
• Discounted DIA Parking from USAirport Parking

Reserve your eBook today by contacting Margie Whipple via email: reboog@comcast.net. The books will be sold for $10 and can also be purchased after school when they become available.

THANK YOU to all of you who got your Enrichment forms into school Friday!!  The instructors and I truly appreciate your efforts!

Those classes that require a minimum number will have to be canceled on Monday if we do not reach that goal. Those included are Artful Journey, acting, Busy Like a Bee.

If you are STILL planning on registering your kids for ANY of the Enrichment classes that start next week, PLEASE call me this weekend so I have an accurate head count for the instructors.

Please bring your check and registration form into the office Monday morning.

Thank you!
Sherri Malone
720-746-3023

On Tuesday, September 1, Ralston 5th and 6th grade students will participate in Connecting The Dots, a program that builds positive climate and fosters empathy, understanding, and acceptance. Check out the website: http://ovationcompany.com/. We are looking for a few parent volunteers to help with preparation for the program. If you can devote an hour or two this week to help us with preparation (nametags, labels, etc), please call Karen at 982-4386 or email atkquanbec@jeffco.k12.co.us.