Monday, January 23, 2012

Meet the Principal and PTA meeting Feb. 6

The next PTA meeting will be held on Monday, February 6*. There will be a Meet-and-Greet with our new principal, Mrs. Fanshaw, at 6:30 pm with the formal meeting to start at 7:00 pm.

Volunteer training will also be available at 6:45 pm; please contact Amanda Kastner ahead of time if you need the training. amanda.kastner1(at)verizon.net

* This is a change from the previous date; there will be no meeting Feb. 7. 

Thursday, January 19, 2012

No school Monday, January 23

Reminder: School closed January 23 for student data analysis/professional development for teachers. 

Monday, January 9, 2012

Tuesday is deadline to register for RFES Lego Club

Reminder: January 10 is the deadline to register for the two new Lego Clubs. Click here for details.

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Two new Lego Clubs starting up

There will be two more sessions of the Rodgers Forge Lego Club beginning this month. One club will meet on Wednesdays, January 25 to March 14, and the other will meet Fridays, January 20 to March 9.

Sign up via email by January 10. Details below.


Clubs will meet in the Towson Rec room, which is behind the RFES cafeteria, from 3:35 to 4:30. The clubs are run by RFES parent volunteers. Kids do free play with Legos and there is minimal direction from the volunteers. Some kids choose to work alone while others work together on self-directed projects. The Legos are provided by the club and remain in the club room.

There will be a lottery if we have more registrants than space. All students in grades K-5 may sign up but priority will be given to kids who did not participate in the fall Lego Clubs. If selected in the lottery, you’ll be asked to complete a registration form, sign the Towson Recreation Council waiver, and pay the $5 registration fee.

Important Note: Students participating in after-school clubs are dismissed from RFES and must get to the TRC room either on their own or be escorted by a parent or parent designee. Teachers and other staff at RFES are not permitted to escort and/or coordinate students going to after school clubs.

To sign up, please email the following information to kristine.henry (at) gmail.com by January 10:

1. Child’s first and last name
2. Child’s grade
3. Homeroom teacher
4. Parent’s first and last name
5. Parent’s email address
6. Parent’s phone number
7. Which session you prefer:
A) Wednesdays
B) Fridays
C) either day works - no preference

Be sure to include all seven items in the email so we can process your registration properly. Please put “lego club” in subject line and send in the email by January 10.

Questions? Contact Kris at kristine.henry (at) gmail.com.

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

PTA looks forward to working with new principal

Ms. Fanshaw
Dear Rodgers Forge Families,

Enclosed in your child’s red take-home folder yesterday was a letter from Principal Deise announcing Melissa (Missy) Fanshaw as Rodgers Forge Elementary School’s new acting principal. I’d like to take this opportunity to welcome Ms. Fanshaw to the Rodgers Forge community. The PTA looks forward to working with Ms. Fanshaw to ensure that Rodgers Forge has a smooth transition into this new chapter of school history.

Happy Holidays,

Trisha Schwab
PTA President

Saturday, December 17, 2011

Reminder: Open house for Mrs. Deise is this Monday

You are cordially invited to attend a retirement open house in honor of Mrs. Susan Deise. Join us as we celebrate her 12 years as principal of Rodgers Forge Elementary on Monday, December 19 from 3:45 to 4:30 PM in the RFES cafeteria.

Monday, December 12, 2011

Huge sale on Spirit Wear - Dec. 13

The PTA is holding a Spirit Wear clearance sale -- everything will be $10 or less!

Tuesday, December 13, 3:45 – 6:45 p.m., on the first floor near the Book Fair; enter through the main doors near the office then make a right. 

You'll find Spirit Wear inventory at reduced prices--shorts, T-shirts and sweatpants, all with our popular RFES designs! 

These make great holiday gifts and are a fun way to support your school. Cash or check accepted.