RPE PTA Newsletter
February 2013
In This Issue
Titan Trot is March 1
Talent Show Act
Submission Deadline is
Feb 22
Volunteers Needed for
Titan Garden
Titan Times Needs Editor
Health & Wellness News
Galaxy Moviehouse
sponsors movies
benefiting LEEF
Earn Money for RPE with
Box Tops
HCEF Giddy Up Gala
Calendar
RPE PTA Board
2012-2013
President
Rebecca Cole
VP Family Programs
Jodie Silvers
February Brings Lots of Activities!
Take a few moments and read through the
newsletter for important updates on PTA
activities taking place in February and March.
See you at school!
Titan Trot Takes Place
March 1
In a few short weeks, our last
BIG PTA fundraiser of the year,
the Titan Trot, takes place at
River Place Elementary. Show
your support for RPE by
sponsoring your children as they
run for the school. Students will
run the Titan Trot course during
Specials on March 1. All
sponsorship dollars support PTA
programs and activities that benefit our great school.
The PTA suggests a sponsorship total of $20 per student,
but any amount is appreciated and helps us reach our
annual fundraising goal. In addition to sponsorships, spirit
signs are available for $50. The signs will be posted
throughout the course, and can be used to cheer your
runner on or advertise your local business. To sponsor a
runner or purchase a spirit sign, visit the PTA store. The
deadline for securing spirit signs is Feb 20; and the deadline
for sponsorships is March 1.
More information about the Titan Trot can be found on the
PTA website.
Titan Talent Show performance submission
deadline is February 22
The curtain will rise on the Titan Talent Show in May, and all
Titans who want to participate must submit the consent
form and associated music/lyrics by Friday, February 22.
Performances can include magic, dance, vocals, gymnastics,
instrumentals, and just about anything else your Titan star
can dream up. Please visit the PTA website for details on
performance submission requirements and rules regarding
costumes, lyrics, 2 minute performance time limit, etc. Click
VP Membership
here to access the consent form.
Shelly Likosar
Fun Times in the Titan Garden -- Volunteers
needed for garden classes and maintenance
VP Fundraising
Spring is fast approaching and the Titan Garden needs your
help. Garden classes start again this month and we need
volunteers to help with class time. Click here to see the
volunteer schedule and sign up.
And don't pass up the opportunity for your family to adopt
the garden for a week. No gardening expertise is necessary--you'll get complete instructions for garden care (mostly
watering). Check the online schedule to sign up for an
available week this spring.
Kalin Boenig
VP Community Support
Jodi Semelsberger
Secretary
Theresa Spencer
Treasurer
Cheryl Alden
Parliamentarian
Jennifer Bennigson
Historian
Kim Krant
Did You Know?
The Leander ISD
Clothes Closet,
sponsored by your
PTA, assisted more
than 340 students
during the first
semester of this
school year.
Coming Soon!
Titan Trot
Scholastic Book Fair
Our cool season has been fabulous, with garden classes
celebrating a successful harvest on "Saladbration Day!" Our
kinder, first and third grade Titans harvested, prepared and
ate salads made with kale, lettuce, carrots, radishes,
cabbage, broccoli and cauliflower from the garden.
We continued our celebration of all things nutritious with
Coach Fyffe's help during our Eat a Rainbow activity for
third graders where students tried fruits and vegetables of
all colors, both familiar and unfamiliar, and learned about
preparing healthy roasted vegetables. Thanks to all of you
for your continued support of our efforts!
Check the Lost & Found!
Leftover items will be
donated February 8
The RPE Lost & Found is bursting at
the seams. There are countless
jackets, lunch boxes, books, water
bottles, and other items. Please
remind your children to check the
LEEF Used Book Drive
Lost & Found area outside the cafeteria and claim missing
belongings. All items not claimed by Friday, February 8, will
be donated to the Leander Clothes Closet.
News from the Health & Wellness Committee
Talent Show
Watch for more details
on these exciting
programs in the next
few weeks.
RPE PTA has its own
Facebook page now!
Food & Fitness Matter: Raising Healthy, Active Kids
Your RPE PTA Health & Wellness Committee has been hard
at work developing programs to encourage healthy
lifestyles. We'll be hosting the Texas PTA "Ready. Set.
Achieve!" program: Food & Fitness Matter: Raising
Healthy, Active Kids on Tuesday, Feb 26, at 6 p.m. in the
RPE cafeteria. Hope to see you all there.
February is American Heart Month & Heart Health
Month
Did you know that children should get at least
one hour of physical activity every day? And
most of that should be moderate to vigorous
in intensity. Any activity is good, but activities
that leave them breathless are even better!
The more activity kids get, especially of the
"breathless" variety, the stronger their hearts
will become. Benefits include:
 increased energy and ability to concentrate
 healthy weight maintenance
 good sleeping habits
 lifelong foundation for physical activity
Couple physical activity with healthy eating and you create
an even stronger defense in protecting the heart.
Children should have the following:
 5 servings of fruits and vegetables daily
 low-fat or nonfat milk, water or 100 percent fruit
juice (juice in moderation)
 whole grains
 high fiber foods
 lean meat, poultry or fish twice per week
 low-fat dairy products
Good habits started now can help your children remain
physically active and healthy throughout their lives.
Kids' movies at Galaxy Moviehouse & Eatery
over Winter Break benefit
LEEF
Looking for something to do over the
Winter Break? Galaxy Moviehouse is
hosting Kids' Movies Rewind February
4-6. The Moviehouse is screening the
best kids' flicks of 2012 at 10 a.m.
each day of winter break. Tickets are
$5, and the Moviehouse is
donating 20 percent of all sales to
the Leander Educational Excellence Foundation!
The movies are:
 Brave
 Ice Age: Continental Drift
 Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
 The Lorax
 Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
Tickets must be purchased at the box office --- no online
sales for this special event.
HEB Box Tops promotion
ends February 5
There's still time to take
advantage of HEB's Bonus Box
Tops promotion. Buy any 10
participating products in one
shopping trip and receive a
coupon for 60 bonus Box Tops at
checkout. This special promotion
ends February 5. Click here for
more information and a list of
participating products.
Students who turn the coupons in at the grade level
collection boxes will receive a Box Tops spirit stick. Please
ensure the student's name is on the coupon. Thank you for
supporting RPE by clipping Box Tops!
HCEF Giddy Up Gala is February 23
Make plans to attend the 3rd annual Hill Country Education
Foundation Giddy Up Gala Saturday, February 23, at the
Oasis.
This event raises vital dollars for academic programs that
support all students in the Four Points area. RPE has
received HCEF grants for both the Titan Garden and the
FIRST Lego Robotics program.
The Giddy Up Gala includes dinner, live music, open bar,
dancing, and silent and live auctions. Tickets are $125 per
person. For more information or to purchase tickets, click
here.
Calendar Dates
February
Mon, Feb 4 - Wed, Feb 6 - Student Holidays
Wed, Feb 20 - Titan Trot Spirit Sign Deadline
Fri, Feb 22 - Talent Show Performance Submission Deadline
Sat, Feb 23 - HCEF Giddy Up Gala
Tues, Feb 26 - Food & Fitness Matter: Raising Healthy,
Active Kids
Wed, Feb 27 - Early Release
March
Fri, Mar 1 - Titan Trot
Fri, Mar 1 - Titan Trot Sponsorship Deadline
Mon, Mar 11 - Fri, Mar 15 - Spring Break