RIPPLE RUN
SPECIAL EDITION
WE DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THANK YOU TO OUR RIVERBEND COMMUNITY FOR MAKING THIS RIPPLE RUN OUR MOST SUCCESSFUL YET! WE SURPASSED OUR GOAL!
WAY TO GO, OTTERS!
TOP 2 EARNERS
CONGRATULATIONS to our top 2 school earners! They will each win an outdoor equipment/activity of their choice, up to $250! Audrey and Liam helped lead their class to hitting 3x their classroom goal!
Audrey D. - $1000
Liam S. - $825
Thank you for your incredible support of Riverbend!
BONUS PRIZES
We had 95 students bring in a donation between 5/29-5/31 for our special incentive! ALL students who brought in a donation in this time received a special candy prize!
And congratulations to our winners of the drawing for an extra item from the display case! Prizes were placed in teacher boxes on 6/4:
1) Chloe M.
2) Mikaela Joy B.
3) Madicyn C.F.
4) Emmett C.
5) Bobby L,
6) Paisley C.
7) June G.
In this newsletter...
Everything you need to know about the Ripple Run 2024!
- Date: Friday, May 31
- Time: 2-3 pm
- Location: Riverbend!
- Who: The whole school!
- What: Running, walking, skipping, and generally having fun!
Information will be updated as it changes or becomes available, so be sure to check back here as the event gets closer!
Interested in volunteering? Scroll to the bottom for more info and to sign up!
As always, if you have questions, comments, or would like additional information about anything we're doing, please email us: Riverbendelementarypta@gmail.com
RACE DAY INFO
Quick facts you'll want to know to help your child be prepared for the run!
- Wear your grade color!
- K - Purple
- 1 - Orange
- 2 - Green
- 3 - Yellow
- 4 - Red
- 5 - Blue
- We run outside, rain or shine! Dress for whatever the weather is!
- Every student will be provided a water bottle to drink while outside, and we will have a refill station available.
- New this year: we're adding a mist arch to help keep kids cool (and hopefully not pouring the drinking water on their heads!)
- Kids will earn a bracelet for every lap they complete. There is no specific award tied to the bracelets. It's just for fun! Many kids set a goal for how many laps they hope to complete.
- Kids can keep the bracelets or give them back to use next year. We're fine either way!
- Everyone gets an otter pop when we are done running!
- It's not too late to sign up to volunteer, but you do have to be an approved district volunteer to be on the school grounds during this event! All volunteers/visitors must check in through the office before proceeding to the field.
WHAT IS THE RIPPLE RUN?
The Ripple Run is our annual tradition at Riverbend, and our largest PTSA fundraiser of the year! Funds raised at this event make up the bulk of our yearly budget. PTSA funds are used to enhance and support the experience of every Otter, regardless of their ability to participate in fundraising efforts.
Through the entire month of May we will focus on collecting donations and earning prizes. Then, on May 31st we will all get together outside on the field and celebrate our success while running and having fun together!
HOW DOES FUNDRAISING WORK?
CREATE YOUR FUNDRAISING PAGE
CASH/CHECK DONATIONS
Want to give cash or check and skip the online credit card fees? No problem! You can send cash/check donations to the school office in an envelope marked "PTSA". Be sure to include your student's name and teacher so they get credit towards prizes! Checks should be made out to Riverbend PTSA.
Donations can also be mailed to:
Riverbend Elementary PTSA
PO Box 614
Spokane Valley, WA 99016
PRIZES
We have some great prizes in store! They will be handed out every Friday as they are earned. Check the fundraising site to see more details, and tell your student(s) to check out the display case to see what they could earn! Big prizes are being restocked this week due to a high number of winners! Keep up the great work!
Get the 3D eraser pictured above for bring in ANY size donation! Literally. We just want you involved! The emoji pop-it ball comes at just $25 donated!
UPDATES
Check out our school website to see how we're doing and who is in the lead!
Current Top Earner by Classroom
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR CLASSROOM TOP EARNERS! These students have earned extra time on the Ninja course Friday, June 7th after school!
- Gavin H. (Basel)
- Olivia L. (Brunette)
- Hogan P. (Carlson)
- Camren S. (Federman)
- Kyah P. (Freeman)
- Dylan M. (Garnsey)
- Quinn K. ( Hale)
- Alison K. (Herndon)
- Paxton C. (Hildahl)
- Sydnee F. (Jacot)
- Henry B. (Kaiser)
- Greer D. (Kenna)
- Corwin A. (Kooima)
- Emma S. (LaFrance)
- Easton C. (Lind)
- Preston S. (Maxwell)
- Avery M. (McKerrow)
- Dmitri H. (Meldrum)
- Audrey D. (Mertens)
- Zoe B. (Miller)
- Jackson P. (Mueller)
- Ryder W.(Raynor)
- Rachel B. (Rosetti)
- Nischal C. (Sammons)
- Rowan L. (Smith)
- Olivia H. (Verner)
- Thea S. / Anakin L. (Walker)
- Penelope T. (Witkoe)
ICE CREAM PARTIES
The following classrooms have hit their goals and will be receiving an ice cream party in the coming weeks!
- Mertens
- Verner
- Lind
- Kooima
- Meldrum
- Kenna
- Rosetti
- Carlson
- Hale
- Freeman
- Walker
- Brunette
- LaFrance
- Garnsey
Congratulations to LaFrance, Meldrum, and Garnsey, who won our teacher drawing prizes for hitting their class goals!
GRADE COLORS
On the day of the Ripple Run, show your spirit by dressing up in your grade's color!
K - Purple
1 - Orange
2 - Green
3 - Yellow
4 - Red
5 - Blue
NINJA NATION AT RIVERBEND
PTSA is thrilled to be bringing the Ninja Nation Mobile Course to Riverbend on June 7, 2024! This will be our way to celebrate everyone's involvement with the Ripple Run! The course will take over the playground and every student will have the opportunity to tackle the course that day, regardless of whether they raised funds or not. We encourage everyone to participate in fundraising so that we can continue to do things like Ninja Nation, but it is not required.
SPECIAL BONUS TIME: The top earner from each classroom will get extra time on the course after school until 4:00! 🤩👏
REQUIRED WAIVER: All students must have a signed waiver to take part in the course. Waivers can be completed any time by clicking here. We encourage you to sign your student(s) waiver today!
Ninja Course Opt Out
Don't want your student to participate in the Ninja Course? Send us an email and we'll add you to our list to make sure we don't keep bugging you to sign a waiver! riverbendelementarypta@gmail.com
As an added bonus, we will also be bringing in a Kona Ice truck and providing a FREE Kona Ice to every student after they run the Ninja course!
GET INVOLVED
Help us hand out incentives on Fridays in May! Email us to let us know you're interested!
Sign up to help on Ripple Run day! Check out our Sign Up Genius link by clicking here!
*You must be a cleared district volunteer to participate.*