Cosumnes River Elementary PTA

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Welcome to Cosumnes River Elementary PTA

Opportunities Abound!

Your PTA is all about creating opportunities – for students, parents and grandparents, teachers, and local organizations that want to help make our children’s educational experience the best it can be!  At PTA, you’ll enjoy a strong sense of family, idea-sharing and hands-on collaboration in the spirit of creating our next generation of great thinkers, workers, and citizens. Please see contact info below to see how you can get involved!

Toward these goals, PTA offers dozens of programs and activities, many of which are run by an amazing group of volunteers.

THE ARTS - Art Club, Concert Band, Drama Club, Knitting Club

SCHOLASTIC - Spelling Bee, Oral Language Faire, Science Fair, Pre-K Readiness

FAMILY FUN – Assemblies, Movie Nights, Harvest Festival, Father/Daughter Dance, Mother/Son Bingo, Field Day

FUNDRAISING FUN – Innisbrook, OKC Corral Every one of you can contribute and be part of our success.  Please consider donating an hour, a day or more toward continuing existing and creating new valuable learning programs for our children.

SCHOOL CONTACT INFO

Phone: 916-682-2653
Fax: 916-682-5320
PTA e-mail: here
School web site: here
(Contains all teacher e-mail addresses and school bell schedules, among other info)

For more information on PTA, e-mail crespta@yahoo.com or contact any one of our board members listed below. 

2007-08 PTA Board of Directors

President: Chelle Kaiser - 354-3991

Vice President: Open

Treasurer: Barb Partridge - 354-8441

Secretary: Jane Rosetta - 354-8802

Campus Communications: Bonnie Shewchuk - 354-1734

Media/PR: Charlie Sue Back - 354-1199

Social Activities: Erin Howard - 354-0634

Fundraising: Becky Miller - 354-0701

Innisbrook: June Pland - 354-2175

e-Scrip: Sonya Breckenridge - 354-0977

Parent Liaison: Dia Utterback - 689-5205

Teacher Liaison: Jodi Boyle - 682-2653

Membership: Brenda Campeau - 354-0709

Art/Drama: Jamie Tibbetts - 354-1426

Harvest Festival: Jeanie LeBlanc - 354-1745                

Historian: Denae Merten - 354-2748

Yearbook: Caryl Abshire - 354-2355 and Melissa Allman - 354-1537

Bulletin Boards: Tracy Dunn - 354-1080 and Stacy Ezell - 354-9693

Spiritwear: Joelle Brincka - 354-0903

Box Top & Labels for Education: Jennifer Bailey - 354-1436

To join PTA, contact Brenda Campeau at 354-0709 or brendacampeau@sbcglobal.net

 

CRES Family Reading Night on May 9

Cosumnes River Elementary students and their families are invited to attend a Family Reading Night on Friday, May 9th at the school from 6:30-8:00 pm. The highlight will be an interactive storytelling presentation by “Laurie’s Stories.” Parents are encouraged to bring other books to read with their children, in addition to blankets for outdoor seating and a dessert or snack to share.  For more information, contact Anne Spencer at 354-0369.

Save Our School Programs - OKC Corral Funds Needed More Than Ever with State Budget Cuts on the Horizon

With the largest state education budget cuts in history looming, CRES is hoping for a banner year at OKC Corral, one of the school's largest fundraisers co-sponsored by the PTA, Kiwanis and Optimist clubs of Rancho Murieta. OKC Corral provides thousands of dollars in support for our local elementary school and youth programs in our community. Simply put, without your support in the form of cash sponsorships and auction item donations, dozens of valuable programs at Cosumnes River Elementary may cease to exists in light of the state’s largest budget cuts in history. Consider these facts:   Read more »

Volunteer reading tutors needed at CRES!

Cosumnes River Elementary school is seeking volunteer tutors who want to share their love of reading by helping students who are struggling with this skill. Reading tutors will work either one-on-one or in small groups with children for up to an hour at a time on a consistent basis (either daily, weekly, etc.). We may also have opportunities for math tutoring; please
inquire if interested. Training is provided!  Read more »