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RCF PTA Newsletter February 10, 2026

At a Glance

  • Feb 13 – Kindness Parties (3:00-3:30 PM)
  • Feb 16-17 – No School (Holiday)
  • Feb 19 – MCPS NAACP Parents’ Council Meeting
  • Feb 26 – Black History Month Living History Museum (1:00-3:00 PM)
  • Mar 7 – RCF Talent Show
  • 5th Grade Promotion Fundraising Opportunity
  • RCF Building Services Team Collection
  • Join the 2026 Spring Fair Committee
  • RCF PTA Nominating Committee

Quick Note

Mid-year is a great time to check in and reconnect. Let’s keep building strong community connections.

Kindness Parties

RCFES is excited to welcome all our families for Kindness Parties on Friday February 13, 2026 from 3 to 3:30 pm! Our amazing room parents have been hard at work organizing and planning these special celebrations.

  • When: Friday February 13, 2026 from 3 to 3:30 pm
  • Where: Your child’s classroom

In order to avoid check in lines, please complete this form by NO LATER THAN Thursday, February 12 at 4:00 p.m. We look forward to engaging and connecting with our families as we celebrate kindness together. Let’s make it a day filled with joy and meaningful connections. All families are welcome!

Black History Month: Living History Museum

Sign up to help with the Living History Museum!

The Rock Creek Forest Tigers invite you to volunteer your time as a supportive aids to their living museum. We have over 140 students signed up this year!

Volunteers will help students research, write and prepare their performances in February. We know that your time is at a premium, but we hope that this invitation will empower you to come in and volunteer. Volunteer hours are as follows:

  • February 4 and 5 (9:10-9:40)
  • February 11 and 12 (9:10-9:40)
  • February 18 and 19 (9:10-9:40)
  • February 25 and 26 (9:10-9:40)
Sign up HERE!

The more the merrier!

5th Grade Promotion Fundraiser

CANDY GRAMS FOR SALE – NOW AT SCHOOL!

As part of Kindness Week, 5th graders will be set up before and after school Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday to sell Candy Grams for $2. Your RCF Tiger can write their own kindness note to be added to the ones the 5th graders are writing for all 719 students at the school. Please send your child with $2 if they would like to participate.

If you have a 5th grader, please sign up to volunteer! We need everyone’s help to pull this off!

And you can still buy 1, 2, 5, 10, or a whole classroom of candy grams online!

RCF Talent Show

RCF, GET YOUR ACTS TOGETHER!

ART & PERFORMANCE SHOWCASE REGISTRATION OPENING THIS WEEK.

RCF Families – We are so excited to bring back the RCF Art & Performance ShowcasLooking for something to keep your kiddos busy over another looong weekend? Have them “get their acts together” and sign up for the RCF Talent Show! We are so excited to bring back the RCF Art & Performance Showcase (a.k.a the RCF Talent Show) on Saturday, March 7, 2026!

Performer/Artist Registration is now open!

Reservation link for attendees is also now open!

This event is FREE but reservation is required. 

Reserve Your Space

Thank the RCF Building Services Team

My name is Adriana and I’m a Kindergarten parent. I’m collaborating with Ms. Diop to organize an appreciation gift for the wonderful RCF Building Services Team who worked so hard to clear the snowcrete and facilitate the safe return to school for our kids, teachers, and staff last week. 

We are putting together a gift basket and card for each of the 5 Building Services staff members. Contributions will be collected through Wednesday, February 18. If you are able and would like to contribute, see the attached flyer for details. 

Monetary contributions can be sent via the following methods:

Other ideas for contributions include gift cards, hand creams, and snacks. These can be dropped off in the RCF Front Office or sent in backpacks for kids to take to the front office.

RCF Spring Fair Committee

Join the 2026 RCF Spring Fair Committee!

The Spring Fair is back on May 29th, and we need your help planning the biggest event of the year! Join our planning committee. 

No experience needed—we have a great team of returning volunteers to help guide you. Volunteer to help with games, tickets, communications, food and more!

🎉 Kickoff Meeting 🎉

  •  📅 Wednesday, February 25th, 7:30 PM
  •  📍 Amy Morath’s House, 2413 Spencer Road, Silver Spring (near RCF)

Can’t attend in person? No worries—just send an email to get involved! Come for fun, meet other RCF parents, and help make this year’s fair unforgettable!

Questions? Join? Email: RCFspringfair@gmail.com

2026 Spring Fair Co-Chairs,

Amy Morath (Libby & Matthew, 5th)

Este Griffith (Florence & Francis, 5th and 3rd)

RCF PTA Nominating Committee

We can’t believe it, but it’s already time to start thinking about who will serve on the Executive Board of your PTA for the 2026-2027 school year!

But first, we need a Nominating Committee to help recruit the future leadership of our PTA. If you are able to serve on the Nominating Committee, please email nominations@rcfpta.org. Note that this is a short-term and low time commitment opportunity!

And of course, if you already know that you’d like to serve on the PTA Executive Committee, please also reach out to us!

How To Get Involved

There are many ways to engage with the PTA to support your child’s community!

Thank You

As always, thanks for being part of RCF. Whether you join events, volunteer, or simply stay informed—you make a difference.