- Dine Out to Benefit RCF – April 23
- Gift Cards for Teacher Appreciation Week
- 2025-2026 PTA Executive Committee Nominations
- Support RCF Career Day and STEAM Night
- Book Swap – Books Needed
- Save the Date for Spring Fair – May 30
Dine Out to Benefit RCF – April 23
On Wednesday, April 23rd the delicious and generous DIG (4733 Elm St) is donating back 30% of Dine-In, Delivery & Pick up orders to support a great cause — Rock Creek Forest Elementary School PTA!
On behalf of Rock Creek Forest Elementary School PTA you’re invited to join us and eat out, not only in support of the organization, but to show one of your Bethesda restaurants some love too!
We ask that you RSVP here: https://grouprai.se/e302701 (even if you’re not completely sure) so DIG knows roughly how many orders to expect & so you have access to all the event details.
We hope you can make it, and please feel free to forward this invitation to your friends and family. Thanks in advance for your support!
Gift Cards for Teacher Appreciation Week
Teacher Appreciation Week is right around the corner! Would you like to contribute to treating our fabulous RCF teachers? Consider donating a $25 gift card of your choosing to be included in a gift basket raffle for teachers. Please drop off your $25 gift card with Ms. Diop or Mrs. Butters at the front office by April 30.
Stay tuned for more ways PTA is celebrating our teachers and for information on how your family can take part in Teacher Appreciation Week 2025!
2025-2026 PTA Executive Committee Nominations
It’s already time to start thinking about next year’s PTA Executive Committee!
We are seeking nominations for several positions for the 2025-2026 school year as some current members have reached their term limits. Self-nominations are encouraged, and a big thanks to those who have already expressed interest!
The open positions are:
- President
- Executive Vice President
- VP for Fundraising
- VP for Outreach
- Corresponding Secretary
- Recording Secretary
- BCC Delegate
- MCCPTA Delegate
We also have several returning Executive Committee members, and the outgoing representatives are happy to share their knowledge – so everyone will be supported!
If you are interested in one of these roles – or becoming involved in the PTA more generally – please reach out to the Nominations Committee at nominations@rcfpta.org by Friday, April 25th (the sooner the better!). We can share position descriptions, anticipated time commitment, and more for each role.
Thanks for your support of our wonderful school!
The Nominations Committee (Cassandra Berman, Vianette Thurston, and Andria Wilkerson)
Career Day and STEAM Night Support
RCF is looking forward to Career Day on April 28, 2025. Please consider volunteering for about one hour to share your profession with a group of students. More information about the event is available at the link below.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090849AAA92AA4FF2-55756606-rock#
Please consider sharing or donating to this Donor Choose Project, which is supporting RCF STEAM Night. We hope the donation of LEGO sets will provide the hands-on materials necessary to make our STEAM Night event interactive and fun!
Books Needed for Book Swap
RCF’s annual book swap is Monday, June 9. Our goal is for each student to take home at least two books for summer reading. To achieve this goal, we need your donations of gently used PreK through grade 5 books (English or Spanish). Beginning Monday, March 24, there will be a donation bin inside the front doors of the school. Please send books with your students or drop them off during school hours. We are most in need of upper grade (3rd-5th) books, and graphic novels are always very popular. A list of popular titles and series is attached, but we will gladly take any elementary-aged books. Don’t have books to donate? Consider buying one or two the next time you’re at a thrift store or used bookstore (Friends of the Library is amazing!) or request donations on your neighborhood listserv. Let’s make sure all our RCF Tigres have summer reading materials!
Save the Date – Spring Fair
The RCF Spring Fair is Friday, May 30, 5:30pm -8:00pm.
Join us for Giant Play Inflatables! Live Entertainment! Games! Prizes! Food! And fun!
Admission:
Ticket prices are $15 for kids in advance, $20 for kids at the door. Stay tuned for further info on tickets, pizza pre-orders, and more. Financial support for those in need, contact counselor Erika Murray, Erika_B_Murray@mcpsmd.org.
Discount tickets available starting 4/27!
Food:
Potomac Pizza available for presale and day of! Kona Ice and 5th grade fundraising sweets are also available.
QUESTIONS? Email RCFSpringFair@gmail.com.