Rice PTA

10/15/2026

Join us tonight! 💚🦉

🍀 DINE & DONATE WITH RICE PTA! 🍀

Mark your calendars for our next Dine & Donate Night at Dooney’s Pub! 💚

📅 Thursday, October 15
⏰ 5:00–10:00 PM
📍 Dooney’s Pub
154 NJ-73 N, Voorhees, NJ

Grab dinner with the family, meet up with friends, or order takeout—and 15% of dine-in or take-out orders will be donated back to the Rice PTA! 🦉💚

It’s an easy way to enjoy a delicious meal while supporting our Rice Owls! Every meal makes a difference. 💛

We hope to see you there! 🍔🍗🍀

10/14/2026

🍀 DINE & DONATE WITH RICE PTA! 🍀

Mark your calendars for our next Dine & Donate Night at Dooney’s Pub! 💚

📅 Thursday, October 15
⏰ 5:00–10:00 PM
📍 Dooney’s Pub
154 NJ-73 N, Voorhees, NJ

Grab dinner with the family, meet up with friends, or order takeout—and 15% of dine-in or take-out orders will be donated back to the Rice PTA! 🦉💚

It’s an easy way to enjoy a delicious meal while supporting our Rice Owls! Every meal makes a difference. 💛

We hope to see you there! 🍔🍗🍀

10/10/2026

📚🦉 MISSED FAMILY NIGHT? THERE’S STILL TIME TO SHOP! 🦉📚

Was your child absent during the Book Fair, or did you miss shopping with us in person at Family Night? No fear, Rice Owls! 💚💛 There’s still time to find your next favorite book!

📖 Families can continue shopping online through our Scholastic Book Fair homepage this upcoming week! Whether you’re looking for books your child didn’t get a chance to purchase or want to preorder the newest adventures in Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Fight or Flight or Dog Man: A Sprinkle in Time, you can still shop online!

🛍️ Shop the Book Fair here:
https://www.scholastic.com/bf/richardlriceelementarysch

Thank you for supporting our Richard L. Rice Elementary School Book Fair! Every book helps inspire a love of reading in our Rice Owls! 💚💛📚

10/08/2026

📚✨ BOOK FAIR FAMILY NIGHT IS THURSDAY 10/8! ✨📚

Join us tomorrow night at the Rice Library from 6:30–8:00 PM for a fun-filled evening at our Scholastic Book Fair! 🦉📖

🎉 What’s happening?
📚 Shop the Book Fair with the whole family
🎨 Make your own Bookmark crafts
🎟️ Poster raffle — while supplies last!

We hope to see all of our Rice Owl families there! 💚💛

Come make some memories, get creative, and find some great books! 📚✨

10/06/2026

🎃👻 Calling all Rice Owls! It’s time to get creative! 👻🎃

The Rice PTA Pumpkin Decorating Contest is officially underway! 🧡

🎃 Carve • Paint • Sticker • Decorate 🎃
All Rice students are invited to show off their creativity and create their very own spooktacular pumpkin!

✨ Contest Details:
• Open October 5–25
• All Rice students can participate
• 1 submission per student
• One winner per grade level
• Upload ONE picture of your pumpkin to enter
• Winners will be announced Halloween! 🎃🏆

Judging by the Rice PTA Board & Mrs. Green! 🦉

Get those pumpkins decorated and let your creativity shine! We can’t wait to see all of your spooky, silly, and spectacular creations! 🧡🎃👻

Link to enter: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdYnuA97IHpujmLYmkdZAWF0TOdvTnCnNK5wYoIfyxEgpYB9Q/viewform

10/02/2026

📚🦉 BOOK FAIR REMINDER, RICE OWLS! 🦉📚

Our Book Fair is almost here — October 5–9! 🎉📖

Make shopping easy for your child by creating a Scholastic eWallet before their Book Fair shopping day! 💳✨ An eWallet gives your child a convenient, cash-free way to shop for their favorite books and goodies.

👉 Visit our Book Fair homepage to:
📚 Browse the available books
💳 Create an eWallet
🛍️ Start shopping early!

🔗 Book Fair Homepage: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/richardlriceelementaryschool

💛💚 Let’s make sure our Rice Owls are ready to shop, read, and fall in love with a new book! 🦉📚

09/30/2026

🥨 RICE OWLS — IT’S PRETZEL TIME! 🥨

Our 2026–2027 1/2 Day Pretzel Sale is officially OPEN! 🎉

Order now for all of our upcoming early dismissal days! Each $15 order includes pretzels for the following dates:

📅 11/2
📅 11/4
📅 11/25
📅 12/23
📅 3/4
📅 3/5
📅 6/1

⏰ Order by October 26!

🥨 Pretzels are from A&A Pretzel Company
🌾 Gluten-free option available
🚨 We will NOT have individual sales, so be sure to order for all the dates now!

👉 Order here:

https://my.cheddarup.com/c/2026-27pretzelsale

Thank you for supporting Richard L. Rice PTA and our Rice Owls! 💚💛🦉

2026-27 1/2 Days Pretzel Sale - Rice PTA - Cheddar Up. Collect online payments for events and fundraisers with Cheddar Up.

09/29/2026

🍂 Congratulations to our Top 3 Mums & Fall Decor Fundraiser Sellers! 🍂

A HUGE thank you to everyone who participated in our fundraiser! We are so grateful for all the hard work and support from our Rice Owls. 🦉💚💛 Every contribution helps make our school and community stronger!

🏆 Congratulations to our top sellers:
Dominic L. — Preschool
Roman K. — Preschool
Cole M. — 5th Grade

🎉 Terrific work! We hope you enjoyed your prize sent home from the PTA!

Thank you, Rice Owls, for helping make this fundraiser such a success! 💚💛🦉

09/29/2026

We hope to see everyone at the PTA meeting tomorrow 9/29! 🦉💚

09/25/2026

Grab a Food Coupon Book for just $10 and enjoy money-saving coupons at your favorite local restaurants while supporting our school! It’s an easy way to save on places you already love—and give back at the same time, and it's good through September 2027!

Coupons include:
(2) $5 off a $25 purchase at The Chicken or the Egg
(2) $5 off a $30 purchase at Cibo
(2) $10 off a $50 purchase at Dooney's Pub
(2) $10 off a $50 purchase at LaScala's Fire
(2) $5 off a $30 purchase at Lorenzo Pizza & Steaks
(2) $5 off a $30 purchase at Plaza Azteca
(2) $5 off a $50 purchase at Rastelli's
& many, many more!

Purchase here: https://my.cheddarup.com/c/2026foodbooks/items

Books will be delievered to your child's classroom within 2 days of purchase. Thank you for supporting the PTA!