PTO Calendar at a Glance: - October 4: 7th/8th Grade Fall Social, 7:00 to 9:00 PM
- October 11: District-wide Spirit Day
- October 15: RMS PTO Multicultural Meet and Greet, 9:30 to 11:30 AM, RMS LGI
- October 17: RMS & RHS PTO New Parent Social, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
- October 31: Grade-level Halloween Parties
Upcoming PTO Events: - 7TH & 8TH Grade Social: Friday, October 4th, 7:00 - 9:00 pm. Get ready to bring your brightest selves to the 7th and 8th grade mixer for…NEON NIGHT! It’s sure to be a blast! There will be delicious food, great music, group dances, great PRIZES and an open gym! Tickets will be $5 and sold during lunches Wednesday-Friday (October 2-4). Tickets will not be sold at the door so don’t forget to bring your money to school!
Please consider donating a prize basket to be raffled off at the mixer. Be as creative or straightforward as you would like. The kids will love them all! To sign up to donate a prize basket please click here Signup Genius. Baskets can be dropped off in the office October 2nd-4th. Any question please email JoAnn Buono, or text JoAnn at 610-909-5147.
- District-Wide PTO Multicultural Committee Meet and Greet, October 15 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. in the RMS Large Group Instruction (LGI) room, 3rd Floor. Open to new and returning members, join us for an informal reception and come with any questions you may have or with anything you need help with related to RMS. Also, please come if you are interested in finding out more about International Week. Questions? rmsptomc
- RMS and RHS Joint New Parent Social, Thursday, October 17th, 7-9 pm. Are you new to the the district? We are hosting an evening social gathering in your honor! This is a wonderful opportunity to meet new Radnor Middle and High School parents . Your invitation with details of this event will be sent to you shortly. Questions: RadnorMSPTO@gmail.com
- Halloween Celebrations- October 31! Stay tuned for an email on how you can help!
*Save these important NOVEMBER dates: - RMS Veterans Day “Wall of Honor†Tributes – Week of November 11 Veterans Day is a time to honor all of those who have served in the United States Armed Forces, in times of war or peace. Many veterans live and work in our Radnor community or have relatives who work at RMS. The “Wall of Honor†will serve as a way to thank those veterans for their sacrifices. The RMS PTO invites its students, teachers and community members to nominate a US Military Veteran for the inaugural Veterans Day “Wall of Honor†Tributes. Each veteran’s profile will be displayed throughout RMS during the week of November 11th. If you would like to recognize a loved one who is a veteran or on active duty, please send a tribute to Gina Visor. Tributes are due by Tuesday, October 15th!
- Staff Appreciation Fall Feast, November 26, 2019. Show your appreciation to the amazing RMS teachers and staff by helping to provide them with a spectacular Fall Feast on the first full day of Parent-Teacher Conferences in November. Be on the lookout for sign-up information in early November. Thanks in advance for your support. Questions? Contact Karen Conen.
Fundraising Did you know...that there are over 800 students at RMS? We are so thankful to the 34 families who have donated to the Family Sponsorship Campaign so far this year. Our fundraising goal is $14,000, and we have raised $3000 to date. (If every family gave $20, we would reach that goal!) Your contributions to the PTO help to fund events here at the Middle School such as author visits, teacher grants, community outreach, staff appreciation events, and much, much more! We cannot continue to fund these community-building and educational events without your continued support. No amount is too small- every bit helps! Please click here to donate- it's so easy to do and will only take a few minutes! - Giant A-Plus Rewards The Giant A+ Rewards Program runs from through If you shop at Giant, a portion of your spending will be given back to RMS. Details on how to register your card and raise funds for our school can be found here.
- Show your School Spirit! RMS Car Magnets are available for sale in the RMS office. Pop sockets ($10), phone wallets, magnets ($5), cash or check, made payable to RMS PTO.
Thank you to... - The Cultural Arts Committee, for helping to bring author Alex London to visit the students on September 25, 2019, and to talk about his life as an author. This Author visit was a Cultural Arts program, which was made possible by the support of the RMS PTO Family Sponsorship Campaign (FSC). In order to continue bringing these types of programs to our children in the future, we need the support of our RMS families. Please consider making a donation to the FSC today.
- The New Family Welcoming Committee and members of the PTO Board of Directors who welcomed new families to RMS at the New Parent Coffee on September 10.
District Wide PTO/PTSA Initiatives 
- Radnor Spirit Day, October 11th. Are you ready? Radnor School District Spirit Wear is on sale here Anchors Aweigh. Visit your school store at Anchors Aweigh and purchase some Radnor Swag! Be Proud Be Radnor! Beat LM!
- Thanksgiving Basket Drive, November 18th. Help RTSD families in need this holiday season. The 5 PTOs are coming together this year to support the Thanksgiving Basket Drive for Radnor Families. Our goal is to provide 100 baskets to local families in need. Be on the lookout for the sign up in the coming weeks. We will be in need of 100 baskets of non-perishable Thanksgiving dinner/pantry staples plus Acme/Giant gift cards for families to purchase turkeys, pies, etc. Collection will be Monday, November 18th from 3-6 pm at Radnor Middle School. Stay tuned for more details as we get closer to Thanksgiving. Questions or want to help? Contact kristinmonty@comcast.net
- Radnor Speaker Series, January 14th at RHS. "Vulnerable: A Conversation with Ryan Leaf" at 7 p.m. Ryan Leaf, the second overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft, will speak to the community about addiction and sobriety. He will highlight his football career and his dream of becoming a professional athlete before sharing how these dreams began to unravel. Tracing his journey to sobriety, Mr. Leaf will discuss topics such as the stress and pressures of being a successful teenager, drunk driving, gateway drugs, peer pressure, bullying and self-harm. A Q&A session will follow. Registration is requested and will open soon.
From Radnor Township School District (RTSD)
- RTSD Student Wellness Study Focus Group: Wed., Oct. 16 from 9-10 a.m. at the RTSD Admin Building and open to all Radnor residents. RTSD is interested in gathering feedback about the ongoing study of Student Wellness, which has been divided into three focus areas: Students' Social, Emotional and Behavioral Wellness; Students' Physical Wellness; and Students' College and Career Capacity Wellness.
- Visit the RTSD Community Bulletin Board to learn more about opportunities and events within the Radnor community. Recent listings include Young Athletes at Special Olympics Pennsylvania’s Fall Festival; Dan’s Down Dog & Dash; DMAX Foundation’s Casino Night; and Radnor Memorial Library events for kids and teens.
From the Community - All In For REF! If you love a good poker game, gather your poker peeps and c'mon out! Radnor Educational Foundation has planned a great poker event to raise money for our Neighbors Helping Neighbors program, a program dedicated to helping families facing a disruption in their ability to meet basic life needs. Join us on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 7 p.m. at the Saturday Club. All playing levels welcome! Details here.
- REF’s 3rd Annual “A Day at the Movies!â€: "Incredibles 2" Radnor Educational Foundation invites all RTSD families to A Day at the Movies on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 1 p.m. at Radnor Middle School auditorium. Doors open at 12:30 p.m. Tickets are $5/person. Note: This is a Teacher In-Service Day (K-12). Details here.
 - Radnor residents, visit VOTESPA.COM for upcoming election information, registration and more brought to you by the Pennsylvania League of Women Voters.
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