Ruffner Elementary PTO

📚✨ Yearbooks Are Here! ✨📚

Ruffner Elementary School yearbooks have arrived, and we have a limited number of extra copies available for purchase! Don’t miss out on the chance to capture all of the special memories from the 2025–2026 school year. ❤️

📖 Soft Cover: $23
📘 Hard Cover: $28

💵 Cash or checks made payable to Ruffner Elementary School.

Extra copies are first come, first served! Thank you for supporting our school and helping celebrate an amazing year at Ruffner! ✨

Ridge to Ridge Sips and Treats are set up to treat our staff this morning. There is still time if you want to Venmo them and pay for a treat!

We are super excited to be celebrating our amazing teachers and staff this week. On Wednesday, Ridge to Ridge Sips will have their coffee truck out to treat our teachers and staff. If you would like to buy a drink for one of our teachers or staff I have included a QR code that will allow you to do so. Please put a note that states for a Ruffner teacher/staff.

🎭💜💚 Ruffner Elementary Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week! 💚💜🎭

We are so excited to celebrate our amazing teachers and staff during April 27 through May 1! They work so hard every single day, and this is a fun way for our students to show just how much they care.

Here are some simple ways students can participate each day:

✨ Monday – Message of the Masquerade
Send a kind note, card, or drawing to show your appreciation

🥤 Tuesday – Sip & Celebrate
Bring your teacher their favorite drink

🍬 Wednesday – Sweet Treats in the French Quarter
Surprise your teacher with a sweet treat

🎨 Thursday – Krewe’s Choice
Show appreciation in a creative way such as a small gift, handmade item, or act of kindness

🌸 Friday – Flower Parade Finale
Bring a flower to help brighten your teacher’s day

Thank you for helping us celebrate the incredible staff at Ruffner Elementary. We truly appreciate your support in making them feel special! 💛

🌟📚 Tonight’s the Night!! 📚🌟
Join us for AR Night & our Scholastic Book Fair TONIGHT at 5:00 PM! 🎉
Come enjoy a fun evening of reading, exploring books, and celebrating all the amazing progress our students have made! 💖📖
✨ Shop the Book Fair
✨ Spend time together as a school community
👉 Don’t forget—you can use eWallet for easy, cash-free shopping!
We can’t wait to see all of our families there tonight! 💕

🌟📚 Book Fair is Next Week starting April 6!! 📚🌟

We are so excited for our upcoming Scholastic Book Fair!! This is one of our FAVORITE times of the year—full of amazing books, big smiles, and lots of reading fun! 💖

👉 Want to make shopping super easy (and stress-free)? Try eWallet!

✨ It’s a cash-free way for your child to shop
✨ You can set a spending limit ahead of time
✨ AND the best part—family & friends can add money too! (Hello grandparents, aunts, and uncles! 🎉)

No worrying about lost money, and it makes checkout quick and easy for everyone! 🙌

💻 Get started and check out our fair here:
https://www.scholastic.com/bf/ruffnerelementaryschool

Let’s get those books in little hands and grow our love for reading! ❤️📖

🌟📚 Book Fair is coming!! 📚🌟

We are so excited for our upcoming Scholastic Book Fair!! This is one of our FAVORITE times of the year—full of amazing books, big smiles, and lots of reading fun! 💖

👉 Want to make shopping super easy (and stress-free)? Try eWallet!

✨ It’s a cash-free way for your child to shop
✨ You can set a spending limit ahead of time
✨ AND the best part—family & friends can add money too! (Hello grandparents, aunts, and uncles! 🎉)

No worrying about lost money, and it makes checkout quick and easy for everyone! 🙌

💻 Get started and check out our fair here:
Click here for our Book Fair homepage!

Let’s get those books in little hands and grow our love for reading! ❤️📖

HUGE Shoutout to local bakery Kristi Ann's for donating the bread for tonight's Spaghetti Dinner! You don't want to miss her bread or our spaghetti.

🍝 Ruffner Elementary Spaghetti Dinner 🍝

Join us for a delicious night with our school community!
📅 Friday, February 27th
⏰ 4:30–7:30 PM
📍 Ruffner Elementary

Enjoy a three-course meal including salad and breadsticks, spaghetti with marinara or meat sauce, dessert, and a drink. Gluten-free options are available upon request.

🎟️ Ticket Prices
Pre-Order:
Adult $7
Student $4
Family Pack (2 adults, 2 students) $20

At the Door:
Adult $8
Student $5
Family Pack (2 adults, 2 students) $22

We hope to see you there for a fun and tasty evening supporting our school 💛🍝

🍝✨ You’re Invited to Our Annual Spaghetti Dinner! ✨🍝
Join us for a delicious 3-course spaghetti meal and help support Ruffner Elementary School! This is a fun evening for families, friends, and our school community—plus, who doesn’t love spaghetti?
📅 February 27, 2026
⏰ 4:30–7:30 PM
📍 Ruffner Elementary School
💲 $7 in advance | $8 at the door
Come hungry and help support our amazing students and staff. We hope to see you there! ❤️🍝