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August 19, 2026
Say hello to the new PTO Pulse!
Welcome to the first edition of the new PTO Pulse! You’ll still receive the school’s Pronghorn Press with important school updates, but PTO Pulse is now your go-to source for everything happening through the PTO.
Each week, we’ll share upcoming events, important announcements, restaurant nights, fundraising updates, volunteer opportunities, and so much more! Our goal is to keep you informed, connected, and excited about everything happening with the NRE PTO.
Upcoming events
AUGust
21
Friday
Back to School Carnival
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5:00 - 7:00 PM
Come help us celebrate the start of school!
september
2
Wednesday
Fun Run
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Details coming soon
Our biggest fundraiser of the year!
September
8
Tuesday
cold stone teacher scoops night
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4:00 - 7:00 PM
Fan favorite fundraiser night! Some of our fantastic NRE teachers will be scooping ice cream!
September
8
Tuesday
QDoba Spirit Night
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4:00 - 8:00 PM
Paired with Cold Stone event - consider grabbing dinner alongside your sweet treat!
September
16
Wednesday
pto general assembly meeting
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8:45 - 10:15 AM in the Library
All are welcome! Get some great info about what is going on around NRE and some snacks too!
September
18
Friday
Coat and Costume Drive Begins
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Located in the NRE Lobby
Donate or find some great warm weather gear and costumes!
September
18
Friday
Fun Run Prize Day
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Details coming soon
Students who earned prizes through their Fun Run fundraising will get to celebrate with a special prize day!
September
25
Friday
Multicultural Night
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5:00 - 7:00 PM
A night to celebrate what makes NRE special!
Important Announcements
Mark your calendar for the largest PTO Community Appreciation Event of the school year. See more details below.
🏃♂️ Fun Run
Save the date! The Fun Run will be on September 2nd this year! Please plan to support the largest fundraiser of the year. This fundraiser puts resources right back in the classrooms! There will be tons of great incentives to earn too! More details coming your way soon!
ALL are invited to attend the first PTO meeting of the school year. Come see what PTO is all about! The meeting will take place in the NRE Library on September 16th from 8:45-10:15. Little ones are welcome to tag along and you are free to come and go if you aren’t able to attend the whole meeting. Bring a friend and enjoy free snacks!
Bring your unneeded winter gear (jackets, gloves, hats, boots, etc.) to NRE starting Friday, September 18th. We will have bins in the front lobby to drop off things you no longer need. Also, take a look in the bins or on the rack for anything you might need! Consider it a swap - give what you don’t need and take what you do need. You do not have to make a donation to take something you need. We want to make sure all NRE kiddos have warm gear this winter!
The Coat & Costume Swap will end on Friday, October 9th.
One of the most special nights of the year - NRE Multicultural Night - will be on Friday, September 25th from 5:00-7:00pm. NRE families host booths to help us celebrate the diverse cultures represented in our school. Would you like to host a booth and showcase your culture? Reach out to PTOmulticulturalnightNRE@gmail.com to reserve your booth or ask questions!
Booth Ideas:
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Cultural Booths: Traditional clothing, art, or historical artifacts
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Interactive Activities: Host a craft project, game, or storytelling sessions
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Global Cuisine: Small samples of cultural foods - candy, food item or drink
Additionally - the evening will be filled with performances by kids from NRE! If your child would like to share a performance with our community, please email PTOmulticulturalnightNRE@gmail.com for more information.
The PTO now gets free Rockies tickets for select 2026 games—and they’re available to NRE families at no cost! To get a shot at tickets, make sure you're opted in to PTO Text Messages. When tickets are available, you’ll get a text with instructions on how to request tickets. Tickets will be given out on a first come, first served basis. Not signed up yet? It only takes 10 seconds— click here.
Plus, PTO texts keep you in the loop with all the important reminders and updates. Stay connected and don’t miss out!
NRE has a great volunteer site to see all available volunteer opportunities. Everything from events to board positions to committee needs will be listed. Please check it out here!
The Back to School Carnival is almost here!
August 21st, 5-7 PM
Mark your calendar for the largest PTO Community Appreciation Event of the school year: Back To School Carnival will be on Friday, August 21st from 5:00-7:00pm at NRE! This event is FREE to attend and there are several free activities: Bounce houses, balloon animals, cotton candy, popcorn, games, and more. There will also be some activities that are supporting our PTO fundraising efforts and the much loved whip cream flip ~ where NRE teachers end up covered in whip cream! There will also be food trucks on site with food and treats available for purchase. You definitely don’t want to miss this amazing event!!
🙋 The Carnival Planning Committee is seeking several volunteers to make this amazing night happen. Kids are welcome to tag along with you when volunteering, and several opportunities are appropriate for middle school students, high school students and adults. Please click the button below to sign up if you can help!
Upcoming Spirit Nights
Local restaurants host “spirit nights” where a designated portion of the proceeds from your order will be generously donated back to NRE PTO. All you have to do is mention NRE or show the flyer when ordering. It’s a win-win-win: you get a night off from making dinner (or treats), local restaurants get our business, and PTO receives a donation. Stay tuned for more dates - we are adding more to the calendar all the time!
QR code must be presented to the cashier when ordering.
QDOBA
Tuesday, Sept. 8
4-8 PM
Cold Stone
Teacher Scoops Night
Tuesday, Sept. 8
4-7 PM
Fujiyama
Thursday, Sept. 10
All Day
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Volunteer Shout-Out
Thank You, Lauren Wotherspoon!
We want to give a huge shout-out to Lauren, our amazing Back to School Carnival Chair! This year marks her second year on the committee and her first year leading this incredible event, and she continues to go above and beyond to make the carnival a fun and memorable day for our entire NRE community. From all the planning and behind-the-scenes work to making sure everything comes together, Lauren always does an amazing job!
Lauren also chaired last year’s Family Dance, and if you attended, you got to see firsthand all the time, energy, and hard work she put into making that event such a huge success. We are so grateful for everything Lauren does for NRE and the countless hours she gives to our school community. Thank you, Lauren, for all that you do!
Know someone who goes above and beyond for NRE? Whether they help at events, volunteer behind the scenes, or are always willing to lend a hand, we’d love to recognize them!
SweetPlay
We are so grateful to SweetPlay for being a multi-year Platinum Sponsor of the NRE PTO! As a Northridge family-owned business, SweetPlay is a wonderful part of our NRE community and has also generously hosted our past Silent Auctions & Community Events. Take your kiddos to SweetPlay for family playtime, book a birthday party with them, or sign your kids up for their date-night drop-off or camps. Thank you, SweetPlay, for investing in our school and helping us make a difference!
Sponsor Spotlight
Questions With...
Ms. Nobles (1st Grade Teacher)
1. What did you want to be when you grew up?
I’ve always dreamed of becoming a teacher! I’ve always loved learning, trying new things, and exploring the world around me. My teachers made such a positive impact on me growing up, and I knew I wanted to do the same for my students.
2. What’s your favorite part of the school day?
My favorite part of the school day is our morning meeting! I love starting the day by singing our good morning song together and seeing everyone’s smiling faces. I also love our question of the day because it gives me the chance to learn more about my students, hear about their interests, and get to know their personalities!
3. What’s your favorite way to spend an evening?
My favorite way to spend an evening is staying active and then relaxing at home! After school, I love going to a workout class, and then I like to take my dog, Daisy, on a walk. Once we get home, we usually snuggle together, and I love ending the night by reading a good book before bed. It’s the perfect way to unwind after a busy day!
4. If you weren’t working in education, what career would you have?
If I weren’t working in education, I would be a dance choreographer! I grew up dancing, and it is still one of my biggest passions. Putting together a dance takes a lot of time, creativity, and hard work, but seeing the final product come together is so rewarding. I love that dance is a great way to be creative, tell a story, and express emotions!
5. If you won $10 million, what would you do first?
If I won $10 million, the first thing I would do is donate a large portion of it to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. I love what they stand for and the impact they make for children and their families. I also worked closely with St. Jude during college through my sorority, Delta Delta Delta, so it has a special place in my heart.
NRE staff members: Please help us keep our PTO Pulse Staff Spotlight going! We’re always looking for staff members to feature, and we’d love to highlight you. Simply click the button above and complete the short form. We’ve included lots of fun questions to choose from, so you can answer the ones that best reflect your personality!
nre trivia
Think you know NRE? Put your knowledge to the test with this week’s trivia question! Submit your answer using the button below. Everyone who answers correctly will be entered into a random drawing for a prize.
• The winner will be announced in the next PTO Pulse. • Entries close Saturday at 12:00 PM. • One entry per person, per week. • One winner will be selected at random from all correct entries received by the submission deadline. • To give more people an opportunity to win, previous winners may not be eligible to receive another prize during the same school year. If there are no other eligible winners, the NRE PTO reserves the right to award the prize to a previous winner. • Winners will be notified by email by the PTO Vice President with instructions on how to receive their prize.
What is our mascot?
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an antelope
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a pronghorn
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a gazelle
Ongoing fundraisers
🛒 Earn Money for NRE by Shopping at King Soopers
King Soopers donates back to the community through their Community Rewards Program. There is no cost to families to participate and it takes 1 minute to link your King Soopers account to NRE PTO! We are really hoping to take full advantage of this great community partnership! See the very easy steps in the flier below.
Reserve the Rock to celebrate a special occasion. First, sign up for your date, then make your $20 donation to PTO through MySchoolBucks. Additionally, PTO has volunteers who are willing to paint the rock for you if you’d like! Click the picture above to find out more or to reserve the rock.
📦 Earn Money for NRE with Box Tops!
Did you know you can support Northridge Elementary just by buying the products you already use? Box Tops for Education is an easy way to help raise money for our school—no clipping required! Getting started is simple: Download the Box Tops for Education app. Create a free account. Search for and select Northridge Elementary as your school. Scan your grocery receipt within 14 days of your purchase. The app will automatically find eligible Box Tops products and credit earnings to NRE. Every receipt makes a difference! Those small earnings quickly add up and help fund programs, events, classroom resources, and special opportunities for our students.
Do you have piles of amazing art from your student at home and nowhere to display it!? Would you love to have it all in a beautiful and convenient book to enjoy? Plum Print has given Northridge the opportunity to support our school while we transform our children’s artwork into custom books! Not only will they donate 20% of the sale back to Northridge but they have also provided a $25 off code for us! Please take a look at the flyer below and use the code NORTHRIDGE when you place your order. This will give you $25 off your order and send 20% back to NRE!
👕 Wear Your NRE Pride!
NRE PTO is partnering with a company called “Mostly For Nerds” (MFN) to provide NRE Swag! You can now purchase tshirts, hoodies, hats, etc. MFN is also generously donating $5 per item sold back to NRE PTO. More items will be available in the future, and if you have a request for items that you’d like to see available, please let us know. Check out the online store now!
Meet the pto
The Northridge Elementary PTO is a volunteer-led organization dedicated to bringing students, staff, families, and our community together to make NRE an exceptional place to learn, grow, and connect. Through fundraising, volunteerism, family events, teacher appreciation, and community partnerships, we help create meaningful experiences and provide resources that enrich our entire school community.
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