Upcoming Events

Date: September 21 , October 12, January 18, March 28, May 23

Time: September 21 2:30-4:30pm all other dates are 5:30-6:15pm

Location: Rattlesnake Elementary School Library, Enter Through South Gym

Details: PTA’s monthly meetings are during the evening and childcare is available! Principal Wright will kick off the meetings by discussing topics relevant to our children’s education. Look for a email before each meeting announcing that month’s topic. The General Meetings will conclude with brief reports from PTA committees and an opportunity for parent input.

Date: August 29, 2023

Time: 5:00 - 6:00 pm

Location: Rattlesnake Elementary School

Details: First through fifth grade students will have the opportunity to meet their teachers and check out their classrooms. Rattlesnake swag will be available for purchase.

Date: September 7, 2023

Time: 5:30 to 7:00 PM

Location: Rattlesnake Elementary School, Outdoor Center Behind School

Details: Jessi Knudsen Castaneda will be providing us with an hour long presentation about her animal friends and with any luck we will get to pet a few at the end of the evening. For more information, go to www.animalwonders.org

In the event of bad weather, the presentation will be moved the Rattlesnake Elementary South Gym

Date: September 28, 2023

Time: Doors opens at 5:00 pm and the movie starts at 5:30 pm

Location: Ogren Park Baseball Stadium

Details: Please join families from Rattlesnake, Paxson, Franklin, Lowell, and Lewis and Clark schools for an outdoor movie night. This year’s movie is The Tale of Despereaux based on the book by Kate DiCamillo. Admission is free and food will be available for purchase. Please contact the Family Resource Center if you need assistance with transportation and/or food costs. This is an alcohol-free event.

Date: September 21, 2023

Time: After school (2:30) until 4:30 pm

Location: Rattlesnake Elementary School

Details: Our community needs your help with maintaining the school's landscaping. We are asking families to donate an hour or two of their time after school to help weed the flower beds and spread mulch. Please bring your work gloves and weeding tools. Thank you in advance for helping to maintain our school grounds and provide much needed support to the MCPS maintenance staff. We’ll enjoy camaraderie and music and popsicles together!

Date: Week of November 6, 2023

Time: TBD

Location: Rattlesnake Elementary School Library

Volunteer Sign-Up Sheet: Will Be Posted Closer to Event

Details: PTA in conjunction with Fact and Fiction will be hosting this year’s book fair. Rattlesnake swag will also be for sale during the week. 20% of the book sale proceeds are donated to PTA.

Date: December 2023

Details: Consider donating to the Rattlesnake PTA as a part of our year-end fundraiser. The purpose of the campaign is to raise funds for the PTA’s yearly budget. Your donation goes directly to PTA and is tax deductible.

Date: Week of January 29, 2024

Location: Rattlesnake Elementary School

Volunteer Sign-Up Sheet: Will Be Posted Tuesday January 30th, 2024

Details: MCT comes to Rattlesnake this week! Students’ grades 2 through 5 will have the opportunity to audition for a part in the MCT production of Blackbeard the Pirate. Additionally, each classroom grades K through 2nd grade get to participate in a theater workshop taught by MCT directors and all students get to attend a performance of the play put on by their schoolmates during school. A public performance of the play will take place in the school’s south gym on Friday, February 2nd at 5:30 pm.

Date: TBD

Time: TBD

Location: Rattlesnake Elementary School South Gym

Details: Looking for a fun indoor activity on a cold day? Bring your children and learn how to jump rope with the Missoula Super Skippers.

Cowboy Andy and the Salamanders will be rocking in the South Gym of Rattlesnake Elementary 3/8/24 from 6pm to 7:30pm! Tickets will be available for sale in advance or at the door. All welcome!

Date: May 2024

Time: TBD

Location: Rattlesnake Elementary School

Volunteer Sign-Up Sheet: Will Be Posted Closer to Event

Details: The Rattlesnake Running Club will kick off in early May. The Running Club is an opportunity for students who are non-runners and runners alike to run in the mornings and during their lunch times.

Date: Fun Run May 3, 2024

Time: TBD

Location: Rattlesnake Elementary School

Volunteer Sign-Up Sheet: Will Be Posted Closer to Event

Details: Save the date for the 2024 Fun Run! Last year, the community raised over $35,000 in donations from the spring Boosterthon fundraiser.