Category: Past events

The board members of the Richmond School PTA, Oya No Kai, and Richmond School Foundation invite you to be our guests at an evening of appreciation and celebration of our extraordinary JMP community. Bring your entire family to dance, eat, visit, honor and celebrate our students and all those who have supported them this year. …

Drum roll please…..the 2014 Run for Richmond Results are in!  After checking and double checking here are the final numbers: Total students who ran:  635 Total laps run:   13,816 (field laps, that is, about 1/8 mile) Total miles: 1,727 (!) Total $ pledged for enrichment at Richmond: $35,397.82 – WOW!! Now all we need to do …

It’s the perfect time to dedicate a brick on the Richmond Nature Path for your favorite 5th grade graduate, write a dedication for your amazing teachers this year, or leave an inspiring message for future generations at Richmond. Inscriptions can be in English or Japanese. We will do one installation of new bricks over the …

Spring Festival (Haru Matsuri) Date: Saturday, May 17th Time: 11am – 4pm Place: Richmond Playground Student Performance Information Students will be on stage in the cafeteria for musical performances. Line up in music room 15 minutes early for your grade time (K-5)! 11:00 am – Kick off with Japanese Traditional Dancers from the Sahomi Tachibana …

Next Monday (5/5) is the start of Richmond’s “Teacher and Staff Appreciation” week. There are many great opportunities to shower our amazing teachers and awesome staff next week, so please join in the celebration! Monday (5/5) – Coffee’s on Us, Today! As a kick-off to the week, all Richmond teachers and staff receive their specialty coffee of choice, delivered …

Every year the PTA’s Super Green Team collects your old/used small electronics for refurbishing or environmentally responsible recycling. We receive money for these items, and the funds are used to purchase or update technology in the classrooms. This year we are collecting: PDA’s Cell phones Digital cameras GPS devices Hand held gaming devices Ipods and similar MP3 …

Student performances are back at this year’s annual Spring Festival – “Haru Matsuri” – one of the PTA’s largest fundraisers and a Richmond cultural tradition. Family and friends are welcome to join Saturday, May 17th, from 11am-4pm on the Richmond playground. Special features include student grade-level musical performances in the cafeteria, big bouncy houses in …

Every morning, rain or shine, Richmond families are met with the aroma of freshly brewed coffee and the warmth of an “Ohayo Gozaimasu!” as we walk in the door. But this was not always the case. Seven years ago, a group of hard-working Richmond moms, lead by Emi Avondstondt, noticed there was no coffee available …