Upcoming Events

Date: September 11, 2025

Time: 6-7 p.m.

Location: Rattlesnake Elementary School Gym

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

Due to forecasted thunderstorms, the presentation has been moved to the Rattlesnake Elementary South Gym.

Date: September 18, November 20, January 15, March 19, May 21

Time: 5:30-6:15pm

Location: Rattlesnake Elementary School Library, Enter Through South Gym

Details: Join our evening PTA meetings to learn more about Rattlesnake Elementary School. We know that families are busy, so we host meetings every other month. This is your chance to learn more about our school and share YOUR ideas for enriching the school. 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: September 25, 2025

Time: Doors opens at 5 p.m. and the movie starts at 5:30 p.m.

Location: Ogren Park Baseball Stadium

Details: Please join families from Rattlesnake, Paxson, Franklin, Lowell, Lewis and Clark, Jeannette Rankin, MIS, Russell, and Target Range schools for an outdoor movie night. This year’s movie is Wild Robot. 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: Begins Oct. 1, 2025

Details: Consider donating to the Rattlesnake PTA. The PTA funds classroom grants, enrichment activities such as Battle of the Books and field trips, teacher appreciation events and more. 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. 100% of the proceeds go back to our school!

Date: Week of November 10, 11 & 12, 2025

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. Teachers will have classroom book wish lists as well.

Date: February 23-27, 2026

Location: Rattlesnake Elementary School

Volunteer Sign-Up Sheet: Will Be Posted Closer to the event

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 Red Riding Hood. 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 27 at 5:30 pm.

Date: April 27 - May 20, 2026

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 mid April. 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 1, 2026

Time: TBD

Location: Rattlesnake Elementary School

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

Details: Save the date for the 2026 Fun Run! Last year, the community raised over $30,000 in donations from the spring Boosterthon fundraiser. Donations from this event go directly to playground improvements, teacher grants and teacher enrichment.

Date: May 4-8

Volunteer Opportunities: Details to come.

Location: Rattlesnake Elementary School

Details: Let’s show our hardworking teachers and school staff some love. Share your ideas and get involved to show appreciation for our hardworking staff and teachers.

Date: August 27, 2025

Time: 5:30-6:30 p.m.

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 4, 2025

Time: 8:10-8:45 a.m.

Location: Rattlesnake School Garden

Details: Stop by the Rattlesnake Garden after school drop off for a coffee or tea and a chance to meet other families in our Rattlesnake Elementary School Community.