Welcome to the 2024-2025 School Year!
Please check back frequently as we add important dates to the Poe PTO Calendar.
To see the PTO Meeting Minutes and Slides from past meetings, click here.
Poe PTO Read-a-thon 2025!
April 26th - May 10th
✅ Set up your child’s Read-A-Thon page
Still need to register? Use this link to create your page and start tracking reading minutes.
📖 Set a reading goal together
Pick a fun and achievable goal with your child to keep them motivated over the next two weeks.
⏱ Start logging minutes on Saturday, April 26th!
Reading time counts starting first thing Saturday—log it all on your child’s page.
Thanks for supporting our readers—we can’t wait to see all the pages (and books!) in action!
Saturday, April 26, 2025
Check in: 9am
Walk starts: 10am
Party in the park: 10:30am
Event concludes: 12pm
Location
University of Houston
Campus Recreation Center
4500 University Dr.
Houston, TX 77004
Parking
Free parking at the Welcome Center Parking Garage, 4434 University Dr Houston, TX 77004. Drop off location 3551 Cullen Blvd, Houston, TX 77204, look for the Best Buddies Flag
Venue does not allow pets
Come walk with Poe behind our banner!
Poe-chella: Poe Elementary's Live Music Festival and Picnic with Teachers, Families, & Friends
Gather your flock for Poe-chella, a vibrant evening of live music under the stars with the Poe Elementary community! Bring your lawn chairs, cozy blankets, and picnic spreads as we enjoy live music from our talented Raven community. From throwback jazz to dance jams, there will be something for everyone to enjoy. Stay tuned—the music lineup will be announced soon!
PTO will provide Kona Ice and Popcorn! Pizza available for purchase (free if you are a Poe teacher!)
When: Friday, May 16, 2025 from 6:00-9:00pm
Where: Poe Elementary Spark Park
Sign up to volunteer at Poe-chella, or email Shannon Moriarty (moriarty.cutrufo@gmail.com) to learn more about getting involved.
Raven Runners Fun Run
Sunday, May 4, 2025
7:30-11:00 a.m.
@ Rice University Football Stadium
Open to everyone who wants to run for Poe!
All information can be found --> HERE
There is still time to purchase tickets to Poe Socials!
What are socials? Socials for students are parties for designated grade levels hosted by classroom teachers, the Principal or the PTO. There are also Socials for grown-ups - fun activities for Poe parents to get together outside of school.
Upcoming Socials:
Sunday, April 27th - Parents Pickleball Tournament
Saturday, April 27th - Nerf Gun Battle (Sold Out)
Thursday, May 1st - Golf Tournament
Tuesday, May 6th - Craft Party with 4th Grade Teachers (3rd-5th graders)
Friday, May 9th - After the STAAR Ball (3rd-5th graders)
Saturday, May 10th - 5th Grade Pool Party
All proceeds benefit Poe!
All Socials tickets can be found --> HERE
From Nurse Lewis:
This year, Houston ISD is participating in a unique health service called Hazel Health. It is a FREE telehealth program that both the school nurse and the parent/guardian can access. Hazel Health offers telehealth visits both at school (set up by the nurse) and at home (7 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday).
The visit is FREE and you can use these services regardless of whether you have health insurance or not. If you do have health insurance, it will not be billed, but you will be asked to provide your insurance information when you register. Questions can be directed to nurse Lewis at Keely.Lewis@Houstonisd.org
5th Grade Activities
5th Grade families: please take time to read over the emails from the Graduation Chair or visit the 5th Grade Activities webpage.
There are action items for you to take care of!
Interested in volunteering to help make all of the 5th Graders' last days at Poe special? Sign up here!
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More info: www.poepto.org/yearbook
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Everyone is automatically a member of the Poe PTO and invited to create/update your account for the new school year. Click on the Login button in the menu to review your privacy choices for the directory and update your grade and teacher information so that you can receive emails from your teacher's room parents, the The Weekly View newsletter from Principal Jon Alaniz, and The Raven newsletter and other emails from the Poe PTO. If you are still not getting the emails, log in at the top of the page and go to the menu My Account >> Subscriptions. Email questions to help@poepto.org.
The Poe Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) helps support our school through volunteering and also helps provide additional funds to continue programs, sponsor events, and purchase items by supplementing the funding from TEA and HISD. As part of the Poe community, EVERYONE - including parents, teachers and administrators - is automatically a member of the Poe PTO, and we welcome you to be part of the effort to provide Poe students with a strong foundation for learning and success.
THE RAVEN - $7,500+
The Olsen Family
The Fitzgerald Family
The Butkus Family
The Sparker Family
CHAMBER DOOR - $500+
Gurney Family
Sosa-Uluwitiya Family
The Bennett Family
The McWilliams Family
Phoebe and Bobby Tudor
Andersson & MaryLynn Fan Club
Ram Family
The Garbarino Family
Anonymous
McDaniel Family
Dr. Leroy Hubert and Dr. Zana Muhaxhiri
The Flack Family
The Ludvigson Family
Eronda, The Rebrand Coach
THE BELLS - $250+
Melissa and Carlos Lujan
Soccer Shots Houston
McDonald Family
Joe Cutrufo & Shannon Moriarty
Haynes Family
The Gaston Family
Payton Family
Gabriel Olson and Claudia de Vasco
Angela and Mario Chairez
Greg and Sharon Mathews
The Yamal Family
The Natareno Family
The McWhorter Family
Mamonkin Family
Cates Family
Lissette G Photography
Anonymous x4
EVENING STAR - $100+
The Holmes Family
Takayanagi family
Marilyn Jones and Brad Morris
Jim and Betty Key
Joe Fischer
Texas Art Supply
Lazzat Mussakhan
The Truong Family
The Flowers Family
The Norberg Family
Anonymous x4
EL DORADO - $50+
Ava Adamson Family