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.


 

It's a TWO day spirit night - details: 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!

Click for more information


 

🎶 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!  


 
 
  
Poe Yearbook Reminders
 
Don't forget to purchase your yearbook!
 
Please upload your photos here from school events and classroom parties!

More info: www.poepto.org/yearbook  
 

Click on the links or icons below for our biggest volunteer needs right now: 

        
 Click Here for all Volunteer Opportunities

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.


What Does the PTO Fund?

Together We Make A Difference! www.poepto.org/poepartners


Approved HISD 2025-2026 Calendar
 

the 2025-2026 School Year!


  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

THE POET - $5,000+

 

The Kottler Family
The Lewis Family
The Rojas Calcáneo Family
Anonymous

STORYTELLER - $2,500+

 

 

The Fenner-Tsavachidou Family

The Stein Family

Marcos Cortez & Dana LeDoux-Cortez

Maag Family

The Shin Family

The Cornelius Family

The Conway Family

   

NEVERMORE - $1,000+

The Hwang Family

The Morales Family

Guzofski Family

Ann Sparker

The Sasaki Family

The Hughes Family

The Tapia Family

The Stagg Ratzel Family

The Vogler Family

The Adib Family

Anonymous x2

 

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

The Owl Bar

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