2024 Carnival!
Rancho’s most beloved annual tradition is a fun-filled last day of school Carnival! It is an exciting finale for the TK/Kinders who have just completed their first year of Rancho, a sweet farewell for the 5th graders and a cherished tradition for all the students in between. Bring the whole family!
2024 Carnival Activities:
- Fun Slide
- Three In One Sports Zone
- The Bank Inflatable
- Safe Lumberjack Ax Throw
- Water Werks Race Game Trailer with prizes
- Jurassic Obstacle Course Inflatable
- Obstacle Course Extreme Inflatable
- Classic Carnival Game with prizes
- Airbrush Tattoos
- Hair Feathers
- Face Painting
Wristband Information
Online Wristband Presale: May 20th - 31st
We will be utilizing a wristband system again this year. All students/children (2 years & up) in attendance are required to have a wristband to access the Carnival activities. The wristbands will give children unlimited access to the Fun Slide, inflatables, carnival games and Water Werks game trailer (limit 1 Water Werks prize per wristband). Children with a wristband can choose between airbrush tattoos, hair feathers and face painting (limit 2 per wristband).
Wristbands Provide Access To...
- Fun Slide & Inflatables - unlimited with wristband
- Carnival Games - unlimited with wristband
- Water Werks Game Trailer - unlimited but limit 1 prize per wristband
- Airbrush tattoos, hair feathers and face painting - limit 2 per wristband
Pricing
Student/Child Wristband (5+) - $35 in advance / $45 at the Carnival
Preschool Wristband (2 - 4 year olds) - $25 in advance / $35 at the Carnival
Child Under 2 - Free
Buy your wristbands here!
Wristband pre-sales will close on Friday, May 31st at 10pm.
Students Grades 6th - 12th should ONLY be attending with their younger siblings who are currently enrolled at Rancho Romero! Students, grades 6th - 12th, who qualify to attend will pay the “student ticket” price of $35, ($45 at the Carnival).
Carnival is NOT a fundraiser! The Rancho Romero PTA charges fees to offset the costs of the event. No student will be turned away from the event, if you need financial assistance obtaining a wristband please contact the office!
Parents/guardians must be present to monitor their children - this is not a drop-off event!
Save time and money and don't wait in lines the day of - buy your wristbands now in advance. Wristbands will be distributed to the oldest Rancho student in each family in their classrooms before dismissal on June 5th! Advance purchase helps us streamline the event and reduces the amount of volunteers needed. Please help us by purchasing your wristbands in advance, buying all of your individual purchases online saves time and effort for everyone!
Carnival Food
This year food at Carnival will be catered by both Fuddruckers and El Gran Taco and will be an additional cost for students, siblings and adults. District rules require us to sell food in advance, there will be very limited options available for purchase at the event. Please order lunch in advance with your preference of meal below. Food tickets for parents, siblings & guests will be distributed to the oldest Rancho student in each family in their classrooms before dismissal on June 5th!
Kona Ice, Cool Beads and our Carnival Snack Shack will have a variety of frozen desserts, treats, candy and drinks available for purchase. Please bring additional cash for our famous Snack Shack, Kona Ice and Cool Beads ice cream beads!
Hamburger, chips, drink meal - $13
Veggie burger, chips, drink meal - $13
Quesadilla (choice of meat), rice, beans, drink meal - $15
Two tacos (choice of meat), rice, beans, drink meal - $15
Buy your Mexican food tickets here!
Buy your hamburger food tickets here!
Food ticket pre-sales will close on Friday, May 31st at 10pm.
Waivers and Admittance Policies
No student will be admitted without a supervising adult AND a signed waiver for each attendee!
Please sign a waiver here.
Waivers must be complete by Friday, May 31st at 10pm.
ALL attendees must have completed the PTA waiver. Please complete the waiver for EVERY member of your “family” that will be attending the event (including grandparents, young children, older siblings, aunts, uncles, etc). Only parents/guardians will be permitted to sign waivers on the day of the event.
You will pick up your student from their classroom at dismissal and walk them to the carnival at the back of the school. Carnival wristbands, waiver wristbands and food tickets for parents, siblings & guests will be distributed to the oldest Rancho student in each family in their classrooms before dismissal on June 1st!
Parent Volunteers & Donations
We need YOU! It takes a village to put on the Carnival and we simply could not do it without the help of our volunteers and donations from families.
This year we are requiring that every family attending Carnival sign up for either ONE volunteer slot or ONE donation slot on our Sign Up Geniuses.
In an effort to streamline our donations and offset some staffing expenses, this year we’ve added a donations SUG. This is in lieu of room parents soliciting water and Gatorade donations from each classroom. Soliciting donations for Carnival is what other comparable elementary schools are doing for this type of event.
We also have lots of different volunteering options available but everything should be relatively quick, easy and FUN. These volunteer roles can be done with your children in tow. Again, we’re requiring that all families attending Carnival sign up for ONE slot for either a donation or a volunteer shift.
Please sign up to volunteer here.
Please sign up to donate a food or drink item for the event here.
4th & 5th Grade Volunteers
Continuing Rancho's Carnival traditions, we will be looking for 4th & 5th grade student volunteers to oversee the carnival games & Snack Shack. Tell your 4th & 5th graders to look for the sign-up poster at school starting on Wednesday, May 29.
TK/Kindergarten Information
Our TK/K students are dismissed earlier than the older grades. The inflatable attractions, Fun Slide & Snack Shack will be ready for them at 10:30 am. Face painting, airbrush tattoos and hair feathers will start at 11:00 am along with El Gran Loco, Fuddruckers, Kona Ice and Cool Beads. Carnival games and the prize booth open at 12 pm. TK/K kids should have a great time having Carnival all to themselves for the first 90 minutes! Note this will be the best time for Rancho’s youngest students to enjoy all our Carnival attractions with limited lines.
If you have a TK/K student, your family’s Carnival wristbands, waiver wristbands and food tickets for parents, siblings & guests will be distributed to your TK/K student in their classrooms before dismissal on June 5th!
