The Salamander Stride

What is the Salamander Stride?

It’s a Fun Run for the whole school and the singular fundraising event hosted by the PTA. The Stride is a non-competitive event that encourages physical activity and aligns with the school’s purpose of educating and celebrating the kids. It is also a great community event for students, teachers, and administrators—and, of course, parents, guardians, and family members who are able to support our students.

How will the Salamander Stride raise money for the PTA?

Students will seek pledges from family, friends, and neighbors to encourage them to achieve their goal. Our successful fundraising history through this signature event has enabled us to eliminate the need for other PTA fundraisers, like selling wrapping paper and cookie dough.

What classes are in the lead for cool prizes like a movie day and lunch with Principal Schwartz?

Check out the latest donations records here and see who's at the top!

How can I make a pledge?

It’s easy to set up a pledge page or make a donation through the PTA website. Follow these steps:

Go to www.scespta.membershiptoolkit.com to login to or create your account. If you are logging into or registering an account for the first time, or the first time in awhile, make sure to update your student's grade and classroom teacher* so their donations go to the proper grade level and classroom's tally.
Once you're logged in, click on "My Account"
From there you will scroll down to "Fundraising Campaigns" where your student(s) page(s) is linked
Feel free to personalize their fundraising page if you'd like
Make a donation online and send their page(s) to friends and family to ask for support!
You can also record cash/check donations made out to SCES PTA.
Please note that contributions may be tax deductible, and check with your employer regarding the potential for matching gifts!

Fundraising Page Instructions

*To update your student's grade click on My Account > scroll to Parent and Student Information > click on Family Information > scroll to bottom of page and click Next Step > verify or change your students grade and classroom teacher information.

Will all kids participate?

Yes. This is a school-wide event and every student who is able to stride, walk, run or glide in the Salamander Stride is encouraged to participate. We know there may be some children whose families and friends are not able to pledge money for the Salamander Stride, and that’s OK — everyone participates in the way they are able.

Find more information about business sponsorships and the Stride run schedule here!

Welcome! Bienvenue! We're so glad you're a part of our Sligo Creek Elementary School community. As grown ups who care about the wonderfully dynamic students at our school, we strive to organize creative ways to support our learners, teachers, and special programs that help make SCES more inclusive and responsive to the world and our neighborhoods. Whether a child in your life is participating in the French Immersion program or the Academy (English-speaking) classes, we hope you'll find lots of helpful information about our past projects and future goals.

One of our main goals is effective communication and to that end, we hope you'll check out our newsletter archive - including the most recent communication - linked below:

You can also follow these links to meet our current board and review past blog posts, and explore to find out more about how our PTA works.Just like our school needs all our students to participate to be the best version of itself, we welcome all adults to join us as we organize, advocate, celebrate, and create spaces for more joy and learning for everyone connected to SCES. Go Salamanders!

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Curious about what we do? In addition to helping to fund field trips, stock the staff lounge for our amazing SCES staff, wrangle the lost and found, and coordinate after school clubs and programs, take a look at some of the mile-markers of our PTA programming each school year. Click the photos for more info.