Please note the 7 PM start time. This is a change from previous meetings, which began at 6:30 PM. 

Zoom Meeting

https://zoom.us/j/93121471349?pwd=WEM4emJUR1hkTFpwSWZqNzJBYmtMQT09

Meeting ID: 931 2147 1349  

Passcode: SD6q4p  

Join us to vote for your 2022-2023 PTA board members!  

Our SCES PTA will vote on a new slate of board members and an updated set of bylaws at the meeting tomorrow. In order to ensure that we have a quorum for that vote, please register in advance (it just takes a minute) using this form: https://forms.gle/VeURyq716sCC3m7w5  

The following individuals are running*:  

Treasurer:  

• Amanda Hill  

Secretary:  

• Laura Lundardi (year 2 of service)  

Co-VP of Community Outreach/Communications:  

• Tony Irish  
• Dara Goldberg  

Co-VP of Academics:  

• Farah Nageer-Kanthor (year 2 of service)   
• Nina Vucenik (year 2 of service)  

*as of May 2 at 12 PM

Positions without a formal candidate:  

• President  
• Executive Vice President  
• Vice President of Events & Fundraising - a few people have expressed interest but we don't have a formal candidate or co-candidates as of 10 AM on May 2. 
• NAACP Representative - someone has expressed interest but hasn't formally announced that she'll take this position. Doesn't require a vote, but rather is a nomination by the PTA president. Mentioning it here to note that it is open and we'd like to fill it. 

AGENDA  

1. Board Elections  
2. Principal's Update  
3. Treasurer's Report  
4. President's Report  
5. Committee Reports  
   1. Wellness: Lunch/recess volunteers, Bike to School Day, Screen-Free Week  
   2. Staff appreciation   
   3. Antiracism  
6.  Other Business  
   1. May PTA vote on updated Bylaws (click here to review the proposed SCES PTA Bylaws)  
   2. GeoBowl update--event takes place May 17  
   3. STEAM Science Fair update--event takes place May 26  

Minutes from previous PTA Meetings are available online here: https://scespta.membershiptoolkit.com/PTA_Meetings  

TO SEE FLYER CLICK HERE

MONDAY, MAY 2  

No school today! Let’s get artsy.  

Meet at SCES around 5 PM to chalk "thank you" messages and pictures for staff to see when they get to school on Tuesday. Bring your chalk if you have some; otherwise, we'll have some extra on hand to share.  

TUESDAY, MAY 3 

We donut know what we’d do without you!

Donuts will be served in the staff lounge. Sign up to provide coffee and other goodies: 

www.signupgenius.com/go/4090949a5ad2fa3f58-stock   

WEDNESDAY, MAY 4  

Donate flowers from your yard or purchase blooms for the occasion!  

Volunteers will assemble bouquets from 9 AM to noon. Please sign up to donate vases or volunteer your time here:

www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0545AFA72AA3FD0-staff  

THURSDAY, MAY 5 

Dust off those handwriting skills!  

Students, write a note to a staff member who means a lot to you, or draw them a picture showing what you appreciate about them. 

FRIDAY, MAY 6 

Lunch is on us!  

Lunch for all staff provided by the SCES PTA.

It's Staff Appreciation Week; let's load them up with goodies!

Sign-up here:  

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090949a5ad2fa3f58-stock 

We have an incredible 110 students signed up to compete in this year's GeoBowl.

Interested in helping out? In-person study sessions started at school last week over lunchtime. You just need the GeoBowl study packet to quiz your team on the content! Head to school over lunch for 40 minutes or so, sign in at the main office and gather your team in the hallway next to the cafeteria or outside. 

Sign up to coach your student's team at school here:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090844a8ae23a3fc1-geobowl

Or, set up a study session over Zoom!

SCES is hosting our first science fair on May 26.

The STEAM Science Fair will feature vendors and presenters representing the sciences, technology, engineering, arts, and math fields.

Click here for a flyer, and read on! 

Parent Presenters:  We have a few open slots for parents interested in presenting at the Fair. Check out what is needed and sign up!  

Event Volunteers:  We need volunteers to make the Science Fair a success. Please consider volunteering a few hours of your time to help out. Sign up below!  

Sign Up to Present or Volunteer:www.signupgenius.com/go/508044DAFAB2EA31-sces2  

Student Participation:  

We invite students in Grades K-3 to show off their STEAM skills! (The fair is for the entire school but the contest is for K-3 to give these grades an opportunity to engage in a themed competition, since they weren’t part of the World Culture Day 4-5th grade poster contest.)

WHAT: Create a flyer or shoebox science display (be sure to include your name, grade, and homeroom teacher in an easy-to-read place on your flyer or shoebox)  

GRADE-SPECIFIC THEMES AND ACTIVITIES:  

Each grade-level entry should follow the guidance below:   

Kindergarten: Make a drawing of your dream LEGO creation

1st Grade: Make a drawing that is land/earth-themed  

2nd Grade: Create a water-themed display in a shoebox*  

3rd Grade: Create an air-themed display in a shoebox*   

*or a small box of comparable size  

DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES:Friday, May 20  

WHERE TO SUBMIT YOUR SCIENCE SHOEBOX: Drop off your submissions in the box at the Main office by or before Friday, May 20 @ 3 pm.  

PRIZES: Photos of all entries will be featured in the PTA Post Newsletter. The top grade-level winners will be announced during morning announcements during the week of May 23 and receive a prize.

After a one-year hiatus, yearbooks are back! 

The yearbook order form is available through May 4. Cost this year is $24.  All 5th graders will receive a yearbook, orders do not need to be placed for 5th graders; the PTA appreciates donations to help offset these costs.  

Current plan is for the books to be delivered in June direct to the classrooms, please note your student name and teacher (last name only) in the order form.  

https://scespta.membershiptoolkit.com/form/m/182635  

Sligo Creek Elementary PTA - 2021-2022 Yearbook Order Form  

The SCES Wellness Committee invites you and your families to participate in National Screen-Free Week this week!  

Have your kids take the pledge and ditch screens for the week (at home; of course, school screens are hard to avoid). Kids can fill out an activity log to document all of the awesome things they did instead of watching screens.   

See the official website for more ideas for activities, etc.

https://screenfree.org/  

 At the end of the week, if you send your pledges and activity logs to Emily Bleimund (ebleimund@gmail.com) we will formally recognize them for their success.  

The SCES PTA Wellness Committee welcomes students to walk, bike and roll to school on Wednesday. To encourage car-free commuting we will meet at the track at 8:45 AM. We will provide stickers and snacks. Promptly at 9:00 AM we will walk, bike and roll to the canopy. This is before the car circle starts for safety reasons. This will be rain or shine, but canceled if there is thunder or lightning. 

If your child has been thinking about walking or biking to school, this is a great opportunity to do it together. Here is a chance to commute with friends and have some fun before school!

In recent years KidsCo has kindly offered to have two staff members take enrolled kids to the track. Feel free to contact them if you are interested in this option.

The emphasis of this event is health, safety and fun! Visit these websites about safety and the national organization and, as always, wear a helmet.

http://www.pedbikeinfo.org/bicyclesaferjourney/

https://www.walkbiketoschool.org/registration/whosbiking.php?sid=MD

Hope to see you at the track at 8:45 AM on Wednesday!

Make lunch and recess volunteering a part of your spring routine! This is a great way to get to know your student's friends and classmates and our staff. If you've been cleared to volunteer, please consider signing up for a time slot this week: 

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0f49aca72aa5fc1-lunch

Thank you for supporting our school!

The annual SCES Book Share is coming up in June!  

The goal of this event is to share gently used or new books with every student at SCES to ensure that everyone has reading materials for the summer. The more books we collect, the more each student can pick out to take home!  

Please consider donating any books your student(s) have outgrown to the SCES Book Share. We accept all books in English or French that are appropriate for elementary school children to read to themselves, except:  

- Please no books with religious themes.  

- Please no board books or picture books.  

Chapter books and graphic novels are always very popular and much-needed.  

To drop books off at any time, contact Carrie Callaghan at carrie468@yahoo.com for her address (near SCES). We will also place bins under the canopy where you can drop off your gently used books.