Originally delivered on 6/6/2022 2:45 pm

SUBJECT: SCES PTA Post June 6-10

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Week of June 6-10

Important Upcoming Dates:

June 7Final PTA Meeting - more voting!
June 7-9Book Share
June 15Books and (Picnic) Blanket Night
June 165th Grade Promotion
June 17Last Day for Students (early release)

This is a weekly e-newsletter compiled by the Sligo Creek Elementary School (SCES) PTA to share current and upcoming school events and other information important to our school community. Please subscribe directly under your profile on the PTA website. We encourage all SCES families to sign up. Previous issues of the newsletter are available on the PTA website here: https://scespta.membershiptoolkit.com/pta-post-newsletter.

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The PTA Post is online here: https://scespta.membershiptoolkit.com/pta-post-newsletter 

Minutes from PTA Meetings are posted online here:

https://scespta.membershiptoolkit.com/PTA_Meetings

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Final PTA Meeting of the Year

Tuesday, June 7 at 7 PM  

Agenda  

  • Principal's update  

    • School security/plans to keep our students safe  

  • Voting on the president, executive vice president, and co-VP of events and fundraising positions (please register to vote here). If you plan to attend, please register. We need at least 10 voting members for a quorum and currently have 7 registered. Thank you!

  • Budget update  

  • Committee updates:   
    • Antiracism  
    • Staff Appreciation  
    • Wellness  

  • VP of Academics: report out/celebration of Science Fair and GeoBowl  

  • VP of Events: report on book share, 5th grade party/promotion ceremony  

  • VP of Communications: PTA "By the Numbers" year in review  

    

Zoom Meeting  

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

Meeting ID: 931 2147 1349    

Passcode: SD6q4p   

PTA By the Numbers

A year-in-review look at our SCES PTA: 

231 PTA members

300+ meals provided to SCES staff

1 catered end-of-year party for SCES staff

7 school-wide events sponsored

105 yearbooks gifted to graduating 5th graders

110 t-shirts given to incoming kindergarteners

100+ grocery gift cards collected and donated

50+ room parents served our community

82 staff wishes fulfilled via the annual Giving Tree

1,000s of items donated to the staff lounge, including 9 bottles of honey, dozens of milk cartons, too many Keurig coffee pods to count (many of which were recycled via TerraCycle) 100s of juices, sodas and sparkling waters, and so much more--33 wagon loads in total!

2,000+ laps around the track during the Salamander Stride

$33,541 raised during the Salamander Stride!

1 principal covered in silly string following the Salamander Stride

14 Nations represented at World Culture Day

54 posters submitted to the World Culture Day Poster Contest

110 students across 17 teams participated in the 2022 GeoBowl  

20 medals and atlases/books awarded to GeoBowl champions

37 student entries to the STEAM Science Fair display contest

Fascinating presenters at the STEAM Science Fair (I don't have a number to share here, but our kids have talked and talked about the amazing STEAM Science Fair presenters so they definitely deserve a mention!) 

500 pieces of chalk ...

110 balls of all kinds ...

and 100 jump ropes purchased for outdoor recess

100+ games, puzzles, and supplies donated for indoor recess

Well over $5,000 in gifts for staff collected prior to the winter holidays

1,000+ books collected for students during the annual Book Share 

281 active Facebook group members

2,843 “likes” on FB and Instagram

221 discussions with 706 comments on the SCES FB group

596 listserv conversations 

582 listserv members

This is our 38th weekly newsletter 

... and with that, this year is almost a wrap! 

Beyond the Numbers

These numbers don't capture everything, particularly the volunteer hours that go into making it all happen. 

For Rick Bacon alone, your outgoing PTA president, those hours are probably in the triple digits. Likewise for Jennifer Meyer, our retiring VP of Events and Fundraising (never fear, she's moving into the VP of Academics role!), and Farah Nageer Kanthor (Co-VP of Academics and chair of World Culture Day and co-chair of the Science Fair). Hundreds of volunteer hours go a long way toward making this school such a lovely, special place. 

We're grateful to those who served on the PTA Board and as committee chairs this year:

Rick Bacon, President

Emily Bleimund, Wellness Committee Chair

Lisa Ferrugia-Atkinson, Executive VP

Laura Fruge, Treasurer

Amanda Hill, Treasurer

Jeremy Kanthor, GeoBowl chair

Laura Lunardi, Secretary

Jennifer Meyer, VP of Events & Fundraising, Room Parent Chair

Ellen Mowry, Antiracism Committee Chair

Farah Nageer Kanthor, Co-VP of Academics, World Culture Day Chair, Science Fair Co-Chair

Katie Ryan, Staff Appreciation Committee Co-Chair 

Joe Shashaty, MCCPTA rep

Tracie Siddiqui, Staff Appreciation Committee Co-Chair

Mary-Margaret Stacy, Salamander Stride Chair

Brenna Thibault, VP of Communications/Community Outreach

Christina Vanderbloemen, Webmaster, Social Media 

Nina Vucenik, Co-VP of Academics, Science Fair Co-Chair


Also to Helen Rubiez for working on our social media, and to Birgit Berg for serving as listserv moderator. 

To everyone who volunteered time and thoughts and resources to care for our staff and students in such an exceptional way, THANK YOU. 

Here's wishing you each a restful summer. 

Books and (Picnic) Blanket Night

Wednesday, June 15 @ 5:00 PM 

(rain date: Thursday, June 16 @ 5:00 PM)

Sligo Creek Elementary School Playground

Reading by a local author followed by picnic (bring your own) and play!

Following on the heels of the Book Share, we invite you to a community event where Alexandria Scott, a SCES parent and renowned creator of Ditto Kids magazine, an antiracist magazine for children, will read a story from one of their issues.

We invite families to bring their own food and a blanket (or chairs) for an opportunity to spend time with other SCES families after the reading event and the students can enjoy playing together one last time before the end of the school year!

Questions, suggestions, or to join Towards an Antiracist SCES Group: toward-antiracist-sces@googlegroups.com

Congratulations to our Girls on the Run and Let Me Run Participants and Coaches

Both Girls on the Run and Let Me Run SCES teams were supported by active members of the PTA community. Our congratulations to both teams for completing their 5K runs in May!

SCES Book Share - June 7-9

Tomorrow through Thursday we'll support student literacy during the summer months by offering each student the opportunity to select at least two books during the annual SCES Book Share.

Adult volunteers do the best part of the Book Share -- getting delicious books in the hands of our eager (or soon-to-be eager) readers!

There's still time to sign up for a shift: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0B4EAAA722ABF58-sces.

If you have any questions, contact Carrie Callaghan at carrie468@yahoo.com.  

Volunteer at Lunch and Recess

Our presence at school is more important than ever, to show support for our students and staff and offer any help we can. Please consider signing up here for at least one more volunteering shift before the year ends. Thank you for your support!

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

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Drinks and Snacks for Staff Lounge

Let's end the year showing our awesome staff how much we appreciate all that they do! 

Things are looking pretty sparse right now; we could really use a few donations to stock the lounge as our teachers finish out their school year. Sign-up to contribute goodies to the staff lounge here:  

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

Easy Ways to Support SCES

SCES has received more than $500 from AmazonSmile so far this year. Please turn on AmazonSmile and point your donations toward SCES!  

Sign Up for AmazonSmile:  

1. http://smile.amazon.com

2. Sign in with your Amazon.com credentials.

3. Choose Sligo Creek Elementary School as your charity of choice.

4. Add a bookmark for http://smile.amazon.com to make it even easier to return and start your shopping at AmazonSmile.

Turn on AmazonSmile in the Amazon Shopping app:

1. Open the App and find 'Settings' in the main menu.

2. Tap on 'AmazonSmile' and follow the on-screen instructions to turn on AmazonSmile in the App.  


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Scan Receipts for BOX TOPS  

1. Download the BOX TOP$ for Education App  

2. Select Sligo Creek Elementary School (zip code 20910).  

3. Look for the BOX TOP$ logo when shopping.  

4. Scan your grocery receipts within 14 days of purchasing.


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Mabel's Labels  

If you find yourself needing some personalized name labels, please consider supporting this fundraiser, and the PTA will earn 20% from your purchase! Your labels will ship to your house for free. They're great for lunch boxes, backpacks, clothes, shoes -- you name it!  

To purchase, go to campaigns.mabelslabels.com and search for "Sligo Creek ES PTA." 

This fundraiser will run continuously, so it will be there whenever you have a labeling need.

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