The PTA welcomes all of our students to bring a special grownup to school for breakfast on October 10 at 8:45am in the Outdoor Classroom followed by an Open House where parents and caregivers catch a glimpse of what goes on in their student's classroom from 9:30-11am.  Grownups will be invited to quietly observe their students' classrooms during a "usual" school day. Come join us!

Salamander Stride - Friday, October 21

The Salamander Stride is inching closer! More details are coming soon, but please mark your calendars and join us to cheer on your Salamander and help make the event a success. Check out the Sign Up Sheet to see each class's Stride schedule and help out if you can! Students will stride during their specials class on that day. 

The Salamander Stride is our largest, most important fundraiser of the school year. This single event raises nearly all the funds our PTA needs to fund teacher equipment requests and a variety of events for our students throughout the year. World Culture Day, GeoBowl, the STEAM Fair, social events like Welcome Back Social, Breakfast with Loved Ones and Staff Appreciation Week wouldn't happen without the Stride. PTA funds also help purchase classroom and Media Center subscriptions that help to enhance our students' learning.

How does it work?

• Students ask friends and family to donate on their behalf
• Donations can be made on their personalized page or by cash/check 
• Students go to the SSIMS track by grade and run/walk/roll for 15 minutes 

For more information or questions, please contact Laura Frugé at stride@scespta.org.

Thanks for your help in making this event a success!

Wanted - volunteers to assist with French translation of 2023 GeoBowl packet and answer key.  Time commitment is 2 to 4 hours during the month of November.  Please contact Jeremy Kanthor - VicePresident@scespta.org

New SCES PTA Instagram Account

The PTA has a new Instagram account  @socialsligocreekespta or you can follow the hyperlink below or QR code to the left
https://instagram.com/socialsligocreekespta?r=nametag

Volunteering In School

If you are interested in volunteering at SCES, MCPS requires you (in most circumstances) to complete certain compliance measures in order to volunteer within the school district. Information regarding those measures can be found at

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/student-leadership/volunteer.aspx

Major platforms you need an account for with MCPS for elementary school

1. ParentVUE: how to access grades and a route for emailing teachers.  It is also vital that you have the correct email address with ParentVUE so the school can reach you with communications, which come from NoReply Synergy or Blackboard.   

2. Canvas/MyMCPSClassroom — separate from ParentVUE, but you must access it through your ParentVUE account. It gives alerts about assignments and grades — and you can see a bit more into what’s due in each classroom. This is for those who want a deeper dive into what is going on for their students and perhaps an earlier heads up about how things are going in the classroom.  

3.AlertMCPS: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/emergency/alertmcps.aspx  This provides information about school closures or other emergencies.  

4. School Cash Online: https://www.schoolcashonline.com — all school financial obligations outside of cafeteria meals.

5. My School Bucks — https://www.myschoolbucks.com/ver2/getmain?requestAction=home  This year, meals (lunch and breakfast) will not be universally free.  If you are not a FARMS family (free or reduced price meals based on economic circumstances), and your student wants to buy lunch in school, they will need a mybucks account with money in it. 

Additional Resources

The MCPS Fall 2022 School Reopening guide is available at:

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/reopening/MSDE-Fall2022-ReopeningGuide.pdf

Please help us show appreciation for our amazing teachers by providing snacks and drinks to Stock the Staff Lounge!

Please sign up here: 

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

Items can be dropped off or mailed to Katie Ryan, co-chair of the PTA Teacher Appreciation Committee (along with Tracie Siddiqui) who will coordinate delivery to school. Please contact her at katevdk@gmail.com or 240-676-2543 for the address.  If you would like to have items shipped, please check out this Amazon wishlist for items that can be sent directly to Katie: 

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1VBV36VNQVCF7?ref_=wl_share

Thank you!