Originally delivered on 1/2/2023 8:00 am

SUBJECT: SCES PTA Post January 1- January 10

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January 1-January 10

Important Upcoming Dates:

January 3
First Day Back to School for 2023
January 16Dr. Martin Luther King Day- No school
January 17Towards and Anti-Racist SCES meeting at 8pm- Virtual
January 27No School


To ensure that you receive the PTA Post, 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

We encourage all Sligo community members, including parents, guardians, teachers, staff, and family members, to join the PTA. You can join the PTA via the PTA website at https://scespta.membershiptoolkit.com/ 

If you know community members who would be interested in but did not receive this newsletter, please forward!

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በራሪ ወረቀቱን በአማርኛ ለማንበብ የ Chrome የበይነመረብ አሳሽ በመጠቀም ይክፈቱት ፡፡ በቀኝ ጠቅ ያድርጉ እና “ተርጉም” ን መርጠው ከዚያ አማርኛን ይምረጡ   

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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

Happy New Year

We hope everyone had a warm, safe, fun, and healthy holiday season. We are looking forward to a wonderful 2023!

Warmly,

Your PTA Board

After School Activities at SCES on Kiddo

All PTA after-school activities are up for registration on Kiddo. Some are filling up and some will need more participants to meet the minimum requirements. So, just as a reminder, if you want to register, don't forget! Most of the activities start the week after school returns. 

https://schools.kiddo.us/s/sces-md

Toward an Antiracist SCES Meeting

Please reserve Tuesday, January 17 at 8PM for our next antiracism group meeting, with Zoom details at the bottom of this email.


Also, I will send out a survey in early January with requests for your input on the following:

-vote on the name of the group (currently Toward an Antiracist SCES, but suggestions for name change)

-nominate yourself or a friend to be the next leader of the group

-provide any other feedback for the group


Please send a direct message to Ellen Mowry at ellen.mowry@gmail.com prior to January 6 to let her know if you have any group names you'd like to suggest, and I will add to the survey for consideration in the vote.


Join Zoom Meeting
https://jhjhm.zoom.us/j/5704293332

Meeting ID: 570 429 3332
One tap mobile
+13017158592,,5704293332# US (Washington DC)

Volunteering In SCES

School operations are greatly assisted by the volunteer efforts of parents and guardians during the school day. Support for lunch, recess, and the main office is always appreciated. Please drop in when you can, just make sure to sign in at the main office. Child abuse and neglect training is also required and can be conducted online at https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/childabuseandneglect/#Volunteer. Ms. Nesmith will also host training in January.




2023 SCES Giving Tree (Donation requests from teachers and staff)

Every year we give the teachers and staff an opportunity to make requests for items for their classroom.  If you are able to purchase any of these items, please look at the sign up genius below.  These donations are so incredibly appreciated by our teachers and staff.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0848A9A72AA0FD0-sces

Stock the Staff Lounge

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!


Platinum SCES Sponsers
Gold and Bronze SCES Sponsors
Gold SCES Sponsor
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.

AmazonSmile, BoxTops, CocaCola GIVE and Harris Teeter logos
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