Originally delivered on 10/4/2023 12:13 pm

SUBJECT: SCES PTA October 4- October 12

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Week of September 25 - 30, 2023

Important Upcoming Dates:

October 4Walk or Roll to School Day
October 9No School
October 9Towards an Anti-racist SCES meeting at 8:30pm via Zoom
October 14Cold Weather Gear Swap, 10am-12pm
October 16-20Salamander Stride Spirit Week
(spirit events)
October 20Salamander Stride
November 1No School

 

This is the e-newsletter compiled by the Sligo Creek Elementary School (SCES) PTA of the school year. 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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Minutes from PTA Meetings are posted online here:

https://scespta.membershiptoolkit.com/PTA_Meetings

We had a Wonderful Time at the Welcome Back Social

It was so wonderful comming together with our familiies and teachers to enjoy the Welcome Back Social.  A huge thank you to all our volunteers, especially Vero Elizalde and John Kent who made this event happen.

The Salamander Stride is Coming on Friday, October 20 and Needs You!

The Fall season brings thoughts of cooler weather, changing leaves and apple picking. For our Sligo Creek community, it also ushers in the Salamander Stride! Mark your calendars for Friday, October 20, when our students will take to the SSIMS track and field for our annual Fun Run. We hope you will help to make this event a great success!


What is the Salamander Stride?

It’s a Fun Run for the whole school and a fundraiser for 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 does this event work? 

Students will seek pledges from family, friends, and neighbors to support their effort on Stride day. They will then run during their Specials classes on Friday, October 20. Check out our webpage for more detailed information. Students, classes and grades can earn prizes through their participation in various ways. 


Our successful Salamander Stride history has enabled us to eliminate the need for other PTA fundraisers, like selling wrapping paper or candy. 


Will all kids participate?

Yes! This is a schoolwide event and every student who is able to run, walk or roll is encouraged to participate. We know there may be some students whose families and friends are not able to pledge money, and that's okay - everyone participates in the way they are able. 


What next?

Follow the instructions and set up your student's fundraising page. Make sure you check your "Parent and Student Information" link to ensure your student's correct grade and class are listed to them so their correct class gets credit for their efforts this year! Share your page with friends, family and neighbors! 


If parents would like to help volunteer for the Stride, please fill out this form and we'll find a job for you! 


Thank you for helping to make this event a success! We will stay in touch to keep you updated on our collective progress!

Exciting Sponsorship Opportunities to Support the Salamander Stride

In addition to the typical ways to support the Salamander Stride that will be taking place next month (donating to your student in support of their run, sharing the donation form with family and friends as appropriate—you'll hear more about it very soon!), we offer small businesses and local organizations a way to show their community spirit too. 


Please see the flyer which you can share with local businesses soliciting their support of the Salamander Stride and SCES. Restaurants, health care providers, places of entertainment, those who offer classes—karate, coding, tutoring, music, art, the list goes on—may be interested in this highly visible chance to support our school community.  


If you're a small business yourself, please reach out! We'd love to showcase you at the Stride as a sponsor. Note that you may apply any sponsorships toward your Strider's individual and classroom totals to give them a special boost, too! Please contact stride@scespta.org (stride AT scespta DOT org) with any questions or to learn more about this special opportunity.


We want to Thank our Sponsors Montgomery County Native Plant People and Fitness Together for their generous contributions to the Salamander Stride!

Special Education Update

There was a meeting on Oct 3 with SCES and Dr. Webb, Supervisor of the Department of Special Education Services supporting our school cluster.  Our school is working hard with the county to get the school staffed up in special education at the moment.  All hands are on deck as they are looking for the most qualified special education support so it may take some time to find the right person.  SCES is looking to hire 1.5 case managers, i.e. one case manage full time and one part-time +2 part-time para educators.

Cold Weather Gear Swap - October 14th
Getting to know our NAACP rep, Gladys Chi

Dear SCES community

I wanted to take this moment to introduce myself as the Parent council rep for our school. Being a part of this community has taught me so much about what goes on behind the doors of my daughter’s education and I feel empowered to engage; knowing the staff and familiar faces that serve our kids. I would like to share some of the information we get in our meetings as parent council reps. Included will be a link to our agenda and notes from our last two meetings. I hope to connect with all families and

especially our black and brown families at Sligo Creek Elementary school. Please feel free to connect

with me via email if you have questions.

Thank you

Sincerely,

Gladys Chi

naacp@scespta.org

Please also see below and save the date to attend


Reminder to Drive Carefully while in the Neighborhood

We have received several messages from concerned parents about the speed in which cars drive down Dartmouth Ave, Windor St, and Schuyler Rd while in route to school. Please remember your speed while driving to drop your child off in the morning. These streets do not have sidewalks so please keep a watchful eye for pedestrians.

Join the SCES PTA

Here are step by step directions Signing up for membership to join the PTA.  The more family engagement we have, the more we can do!

Last checked, we have around 178 members—that's individuals, so if you joined as a family the count includes 2 individuals—which is wonderful! Last year we were well over the 200-mark, and we'd love to see us celebrate at least HALF of our families as PTA members! That would equal 300+ families/individual members, and would say so much about the connections our school has with families and the community we serve. If you haven't yet, please visit the PTA website here (https://scespta.membershiptoolkit.com/form/m/233988) to sign up. Membership is $25 for two, $15 for an individual, and $5 for staff.  

Stock the Staff Lounge

The staff appreciation committee will stock the staff lounge every Monday.  Sign-up for slots of your choosing on the SignUp Genius. Items can be dropped off or mailed Claire Darby's house. Please message her for her address. (Facebook messenger, or cell/email contact is available on the SignupGenius.)

You can also order off our Amazon wish list and have items sent to her house if that's easier. Please still sign up on the sign up genius as well so others can see what is covered!

Social Media

Find us on Facebook at:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/sligocreekes/


Did you know that SCES PTA has an Instagram account? Please follow us for fun stories and updates from our SCES community!  #jointhecommunity #sligocreekelementaryschool 

https://instagram.com/socialsligocreekespta?r=nametag

Find us on Instagram at:

@Socialsligocreekespta



Easy Ways to Support SCES

 

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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