Originally delivered on 1/31/2024 8:48 am

SUBJECT: SCES PTA Post: January 30- February 9, 2024

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January 30th-February 9th 2024

Important Upcoming Dates:

February 6
PTA Meeting - 7PM on Zoom
February 8Poetry Night to celebrate Black History Month at 6:30 in the Media Center
February 19
Holiday- No School
February 23
Geobowl

 

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

PTA Meeting, Tuesday February 6 at 7pm on ZOOM

We hope you can join on February 6 PTA meeting on Zoom. It will begin at 7pm.

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/93121471349?pwd=WEM4emJUR1hkTFpwSWZqNzJBYmtMQT09

Meeting ID: 931 2147 1349  

Passcode: SD6q4p

Poetry Night is Back!!

Poetry night is back!!!! In honor of Black History Month, the SCES NAACP Parent Council and PTA are hosting a poetry night on Thursday, February 8th. The event will be from 6:30-8:00 in the media center. Pizza will be served.

 If your child is interested in writing a poem related to African American culture or reading a poem they find related to African American culture, please encourage them to sign up near the main office. An email can also be sent to Ms. Nesmith on their behalf. All students are encouraged to participate or come out to support classmates celebrate black history month. The deadline to sign up and submit your poem is this Friday!


Sligo Creek Striders Club

We are gearing up for our spring season of Sligo Creek Striders run club. We had an amazing group of 60+ kids join us this fall and are hoping to have another large group for spring. 

We have an awesome group of coaches back again this season and are currently recruiting more coaches. We need your help! No running or coaching experience necessary!! 

Our season runs from the week of March 11th, ending the week of May 20th. The exact dates are still to be determined. We meet one day a week starting from school dismissal (3:50) until 5ish pm at the SSIMS track.


The PTA-sponsored Sligo Creek Striders after-school run club: 

  • Introduces students to running as a lifelong form of exercise with a focus on participation and self improvement. 
  • Improves social emotional skills and provides opportunities to socialize and bond with other young runners.

The Sligo Creek Striders are gender and ability inclusive for grades K-5. The kids run with friends every week and the season ends in a fun run celebration. 

We will send out a separate sign up for students to join the club in a couple of weeks but we need to make sure we have enough coaches. If you are interested or would like to know more, please email sligocreekstriders@gmail.com. Again no running or coaching experience necessary!


Show your appreciation for our SCES staff!

A reminder that we need your help to keep the SCES lounge stocked for our teachers and staff. 

You can contribute snacks or coffee by ordering off our Amazon wish list!

We would also love to provide our teachers and staff with drinks, creamer for coffee, and—if possible—fresh fruit. If you'd like to contribute any of those the Sign Up Genius makes it easy to help stock up staff lounge. Once you sign up, just bring items by Claire Darby's house (after sending her an email) the week or weekend prior to your sign-up date.

Claire Darby + Ashley Briefel, co-chairs of the Staff Appreciation Committee

SCES is always looking for parent volunteers!

If you are interested in volunteering at Sligo Creek during lunch, recess, or in the main office, please visit the MCPS website for steps on becoming a MCPS volunteer, and notify Lisa Brooks at Lisa_L_Brooks@mcpsmd.org after completing the process. Parents are always welcome and appreciated!!!!

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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