SJLES PTA News 1/23/24

Fri, 01/26/2024 - 10:39am

Read-A-Thon: NOW  Multicultural Night: 2.22.2024

 

Share Some Love for the SJLES Staff

It's time to Share Some Love as we treat our amazing SJLES staff during parent-teacher conferences coming up in February. Please purchase from our Amazon Wish List to help stock the lounge for them. THANK YOU!

 

SJLES Read-A-Thon Happening Now

Thank you for making our Cozy Reading Day and Read-A-Thon Fundraiser a success so far! Would you like to win an all-expense paid trip to Walt Disney Theme Park for your family? We'd love to make that dream come true!

 

The SJLES 2nd annual Read-a-thon fundraiser is well under way and our Jaguars are reading more than ever! We are getting close to our goals, but haven’t gotten there yet!  Read-a-thon is a reading fundraiser that makes it easy, fun, and rewarding to practice reading at home and at school! There is no required number of books to read, and no specific time requirement. The goal is simply to have fun reading! Family and friends are invited to support students with a one-time donation, anytime through January 26. It takes 2 minutes to sign up right here, or you can use the QR code/Teacher Code from the flyer that was sent home. Your child will earn 15% of all donations that they receive to spend in the prize store. Choose from more than 200 fun prizes! 

 

As a special bonus, any child who sends 10 text message requests through their dashboard to promote the read-a-thon fundraiser to their friends or family members will be entered into a drawing to win a magical Walt Disney World vacation in Orlando, FL. One lucky winner will be selected each season from all the Read-A-Thons held during that season. Let’s get reading! Questions? Check out our FAQ

To create your student account, click on THIS LINK 

 

   Save the Date for Multicultural Night

Multicultural Night is an opportunity for SJLES families to celebrate and share their unique heritage with the community and for everyone to celebrate the rich diversity at our school. This special night promotes empathy, acceptance and unity for us in our SJLES community.
 

Date: Thursday, February 22nd (snow date: Thursday, February 29th)

Time: 6:00-8:00 PM 

Interested in getting involved? There are several ways! 

  • Please consider signing up to share about your culture, ethnicity, heritage and/or country of origin. Feel free to join together with other families and let us know how we can support you. See sign up for more details. 

  • Please sign up here to help us form a Support Crew that will help our families make Multicultural Night a big hit!  Support Crew arrival times vary, but setup is 4:30pm or 5pm, the event is from 6pm to 8pm. Please click the sign up link for other job details and start times. 

  • If you can't come and still want to help please consider DROPPING OFF A TABLE because we need a bunch of them.  Check the sign up for slots and details for drop off info.  

  • Please reach out to our Volunteer Coordinator Jane Fisher at jane.gribble@gmail.com if you have any questions

Examples of helping at the event include:

  • decorating the cafeteria, gym, hallways

  • bringing items in from cars

  • setting up family tables

  • arranging food samples

  • organizing clothing for the fashion show

  • handing out prizes to jaguars

  • managing the flow of the event

  • cleaning up after the celebration

  • ...and MOST importantly sharing sparkly warm vibes as we celebrate our SJLES jaguar diversity!!!  

????????Please consider signing up to support our families who are sharing their cultural experiences and traditions with us at this special event. ????????

 

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