SJLES PTA News 4/23/24

Tue, 04/23/2024 - 3:19pm

Walk to School Day 5/1  | May Day 5/11 | In Person PTA Meeting 5/15 | Spirit Wear NOW

Get Your May Day Tickets NOW! - April 26th (FRIDAY) is the Last Day for Early-Bird Presales

Get Your Wristbands And Tickets Now And Save!: To purchase with cash or check use the order form available here, to purchase with credit card click here for the PTA online store. Your order will be waiting for you at the Will Call table on May Day. Questions? Read All About May Day or contact SJLES.PTAmail@gmail.com. Everyone is invited to this fun community event, so spread the word and the links!

CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS!: The reason May Day runs smoothly every year is because we are lucky to have great volunteers! We need your help to make May Day run smoothly! Choose a time slot to help with the games, prize tables, and silent auction. Click here to sign up. Thank you!

We are also looking for Bake Sale volunteers and Items for Loan. We need 5 more canopies to make May Day work!  Thank you!

Please reach out to our Volunteer Coordinator, Jane Fisher, with any questions at SJLES.volunteer@gmail.com.

 

As of right now, we STILL do NOT have a PTA for next year. 

What happens if no one steps up to fill the open PTA Board positions for 2023-2024? 

There won’t be a PTA – which means no events for the kids. The PTA is the reason we have Turkey Trot, Trunk-or-Treat, Bingo Night, Multicultural Night, the Book Fair, and of course, the May Day Festival. But that’s just the beginning. The PTA also supports staff, funds enrichment activities, cultural arts assemblies, staff appreciation events, and more.

Now is the time to get involved! Please don’t assume someone else will raise their hand–we need YOU! The Election takes place at the May meeting, so time really is running out. Without a president and some other crucial committee members, our school will not have a PTA at all next year. Our open positions are:

  • President

  • Recording Secretary

  • PTA Council of Howard County Representatives (2 positions open)

Nominations are accepted via this online form - click here to access!

The PTA’s work helps build a sense of community among SJLES families and create lasting memories for students! And surprise… Volunteering for the school in this way is so rewarding!If you have questions or want to talk it over, please reach out to our current President, Katie Brewer, at SJLES.PTAmail@gmail.com.

 

In Person PTA Meeting

In order to vote on the next board, our next PTA meeting will be in-person in the media center on 5/15 @ 6:30. Please come join us!

 

Spirit Wear: Store Open Now!

The Spirit Wear store is open for a quick sale! This is your last chance to get Spirit Wear this year, and the store will only be open through 4/28.  Orders will be delivered around mid-May.

Buy Spirit Wear Here

 

Walk & Roll to School Day: 5/1

The PTA Is planning a Spring Walk to School Day on 5/1. Find out all the details here: Walk to School Flyer May 2024.docx

 

'Healthy Minds, Healthy Me’ Program: Learning to Calm and Cope Better

New to the Healthy Minds, Healthy Me program? Get the background and catch up on prior week’s resources on the the SJLES PTA Facebook page and Healthy Minds, Healthy Me program page on the PTA Website.

This week the focus is on identifying coping and calming strategies to add to our mental well-being toolkit.

LEARN: 

TAKE ACTION:

  • Discuss: The SJLES Calming Strategies (shared in the ‘Healthy Minds at SJLES’ video linked above) with your child and how they can be used at home to help the family manage emotions.

  • Practice: Learning to control your breathing enables you to have more control over your nervous system, to better manage stress. Practice breathing with your family using one or all of these videos Beach Box Breathing for Kids; Color Breathing for Kids; Box Breathing Video for the Family.

GET SUPPORT: 

  • Maryland Coalition of Families provides family peer support services that are confidential and free to families regardless of income or insurance. Their trained specialists provide emotional support, connect you to mental health services available in your community, and help you navigate the complex systems you and your family might be involved with including educational, legal, health care or child welfare.

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