SJLES PTA News 2/7/24

Fri, 02/09/2024 - 1:40pm
 PTA News  

Multicultural Night: 2.22.2024 Participant Sign up Closes TODAY!  

  

 

 

 

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. ????????

Thank you!!

The SJLES PTA and Read-a-Thon Committee are incredibly proud of our readers and are so grateful to all the SJLES students and families that participated in January's Read-a-Thon!

In the past 3 weeks, more than 300 of our Jaguars logged over 78,000 minutes of reading! 

Together, we have money for our PTA to use to fund school programs, support our fabulous staff, and facilitate our many fun student and family activities throughout the year. Extra thanks go to our two corporate sponsors: Jenn Devine at Compass, and Fulton Bank.

The following randomly-drawn student readers have also won a trip to the SJLES prize cart!

  • Kindergarten: Cole G. (Mrs. Byle)
  • 1st: Natalie M. (Mrs. Alexander)
  • 2nd: Oorja R. (Mrs. Marsico)
  • 3rd: Susanna R. (Mrs. Bailey)
  • 4th: Rayan K. (Mrs. Leve)
  • 5th: Anya M. (Mrs. Rippeon)

????Spring is On the Way!????

Please consider helping us with May Day on Saturday, May 11th from 1p to 5p (rain date 5/18).  We need the following roles filled so we can make sure our Jaguars have a fun day! Please email Jane Fisher if you are interested in helping at jane.gribble@gmail.com.

Games Coordinator - Check out the games in the PTA closet, organize them and set them up with help on May Day!

Entertainment Coordinator - Check out our list of entertainers from other years, reach out to them to see if they can come again, create a schedule for them and give them water and snacks on May Day. This is a lower intensity job requiring minimal work to create a schedule for the performers.  Just a few emails back and forth you and you will be all set. 

Silent Auction Coordinator - Check out our info from other years and help us run the auction to raise money for SJLES!

May Day Chair - Oversee the May Day Coordinators!  We have a great team so far!

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