PTA News for September 21

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UPCOMING DATES:

9/14 - 10/3 - FCPS Virtual Health and Wellness Fair 

Tues. 9/22 @ 7pm - Boys & Girls Cub Scouts virtual Join Scouting Night 

Tues. 9/22 @ 8pm - Rock N Run Committee virtual meeting

Wed. 9/23 @ 6pm - SLES Virtual Back to School Night

Wed. 9/30 - Sports Gear Donation Deadline

Thurs. 10/1 @ 7pm - AAP Parent Meeting (virtual)

Mon. 10/12 - NO SCHOOL -  Indigenous People's Day

Tues. 10/13 @ 7pm - BINGO Night Online

Thurs. 10/15 @ 7pm - Virtual PTA Meeting

 

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Visit www.smile.amazon.com and please select "Stratford Landing PTA"

 

SLES PTA Equity Team Seeks Diverse Leadership

The PTA is trying to start an Equity Team and seeking a co-chair. This Equity Team will work to ensure that our community is truly equitable for all our students and families. It is important our PTA leadership reflects the diversity of our families at Stratford Landing. 

It is very important to have the voices of our entire community working with our equity team. The PTA believes that voices and leadership from our Black/African American, Hispanic and Asian families will make this team purposeful and meaningful. 

Please email Sheena Arting at community@slpta.org by 10/5/2020 if interested in co-chairing this team.

 

FCPS Health and Wellness Fair (virtual / online) Sep 14 - Oct 3 : 

This year we will continue to partner with INOVA and Kaiser Permanente to host the 7th Annual Mental Health and Wellness Conference. 

The conference will feature keynote speakers who will address social emotional learning and resiliency. 

Virtual sessions will be offered September 14th-October 3rd. 

Registration and additional information is available on the conference webpage.

 

Cub Scouts for Boys and Girls K-4 - virtual meeting THIS Tuesday, 9/22 @ 7pm

Cub Scout Pack 888 is hosting a Join Scouting Night event for the parents of boys and girls in Kindergarten through 4th grade interested in Cub Scouting. The event will be Tuesday, September 22nd at 7pmClick here to see our flyer. Please RSVP or direct questions to membership@alexandria888.mypack.us or visit our website at www.alexandria888.mypack.us for more information. 

 

First Rock N Run Committee Meeting – THIS Tuesday, 9/22 @ 8:00 pm

Please join us for the first Rock N Run committee meeting of the school year: Tuesday, Sept. 22 @ 8:00 pm via Zoom.

Meeting ID: 898 3124 1785

Passcode: 829125

It will look different from our past Rock N Runs, but we are working to make this year’s event fun and interactive. And that’s why we need YOU! Volunteers are key to making the magic happen. The committee is looking for volunteers to help in these roles:

- Communications

- T-Shirts

- Pep Rally

- Prize Day

New to SLES this year? Check out what Rock N Run is all about here: https://slpta.org/rnr

If you can’t make this first meeting, no worries – we’ll have another one soon. Please email Chrissy Kopple (fundraising@slpta.org) and we’ll be sure to include you on future communications and meeting emails.

 

"Replay It" Nonprofit seeks donations of gently used sports gear - deadline 9/30

The goal of "Replay It" is to give children in need the opportunity to participate in sports through donations of gently used sports gear. To read more, visit our website (www.replay-it.org)

We have recently launched our first drive! We are partnering with Hearts and Homes for Youth, (www.heartsandhomes.org) an organization based in Maryland dedicated to empowering young survivors in foster homes to make positive life choices and build brighter futures. 

How to donate: 

  1. Gather equipment: child-sized sports gear, athletic clothing (preferably youth sizes M, L, XL), and basketballs, footballs, soccer balls, or volleyballs
  2. Leave a bag of gear to donate on your front porch by Sept. 30
  3. Text (703)505-9399 or email replayitorg.gmail.comwith your address and we will pick it up!

 

BINGO Night Online: "Bingo in a Bag" - 10/13/2020 @ 7:00 pm

When: October 13, 2020 7:00pm 

What: SLES annual Bingo Night with a twist, online! 

SignUp to Play at https://signup.com/go/YMzQBVm and you will get bingo cards and stampers in a bag. Pick up instructions for Bingo Bags TBA later. 

Pair Bingo with Pizza from Toppers! Order anytime during the day of Oct. 13th and SLES earns 35% of all sales! 

 

SLES Face Masks are Now Available for Purchase

Wishing you had an SLES face mask like your dolphin received in their distribution bags? Well, now you can purchase your very own, or for siblings and other family members!! Masks are $10 each and come in 2 sizes. Each is three-ply, cotton/polyester blend. Masks will be available for pickup – address shared individually upon purchase.  Visit the PTA site for more information, sizing and to make your purchase: https://slpta.org/product/sles-face-masks/ Your SLES face mask purchase supports the PTA and initiatives to serve our students, family and school community. Thank you for your support!

 

PTA Meeting- 10/15/2020 @ 7:00 pm  

Please join us virtually :  meet.google.com/xtt-bjgf-waa    

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