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UPCOMING DATES:
5/3 - 5/7 - Teacher Appreciation Week
5/5 @ 6pm ** time change!! - D3 Showcase
5/5 @ 4-7pm - Roseina’s PTA Fundraiser
5/14 - End-of-Year Picnic RSVP Deadline
5/15 - Diversity in STEM Education Conference
5/19 @ 7pm - Virtual PTA Meeting
5/31 - Memorial Day Holiday - NO SCHOOL
6/9 - Tentative End-of-Year Picnic date
6/9 @ 7pm - Virtual PTA Meeting
6/11 - Last Day of School - early release
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D3 Showcase and Roseina’s Fundraiser - May 5!
Join us May 5th at 6pm (PLEASE NOTE THE TIME CHANGE!!) for the D3 (Dynamic, Diverse, Dolphins) Virtual Showcase. And while watching the Showcase, enjoy dinner from our very own local restaurant Roseina’s of Hollin Hall! 10% of all SLES orders will support PTA programs and activities. Let’s support and celebrate our amazing and courageous D3 Showcase participants.
1. Order takeout by phone or walk-in from 4-7 pm on Wednesday. Menu: https://roseinas.com. *NOTE: Roseina’s offers neither an online ordering system, nor delivery.
2. Be sure to tell the staff when you order and pick up that you are with “Stratford Landing Elementary School”
3. Pick up your food
4. Use this link to tune in to the D3 Showcase at 6pm: http://meet.google.com/vxo-enpi-uhx.
Thank you in advance for supporting and celebrating our amazing and courageous D3 Showcase participants, and thank you for your continued support of our PTA fundraising efforts this year. This is our last fundraiser of the school year.
Questions or concerns about D3 Showcase? Please email community@slpta.org.
Questions about fundraising? Please email fundraising@slpta.org.
TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK IS THIS WEEK!! (May 3-7):
Let's show our amazing SLES teachers and staff some love this week during teacher appreciation week!
Students, please write notes, draw pictures, send short videos or emails to your classroom, specials, and resource teachers throughout the week to say thank you and show your appreciation for all their hard work this year! You can bring them into school, email them to teachers or upload them to your google classroom.
Room parents will organize class gifts for teachers to be delivered Friday, May 7th.
Contact your room parent or email slesroomparents@gmail.com with any questions.
Additionally, the PTA is organizing a number of great events for teachers: Monday: "thank you" goodie bags, Tuesday: breakfast from 7-11, Wednesday: Chick-Fil-A sandwiches for lunch, and Thursday: McAlister’s lunch.
THANK YOU, TEACHERS!
Spirit Wear Orders Have Arrived!
If you placed a spring Spirit Wear order, the items have arrived! They have been delivered to the front office and your items will be sent home with your student, or you will be contacted for pickup arrangements if your student is 100% virtual. Thank you for your support of our PTA through this final Spirit Wear sale of the year!
Questions? Email: spiritwear@slpta.org
RSVP NOW for the End-of-Year Picnic - Deadline is Friday, 5/14
The PTA is planning to hold this annual tradition IN-PERSON (outdoors)!! We need to know how many families would like to attend, in order to plan accordingly. The picnic is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, June 9.
Please fill out this RSVP by May 14th to let us know if you and your family would like to attend: https://forms.gle/SvdMGtng5UoK279s6
Family STEAM Night - 'At Home’ Edition
The PTA realizes that this is a busy time of year for families, so we may not be able to come all together on one night and play games. Instead of having a dedicated night, we will give out ‘Minute To Win It’-style games that can be played at home on any day you choose. More details coming soon.
2021/2022 PTA Board Nominations
The nominations committee is accepting nominations for the SLES PTA board for the upcoming school year! The Stratford Landing PTA has a rich history of active support and enrichment for our school. If you or someone you know has a heart to contribute to our school community in this capacity or has any questions about any of the vacancies, please contact us at board@slpta.org.
SLES Masks Available for Purchase
There is a small quantity of SLES face masks available for purchase for $5 each. Sizes & information available on the PTA website: https://slpta.org/product/sles-face-masks/. The proceeds from mask sales benefit the PTA and our fundraising goals this year.
SLES Family Needs Our Help to Cover Cancer Treatment Expenses
Dolphin pod! One of our very own SLES Dolphin families needs our help. This little future Dolphin, nicknamed Beautiful, was diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia in July 2020 and has been bravely battling it ever since. A short time ago, changes were made to the family’s insurance so that now Beautiful's three-year treatment plan will not be covered. Mom can’t get a job right now because she’s the primary caregiver of her daughter. Not only that, this sweet girl is immune compromised so her siblings, who are SLES students now, must stay 100% virtual. We are omitting names to protect the family's privacy.
When one dolphin family needs help, we must come together to do what we can because we are stronger together! This family needs our help covering medical expenses.
*****Update: Thank you to all who have contributed, shared, and supported this dolphin family. Our community has been able to raise over $12.5K to help them pay for chemo treatments for Beautiful!
Please continue to share as you can with your networks.
Every time the link is shared, we see another bump in giving!
https://gofund.me/826cdb5b
Diversity in STEM Education Opportunities Conference - 5/15, 8am - 4pm
The Thomas Jefferson PTSA Diversity Committee is pleased to announce it will be hosting a virtual event on May 15, 2021. This is an online virtual conference featuring several area STEM education providers, including those that offer free and reduced fee services for low-income households. The purpose of this event is to inform the community of those services available for aspiring TJ candidates currently in Elementary and Middle School.
Some of the key providers at this event include:
*Black Student Fund
*Girls Who Math
*Junior Scholars
*Humanitas4All
*Huntington Learning Center
*Dr. Eddie Neal
*Cathy Colglazier
*And more…….
Register in advance for this meeting: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0ocOGspj0iGNbRRum6ZFebdy22lLcAVpLR
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
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