Original Works packets are due back to the school on Monday, October 30th. Please make sure to include:

1. The art
2. Order form
3. Payment in the packet

Thank you for your support!

Our 2nd annual FREE Trunk-or-Treat coming up on Saturday, October 28th from 3-5! Come in costume if you’d like, and enjoy festively decorated cars and lots of treats! Fifth grade will be hosting a Hot Cocoa Bar to keep us warm and we’ll have a DJ to keep us moving. 

• Wanted: Your Trunk! Click the link to reserve a spot for your decorated trunk! Space is limited to 23 cars, and registration closes on 10/21. 
• Candy needed! To buy a bag of candy or treats for donation, please purchase a $10 bag from our PTA store.
• RSVP Here!  This is not required, but it will help us plan for your ghosts and goblins. Suggested RSVP by 10/25.
• Volunteer Here! If you are able to help make our 2nd Annual Trunk or Treat a success, please volunteer to help. We will start setting up at 2PM and hope to have everything cleaned up by 5:30PM.

Looking for a unique gift for family and friends for birthdays or upcoming holidays? The SJLES PTA, Mrs. Peddicord and Ms. Skyles are here to help! Original Works is an art-based fundraising company who will transform your child’s artwork into products you can share or gift to family and friends. The money raised from this program goes primarily to the SJLES Art Department. This extra funding allows Mrs. Peddicord and Ms. Skyles to purchase additional materials that further enrich our SJLES art program and support our school-wide art displays as well as our annual Night of the Arts. Please keep an eye out for a packet coming home on 10/16 with everything you’ll need to create masterpieces with your child’s work. It will be due back to the school on Monday, October 30th.

The Jaguar Spirit Wear Online Store is now open! Click here to place your order. Check out our tees, hoodies, and more available in both youth and adult sizes. The deadline for orders is Sunday October, 15th. Orders will be delivered to SJLES and sent home with your student(s) in early November. Please note, items are custom, so there are no refunds, returns, or exchanges. If you have any questions please contact: SJLES.Spiritwear@gmail.com.

Our 2nd annual FREE Trunk-or-Treat coming up on Saturday, October 28th from 3-5! Come in costume if you’d like, and enjoy festively decorated cars and lots of treats! There will also be a Hot Cocoa Bar and DJ. 

• Wanted: Your Trunk! Click the link to reserve a spot for your decorated trunk! Space is limited to 23 cars, and registration closes on 10/21. 
• Candy needed! To buy a bag of candy or treats for donation, please purchase a $10 bag from our PTA store.
• RSVP Here!  This is not required, but it will help us plan for your ghosts and goblins. Suggested RSVP by 10/25.
• Volunteer Here! If you are able to help make our 2nd Annual Trunk or Treat a success, please volunteer to help. We will start setting up at 2PM and hope to have everything cleaned up by 5:30PM.

Store Site: https://stores.inksoft.com/JOH186

Queries, please contact: SJLES.Spiritwear@gmail.com

Help celebrate physical fitness & care for the environment!

Every student who participates earns a charm!

See the flyer for full details

• Be sure to enter the school through the SJLES “Art Door” at the rear of the building! PTA volunteers will be on-site to distribute charms to students who participate.
• School begins at 9:25 a.m. and ends at 3:55 p.m. The building opens for students at 9:10 a.m. All children must be accompanied by an adult until the school day begins. 
• Contact a friend who lives within walking distance of the school to see if your parent can park at his/her house and you can walk from there. Better yet, walk with your friend!
• If you choose to park on a side street and walk, please be sure that your vehicle is on the road and not on someone’s property. Please do not park on residential lawns.
• Bikers and scooters count too! A bike rack is located just off the blacktop at the rear of the school. 
• PLEASE NOTE: WE WILL NOT HAVE A CROSSING GUARD FOR THIS EVENT, so if you live across the street from the school or wish to park in that neighborhood and walk over, please use the crosswalks.

Remember to snap a few photos of
your Jaguars for the yearbook!

Mark your calendar! SJLES PTA is hosting their first Restaurant Night of the 23-24 school year at Zen Garden on Thursday, September 28. Mention SJLES PTA for all online, phone, and dine in orders and 10% of your total will be donated to support our school!

The PTA Council of Howard County (PTACHC) hosts monthly General Meetings as an opportunity for local PTA delegates to present ideas, debate issues, become better informed and vote on PTACHC business. At each meeting, SJLES will be represented by one of our delegates, Sarah Sherry or Seba Kurian, who will share our collective voice and bring back information to share with our community. 

Notable updates from the first PTACHC General Meeting (Aug 28) are as follows:

• The Maryland State Legislative Delegates will be in attendance at the PTACHC General Meeting on Monday, Oct. 2 for their annual visit to listen to and understand the priorities of the PTA. What feedback, questions, and concerns do you want our state lawmakers to know? Please share your input to the Google Form by Friday, Sept. 29, so we can make sure the voice of SJLES is heard.
• The Howard County General Plan – a document that guides land use, growth and development decisions in Howard County and is only updated once every ten years – is in its final review. The last Public Hearing on this document is being held on Wednesday, Sept. 20 at 7PM – this is the last opportunity to provide input. For more information, visit HoCobyDesign.com.
• For more information on PTACHC business, including monthly meeting notes and legislation, please visit https://www.ptachc.org/.

SJLES is a strong voice in our community because we have informed parents who can impact decisions and policies which will affect our children. USE YOUR VOICE TODAY to make a difference on these and other issues that shape the future of our county! If you have general opinions and input you would like shared to the PTACHC or Maryland’s State Delegates, please share it with us through the Google Form, here.