The PTA is excited to offer discounted tickets to Hershey Park again this year! Now through April 11, you can purchase tickets to Hershey Park for just $46 each! Order forms will be sent home with students, you can download the form here, or you can order online at the online PTA store.
Tickets are now on sale for SJLES Bingo Night, April 4 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.! This picnic-style event will be held indoors in the SJLES Gym.
Tickets are $5 each, and include cards for 10 Bingo games, a snack, and a bottle of water. You also have the option to pre-order pizzas and salads from Vocelli’s. Flyers are being sent home this week, and you can purchase tickets via our online PTA store. Registration closes March 21.
Buy Tickets at the PTA store here: https://sjles.givebacks.com/store?limit=21&live=true
All SJLES families are invited for an evening of surprise guest readers, arts & crafts, library tours and more. You might even catch a glimpse of Harry Spotter.
Through a partnership between HCPSS and the Howard County Public Library, your child already has a digital library card. You can print it, screenshot it, and use it to access books, online resources and more! Here’s how to access your child’s digital library cardLinks to an external site..
We hope to see you there! NOTE: This is not a drop off event. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
If you’ve been wanting to see how happy your Jaguar is during the school day, volunteering at the Book Fair is the perfect opportunity! Sign up to help students find and purchase their books during their media class the week of March 17.
Special evening hours for family shopping will be on Friday, March 21, from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Families can also shop online from March 14-March 27. Be on the lookout for information coming home with your student about the fair and how to purchase books in the coming weeks.
But it’s not too early to consider donating to the Book Fairy dust fund, which allows us to ensure that every child can get a book this year. Help sprinkle the love of reading and books today!
And remind your students to make a poster and earn a charm! This year’s theme is “An Enchanted Book Fair–Let Your Imagination Soar!” Poster paper and directions are available outside Mrs. Peddicord’s art room. Completed posters are due back to Mrs. Peddicord’s art cart by Friday, March 14. They will be displayed around school during the week of the Book Fair.
If you have any great pictures of SJLES events that you’d like to possibly be included in the newsletter, you can share them here. We desperately need pictures of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders! If we do not receive additional pictures, those grades will not have pictures in this year’s yearbook!.
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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.
Our school Read-A-Thon begins on Friday January 10, 2025 and is sure to be a fun and exciting event! We are kicking off the Read-A-Thon with a fun, in-school event, Cozy Reading Day! Students are invited to wear cozy clothing and bring a stuffed animal to school. Each classroom will have fun reading events during the school day!
It’s not too early to sign up your student(s) to participate in the Read-A-Thon!
It’s a great opportunity to support their education. Get started by setting up a Read-A-Thon account. The process is quick and hassle-free, and it should take less than 5 minutes of your time. This account will serve as a hub for recording and monitoring your child’s progress as a Reader in the event, and for you to share their Read-A-Thon message with friends and family. Use the link below to activate your student’s Reader account:
https://www.read-a-thon.com/readers/r/THkcWE/1
Thank you so much for your participation and support. Together, we can make this Read-A-Thon an amazing experience for our young readers! Thank you,
Do you own or manage a business that you’d like the SJLES community to know about? The SJLES Read-a-Thon is a fun and engaging way to get kids excited about reading while raising funds for the school community. The event kicks off just after the holidays in early January and offers ad sponsorship opportunities, giving your company a chance to be prominently displayed on all the fundraising pages throughout the program. Sign up as a corporate sponsor before the end of the year to take advantage of end-of-year giving opportunities and increasing visibility for your business, while also supporting a great cause!
Click HERE or visit https://www.read-a-thon.com/donate and enter SJLES’ code: 60003 to learn more. Don’t miss this opportunity to make a meaningful impact while promoting your business!
If you have any great pictures of SJLES events that you’d like to possibly be included in the newsletter, you can share them here:
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This year’s toy drive will support the organization, Believe in Tomorrow.
Their Mission: To provide exceptional hospital and respite housing services to critically ill children and their families.
Where: There will be two cardboard boxes outside the front office with signs attached.
When: November 18th-December 18th. I will drop the donations off by December 20th.
Wish List: NEW and UNWRAPPED Toys (young children through teens), Games/Activities for Teenagers, Coloring Books for all ages (small children and adults), Playing cards and Card Games, Board Games and Puzzles, Activity Books for all ages, Crayons.
