Outdoor Bingo Night
2023-04-14 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | SJLES, 2960 St. John’s Lane, ELLICOTT CITY, MD, 21042, United States
You can order online via our online PTA store. Registration closes March 29.

National Walk-or-Bike-to-School Day!
2023-05-03 | SJLES, 2960 St. John’s Lane, ELLICOTT CITY, MD, 21042, United States
Students can walk to school, from school or both to earn a charm! Parents are invited to grab a free cup of coffee in the morning for the walk back.
Walkers enter the school through the SJLES Art Door at the rear of the building, and on May 4th they will be greeted by staff and PTA volunteers at the rear black top and receive a charm.

May Day Festival
2023-05-06 13:00 - 17:00 | SJLES, 2960 St. John’s Lane, ELLICOTT CITY, MD, 21042, United States
Come join us for a day of fun, playing games, jumping in bounce houses, face painting, silent auction, and much much more.
See here for more details.
Rain Date: May 13

May PTA Meeting
2023-05-10 18:30 - 19:30 | SJLES Media Center, 2960 St. John’s Lane, Ellicott City, MD, 21042, United States
6:30 in the SJLES Media Center

Kindergarten Sneak-A-Peek
2023-05-24 16:00 - 17:00 | SJLES, 2960 St. John’s Lane, ELLICOTT CITY, MD, 21042, United States

Snowball Social: During Field Day
2023-05-26 | SJLES, 2960 St. John’s Lane, ELLICOTT CITY, MD, 21042, United States
During field day, all students will be treated with a free snowball

June PTA Meeting
2023-06-07 20:00 - 21:00 | MD
8:00 pm on Zoom

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84490138573?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 844 9013 8573
Passcode: [REDACTED]

Kindergarten - Popsicles on the Playground
2023-08-09 16:00 - 17:00 | SJLES Playground, 2960 St. John’s Lane, Ellicott City, MD, 21042, United States
Kindergarten Popsicles on the Playground – WEDNESDAY 8/9/23 @ 4:00
Our kindergarten team & PTA will host a kindergarten playdate this summer
where our youngest Jaguars can play on our SJLES playground, enjoy a frozen
treat, begin new friendships, and meet some members of our world famous
staff. We couldn’t be more excited to see you all and welcome our
kindergarteners and families to SJLES. Please note that siblings are
welcome.
Mark your calendar for Wednesday, 8/9/23 from 4:00-5:00 for our
Kindergarten Popsicles on the Playground!

K-5 - Popsicles on the Playground
2023-08-09 17:00 - 18:00 | SJLES Playground, 2960 St. John’s Lane, Ellicott City, MD, 21042, United States
K-5 Popsicles on the Playground – WEDNESDAY 8/9/23 @ 5:00
Our school-wide K-5 Popsicles on the Playground will immediately follow our
kindergarten playdate on Wednesday, 8/9/23 from 5:00-6:00. Our
kindergartners are welcome to stay and play and we hope to see many of our
Jaguars reconnecting here at The Lane while enjoying a frozen treat!
Hope you all are enjoying the summer weather and look forward to seeing you
soon!

Sept PTA Meeting - In-person
2023-09-06 18:30 - 19:30 | SJLES, 2960 St. John’s Lane, ELLICOTT CITY, MD, 21042, United States
In person at SJLES

Postponed: Back to School Picnic
2023-09-08 18:00 - 20:00 | SJLES Playground, 2960 St. John’s Lane, Ellicott City, MD, 21042, United States
Postponed until Monday Sept 11th, same time

Back to School Picnic: New Date
2023-09-11 18:00 - 20:00 | SJLES Playground, 2960 St. John’s Lane, Ellicott City, MD, 21042, United States
Rain Date

Coat Drive
2023-09-21 - 2023-10-13 | SJLES, 2960 St. John’s Lane, ELLICOTT CITY, MD, 21042, United States
SJLES PTA is collecting clean, gently worn, and new coats during our coat drive.

Where: Donations will be accepted in the bin outside the front office
When: Now through October 13th

Zen Garden Restaurant Night
2023-09-28 | Zen Garden, 10039 Baltimore National Pike, Ellicott City, MD, 21042, United States
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!

National Walk-or-Bike-to-School Day!
2023-10-04 | SJLES, 2960 St. John’s Lane, ELLICOTT CITY, MD, 21042, United States
National Walk and Roll to School Day is coming up!
Students can walk to school, from school, or both to earn a charm!
Be sure to enter through the school’s rear entrance. PTA volunteers will be outside to distribute a charm to every student who participates.
Click here for details: Walk to School Day Details

Oct PTA Meeting - Zoom
2023-10-04 20:00 - 21:00 | Virtual

Can Food Drive
2023-10-23 - 2023-11-13 | MD
Students bring in non perishable food to their home room teacher. The homeroom from each grade that brings in the most food wins the Golden Turkey award.

Trunk or Treat
2023-10-28 15:00 - 17:00 | SJLES, 2960 St. John’s Lane, ELLICOTT CITY, MD, 21042, United States
Rain Date: October 29th

Nov PTA Meeting - Zoom
2023-11-01 20:00 - 21:00 | Virtual

Turkey Trot
2023-11-19 10:00 - 12:00 | Mt Hebron High School Track, 9440 Old Frederick Road, Ellicott City, MD, 21042, United States
SJLES PTA Sponsored Turkey Trot
All are welcome to this Free Event
Come to the Mt Hebron High School Track from 10 am – 12 pm
Rain Date: Dec 3
SJLES will be collecting student drawn Turkey Trot posters and canned food donations for the Howard County Food Bank October 23rd through November 13th.
Our 17th annual Turkey Trot is coming up on Sunday, November 19th from 10am to 12pm. The rain date will be December 3rd.
Students are invited to:
1) Make a poster for the Turkey Trot that will be displayed in the SJLES hallways to earn an art charm. Blank posters can be picked up from Mrs. Peddicord starting October 23rd, and each poster must include the words “SJLES Turkey Trot”, a picture of a turkey, and the student’s name, grade, and teacher on the back. Posters must be received no later than November 13th to qualify for the charm.
2) Donate non-perishable/canned food items for the Howard County Food Bank between October 23rd and November 13th. Please bring all items to the students’ homeroom class where they will be counted. The homeroom for each grade with the most donations will receive the coveted Golden Turkey Award!
3) Participate in the Turkey Trot Fun Run/Walk on November 19th. This event is for the whole family. Please RSVP for the Turkey Trot and sign your participation waiver! Waivers will be available on-site the morning of the event but we ask participants to please fill out the form in advance online so we can estimate the number of participants.
We welcome all volunteers to please sign up here to make our Turkey Trot a success. Set up will start promptly at 9am and end by 12:30pm.
Turkey Trot Agenda:

9:00-10:00 – Set up (Volunteers needed)
10:00-10:15 – Registration
10:15-10:30 – Warm-up
10:30-10:45 – Opening Ceremony
Travel to bleachers
Welcome Announcements
Flag Ceremony
National Anthem
10:45-11:15 – Trot Time
11:15-11:30 – Cool Down Dance Party and Prize Collection
11:30-12:00 – Announcement of Winners
12:00-12:30 – Clean up (Volunteers needed)

Chipotle Restaurant Night
2023-12-05 16:00 - 20:00 | Chipotle, 9120 Baltimore National Pike Lot A-1, Ellicott City, MD, 21042, United States

Dec PTA Meeting - Zoom
2023-12-06 20:00 - 21:00 | Virtual

Jan PTA Meeting - Zoom
2024-01-03 20:00 - 21:00 | Virtual

Cozy Reading Day
2024-01-08 | SJLES, 2960 St. John’s Lane, ELLICOTT CITY, MD, 21042, United States
Cozy reading during school!

Read-a-thon Fundraiser
2024-01-08 - 2024-01-26 | MD
Q: What is Read-a-thon?

A: Read-a-thon is a reading fundraiser that makes it easy, fun and rewarding to practice reading at home and at school! There is no required number of books to read, and no specific time requirement. The goal is simply to have fun reading! Family and friends are invited to support students with a one-time donation.

Q: How long is the event?

A: The Read-a-thon officially begins on Monday, January 8, and runs through Friday, January 26, 2024. All Jaguars will have the opportunity to celebrate the start of Read-a-thon at the in-school Cozy Reading Day event assemblies, with an exciting and inclusive in-school event on Monday, January 8.

Q: How do I sign up?

A: Create your account right here by entering your student’s homeroom teacher code, listed below. Then invite family and friends to support your child’s Read-a-thon with a donation. It only takes a few minutes! During the registration process, you’ll have the option to send emails and texts to family and friends directly from the site, or you can have an email sent to your inbox that you’ll be able to forward as you wish. There is no requirement to read a certain number of books or minutes-per-day. However, reading minutes can be logged easily through your account if you wish to track and encourage your child’s reading.

Q: How does my child earn prizes?

Your child will earn 15% of all donations that they receive to spend in the prize store. Choose from more than 200 fun prizes! Stay tuned for more details about redeeming prizes.

Q: Are there sponsorship opportunities for businesses?

A: Do you own or manage a business that you’d like the SJLES community to know about? Read-a-thon offers ad sponsorships so your company’s information can be displayed on all the fundraising pages throughout the program. Go to Click HERE or go to https://www.read-a-thon.com/donate and enter SJLES’ code: 58529 to learn more.

Grade
teacher
teacher code

K
Mrs. Blake
Code: 3198487

K
Mrs. Byle
Code: 3198488

K
Mrs. Fauver
Code: 3198489

K
Mrs. Kirby
Code: 3198490

K
Mrs. McWatters
Code: 3198491

1
Miss Coffey
Code: 3198492

1
Mrs. Alexander
Code: 3198493

1
Mrs. Jorquera
Code: 3198494

1
Mrs. Larner
Code: 3198495

1
Mrs. Mueller
Code: 3198496

2
Mrs. Harkness
Code: 3198497

2
Mrs. Care
Code: 3198498

2
Mrs. Harold
Code: 3198499

2
Miss Jang
Code: 3198500

2
Mrs. Marsico
Code: 3198501

3
Mrs. Capecci
Code: 3198502

3
Mrs. Bailey
Code: 3198503

3
Mr. Conklin
Code: 3198504

3
Mrs. Losiewski
Code: 3198505

4
Miss King
Code: 3198506

4
Mrs. Barron
Code: 3198507

4
Mrs. Berube
Code: 3198508

4
Miss Southern
Code: 3198509

4
Mrs. Leve
Code: 3198510

5
Mrs. Parr
Code: 3198511

5
Mr. Kollosch
Code: 3198512

5
Mrs. Lowney
Code: 3198513

5
Mrs. Rippeon
Code: 3198514

5
Mrs. Sprankle
Code: 3198515

Feb PTA Meeting - Zoom
2024-02-07 20:00 - 21:00 | Virtual

Multicultural Night
2024-02-22 17:00 - 20:00 | SJLES, 2960 St. John’s Lane, ELLICOTT CITY, MD, 21042, United States
Snow Date Feb 29

Yama Sushi Restaurant Night
2024-03-06 | Yama Sushi, 4725-G Dorsey Hall Dr, Ellicott City, MD, 21042, United States
Mark your calendars for Wednesday, March 6th for Restaurant Night at Yama Sushi in Dorsey Hall. Please mention SJLES for Dine In, Pick up or Online Orders ALL Day!! 11 AM- 10PM.

March PTA Meeting - Zoom
2024-03-06 20:00 - 21:00 | Virtual

Book Fair
2024-03-14 - 2024-03-21 | SJLES, 2960 St. John’s Lane, ELLICOTT CITY, MD, 21042, United States
