SSES PTA:

What's Happening?

September 25, 2020

    WELCOME PTA MEMBERS

    • For Remote Learning/COVID-19 latest info, visit the SSES website.
    • Check out ssespta.org for PTA info.
    • Email communications@ssespta.org if you have any questions.
    • Want to volunteer? Go to the volunteer form (SSES is a close campus at this time, events/activities are TBD).
    • If you are no longer at SSES and wish to unsubscribe, see the link at the bottom of this newsletter.

    Thanks!  ❤️ SSES PTA

    IMPORTANT DATES

    • Sep 30 - Join PTA deadline for iPad raffle
    • Oct 2 - Deadline for selecting in-person or remote learning for next 9-week term
    • Oct 3 - Orders due for Class Shirts and Spirit Gear
    • Oct 7 - Spirit Night at Hat Creek Belterra benefiting SSES PTA
    • Oct 8 - Parent University #1: Care for the Caregiver (7-8:30pm Zoom)
    • Oct 12 - Student Holiday
    • Oct 15 - PTA General Meeting with Superintendent Washburn
    • Nov 1 - Reflections Entries due

    Join PTA. Win an iPad - DEADLINE SEPTEMBER 30

    LAST CHANCE - Join SSES PTA by September 30 to be entered into the drawing for a BRAND NEW iPad. 

     

    DID YOU KNOW.....

    • PTA Membership is annual - so if you joined last year you will need to renew.
    • Anyone can join PTA: parents, teachers, students, other family members, neighbors, friends!

    • You can sponsor a membership to your teacher or favorite staff member? Add their membership through JoinPTA.org and then send an email to membership@ssespta.org to receive a digital card to share with the recipient.

    • PTA Membership comes with many discounts and special offers!
     
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    SPIRIT NIGHT @ HAT CREEK

    WED OCTOBER 7, 5-9pm

    Take a night off from cooking dinner AND support SSES PTA! Visit Hat Creek Burger Company @ Belterra Village on Wednesday October 7 between 5 and 9 PM. Then place your receipts in the bucket by the register - 10% of our receipt totals will be donated to SSES PTA!

     

    We love partnering with local businesses!  If you are interested please contact fundraising@ssespta.org.

    CLASS SHIRTS & SPIRIT GEAR

     

    Order by October 3. Class shirts are great for special school events. We have new spirit shirt designs for all DS Tigers big and small, plus water bottles and clip-on hand sanitizer. Teacher/Staff shirts make a great gift. Every purchase helps fund programs to support our SSES students and teachers.

     
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    WE ❤️ OUR TEACHERS

     

    Our PTA Hospitality Team made sure to provide some extra fuel for teachers during the first week of in-person learning!

    Here are some other ways for care for our teachers right now:

    • Be a Room Parent - we still have some teachers without room parents. If you are interested, please contact volunteers@ssespta.org or talk to your teacher!
    • Teacher Favorites - Help with their Amazon wishlists, or look up their favorite snacks and drinks to drop off at the front door area - the front office will make sure to get items to teachers.
    • Buy a Teacher/Staff Shirt for a teacher or staff member!
    • Sponsor a PTA membership - register your teacher at JoinPTA.org and we will send you a digital card to let them know about their special gift.

    PTA GENERAL MEETING - Thursday October 15, 5pm

    Our next General Meeting will be on October 15 at 5:00 pm via Zoom, look for a registration link to be shared by email/social media/Thursday folder closer to the meeting date. Superintendent Washburn will be our guest speaker. 

     

    We had a great turnout at our September General Meeting last week! If you were unable to attend the meeting, you can contact communications@ssespta.org if you’d like to view the minutes or recording of the meeting.

    HOW PTA SUPPORTS SSES

    If you're new to Sycamore Springs Elementary, you may be wondering exactly what PTA does? In a typical year, volunteers run numerous activities and events for the entire school community - like teacher hospitality, student enrichments, and fundraisers. PTA funds  are applied to supplement grade-level and departmental budgets, and provide bigger ticket items that benefit the whole school, such as the playground shade and water bottle-filling stations.

     

    With the cancellation of the APEX Fun Run last spring, SSES PTA is starting the year with lower balance than usual… but we will not let this stop us from meeting our commitment to supporting our Tigers.

    We hope you will join us with your time, talents, gifts, and presence!

    BOX TOPS & AMAZON SMILE

    Use the Box Tops app to scan your receipts for Box Top products, including brands like General Mills, Pillsbury, Annie’s, Ziploc, and more! You’ll also get alerts for bonus Box Top offers from HEB, Costco, and other affiliates.

     

    Amazon Smile is NOW AVAILABLE ON THE APP - just set it up once, and a percentage of qualifying purchases will be donated to SSES PTA!

    2020-21 PTA REFLECTIONS: I MATTER BECAUSE

    Reflections is a national PTA program for recognizing creativity and artistic talents. Students may submit entries in the following categories:

    • Visual Art
    • Photography
    • Film
    • Music Composition
    • Dance Choreography
    • Literature

    Visit txpta.org/reflections for more information, rules, and entry form. Submissions will be accepted at a Reflections dropbox in the SSES front entry area until November 1st. Contact enrichments@ssespta.org for more info.

    LAST CALL FOR

    2019-20 YEARBOOKS

    If you were unable to pickup your yearbook order during our pickup events in July and August, please pick up from the SSES Front Office by October 1. Limited quantities are still available for purchase for $40 (also through Oct 1)

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