Good morning Shepherd families and friends, We are definitely back in full swing based on this packed PTO Bulletin! Lots of events going on today and through the next week. In this week’s PTO Bulletin… DCPS COVID-19 Town Hall – Wed, Jan 26th at 5 pm Town Hall on Vaccinations with Howard University – Wed, Jan 26th at 6 pm Town Hall on DCPS and Special Education hosted by ANC Commissioner Adofo – Thurs, Jan 27th All School Morning Meeting – Fri, Jan 28th at 9:15 am Councilmember George hosts Ward 4 meeting on education – Wed, Feb 2nd from 7-8 pm Shepherd Spring Restaurant Nights with Ledo’s and Potomac Pizza coming in Feb and March – details coming soon! Shepherd Gala and Auction – Sat, April 30th (planning in progress!) Health and Wellness Fair – May 7th Calendar of Events DCPS Town Hall – Wed, Jan 26th at 5 pm Mayor Bowser and the Administration will be providing monthly updates on the DCPS COVID-19 Protocol updates among other critical recovery efforts and district priorities. Click here to see the list of upcoming dates and to register. DC Govt and Howard University on COVID-19 TOWN HALL Join for a virtual … Read More

Good afternoon Shepherd families and friends and HAPPY NEW YEAR! In this week’s PTO Bulletin… Jan PTO meeting – Wed, Jan 19th at 6:30 All School Morning Meeting – Fri, Jan 28th at 9:15 am Restaurant Nights – details coming soon! Shepherd Gala and Auction event (planning in progress!) Calendar of Events AND MUCH MORE! January PTO Meeting TONIGHT – Wed, Jan 19th Join us here on TEAMS at 6:30 pm this evening as we kick of 2022. We’re excited to share ideas for 2022 – Spring Gala and Auction, Jazz Night, Restaurant Nights, and the Health and Wellness Fair! If you have trouble with the link, please see the Shepherd calendar. GALA/AUCTION VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! We’re looking for volunteers to help chair and plan this year’s Spring Gala/Auction. Our HOPE is to have the event in person on Saturday, April 30th. This is our BIGGEST FUNDRAISER of the school year and is a “no kids” event where we have a WHOLE lot of crazy fun too! It takes a village to put on this type of event, so if you have experience in planning events, fundraising, communications and marketing, signage, tech/AV, and/or logistics, we’d LOVE to have your help. Email … Read More

Good morning Shepherd families and friends, In this week’s PTO Bulletin… Dec LSAT and PTO Meetings – TODAY! All-School Morning Meeting celebrating “holidays around the world” – Fri, Dec 17th at 9:15 am Teacher/Staff Holiday “Sip and Sing” Event – Tues, Dec 21st Volunteers needed for the Spring Auction/Gala – next planning meeting on Thurs, Dec 16th at 7 pm Volunteers needed to help with the Summer Camp Expo! Mental Health tips and resources from Dr. Brown Thanks to our Annual Shepherd 180 Fund Donors Calendar of Events AND MUCH MORE! Dec PTO Meeting TONIGHT – Wed, Dec 15th Join us here on TEAMS at 6:30 pm this evening as we wrap up 2021. We’re excited to share ideas and updates for 2022 – Summer Camp Expo, gear sales, Spring Gala and Auction, Jazz Night, and the Health and Wellness Fair! GALA & AUCTION VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! We’re looking for volunteers to help chair and plan this year’s Spring Gala/Auction. Our HOPE is to have the event in person on Saturday, April 30th. This is our BIGGEST FUNDRAISER of the school year and is a “no kids” event where we have a WHOLE lot of crazy fun too! It takes a … Read More

Good evening Shepherd families and friends, In this week’s PTO Bulletin… DCPS Ed Fest – Sat, Dec 11th Dec LSAT and PTO meetings – Wed, Dec 15th All-School Morning meeting – Fri, Dec 17th Order your holiday greenery and support the Shepherd PTO Support Shepherd’s virtual food drive now through Dec 10th Volunteers needed – Spring Auction/Gala CONGRATS to Ms. McIntyre – our first PTO TAP recipient Thanks to our Annual Shepherd 180 Fund Donors Calendar of Events AND MUCH MORE! Get your holiday greenery here! We’re once again working with Lynch Creek Farms to give you a way to decorate for the holidays while supporting the school too! With each purchase, Lynch Creek Farms will donate 15% back to the Shepherd PTO. Click here to shop the elegant wreaths, garland, table toppers, centerpieces and accessories. Happy Holidays! GALA/AUCTION VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Do you like planning an event? Or maybe you like fundraising? Or you’re a master of logistics or marketing/communications? WE NEED YOU! It takes a village to put on an event like this and we’re looking for volunteers to help chair and plan this year’s Spring Gala/Auction. It’s our biggest fundraising event of the year and we hope to … Read More

Good morning Shepherd families and friends, It’s almost Thanksgiving and we want THANK YOU for all the support you’ve given Shepherd over the last few months. We’ve reached our annual 180 Fund goal of $10,000 for the first time in years, have more than 49 families signed up for our holiday photos fundraiser, and had AN AMAZING FUN RACE this past Saturday with more than 109 racers participating on 24 teams. WHEW! What a great start to our school year! In this week’s PTO Bulletin… LSAT and PTO monthly meetings TODAY – Wed, Nov 17th All School Morning Meeting hosted by the 4th graders – Fri, Nov 19th Family Holiday pics – Sat, Nov 20 and Sun, Nov 21 (SOLD OUT!) Staff Appreciation Holiday Event Planning Kick-off meeting – Mon, Nov 29th at 7pm Spring Gala/Auction planning kickoff meeting – Wed, Dec 1st at 7 pm Volunteers needed – planning for the Teachers/Staff holiday party, Spring Auction/Gala, and library book sorters! Thanks to our Annual Shepherd 180 Fund Donors Calendar of Events AND MUCH MORE! And the FUN RACE WINNERS ARE… They ran, jumped, threw, biked, dodged, counted, strategized and worked as teams to try to get the fastest time … Read More

Good evening Shepherd families and friends, We’d like to take a moment today to salute all of the veterans in our school community – we thank you for your service today and everyday! In this week’s PTO Bulletin… See our full list of FANTASTIC TEAMS competing in Shepherd’s first-ever Fun Race to Fundraise – Sat, Nov 13th Reminder – School Picture Day – Mon, Nov 15th Kindergarten families – “Coffee and Chat” date with Dr. H – Tues, Nov 16th LSAT and PTO monthly meetings – Wed, Nov 17th All School Morning Meeting hosted by the 4th graders – Fri, Nov 19th Thanks to our Annual Shepherd 180 Fund Donors Calendar of Events AND MUCH MORE! Shepherd Fun Racers! They’re warming up, lifting weights, running sprints, and getting ready for the BIG RACE this Saturday! Get ready to cheer on the 29 TEAMS competing in the FUN RACE TO FUNDRAISE. All teams should’ve received a group number and start time via text…more race details will be sent via text to the cell number we have for each team. A HUGE thanks to our sponsors: Ledo’s Pizza, Target, City CPR, Call Your Mother’s Bagel, Maison RZK realtors, and the Jabaily-Messing and … Read More

Good evening Shepherd families and friends, In this week’s PTO Bulletin… Sign your team up now for Shepherd’s first-ever Fun Race to Fundraise – Sat, Nov 13th starting at 11 am Vaccine Pop-Up Clinics on Fri, Nov 5th “No School Day” Play Day hosted by Star Achievers on Fri, Nov 5th Ward 3 Education Network Meeting – Mon, Nov 8th at 7 pm School Picture Day – Tues, Nov 9th No School on Veteran’s Day – Thurs, Nov 11th Thanks to our Annual Shepherd 180 Fund Donors Calendar of Events AND MUCH MORE! Register Your Fun Race Team Here Ward 3 Education Network Meeting – Mon, Nov 8th at 7pm The group will be hosting DC Public Schools Deputy Chancellor Melissa Kim and Social Studies Director Scott Abbott. This will be an opportunity to ask Deputy Chancellor Kim about such topics as COVID and schools (testing, outdoor lunches and education, vaccinations, virtual learning), overcrowding in schools and the recent community working group, and the upcoming budget cycle. Director Abbott will be talking with us about the new DCPS curriculum and instructional approach for elementary social studies and math. Register in advance for this meeting here. After registering, you will receive … Read More

Good evening Shepherd families and friends, Wow – it’s almost November and our school schedule of events is picking up again and nothing makes us more excited! Mark your calendar because we have a lot you won’t want to miss. In this week’s PTO Bulletin… DATE CHANGE – Halloween Parade is now TOMORROW (Thurs, Oct 28th) at 2:30 pm All School Morning Meeting hosted by the 3rd graders is on Fri, Oct 29th at 9:15 am via TEAMS Sign your team up now for Shepherd’s first-ever Fun Race to Fundraise – Sat, Nov 13th starting at 11 am Get your families ready for holiday photos with our PTO family photo shoot fundraiser – several November dates noted below Thanks to our Annual Shepherd 180 Fund Donors Calendar of Events AND MUCH MORE! Register Your Fun Race Team Here DATE CHANGE – Halloween Parade is now TOMORROW (Thurs, Oct 28) Time is still 2:30 now on Thurs, Oct 28th due to rain forecasted for Friday. We will parade around the perimeter of the school like last time, and parents will be able to sign their children out at the end of the parade. All School Morning Meeting – Fri, Oct 29th … Read More

Good afternoon Shepherd families and friends, As we’re getting back to normal, we’re excited to announce a few upcoming events highlighted below – the School Halloween Parade and Shepherd Fun Race. We look forward to seeing everyone back in person again soon! Reminder that we have our Oct PTO meeting tonight at 6:30 pm. Join us via TEAMS here. In this week’s PTO Bulletin… DCPS Town Hall – TONIGHT (Wed, Oct 20th) at 5 pm October PTO meeting – TONIGHT (Wed, Oct 20th) at 6:30 pm SAVE THE DATE – Halloween Parade and All School Morning Meeting on Oct 29th Shepherd’s first-ever Fun Race – Sat, Nov 13th THANKS to our PTO Committee Chairs and volunteers Supporting the Annual Shepherd 180 Fund Calendar of Events AND MUCH MORE! DCPS Town Hall – October 20th Join DCPS leadership for a Town Hall on “Creating Safe Environments in DCPS” on Wednesday, Oct 20th at 5 pm. Register here. PTO Meeting TONIGHT at 6:30 pm Join us via TEAMS tonight to hear from Dr. Hedlund as she shares beginning of the year (BOY) data, details about upcoming events and committee updates. School Halloween Parade – Fri, October 29th It’s BAAACCCKKK this year! YAHOOOO! … Read More