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Hi Mustang families, teachers and staff –  It’s a busy week with Halloween and the school parade on Thursday…but just a quick REMINDER that we’re having our second“Supper for Shepherd” Restaurant Night tomorrow night (Tues, Oct 29 from 5-10 pm) at Blue 44 – 5507 Connecticut Ave NW. Reservations are strongly encouraged. You MUST bring in this flyer to help us earn 20% of every bill for Shepherd Elementary PTA.  Shepherd October 2019.pdf THANKS for all your support for Shepherd this month!  THE SHEPHERD PTA CREW

Hi Mustang families! We are less than 2 weeks out now, so there are 2 things we need you to do. Book your sitter (if you haven’t already!) and get your tickets! We have a class contest we’re kicking off today… 1. Book your sitter Urban Sitter and Nanno have provided a discount code for parents to use to find a sitter and come to the Gala! Urban Sitter: Here’s a code for a free first month of UrbanSitter membership: EVENTSCH5MONTH. It’s valid now through May 31, 2019 and can be redeemed here: https://www.urbansitter.com/promo/event. Nanno: is a new app designed by moms and all sitters are vetted and background checked. Join at www.nanno.com and get 10% off your first booking by using code HELLONANNO19. 2. BUY YOUR TICKETS – Gala and Auction CLASS CONTEST STARTS TODAY! CLASSES with the MOST ATTENDEES and EARNING THE MOST MONEY (can be onsite or online bidding!) win a special surprise! Remember – you can bid online if you can’t attend the event! We have more than 200 auction items – all will earn money for Shepherd PTA to support teachers, students and staff do more next year! PREVIEW OF TEACHER TREAT AUCTION ITEMS: You might like winning a trip to go with Mr. Mack … Read More

Shepherd Elementary School PTA needs your help! We are just beginning the massive effort of planning and preparation for Shepherd’s 15th Annual Spring Gala and Auction. This year’s Gala will be held on May 4th, 2019, at The Atrium at Bobby Van’s Grill in Washington, DC. Historically, the Spring Gala has been the PTA’s best fundraiser of the year, and we hope to raise over $40,000 this year to support Shepherd’s academic and enrichment programs, which will benefit all students. HOW CAN YOU GET INVOLVED? There are so many ways you can participate to help us to throw a wonderful Gala and Auction. Here are a few suggestions: Assist your classroom parent(s) and contribute to classroom project and basket donations – information from your classroom parent should have been sent to you (if not, feel free to follow up with Caroline Smith at mrthbtn@gmail.com Either provide or solicit donations of goods or services for the auction – do you have a special talent for cooking and can host a cooking party, a vacation home, access to tickets or a box for concerts or a game, or professional services to offer? If you have an item to donate or know a business owner you would like … Read More

Hi Mustang Parents! We’re getting excited to host our 30th Annual Shepherd Jazz Night on Friday, March 1 at 6:30 pm in the Multipurpose Room.  The evening will include a pot luck dinner, live and up-close jazz music by outstanding artists, creative activities, and an opportunity to mix and mingle with Shepherd families!  Please sign up to contribute a food or drink item and bring enough for about 10 people: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0F49AEA82FABFF2-jazz. This community event is proudly supported by your Shepherd PTA!

Happy New Year! We’re hosting our first movie night of the new year…this FRIDAY! Come enjoy watching “Christopher Robin” with your school friends and neighbors! Bring blankets, sleeping bags and folded chairs. Entry is free and doors open at 6:15 pm. Concessions and Shepherd gear will be on sale. BIG thanks to the Shepherd Park Citizens Association for their sponsorship of this movie night!

Hi Mustang Parents! Thanks to the MANY who donated for #GivingTuesday yesterday. We appreciate your support and look forward to doing more great things this year by providing the school with more needed materials for Art and more educational support for our students taking PARCC testing. And, today we are happy to bring you our first PARENTS NIGHT OUT of the year on Friday, Dec 7 from 6:30-10pm at school…just in time for the holidays! Go to a holiday party, do some holiday shopping, or just relax by yourself! We’re working with Star Achievers to provide childcare and we’ll have fun arts and craft activities, sports activities in the multipurpose room, and an Incredibles 1 and 2 movie screening! $40 for the first child and $30 for a sibling – open to all PK3-5th grade students, not just Shepherd students! Bring a neighbor friend! Pizza, a drink and a treat are included in the cost. Register here by Tues, Dec 4 – https://www.shepherd-elementary.org/parents-night-out/ See you then and enjoy some time to yourself! Liz

#GivingTuesday – a day set aside during the busy holiday season to reflect and give back. We wanted to take a moment and let you know how thankful we are for everything the Shepherd community has done to support our school this year. Your donations are hard at work supporting our school already by providing: Supplies to our classrooms, including keyboard headphones for the music classroom, a reading intervention program for the Special Education team, and new leveled reading books to build out our K-5 classroom libraries Support for Family and Community Events like Movie Nights, Fall Fest, and Summer Camp Fair Funding for a field trip per grade level, including the 3rd graders recent trip to the U.S. Capitol and the Pre-K 4 trip to the Green Meadows Pumpkin Patch As we work to continue to build the Shepherd PTA 180 Fund, help us reach our goal of more than $6,000 this year. A suggested donation of $180 per child covers $1 for every school day of the year, but a gift at any level helps us reach our goal. We are very close and appreciate all who have donated already! Thank you for supporting the Shepherd PTA and all we are doing for our … Read More

Good afternoon, Mustang friends and family! We are EXCITED to announce our first movie night of the school year! We’ll be screening COCO on Friday, November 2…which is RIGHT around the corner, so mark your calendars! Doors open at 6:15 pm and movie starts at 6:30 pm. We’ll be selling concessions and Shepherd gear onsite…no entry fees, but donations are always accepted! Bring your sleeping bags, pillows or folding chairs, and come join us in the Multipurpose Room for a fun movie night with neighborhood families!

Happy Friday, Mustang Parents!  One week countdown means…it’s time to buy your Shepherd Fall Fest Family Sponsorship package and advance sale tickets! Buy online at: https://www.shepherd-elementary.org/fall-fest/ Fall weekends are BUSY, so even if you can’t come…buy FUNDRAISING tickets for your family, friends, neighbors, and your teachers, we TRULY appreciate your financial support for Shepherd!  See you on Oct 20th!