Good morning Shepherd families and friends,
A HUGE THANK YOU to our GOLD-LEVEL Gala and Auction sponsor – Blue Path Labs!
And BIG CHEERS to the BRONZE-level family sponsors: Mueller, Varda, Yang, Bierdon, Bingham, Skapik, Bradley, Boykin, Francis/Liberto, Zettle, Ma, Lewis/Taylor, Snyder/Johnson and Robinson families.
We’d still love more family sponsors – click here for more info!
In this week’s PTO Bulletin…
- Spring Break – April 11th-15th
- Easter Monday/Records Day (no school) – Mon, April 18th
- 3rd grade Staff Breakfast and “Coffee and Convo” with Dr. Hedlund – Tues, April 19th
- April PTO and LSAT meetings – Wed, April 20th
- All School Morning Meeting hosted by PK4 – Fri, April 29th
- Shepherd Gala and Auction – Sat, April 30th – buy your tickets NOW and help us with auction donations!
- Teacher Appreciation Week – May 2-6
- PTO Health and Wellness Fair – Thurs, May 12th
- PTO Restaurant Night at Mama Lucia – Thurs, May 12th
- Calendar of Events
BUY TICKETS AND GET READY TO BID!
Are you getting excited to bid in the auction?
We’ve got something for everyone – tickets to concerts, theatre productions, summer camps, restaurants, museums, games, yoga classes, paddle boarding and more…plus donations for home design services, legal services, a distillery tour and tasting, a weekend at Bethany Beach, a party to “knit and nosh” and a crawfish boil!
Get your Gala and Auction tickets now! Click here to purchase.
Even if you can’t attend, consider buying an Angel ticket for a Shepherd teacher or staff member. And remember you can always just register to bid online even if you can’t attend the event!
Seeking Volunteers for Teacher Appreciation Week!
Teacher Appreciation Week is May 2nd-6th and we really want to show our teachers and staff some LOVE! If you have some activity or gift ideas and/or can help us, please email [email protected].
TAP a TEACHER – NOMINATE HERE!
CONGRATS to Ms. Holt, Ms. Murali and Madame Gadie – this month’s Teacher Appreciation Program honorees!
PTO wants your help in recognizing our amazing TEACHERS!
Once a month, a special teacher will receive a wishlist fund bonus, and letters will be shared with the selected teacher and school community at our monthly PTO meeting.
To recognize a teacher, submit a nomination here.
Spring Musical – Lights! Camera! Action!
SAVE THE DATE for the return of the Shepherd Musicals! June 2nd at 6 pm in the Multipurpose room and streaming on TEAMS. Watch this space…more details soon!
Seeking PTO Nominating Committee Members
We’re looking for 3 parents (not related to anyone on the current PTO Board) to run our Nominating Committee and Elections in May.
And if you’re interested in running for a position, check out the details of the positions here.
If you can volunteer to help, please email [email protected].
Interested in Coaching Flag Football?
We’re interested in fielding a Shepherd flag football team, but are in need of coaches. If you’re interested in coaching 4th and 5th graders, please sign up here.
After School Clubs are BACK OPEN!
Some clubs have restarted and some are new! But we have a few with spots open, so join now!
Performance Club for grades 3-5 (Mondays at 3:30pm)
Gardening Club for grades 2nd-5th (Thursdays at 3:30 pm)
Chorus (Tuesdays at 3:30)
Pokemon Club for grades 3rd-5th (Fridays at 3:30 pm)
Lego Club for grades 3rd-5th (Wednesdays at 3:30 pm)
Looking for Parents for the Chancellor’s Parent Advisory Board
DCPS is looking for parents and caregivers from across the District to join Chancellor Lewis D. Ferebee’s Parent Advisory Board for School Year 2022 – 2023.
Parents and caregivers who serve will learn more about DCPS priorities and provide input on the implementation of policies, programs, and new initiatives.
Get more info here. Applications are due by April 29, 2022 at 11:59 pm
Calendar Update
The last day of school for DCPS students is now June 24, 2022.
Support the Shepherd 180 Fund
Help the Shepherd PTO fund lots of great events, initiatives, and extra circular efforts at Shepherd this year by donating to the 180 Fund.
It’s called the 180 Fund because there are 180 instructional days in the school year and your donation of a dollar a day per student helps the PTO support sending students on offsite field trips, funding teacher educational wish lists, putting on school plays and concerts, updating outdoor playground equipment, funding additional academic supports, and hosting school-wide events! This budget really helps us give our students even more unique, meaningful and enriching opportunities each year.
Any contribution is always much appreciated. And as a reminder, your contribution is 100% tax deductible. Thanks for your support – we’re looking forward to getting back to BETTER THAN NORMAL!
THANKS to our 180 Fund DONORS
MANY, MANY THANKS to the following families:
Snyder-Johnson Family
Arellano Family
Kunce Family
Bradley Family
Bennett Family
Beridon Family
Tivol Family
Lyles Family
Faulman-Coffey Family
Johnston-Gruetzmacher Family
Archer Family
Lipton-Marnon Family
Richards Family
Frias Family
Raglani Family
Jabaily-Messing Family
Ju Family
Walton-Prather Family
Marchand Family
Zettle Kreisberg Family
Weerasingha-Cote Family
Yonkwa-Rijmen Family
Boykin-Chase Family
Romine Family
Roberts Family
Marks-Fagen Family
Holdridge-Ma Family
Varda Glover Family
Yang Family
Steele Family
Escalante Family
Gallagher Family
Rodell Family
Prabhu-McDonald Family
DeAngelo Family
Dorsett-Holliday Family
Musgrove Family
Singh Family
Mitchell Family
Francis Family
Carlyle Family
Joiner Family
Martin Family
Mokodean Family
Britton Family
Smith Family
Head Family
Gulczynski-Gupta Family
Goodman Family
Marrkand Family
Youssef Family
Hayes Family
Follow Shepherd PTO on FB and Insta
Keep up with the latest updates, events and fun things going on at Shepherd by following our FB page (@ShepherdElemPTA) and Instagram (shepherd_elem_dc)
Upcoming School Calendar of Events
Spring Break – April 11th-15th
Records/Professional Development Day/NO SCHOOL – Mon, April 18th
3rd Grade Coffee and Convo – Tues, April 19th
PTO and LSAT meetings – Wed, April 20th
All School Morning Meeting – Fri, April 29th
Annual Shepherd Auction and Gala – Sat, April 30th
PTO Health and Wellness Fair – Thurs, May 12th
PTO Mama Lucia Restaurant Night – Thurs, May 12th
Shepherd Camping Trip – May 21-22