Sligo Middle School PTSA

Fitness Fun Day is the largest fundraiser for the Sligo PTSA! In addition to being a fun, community-building day for Sligo, it is where most of the funding for the Sligo PTSA comes from!

Here is a list of many of the efforts that Fitness Fun Day supports:
Teacher Appreciation
Mini Grants for Teachers and Staff
Sligo Food Pantry
STEM Night
Spring Dance
Funding for each grade to supplement field trips
8th grade promotion activities such as the Picnic, Kings Dominion Trip and Promotion Ceremony
Advocacy on behalf of parents, teachers and students on issues such as the boundary study, program analysis and pedestrian safety
Sligo merchandise
Concessions at play, musical and talent show

Without your support, we won’t be able to fully fund these efforts!

Please register your child and ask family and friends to donate! We have fewer than 50 students who have created a page out of nearly 700 students! This is a team effort and we need everyone working together!
https://app.givebacks.gives/sligofitnessfun/Members/Details

Please volunteer at Fitness Fun Day on Friday! It’s a fun opportunity to see your child at school! And your help will make the day go smoothly!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E094EA4AB29A4FD0-59175437-volunteers #/

Thank you to everyone who has supported Fitness Fun Day this year! We are grateful to everyone who has donated and volunteered!

The Sligo PTSA supports a pantry at Sligo MS that serves families in our community in need of food and hygiene items. We will be fully set up in a dedicated space in the next week or so. If you’re able to send your child in with a donation, please do so. Below is a link from the Maryland Food Bank that gives an idea of needed items. If you are in need of food assistance, please reach out to Ms Diaz Tinoco at [email protected] (or any staff/faculty member) for more information.

mdfoodbank.org

On Friday, our Sligo teachers and staff had a training day at school! The Sligo PTSA provided a small breakfast and a yummy treat to them while they were training! Thank you to the teachers and staff for working so hard for our children!

Last night, we had an opportunity to highlight to the MCPS Superintendent our great school and to understand the upcoming changes in MCPS, specific to how they affect Sligo. Thank you to our wonderful community for showing up and showcasing to Dr. Taylor the amazing parents, teachers and students we have at Sligo Middle School! We hope that you got some questions answered and concerns addressed.

We want to congratulate 8th grader and Student Government President Zara Wehrli for confidently speaking last night about why she loves Sligo, asking the first question of Dr. Taylor and presenting him with our signature Sligo PJ bottoms!

With all of the burning topics we had to cover from the Woodward Boundary Study to the Regional Program Analysis to the Capital Improvements and upcoming changes to Sligo, we acknowledge that we did not get all of the questions answered! We will compile all of the questions submitted on the Google Form and index cards from last night. Dr. Taylor has agreed to answer all of our questions in writing and we will provide that to the community as soon as we have it! We also took copious notes and will send those out to our community!

The theme that we heard a lot last night from Dr. Taylor was advocacy! MCPS and the Board of Education is interested in hearing from our school community about how these changes will affect us. They are looking for well-reasoned positions to help them make important decisions about the future of Sligo and other Silver Spring schools. This is our opportunity to make our voices heard!

En Español
La comunidad de Sligo tiene una oportunidad única e importante con la asistencia del Dr. Thomas Taylor, superintendente de MCPS, a nuestra reunión de la PTSA del 16 de octubre. El Dr. Taylor realizará una breve presentación sobre el estudio de límites y el análisis del programa, y ​​hablará sobre las mejoras de capital de la escuela secundaria Sligo. Posteriormente, responderá preguntas de la comunidad de Sligo. Estamos ansiosos por responder a sus preguntas y atender sus inquietudes. Para asegurarnos de aprovechar al máximo el tiempo con el Dr. Taylor, les solicitamos que envíen sus preguntas antes de la reunión. Esperamos recopilar preguntas similares y formularlas al comienzo de la sesión de preguntas y respuestas. Las preguntas enviadas antes del mediodía del 16 de octubre tendrán prioridad. También brindaremos la oportunidad de responder preguntas de los asistentes, si el tiempo lo permite.

Tenga en cuenta algunos detalles importantes sobre esta reunión:

La reunión tendrá lugar a las 7 p. m. del jueves 16 de octubre. Tenga en cuenta que esto representa un cambio con respecto a nuestra reunión habitual del segundo martes debido al concierto de la banda y la orquesta.

La reunión de octubre de la PTSA de Sligo será EN PERSONA. Anteriormente, compartimos un enlace de Zoom. Esta reunión se realizará en la cafetería de la escuela secundaria Sligo. No se realizará por Zoom.

Habrá interpretación al español disponible.

Tomaremos notas durante la reunión y nos aseguraremos de compartirlas con la comunidad de Sligo.

La PTSA de Sligo se complace en brindar esta oportunidad para que nuestra comunidad recopile información, responda preguntas y comparta inquietudes sobre el estudio de límites y el análisis del programa. Con su ayuda, mostraremos la increíble y participativa comunidad que tenemos en Sligo. Queremos mostrarle al Dr. Taylor por qué Sligo es una escuela tan excelente para nuestros estudiantes. Esperamos que nos acompañen para hacer preguntas, compartir comentarios y presentar nuestra comunidad escolar.

Sligo MS PTSA: Preguntas para la Superintendente Taylor Atención, padres y cuidadores de Sligo: La Superintendente Taylor asistirá a la reunión de la PTSA de Sligo Middle School el jueves 16 de octubre a las 7:00 p.m. en Sligo Middle School. Esta es su oportunidad para enviar preguntas a la Superintendente Taylor sobre: - estudio de límites escolares...

The Sligo Community has a unique and important opportunity with Dr. Thomas Taylor, MCPS Superintendent, attending our October 16 PTSA Meeting! Dr. Taylor will be making a short presentation about the boundary study and program analysis and talking about Sligo MS Capital Improvements. After that, he will be taking questions from the Sligo community. We are all eager to have questions answered and concerns addressed. In order to make sure that we make the most of the time with Dr. Taylor, we are requesting that you submit questions for Dr. Taylor prior to the meeting. We are hoping to collate similar questions and ask those questions at the beginning of the Q&A time. Questions submitted before noon on October 16 will be given priority. We will also provide an opportunity for questions from the floor, time permitting.

Please note a few important details about this meeting:

The meeting is taking place at 7pm on Thursday, October 16. Please note that this is a change from our usual 2nd Tuesday meeting because of the Band and Orchestra Concert.

The October Sligo PTSA meeting with be IN PERSON. Previously we had shared a Zoom link. We will be hosting this meeting in the Sligo MS Cafeteria. We will not be hosting this meeting on Zoom.

Spanish interpretation will be available.

We will take notes in the meeting and be sure to share those with the Sligo Community.

The Sligo PTSA is pleased to provide this opportunity for our community to gather information, have questions answered and share concerns about the boundary study and program analysis. We will, with your help, showcase what an amazing, involved community we have at Sligo. We want to show Dr. Taylor why Sligo is such a great school for our students. We hope that you will join us to ask informed questions, provide constructive and relevant comments and show off our school wonderful school community.

Sligo MS PTSA: Questions for Superintendent Taylor Attention Sligo Parents and Caregivers: Superintendent Taylor will be attending the Sligo Middle School PTSA meeting on Thursday, October 16th, at 7PM at Sligo Middle School. Here's your chance to submit questions for Superintendent Taylor about: boundary changes, academic program changes; the disso...

In honor of National Principal's Month, the Sligo PTSA decorated the front office and gave Mr. Crable, Mr. Werbeck and Dr. Johnson-Redder some sweet treats! Thank you for all you do!

Fitness Fun Day is Friday, November 7!

Is your student artistic?
Each student receives a t-shirt and the shirt is designed by a Sligo student! The design is due Monday, October 6! See this flyer for more information!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zO0UIKokLf9pcEQcAcJaN-VIaSJjAT_50eZkuDSeyfA/edit?tab=t.0

Raise money for your child!
Please set up your fundraising page and ask friends and family to donate to our wonderful school! We are about 20% of the way to our $15,000 goal! The funds go to support student field trips, the Spring Dance, STEM Night, Teacher Mini-Grants, advocacy efforts, and much more! Students will receive prizes for participating in the fundraiser!
https://app.givebacks.gives/sligofitnessfun/Campaign/Details

Corporate Fundraising is important too!
We are also looking for corporate sponsors! Please ask your orthodontist, realtor, hair dresser, bank, veterinarian, dentist, or any other business to sponsor Sligo’s Fitness Fun Day! Here is a sponsorship package. Or you can let us know of a good company and we would be happy to reach out!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nIgGnWLf2sUATdAku4gVvzo59pGAk3BlfuAH8lvLkEU/edit?tab=t.0

Volunteer!
We need volunteers to make this event run smoothly for our children! Please mark your calendar to volunteer on Friday, November 7 at Fitness Fun Day!

Dine Out for Sligo Today!
Dine Out fundraisers are a great way to support the Sligo PTSA. Just order a meal from the selected location during the designated hours and show that you are part of the Sligo community and the restaurant will donate a portion of your total back to the PTSA! These fundraisers generally raise several hundred dollars for the PTSA but we need your participation to make that happen!

Our first Dine Out fundraiser of the school year will be at the Chipotle in the Wheaton Mall (11160 Viers Mill Road, Wheaton, MD) today - Wednesday, September 17th from 4:00 - 8:00 pm.

Chipotle will donate 33% of all of our sales to the Sligo PTSA. Orders must be placed in person or on the official Chipotle app or website, please do not use any third-party delivery apps. Orders must be picked up at the Wheaton Mall location. Delivery orders do not count towards our fundraiser. If ordering online on the Chipotle app or website, please enter our fundraiser code: 6HAFYAG in the "enter promo code" box after you build your order but before you checkout.

Please note: If you are ordering online, your order must be scheduled to be picked up between 4 - 8 pm to count towards our fundraiser.

Ordering delivery for Chipotle fundraisers is not permitted.

If you are ordering in person, please either show the attached fundraiser flyer (either a hard copy or on your phone) or tell the cashier at checkout that you are there for the Sligo Middle School PTSA fundraiser before you pay!

Fitness Fun Day, the largest fundraiser for the Sligo PTSA, is coming up on Friday, November 7!

What is Fitness Fun Day?
Fitness Fun Day is a fun, community-building day at Sligo and the PTSA’s largest fundraiser! During their PE/Health periods, students will earn points for their grade! Students will be able to earn points by dancing, running, shooting basketballs, taking shots on a soccer goal, or playing tug-o-war! The points are tallied at the end of the day and the class that wins earns a fun party! Each student will receive a Sligo t-shirt designed by a student and have a fun day at school!

We are also asking families to set up a fundraising page and ask friends and family to donate to Sligo PTSA! Setting up the page only takes 5 minutes and all the money raised goes to support the Sligo PTSA!

Where does the money go?
The Sligo PTSA works hard to advocate for the needs of parents, teachers and students of Sligo Middle School! We support the STEM Night and the Sligo Spring Dance, among other events. We appreciate our teachers with lunches, dinners and treats to remind them how important they are to our children! We give mini grants to teachers to supplement their budget. We keep our finger on the pulse of the MCPS changes that are important to our community. We support the Sligo Food Pantry which provides non-perishable items and toiletries to Sligo Families in need. This is just a glimpse of what the Sligo PTSA does each year! We can only accomplish all of this with the financial support of our community!

What can I do to help?

Set up a Givebacks fundraising page and raise money for our school!

https://app.givebacks.gives/sligofitnessfun/Campaign/Details

We are looking for corporate sponsors! Ask local businesses to support Sligo Middle School! Share these materials directly with businesses!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nIgGnWLf2sUATdAku4gVvzo59pGAk3BlfuAH8lvLkEU/edit?tab=t.0

Mark November 7 on your calendar to volunteer at Fitness Fun Day to make the day run smoothly for the students! Sign up coming soon!

Is your student artistic?
The Fitness Fun Day t-shirt is designed by a Sligo student! Mr. Werbeck will be reaching out to students about designing our t-shirt! Top 3 designs receive a small monetary prize!

Dine out for Sligo
Dine Out fundraisers are a great way to support the Sligo PTSA. Just order a meal from the selected location during the designated hours and show that you are part of the Sligo community and the restaurant will donate a portion of your total back to the PTSA! These fundraisers generally raise several hundred dollars for the PTSA but we need your participation to make that happen!

Our first Dine Out fundraiser of the school year will be at the Chipotle in the Wheaton Mall (11160 Viers Mill Road, Wheaton, MD) on Wednesday, September 17th from 4:00 - 8:00 pm.

Chipotle will donate 33% of all of our sales to the Sligo PTSA. Orders must be placed in person or on the official Chipotle app or website, please do not use any third-party delivery apps. Orders must be picked up at the Wheaton Mall location. Delivery orders do not count towards our fundraiser. If ordering online on the Chipotle app or website, please enter our fundraiser code: 6HAFYAG in the "enter promo code" box after you build your order but before you checkout.

Please note: If you are ordering online, your order must be scheduled to be picked up between 4 - 8 pm to count towards our fundraiser.

Ordering delivery for Chipotle fundraisers is not permitted.

If you are ordering in person, please either show the attached fundraiser flyer (either a hard copy or on your phone) or tell the cashier at checkout that you are there for the Sligo Middle School PTSA fundraiser before you pay!

We have had a great week celebrating our amazing Sligo staff and teachers! They have been so appreciative of the PTSA’s generosity!

I’m happy to report that ALL of the items from the Amazon Wish List were purchased for the Sligo staff! Thank you all so much for supporting our school! And the teachers had a great time “shopping” for school supplies, wipes, tissues, and snacks! I am sorry to say that I forgot to take a picture of the items laid out and the staff shopping! Oops! But just know that they walked out of their first meeting of the week on Monday morning to find tables full of items for them to start off the school year right!

Today we hosted a Staff lunch! We had a huge spread of salads, sandwiches, bread, chips and cookies from Panera! The teachers and staff really enjoyed the variety of food! And they definitely were giving us lots of thanks! So, I pass that thanks on to you as members of the PTSA!