SOPG NEWS
sopgsusitna@gmail.com
Hello Susitna Optional Families
Here is our regular news letter.
REMINDER TONIGHT: is Parent Math Night (6-8pm) @ ASD Education Center.
If you are having difficulty understanding Go-Math and how to helping your child in homework. ASD is have a math night to help parents out!
Thanksgiving Feast is this Friday. We are in need of cooked/preferable carved turkeys! Please send in your volunteer forms that were sent home last week so we can get a better count. For Printable form: Click Here
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I hope everyone has a great weekend!
Thank you,
Sara Crewdson
SOPG Board Member
Upcoming Events!
NOV 17th - Parent Math Night (6-8pm) @ ASD Education Center - Click Here for Flyer
Thanksgiving Feast Needs your Help: NEED MORE TURKEYS!!
We are looking for Volunteers:
This is a very enjoyable long running event but it does not happen without Volunteers.
- Help Set Up (Please be at school by 9:30)
- Bring in a Cooked & Carved Turkey at 10:45am (Need 3 per Class)
- Help Serve (11:00-11:30)
- Help Serve (11:30-12:00)
- Help Serve (12:00-12:30)
- Help Clean up (12:30pm)
- I can Supply an Extension Cord
Click HERE! to Sign up!
For Flyer - CLICK HERE!
Thanksgiving Feast! (NOV 20th, 11am-1pm) NEED TURKEYS PLEASE!
WE NEED COOKED TURKEY'S!!!
We currently only have 8 cooked turkeys donated!
We need 3 cooked turkeys per classroom! - Total of 18 turkeys.
If you can bring in a cooked, preferably carved turkey this Friday please email Laura Ison at
alaskaice@acsalaska.net or call 907-240-7991
Click HERE! to Sign up!
For Flyer - CLICK HERE!
PROJECT DAY (Dec 11, 9am-12pm) NEEDS YOUR HELP
NEED 9 MORE PARENT HELPERS: Your job will be to assist the lead parent with set-up of project, help children complete the project, and clean-up. (worth 8 volunteer hours)
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:
We are in need of Parent Coordinators for some of our events. Please consider volunteering.
Events that need your help: (Each worth 26 Hours)
- Sledding Night: Coordinator is responsible to plan and make sure everything runs smoothly with the teacher coordinator and SOPG board
- Family Dance Night: Assistant Coordinator to help Sara Crewdson plan this wonderful event.
- Spring Intensives: Coordinator to help Ms. Brittany as needed.
- Spring Bike Trip/Picnic: Coordinator to help Ms. Jennifer as needed.
If you are interested in helping coordinate an event this year, or would like more information please email me at sopgsusitna@gmail.com.
Thank you to the Families that have Logged their hours so far!
For inquiries about your hours logged please email SOPGSUSITNA@GMAIL.COM.
Emails will be going out over Christmas Break with your Total Hours Logged.
Please Log your Hours!
Susitna Optional Parent Group
SOPG is specifically dedicated to supporting the Open Optional Program at Susitna Elementary. We perform functions similar to a PTA and we work closely with the teachers in the Optional Program, as well as Susitna's PTA. Key responsibilities include: assisting with PACT days (Parents and Children Together), Intensives, with Community Outreach projects, and with events like the Fall Ice Cream Social, The Spring Family Dance, spring/fall Bike Ride/Picnic, and the Year-End Barbecue.
The Susitna Optional Parent Group, or SOPG, is a volunteer parent group comprised of parents or guardians of children in the Open Optional Program at Susitna Elementary. SOPG is led by a volunteer advisory board consisting of a Chair, Co-Chair, Secretary, Treasurer and Members at Large.
The Current SOPG Board Members are
(to email click on member name)
Chair: Rhiannon Benedetti
Co-chair: Sara Crewdson
Secretary: Jessica Blackson
Treasurer: Amber Epps & Kathy Hammon
Members at Large: Ida and DJ Litteral
Members at Large: Angel Solter
Members at Large: Melanie Scallo
Members at Large: Need Volunteers Please!
Email: sopgsusitna@gmail.com
Website: https://sites.google.com/site/susitnaoptionalparentgroup/
Phone: (907)741-1400
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SusitnaOPG/
"A caring community of critical thinkers"
This group page is hopefully another way to help us all keep connected throughout the year for information about meetings, events, volunteering, parent hours, etc.