SME eBlast: 9/30/19
Important announcements from the SME Principal, PTA & AFB!
THANK YOU!!!!
An extra special THANK YOU to Mary Hoffman, Daniel Farnam, and Teri Richardson for planning, organizing, and pulling off another super fun fall festival! It was great to see our SME community coming together for an afternoon of fun and games!
THANK YOU to all of our amazing parents and grandparents who helped set-up, run, and clean-up the festival. We are so fortunate to have so many wonderful families at SME!
Did you know...
In the course of an average lifetime, while sleeping you might eat around 70 assorted insects and 10 spiders, or more.
Principal Lewis' Sunday Update for the week of 9/30/19
Sunday Call for week of September 30th, 2019
Thank you to Teri Richardson, Mary Hoffman, Dan Farnam and all of the PTA volunteers who helped to put on an AMAZING Fall Festival! Other than being dunked by many kiddos, I had a blast!
Here are the announcements for this week:
Monday, September 30th at 7:50am, students in grades 1st-5th will meet their teachers up on the playground. We will have our BRAVO assembly, starting at 7:50am.
Tuesday, October 1st is our first school tour at 8am. If you have neighbors who are looking for a school for their kiddo for next school year, encourage them to come on our tour.
Wednesday, October 2nd we have our first restaurant night at The Habit Burger Grill from 4-10pm. Please bring the flyer help SME receive 20% of the proceeds.
Thursday, October 3rd and Friday October 4th our 5th graders will be in the Spotlight at 8:15am! Come watch as they take us on a journey through the Americas.
Read-a-thon
It’s almost time for SME’s 2019 Read-A-Thon! Look out for Read-A-Thon envelopes coming home this Wednesday and begin asking family, friends, and neighbors to sponsor your child in their reading goals. All funds raised go directly to SME in the form of field trips, art supplies, library books, auditorium enhancements and more! The best part is that your kids will be able to win some great prizes! So, help your students set their goals and map out their road to success!
Parent Summit/Parent Learning Night
Please save the date for our annual Parent Learning Night on Thursday October 10th from 6-7:40pm . This is a free parent event, with child care provided. Keep your eye out for a flyer in this Wednesday’s folder with all of the learning opportunity options.
For more event information, please be sure to visit our school website at sme.pusd.us
We are excited to see all of our students tomorrow morning at SME where we launch our journey of nurturing learners, and growing leaders.
New School Spirit Wear! - TONIGHT IS THE DEADLINE!!
New School Spirit Wear for adults, plus hoodies & jackets, is on sale now! We've got all new adult shirts and hoodies & zip-ups for kids and adults. We are taking online orders only at these links:
Hoodies: https://www.customink.com/g/utp0-00bz-8qtb
Shirts: https://customink.com/g/utp0-00bz-ccyf
The order deadline is tonight Sunday, Sept. 29 at 9pm. This is the only special order for Fall 2019! (Our electric green field trip shirts are available using the paper order form & at Chill-Out Fridays.) Questions? Ask Jennifer Kennedy at SMEshirts@gmail.com.
Authors Jennifer & Matthew Holm visit SME on October 7th!
In partnership with Vroman's Bookstore, authors Jennifer & Matthew Holm are visiting Sierra Madre Elementary on Monday October 7th! The sister and brother duo will present their new book, The Evil Princess vs. the Brave Knight, to our Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd Grade students in the Gayle L. Bluemel Auditorium at 8 am.
If you'd like to order a copy of the Holms' new book for the authors to sign, please use the form below. Forms and payment should be returned to your classroom teacher by Friday October 4, 2019. Payment may be made in cash or by check payable to SME PTA. Students may also order a copy of Squish or Babymouse if they wish. (Please see the form below for pricing information.)
Online orders may be submitted at https://www.vromansbookstore.com/jennifer-and-matthew-holm
Online orders must be made by Friday October 4th at 3 pm.
Questions? Please contact Debbie Henderson, SME Library Coordinator at henderson.debbie@pusd.us.
PTA ANNOUNCEMENTS!
THANK YOU SME Teachers, Principal Lewis, and Volunteers for making our annual Fall Festival an event to remember for our kiddos!!
AFB ANNOUNCEMENTS!
Mrs. Lewis Riddle of the week!
What did the sheet of paper say to the noisy scissors?
Don’t forget to stop by my office to check the white board on my door for the answer.
Last Week's riddle answer:
Why didn’t the sun go to school?
Answer: It already had a million degrees.
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Contact Info
Email: lewis.lindsay@pusd.us
Website: sme.pusd.us
Location: 141 W Highland Ave Sierra Madre, CA 91024
Phone: 626-396-5890