Thank you to all of our students, parents and/or family members who have completed a shout out to an SES staff member already this school year. Our teachers appreciate your kind words! It’s not too late to submit a shout out if you have not already done so, or to send another one! #SwanFamily Shout Out can be completed at any time!
Family File
If you have not already done so, please log in to www.hcpss.org/connect to complete or update your Family File as soon as possible. HCPSS utilizes Family File for parents/guardians to provide emergency information. If you are new to HCPSS you will establish your account and complete the Family File for the first time. If you are a returning student’s family, you must update the information every year. User guides are available HERE.
PTA News
Upcoming Dates:
SES Read-A-Thon - The 20/20 Read-A-Thon has officially closed. Thank you to our 26 student readers who participated. We're so proud of you! These students read for 14,739 minutes over the 20 days of the read-a-thon, and they raised $4,287 with $3,429 going to the PTA to help promote literacy at Swansfield.
The top 5 readers were:
Jordan S - Ms. Heavens, 3,930 mins
Madeline- Ms. Benz, 1505 mins
Marcus-Ms. Heavens, 1,338 mins
Shira - Ms. Nelson, 1,051 mins
Jordan D - Ms. Heavens, 915 mins
The 5 classes with the greatest total of minutes read were:
Ms. Heavens: 6,993 minutes
Ms. Nelson: 2,445 minutes
Ms. Benz: 2,400 minutes
Mr. Byers: 757 minutes
Ms. Van Wyk: 704 minutes
PTA ZOOM Call - Please join us for our December PTA general membership meeting, Monday, December 21st, from 7:00 – 8:00pm. We will discuss events planned for upcoming months, provide a budget update, and review other regular business.
Plus, we are excited to add an extra half hour of informal social time before the meeting, from 6:30 – 7:00pm! Going forward we are adding this social time to our monthly meetings and/or at different times during the month to offer more opportunities for connections among the PTA community.
Schedule:
6:30 – 7:00pm: Informal social half hour for adults
7:00 – 8:00pm: December PTA meeting
Please register in advance (by 5 pm Monday, December 21st) for this meeting HERE. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Staff Appreciation - If you want to treat a staff member to something they’ll really like but don’t know where to start, take a look through the winter edition of Swansfield Staff Favorite Things!
Staff Favorite Things Winter 2020 Edition.pdf
5th Grade Families - The PTA School Support Committee is looking for 5th grade Parent Representatives. If you’re interested please email SES PTA VP for School Relations, Lizz Hammon (schoolrelations@swansfieldpta.org).
Be on the lookout for future correspondence from us with opportunities to get involved in upcoming events. If you are unable make it this month, we hope you can join us in 2021!
Happy Holidays!
The Swanfield PTA
Community News and Programs
Please visit the Community News and Programs page for announcements of upcoming events and programs sponsored by non-profit organizations.