Sligo Weekly Newsletter

This Week

• Monday, 11/2: Professional Day - No School for Students
• Tuesday, 11/3: Election Day - No School for Staff and Students
• Wednesday, 11/4: Picture Day!
• Friday, 11/6: Fitness Fun Day!

Save the Date

• Monday, 11/9 - Friday, 11/13: Outdoor Education (6th Grade)
• Thursday, 11/19 & Friday, 11/20: Fall Play (Rescheduled from 11/4 & 11/5)
• Monday, 11/23: Parent-Teacher Conferences - Arena-Style Drop-in from 1-7pm

This week: the bakers have stepped up. Now we need people to help sell the goodies!

🌱 Happening Now 🌱

Thank you, Fenwick! Our Fenwick Beer and Wine fundraiser raised $210 for Sligo PTSA. Thank you to Fenwick and everyone who participated!

✨ Support the Work ✨

Cookies need salespeople. Our Election Day bake sale is Tuesday, November 3, from 6 a.m.–noon at Sligo Middle School. Thanks to our generous bakers, we're in good shape for treats. Our biggest need now is table volunteers—especially for the 8–10 a.m. shift, which still has both spots open. There are also openings from 6–8 a.m. and 10 a.m.–noon. Choose a shift on SignUpGenius. Students can earn SSL hours; if your student is helping at the table, sign up under your name and put their name and grade in the comments.

Want to try famous bakes? Olga Massov is making her rye chocolate chip cookies, published in The Washington Post, for us. Come work the bake sale table!

I, Riki Conrey, will be baking and will be serving, and at least one other PTSA celebrity will be there. If you have questions, just reply to this email (don’t reply all 🙂). I’d love to meet you in person!

Let Ledo handle dinner November 16–17. Ledo Pizza in Wheaton, at 2638 University Blvd. W, will donate 20% of fundraiser proceeds to Sligo PTSA from 4–9 p.m. both days. Dine in and mention the Sligo Middle School fundraiser or show the flyer. For online carryout, order through Ledo Pizza, enter FUNDRAISER, and click Apply. For phone carryout, call 301-929-6111, mention the fundraiser when ordering, and confirm at pickup. Order directly: third-party delivery orders do not count.

Wednesday is Picture Day! Portraits will be taken in Health/Physical Education class. Please see the linked flyer for more information.

Students, parents, and MCPS staff can use this form to request a home use Chromebook for MCPS students who do not have access to a personal or home device. When a request for a device is fulfilled, it will be pre-assigned in the inventory system, and the device will be delivered to the school for distribution to the student. The home use device is to be kept at home. Requesting the device implies consent of use in accordance with MCPS policy (IGT-RA) and acknowledgement that the Chromebook, software, and issued peripherals are owned by MCPS.

Los estudiantes, los padres y el personal de MCPS pueden usar este formulario para solicitar un Chromebook de uso doméstico para los estudiantes de MCPS que no tengan acceso a un dispositivo personal o doméstico y vienen asistiendo a una escuela y nivel de grado, volviendo a un modelo de carro de Chromebooks del salón de clases. Cuando se completa una solicitud de un dispositivo, se se asignará con anticipación en el sistema de inventario y el dispositivo se entregará a la escuela para que se distribuya al estudiante. El dispositivo de uso en el hogar deberá mantenerse en el hogar. Solicitar el dispositivo implica el consentimiento de su uso, de acuerdo con la política de MCPS (IGT-RA), y el reconocimiento de que el Chromebook, el software y los periféricos emitidos son de propiedad de MCPS.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdDNdqO31soXKLffjcEzgVQ9C2Z2koPm6ifKm7-K77e44ZhAg/viewform

We are quickly approaching the due date for 6th Grade Outdoor Ed permission slips! All forms and medications are due by October 15th. Please email Ms. S with any questions!

After School Activities at Sligo take place on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of each week.

Please check the After-School Activities page on the Sligo website (linked below) for the latest information on interscholastic sports, club activities, bus routes, and intramural information. New information for each week!

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/sligoms/afterschool/after_school/

Each morning and afternoon, many buses, cars, bicyclists, and pedestrians will be arriving at and departing from our campus. It is essential that everyone moves slowly, remains alert, and makes safety a priority during arrival and dismissal.

As outlined in the summer letter, the car drop-off area is located on the side of the building. Cars should not enter the bus loop directly in front of the school during arrival or dismissal, and students should not be dropped off on Dennis Avenue. All pedestrians should use the designated crosswalk.

Common Sense Media aims to encourage kids and their families to reflect on their media habits and build digital citizenship skills. Check out the Common Sense Media family resources listed below.

• Family Tech Planner
• Family Tips, Activities, and Resources
• Kids in Tech Video Series