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Saugie’s Checklist:
👻 Buy your Boo Bash tickets NOW! CLICK HERE
🎃 Volunteers NEEDED for Boo Bash! CLICK HERE to sign up!
👕 Please bring in your donations for the clothing drive!
📓 Don’t delay! CLICK HERE to join the SES PTA today!
Save the Date:
Ongoing through Friday, October 19th | Clothing and Coat Drive to benefit the Bridgeport Rescue Mission |
Wednesday, October 24th, 9:30 - 10:30am | First RULER Book Club Meeting |
Friday, October 26th, 6:00 - 8:00pm | Halloween Boo Bash! |
Wednesday, October 31st, 7:30am | Kindergarten Rise and Read, Library Media Center |
Wednesday, October 31st | Halloween Storyteller: Julie Foldesi (Broadway performer/singer songwriter) |
November 2nd, 7:30am | 2nd Grade Rise and Read |
Tuesday, November 6th | No School and Election Day Bake Sale |
Wednesday, November 7th | School Picture Retake Day |
Wednesday, November 7th, 7:30am | 2nd Grade Rise and Read, Library Media Center |
Thursday, November 8th, 6:30-7:30pm | Grades 3-5 Math Night |
Friday, November 9th, 9:15am | PTA General Meeting, a presentation and discussion led by TEAM Westport: “Talking to Children about Race” Library Media Center |
Wednesday, November 14th | Visiting Illustrator, Sophie Blackall |
Direct Fundraising Appeal Update
Thanks to everyone who donated to our extremely successful direct appeal, we raised enough money for a Gaga Pit and a Basketball Hoop. Look out for them on the playground in the next few weeks!
Halloween Boo Bash is NEXT WEEK!
Just a few tickets left for the Boo Bash! If you’re one of the few who haven’t done it yet, CLICK HERE to buy your wristbands NOW before they’re gone! EVERYONE must have a wristband to enter, including students, adults, volunteers and children ages one and under. Wristbands, "Luck of the Draw" tickets and Boo Bash Cash will be distributed next week in your child's backpack. *Just a reminder: no masks, no weapons and family-friendly costumes, please! Questions? Visit www.seshalloween.com
For the Boo Bash to be successful, we NEED volunteers and donations . . .
If you are going to be at the Boo Bash anyway, please consider taking a 30 minute volunteer shift. Donations of snacks, waters and paper goods are also needed. Anyone can donate, even if you are not able to make it to the event. This party can NOT happen if we do not get enough volunteers or donations! CLICK HERE to volunteer! We will have to cut games and activities if we don’t have enough volunteers so please sign up if you are able.
Awarding Winning Illustrator Sophie Blackall to Visit SES! Sophie Blackall will be visiting SES on Wednesday, November 14th! She is the illustrator of the popular IVY & BEAN series, the Caldecott winning FINDING WINNIE, and many others. There will be 3 different sessions by grade and parents are invited to attend. Books are now available to pre-order with Ms. Blackall’s autograph. Look out for order form in your child’s backpack this week and send it in by Wednesday, October 24th or order online by Friday, October 26th! CLICK HERE to order!
November 6th Election Day Bake Sale!
It's time to release your inner Martha Stewart and get baking for the Election Day Bake Sale at SES! CLICK HERE to sign up to provide baked goods that can be individually wrapped, and if baking's not your thing, we'll happily take shop-bought too! Please include a list of ingredients (for allergy safety purposes) with your donation whether store bought or home baked. We also need volunteers, so please consider signing up for a shift - children are welcome! Any questions, contact Helen Martin-Elmer helenmmartin@gmail.com.
Cultural Arts at SES!
Did your children come home last week with their feet tapping and maybe talking about Bollywood, ghungroo or mudra? PTA Cultural Arts was proud to bring Colors of India to the SES for two great performances that had all the children dancing in the aisles. Many thanks to all the families who have supported Cultural Arts - this support allows the children to experience cultures from all over the world and we thank you! See attached flyer for more info!
PTA Membership Registration is Still Open!
CLICK HERE now to join! (Registration code is: westport)
Why should you join the PTA? Because the PTA’s mission is to enrich the educational experience of every child and teacher at SES! Just a few of the events and opportunities that the PTA funds are the Fall Family Fun Fest, Halloween Boo Bash, Book Fair, Sound Tigers event, Rise & Read, Bingo Night and much, much more!
✴ The SES Scene
School Picture Retake Day:
Well, the photo results are in. Does your child need a do-over? Picture “Retake Day” is Wednesday, November 7th! If your child missed School Picture Day in September, he/she is already on the retake list and will be photographed. If your child was photographed in September but you’d like to retake the photos, then please sign your child up HERE and send back the entire photo package - except the class group picture - to your child’s teacher. That package will be returned to Coffee Pond and your child will sit for a new portrait on November 7th. Questions? Please contact sespictureday@gmail.com.
RULER Program News
The SES Parent Book Club begins next week! Come join us next Wednesday, October 24th at 9:30am for a discussion of Christine Carter’s Raising Happiness chapters 1-3! We look forward to seeing you there! Please report to the main office and they will direct you to the meeting location. For more information and to sign up please CLICK HERE.
✴ Special Education News
Community Events
CLICK HERE for information on events in the community.
Sip ’n Chat
October 17, 9:30am-10:30am @Panera Bread (1860 Post Road East, next to HomeGoods)
Join us to chat, exchange ideas & ask questions with other special ed parents. Open to all parents of students receiving Special Education services in Westport schools.
The Saugatuck Spotlight!
This week, we will get to know our fabulous music teacher, Kerri Kohlun.
If I wasn’t a music teacher I would want to be a . . . A dog trainer
If I could have any superpower it would be . . . Teleportation so that I could go anywhere in the world at any time. (also so I could get rid of my hour long commute)
My autobiography would be called . . . This is Me!
The last thing I watched on tv was . . . Grey's Anatomy
My favorite song is . . . My favorite "now " song is " I Want You to Have it All" - Jason Mraz, but my favorite all time song is "Greatest Love of All" by Whitney Houston.
A Scoop of Thanks Goes To …
. . . all of the parents and families who donated to the fall appeal which secured funding to allow us to add a Gaga Pit and Basketball Hoop to the playground.
✴ All Around Town
Community Bulletin Board
CLICK HERE to check out what’s new.
Staples Players presents Legally Blonde. Performances are November 9, 10, 16 & 17 at 7:30 PM and November 11 & 17 at 3 PM. Buy your tickets online beginning October 20 at staplesplayers.com — or in the lobby, from 30 minutes prior to performances, as available. Rated PG-13.
Westport PAL Girls Lacrosse fall clinics are underway on Sunday mornings (Grades 1-8) and Tuesday after school (Grades 3-8). There is still time to get involved. Find out more at www.westportpal.org --> Girls Lacrosse or email us at westportpalgirlslax@gmail.com.
Westport Arts Advisory Committee's Highly Anticipated Annual TEA Talk
TEA (Thinkers, Educators, Artists) Talk: The Arts Go Viral! is a moderated discussion led by tech guru David Pogue (Yahoo Finance, CBS Sunday Morning.) The panel will take a tough look at how art and tech are newly interdependent, especially affecting art's creation and distribution. The provocative conversation will be among: Frederic Chiu (internationally acclaimed pianist and music educator); Jerry Goehring (Producer, Be More Chill); and Randa Trivisonno (co-chair, Westport Public Art Collections Committee). Additionally, Westport's new mobile tour guide of the town's cultural and historical treasures will be unveiled. TEA Talk is an annual FREE event, followed by a reception with the panel. The Westport Library is a community partner.
FREE ADMISSION
Sunday, October 21, 2pm, Town Hall, Westport, (110 Myrtle Ave, Westport, CT 06880)
Website: https://www.westportarts.org/
See attached PDF for more info
Monday, October 29, Westport League of Women Voters and Westport PTA Council presents a debate of Connecticut State Senators and House of Representatives. 7 -9 pm at Westport Town Hall Click Here for more information
The Westport League of Women Voters (WLWV) along with the Westport PTA Council are sponsoring a Debate of the Connecticut State Senate and House of Representatives on Monday, October 29, 2018, 7-9 pm at Westport Town Hall Auditorium. In addition, the position of Probate Judge is uncontested this year, so the one candidate will give a brief statement. This debate gives Westporters a chance to hear the views of the candidates who will represent them at the State level. All questions are provided by the community and are “screened” by three members of the Westport League of Women Voters – one Republican, one Democrat and one Unaffiliated voter.
What would YOU like to ask these candidates? This year, the WLWV is seeking questions from the community prior to the night of the debate. If you have a question, please email it to the League’s email at LWVWestportct.org. All questions are screened, so please send in your questions as soon as possible.
The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan organization. It neither supports nor opposes any political party or candidate. The League supports political responsibility through informed and active participation of citizens in government. For information about the Westport League of Women Voters, please visit their website at www.lwvwestport.org
COME CHEER WITH US!
Election Day Cheerleading Clinic
Grades 2-8
Staples High School Field House, 40 North Ave, Westport
Tuesday, November 6th
9:00am-2:00pm
Cost: $75 (includes clinic, lunch & T-shirt)
CLICK HERE for further details
Visit All of Your Westport PTA Council Sites!
Contact The Scoop:
If you’d like your announcement or event to be included in a future edition of the Scoop, complete THIS FORM by Friday at 5:00pm to request submission in the following week’s Scoop. (Flyers or attachments need to be approved by Principal Beth Messler (emessler@westportps.org) and PTA Co-Presidents Sarin Cheung (sarinpta@gmail.com) and Amie Peck (amiepta@gmail.com). Contact the Scoop (saugatuck.scoop@gmail.com) with any questions or just to say hello. 👋