My name is Emily Rieger and I am the VP for Membership & Community Relations on the Swansfield PTA Board this year. I am excited and appreciative to share that 200 parents, staff, grandparents and community members have joined the PTA this year! 

As a kindergartener and 1st grade parent last year, I made the choice to join the PTA and quickly realized how powerful this organization is for our school community. The impact that the PTA has on our students, teachers, parents and community is amazing! I am excited for all of the amazing events, fundraisers and projects we have planned to support the Swansfield students in and out of the classroom.

With your support, we will make a huge impact this year. Your $10 annual membership helps support a variety of school activities and programs while creating a fun, engaging and positive learning environment.

Please spread the word to friends, family and neighbors and encourage them to join the Swansfield PTA!  

Donate today at https://swansfield.givebacks.com/store?limit=21&live=true

Please reach out with any questions! Thank you again for your support.

 

Important Dates

• September 29: Spirit Wear Orders Due
• October 1: Future Cats Night at WLHS Soccer
• October 6: PTACHC Board of Education Candidate Forum
• October 9: PTA Meeting
• October 15: Restaurant Night @ Noodles & Company
• October 26: Fall Fest/ Trunk or Treat

 

New Information

The Green Beanz

The Green Beanz (Swansfield‘s environmental team) are looking for volunteers to help with our NexTrex challenge! We are collecting plastic film to be recycled and made into different building materials such as benches, deck boards, and furniture. We’re hoping to collect 1000 pounds as we have done in the past two years. We need volunteers to pick up the plastic in the vestibule at the front of the school on Thursdays. Please look at the sign-up sheet below to pick a day, or two,  if you may be able to help. Thank you so much! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B4FA9A929ABF5C43-50961982-nextrex#/

 

WILDE LAKE HIGH SCHOOL WOMEN’S SOCCER FUTURE CAT NIGHT

Come out on October 1, 2024 at 5:30 pm for the 2024 Women’s Soccer Future Cat Night at Wilde Lake High School.  Kickoff is at 5:30 pm, but you can arrive earlier for the ceremony before the game.  Admission is FREE!  If you have any questions, please reach out to Head Coach Matthew Aubin (matthew_aubin@hcpss.org).

 

RESTAURANT NIGHT FUNDRAISER: OCT 15 FROM 4:00 TO 8:00 PM

Enjoy Noodles & Company for dinner on Tuesday, October 15th, and the SES PTA will receive 25% of all event sales! Order in person from the Noodles & Company located at 6191 Old Dobbin Ln and mention SES PTA or show this flyer. You can order online from the Noodles app or Noodles.com/Order and use the code “GIVING25.” Thank you for your continued support!

 

TWO DAYS LEFT TO ORDER SPIRIT WEAR!

Show your school spirit and support PTA programming by purchasing Swansfield spirit wear! Check out this website for all options and get your order in today! Shirts will be delivered to the school and distributed in mid-October.  If you have any questions, please email President@swansfieldpta.org.

 

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Volunteering is a great way to connect with the Swansfield Community and there are so many ways to volunteer! Please fill out the PTA Volunteer Sign-up Survey to let us know what you are interested in.  Reach out to Judy Solomon @ vp.schoolrelations@swansfieldpta.org with any questions. We are looking forward to working with everyone this year! Howard County Literacy Association welcomes parents as members.  Visit the HCLA Welcome Page for information about joining.

 

WALKING WEDNESDAYS

We are excited to bring this new recess activity to the students, but we need volunteers to make it a success! Please signup here to help mark cards, walk with students, hand out bracelets, and keep kids on the proper course. If you're able to come to multiple recesses, please signup for all that you're available! If you have any questions, please reach out to Faith Keller (bfkllr@gmail.com).

 

FALL FESTIVAL & TRUNK OR TREAT: OCT. 26 AT 1 P.M.

Join the PTA on Saturday, October 26 for a Swan family favorite, our annual Fall Festival and Trunk or Treat event! The Fall Festival will be held from 1-3 p.m. on the SES playground, followed by Trunk or Treat at 3 p.m. in the front parking lot. Bring your whole family for music, food trucks, fall themed games, and crafts! 

Want to decorate your trunk for Trunk or Treat? Or help out by volunteering for a 30-minute shift? Sign up here!

 

PTA MEETING: WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 9

Our next meeting will be on October 9 at 7 pm.  Join us in person at the Swansfield Media Center or via Google Meet (https://meet.google.com/etp-gcck-ztq ).  Childcare and snacks will be available for those attending in person.  If you have a suggestion for a topic to be discussed at the PTA meetings, please reach out to board@swansfieldpta.org.  Click here to see minutes from our September meeting.

 

BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION

We have raised $119.50 so far this year thanks to you scanning your grocery receipts!  Please do not stop now.  Simply by grocery shopping you can earn money for Swansfield! 

If you haven’t scanned your receipts yet, scan the QR code to download the Box Tops for Education app on your phone.  Connect your app to Swansfield and scan your paper receipts using your phone’s camera.  Swansfield will earn money for every Box Tops product you buy.  Spread the word to family and friends to help us earn even more!

 

YEARBOOK

School just started, but we are already thinking about the yearbook!  We want to capture as many memories of the year as possible, but we need your help!  Did you take an adorable picture of your student(s) on their first day of school?  Share it with us here: Yearbook 2024-2025

 

CONNECT WITH THE PTA!

For the latest news and event updates, follow the PTA on Facebook: Swansfield Elementary School PTA | Facebook (please request to join the group and answer a few short questions to help us keep this group secure), or visit us online: www.swansfieldpta.org

 

JOINING THE PTA

Please spread the word to friends, family and neighbors and encourage them to join the Swansfield PTA at https://swansfield.givebacks.com/store?limit=21&live=true

If you have any questions, concerns or ideas to make this the best it can be, please reach out to the board at board@swansfieldpta.org.