Spring Gala and Auction Site Live

Don’t miss your chance to win something special for your student and make a lasting impact on our school community! Visit the Gala Auction Site and to register and bid!

Shepherd PTO Bulletin - April 24, 2025

Social Hour at Juneberry Garage May 2

Please join the Family Engagement Committee for a Social Hour at Juneberry Garage (6810 Cameron Dr NW) on Friday, May 2nd at 5:00PM. Juneberry Garage is the beer garden patio next to the dog park at the Parks at Walter Reed. Families can purchase their own drinks from the airstream, food from the food truck vendor (TBD), or bring in outdoor food. The space is an outdoor patio, so please dress accordingly. Also, parking is limited on the Walter Reed campus so we encourage walking if possible. We hope you can make it!

Spring Fling Details...

We are excited to announce Shepherd Elementary is hosting a Spring Fling on May 9th! There will be fun & games and a DJ all conveniently located in the Shepherd Multipurpose Room.

You can send a payment of $5/person to your homeroom teacher. Please remember to include a slip of paper with your child's name and how many people will attend.

The PTO is also looking for volunteers to help with the event! We are requesting volunteers to chaperone for the 3^rd - 5^th grade session. Please visit this sign-up genius if you are able to assist!

TAP Winner - Teacher Dogbe

The Teacher Appreciation Program, or TAP, gives parents an opportunity to recognize a teacher at Shepherd for their great work and dedication. TAP invites parents to write a letter of appreciation recognizing a teacher who has been especially helpful or admirable in the classroom.

Once a month, a special teacher will be selected from the nominations to receive a Wishlist fund bonus. The recognition letters will also be shared with the selected teacher and school community.

Nominate a TAP teacher today by submitting a nomination here.

DC CAPE Testing Tips

The District of Columbia Comprehensive Assessments of Progress in Education (DC CAPE) include the DC ELA assessment (DC ELA), the DC Math assessment (DC Math) and the DC Science assessment (DC Science). Together, these assessments create a comprehensive system that provides important information on students’ progress and proficiency relative to DC’s educational standards.

DC CAPE assessments are administered in these grades and courses:

DC ELA: Grades 3-8, ELA I and ELA II
DC Math: Grades 3-8, Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II
DC Science: Grades 5, 8, and high school Biology

SES shared tips for your students. Please check them out here.

Thank you To Our 180 Families! 72 Families and Counting....

McIntosh Family

Daly Family

Ma-Holdridge Family

Singh Family

Archer Family

Anne Brumbaugh

Raglani Family

McNeill Family

Batler-Landau Family

Riley-Keck Family

Tivol-Kaufmann Family

Elizabeth Henthorne

Snyder-Johnson Family

Boykin Family

Reddy Family

Bowie Family

Fagen-Marks Family

Jabaily-Messing Family

Kane Family

Krill Family

Rebecca Livengood

Boyd Family

Rijmen Family

Toussaint Family

Browder-Kotlarewsky Family

Christopher Dye

Humphries Family

Masters Family

Bingham-Snyder Family

Arellano Family

Westley-Zongker Family

Schiefelbein-Tang Family

Mike and Marquisha Thomas

Mayorga Family

Callie Eideberg

Maiers-Woods Family

DeAngelo Family

Marrkand Family

Warren and Amber Romine

Kominakos Family

Godoy Family

Hauge Family

Cooper Family

Hoehn Family

Ju Family

Cendrine Robinson

Arellano Family

Walejko & Markham Family

Frias Family

Goodman Family

Prabhu-McDonald Family

Howard Family

Hechter Family

Marnon Family

Van Aelst - Saulpaugh Family

Zettle-Kresiberg Family

Nguyen-Stevens Family

Miller Family

Castillo-Schreuder Family

Shireen Sarraf

Scott Family

Mainor Family

Rollins Family

Ariel Vaagen

Benedetti Family

Jacob Monninger

Mokodean Family

Paige Newson

Gilberg/Prince Family

Kate Healy

Shauna St.Clair

Hayes Family

Staying Connected

Mustang Express

Check out this week's Mustang Express, SES's weekly newsletter from leadership.

Shepherd Elementary Groups.io

The Shepherd PTO has a Groups.io that can be used to communicate with the community. To join, please click here.

Shepherd's IB Monthly

Check out this month's IB Newsletter here.

Shepherd Elementary Calendar

Add the Shepherd Elementary Google calendar to your personal Google account. Need instructions on how to add to your own calendar? Click here.

PTO Meeting Invite

PTO Meetings are on the 3rd Wednesday of every month at 5:30PM. Access them by using the Zoom link here.

Follow Shepherd PTO on FB and Insta

Keep up with the latest updates, events and fun things going on at Shepherd by following our FB page (@ShepherdElemPTO) and Instagram (@shepherd_elementary).

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