The 18th Annual Spring Gala is this Saturday, April 1st. Bidding is scheduled to open in the Handbid site on Thursday March 30th at 5:00 pm and will close on Saturday April 1st at 9:30 pm. 

The preview site is live so please login and take a look at all the exciting auction items that you can bid on! If you are accessing Handbid from the mobile app, click on "Let's Get Bidding" and then use the scroll at the top to navigate through your Dashboard, Event Details and the auction categories like Class Projects, Student Experiences, Trips & Travel, Food & Beverage and much more!

Even if you cannot attend the event, registering with the Handbid site will allow you to virtually bid on items. 

Thanks for supporting Shepherd's biggest fundraiser of the year!

Attention Shepherd ES Families! DCPS has launched the 2023 Panorama Survey, which measures social emotional learning, satisfaction, and engagement across staff, families, and students. Share your perspective by completing the survey: bit.ly/dcpsfamily. The survey will close March 31st.  Shepherd only has 35 family responses so far and your input is important so please fill out the survey if you have a chance!

The March All School Morning Meeting will be held Friday, March 31st at 9:00 am. It will be hosted by Kindergarten and the meeting will be a celebration of Women's History and Francophonie Month. You can connect virtually to the event here.  

Ticket's are selling fast for Shepherd Elementary's spring musical: Aladdin Jr.! The production will be held Thursday March 30th and Friday March 31st at 6:00 pm in the Multi-purpose Room.

Due to limited capacity, everyone who attends must have a ticket. There will be 250 available seats per performance.  Tickets will be available for $5 each and can be purchased on the Shepherd Elementary Aladdin Jr. website. All ticket sales will proceed Shepherd Elementary’s curriculum and music/drama programs so that the school can continue producing these incredible creative performances.  

For the day of the event, please note the entrance will only be accessible via Jonquil Street. Doors will open at 5:30 pm and we ask that you arrive early as we expect lines to form at the entrance.  

We hope to see you there! 

Please join the Family Engagement Committee for monthly coffees outside the school.  Coffee will be available on April 3rd, May 8th and June 5th from 8:20 am - 9:00 am. After dropping off your students, please take a moment to enjoy the morning pick-me-up and briefly socialize with other families. 

The Box Tops for Education app is a quick and easy way to give back to Shepherd.  Simply follow these steps:

• Download the "Box Tops for Education" App

• Create an Account

• Search for "Shepherd Elementary" under "Find a School."  Then select the Shepherd school associated with 7800 14th Street NW.

• Scan paper receipts into the app within 14 days of purchase. The app will automatically recognize Box Top Products

• Sit back and watch Shepherd's earnings grow!

Congratulations to Ms. Shepherd and Mr. Wimberly as our March TAP winners!

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.

TAP a teacher today by submitting a nomination here.

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