Please join us for a day of fun at Shepherd Elementary's AnnualField Day on Thursday, June 8th! 

9:00am - 11:30am - Field Day for PreK - 2nd Grade

12:30pm - 3:00pm - Field Day for 3rd - 5th Grade 

**Rain Date is Friday, June 9th**

We are looking for volunteers to manage all the amazing stations we have prepared for our students. We especially need volunteers for the afternoon session!

Kindly sign up for a time slot and indicate if you have a station preference and we will do our best to place you at that station. 

Please sign up no later than Monday, June 5th!

Below are some of the stations planned:

Water Balloon Toss  /  Tug of War  / Parachute Ball Game  /  Sack Race  /  Egg & Spoon Race  /  Soccer  / Moon Bounce  /  Relay Race  / Darama  /  Kho Kho  /  Weme

The May All-School Morning Meeting will be hosted by Prek-3 on Friday, June 2nd at 9:00 am and include a celebration of Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the IB Learner Profile Attribute of the month: Communicator and Approaches to Learning: Communication Skills.  You won't want to miss it! Please join us virtually here.  

Please join the Family Engagement Committee for the last monthly coffee at drop-off.  Coffee will be available this upcoming Monday, 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. 

As announced at May's PTO Meeting, the Family Engagement Committee has been working hard to organize a Teacher/Parent & Caregiver Softball game. This is a great opportunity for parents and teachers to come together, have some fun and show off their softball skills. Whether you're a player or spectator, there will be fun for the whole family.  Please see the details below.

What: Teacher/Parent & Caregiver Softball Game

When: Tuesday, June 6th (Raindate June 7th)

Time: 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Where: Shepherd Lower Field

Who: All parents and teachers are invited to play in the game. Students are welcome to cheer-on their favorite team.

No practice or experience necessary! If you would like to join us for an afternoon of fun, community, and school spirit, please sign-up below:

Parent & Caregiver Sign-up Genius

Teacher Sign-up Genius

Congratulations to Ms. Denmark-Lawal and Ms. Murali as our May 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) or joining our Shepherd Elementary Parents listserve at groups.io and selecting the blue button that says "Apply for Membership in this Group."