Voting is open for the 2024-2025 PTO Board/LSAT Elections! Nominees for the 2024-2025 SY are below:

• Co-Presidents: Amber Romine, Lauren Okonkwo
• Vice President: Amy Zettle
• Treasurer: Paige Johnson
• Assistant Treasurer: Liz Daly
• Corresponding Secretary: Artemis Benedetti
• Recording Secretary: Candace Mainor
• LSAT Parent Representatives: Dominic Ju, Julia DeAngelo, Kate Snyder, Jessie Caola

A personalized email has been sent to all registered users in A to Z. Voting opened on May 1st at 8:00 am and will close on May 2nd at 11:59 pm. 

Please check your emails in order to vote in the election! If you have any problems, please email elections@shepherd-elementary.org. 

Less than 3 weeks until our 2024 Spring Gala! This 'no-kids' event & auction is Shepherd's largest fundraiser and a fun evening that brings the community together.

• Date: May 18, 2024
• Time: 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
• Location: Jinya @ Walter Reed, 1155 Dahlia St. NW

Tickets are selling out! Please purchase your tickets here.

If you can personally donate items for our auction, just complete our simple online donation form! You can also visit our website to learn more about sponsorship levels. 

If you would like to volunteer, please sign up here. 

If you have any questions, please email sesgala@shepherd-elementary.org.

We hope you can join us on May 18th! 

Following the rousing success of our first softball game last spring, we're keeping the tradition going and are now recruiting players for this year's game.

Date: Wednesday, May 29th

Time: 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Where: Shepherd Lower Field 

This is a friendly game, and no practice or experience are necessary -- just your best Shepherd spirit! 

This year, each team (Team Green and Team Gold) will be a mix of families/caregivers and faculty/staff so that we have more opportunities for folks to collaborate and cheer each other on. 

Last year, the teams filled quickly -- so nab your spot today! Registration is first come, first served.

For more information and to register, please visit the Sign-up Genius. 

Can you believe it's almost May? The first week of May is always one of the most important weeks of the year for Shepherd: Teacher Appreciation Week! 

The PTO is looking to celebrate its teachers with a different sign of recognition for each day of the week and we need your help! 

1. On Monday May 6th, please drop off students early so that they can assist with making cards and chalk designs recognizing their amazing teachers
2. Please consider volunteering throughout the week to help manage the recognition events. More details can be found in this Signup Genius
3. NEW! - We are looking for donations of vases, mason jars, even clean pasta jars so that we can prepare flower arrangements for Friday's sign of Appreciation. Please drop off donations to 1315 Geranium St NW by Wednesday, May 8th

Please see the schedule below and help us show our Shepherd teachers love! 

"Coffee & Conversations with Principal Russell" for 5th Grade families will be held on Tuesday, May 14th at 8:50 am.  It's a great opportunity to chat with Principal Russell and 5th Grade families. We hope you can make it.

Please mark your calendars. The May PTO Meeting will be held Wednesday, May 15th at 5:30 pm. You can join virtually here. More information to come!

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_elementary)