Vol. 5 Issue 11

SSEF Needs Your Support

 
The Sarah Smith Education Foundation (SSEF) supports the quality of education at Sarah Smith through strategic investments in curriculum and instructional programs that directly enhance the school's mission of academic excellence for all Sarah Smith students. 65% of the schools' total curriculum budget is funded by the Foundation. 

Each year, SSEF spends approximately $260k on items such as: 

Promethean boards in every classroom 
iPad carts for classroom use
Document cameras for every classroom
Accelerated Reader
iXL 
$300curriculum cards for every teacher for classroom curriculum purchases 
Junior Great Books
Reading and Phonics Professional Learning
IB materials and training to maintain our World School status 
and much much more!!!

Thanks to all who support instruction at Sarah Smith by donating to SSEF! Your generosity is greatly appreciated. SSEF is funded entirely with contributions from the school community -- parents grandparents, teachers, faculty and community partners. To make your contribution today, click the here.


Join the PTA Today!!

Join the PTA for only $35 for the 2015-16 school year and enjoy member-only benefits . Join now online and pay with PayPal or download a PTA Membership form. If you were a member last year, please re-join for this school year. 

The Sarah Smith PTA funds and operates programs that support the quality of the school experience for all students at Sarah Smith, through an extensive volunteer network and the PTA's annual budget. Some of the activities supported by your contributions to the PTA, both in time and money, include: 

International Travelers: A week-long immersion into the culture, geography, food and language of another country, International Travelers is a collaborative effort among countless parent volunteers, teachers and the SRS administration. Countries that students have visited include Japan (2010), Italy (2011), India (2012), Australia (2013), Brazil (2014) and South Africa (2015). International Travelers is a program unique to Sarah Smith. 

Field Trips: While APS provides one cultural field trip per year to all of its students, the Sarah Smith PTA coordinates both in-house science field trips through High-Touch, High-Tech and several off-site trips per grade each year to places like the Art Barn, Tellus Museum, Zoo Atlanta and the Atlanta History Center. 

Playground equipment and maintenance: The Sarah Smith PTA provided the funds to furnish playground equipment at both campuses and the installation of artificial turf at the Intermediate Campus playground. The PTA also pays for yearly playground maintenance. In 2015-16, the PTA will pay all expenses related to the installation of artificial turf and a sports court on the Primary Campus playground. 

School-wide communications: Weekly e-mail updates, the Sarah Smith Web site, the school directory (available only to PTA members), and all the other methods to keep you up-to-date with school happenings are funded and supported by the PTA and its volunteers.