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11180 Ridge Heights Road
Reston, VA 20191
703.476.7477
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Call for Nominations!

Share your talents, Sharpen your leadership skills and Make a difference!

Parent Leaders Needed for 2010-2011 SHMS PTA Board of Directors

  • President
  • Treasurer
  • Secretary
  • VP, Fundraising (or ideally, 2 co-chairs)
  • VP, Events (or ideally, 2 co-chairs)

Interested parents should contact our Nominations Committee – Melissa LeTendre, Jeanine Greer, Ashley Lowrey and Cecilia Park

12/21 - The Show is On, Join Us for Fun

$7 per person, includes light refreshments
Everyone is welcome
Dress kids in their PJs

To learn more, click here.

Sponsored by DevTechnology, posh parties, LLC and the Zavala family

2009-2010 PTA Membership Raffle Contest

Congratulations to The Wharton family! They won one week of SHMS Summer Camp

Congratulations to the Sami, Mays and Stahl families! They won reserved parking and front row seats to the Spring Concert (May 2010)

Congratulations to these PTA Families who won reserved parking and front row seats at the Holiday Concert (December 2009):

The Angels and The Mays

Raffle Dates @ these PTA Meetings, 7:00 pm

Wednesday, October 14
Wednesday, February 10
Wednesday, March 10
Wednesday, May 12

For complete details, click here to download the Membership Raffle Contest flyer.

Fundraising Web Links

  1. Purchase your Innisbrook Gift Wrap online. Go to http://www.innisbrook.com and enter school ID# 124467 to purchase your order.
  2. Sign up your grocery store rewards cards
Grocery Store Web site School ID
Giant www.giantfood.com/aplus 03374
Harris Teeter www.harristeeter.com 6847
 
   
 
 

Sunset Hills Montessori School - Parent Teacher Association

Welcome to the Sunset Hills Montessori School Parent Teacher Association! Below is some helpful information on membership, volunteer opportunities, and upcoming fundraising events and children’s programs as well as photos from previous PTA events. For more information, please email pta@sunsethillsmontessori.com.

Join the PTA! Membership and Volunteer Information

Thank you for your interest in joining the SHMS PTA. Below is the membership form with an option to pay dues online. New this year, PTA members receive benefits! In addition to fun family events and collective educational support of the school and teachers, the PTA offers its members:

  • Access to [Members Only] Volunteer Rewards Night (VRN)
  • Invitation to FREE Parent Education seminars – Dates, Time and Relevant topics TBD
  • FREE Movie Night – Saturday night, February 6, 2010 at 6:30 PM
  • Member fee for Auction tickets

**NEW** Pay Membership Dues and Tax-Deductible Contributions ONLINE

Acceptance Mark
Type of Membership Dues


2009-2010 Event Calendar

Event Date Time
Coffee Social Tuesday, September 8 8:30 - 9:15 AM
Coffee Social Wednesday, September 9 8:00 - 9:15 AM
PTA Meeting Wednesday, September 16 7:00 PM*
Back-to-School Celebration Saturday, September 26 3:00 - 5:00 PM
PTA Meeting Wednesday, October 14 7:00 PM
Halloween Party Saturday, October 31 10:00 AM - Noon
PTA Meeting (with Parent Education Seminar for PTA Members Only) Wednesday, November 11 7:00 PM
Book Fair The Week of December 7
Movie Night Saturday, February 6 6:30 PM
PTA Meeting Wednesday, February 10 7:00 PM
PTA Meeting Wednesday, March 10 7:00 PM
Science Fair Saturday, March 13 2:00 - 4:00 PM
PTA Annual Auction Saturday, March 20 6:30 - 10:00 PM
Turn-off TV Week Event Friday, April 23 6:30 - 8:00 PM
Teacher Appreciation The Week of May 3-7
PTA Meeting Wednesday, May 12 7:00 PM
Spring Concert Saturday, May 22 4:00 PM
PTA Meeting Wednesday, June 2 7:00 PM
International Day TBD

All events except Turn-Off TV Week Event will be held at Sunset Hills Montessori School. Location of the Turn-Off TV Week Event will be determined at a later date.

PTA Meetings may be held in the Assembly Hall or alternately, an upstairs classroom.

2009-2010 PTA Board of Directors & Committee Chairs

Position Name
President Ashleigh Dorfman
VP Fundraising Faith Sherry
VP Events Stephanie Carmody
Treasurer Donna Harris
Secretary Karen Japikse
Committee Chairs
Appropriations Cynthia Miller, Becky Stahl
Annual Auction Melinda Cotter, Kristie Meixner, Garrett Wilhelm
Box Tops Contest Kristie Meixner
Bookfair Ashley Lowrey
Communications Ashleigh Dorfman
Fathers Committee Charlie Givans
GRACE Arts Amy Barrett
Halloween Party Lisa Yonkers
Innisbrook Gift Wrap Gerald Zavala
International Day PTA Liaison Stephanie Carmody
Membership Donna Harris
Movie Night Stephanie Carmody
Nominating Committee Melissa LeTendre, Ashley Lowrey, Jeanine Greer and Cecilia Park
Philanthropy Amanda Cahill, Cynthia Miller
Science Fair Shubha Johnson
Spring Concert Stephanie Carmody
Teacher Appreciation Week Stephanie Carmody
Turn-off TV Week Event Stephanie Carmody
Volunteer Rewards Night (VRN) Kimberly Poole, Jenny Zhen, Snack Coordinator

Volunteers needed for VACANT positions listed above. If interested, thank you; please contact us at pta@sunsethillsmontessori.com or see a Board member.

Questions, ideas, comments or feedback are always welcome. Please contact us at pta@sunsethillsmontessori.com.

Photo Gallery

To view photos from our past events, please visit http://www.flickr.com/groups/shms/pool/

Science Fair
Saturday, March 29, 2:30 - 4:30 pm

A Night for the Kids Goes Green
Annual Auction & 15th Anniversary Celebration
Saturday, April 18
6:30 - 10:30

Bedtime Stories and Game Night
Friday, April 24

Thanks to Isabelle Savoure (parent) for generously taking these photos:

 
     
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