June 9, 2025
Dear Sheehan Families,
Last week, we held our second annual STEAM week here at Sheehan. It was an extraordinary week & celebration of creativity, collaboration, and curiosity for all our students.
Our K-2 students rotated through engaging activity stations, exploring, experimenting, and discovering with hands-on materials. Students in K-2 explored chain reactions by fitting rugged plastic pieces together to create open-ended marble runs. They had fun using simple machines such as wedges, pulleys, screwdrivers, and propellers to build things. Other stations explored chain reactions by combining wooden blocks with grooves and holes to make various marble runs. It was incredible to observe how excited and engaged our students were using these materials to create and explore.
Students in grades 3-5 spent two hours designing and building their own inventive Rube Goldberg machines, transforming everyday materials into elaborate, chain reaction contraptions that performed simple tasks through imaginative problem-solving, simple machines, and creative collaboration. Our students were amazing, and JOB WELL DONE on all of their Rube Goldberg Machines.
A HUGE THANK YOU to Asanka Moehring for leading this initiative and to the many wonderful parent volunteers we had throughout the week. We are so appreciative of your time and support. Our students loved having you take part in their hands-on learning experiences.
Please enjoy the photos from last week's STEAM event.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/qaRAm4SdYwFDdon46
With sincere appreciation for all you do,
Kristen Evans
Mission
The mission of the Sheehan Elementary School PTA is to create an inclusive and connected community of students, families, and educators through enriching educational experiences, teacher appreciation, and community-building events. We hope to create greater bonds between parents of Sheehan students, as well as fundraise for the PTA to ensure that they can continually provide resources to enhance and improve curriculum. The PTA is fundamental in supporting cultural enrichment programs, field trips, computer equipment, recess supplies, art programs, classroom supplies, and so much more.
There are always opportunities for parent involvement. Just take a look at our PTA Committee Responsibilities below for information on all our committees. If you are interested in getting involved, we would like to hear from you!
PTA Committee Responsibilities
PTA Bylaws
PTA Reimbursement Form
PTA Off-Cycle Budget Proposal Form
We appreciate all of your support and thank you for helping to make our children’s Sheehan School experience exceptional!
2024-2025 Sheehan School PTA Executive Board:
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Co-Presidents
Kate Martucci
Suzanne Insler
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Secretary
TBD
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Treasurer
Beth O'Malley
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SEPAC Liaison
Asanka Moehring
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Upcoming PTA Meeting Dates
Thursday, September 12, 2024
Thursday, November 14, 2024
Thursday, January 9, 2025
Thursday, March 13, 2025
Ways to Support Your PTA
Enrich
Please take advantage of our online portal at AtoZ Connect now on Membership Toolkit (also available in the Google and Apple App Stores)
Register and pay the annual PTA dues
Access the Sheehan School PTA Community Directory
Register for PTA sponsored events
Support the student enrichment, school transition activities, community building, and teacher appreciation activities of the PTA by making a donation
Connect
Check out our weekly emails
If you want to be added to the weekly emails, please fill out the form here: https://forms.gle/j28R2w6J9muihDNg9
Make sure to add admin@sheehanschoolpta.org to your allowed email addresses. Sometimes our emails go to SPAM
Follow @SheehanPTA on Instagram
Join the private Sheehan School PTA Facebook Group
Volunteer
Work with other parent/caregiver volunteers to coordinate a one-time event or join a planning committee (email admin@sheehanschoolpta.org if interested)
Sign up to volunteer for a short shift at an event as your schedule allows (page will be updated as volunteer opportunities arise) Sign Up Genius
Participate in Sheehan School PTA Community Events and Activities Sheehan School PTA Calendar of Events
Got an idea? A question? Or looking to volunteer? Contact your Sheehan School PTA at admin@sheehanschoolpta.org. We will return your email within two weekdays.
The Sheehan School PTA is a tax-exempt organization under the Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3). Our ID number is 04-3101928.
