Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy Parent-Teacher Organization

Congrats class of 2024!!! Enjoy your summer!

📢 Parents, don't forget to give your feedback!

Let the district know how things are going for you and your student at SciTech. It only takes 10 minutes to complete and there's an opportunity to shout out your favorite teacher, too. Plus, you can win Kennywood tickets or an ipad.

The survey closes THIS FRIDAY. The District has to hear from parents to know what to fix.

https://pghboe.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0DmOnpcPSml8ovQ

Looking good scitech!

Our final meeting of the school year will be tomorrow, May 23, 2024 at 7 PM via Microsoft Teams! All of our families and teachers are invited to attend! Our Agenda and the link to the meeting are listed below! Please come and invite a SciTech friend!

Meeting link: Thursday 5/23/24 - 7pm - online via Microsoft teams
https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NzNlNGJhNDQtNTlmMC00OTNiLWIwOTctNTE3M2Y3YTQxZjM1%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2210d75511-2a8e-48bc-b15e-d0fc17fac070%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22b956d12f-8795-43b0-b5bd-19fc4a49833f%22%7d

This just in: school will be remote for next two days because of extreme heat.

Here’s a closer look at some of the fun games!

Everything is ready to go for Take Your Loved One to School Day! Big props to Mrs. Theuret and all her student helpers for creating an amazing set-up!

Gratitude for:

✔️ Dana’s Bakery in Homewood for getting up who knows at what time to make the donuts.

✔️ La Gourmadine for the delicious donations.

✔️ Gift card donations from parents and local businesses.

✔️ the amazing scitech family who is running the cool Photo Booth.

✔️ The PTO for contributing some $$ for the supplies and donuts.

✔️ The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank for helping source fresh fruit and bagels and juice.

✔️ All the behind the scenes staff who may have helped out

✔️ The parents and loved ones who are doing their best to support their kids.

✔️ Our amazing students who deserve to have a fun morning after a year of a lot of hard work!

Thank you for what you do! Enjoy your day!

The Sci-Tech/UPrep Co-Ed Middle School Soccer Team has made the playoffs as the #1 seed!!

Come out and support your classmates as they take on Sunnyside TOMORROW, Wednesday, May 8, at 2:30 PM at Cupples Stadium on the South Side.

Spread the word!

Starting our week of celebrating our amazing teachers and staff with bagels from Brooklyn Bagels and coffee and a thank you card writing station! We are so lucky to have such an amazing staff and such dedicated teachers. Thank you for everything you do! ❤️❤️❤️

Are you looking for a way to support our teachers for Teacher Appreciation Week? Consider giving your support to one of the projects our teachers have on Donors Choose!

Here is a list of the current projects:
White Boards, Markers & Erasers
Incentives for Mastering Content
Local History Creating Historical Inquiry
Oral Histories of Pittsburgh
Various Resources for Student Wellness
Bring My Students to Life
Puzzles for Peace
Collaboration, Fun and Friendship — Games for Activity Period

Simply go to DonorsChoose.org and search for Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy. Available projects will come up on the site. You can explore what the projects are going to do and make a donation! On behalf of our teachers, thank you in advance for your support!

https://donorschoose.org

DonorsChoose: Support a classroom. Build a future. DonorsChoose connects teachers in high-need communities with donors who want to help.

Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week starts Monday and between parents and admin, we have a lot of fun (and deliciousness) planned! Thank you SO much to everyone who donated $ or a gift card or pledged to bake something or offered to help out the day of. We couldn't do it without you! And not too late if you've been meaning to sign up for something. Here's the link! Or Venmo is (under charities - not people).

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0F4AAAAF2EA0FD0-49003093-2024 #/

Teacher/Staff Appreciation starts next week and we have a lot of fun (and delicious) stuff planned! Thanks SO much to everyone who pitched in some $ or donated a gift card or pledged to bake something. It's not too late to get involved if you've been meaning sign up for somethiWe a🥰re still in need of 30 gift cards to make sure everyone gets a little something; we could also use some baked goods! Here's the link to sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0F4AAAAF2EA0FD0-49003093-2024 #/

We've been getting some nice donations in for both Teacher Appreciation Week and the school carnival (to use as prizes!). Thank you to Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium, Pittsburgh CLO, DICK'S Sporting Goods, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Laser Storm Pittsburgh, and Pins Mechanical Co. for the donations!

And thank you to all the parents who have pledged to donate a gift card. Those can be dropped off to Mrs. Theuret's room or put in the PTO box in the main office. OR, we will happily make arrangements to pick up from you. If you've been meaning to contribute something, it's not too late! Here's the link:

www.signupgenius.com

Hello, SciTech, Community! We just wanted to let you know that there are some NEW Donors Choose Projects from teachers at SciTech! Take a look at the projects! Maybe you have a little extra that you could donate this month to help our teachers!

www.donorschoose.org

Thank you Pitt Panthers for donating 4 tickets to any home 2024 football games (with the exception of WVU and Clemson). All home games are played at Acrisure Stadium. Go Pitt!

Thanks to ASCEND Climbing for donating two passes for our Take Your Loved One to School Carnival on Friday, May 17th! Ascend has locations in Point Breeze and the South Side and lots of programming for teens and families, including summer camps for kids up to age 14. Thank you, Ascend!!!

Here’s the Venmo link to donate towards Teacher Appreciation Week! Any $ donated will go towards hosting a staff lunch and/or purchasing gift cards. thanks for your support!

Teacher Appreciation Week is coming up (May 6 to 10) and we need your help!! We are asking families to donate gift cards, raffle baskets, desserts, or money to help plan a nice week celebrating our teachers and staff.

Our goal is to have 63 gift cards so each teacher gets a little something - - even small donations ($5 coffee cards) welcome!

Please sign up here:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0F4AAAAF2EA0FD0-49003093-2024 #/

You can also make a monetary donation to help offset the cost of a staff lunch:

Venmo: (please put "teacher" in the Memo).
PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=ZWXNKG57QFJEJ

Thank you in advance for your help! If you'd like to volunteer, please DM us or post below!

Donors Choose Projects

From time to time our teachers have needs for their classroom. Donors Choose is one resource they can use to help raise funds for those needs/projects. To find projects, you can visit DONORSCHOOSE.ORG and search for “Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy.” Our teachers appreciate any help you can give them!

The time is almost up for the Teacher Project "Elevated Minds." Please take a look and give if you can! THANKS!

https://www.donorschoose.org/project/elevated-minds/8053815/

Elevated Minds, a project from Mrs. Obritz Help me give my students elevated tables and seats, both in height and appearance. "Elevate Minds," aims to provide elevated tables and seats for my studentsboth in height and appearance. I...

Teacher Appreciation Week will be here before we know it! Please consider donating a gift card for a raffle for our hardworking staff. Send us a DM or gift cards can be dropped off in the PTO box in the front office (or comment below!). Even $5 coffee cards are helpful! We’ve never gotten enough to make sure every staff member receives something — maybe this will be the year!

A way you can help our teachers and show your appreciation and support is to check out their projects on Donors Choose and make a donation to help them meet their goals! Just go to donorschoose.org and search for Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy! (Or click the link below!) Our teachers have several projects needing funding! Ms. Keesecker just added a new one to the list! Check them out today and please donate what you can!

https://www.donorschoose.org/donors/search.html?keywords=Pittsburgh%20Science%20and%20Technology%20Academy

www.donorschoose.org

Ms. Keesecker is currently working on a Donors Choose Project to help fund an Algebra 2 Series aligned to our current curriculum (https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Algebra-2-Curriculum-All-Things-Algebra-1942401). She needs to get her project funded by the end of May.

Are you able to help us get her project funded? If so, please visit her page on Donors Choose (listed below) and make a donation! THANK YOU!

https://www.donorschoose.org/project/new-engaging-resources-and-activities/8181855/

New, Engaging Resources and Activities!, a project from Mrs. Keesecker Help me give my students engaging, relevant and fun Mathematical Resources and activities Please consider donating to this project to help me provide my students NEW, FUN, ENGAGING, INTERACTIVE and...

Hope to see you at our meeting on Tuesday, March 19, 6:30pm! The link is below!

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Teacher Appreciation Donation Drive!

We are now collecting donations for Teacher Appreciation Week in May. Any donations made will be used to show our appreciation to our teachers and staff at Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy. If you would like to help out with our events and efforts for Teacher Appreciation Week, please contact one of the members of the board. To make a donation on PayPal, please click the donate link to the left or visit our website at https://www.scitechpto.org . Donations can be made via Venmo . Please put teacher appreciation donation in the Memo. Thank you in advance for your generosity!

SciTech Gear is On Sale Now!

SciTech Gear is on sale now through April 1st. Delivery will be by April 29th. There is gear to celebrate our upcoming 2024 graduates so definitely check it out!

SciTech Spirit Wear Spring 2024 Online ordering for SciTech Spirit Wear Spring 2024 ends on Mon, Apr 1, 2024 (6:00 AM EDT)

It is not too late to order your Spring Candy! Whether you will be celebrating Spring Break, the Spring Season, Easter, a birthday or any other event, Sarris Candy would make a nice addition to your celebration!

https://www.sarriscandiesfundraising.com/VIEWBYCATEGORY.aspx?id=VA

Two more weeks to get your memory tiles in! This is a great way to honor a club or sports team or favorite teacher or your student. Photos work great! Wondering what a memory tile is? Here are some photos of the memory tiles that are already up at school. Add yours for only $20