 eNews August 23, 2016
Your Source for News about the Highlander Community
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Celebrate McLean! Kicking off the school year with a community celebration
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In just one week, McLean High School is having a big party and everyone is invited! Celebrate McLean! is a community festival open to ALL MHS families and all residents of greater Mclean. Principal Ellen Reilly and her school team have an urgent request for volunteers. Our PTSA is supporting the school-hosted event with volunteers and donations.
It's an extra special school event with plenty of festive highlights, including food trucks, dunk tank, photo booth, games & activities with prizes, special meet and greets with our McLean athletes, marching band performances, face painting, balloon animals, fire engine ladder truck with the McLean Volunteer Fire Dept., a community art mural, and so much more!
But Celebrate McLean is possible only with you signing up to volunteer. Let Principal Reilly know how you can help make McLean High School's first annual Celebrate McLean a success by signing up on this Sign Up Genius. Principal Reilly and all the faculty and staff at MHS thank you for all your support!
Come enjoy this back-to-school celebration that puts a creative twist on traditional Highlander Kick-Off activities on Thursday, September 1 from 3 - 6 pm on the MHS Athletic Field (in the gym in the event of bad weather).
Help Needed! MHS Back to Breakfast for Teachers Aug 29th
On Monday, August 29th, its time to welcome back our MHS teachers with a friendly breakfast in the school cafeteria. This is an annual tradition that our teachers treasure! It's a great chance to mix and mingle with the teachers and Principal Reilly's administrative team in a casual atmosphere.
Click here to view the Sign-Up Genius to see how you can help our hardworking volunteers on the Hospitality Committee.
Questions? Please contact our PTSA Hospitality Chairs Sue Hutchings Hazen or Megan Dennis.
Buy School Supplies through MHS Amazon Link and Earn Money for the School
Earn money for
our school by purchasing school supplies from Amazon. Just click on the link below and start
shopping! Click HERE to view a list of general
supplies recommended for all MHS students.
Students need a TI-83, TI-83+ or
TI-84 graphing calculator in Algebra I, Geometry or Algebra II. Click HERE to credit MHS at Amazon.
During the first week of school, teachers will provide lists of additional classroom supplies needed.
Join the McLean PTSA Today!
Joining the PTSA and paying your $30 family membership dues is QUICK and EASY. Why join? Every school year dedicated PTSA volunteers (see below) raise money, run PTSA programs and support the teachers and students at Mclean High School inside and outside the classroom. Careful thought is given to creating and supporting an array of programs that enrich the educational, social and physical health of the MHS community. For details on our what your dues support, click HERE.
Click HERE to pay your dues with Paypal, your credit card or a check AND in one easy transaction you can:
- Make an additional donation to the PTSA
- Purchase additional copies if the MHS Student Directory (memberships before Oct 1st include one FREE copy)
- Provide your Giant and/or Harris Teeter grocery card numbers so we can help you register them.
NOTE: PTSA Memberships are NO LONGER AVAILABLE on the AtoZ website. Questions? Contact Alison Senold at membership@mcleanptsa.org
School Directory from AtoZ
In Sept, an email from AtoZ will ask you to verify or change your family’s info.
Wondering if you need to do anything with your family’s info on AtoZ?
YES, YOU DO need to change your family’s info on AtoZ IF . . .
1. Your family’s info was not correct in last year’s directory, OR
2. Your family’s info has recently changed and you have not yet informed the MHS Registrar of your recent changes.
NO, YOU DO NOT need to verify or change your family info IF . . .
1. You’re confident your family’s info was correct in last year’s directory, AND
2. Your family’s info has not changed from last year, AND/OR
3. If your family’s info recently changed, but you already informed the MHS Registrar of those recent changes in your family’s info.
PTSA members receive a FREE directory at the home address on your membership near the beginning of November. If you are NOT A PTSA MEMBER, a very limited number of directories may be available for non-members’ purchase near the beginning of December.
WANT TO GUARANTEE YOU WILL HAVE A DIRECTORY? THE ONLY WAY IS TO JOIN THE PTSA by OCTOBER 1ST AND RECEIVE A FREE SCHOOL DIRECTORY!
Questions? Please contact Candace Stromberg for directory informationor Alison Senold for membership information.
Volunteer Opportunities
The Mclean PTSA is an all volunteer organization. Every program the PTSA runs is planned, funded and implemented by the creative, energetic and generous families of Mclean High School.
In addition to running our own numerous programs, the PTSA often provides volunteer support for other school sponsored events and activities, such as
- Vision/hearing screening
- Shelving books in the library
- Answering phones and greeting visitors in the front office
Whether you have the time and energy to chair a committee or prefer to volunteer an hour at an occasional event, YOUR PTSA NEEDS YOU and appreciates all that you do!
Click HERE to view current volunteer openings and HERE to look over the list of PTSA committees and to decide how you’d like to participate this year.
Parent Information Relating to Special Education
According
to a recent study by the CDC, 9.1 percent of school-age children in
Virginia have ADHD. The McLean HS ADHD Forum is a new opportunity for
parents to work together as they help their children manage the
challenges presented by ADHD and reach their full potential. Members
can post questions and share information, insights, and tips for
navigating the transition into high school and preparing for college. The
forum is modeled after the widely-used forum for Arlington county.
Please visit McLean HS_ADHD_Forum and click “Apply for membership or contact the owner” to join the discussion group. You can also send an email to mcleanhs.adhd.contact@gmail.com
There are a variety of other opportunities for parents of students who have special education needs. Many are free. Please check the PTSA Website for detailed information.
To see more events, go to the PTSA Website.
Meals Tax: Important Information about the Upcoming Vote on Nov. 8
The Meals Tax directly benefits Fairfax County Public Schools. Learn why at: http://www.yesmealstax.org/.
Sponsored by Invest in Fairfax and the Fairfax County Council of PTAs.
August 29, 6-10 am: Help Needed for MHS Back to School Teacher Breakfast
September 1, 2-3:30pm: Freshman and New Student Orientation. For schedule and additional information, click HERE.
September 1, 3-6 pm: Celebrate McLean! MHS Athletic Field (Click HERE to see how you can volunteer)
September 1, 5-6 pm: New Parent Meeting, MHS Auditorium (LOCATION CORRECTION)
September 6: First Day of School. Click HERE for MHS bell schedule. MHS will send notices when bus schedules and class schedules are available (tentatively Sept. 1).
September 17th: Practice SAT/ACT test offered for students who want to take a practice test before the real deal. Registration is open HERE.
September 22, 6-7 pm: Back to School Night for parents
October 1: Deadline for joining PTSA to receive free directory. Join online by clicking HERE.
October 13, 7-8 pm: General membership meeting for PTSA, MHS Lecture Hall. Topics include meals tax update, information on new grading and reporting system, and more!
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