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October 10 Author Stuart Gibbs visits Camelot’s 3rd-6th graders
October 14 Columbus Day/Student Holiday
October 15 Reflections Contest entries due (turn into main office)
October 15 The FCPS community is encouraged to wear red to build awareness around dyslexia (see below)
October 18 PTA Fall Festival 6-8pm
October 21 Digital Citizenship Week—Hat Day (see below)
October 22 Digital Citizenship Week—Athletic Wear Day (see below)
October 23 Digital Citizenship Week—Lei and Hawaiian Day (see below)
October 22 K-6 Family Life Education (FLE) Parent/Guardian Preview Night, drop-in between 6:30-7:30pm, Camelot Computer Lab
October 25 Fun Run (30 minute slot during the school day)
October 25 Falls Church High School Homecoming Parade, Falls Church HS, 5:30-6:10pm. (Students participating in the parade must be supervised by parent/guardian/designated adult.)
October 29 PTA Meeting, 7:15pm, Camelot Library
Next week’s Positivity Project (P2) focus is on the #Other People Matter Mindset idea that “I can be present and give others my attention.”
Parent/Guardian Preview Night for K-6 Family Life Education (FLE) Materials is October 22. Earlier this school year, we sent home information about FLE curriculum. For more information about the FCPS Family Life Education program, please see the detailed grade-level program descriptions at https://www.fcps.edu/academics/elementary-family-life-education-fle.
Parents/guardians are invited to a drop-in Open House to preview the Family Life Education media and lessons and to talk with school staff about the program. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 22 between 6:30-7:30pm in the Camelot computer lab. All program materials and media for all grade levels will be available for your review at this time. You may also review the curriculum materials online in FCPS 24-7 (Blackboard) Parent View (includes lessons and media titles for which FCPS has streaming rights.) Parents/guardians will need a SIS account to access FCPS 24-7.
Parents/guardians who do not wish to have their child participate in FLE instruction may choose to opt their child out of any or all of the lessons. If you would like to opt your child out of one or more lessons, please fill out the form provided to you in your child’s orientation packet at the beginning of the school year or you may access the opt out forms online at https://www.fcps.edu/academics/elementary-family-life-education-fle. (If you already returned these forms, there is no need to resubmit.)
October is Dyslexia Awareness Month. This month aims to educate parents and professionals about dyslexia so that children with dyslexia can be identified sooner, receive appropriate instruction, and acquire the support they need to succeed. The School Board will make a formal declaration recognizing October as Dyslexia Awareness Month on September 26, 2019. There are several ways schools may support this initiative:
Digital Citizenship Week: October 21-25. During this week, we will join other FCPS schools in several “spirit days” to remind us about a few important technology ideas. On Monday, October 21, wear a HAT to school to be reminded to “wear your thinking cap and reflect on your technology use.” On Tuesday, October 22, wear ATHLETIC WEAR to be reminded to “exercise healthy technology habits.” On Wednesday, October 23, students will be given a lei and may wear HAWAIIAN CLOTHES to be reminded to “lay off or take a break from screens and connect in person more.” (Note: Camelot shifted the order of the days.)
Falls Church HS Homecoming Parade. Join Camelot staff and other Camelot families in walking in the FCHS homecoming parade on Friday, October 25! The event takes place at Falls Church HS (and into the nearby neighborhood) from 5:30pm-6:10pm. (See the flier that went home today.) Wear blue or Camelot spirit wear and help us carry our Camelot flags!
Camelot Pollinator Garden. Thank you, thank you to the Camelot Community Garden Club and our own Mrs. Bruhn for envisioning and creating the lovely and lively garden in the front our school!! Check out these pictures! Photo Gallery
Dragons Share. If you would like to help deliver unopened food items, fruit, and milk from our school cafeteria to Food For Others at 2938 Prosperity Drive on Wednesdays/Fridays, please sign up! You may collect items from the refrigerator (anytime) on your assigned day. Food for Others is open from 9:30am-5pm, Monday through Friday. This is a great opportunity to involve children in providing service to the larger community. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040C4EACAD2DA57-dragons
Our Thursday fliers are available on our website in the Thursday Take Home section: https://camelotes.fcps.edu/node/1908. (Fliers went home with all this week and will be posted on Friday.)
Fun Run - Help your child raise money to support our school - October 25, 9:20 am-12:30pm. The Fun Run is our biggest fundraiser and will be held on October 25th. Help us meet our goal of $20,000 to help fund our PTA enrichment activities and community events for our school. Your child can ask friends, family and neighbors to get pledges by going online or using the paper pledge form and envelope in this week's Thursday folder. Look for an email with a 99pledges online link to your child's personal fundraising page and share it via email and social media.
Grand prize for the most money raised is a hoverboard, $50 Target gift card, and “PE Teacher For The Day”. Top earner in each grade wins a $50 gift card to Zappos for new running shoes! Raffle prizes for every grade - the more pledges your student gets, the more chances they have to win.
See FAQs and our schedule at https://www.camelotpta.org/funrun
Camelot’s 8th Fall Festival - October 18, 6-8pm. Information on Camelot’s biggest event went home today in your Thursday folders! There will be hayrides, face painting, the new Spooky Maze, games, crafts and more! Please send in your meal deals forms and payment--going home in your student’s Thursday folders today! Make sure to preorder your Chick-Fil-A or hotdog meal by October 16th to have dinner at the Fall Festival!
We need volunteers for this fun event to happen! There are many opportunities to help make this event a success. 8th graders looking to service hours are welcome. Please sign up here.
Also, new this year will be the Spooky Maze! If you have cool decorations, like old straw brooms, witch potions, graveyard fencing, spotlights, spooky hands, skeletons, bones or skulls, bats, large witches, mummies, frankensteins, ghosts, goblins, monsters, etc or anything they can borrow to use, please contact Kelly Piat, kelly.piat@gmail.com, and Ali Hill, ali.hill91011@gmail.com.
https://www.camelotpta.org/fallfestival.
Reflections Contest - Submissions due Oct 15th. This year's Reflections Contest theme is Look Within, and your artist can submit an entry across many categories including: dance, film, literature, music composition, photography and visual arts. Our school competes in 3 grade divisions: PreK – 2nd Grade, 3rd – 5th Grade, 6th – 8th Grade, and a Special Artist Division (for special needs students who choose not to enter by grade division). Entries are due October 15th! Please see more information in your child’s folder as well as on our website at https://www.camelotpta.org/reflections
PTA Meeting and Digital Citizenship Presentation - October 29, 7:15pm. Join us for our PTA meeting and a parent presentation and discussion on Oct 29th. As parents in the digital age, being aware, alert and involved in your children’s use of the internet is crucial. What else can you do to keep your child safe on the internet?
Digital Citizenship can be described as the norms of appropriate, responsible behavior, and its positive and negative impact on self and others with regard to technology use. It is important for parents to help their child become safe, ethical, responsible and respectful digital citizens. Erika Deem, a Parent Resource Center Liaison will join us to give a presentation to help support parents in learning necessary supports so all students have a safe online space in which to learn healthy, and respectful technology use at home and school.
LAST CALL for Fall After School Enrichment Classes- Register Now! Registration is in full swing for Camelot favorites like chess and robotics along with new opportunities including art, flag football, an entrepreneurial lemonade stand, and a jump rope/cheer class (quick clarification - Cheer-IT/Spir-IT is a fee-based cheer program for those who enjoy cheering in the off-season along with jumping rope, and different from Camelot’s amazing cheer program, beginning later this school year!) Please see the updated listing of fall offerings at the PTA website: https://www.camelotpta.org/enrichment
Picture Day Volunteers Needed. Looking for a fun easy way to volunteer? Help the kids look cute for Picture Days at Camelot! There are two Picture Days this year, October 29 and March 31. Four volunteers are needed for each day. If you are interested in helping, (and getting a $35 voucher for your own pictures!) sign up here!
Camelot School Directory. Our AtoZ Camelot school directory with this year’s information is almost complete. Emails to verify and add your contact info to your listing will be sent out this week. Please keep your eye out for the email from Camelot@atozconnect.com to validate your information!
Seeking Odyssey of the Mind Coaches!! Odyssey of the Mind is an international creative problem-solving program that engages students in their learning by allowing their knowledge and ideas to come to life in an exciting, productive environment. Participants build self-confidence, develop life skills, create new friendships, and are able to recognize and explore their true potential.
Odyssey teams meet weekly in groups of five to seven students with at least one adult coach. The teams work to develop creative responses to scenarios posed by Odyssey of the Mind International. The program begins in early November. The program wraps up with a regional competition in March where teams display the solutions that they have worked on over the year. If you might be interested in coaching an Odyssey of the Mind team this year, please contact Christine Edgerton by October 18th at christine.edgerton@gmail.com.
Join our Facebook Group. Simply search on Camelot Elementary School on Facebook (or click here) to join our group and stay in touch on the latest updates.
Save $10 on registration with Turnpike Basketball, with PTA code. Turnpike basketball offers a league for boys and girls in grades 1-12 to develop their skills and have fun playing at local school gyms. They are offering Camelot students a special $10 discount. Simply register at TURNPIKEBASKETBALL.ORG and include Camelot10 in the discount code. Our PTA will also receive a donation for each player who utilizing the code. Sign up by October 4th to also qualify for their early-bird discount.
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