December 17, 2019 | Issue 17
Important Upcoming Dates
December 16 - 20 - Spirit week (see below)
December 23 - January 3: Winter Break.
Volunteer Opportunity
The music teacher Ms. Aberle needs parent volunteers on December 20th from 11:45 – 1:30 to help decorate the gym with lights for the Winter Assembly.
Please reach out to Mrs. Aberle acaberle@fcps.edu if you can help.
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Stringapalooza
Mantua string students in 4th, 5th, and 6th grade are invited to attend the Woodson Pyramid Stringapalooza. The event will be held at Frost MS on Saturday, Feb. 8th from 9am - 2pm. The deadline to enroll is Jan. 10th. Students can get enrollment forms from Mrs. Easton at school, or parents can email Mrs. Easton at kjeaston@fcps.edu to request a form. The fee to enroll is $20, which includes a t-shirt and lunch. Students at the event will rehearse with other elementary students in the Woodson Pyramid and perform a concert for parents at the end of the day. They will also be mentored by string students from Frost MS and Woodson HS. Mantua string students who will attend high schools other than Woodson are still welcome and encouraged to attend. Please direct questions to Mrs. Easton, Mantua Strings Teacher, at kjeaston@fcps.edu.
Save your plastic caps and lids to help the Earth!
Save your plastic caps and lids to help our Earth, and win an ice cream party! Girl Scout Troop 2779 needs your help to collect plastic bottle caps and lids from many consumer items. (Did you know that most caps and lids end up in the landfill, even when placed in the recycling bin, because they are too small to be processed by the facility’s sorting equipment?) The troop’s goal is to collect 300 pounds of caps and lids. Once they have met it, Green Tree Plastics of Indiana will exchange the caps and lids for a park bench made of 100% recycled materials for the troop to donate. This project is through Green Tree Plastic’s ABC program, which aims to teach children about caring for the earth and green living. The two classes who collect the most caps will win an ice cream party, courtesy of Toby’s Homemade Ice Cream & Coffee! Look for the collection box in your child’s classroom coming soon. Acceptable items include: Caps from: milk jugs, detergent, hair spray, toothpaste, deodorant, apple sauce pouches, drink bottles such as soda, water, juice and sport drinks, shampoo and other hair products, ointment, baby food. Lids from: cottage cheese, mayonnaise, yogurt, peanut butter, coffee cans, cream cheese, butter. All caps and lids must be clean and dry.
Questions email GirlScoutTroop2779@gmail.com. Every cap counts! Thank you.
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Congratulations to the Fairfax County level PTA Reflections winners!
Congratulations to our Mantua students who won the Reflections program at the Fairfax County level! We wish them best of luck at the District Level next!!
Abigail Bryson - Literature
Genevieve Cheng - Photography
Genevieve Cheng - Film
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Kids Give Back Kids Volunteer Day
January 27, 9:30am-3:30pm at Bethlehem Lutheran Church. FCPS schools are closed, so Kids Give Back is offering another day of volunteerism, games, team-building and more. Projects may include: Making outdoor care packages for the homeless; preparing snack packs for under-served children; making Valentine presents for senior citizens and more! Registration includes pizza for lunch. $80/child; sibling discounts available. www.kidsgiveback.org
Absences, Tardies, Early Dismissals and Transportation Change Procedures
At some point of the year, almost every student will either be absent, tardy, leave early for an appointment of need a change of transportation. Please email the office at: MantuaElem.Attendance@fcps.edu and copy the classroom teacher or call the attendance line at (703) 645-6363 for anything related to attendance or dismissal. Email is always the preferred method of communication for clarity purposes.
Absences or late arrivals: Please contact the office by the above method by 9:30am. Robo calls go out at 10 am. If a student is arriving late an adult must walk them into the office and sign them in even if you have notified the office of the late arrival.
Changes in Transportation must be submitted by 1:00 PM to either the email
address above or attendance line. The first month of school there will be no bus passes to go home on the bus with a friend. Students receive a pass any time there is a change of transportation. Do not send in changes more than a week in advance except for ongoing changes, see examples.
Early Dismissals should be called in early in the day. An adult on the emergency care form can pick up a student. If you call when you are approximately 5 minutes away from the school then we will try to have the student ready for you otherwise we will call for the student when you arrive. There are NO DISMISSALS between 3:40 PM and 4:05 PM.
Examples:
Please excuse Johnny Smith in Mrs. Jones’s class to Kiss and Ride today, June 20, 2099.
Please excuse Fred Flinstone to Kiss and Ride every Monday until further notice.
Please excuse Jane Doe who will arrive at 10:00 am to school due to a Dr. appt.
Let the office staff know if you have any questions.
Raise Funds for Mantua ES by Linking Your Rewards Card
It's time to re-link your Harris Teeter VIC cards to Mantua!
This is a really easy fundraiser- once you link your card to our school you'll be helping to raise money every time you shop. And even better? We'll do the work for you! Go to https://www.memberplanet.com/s/mantuaelementaryschoolpta/vic to fill in your VIC card information and we'll do the rest!
Encourage friends & family to do the same!
Translators
Translators comprise another vital part of our outreach efforts. We want every Mantua ES family to feel included and connected—should families need to have a document translated into their native language, our volunteers are here to help!
- للحصول على نسخة مترجمة للغة العربية، نرجو الإتصال بالأخت بدرية كفالة على هذا الإيميل: cbn@mantuapta.org . If you need to have a document translated into Arabic, please email cbn@mantuapta.org .
- Если вам необходимо перевести документ на русский язык, пожалуйста обращайтесь к Анне Жердецкой или Виктору Жердецкому по электронной почте: cbn@mantuapta.org или cbn@mantuapta.org . If you need to have a document translated into Russian, please contact Hanna Zhardzetskaya and Viktar Zhardzetski.
- 혹시 한국어로 번역된 자료가 필요하시면 좌승관씨에게 연락주세요(cbn@mantuapta.org.) If you need to have a document translated into Korean, please contact Lisa Libby.
- Para obtener una copia en Espanol favor de contactar a Lisa Libby at cbn@mantuapta.org. If you need to have a document translated into Spanish, please contact Lisa Libby.
Email Lisa Libby at cbn@mantuapta.org if you have any questions or would like to volunteer as an ambassador or translator with Mantua ES’s Community Building Network.
How to Submit an Announcement to the PTA News
Please complete this form to have a Mantua ES- or Mantua PTA-related announcement placed in the weekly Mantua PTA News, on our Facebook page and/or on MantuaPTA.org.
The form guides you through all the pieces of information we need to put out complete announcements.
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