Camelot Weekly News You Choose-2-6-20

Dates to Know

February 6 Progress reports went home in Thursday folders TODAY

February 7  Acceptance Month Spirit Day: Dress like a Superhero to show your support for inclusion

February 7 PTA Bingo Night, 6-8pm (sign up below!)

February 14 Acceptance Month Spirit Day: Wear red or pink to signal saying no to bullying

February 17 Presidents Day Holiday

February 19 PTA Restaurant Night at Firehouse Subs

February 21 Acceptance Month Spirit Day: Wear a particular disability awareness color or tie dye

February 21 Parent/Guardian-Principal Coffee, 8:30am, Camelot Library

February 27 Science Night, 6:15-7:30pm

March 3 Primary Election Day—Student Holiday

March 6 PTA’s International Night

FCPS complete 2019-20 school year calendar


School News

Save the Dates: Authors and Artists Night-March 12, 6:30-7:30pm, Rising Kindergarten Orientation-April 29, 9:15-11am

Next week, we focus on the Positivity Project (P2) Character Strength of LOVE. Love is described by P2 as follows: You value close relationships with others and being close to people.  For more information, see the Love, or any other character strength card at https://camelotes.fcps.edu/node/1945.

Geo Bee.  Our Bee was held last Thursday.  Congratulations to our winners:  Adam R.-1st place, Jacob T.-2nd place, Kassie L.-3rd place (See the picture at the bottom.) 

Lost and Found. Please take a look at this Lost and Found video which was made last week. (It may not include the newest items.) We will be donating items to the Salvation Army on February 14, so please encourage your child to look for lost items before then. (We will not donate found coats at this time—just sweatshirts and other clothing items that have been around a while.)

Parent/Guardian-Principal Coffee. Our next coffee is Friday, February 21 at 8:30am, and it will last about an hour. We will share about school programs, but also provide time for questions and dialogue. School-aged students may be dropped off in the cafeteria at 8:30am.

Yearbook Sales. Yearbooks may be ordered via paper form, or online at https://ybpay.lifetouch.com/Order/SelectJob. The order deadline is April 17. Yearbooks cost $19.  Yearbooks will be distributed in June.

Dragons Share. Many thanks to the families who sign up!  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


PTA News

BINGO NIGHT: Tomorrow Night 6-8pm. Please join us for Bingo Night tomorrow evening! It’s a fun night for the entire family. Doors open at 6pm for concessions and to grab your seat; the Camelot cheer team will perform at 6:30 and will kick off the Bingo games immediately following their performance through 8pm.

*Sign up to volunteer - we still have a few slots open and need some extra hands!

ACCEPTANCE MONTH. On Monday, we kicked off Acceptance Month at Camelot. This week focused on Understanding Acceptance and tomorrow is a special spirit day- dress like a superhero to show how to be a hero to one another.

We are so excited for a full month focused on continuing to build an inclusive culture at Camelot. There are weekly topics about acceptance, important classroom activities and discussions, and our Walk In My Shoes event on February 21st - where students engage in hands on activities related to living with various disabilities.  

For the Walk in My Shoes event on 2/21, we need volunteers to give time for a half day (9-11:45 or 11:40-3:40) or whole day (9-3:40). A fun training session with yummy food will take place on Monday, Feb 7th one hour at 7 pm at Camelot ES to get ready for the event. You may still volunteer if you are unable to attend the training event, but it’s strongly encouraged.  Contact Laura Allen at lallen5@gmail.com or 703-598-4987.

Next week’s focus is  on Anti-Bullying, Spirit Day next Friday, Feb. 14: Wear Red or Pink to say no to bullying

SAVE THE DATE: Wednesday February 19 4-8pm Restaurant Night at Firehouse Subs. Take a break from cooking in the middle of winter! Dine in or carry out from 4-8pm and mention Camelot to earn our school 20% of sales.

SAVE THE DATE: 16th Annual International Night, Friday March 6th, 2020. Mark your calendars for Camelot ES International Night and join us as we celebrate our international, cultural and regional diversity. Start planning your participation in this fun event.

  • Start looking now for favorite recipes from your country, culture or region and bring a dish or dessert for the tasting tables in the cafeteria.
  • Join us to record a special family song or story that you can share on the night, and later with family and friends.
  • Plan an exhibit of photos or artifacts to showcase your cultural pride or heritage.
  • Volunteer for a short shift on the night

Find out how you can be involved and sign up here! A huge thank you to our event sponsor, McIlvaine Home Team Realtors.

Have questions? Contact Laura Knighton (l_knighton@hotmail.com) or Ally Paddock (allyp41@cox.net).

PTA Executive Board Member Nominations. Serving on the PTA executive board is a great way to get involved with the school. This April, we will elect a new PTA executive board. Open positions include President, VP Social, VP Ways and Means and Secretary. Job descriptions are here. We need parents and teachers to raise their hand to get involved!  To learn more about the positions, contact camelot.elementary.pta@gmail.com

Amazon Shopping earns money for school. Use Amazon Smile to do your holiday shopping! Smile.amazon.com and select Camelot Elementary to give back to the school each time you shop!

Mark your calendars for our upcoming events:

February 7: Bingo Night

February 19: Restaurant Night at Firehouse Subs

March 6: International Night

March 27: Parent/Student Basketball Game, FCHS

 

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