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February 14 TOMORROW--Acceptance Month Spirit Day: Wear red or pink to signal saying no to bullying
February 17 Presidents Day Holiday-No School
February 19 PTA Restaurant Night at Firehouse Subs
February 21 Acceptance Month Spirit Day: Wear a particular disability awareness color (see ideas in PTA section below) 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
March 12 Authors and Artists Night (Drop in between 6-7pm)
FCPS complete 2019-20 school year calendar
Save the Dates: Spring Picture Day-March 31; Spring Break-April 6-10 and 13; Rising Kindergarten Orientation-April 29, 9:15-11am
Next week, we continue to 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.
Lost and Found. Please take a look at this Lost and Found video which was made 2 weeks ago. (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
ACCEPTANCE MONTH. This week focused on Anti-Bullying, Spirit Day and tomorrow is a spirit day-Wear Red or Pink to say no to bullying. 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 still need volunteers to give time for a half day (9-11:45 or 11:40-3:40) or whole day (9-3:40). Please contact Laura Allen at lallen5@gmail.com or 703-598-4987 to volunteer.
Next week’s focus is on Disability Awareness. Spirit Day next Friday, Feb. 21: Wear a color to support disability awareness. Wear blue/yellow for down syndrome, light blue or silver for dyslexia, royal blue for autism, green for cerebral palsy, gold and silver for deaf/hard of hearing and orange for ADHD.
Restaurant Night at Firehouse Subs: Wednesday February 19 4-8pm. Take a break from cooking in the middle of winter! Firehouse has a great selection of hot and cold sandwiches, salads, soups, chili, and more! Plenty of seating for our families. Dine in or carry out from 4-8pm and mention Camelot (better yet, bring the flyer from this week’s Thursday folder) to earn our school 20% of sales!
Sign up to Participate in our 16th Annual International Night, Friday March 6th, 6:30 pm. Join us for Camelot ES International Night 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.
- Share your favorite international song (send to Laura Knighton at l_knighton@hotmail.com) , which will be added to the evening’s playlist.
- Plan an exhibit table of photos and/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).
Volunteer Spotlight: Kate Studeman--Thank you Kate for stepping up to lead the BINGO event last Friday! She did an amazing job of coordinating all the details so everything ran so smoothly. Even with a foot in a boot, she kept smiling and pushing through to the bitter end when everything was cleaned up. We are grateful for your service to the community Kate!
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 19: Restaurant Night at Firehouse Subs
March 6: International Night
March 27: Parent/Student Basketball Game, FCHS
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