Upcoming Important Dates
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February 13-19
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Random Acts of Kindness Week
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February 15
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Last day for SCA School Dance Tickets during lunches in the cafeteria
NO tickets will be sold after this day!
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February 17
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After School Valentine’s Dance (2:25 - 3:30); Clubs are canceled
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February 21
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Presidents Day Holiday - no school
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February 22 - Save the Date
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Milano’s Family Restaurant PTA Spirit Night!
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Students in the NASA Sparx Club build a Space Launch System and prepare a display case with information about what is new at NASA
Random Acts of Kindness Week is February 13-19
Please join us in celebrating RAK Week with us! Below are some ideas for Random Acts of Kindness
Sunday - Call a friend you have not spoken to in a while
Monday - Give a gift card to a locally-owned restaurant or shop to a friend. OR Give the gift of time to friend or neighbor and help them with a chore that needs to get done
Tuesday - Write a letter to someone, put a stamp on it and mail it or take it to the person! The act of taking time to write someone a nice note is a great act of kindness.
Wednesday - Write a nice message on a Post-It note and leave it in a random place for someone else to find. You never know who may need to read a kind message.
Thursday - Find out a friend’s favorite sweet treat and surprise them with it.
Friday - Turn off the phones and spend an hour with family or friends playing a board game, cards, or just hanging out.
Saturday - Pay it Forward! Select a Random Act of Kindness you received throughout the week and pay it forward to someone else!
SCAs Valentine’s Dance, Thursday, February 17 from 2:25 - 3:30pm
- Admission - $5, pizza and drinks will be provided
- Ticket sales begin Tuesday, February 8 and end onTuesday, February 15
- during lunches in the Cafeteria
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NO tickets will be sold on February 16 or February 17 to ensure time to place orders and prepare for the dance
- Parents may pick up their students at 3:30 in front of the school or students who normally ride a bus may take the late bus.
- Late buses arrive at 4:30pm
COVID Vaccine Clinic
There is a Health Department COVID vaccine clinic happening at the Richard Byrd Library in Springfield, which is close to schools in the West Springfield Pyramid and not too far from Lake Braddock and Robinson, on Tuesday, February 8th.
Location: Richard Byrd Library, 7250 Commerce St, Springfield, VA 22150
Dates: 1st dose -Tuesday, February 8, 2022; 2nd dose - Wednesday, March 2, 2022
Time: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Irving Stays After
After School Programs and Clubs
Basketball Club has switched to Intramurals, is open to all and meets Mondays and Thursdays during the 1st block.
Volleyball Club is open to all and meets on Tuesdays during the 2nd block.
NEW CLUBS
Lego Masters, meets on Mondays during the 1st block. (February 7 & 28)
Meme Club, meets on Tuesdays during the 1st block.
Minecraft Club, meets on alternating Thursdays during the 1st block.
NASA Sparx, meets on Thursdays during the 1st block. *6-week program
Star Wars Club, meets on the 2nd & 4th Mondays of the month during the 1st block.
T.R.I.B.E., meets on Mondays during the 1st block.
Weight Training, meets Tuesdays during the 1st block.
*Description and schedule information can be found in Schoology. All Parents > After School Program Folder
Student Laptops
We continue to have a number of students arriving at school each morning with uncharged laptops. We do not have the resources to charge all of them during the first classes, especially if students need to use them. We are asking families to assist students with reminders about charging laptops each night in preparation for school the next day. Thank you!
Library News
We are looking forward to visits from English classes soon as students will be choosing their next novels for third-quarter reading assignments.
We will also gladly meet again with our after-school Readers Unite Book Club on Mondays after school. Any students with an interest in reading should drop by the library to express interest and stay after for the first-hour meeting time on Mondays.
Mary Ann Monk & Diane Gawalt, Librarians
News from the PTA
Spirit Night
Our next Spirit Night will be Tuesday, February 22 at Milano’s Family Restaurant. See the attached flier for further details.
Thank you for supporting the Jersey Mike's Fundraiser! We received a check for $7000! Now we need your input! Send us your best ideas on how we can invest that money (and links or dollar figures if you have them) by February 15, and attend our next meeting on March 8th to vote on which project(s) we will fund!
Volunteer Opportunities
We need you! We just passed the halfway point in the year, and it is time to start looking toward elections! We need to elect a committee of three to screen candidates and present the best possible slate to the PTA in April - this committee must be elected by the body at our March 8th meeting. If you are interested in serving (it's a really good way to make sure you won't be nominated!), please email us at IrvingMSPTA@gmail.com.
We're planning a family event for Friday, March 25th! We don't currently have a chair for our traditional BINGO night, so we're considering an online trivia night instead. If you are interested in coordinating BINGO for us, please let us know before our executive board meeting on February 22nd, so we can make a final decision about which direction to take!
Teacher Appreciation
Mark your calendars for March 3rd! That's an early release day and we'll be offering a teacher appreciation event where you can just drop off items or send them in with your child that morning. More to come!
For questions or comments, you can always email us directly IrvingMSPTA@gmail.com.
Find us on Facebook! Washington Irving Middle School PTA
Thank you for your support of your PTA - Every child, One voice!
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