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Good Evening Mantua Families,
We have an exciting last few days left of school in the 2022-23 school year. Team events and celebrations can be seen throughout the building. These activities bring our community even closer together and allow students and staff the opportunity to reflect on the relationships built and learning that took place during this exceptional year. We are looking forward to the 6th-grade promotion ceremony on Thursday and closing out the school year as one big Mantua family!
This newsletter is full of important information. Please feel free to contact us with any questions.
Thank you,
Linda Shannon, Principal
Important Upcoming Dates
June 7 3rd/4th graders return laptops and power adaptors during school hours
June 8 2nd/6th graders return laptops and power adaptors during school hours
June 9 5th graders return laptops and power adaptors during school hours
June 9 6th Grade Promotion Ceremony, 10:15 AM, Woodson Auditorium
June 10 Last Day of School, Early Release 2:05 PM
Happy Retirement
This time of year is always hard when we have to say goodbye to some of our amazing staff. We have two staff members retiring this year, who have had big impacts on Mantua over the years. We invite you to join us in wishing Ms. Cajati and Ms. McCoy well on their next adventure.
PTA Thank you to each of the 2021-22 Board members!
Last week we thanked our PTA leaders and volunteers in a heartfelt celebration. We appreciate Kristina Clarke, Jenn Ros, and Gretchen West, for their time, commitment, and care. We would also like to welcome our new PTA board members for the upcoming 2022-23 school year. We are looking forward to working with you to do amazing things at Mantua!
- Emily Mosso: President
- Alex Piguet: VP, Fundraising
- Laura Saal: VP, Programs
- Sophany Setliff: Treasurer
- Jody Agnew: Secretary
Message From the Garden Club
As the last day of school approaches things are also beginning to wind down in the Mantua gardens for the year. The work kicked off in November with the Discovery Garden Clean-Up and got the garden prepared for its upcoming winter break. The central Courtyard got a major pruning in early spring after almost two years without a visitor and the entrance containers welcomed everyone back with a fresh look after Spring Break. A number of beautiful new trees were planted on the school grounds with the help of our students and will, hopefully, be providing wonderful shade in the years to come. In late April, the committee held its second garden clean-up to weed and tame some of our native plantings. One of the biggest efforts of the day involved reclaiming the dormant quad beds and beginning the transformation to our new, interactive ‘Learning Garden’ which will debut next fall. The year wrapped up with a Daisy Troop planting project out on Kirkwood and they did a beautiful job making the sign shine.
Many, many thanks to the parent and student volunteers who joined in the gardening work this year. Without their help, it would be difficult to keep these spaces in tip-top shape for all to enjoy. If you missed a chance to pitch in, never fear. Over the summer, there will be opportunities to assist, and the Garden Committee is always seeking new volunteers, with or without a green thumb. If you are interested in helping or just learning more about the different gardens around the school, please contact Garden Committee Chair Karin Hudson at garden@mantuapta.org.
Music Intent for Current 4th and 5th Grade Students
Please make sure to complete your child's music intent form for next year as soon as possible. You will need to be signed in to your child's school email account to access the form. Students can choose between band or strings and can also choose to participate in chorus. Please email any questions about the form, or to change your form selections to kjeaston@fcps.edu. The link to access the form is https://forms.gle/3jGc2KL2HrapUcqw5.
Health Room Medication
The school health room is reminding parents and guardians that all medication stored in the health room must be picked up no later than the student dismissal time on the last day of school. Medications left in the health room after that time will be discarded. It is school policy that medications must be picked up by the parent or guardian. Medication cannot be sent home with your student.
Welcome!
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Please join us in welcoming Ms. Latrena Warthen as our new Building Supervisor! |
Yearbooks
Yearbooks will be handed out by teachers this Friday, June 10th for those who purchased them. Extras were ordered but we are unable to reserve them. If you would like to purchase an extra, please come to the front office with payment ($24 check or cash). It will be distributed on June 10th.
Laptop Return
The year-end collection of laptops and chargers is in process. Students in grades 3 and 4 will return their laptops and power adaptors on June 7th, 2nd and 6th grade on June 8th, and 5th graders on June 9th. Students who are attending FCPS SOAR and ESY will have their laptops returned to them by their summer program.
Paying for lost/damaged equipment:
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Sign-on to MySchoolBucks
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Select School Store
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Select Browse All Items
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Select the icon for which you are paying “Lost or Damaged Cables/Power Cords” or “Lost or Damaged Laptop”
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Select your child’s name and teacher
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If you need to purchase a laptop, please contact the school before making any payments
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Select Add to Basket
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Follow the process for payment
If you have any questions, please email saroskwitals@fcps.edu
Digital Programs Available this Summer
The following online programs will still be available to students this summer if they were using them during the school year: Typing Club, Wixie, ST Math, Lexia, Reflex, Frax, Imagine Language & Literacy, Imagine Reading, and Pioneer Valley Literacy Footprints will also be available throughout the summer, with some scheduled outages related to Clever (to be announced). Access to Literacy Footprints will be available through August 15, 2022. Access to both Imagine Learning products will be available.
Reminders
6th Grade Promotion Ceremony
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The Mantua ES 6th Grade Class of 2022 will celebrate the end of their elementary school days with a promotion ceremony at Woodson High School. Parents are invited to join them in the auditorium for the ceremony. The entrance to the auditorium where the ceremony will take place is to the right of the main Woodson entrance. Afterward, there will be an opportunity to take pictures, visit with students, and their families. Students will then return to Mantua via bus for lunch and a party planned by 6th-grade parents.
Details:
- Students arrive at Mantua as usual in the morning.
- 9:30 AM: Students are bused to Woodson from Mantua.
- 10:15 AM: Promotion ceremony begins in Woodson HS Auditorium (duration approx 45 min - 1 hour), Woodson Map for ES Promotions.docx
- 11:00 AM: Pictures with family in the courtyard between the main entrance and auditorium entrance.
- 11:30 AM: Buses depart Woodson with students to head back to Mantua.
- 11:45 AM -1:00 PM: Parent Volunteers set up for the party while students change clothes and eat pizza lunch in their classrooms.
- 1:00pm-3:30pm: 6th Grade Party. (Parents are permitted as volunteers only)
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Family Input on Class Placement
In a previous week’s edition, we shared the class placement process and the value of parent input. Please use this link to access and fill out the Family Input Form: https://forms.gle/Uzbep2asR2FbDgSd8 . The form will close on 6/10/22.
Contacts
Summer Office Hours: 9 AM - 1PM
Mantua Attendance Phone Line: 703-645-6363
Mantua Attendance Email: mantuaelem.attendance@fcps.edu
Technology Support for Families/Parent Help Desk: 1-833-921-3277
Parent Information Phone Lines/Support for parents who do not speak English as their first language: Parent Information Phone Lines
Parent and Student technology support: IT Support Portal
Linda Shannon, lcshannon@fcps.edu
Amy Alley, Assistant Principal, avalley@fcps.edu
Rich Deixler, Assistant Principal, radeixler@fcps.edu
AnnMarie Delvalle, Administrative Assistant, adelvalle@fcps.edu
Mergie Kakouris, Student Information Assistant, mbkakouris@fcps.edu
Amrita Love, Office Assistant, aglove@fcps.edu
Fadwa Finaish, Office Assistant, ffinaish@fcps.edu
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