 Thank you to all our families, PTA members, and staff that joined us for a successful Movie Night! The weather and movie were perfect and it was another great event to build our community.
As we are having picture day this Wednesday, we have moved Walk to School Day to Thursday to allow families to participate in both. We encourage as many as possible to walk to school on Thursday.
Last week, Lemon Road took part in our SCA Officer Elections. Congratulations to our officers for the 2023 - 2024 school year. Thank you to all our 5th & 6th grade students that ran for a position. We look forward to your leadership.
Finally, we have noticed an increase of unkind texting/messaging/Roblox communication from our 5th and 6th graders. We ask parents of students with cell phone access or availability to communicate via social media/gaming to increase supervision of messaging and digital communication at home. While the communication is occurring outside of school hours and on personal devices, this type of behavior is against FCPS SR&R when it impacts students' abilities to feel safe in school. Thank you for your partnership in keeping our community safe and healthy.
Looking forward to a great week!
 School Picture Day is coming Wednesday, October 4, 2023. Lemon Road is partnering with a new photography company, Victor O'Neill Studios.
Save time and pre-order online here!
Individual and Class Pictures will be available for purchase approximately two weeks following our school's photo day. For questions about ordering please email underclass@vosphoto.com
We are seeking volunteers to support picture day. Sign up here if you are able to support us and receive discounted photos.
Thank you to everyone who attended our Movie Night on Friday - we hope everyone had fun!
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School Picture Day is October 4th - if you have time to volunteer, please sign up here
- Our Kindergarten Bedtime Stories event is coming soon - this is intended as a cozy event for Kindergarten families, please be sure to RSVP to help us plan! Pajamas and stuffies welcome!
- Our October PTA General Meeting will be on October 18th @ 6:30pm at Lemon Road and will feature guest speaker Ms. Straw discussing AAP Services for Kindergarten - Sixth Grade. Childcare for school aged children and light refreshments will be provided. If you are able to volunteer to help us also offer a virtual option for this meeting please email us at lemonroadpta@gmail.com
- The National PTA Reflections program is underway! All students from K-6 can submit their creative arts work under the theme "I feel hopeful because...". Please review the instructions and guidelines on submissions here:
- For Online Submission to LRES PTA please find instructions and entry form here.
- For Physical submission to LRES PTA: Place the work along with the entry form in an envelope or box, clearly labeled with the student's full name, class teacher name, and parent contact info. Drop the package in the collection box available in the LRES lobby from Oct. 2 to Oct. 30, 2023.
- Email us at lemonroadpta@gmail.com with any questions. We look forward to seeing the creativity of our lions!
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 This week our school community will be focusing on the character strength of Forgiveness. Forgiveness means you forgive those who have done wrong and you accept that people make mistakes.
Forgiveness is the ability to move past being injured, and allow yourself to reconcile with the person who hurt you. Forgiveness can often be seen as a selfless act, but it also carries many benefits for those who practice it. Those who demonstrate forgiveness have the ability to move forward after someone has hurt them. Forgiveness is often rooted in the idea that all people are valuable and worthy of a second chance. Many who forgive have the ability to consider things from another’s perspective.
To practice and encourage the character strength of forgiveness with your child, please visit the Positivity Project’s P2 for Families (password: P2) where together you will watch a video, read a quote and talk about the answers to three questions.
Join Dr. Reid for Our Schools, Our Future - A Community Conversation at Kilmer Middle School on Thursday, October 5th, from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Share your thoughts and ask questions as the 2023-24 school year begins. Please enter through door 1.
Childcare and language interpretation services will be provided based on staff availability. Pre-registration is available on our webpage. While not required it does help us plan.
If you are unable to attend the event in your region, please consider any of the other events Dr. Reid is hosting this fall. The schedule is on Dr. Reid’s Our Schools, Our Future webpage.
Monday, October 2: A Week
Tuesday, October 3: Eco-Defense Squad Meetings (4, 5 & 6)
Wednesday, October 4: Individual & Class Picture Day;
Thursday, October 5: Walk to School Day (rescheduled); Grade 3 Hearing/Vision Screening; Therapy Dog Visit (11-12 AM); Community Conversations with Dr. Reid (6:30 PM)
Friday, October 6: LRES Spirit Wear Day; Grade 3 Field Trip to Natural History Museum (polos please)
Monday, October 9: Student Holiday/Teacher Work Day
Tuesday, October 10: B Week
Thursday October 12: SCA Induction Ceremony (8:30)
Friday, October 13: Kindergarten Bedtime Stories PTA Event (6 PM)
Wednesday, October 18: PTA General Meeting f/t Ms. Straw (6:30 PM)
Friday, October 27: Freaky Friday (Costume Day); Spooky Movie Night
Monday, October 30: Deadline for Reflections Submissions
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