Upcoming Dates
October 31 - SCA Storybook Character Day
November 1 - Art Enrichment Volunteer Orientation, 2nd Session
November 3 - End of First Quarter (2 Hour early release)
November 4 - Let Me Run Inaugrual 5K at GFES Track
November 6 & 7 - Teacher Workdays (No School for students)
November 13-17 - Scholastic Book Fair
November 15 - Next PTA General Meeting
November 18 - Girls on the Run 5K at Dulles Town Center
Click here to view the 2023-2024 school year calendar.
Click here to read last week's GFES newsletter updates.
October is Principal and Administrators Appreciation Month!
Thank you so much Principal Harper and Dr. Litz for all you do to make Great Falls Elementary the best school around! Your incredible leadership and support of all students and staff is unmatched!
Saturday's Let Me Run Inaugural 5K!
You're invited to the first-ever Let Me Run 5K at Great Falls Elementary School!
Come support and run alongside the boys from the Let Me Run team.
When: THIS Saturday, November 4th, 2023
Time: 9 a.m. start time (8:15 arrival time)
Where: Great Falls Elementary Track
Attendance is free, but RSVP is required. Register here.
WE NEED VOLUNTEERS TO MAKE THIS EVENT HAPPEN!
Volunteer here.
Details for both Girls on the Run and Let Me Run programs here.
Fall Festival was a HUGE success!!
The GFES PTA wants to extend an enormous THANK YOU to all the students and families who attended this year’s Fall Festival! It was so wonderful to see everyone and we hope you had an amazing time!
A huge thank you to all of the AMAZING volunteers who helped set up, supervise games and activities, work the concessions table (especially working the cotton candy machine), and clean up. We could not have pulled off such a wonderful event without you! A special shout out to Tina McCaffery and Patrick Killoran, our Fall Festival co-chairs, who did a great job organizing this year’s event!
Additional thanks to the businesses that help support the Fall Festival: Pots & Plants, Smoking Know BBQ, Array Flowers, Thelo Greek, The Old Brogue, Chez Francois, Pio Pio, and Deli Italiano! And we hope you enjoyed the delicious food from the participating food trucks: Smoking Know BBQ and Roaming Coyote!
Thank you so much again!!
More photos can be found on our PTA Facebook page here.
THANK YOU for the generous donations to our 2023 Winter Coat Drive!
By working together, we donated over 100 coats, hats and gloves to the Embry Rucker Shelter and the Hunter Mill Coat Closet! The winter clothing we collected will help keep children and adults in need in our community warm this winter. Thank you for the generous donations!
The drive was also supported by Mrs. Mizell and the 5th grade SCA students, Ms. Murphy, Ms. Shenouda, Ms. Botha and the student news team. Great job and thank you!
First General PTA Meeting Minutes
We had a GREAT first General PTA meeting of the year. Thank you to all who atteneded via zoom and joined in the conversation. Thank you also to Principal Harper and Dr. Litz for hosting a Q&A with the attendees.
If you couldn't join us and would like to read up on the meetings, review the presentations, please visit our website:
https://www.gfespta.com/meetings_minutes
The next General PTA meeting will be November 15th. More details to come. Hope to see you there!
Book Fair Coming SOON!
Students and teachers can shop November 13-17 in our school library. Students are scheduled to shop as follows:
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Monday, 11/13
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Gray, Keane, Levetown, O'Brien, Zilberman
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Tuesday, 11/14
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Donohue, Farnum, Martin, McColley, Monheim, Nickels, Smock
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Wednesday, 11/15
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Arreaza, Gingrich, Kuster, Scott
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Thursday, 11/16
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N. Crotty, Pannell
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Friday, 11/17
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Baloy, Couch, T. Crotty, Gould, Harvey, and make-up shopping
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* 3rd and 4th graders will shop as Library classes, not by homeroom
PAYMENT OPTIONS
Students can shop using cash, check (made payable to "GFES PTA"), or eWallet. eWallet gives students an easy, cashless way to shop in-person at the Book Fair or on Scholastic's online store. Learn more and setup an eWallet account HERE. When funding your eWallet, be sure to transfer any balance from past eWallets so those funds can be used during the Fair.
Although cash is accepted, we highly recommend that students use eWallet to avoid carrying and losing cash.
SUPPORT OUR SCHOOL
Want to help build your child’s classroom library? Please give to our Teacher Wish List Fund, which is used to purchase from our teachers' book wish lists. Funds will be equally distributed for any K-6 teachers who request books, and we suggest a donation of $5 per family.
Visit our Book Fair Homepage to preview books or shop online. Email questions to the Co-Chairs at bookfairgfes@gmail.com.
And remember – all purchases help Mrs. Botha enhance our school library, and additional profits support our PTA programs!
Donate Today! Roadrunner Giving Campaign
The PTA is asking our Roadrunner families to please consider donating to our ANNUAL Roadrunner Giving Campaign! A suggested $250 per family is ideal but no amount is too small. Direct donations are reinvested in our school! And donations are tax deductible. We have had many generous families donate already and we need the continued support so that we can keep assisting our school with the many programs and activities that the PTA supports.
If anyone - person, family, company - is interested in becoming a Corporate Sponsor, please click HERE for more information on how our school can benefit from your sponsorship as well as how the PTA can promote your business throughout the school year! We already have generous families and businesses that have donated and will be featured on our website and Facebook Page!
Don't Forget to Join the PTA!
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP REMINDER
If you joined last year, you'll need to renew/join each year to receive the great benefits year after year, along with supporting the amazing programs we provide our students and staff.
Membership is only $20 and supports PTA operations, gives you voting rights at all PTA general meetings, and provides you with access to the online school directory!
Join Now >> https://www.gfespta.com/membership
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