 We hope you and your family are enjoying a relaxing time over Spring Break!. Before break our 5th & 6th graders participated in the 3v3 basketball tournament and our 4th graders attended their field trip to the Baltimore Aquarium - it was a fun week!
We are excited to welcome our students back on April 3rd. This marks the beginning of the 4th quarter of the school year. Quarter 3 Progress Reports will be available via SIS ParentVue starting on Monday, April 15, unless otherwise requested by the parents. Paper copies are being sent home for quarter 1 and the final report.
 Parent Reminders:
Spring referrals for school-based AAP services (part-time or subject specific) are due to Avery Straw via email at akstraw@fcps.edu by April 15, 2024. Forms can be found here. Further information can be found here.
We invite the Lemon Road community to recognize the resilience of our military-connected children during April, the Month of the Military Child! Every year we take this opportunity to celebrate our military-connected children and thank them for their service as part of a military family. Lemon Road earned a purple star this year and joined the 68 other FCPS schools with this recognition. We look forward to wearing purple on Purple Up Day (April 17, 2024) as a school community.
 Spring Portraits are now available to view and order online! Parents of those photographed should have received an e-proof. All orders will include free shipping for the next two weeks until April 12. Parent questions/concerns can be sent to underclass@vosphoto.com. Use the link and enter your child’s Student ID number as the online code.
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Every Lemon Road student is working towards mastery of Portrait of a Graduate (POG) attributes. This year, our goal is that all students will help curate a portfolio of artifacts demonstrating their growth in one or more attributes. To find out more about the POG attributes, join Lemon Road staff at POG Night on Thursday, April 11 - the theme for the night is "POG Heist". This event will be a fun and interactive way for families to learn about and celebrate the Portrait of a Graduate attributes through games, challenges, and other activities.
The PTA Spring Fair will be on April 20th from 10 am - 3 pm. We will have inflatables, a climbing wall, food trucks, games, a bake sale and more as well as our Roaring Raffle! Flyers came home in folders this week. Adults and kids under the age of 5 attend for free but all school aged children need a bracelet to attend. Buy your bracelet now at the pre-sale price of $20 and please sign up to help with the event.
Our PTA meeting on April 17th will feature Ms. Burke, who will talk about literacy at LRES and library events over the summer, as well as Mrs. Norton, who will be talking about the upcoming Art shows and opportunities for parent volunteers at Lemon Road.
Staff Appreciation Week at LRES will be May 6 -10th. More information will be shared after the break but if you have a student who loves to make friendship bracelets we will be collecting bracelets for staff members starting April 15th!
 This week, we will be focusing on the character strength of HUMOR. A person with the strength of humor is skilled at seeing the funny side of things, bringing smiles and laughter to others. Humor stretches the mind to look at things from different perspectives, keeping people mentally agile and alert.
 The total solar eclipse will take place on Monday, April 8th. The eclipse will begin around 2:04 p.m. and end at 4:32 p.m. with the maximum eclipse occurring around 3:20 p.m. As the timing overlaps with dismissal, it is crucial that students understand the importance of safe viewing practices. We encourage families to review these Solar Eclipse Resources, especially the eye safety information. We hope everyone takes the opportunity to learn more about this extraordinary natural phenomenon while prioritizing safe solar viewing.
Monday, April 1: Teacher Work Day; No School for Students
Tuesday, April 2: School Planning Day; No School for Students
Wednesday, April 3: B Week; SCA Officer’s Meeting
Friday, April 5: LRES Spirit Wear Day
Monday, April 8: A Week; SCA Meeting (8:25); Kindergarten Zoo Field Trip
Wednesday, April 10: School Holiday - Happy Eid!
Thursday April 11: PALS Dog Visit; Family Night at Lemon Road with Portrait of a Graduate events
Friday, April 12: Grades 3 & 5 Field Trip to The Alden
Monday, April 15: Grade 5 Field Trip to Luray Caverns; Kindergarten Orientation (9:00-10:30)
Wednesday, April 17: Purple UP Day: Celebrating our military students; PTA General Meeting
Thursday, April 18: Marshall Pyramid Art Show 6 - 8 pm
Friday, April 19: 👕POLO Day
Saturday, April 20: 🌸LRES PTA Spring Fair 10 am - 3 pm
Thursday, April 25: Level IV Advanced Academics Open House 6 pm
May 6-10th: Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week
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