August 27, 2024 | Back to School Issue 3
Important Upcoming Dates
August 28 (Wednesday): Pizza and Ice Cream Social, 6:00 -7:30 PM
August 29: Woodson HS Feeder Night, Cav Carnival 5 PM
August 30: Student Holiday, schools and offices closed
September 2: Labor Day student holiday, schools and offices closed
September 13: PTA Meeting, 9:30-10:30 AM, school library
September 16: Three-hour early release at 1:05 PM
September 18 (Tuesday): Fall Enrichment Registration Begins at 10 AM
September 19: Back to School Night, 6:00-7:30 PM
Be sure to bookmark the FCPS School Calendar to keep track of school holidays, breaks, and observances.
Chat 'n Chew Is Coming!
Chat 'n' Chew is back for students in grades 3-6!
Join Mantua's popular book club that meets once a month from December thru April discussing great books with new (and old) friends. Parent volunteers lead groups of 6-8 kids in discussions and fun activities. Have one (or a few) budding book lovers in your house? Want to build literacy skills? Just feel like reading a good book and hanging out with friends? Books will be selected by school librarians and Chat 'n' Chew volunteers and provided to participants to keep.
Registration details coming soon! We can't wait to read with you!
Questions? Email Neelam Shah at chatnchew@mantuapta.org.
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Mantua Drama Club Planning 2024-2025
We are excited to announce that Mantua Drama Club will once again partner with Julie Johnston's iContact to create a musical theater experience for our 4th, 5th and 6th grade students! We are thrilled that this year we will be doing two musicals, Aladdin KIDS in the fall and Frozen KIDS in the Spring.
We are also thrilled to be adding a SPRING WORKSHOP. This is also open to 4th, 5th, and 6th graders. It will be held on Tuesday's starting in February. We had such high demand for the Drama program last year we are excited to add this as an option so that more kids may be exposed to Drama!
We highly encourage parents of interested students to join the parent information meeting on August 27th at 8pm. We will go through the schedule of both the fall and spring shows, the audition process, lottery, etc in great detail and will have time to answer all questions. Please use this zoom link to join: https://zoom.us/j/92695716428 Meeting ID: 926 9571 6428 Passcode: 075151.
Please note, registration will open immediately following the meeting on the 27th so we highly encourage you to attend.
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Mantua PTA's Annual Pizza & Ice Cream Social
Hi Mantua Parents! We can't wait to see you all at this year's Pizza and Ice Cream Social on Wednesday, August 28th from 6:00-7:30 pm. We are still in need of parent volunteers to make this event a success. Please sign up here to help kick off the school year. Thank you!
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Fall Enrichment Registration
Mantua PTA has paired with Baroody Camps to bring you another exciting selection of classes! Select the link below to view the schedule and a link to class descriptions.
- Registration will run from 10AM on 9/18 through midnight on 9/25
- Classes will run 10/7-12/12
Email enrichment@mantuapta.org with questions.
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Volunteers Needed for the Art Department
The Art Department is ready for volunteers! We always have something to prepare, sort, frame, hang, etc. No experience necessary! See time slots by going to the link below. When you arrive, check in at the front office and join us in the Art Room work room where we'll set you up to help out. No amount of time is too short, we appreciate all your support! Looking forward to a fun and exciting year in ART! ~Mrs. Shirley & Mr. Lorenzi
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Mantua Academics Competition
Academic Competitions: Parent Information Meeting and Interest Survey
** Please mark your calendar for the Academic Competitions Parent Information Meeting, Tuesday 09/04 from 7:00-8:00pm. During the session, we'll introduce various academic competition activities, e.g., the Science Fair, First Lego League, math club....
These academic competitions offer opportunities for students to try new things or delve deeper into their favorite subjects. Whether they are exploring outer space, writing a play or original song, or creating machines that actually work. Each competition facilitates creativity and team-building. It encourages resourcefulness, self-confidence, problem-solving, and leadership in children of all ages.
Academic Competitions Parent Information Meeting
September 4, 2024 -Tuesday 7-8pm
Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87244643363?pwd=fn35CGKd0qi2uJaRWHpjIoR9irmOg7.1
Meeting ID: 872 4464 3363
Passcode: 194701
** If you are interested in getting your kids involved in academic competition activities, please fill out the Academic Competition Interest Survey at https://forms.gle/fx7qF1poKc9WSULp8.
This is to gorge the group interest and get interested parties together. No obligation for participation to fill out the form. (TIP: please use Google Chrome to open the survey if you encounter any problem opening it using other browsers. If the problem persists, re-start your computer and try again). We look forward to an exciting year at Mantua!
For more information, please reach out to mantuacompetitions@gmail.com
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Classroom Volunteers Needed!
We are looking for classroom volunteers! (Room parents, Tuesday folder helpers, and party coordinators.) These are great opportunities to get to know your teacher better and to spend time in your kiddo’s classroom!
A brief description of the current volunteer opportunities is included below.
Can’t commit to one of these jobs? More opportunities will be posted throughout the year for various events and programs!
Please reach out to volunteering@mantuapta.org if you have any questions.
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Room Parent - Send email reminders to class families about PTA events and fundraisers, communicate with parents to coordinate teacher gifts, help party coordinators plan seasonal class parties, this job can be done remotely.
Tuesday Folder Helper - Comes to the classroom on a weekly basis at a time coordinated with the teacher to stuff Tuesday folders that will go home with each student. Since this requires someone to come weekly, this position can be split between two parents who alternate weeks.
Party Coordinators - Coordinators get a set date and time from the teacher and coordinate games, crafts, snacks, etc. for the class, often soliciting the other class parents for supply donations and extra volunteer help.
Note: the sign up link says kindergarten volunteers, but there is a tab at the top for each grade for the 2024-2025 school year.
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