Mantua PTA News 2024, Back to School Issue 5

Kids Care Club: Coming Sooon! 

The Kids Care Club meets once a month to work on fun service projects for our school and community. Examples include making care packages for people in need, creating signs for school events, drawing or writing holiday cards for first responders, and supporting the annual food drive. Our goals are to help others through our projects and to develop a group of future volunteers and community leaders. Mantua students in all grades (K-6) can join the club. Registration will open at 8:00 AM on Tuesday, Sep 17, using the link below. Questions? Reach out to kcc@mantuapta.org.

https://www.memberplanet.com/mantuaelementaryschoolpta/2024-25_chatnchew_kcc

Opt Out of Mantua Directory

Here at Mantua we care about your privacy and want to ensure that you are comfortable with the information provided to other Mantua families! Please complete this short form if you do NOT wish to be published in the Mantua PTA Online Student Directory.

The Mantua PTA Online Student Directory contains student names, teachers, parent names and email addresses of Mantua ES's families as well as some important school information. The information you provided to the school upon registration of your child(ren) will be used to create our directory. The majority of parents opt to include their family's information in the directory as it is a great resource for parents, students, and faculty throughout the school year, but we want each family to make that choice for themselves.

The Opt Out window ends on October 6th.

If you have questions, email directory@mantuapta.org.

Opt Out Link: https://www.memberplanet.com/mantuaelementaryschoolpta/directoryoptout2024-25

Fall Raccoon Runners Registration Alert!

Get ready, Raccoon Runners families! Registration for the Fall season of Raccoon Runners will begin on Wednesday September 18, 2024 at 8am. Last year, the Spring season filled up in under 20 minutes, so be sure to set a reminder to avoid missing out!

Registration Link: (Live on 9/18, 8am) www.memberplanet.com/s/mantuaelementaryschoolpta/fall2024_raccoonrunners 

The running program is designed for 3rd through 6th graders and runs from 10/8-11/26, meeting from 8:00-9:00am on Tuesdays and Fridays.

We meet rain or shine (as long as school is in session). Raccoon Runners promotes physical and mental health through fun, coach-guided exercise sessions (approximately 45 minutes with warm up and drills), followed by a snack and meaningful peer discussions.

At the conclusion of the program, participants have the option to run in the Fairfax Turkey Trot.

Fall Enrichment Registration Is Almost Here!

Mantua PTA has paired with Baroody Camps to bring you another exciting selection of classes! Classes will run 10/7-12/12. Fall registration begins at 10AM Wednesday September 18th and ends Wednesday September 25th at 11:59PM. Please visit the link below for the schedule and class descriptions. Mantua Elementary School (jumbula.com)

Email enrichment@mantuapta.org with questions.

Volunteers Needed for the Art Department

Mantua Academics Competition

We had a successful parent information meeting last week, and invite you to fill out the Interest Survey by September 20th: https://forms.gle/fx7qF1poKc9WSULp8 This survey is to gauge group interest in activities and promote information sharing among interested families. There is no obligation to participate by filling out the form, and there is no guarantee your child will be placed in the activities. Tip: Please use Google Chrome to open the survey if you encounter any problems with other browsers. If the issue persists, restart your computer and try again. For more information, please reach out to mantuacompetitions@gmail.com

Join the PTA

Help support our students and teachers by joining and becoming one of more than 133 families who have already joined!

JOIN HERE: https://mantuapta.memberhub.com/store 

Your $20 ANNUAL membership gets you discounts on PTA sponsored clubs! Your donation helps with funding teacher grants, improving our school and fun field trips for your children. It also supports sponsored projects throughout Mantua. Some of these include: Weekly Alert News, After School Enrichment, Basketball League, Kids Care Club, Library Resources, PTA Online, Student Directory, New Computers and Programs, Teacher Education, Parent Education Seminars, Drama Club, Wish Fund, and Chat and Chew Book Club.

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.