Registration for after school enrichment starts Monday

Hunters Woods PTA eNews 3.5.2025

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IMPORTANT DATES

March 10: After School Enrichment Registration Begins

March 17: 3 Hour Early Release, Dismiss at 12:40pm

March 19: PTA Meeting

March 22, 6-8pm: Skate Night

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After school enrichment spring 2025

After School Enrichment

Registration Starts on Monday, March 10

Join us for our next session of educational and fun after school enrichment classes.

Tuesday classes will run for 7 weeks from April 8 through May 27.

Wednesday classes will run for 8 weeks from April 2 through May 28.

Thursday classes will run for 8 weeks from April 3 through May 29.

Check out the schedule today.


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Skate Night: Saturday, March 22

The PTA rented the ENTIRE RINK! Please bring family and HWES friends and join us for this family fun night!

Saturday, March 22, 6:10 PM - 8:00 PM
SkateQuest - 1800 Michael Faraday Court, Reston

Tickets are $10 per skater (includes admission and skate rental).

Tickets will be on sale beginning 5:30 pm at SkateQuest on March 22, 2025. Tickets will not be pre-sold. Cash, checks (payable to HWPTA) ONLY. 

SkateQuest’s concession stand will have items for purchase (cash or credit). Their menu includes chicken tenders, mozzarella sticks, hamburgers, and hot dogs. 

Please note: Skate Night is not a drop-off event; all children must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

PTA scholarships for HWES students are available- please contact Bethsy Vasquez at bnvasquez@fcps.edu or in the HWES office.

We need volunteers to make skate night a success!

Sign up here to volunteer


Nominating committee

PTA Nominating Committee

We need 3 volunteers to serve on our nominating committee. This committee will guide the process to fill open PTA positions for the 2025-2026 school year.

As part of the nominating committee, you would:

  • Attend the next 2-3 general PTA meetings
  • Help identify nominees for open PTA board positions (we anticipate 2 positions will be open)
  • Run nominations during PTA general meeting

This commitment would be approximately 1-2 hours per week over next 3 months.

Please contact president@hwpta.org if you have questions or are interested in volunteering.


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We need your help to make this year’s yearbook extra special! We’re looking for fun and memorable photos of our students—whether from school events, classroom activities, or special moments throughout the year.

If you have pictures to share, please upload them using the following links: 

PreK/PAC Students Photos

Kindergarten Student Photos

1st Grade Student Photos

2nd Grade Student Photos

3rd Grade Student Photos

4th Grade Student Photos

5th Grade Student Photos

6th Grade Student Photos

Wonka Photos

 Your contributions will help us capture the amazing moments that make our school community so special! Thank you for being a part of this year’s memories.

Photos can be jpeg, tiff, bmp, gif, or png files and should be at least 200 x 250 pixels.

Deadline for submissions: April 4, 2025

Please reach out to Dawn Wagner, dbwagner@fcps.edu with any questions.


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Dave & Buster's Fundraiser

Support Hunters Woods PTA

Now through April 26, for each $20 Dave & Buster's Power Card you purchase, 50% of the proceeds will go back to the Hunters Woods PTA.

Buy today and support the PTA


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Special Education Workshop Series- Winter 2025

PEATC presents this virtual workshop series for parents and professionals who want to learn more about special education in Virginia. Choose which of these informative workshops you’d like to attend!

  • March 12 – Ins and Outs of IEP Meetings 
  • March 26 – Dispute Resolution 

Each workshop will start at 6:30 p.m. EST and will last approximately 1 to 1.5 hours. These sessions will not be recorded.

Register here


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Buy Tickets for Sleeping Beauty's Dream Today

Check out the wildly funny, fairytale remix of Sleeping Beauty's Dream, an original ballet presented by Festival Ballet Virginia.

See how the story humorously interweaves all of your favorite storybook characters . . . Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella and Prince Charming, Red Riding Hood and the Wolf, Belle and the Beast, Snow White and the Dwarfs, Blue Bird, Lilac Fairy, Jack & the Beanstalk, the Three Little Pigs, Puss 'n' Boots, and of course, an Evil Fairy determined to ruin all of their fun! You won’t want to miss it!

Dates and Times: April 4 at 7:00pm and April 5 at 12:00pm and 5:00pm

Where: Richard J. Ernst Cultural Center (8430 Center Dr, Annandale, VA)

Runtime: 1 hr 45 min (including an intermission)

Purchase Tickets

Use promo code HWES25SBD for a discount.


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Spirit Wear Reminder

If you ordered spirit wear in the fall and haven't picked it up, please contact us for pick up ASAP.

We have a number of orders from the fall that have not yet been picked up.

Contact Beth at communityvp@hwpta.org


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Donations & Volunteers Needed

Food 4 Thought is a PTA-sponsored initiative to help students in need with healthy, shelf-stable food for the weekends and school-day snacks.

Donate: We need single-serve, shelf stable white milk and single-serve snacks (granola bars, pretzels, etc). Check out our Amazon wish list.

Volunteer: Help deliver food bags and snacks to classrooms on Fridays from 8-8:30am. Volunteers needed now through the end of the school year. Sign up here. 

Questions? Contact Darcie Oemcke at food4thought@hwpta.org.


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