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PTA Updates for October 23rd:

Giving Thanks Giving Back

🌟 New Experiences Added to Our Online Silent Auction!

Our online Silent Auction just got even more exciting! Check out the latest additions — including a 1-day pass for four guests to Great Country Farms, plus $25 vouchers toward experiences at Bluemont Vineyard, Henway Hard Cider Company, and Dirt Farm Brewery.

And stay tuned… we’ll be launching teacher experiences soon — always a favorite among students and families!

👉 Visit the auction site today to see what’s new and place your bids before it’s too late!

PTA silent auction


Breakfast

🥐☕️☀️ The PTA is excited to partner with a different grade each month to help spoil our amazing staff with delicious, themed breakfasts throughout the school year — because they deserve it!

4th Grade Sponsored Staff Breakfast: Friday, October 3

Theme: Thankful for You! Signup: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E45ACA629A2FDCF8-58437810-4thgrade

Prefer to donate? Here’s the link: Staff Support Donations

See the list of all grade-sponsored staff breakfasts!


Magnitude of Gratitude

Dranesville Elementary Thanksgiving Lunch Tickets

Lunch tickets for Dranesville's Fourth Annual Magnitude of Gratitude are now online in the PTA store!  This year's celebration will be on Thursday, November 20th and will include both Family Math activities and the Thanksgiving Luncheon.

Adult meals cost $5.00. Student meals cost $3.25.

Purchase tickets


LAST CALL!

Loudoun United

⚽ Join your fellow Dragons on October 25th as Loudoun United takes on North Carolina FC. This game is shaping up to be a big one — in a matchup that could decide who secures home-field advantage for the playoffs.

 

Dranesville has booked section 114 again! Don’t miss out - this event sold out last year!  

A portion of every ticket purchased through this fundraiser will go directly back to support Dranesville Elementary.

Get your tickets here: Loudoun United tickets


Square 1 Art

Square 1 Art: Coming Home Soon!

 

Coming home to you soon will be your child's custom catalog for the Square 1 Art fundraiser. Get a head start, and order keepsakes and gifts featuring your child's art online now!

NEW *Ship to Home FREE. (*Customer pays a small processing fee at checkout and order ships to home.)

Simply search for your child's art using Art Search, and enter state, school name, and your student's name. Your student's art and code will appear, and you may order! Upload additional art if you like, using Art Upload!

Deadline to order: 11/7/2025


Reminders

New to school? Join the Facebook Group

Dranesville Elementary families are encouraged to join the Dranesville PTA Facebook Group to get the latest updates (between emails!).

Upcoming Events

  • November 19: PTA Meeting
  • November 20: Thanksgiving Luncheon, Family Math Day and Turkey Toss!

 

See the full calendar here: https://www.dranesvillepta.com/events

Questions? Email drake@dranesvillepta.com or visit our website at www.dranesvillepta.com.