February 3, 2026 | Issue 21
Important Upcoming Dates
February 3: End of Second Quarter
February 10: Chorus Cookie Concert, 6:30pm in the Cafeteria
February 12: Frost Family Festival for rising 7th Graders, 5:30 to 7:30pm
February 16: Washington’s Birthday and Presidents’ Day Holiday (schools and offices closed)
February 17: Teacher Workday, Student Holiday
February 18: Limited Early Release Wednesday, Dismissal at 1:30 PM
February 25 to March 4: Book Fair, more details to come!
February 26: Family Engagement Night, 6 to 7:30 PM
Mantua PTA Restaurant Night at Chuck E. Cheese
Friday, February 6th from 4-9 PM
Dine at Chuck E. Cheese on February 6th between 4-9 PM and mention you are there for the MANTUA ELEMENTARY FUNDRAISER.
Our school will get 20% of all sales!! This includes food, games, and merchandise.
*If you use the self-kiosk, choose “Fundraiser”
*Teachers and staff will get one free meal with ID
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Art Room in Need of Volunteers
We are in desperate need of volunteers to help with Art Class material prep! The New Year brings lots of new and fun projects.
Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0C4AA9AC22A6FF2-mantua#/
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Read-a-Thon
The fifth annual Read-a-Thon is approaching! It will be for two weeks: Monday, February 23rd through Friday, March 6th.
Our theme this year is "Be a Gold Medal Reader." All Mantua students are eligible to participate, and we have exciting prizes planned for this year.
Please pay attention to emails and Tuesday folder announcements for important Read-a-Thon information.
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Mantua Science Fair
Mantua’s Science and Engineering Fair is back for another year! It will be held Friday, March 13 at our school.
We can’t wait to see the students' projects this year! Not competing? Come check out the great projects or volunteer to judge.
Register by February 23.
Access more information here, register your student here, and register to judge here.
Questions? Contact sciencefair@mantuapta.org
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Yearbook Orders
Mantua yearbooks for the 25-26 school year are now available to order. All orders are done online and cost $20.
https://strawbridge.fotomerchanthv.com/clients/mantua-elementary-school/2025-2026-yearbook-210/access?clearSessionAuthentication=1
The final day to order is April 10th. Please direct all questions to Kate Easton at kjeaston@fcps.edu
Join the PTA
Help support our students and teachers.
YEARLY DUES are only $20 per family.
Please visit MantuaPTA.com to sign up.
Dues are $20 per family and get you discounts on PTA-sponsored clubs. Our dues fully support our free programs so that every penny of our fundraisers goes right back into the classrooms.
Follow us on Facebook to get the inside scoop on all our events and programs: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MantuaPTA/
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How to Submit an Announcement to the PTA News
Please complete this form to have a Mantua ES- or Mantua PTA-related announcement placed in the weekly Mantua PTA News, on our Facebook page, and/or on MantuaPTA.org.
The form guides you through all the pieces of information we need to put out complete announcements.
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